TEDxDetroitNovember 4, 2026
TEDxDetroit 2026 — Professor Timothy E. Bates
Official TEDxDetroit speaker biography highlighting The Godfather of Tech nonprofit, AI literacy, and human ownership of emerging technology.
Read original sourceTEDx, university coverage & industry recognition
Selected official sources documenting Professor Timothy E. Bates' speaking engagements, education, research participation and work opening doors to technology. Follow each card to the original organization or university article.
Official recognition and university reporting
UM-Flint • EducationSeptember 24, 2026
How Timothy E. Bates Is Redefining STEM Education at UM-Flint CIT
An in-depth look at Sphero robotics, hands-on coding, and helping younger students see that programming is within their reach.
Read original sourceUM-Flint • FacultySeptember 11, 2024
UM-Flint Names Timothy E. Bates Professor of Practice
The university profiles the technology career and real-world, skills-based educational mission behind the College of Innovation & Technology appointment.
Read original sourceUM-Flint • ResearchFebruary 3, 2025
UM-Flint Receives Historic NSF Grant to Fund Translational Research
University coverage of its $3.3 million research-capacity award names Tim Bates among the senior personnel supporting the proposal.
Read original sourceUM-Flint • IndustryOctober 30, 2023
UM-Flint Hosts Pervasive Personalized Intelligence Conference
Coverage quotes Tim Bates on edge computing and the economics of data, compute, and technology serving real-world needs.
Read original sourceUM-Flint • DirectoryFaculty listing
Computer Science Faculty — Timothy Bates
The College of Innovation & Technology faculty directory lists Timothy Bates as a clinical professor of cybersecurity.
Read original sourceTED • EventNovember 4, 2026
Official TEDxDetroit Event Listing — TED.com
TED’s record confirms the November 4, 2026 TEDxDetroit event. This is an event record, not the individual talk recording.
Read original sourceThe 2026 TEDxDetroit speaker profile is official; an individual TEDx talk recording has not been confirmed. The NSF article credits a broader university team, not an individual award to Professor Bates.