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  • Overview of CubeSats: from Concept to Orbit, by Prof. Reyhan Baktur

    Room: EPH 225, Bldg: Eric Pallin Hall, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), 87 Gerrard St East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) Distinguished Lecture Please join us for an upcoming lecture on 27 Apr. 2023 at 11 am – 12 pm (Eastern Time) by Prof. Reyhan Baktur, from Utah State University, USA. Overview of CubeSats: from Concept to Orbit CubeSats are modular and standardized modern small satellites. They have been gaining steady popularity as educational projects, low-cost space exploration vehicles for technology demonstrations, multi-point observations of space environment, and monitoring/reporting proper deployment of expensive deep space instruments. With rapid advancement of electronics, novel mechanical design, and aerospace technology, new progress in CubeSats is emerging every day. This calls for interests and early involvements of creative young minds. The objective of this presentation is to convey the basics of CubeSat development cycle, launch methods, typical CubeSat orbits, link budget analysis, various antenna solutions, and feasible classroom projects. For the interests of young professionals in electrical engineering, this lecture features a tour of several recent CubeSat missions and antenna designs for spacecraft, ground station, and radio beacon. Biography Dr. Reyhan Baktur is an associate professor at the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Utah State University (USU). Her research interests include antennas and microwave engineering with a focus on antenna design for CubeSats; optically transparent antennas; multifunctional integrated antennas, sensors, and microwave circuits. She is affiliated with the Center for Space Engineering at USU, the Space Dynamics Laboratory (the university affiliated research center), and collaborates with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Dr. Baktur is an an IEEE Antennas and Propagation (APS) Distinguished Lecturer of 2022-2024, AdCom member of IEEE APS, and is active in US National Committee of the International Union of Radio Science, serving as the vice chair for commission B, and the inaugural chair for the Women in Radio Science. Co-sponsored by: Toronto Metropolitan University Speaker(s): Reyhan Baktur, Room: EPH 225, Bldg: Eric Pallin Hall, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), 87 Gerrard St East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Terahertz Chip-Scale Systems: A New Design Paradigm

    Room: BA1230, Bldg: Bahen Center for Information Technology, 40 St George St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Silicon-based Terahertz systems is a field that is only about a decade old. In this time, we have seen a phenomenal growth of silicon systems operating at THz frequencies for a wide range of applications in sensing, imaging and communication. It can be argued that both the ‘THz gap’ and the ‘technology and applications gap’ is closing in meaningful ways in the THz range. Technologies beyond 100 GHz focusing on sensing, imaging and wireless back-haul links are getting attractive as we enter into a new area of highly dense network of autonomous systems requiring ultra-high speed and reliable links. In order to move beyond this inflection point as Moore’s law continue to slow, I will discuss why we need to look beyond the classical ‘device’-level metrics of efficiency and sensitivity of THz sources and detectors towards holistic ‘system’ level properties such as scalability and programmability. Such properties are critically important for applications in sensing and imaging, as evidenced across sensor fusion technologies across mmWave, IR and optical frequencies. In this talk, I will highlight approaches that cut across electromagnetics, circuits, systems and signal processing, to allow for such reconfigurability in THz signal synthesis and sensing, yet realized with devices that are themselves not very efficient. Particularly, we will demonstrate approaches to THz beamforming arrays, CMOS sensors reconfigurable across the three field properties of spectrum (100 GHz-1000 GHz), beam pattern and polarization (Nature Comm’19), programmable THz metasurfaces with CMOS tiling (Nature Elec’20), and enabling dynamic spectrum shaping (ISSCC’21, JSSC’21) and physically secure sub-THz links (ISSCC’20, Nature Elec’21). In the end, I will comment on what could be the major directions for the field in the coming decade. Speaker(s): Kaushik Sengupta, Room: BA1230, Bldg: Bahen Center for Information Technology, 40 St George St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Amateur Radio certification study Saturday online

    50 Panorama Court, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, M9V4A9, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/356718

    Saturday Online Study Group preparing for the Canadian Amateur Radio certification exam. 2hrs/week Course based on the certification study guide from https://www.coaxpublications.ca/ord0001.php Purchase the book if you are serious about learning this. Optional morse code practise with course. There are other books available that basically covers the same topics. Course continues depending on registration. Course is free. Available to anyone. This study group is repeating, if you miss a lecture, you can take it again 2-3 months later. Breaks for Humber Midterm exams, final exams and reading weeks I keep forgetting to email registrants the zoom link : Mike Cutts is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Mike Cutts's Personal Meeting Room Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9674071840?pwd=VS9ZeU5KdTZ1MUp3cG9UejU2eXNWZz09 Meeting ID: 967 407 1840 Passcode: abcde Agenda: 2 hours every Saturday morning 10-12 am edt (Saturday afternoon/evening in Europe) 50 Panorama Court, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, M9V4A9, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/356718

  • IEEE Toronto Jazz Night at Ripley’s Aquarium

    Ripley's Aquarium of Canada, 288 Bremner Blvd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5V 3L9

    IEEE Toronto invites its members and friends to join us to enjoy a live jazz band as you sip your drink under the sea at Ripley's Aquarium. Friday Night Jazz is a monthly event at Ripley's Aquarium of Canada. On Friday, May 12th, IEEE Toronto is inviting its members, along with their friends and family members, to join us at this event. IEEE Toronto members can purchase tickets here for a discounted rate: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ieee-toronto-jazz-night-at-ripleys-aquarium-tickets-594147660647 But ticket numbers are limited, so please reserve your spot quickly. Ripley's Aquarium of Canada, 288 Bremner Blvd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5V 3L9

  • Amateur Radio certification study Saturday online

    50 Panorama Court, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, M9V4A9, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/360348

    Saturday Online Study Group preparing for the Canadian Amateur Radio certification exam. 2hrs/week Course based on the certification study guide from https://www.coaxpublications.ca/ord0001.php Purchase the book if you are serious about learning this. Optional morse code practise with course. There are other books available that basically covers the same topics. Course continues depending on registration. Course is free. Available to anyone. This study group is repeating, if you miss a lecture, you can take it again 2-3 months later. Breaks for Humber Midterm exams, final exams and reading weeks I keep forgetting to email registrants the zoom link : Mike Cutts is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Mike Cutts's Personal Meeting Room Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9674071840?pwd=VS9ZeU5KdTZ1MUp3cG9UejU2eXNWZz09 Meeting ID: 967 407 1840 Passcode: abcde Agenda: 2 hours every Saturday morning 10-12 am edt (Saturday afternoon/evening in Europe) 50 Panorama Court, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, M9V4A9, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/360348

  • LMAG Chair Teleconference Agenda 2023-May 15 at 4:00 PM (EST)

    Oakville, Ontario, Canada, L6H 2B1, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/361212

    R7 LMAG Executive Teleconference - MONTHLY MEETING Oakville, Ontario, Canada, L6H 2B1, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/361212

  • Active Silicon Photonics Fabrication Workshop 2023

    Room: TBD, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    (https://www.cmc.ca/active-silicon-photonics-fabrication-workshop-2023/) (May 15-19) The symposium is collocated with the CMC Microsystems training workshop in silicon photonics. This workshop combines lectures with hands-on practice in silicon integrated photonics design and offers the opportunity for chip fabrication in a foundry. This highly successful training program has been running for more than a decade. The instructors this year include Profs. Lukas Chrostowski (UBC), Wei Shi (Laval), Joyce Poon (U of T), David Plant (McGill), Bhavin Shastri (Queen’s), Sudip Shekhar (UBC), and Milos Popovic (Boston University), as well as engineers from CMC Microsystems and professionals from industry. To join this training workshop, please register at the link above. For details on the course content, please contact Jessica Zhang (zhang@cmc.ca), or Prof. Lukas Chrostowski, Prof. Wei Shi, and Prof. Joyce Poon. Co-sponsored by: CMC Microsystems Room: TBD, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Compute Acceleration Symposium

    Room: TBD, Bldg: TBD, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    (https://www.ece.utoronto.ca/research/compute-acceleration-symposium/) (May 17) This symposium will bring together leading researchers, companies, and thinkers on transformative hardware for future compute. The program and registration details are available at the above link. Confirmed speakers for the event include: Confirmed speakers - Francesco Bova, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Darius Bunandar, Lightmatter - Tony Chan Carusone, Alphawave IP and University of Toronto - Dirk Englund, MIT - Ryan Hamerly, NTT Research and MIT - Torrey Thiessen, SCINTIL Photonics - Andreas Moshovos, University of Toronto - Tatsuhiro Onodera, NTT Research and Cornell University - Chris Ouslis, National Research Council Canada - Bhavin Shastri, Queen’s University - Paul Slaby, Canada Semiconductor Council - Martin Snelgrove, Untether AI - Noel Wan, QuEra Computing - Christian Weedbrook, Xanadu Quantum Technologies - Nish Sinnadurai, Cerebras Systems - Elissa Strome, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) - Rajat Ghosh, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Co-sponsored by: University of Toronto Room: TBD, Bldg: TBD, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Humber IEEE WIE Competition

    Room: J233A, Bldg: J, Humber College, 205 Humber College Blvd, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, M9W 5L7

    Decided on "Smart Pillbox" project, Olga Leontiuk will be in charge of project with Raji. LED will flash correct pill to consume in dispense box. Project is due at the end of March. More students will join. Men are encouraged to assist with the WIE project. Meetings are in J233A on Thursdays from 2-3 pm. Room: J233A, Bldg: J, Humber College, 205 Humber College Blvd, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, M9W 5L7

  • Officers’ Meeting

    Room: Room ENG 288, Bldg: George Vari Engineering Building, Room ENG 288, George Vari Engineering Building, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/359483

    Monthly Officers' Meeting Room: Room ENG 288, Bldg: George Vari Engineering Building, Room ENG 288, George Vari Engineering Building, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/359483

  • IEEE Toronto – ExCom Meeting on May 18th

    Room: ENG 288, Bldg: George Vari Engineering Building, ENG 288, George Vari Engineering Building, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    IEEE Toronto - ExCom Meeting on May 18th Room: ENG 288, Bldg: George Vari Engineering Building, ENG 288, George Vari Engineering Building, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Humber IEEE Smart City meeting

    Room: J233A, Bldg: J233A, 205 Humber College Blvd, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, M9W5L7

    Meeting organizing smart city project plan, meeting new volunteers and delegating tasks. The current Smart city project is "Smart City Planter" It is a Raspberry Pi Pico W based BLE Mesh device that monitors the soil condition, controls watering and communicates with other plants. It has an RGB LED output to light up the planters and tamper detection. We need people of all stages of the design process. The original design is complete. We need to design the schematic, the circuit board, the 3D case, the software and the BLE stack, debugging/testing. This is a multi-year project and I hope that there will be many people interested in assisting with it. Once it is completed, we can take it to the next level with IEEE and hopefully get a contract to build them. Room: J233A, Bldg: J233A, 205 Humber College Blvd, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, M9W5L7