Latest Past Events

Introduction to NLP for Classification Task – Session 2

Online via Zoom

Recorded Material: Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gBUK_NtU3kSNblsGaYouLHyfDHlxr1tt/view PowerPoint: 2.IntroductiontoNLP,Kagle On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 6:00 p.m., IEEE Toronto WIE and Computational Intelligence Society will be hosting “Introduction to Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Classification Task – Session 2”. Day & Time: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 6:00 p.m. ‐ 8:00 p.m. Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Computational Intelligence Society Location: Virtual – Zoom Contact: Ayda Naserialiabadi, Younes Sadat Nejad Abstract: Introduction to Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Classification Task is a series of workshops hosted by IEEE Toronto Section, WIE, Computational Intelligence Society, Instrumentation Measurement/Robotics Automation Chapter and Ryerson Advanced AI lab. Our main goal is to get started on NLP classification tasks for competition and explore duplicate question detection and sentiment analysis tasks. In the second session, we will introduce the concept of deep learning, and then specifically focus on Natural Language Process. We will also introduce Kaggle Account as an environment for python coding. Register: Please visit https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/235444 or https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/235447 for more details and to register.

Introduction to NLP for Classification Task – Session 1

Recorded Material: Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gBUK_NtU3kSNblsGaYouLHyfDHlxr1tt/view?usp=sharing PowerPoint: 1-Intro to Python, Data Science Libraries, and Pytorch On Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 6:00 p.m., IEEE Toronto WIE and Computational Intelligence Society will be hosting “Introduction to Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Classification Task – Session 1”. Day & Time: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 6:00 p.m. ‐ 7:30 p.m. Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Computational Intelligence Society Location: Virtual – Zoom Contact: Ayda Naserialiabadi, Younes Sadat Nejad Abstract: Introduction to Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Classification Task is a series of workshops hosted by IEEE Toronto Section, WIE, Computational Intelligence Society, Instrumentation Measurement/Robotics Automation Chapter and Ryerson Advanced AI lab. Our main goal is to get started on NLP classification tasks for competition and explore duplicate question detection and sentiment analysis tasks. In session 1, we will be covering the introduction to Python, Data Science Libraries and Pytorch. Register: Please visit https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/233944 or https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/233942 for more details and to register.

SWE Speaks November 2019: A Journey of Successful Women’s Leadership

245 Church St Toronto, Ontario Canada M5B 1Z4

Wednesday November 13th, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. SWE Speaks will feature Tracy Holmes, P.Eng., President of Jenike & Johanson Ltd, a globally respected Bulk Solids Handling Consulting Engineering firm. Day & Time: Wednesday November 13th, 2019 5:30 p.m. ‐ 7:50 p.m. Speaker: Tracy Holmes, P.Eng. President of Jenike & Johanson Ltd Organizers: SWE, IEEE Toronto (WIE, Measurement/Instrumentation-Robotics), Computer Science Department of Ryerson University Location: 245 Church St Toronto, Ontario Canada M5B 1Z4 Building: George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre Room Number: ENG 288 Register: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/209036 Contact: Ayda Naserialiabadi Abstract: Are you looking around for female mentors and leaders to inspire your career? Are you excited to talk to women in engineering about their career paths? Our next SWE Speaks on November 13th features a Tracy Holmes, P.Eng., President of Jenike & Johanson Ltd, a globally respected Bulk Solids Handling Consulting Engineering firm. Agenda: 5:30 pm – registration 6:00 pm – speaker and Q&A 7:00 pm – networking All Engineers, EITs, P.Geo’s, professionals in engineering-related fields (that includes you technicians, software folks, GIS specialists, etc!) and new grads are welcome. We welcome people of all genders and supporters of women in engineering fields. Come make new connections and renew old ones. SWE Toronto is pleased to be co-hosting the evening with IEEE WIE. SWE Toronto and IEEE Women in Engineering help our members develop and reach their career goals through learning about others’ journeys and connecting our membership together. SWE Toronto’s mission statement is to support and contribute to the continual professional success of women in engineering. IEEE Women in Engineering’s mission statement is to facilitate the recruitment and retention of women in technical disciplines globally. Biography: Tracy has consulted to a wide spectrum of clients in Canada and overseas. She has published numerous papers and lectures frequently on the storage and flow of bulk solids across Canada. Tracy received her Bachelor of Applied Science in Civil Engineering from University of Waterloo in Canada.