Our new HQ is inside @TechSqATL at @GeorgiaTech. QumulusAI builds full-stack AI infrastructure, from the molecule of gas at the power source to the orchestration layer on top. Tech Square puts us inside one of the country's largest sources of AI talent, next to the research and startups defining what's next. Steve Gertz sat down with Tim Lieuwen, EVP of Research at Georgia Tech, to talk about what's being built here and why proximity matters most in a field that changes weekly.

It’s course registration time, and before you even have a chance to sign up, the courses you need are already full ⏳ Mehul Jasti, a computer science sophomore at Georgia Tech, isn’t leaving his graduation date up to luck. Instead, he developed JustLmk 📲 “Last year, I wasn’t able to get a class I needed, and I had to keep refreshing, hoping a seat had opened,” Jasti said. Learn more about how you can set up alerts for the courses you need with JustLmk 🔗techsquareatl.com/tech-squar…

⚽Experience the vibrant spirit of Georgia during the @FIFAWorldCup 2026! Immerse yourself in local cuisine, refreshing beverages, live performances, and engaging activities that highlight the rich culture, creativity, and innovation of our state. Stop by the Georgia World Congress Center every match day, just moments away from the action! 🌟 Explore the schedule: - Thursday, June 11: 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (Preview Day - no match) - Monday, June 15: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. - Thursday, June 18: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. - Sunday, June 21: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. - Wednesday, June 24: 12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. - Saturday, June 27: 1:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. - Wednesday, July 1: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. - Tuesday, July 7: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. - Wednesday, July 15: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. 📍 Georgia World Congress Center For more details, visit the TSQ calendar or exploregeorgia.org/GAExperie… @gdecd @FWC26Atlanta @GWCC_ATL

This week at the Ferst Center for the Arts, @TheAtlantaOpera and @GeorgiaTechArts are excited to announce the world premiere of Water Memory by Jala Smriti! 🌊🎭 Every day, discussions surrounding AI, accessibility, neuroscience, and human-centered innovation take place. This is what makes Water Memory particularly impactful. This groundbreaking production delves into themes of memory, dementia, and human connection, presented through a unique blend of music, immersive design, and cutting-edge technology. It also features Soft Systems, an interactive installation inspired by concepts of accessibility and memory support. We warmly invite our Tech Square community and supporters to engage with this powerful fusion of art, research, and humanity. Join us on June 12 & 14 at the Ferst Center for the Arts. For tickets and more information: tickets.atlantaopera.org/ove…

🏛️ A few weeks ago, the @gtcreatex Spring Showcase took over the Georgian Ballroom at the Biltmore Innovation Center, and the energy matched the moment. From robotics hardware to healthcare SaaS, founders showed off early products to investors, fellow builders, and Atlanta's tech community. The 2026 Summer Demo Day is up next, September 3rd at the LOOP. 1,500 attendees. Even bigger energy. 🔗 techsquareatl.com/tech-squar…

Do you want a chance to win four tickets to the World Cup? 🌍⚽ @CoxEnterprises is hosting Play With Purpose at the Biltmore Innovation Center in Midtown, featuring a 3-day hackathon focused on key sustainability challenges. Gather your team, select a track, and collaborate to create the best solution possible. Present your ideas to a panel of judges with expertise in sustainability from various industries. Tracks include energy, agriculture, spaces/places, making/remaking, transportation of goods & people, or even design your own challenge. Play With Purpose Sustainability Hackathon's sponsors include @SouthernCompany, Cox Farms, the @CityofAtlanta Mayor's Office of Sustainability and Resilience, @Carters, @Delta, @MercedesBenz, and @gener8tor. Operating partners include @AtlantaTechWeek and the Georgia Cleantech Innovation Hub. 📆June 14: Kickoff 📆June 15-16: Build 📆June 17: Complete & Present Discover more and register here 👉 coxenterprises.com/hackathon

Next Monday is Civic Tech Atlanta's monthly Civic Action Night. 💥 Stop by the Clubhouse to join Civic Tech Atlanta's volunteer efforts to make Atlanta more inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible through tech. Coders of all levels are welcome, and bringing a laptop is recommended but never required. 👩‍💻 🕔 Monday, June 8 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 📍TSQ ATL Clubhouse Register for the event here: buff.ly/CSdnivd

The TSQ Clubhouse has been a key part of the tech community here since its early days as The Garage. It has hosted coworking, startups, and events throughout the whole year. As the tech square ecosystem has evolved, the Clubhouse has now shifted its focus to become a premier event space hosting Atlanta Tech Week programming, corporate events from companies like Aflac, startup meetups, research panels, and student showcases. For more information, booking inquiries, or quotes for the Clubhouse or other TSQ-affiliated venues, visit the TSQ Events website or contact Michaela Johnson at mjohnson@collabre.co. Full story👉techsquareatl.com/tech-squar… TSQ Events website 👉 tsqevents.com/

You’ve probably heard of “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”, but how about “Reduce, Reuse, Refill, and Refuse”? Veronica Apecena never expected to launch a retail business. And now, Apecena is the owner of Joyful Jarra, a refillery providing non-toxic, low-waste, and a variety of locally sourced home and body products to Atlantans. The turning point for Apecena came when she visited a North Carolina refillery where a friend with a developmental disability label was working. “She was so empowered and talking so positively about this new role. And within minutes of walking in the door of the refillery, I knew I needed to recreate this for communities in Atlanta,” said Apecena. Learn how Apecena launched Joyful Jarra to unite the circular economy with inclusive employment here 🔗techsquareatl.com/tech-squar…

🌎Last week, The American Marketing Association's Atlanta chapter packed the @cfbhall for Celebrating the Global Games, and the conversation was bigger than a recap. It was about getting over Atlanta's "imposter syndrome" and celebrating the how impressively the city has moved forward in sports, entertainment, and tech! ⚽With @FIFAWorldCup 2026 (@FWC26Atlanta) coming here, the room was full of marketers, sports execs, and creatives talking about what Atlanta has quietly built — and why it's time to stop being modest about it. Soccer. Esports. Hip-hop. World-class brands. Local talent doing work that doesn't need to leave the city to be great. Read the full recap here and check out @AMAAtlanta to find out how to get involved 👉techsquareatl.com/tech-squar…

“People who move around Atlanta outside of cars come face to face with extreme heat, but often lack shade or other infrastructure, such as bus shelters, that would reduce their exposure. And the burdens aren’t shared equally,” said Rebecca Serna, Executive Director of Propel ATL. To understand where heat risk is highest, as temperatures can vary significantly based on nearby buildings and greenery, Georgia Tech researchers and community advocates are attaching temperature and air quality sensors to their backpacks and bikes, turning every step into data collection🚶 The NO-HEAT initiative, led by Dr. Rounaq Basu at the Georgia Tech School of City & Regional Planning, is mapping heat risk at the sidewalk level, providing city planners with actionable data and empowering people to find the coolest walking and biking routes as they move around the city 🌇 “Our goal is to be proactive, to provide cities and people with tools they can use to change how they move through cities in the heat. Why should we wait for heat strokes or other health-related incidents to happen?” said Basu. Watch the team collect on‑the‑ground data and see the sensors in action and explore the full story here 🔗 techsquareatl.com/tech-squar… Interested in joining the movement and turning your steps into data collection this summer? Email remap@gmail.com to get involved 🚲

📱Most people haven't considered that the smartphone in their pocket could be part of a clinical workflow. TSRB researcher Sixuan Wu (Uncommon Sense Lab, @gtcomputing, @georgiatech) is changing that. 🔬His project, µMobileScan, pairs a smartphone with a standard microscope to digitize blood cell analysis. The result is faster, more accurate red blood cell counts that can be stored, shared, and reviewed later. Read more: techsquareatl.com/tech-squar…

🧠Last week, members of the Tech Square community gathered for a secret meeting of the minds. A new event series called Brains in the Bar convened to spark conversation about artificial intelligence. The question that both inspired the gathering and earned attendees their invitation: "Where would you choose a human over perfectly accurate AI?" 🔗techsquareatl.com/tech-squar…

🚨 LOCATION UPDATE! Starting this week, TSQ Tuesdays will be held in the Centergy Lobby! Just head up the stairs across from the Clubhouse at 75 5th Street. Join us for drinks, snacks, games, and great conversation every Tuesday from 4 to 6 PM in the Centergy Lobby. Don't miss out! 🎉🥳

Do you live in a harmonious city? 🏙️ Seung Jae Lieu, a PhD student at Georgia Tech with the Center for Urban Resilience and Analytics (CURA) and the School of City and Regional Planning, is investigating why people still may not walk or bike to nearby amenities, even when they are close by. “It’s not true that just because you’re close to somewhere, you will walk there,” said Lieu. Lieu’s work explores how street completeness and the harmony of amenities shape our everyday travel choices, whether we walk 🚶, bike 🚲, or drive 🚗 Curious about how your neighborhood can be more harmonious? Explore the full story, and try Lieu’s interactive Street Completeness Map, to see how cities can move from the 15-minute city to the harmonious city 🔗 techsquareatl.com/tech-squar…

📸 Looking for a fresh headshot? Join us next week during the Biltmore's weekly coffee connect on Tuesday morning for Tech Square headshot day! Stop by the Biltmore Innovation Center lobby anytime from 9:30 to 10:30 AM—no appointment necessary. See you there!

What happens when an artist turns the algorithm against itself? TSRB & @DmGatech researcher Hyunha Lim's practice does exactly that. Since 2021, she has been collecting daily screenshots of personalized Instagram ads and reconstructing them into handmade collages, printing algorithmic fragments onto fabric, then braiding, stitching, and assembling them by hand. Her latest project, Re-Materializing Stone Mountain: Stitching the Automated Surface, extends this into new territory. Supported by the AIAI Network's seed grant program, the work examines how generative AI represents place — and what gets lost in the process. When AI models generate images of Stone Mountain, they produce outputs that look coherent but strip away history, politics, and material context. Lim responds through intervention: printing AI-generated fragments onto silk satin and reconstructing them through cutting, stitching, and quilting. Each stitch is a decision. Each seam is a record of human agency reasserting itself. In a moment when generative tools are becoming deeply embedded in everyday life, her work raises an important question: how much do we give up when we outsource perception to automated systems? 🔗 techsquareatl.com/tech-squar…

⚽ @AMAAtlanta is gearing up to celebrate the Global Games making their way to Atlanta! Join us on Wednesday, May 20th from 5-8:30 PM at the College Football Hall of Fame (@cfbhall), where marketers, business leaders, brands, agencies, and sports enthusiasts will converge for live demos, engaging panels, networking opportunities, and games. This event promises a night of excitement as we honor Atlanta’s status as a global hub for sports, innovation, and leadership. 🐝 This event is perfect for everyone in the Tech Square community! Students with a .edu email can enjoy a special discounted ticket price! Plus, for those purchasing full-price tickets, @MomoCon is generously offering one 4-day pass to MomoCon with each ticket bought. Don’t miss out—learn more and secure your ticket today! eventbrite.com/e/celebrating…