• Introduction To Robotics and Automation

    Welcome to IEEE Introduction to Robotics and Automation. This course develops students' skills and self-confidence in common automation practices. The student will learn the parts of a robot, how they work together and the theory and code used to control them. Date & Time: Monday May 28th, 2018 2:30 p.m. Location: Humber North Campus, J Building Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, IEEE Toronto Robotics Chapter, IEEE Humber Student Affinity Group For information, please contact: maryam.davoudpour@ieee.org

  • Introduction To Robotics Class 2: Practical Introduction to Robot Subsystems

    Humber College North Campus, J Building

    Students will learn the basic robot building blocks through hands on examples. By the end of the lesson students will precisely control a motor through Arduino code. The flow of information and signals will be examined. Students should read online tutorials on: 1. How to control a servo motor via Arduino 2. How a rotary encoder sensor works and how to use them via Arduino. Date & Time: Monday June 4th, 2018 3:30 p.m. Location: Humber North Campus, J Building Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, IEEE Toronto Robotics Chapter, IEEE Humber Student Affinity Group For information, please contact: Dr Maryam Davoudpour

  • Introduction to Robotics Class 3: Introduction to Encoders and Feedback

    Humber North Campus, J Building

    Students will learn the basic robot building blocks through hands on examples. By the end of the lesson students will precisely control a motor through Arduino code. The flow of information and signals will be examined. Students should read online tutorials on: 1. How to control a servo motor via Arduino 2. How a rotary encoder sensor works and how to use them via Arduino. Date & Time: Monday June 11th, 2018 3:30 p.m. Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, IEEE Toronto Robotics Chapter, IEEE Humber Student Affinity Group Location: Humber North Campus, J Building For information, please contact: Dr. Maryam Davoudpour

  • Introduction to Microcontrollers

    Humber North Campus, J Building

    The workshop is to introduce students to Ardunio microcontroller programming, a way to get the knowledge about microcontrollers. This involves hardware component and software components. Date & Time: Wednesday June 13th, 2018 2:30 p.m. Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, IEEE Toronto Robotics Chapter, IEEE Humber Student Affinity Group Location: Humber North Campus, J Building For information, please contact: Dr. Maryam Davoudpour

  • Introduction to Robotics Class 4

    Humber North Campus, J Building

    Students will learn the basic robot building blocks through hands on examples. By the end of the lesson students will precisely control a motor through Arduino code. The flow of information and signals will be examined. Students should read online tutorials on: 1. How to control a servo motor via Arduino 2. How a rotary encoder sensor works and how to use them via Arduino. Date & Time: Monday June 18th, 2018 3:30 p.m. Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, IEEE Toronto Robotics Chapter, IEEE Humber Student Affinity Group Location: Humber North Campus, J Building For information, please contact: Dr. Maryam Davoudpour

  • Introduction to Robotics Class 5

    Humber North Campus, J Building

    Students will learn the basic robot building blocks through hands on examples. By the end of the lesson students will precisely control a motor through Arduino code. The flow of information and signals will be examined. Students should read online tutorials on: 1. How to control a servo motor via Arduino 2. How a rotary encoder sensor works and how to use them via Arduino. Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, IEEE Toronto Robotics Chapter, IEEE Humber Student Affinity Group Date & Time: Monday June 25th, 2018 3:30 p.m. Location: Humber North Campus, J Building For information, please contact: Dr. Maryam Davoudpour

  • Motor Control with Arduino

    Prototype Lab (J232 Humber College North Campus)

    -Introduction -Basic information about DC motor, stepper motor and servo motor -How to make them run (ON/OFF) -How to control speed * Basic information about PID control (I will not make the whole calculation but still I want to mention about the idea to show where it comes from) -How to control direction – How and where can we use them Speaker: Seda Erturk Date & Time: Tuesday July 10th, 2018 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, IEEE Toronto Robotics Chapter, IEEE Humber Student Affinity Group Location: Prototype Lab (J232 Humber College North Campus) For information, please contact: Dr. Maryam Davoudpour

  • Arduino Microcontroller Programming

    Humber College North Campus, J Building

    The workshop is to continue learning Ardunio microcontroller programming, a way to get the knowledge about microcontrollers. This involves learning hardware component and software component. In this workshop, we are going to introduce Pulse with Modulation concept and program Arduino to see it. Introducing 7 segment LED ( common cathode and anode) and going through wiring and programming. Date & Time: Monday July 16th, 2018 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, IEEE Toronto Instrumentation Measurement - Robotics Automation Chapter, IEEE Humber Student Affinity Group Location: Humber North Campus, J Building For information, please contact: Zahraa Khalil

  • Arduino Microcontroller Programming

    Humber North Campus, J Building

    The workshop is to continue learning Ardunio microcontroller programming. In this workshop, continue the discussion about 7 segment LED , learning about Shift register and the application with Arduino board and keypad integration. The workshop involves hardware and software. Date & Time: Monday July 23rd, 2018 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, IEEE Toronto Instrumentation Measurement – Robotics Automation Chapter, IEEE Humber Student Affinity Group Location: Humber North Campus, J Building For information, please contact: Zahraa Khalil

  • Engineering Gateways: Communicating for Success as Women in Engineering

    Bahen Centre for Information Technology, University of Toronto, 40 St. George Street, Toronto

    Tuesday, July 24th at 1:00 p.m., come join IEEE Canada Women in Engineering (WIE) and IEEE Toronto WIE Group for “Engineering Gateways: Communicating for Success as Women in Engineering” Panel at the IEEE Professional Communication 2018 (ProComm’18). Diverse perspectives will be brought to this panel on topics such as communications, self-promotion, professional branding, and strategies for intervention. Day & Time: Tuesday, July 24, 2018 1:00 p.m. ‐ 2:15 p.m. Speakers: Namir Anani President and CEO of Information and Communications Technology Council Christine Laperriere Lead Coach and Executive Director of the Women of Influence Advancement Centre Teresa Sing VP Business Development, Refine Recruitment Jennifer van Amerom Founder and CEO, Refine Recruitment Deborah-Tihanyi Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Director, and Communication Coordinator University of Toronto Location: Bahen Centre for Information Technology University of Toronto 40 St. George Street, Toronto Canada M5S 2E4 Register: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/173431 Contact: Dr. Maryam Davoudpour Organizer: IEEE Canada Women in Engineering (WIE) and IEEE Toronto WIE Group

  • IEEE WIE ILS 2018 Toronto

    IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Summit (WIE ILS) is here for the first time in Toronto, Canada! IEEE Canada WIE is delighted to invite you to meet us on September 15th and 16th, 2018 at the Hilton Mississauga Meadowvale and participate in our 2-day summit. With “STEMpowered Leadership” as the theme, the summit aims at inspiring, engaging, and empowering women in STEM. IEEE WIE International Leadership Summit is launched as a part of IEEE WIE’s portfolio of global initiatives that provide opportunities for networking, mentorship, and collaboration. Past IEEE WIE Summits have been extremely successful and have made an outstanding impact on communities around the globe! Learn more and register at http://site.ieee.org/wieils-toronto-2018/.