Note: This event has been rescheduled from the original date. The new day and time is Thursday, October 12, 2017. IEEE Toronto is thrilled to present a tour of the Manufacturing Facility of G&W Canada and Survalent in Brampton. This event is a joint event between IEEE Toronto Industrial Relations and Toronto ComSoc Chapter. Day & Time: Thursday, October 12, 2017 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Location: 7965 Heritage Rd, Brampton, ON L6Y 0B3 Contact: Maryam Alsomahi Organizers: Industrial Relations, Communication Society Chapter RVSP: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/47131 Abstract: G&W Electric has been a global supplier of electric power equipment since 1905. Our product offerings include overhead and underground distribution switches, Lazer® Automation solutions, reclosers, distribution and transmission cable accessories, and current limiting system protection devices. Combining cutting-edge design and manufacturing technology with world-class ISO certified quality systems; G&W specializes in custom solutions to meet specific customer requirements. So whether you are searching for cable terminations and joints, simple manual switching, automation for smart grid applications, or the latest in renewable energy solutions, join G&W for a tour of their SF6 and Solid Dielectric manufacturing process. Fees & Notes: $10 for non-IEEE members and free for IEEE members. 1. Attendees are required to bring their own safety shoes and glasses. However, G&W can loan glasses and toe caps for those who don’t have them. For safety purposes, attendees are not allowed to wear shorts or open shoes. 2. Please add a note if you are able to drive/carpool or if you need a ride.

IEEE Toronto Industrial Relationships, Communication Society chapter and University of Toronto Electrical Engineering Department are excited to invite all interested to a two-days hands-on workshop on: Cyber Security of the Digital Substation: Hands-on Training Facilitated by Steel McCreery, Integration Application Specialist II Communications, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Day & Time: Saturday & Sunday, October 21-22, 2017 4-hour workshop (10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) on Saturday 6-hour workshop (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) on Sunday Location: Room BA 7180 Bahen Centre for Information Technology 40 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 2E4 Cost: $10.00 + Tax (event is of limited capacity to 24 seats because of equipment limitations). Register at https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/47504. Requirements: Participants should bring their own laptop that has a 10/100 Base T Ethernet port and have administrator rights for their computer to configure the Ethernet port IP address. Workshop Agenda: Saturday Oct. 21 (10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) – Ethernet Fundamentals This four hour session will focus on the practical aspects of implementing Ethernet-based LANs within the substation. Topics include: – OSI model – Ethernet media and topologies commonly used within substations – Ethernet hub operation and CSMA/CD – Switch learning and operation – SEL-2730M Managed 24-Port Ethernet Switch hardware overview and ordering options – Hands-on lab exercises using the SEL-2730M Switches include: – Login and account management – Configuration of QoS (VLANs and priority) – Configuration and testing of Rapid Spanning Tree protocol (RSTP) – Time permitting the class will have a brief overview of the routing process: ( IPv4 addressing , DHCP , DNS, ARP, routing process) Sunday Oct. 22 (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) – Cyber security In this session, participants will: – Discover that sensible cybersecurity is not difficult. – Learn how to set up a virtual private network (VPN) to provide confidential communications and maintain data integrity. – Understand the importance of authentication. – Configure firewall rules to prevent malicious traffic from entering or exiting private networks to protect cyber assets. – Understand the role of syslog to report and collect device events. – Learn the methods to secure both Ethernet and wireless communications. Trainer Biography: Steel McCreery Integration Application Specialist II Communications with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories since May 2012. McCreery provides communications and automation applications engineering support to sales, consultants, utility and industrial customers in addition to SEL’s internal Engineering Services team. Professional Experience Summary: – Professional with thirty three years of applications experience in the areas of data communication, automation and training. – Developed national and international training centres for GE Multilin, Siemens and Omron. – The Sales Applications Engineer for Data Communications, Automation and Networking products. – Extensive experience in the design and commissioning of control systems and communication networks for industrial and electrical power utility applications.

Thursday, November 16th at 4:00 p.m. Ekaterina Korolkova, senior teacher in the Siberian Federal University in the Department of Radio Electronics, will be presenting “ComSoc Technical Seminar: Through-the-Earth Mine Communications Theory & Practice”. Day & Time: Thursday, November 16th, 2017 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Speaker: Ekaterina Korolkova Senior Teacher, Department of Radio Electronics, Siberian Federal University Lead Engineer in Research and Manufacturing Company “Iridium” (Russian Federation) Location: Room ENG 460, Ryerson University 245 Church St, Toronto, ON M5B 1Z4 Contact: Eman Hammad Organizer: IEEE Toronto Communication Society Abstract: Safety is an important factor in the mining industry. Through-The-Earth technology can provide communication both in everyday usage and in a case of emergency. Developing the TTE communication systems raises a lot of questions about main system specifications such as a transmitting frequency, current and antenna geometry. This talk is about TTE system experiment in the Republic of Kazakhstan (“Irtishskaya mine”), researches in finding appropriate system specifications and antenna geometry, and finally the implementation of designed system in October 2017. Also we will speak about some propagation difficulties in the real mine and some engineering difficulties connected with mine electromagnetic environment. In this talk we will represent experimental and numerical modeling results. We compare widely used loop antenna and grounded dipole antenna. One of the most interesting novel results is the influence of the antenna grounding depth to the signal level in the mine. Biography: Ekaterina Korolkova is a senior teacher in the Siberian Federal University in the Department of Radio electronics teaching “Power supply of electrical systems”, “Networks and radio systems and information protection” and “Computer networks and Internet technologies”. Also she is a lead engineer in Research and Manufacturing Company “Iridium” which is designing radio electronics and doing research works in the field of seismic prospecting and seismic communications. She graduated from Irkutsk state university of railways in 2011 and for 5 years has been working in JSC “Russian Railways” projecting different telecommunication systems for the railways. In 2011-2015 completed Postgraduate studies in the field of system analysis, management and information processing. In 2013 had a title of “Engineer of a year 2013” nomination in “Youth engineering”. Now she is working on the designing the TTE mine communication system which in October 2017 was successfully implemented in the Republic of Kazakhstan in the mine “Irtishskiy”. Ekaterina’s research interests are in areas of mine and cell communication systems, radio electronics, signal propagation and through-the-earth communication systems.

Tuesday, November 21st at 1:00 p.m., Shahrokh Valaee, Professor in the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto, will be presenting “ComSoc Tutorial: Cooperative Self-Driving Vehicles”. Day & Time: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 1:00 p.m. ‐ 3:00 p.m. Speaker: Shahrokh Valaee Professor, Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto Location: Room SF (B560) Basement Sandford Fleming Building 10 King’s College Road, Toronto, M5S 3G8 Contact: Eman Hammad Organizer: Communications Society Abstract: We are witnessing the emergence of autonomous Vehicles, which intend to be an assistant to, or completely replace the driver. Unfortunately, we also notice accidents that such self-driving vehicles are involved in. Engineers wonder whether autonomous driving can provide a safe driving experience. In this talk, we will show that autonomous driving will indeed be the start of a new chapter for automobiles that will pave the path for the more advanced Connected Car technology. Autonomous vehicles use advance sensing to enhance safe driving. However, sensing quickly loses its effectiveness in high speeds, severe weather conditions, and non-line-of-sight. In a recent tragedy, a Tesla car could not detect a truck and crashed into it resulting in fatal accident. Most of such accidents can be prevented if wireless communication and networking is available for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication. But, what is the most appropriate communication technology that can be used in cars and also be attractive for future buyers? In this talk, we will review the techniques and challenges for cooperative communication in Connected Vehicles. We will discuss the IEEE1609 and IEEE802.11p suite of standards, and C-V2X. The talk will discuss the shortcoming of these technologies in addressing the most challenging problem of interference management in vehicular communication. We will show how the concept of pseudo-orthogonality, network coding and compressive sensing can reduce congestion on the wireless channel. Biography: Shahrokh Valaee is a Professor in the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. He is the founder and the Director of the Wireless and Internet Research Laboratory (WIRLab) at the University of Toronto. Professor Valaee is the Lead TPC Chair of PIMRC 2017, and has served as Networks Track Co-Chair of WCNC 2015, TPC Co-Chair of ICT 2014, Tutorial Chair of PIMRC2014, Co-Chair of the Wireless Networks Track of WPMC 2012, and the TPC chair of PIMRC 2011, among other conference chairing activities. He has served as an Editor of IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, and IEEE Signal Processing Letters, and as a guest editor for several journals including IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, Wiley Journal on Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, and EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing. He is currently serving as an Editor of Journal of Computer and System Science and the Area Editor of Localization and Location Based Services of Springer Encyclopedia of Wireless Networks. Professor Valaee is a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada. His research includes, vehicular networks, localization and tracking, and cellular systems.