Women in Engineering

Thursday, March 22nd at 12:30 p.m., Sean Duchstein, Cyber Security Professional, will be presenting “Cybersecurity Challenges in Today’s Big Data Obsessed Environment”. Day & Time: Thursday, March 22, 2018 12:30 p.m. Speaker: Sean Duchstein, Cyber Security Professional Paladion Location: Room A3-13 Centennial College, Progress Campus 941 Progress Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M1G 3T8 Contact: Dr. Maryam Davoudpour Organizer: IEEE Toronto WIE, Instrumentation/ Measurement – Robotics Automation Chapters Abstract: Ability to timely detect security breaches and respond adequately is essential for business continuity. Paladion cyber defense strategies and mechanisms help companies staying ahead of cyber attacks.

IEEE Ryerson presents IOT for Smart Cities Hackathon. It is a 24 hour hackathon happening on March 24th. Attendees can join as a team of 3 or we can place you in a team. It’s an open Hackathon, so anyone from any department and any institution can attend; doesn’t matter about your skill level and experience. Teams will present their final projects in front of a panel of judges for a chance to win prize money and an exciting opportunity to network with variety of industry personnel. Materials will be provided on the day of the hackathon. 1st Place: $750 2nd Place: $500 3rd Place: $250 Day & Time: 9:00 a.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018 – 1:00 p.m. Sunday, March 25, 2018 Location: George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre 245 Church St., Toronto, Ontario Contact: Dr. Maryam Davoudpour Organizer: IEEE Ryerson, IEEE Toronto WIE, IEEE Toronto Instrumentation & Measurement – Robotics & Automation Hardware, such as Micrcontrollers, a variety of sensors, and other peripherals etc. will be provided and you are free to use to the web as a resource! Prizes will be awarded for the first 3 teams, and professional from IBM, City of Brampton will be present! Apply at: https://www.iotsmartcityhack.tech by Sunday, March 18th! Acceptance applicant will be required to pay $10 fee.

Wednesday, April 4th at 6:00 p.m., come and hear from a group of young engineers as they share their experiences finding jobs, where they see opportunities, and what they wish they knew when they first started out – “Women in Robotics: Early Careers in Robotics, Hardware and AI”. Day & Time: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 6:00 p.m. ‐ 9:00 p.m. Speakers: Fiona Chui, UAS Intelligence Developer, SkyX Systems Corp Geneviève Foley, Senior Research Engineer, Medical Robotics, Kinova Kirusha Srimohanarajah, Technology Transfer Developer, Synaptive Medical Location: OnRamp, Suite 150 100 College Street, Toronto ON M5G 1L5 RVSP: https://www.meetup.com/GYBORobotics/events/249241506 Organizer: IEEE Toronto Women in Engineering, Instrumentation & Measurement – Robotics & Automation Chapter Abstract: In celebration of National Engineering Month, March 2018 and International Women’s Day, March 8, 2018, come and hear from a group of young engineers as they share their experiences finding jobs, where they see opportunities, and what they wish they knew when they first started out. The speakers will also share some of their work. This event is produced by the GYBO Robotics Network in partnership with the Society of Women Engineers Toronto and the IEEE Women in Engineering Toronto Chapter.

Monday, April 9th at 12:30 p.m., Dave Rajnauth, will be presenting “Data Security and Privacy in Healthcare”. Day & Time: Monday, April 9, 2018 12:30 p.m. Speaker: Dave Rajnauth GRA Consultants Location: Room A3-13 Centennial College, Progress Campus 941 Progress Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M1G 3T8 Contact: Dr. Maryam Davoudpour Organizer: IEEE Toronto WIE, Instrumentation/ Measurement – Robotics Automation Chapters Abstract: Complex challenges of data security and privacy in healthcare requires innovative and cost effective solutions for healthcare organizations. A good understanding of these challenges and the complex task of protecting data privacy is essential in preventing data breaches. This presentation is an overview of the cybersecurity challenges face by health care organizations.

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

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

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

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

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

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

-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