Below is a list of the events happening in the department this semester. Registration is encouraged for each, if applicable. We look forward to seeing you in the 4th floor this semester!
Human-Centered Computing 20th Anniversary Celebration
Join UMBC’s Department of Information Systems as we celebrate 20 years of Human-Centered Computing! We’re celebrating two decades of groundbreaking research, faculty success, student accomplishments, and the innovative alumni who continue to shape the field. Register by visiting each event webpage linked below, and check back for updates on anniversary programming, opportunities to connect with HCC alumni, distinguished speaker events, and more throughout the semester.
Distinguished Scholar Seminar: A Discussion with Don Norman
Friday, October 9, 2026 • 12:30-2:00pm
PAHB 132
Distinguished Speaker Series: Jonathan Lazar
Monday, November 2, 2026 • 12pm
ITE 459
Fall 2026 Career Talks
Each event happens at noon in ITE 459 as outlined on the schedule below.
Please RSVP for each event separately.
October 7 | Women in Tech • Beyond the First Job: Navigating Careers, Leadership & Change
Women in Tech
Beyond the First Job: Navigating Careers, Leadership & Change
October 7 • Noon
ITE 459
RSVP for the Women in Tech Career Talk
Join Bri Bellavati, Anna Mykhailova, and Riya Kaneria for a discussion on how they entered and progressed through their jobs.
Dr. Bri Bellavati is the Chief Operating Officer of SmartLogic, where she leads company-wide operations and delivery across distributed engineering, design, and project management teams. With over 20 years of executive leadership experience in technology, SaaS, and education, she has scaled organizations by blending technical delivery, client partnerships, AI transformation, operational excellence, and high-performing team culture. Earlier in her career, Bri was instrumental in launching a COVID-19 clinical lab start-up, where she built operations from the ground up and achieved profitability within a few months. Additionally, through being a vice principal and college dean, she has also led transformative education and workforce initiatives, designing programs that expanded opportunity and delivered measurable community impact. Bri holds a Doctorate in Higher Education Leadership and is known as a trusted “number two” operator, partnering closely with CEOs to turn vision into scalable systems and results.
Anna Mykhailova, Director of Technology at Kalamuna, is a voracious learner and prolific technologist. Her background is in Drupal (she’s an Acquia Triple Certified Expert in Drupal 9, 8 and 7), and she brings real-world lessons learned from over 10 years of agency experience, and a life before that in video game development to the training material she produces. Anna has a master’s degree in computer science and implements principles of fundamental computer architecture in her solutions. She has architected award-winning enterprise content personalization strategies.
November 4 | Emotional Intelligence Workshop
Emotional Intelligence Workshop
Led by Barbara Pando-Behnke
November 4 • Noon
ITE 459
RSVP for the Emotional Intelligence Workshop
November 9 | Oracle • Full-Stack & Future-Ready: Building Your Career in Software
Oracle
Full-Stack & Future-Ready: Building Your Career in Software
November 9 • Noon
ITE 459
RSVP for the Oracle Career Talk
Join Scott Stroz as he talks about his long career at Oracle. He has been a full-stack developer for longer than the term “full-stack developer” has been around. In that time, MySQL was the only constant in his development stack. He is passionate about sharing what he has learned on his coding journey so others may learn from his mistakes.
Fall 2026 Event Recordings
Rhombus Power
Turning Data Into Action with AI
September 9 • Noon
ITE 459
Watch a recording of the Rhomus Power presentation. Link opens in Google Drive.
Microsoft
From Code to Cloud: Exploring Modern Technology Careers
September 16 • Noon
ITE 459
Watch a recording of the Microsoft presentation. Link opens in Google Drive.
ClearanceJobs
Want a Federal Tech Job? Start Here
September 21 • Noon
ITE 459
Watch a recording of the ClearanceJobs presentation. Link opens in Google Drive.
Entrepreneurship
Want to Work at a Startup? Here’s How to Get Started
October 2 • Noon
ITE 459
Watch a recording of the Entrepreneurship presentation. Link opens in Google Drive.