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SUMMARY:RF Integrated Harmonic Oscillators in Silicon Technologies
DESCRIPTION:Friday June 9\, 2017 at 2:10 p.m. IEEE Distinguished Lecturer and Professor at Lund University Pietro Andreani will be presenting “RF Integrated Harmonic Oscillators in Silicon Technologies”. \nEvent Media:\nEvent Slides \nRecording of the Event \nDay & Time: Friday June 9\, 2017\n2:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. \nSpeaker: Dr. Pietro Andreani\nProfessor\, Lund University\nIEEE Distinguished Lecturer and Professor \nLocation: University of Toronto\n40 St. George Street\nToronto\, Ontario Canada\, M5S 2E4\nBahen Center of Information Technology\nRoom Number: B024 \nFree for everyone. Complimentary refreshments will be provided. \nContact: Dustin Dunwell \nOrganizers: Solid State Circuits Society \nAbstract: As one of the truly fundamental analog functions in any wireless/wireline application\, the voltage-controlled oscillator keeps attracting a great deal of well-deserved attention. In this presentation\, we will investigate the mechanisms of phase noise generation in harmonic oscillators\, including some recently published general results\, after which we will analyze both classical and emergent oscillator architectures\, describing pros and cons for each. Various techniques to achieve a very wide oscillator tuning range will be illustrated as well. \nBiography: Pietro Adreani received the M.S.E.E. degree from the University of Pisa\, Italy\, in 1988\, and the Ph.D. degree from Lund University\, Sweden\, in 1999. Between 2001 and 2007 he was chair professor at the Center for Physical Electronics\, Technical University of Denmark. From 2005 to 2014 he had a 20% position as analog/RF designer at Ericsson AB in Lund\, Sweden. Since 2007\, he has been associate professor at the department of Electrical and Information Technology (EIT)\, Lund University\, working analog/mixed-mode/RF IC design. He is also the head of the VINNOVA Center for System Design on Silicon\, hosted by EIT. He has been a TPC member of ISSCC (2007-2012)\, is a TPC member of ESSCIRC (chair of the Frequency Generation subcommittee since 2012\, TPC chair in 2014) and RFIC\, and Associate Editor of JSSC. He has been an IEEE SSCS Distinguished Lecturer since 2017. He has authored numerous papers on harmonic oscillators and phase noise.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/rf-integrated-harmonic-oscillators-in-silicon-technologies/
LOCATION:Bahen Center of Information Technology\, Room Number: B024
CATEGORIES:Solid-State Circuits
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SUMMARY:Robust Beamforming Design: A New Approach
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday June 7\, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. Mostafa Medra\, PhD. Candidate\, will be presenting “Robust Beamforming Design: A New Approach”. \nDay & Time: Wednesday June 7\, 2017\n2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Mostafa Medra\, PhD. Candidate\nDept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering\nMcMaster University \nLocation: Room BA 2145\n40 St. George Street\nToronto\, ON M5S 2E4 \nContact: Eman Hammad \nEvent Link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/45778 \nAbstract: Due to the increasing demand for higher data rates\, spatial multiplexing received a lot of attention. The ability of a base station to do beamforming so that it can serve multiple users at the same time slot and frequency can provide significantly higher rates. When the channel state information is assumed to be perfectly known at the transmitter\, designs as the zeroforcing\, regularized zero-forcing and maximum ratio transmission can be applied. Those conventional methods are typically of low complexity. In reality the channel state information is estimated and estimation errors are inevitable. Many beamforming designs tried to incorporate the channel uncertainty model into the design problem. While those robust designs normally work better than the conventional designs\, their computational complexity is usually much higher. Today we will provide a new approach to dealing with robust beamforming design that is of low- complexity and performs significantly better than both conventional and current robust methods. \nBiography: Mostafa Medra (S’06-M’16) received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees\, both in Electrical Engineering\, from Alexandria University\, Alexandria\, Egypt in 2009 and 2013\, respectively. Since the fall of 2013\, he has been working towards his Ph.D. degree at McMaster University\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada. He held a research position with the Spirtonic research team in 2012-2013\, working on digital signal processing for non-destructive testing using ultrasonic waves. His current research interests include MIMO communications\, optimization\, wireless communications and signal processing.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/robust-beamforming-design-a-new-approach/
LOCATION:Room BA 2145. 40 St. George Street. Toronto\, ON M5S 2E4
CATEGORIES:Communications
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170531T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170531T210000
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SUMMARY:Women in Robotics: Building Smart Robots with AI
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday May 31\, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. hear about the work of Dr. Sanja Fidler\, Assistant Professor in Machine Learning and Computer Vision\, University of Toronto and Dr. Inmar Givoni\, Director of Machine Learning at Kindred Systems Inc.\, as part of “Women in Robotics: Building Smart Robots with AI”. \nDay & Time: Wednesday May 31\, 2017\n6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. \nSpeakers: Dr. Sanja Fidler\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Computer Science\, University of Toronto\nDr. Inmar Givoni\, Director\, Machine Learning\, Kindred Systems Inc. \nLocation: To be Announced \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EBMS)\, IEEE Women in Engineering\, Society of Women Engineers Toronto \nRVSP: https://www.meetup.com/Get-Your-Bot-On-Robotics-Hackathon/events/240003715/ \nAgenda:\n6:00 pm – Networking\n6:30 pm – Welcome\n6:40 pm – Speakers\n7:30 pm – Panel Discussion – Women in Robotics\n8:00 pm – Networking\n9:00 pm – Close \nGet Your Bot On!\, its partners Society of Women Engineers Toronto\, IEEE Toronto Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EBMS) and IEEE Women in Engineering are pleased to bring you the ‘Women in Robotics Speaker Series’. This series celebrates the work of women in the field of robotics and provides a forum for them to share their work and career with the community. We invite all community members to come and learn\, participate in the discussion\, and celebrate the contribution of women to this field. \nBiography:\nDr. Sanja Fidler\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Computer Science\, University of Toronto \nDr. Sanja Fidler is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science\, University of Toronto. She is the recipient of the Amazon Academic Research Award (2017) and the NVIDIA Pioneer of AI Award (2016). Previously she was a Research Assistant Professor at TTI-Chicago a philanthropically endowed academic institute located in the campus of the University of Chicago. She completed her PhD in computer science at University of Ljubljana in 2010\, and was a postdoctoral fellow at University of Toronto during 2011-2012. \nIn 2010 she visited UC Berkeley. She has served as a Program Chair of the 3DV conference\, and as an Area Chair of CVPR\, EMNLP\, ICCV\, ICLR\, and NIPS. Together with Rich Zemel and Raquel Urtasun\, she received the NVIDIA Pioneer of AI award. \nHer main research interests are object detection\, 3D scene understanding\, and the intersection of language and vision. \nYou can find Dr. Fidler on the web at http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~fidler/ \nDr. Inmar Givoni\, Director\, Machine Learning\, Kindred Systems Inc. \nDr. Inmar Givoni is the Director of Machine Learning at Kindred\, where her team develops algorithms for machine intelligence\, at the intersection of robotics and AI. Prior to that\, she was the VP of Big Data at Kobo\, where she led her team in applying machine learning and big data techniques to drive e-commerce\, customer satisfaction\, CRM\, and personalization in the e-pubs and e-readers business. She first joined Kobo in 2013 as a senior research scientist working on content analysis\, website optimization\, and reading modelling among other things. Prior to that\, Inmar was a member of technical staff at Altera (now Intel) where she worked on optimization algorithms for cutting-edge programmable logic devices. \nInmar received her PhD (Computer Science) in 2011 from the University of Toronto\, specializing in machine learning\, and was a visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge. During her graduate studies\, she worked at Microsoft Research\, applying machine learning approaches for e-commerce optimization for Bing\, and for pose-estimation in the Kinect gaming system. She holds a BSc in computer science and computational biology from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She is an inventor of several patents and has authored numerous top-tier academic publications in the areas of machine learning\, computer vision\, and computational biology. She is a regular speaker at big data\, analytics\, and machine learning events\, and is particularly interested in outreach activities for young women\, encouraging them to choose technical career paths. \nYou can find Dr. Givoni on the web at http://www.inmarg.net/
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/women-in-robotics-building-smart-robots-with-ai/
LOCATION:To be Announced
CATEGORIES:Engineering in Medicine and Biology,Women in Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170531T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170531T150000
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SUMMARY:InAs Quantum Dot Micro-disk Lasers Grown on Exact (001) Si Emitting at Communication Wavelengths
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday May 31\, 2017 at 2:10 p.m. Kei May Lau\, Fang Professor of Engineering and Chair Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will be presenting “InAs Quantum Dot Micro-disk Lasers Grown on Exact (001) Si Emitting at Communication Wavelengths”. \nDay & Time: Wednesday May 31\, 2017\n2:10 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Kei May Lau\nFang Professor of Engineering and Chair Professor\nDepartment of Electronic and Computer Engineering\nHong Kong University of Science and Technology \nLocation: Room BA 1220\n40 St. George Street\nToronto\, ON M5S 2E4 \nContact: Junho Jeong \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto Photonics Society \nAbstract: To support an energy-efficient optical interconnect technology enabled by silicon photonics\, development of low-energy-consumption active devices and the corresponding integration technology is needed. Most communication wavelength lasers with excellent device performance have been grown on III-V substrates and bonded to silicon. For integration\, there are considerable advantages in a technology that allow growth and fabrication of such lasers on III-V/ Si compliant substrates. Quantum dot (QD) active layers grown on lattice-matched substrates have already shown their capability for lasers with low-threshold densities and temperature-independent operation. In addition\, the reduced sensitivity of QD to defects and their unique capability of filtering dislocations make them an ideal candidate as the gain medium of hetero-integrated III-V on Si optical sources. In this talk\, I will discuss the growth of multi-stack QDs on compliant substrates by MOCVD. Fabrication and laser characteristics of whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) micro-disk lasers using the grown epitaxial structures will also be discussed. Initial demonstration was achieved using simple a colloidal lithography process in combination with dry and wet-etching. The micro-disk lasers were one to four microns in diameter\, with single mode lasing at either 1.3 or 1.55 μm\, depending on the barrier/cladding system. With smooth sidewalls and sufficient undercut by wet etching of the pedestal\, the air-cladded MDs exhibit ultra-low thresholds of a few mW by optical pumping. Preliminary results of electrically-pumped micro-lasers will also be presented. These energy-efficient microlasers are excellent candidates for on-chip integration with silicon photonics. \nBiography: Professor Kei May Lau is Fang Professor of Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). She received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in physics from the University of Minnesota\, Minneapolis\, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Rice University\, Houston\, Texas. She was on the ECE faculty at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst and initiated MOCVD\, compound semiconductor materials and devices programs. Since the fall of 2000\, she has been with the ECE Department at HKUST. She established the Photonics Technology Center for R&D effort in III-V materials\, optoelectronic\, high power\, and high-speed devices. Professor Lau is a Fellow of the IEEE\, and a recipient of the US National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Awards for Women (FAW) Scientists and Engineers (1991) and Croucher Senior Research Fellowship (2008). She is an Editor of the IEEE EDL and Associate Editor of Applied Physics Letters.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/inas-quantum-dot-micro-disk-lasers-grown-on-exact-001-si-emitting-at-communication-wavelengths/
LOCATION:Room BA 1220 40 St. George Street\, Toronto\, ON M5S 2E4
CATEGORIES:Circuits & Devices
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SUMMARY:Designing a Gamification Course for an Higher Education Audience
DESCRIPTION:Friday May 26\, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. Dr. Sergio A. A. Freitas\, Associate Professor in the Gama Engineering College (FGA) and Director of the Distance Education Center at the University of Brasilia (UnB)\, Brazil\, will be presenting “Designing a Gamification Course for an Higher Education Audience”. \nDay & Time: Friday May 26\, 2017\n1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m \nSpeaker: Dr. Sergio A. A. Freitas\nAssociate Professor in the Gama Engineering College (FGA)\nDirector of the Distance Education Center\nUniversity of Brasilia (UnB)\, Brazil \nLocation: Ryerson University\nGeorge Vari Centre for Computing and Engineering\nRoom: ENG 288\n245 Church Street\nToronto\, Ontario M5B 2K3 \nContact: Dr. Maryam Davoudpour \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto (WIE\, Measurement/Instrumentation-Robotics\, Magnetics chapters)\, Computer Science Department of Ryerson University \nAbstract: The gamification of activities in classrooms has become of great interest in higher education. Today’s students have a lot of experience in virtual environments and games\, and researchers who have tested/used gamification in their classrooms have reported an increase in student engagement and retention. \nThis course presents a four step process to create a gamified course: Identifying the students’ profile (step 1) and the gamification object (step 2)\, creating the gamification project (step 3)\, and finally\, implementing the gamification project (step 4). \nAt the end of the workshop it is expected that the participant will be able to design a basic gamified course. \nBiography: Dr. Sergio A. A. Freitas is currently an Associate Professor in the Gama Engineering College (FGA) and Director of the Distance Education Center at the University of Brasilia (UnB)\, Brazil. He is also the coordinator of research in the FGA Software Factory Laboratory. His current research projects focus on interdisciplinary studies and applications of learning methodologies on engineering undergraduate courses\, and software engineering methodologies. Prof. Freitas areas of expertise include gamification\, PBL\, virtual learning environments in education and training\, and software engineering methodologies. Dr. Freitas has coauthored journal publications\, conference articles and book chapters in the aforementioned topics\, and has coordinated and participated on many projects from various funding agencies CNPq\, FAP-ES\, FAP-DF\, Cebraspe\, and Brazilian Federal Ministries.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/designing-a-gamification-course-for-an-higher-education-audience/
LOCATION:George Vari Centre for Computing and Engineering\, Room: ENG 288
CATEGORIES:Instrumentation & Measurement,Magnetics,Women in Engineering
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SUMMARY:Biomedical Signal and Image Analysis Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday May 24\, 2017 at 9:15 a.m. IEEE Signal Processing Chapter\, Toronto Section\, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society\, Toronto Chapter\, and Signal Analysis Research (SAR) Lab\, Ryerson University will be presenting a series of sessions “Biomedical Signal and Image Analysis Workshop”. \nDay & Time: Wednesday May 24\, 2017\nMorning Session: 9:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m\nAfternoon Session: 1:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. \nSpeakers: \nDr. Rangaraj M. Rangayyan\, ranga@ucalgary.ca\nDepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering\nUniversity of Calgary\, AB\, Canada \nDr. Sridhar Krishnan\, krishnan@ryerson.ca\nDepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering\nRyerson University\, ON\, Canada \nDr. April Khademi\, akhademi@ryerson.ca\nDepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering\nRyerson University\, ON\, Canada \nDr. Karthy Umapathy\, karthi@ee.ryerson.ca\nDepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering\nRyerson University\, ON\, Canada \nDr. Naimul Khan\, n77khan@ryerson.ca\nDepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering\nRyerson University\, ON\, Canada \nDr. Teodiano Bastos\, teodiano@gmail.com\nDepartamento de Engenharia Elétrica\nUniversidade Federal do Espírito Santo\, Vitoria\, Brasil \nLocation: ENG 102\, George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre\n245 Church Street\nToronto\, Ontario M5B 2K3\nRyerson University\nhttps://goo.gl/maps/2qLpvJKgkYw \nContact: Mehrnaz Shokrollahi\nYashodhan Athavale \nOrganizers: Signal Analysis Research (SAR) Lab\, Ryerson University\nIEEE Signal Processing Chapter\, Toronto Section\nIEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society\, Toronto Chapter \nMorning Session: \n9:15am Welcome remarks\n9:30am Talk M1: Color Image Processing with Biomedical Applications – Dr. Raj Rangayyan\, U of Calgary \n10:45am – 11:00am break \n11:00am Talk M2: Medical Image Analysis Techniques for Radiology and Pathology Images – Dr. April Khademi\, Ryerson Univ.\n11:45am Talk M3: Biomedical Signal Processing for Cardiac Arrhythmias – Dr. Karthi Umapathy\, Ryerson Univ. \nAfternoon Session: \n1:15pm Talk A1: Wearables\, IoT and Analytics for Connected Healthcare – Dr. Sri Krishnan\, Ryerson Univ.\n2:00pm Talk A2: Assistive Technologies and BCI for Rehab Applications – Dr. Teodiano Bastos\, UFES\, Brazil \n2:45pm – 3:00pm break \n3:00pm Talk A3: Interactive Machine Learning for Biomedical Signal and Image Analysis – Dr. Naimul Khan\, Ryerson Univ.\n3:45pm – 4:30pm Open think-tank discussions on challenges and opportunities facing this field in the era of big data\, AI\, and translational research – moderated by S. Krishnan \nBiographies: \nRangaraj M. Rangayyan is a Professor Emeritus of the Department of Electrical and Computer engineering (ECE) at the University of Calgary. Dr. Rangayyan received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science in 1980. He has over 35 years as a professor at the University of Calgary and at the University of Manitoba. His research interests include digital signal and image processing\, biomedical signal and image analysis\, and computer-aided diagnosis. Dr. Rangayyan is the author of two well cited textbooks: “Biomedical Signal Analysis” (IEEE/ Wiley\, 2002\, 2015) and “Biomedical Image Analysis” (CRC\, 2005). He has published over 430 papers in journals and conferences\, and coauthored several books. He has supervised and co-supervised 17 Doctoral theses\, 27 Master theses\, and more than 50 researchers at various levels. He has been recognized with the 2013 IEEE Canada Outstanding Engineer Medal\, the IEEE Third Millennium Medal (2000)\, and elected as Fellow\, IEEE (2001); Fellow\, Engineering Institute of Canada (2002); Fellow\, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (2003); Fellow\, SPIE (2003); Fellow\, Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (2007); Fellow\, Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society (2007); Fellow\, Canadian Academy of Engineering (2009); and Fellow\, Royal Society of Canada. He has lectured in more than 20 countries and has held the Visiting Professorships with more than 15 universities world-wide. He has been invited as a Distinguished Lecturer by IEEE EMBS in Toronto and as an invited lecture at the IEEE International Summer School in France. \nSridhar (Sri) Krishnan is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer (ECE) Engineering and the Associate Dean of Research\, Development and External Partnerships for the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science (FEAS) at Ryerson University. He is also a Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Signal Analysis. Dr. Krishnan received his Ph. D. in ECE from the University of Calgary in 1999. Dr. Krishnan’s research interests include adaptive signal representations and analysis and their applications in biomedicine\, multimedia (audio)\, and biometrics. He has published over 280 papers in refereed journals and conferences\, filed 8 invention disclosures\, and has been granted one US patent. He has received over 20 awards and certificates of appreciation for his contributions in research and innovation. Dr. Krishnan has been invited to present in more than 30 international conferences and workshops. He has supervised and trained 10 Post-doc fellows\, 9 Doctoral theses\, 29 Master theses\, 9 Master projects\, 39 Research Assistants (RA)\, and 17 Visiting RAs. Dr. Krishnan is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Dr. Krishnan is also the Co-Director of the Institute for Biomedical Engineering\, Science and Technology (iBEST) and an Affiliate Scientist at the Keenan Research Centre in St. Michael’s Hospital\, Toronto. \nKarthi Umapathy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Ryerson University. Dr. Umapathy received his Ph. D. in ECE from the University of Western Ontario in 2006. During his graduate studies he held the prestigious NSERC CGS and PGS awards. He was an inaugural Ryerson postdoctoral fellow and was also the recipient of the Heart & Stroke Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence research fellowship award. Dr. Umapathy’s research interests include biomedical signal and image analysis\, time-frequency analysis\, digital signal processing\, cardiac electrophysiology\, and magnetic resonance imaging. One of his recent projects involves studying the electrical activity on the surface of the human heart during ventricular fibrillation to reduce sudden cardiac death in North America. Dr. Umapathy brings with him a vast knowledge in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) from his works in Philips Medical Systems India. As the Area Manager and Country Specialist for Philips\, he led many successful MRI projects in India and Japan. \nApril Khademi recently jointed Ryerson University as an Assistant Professor in in the Department of Electrical and Computer (ECE). Dr. Khademi received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Toronto. Dr. Khademi’s research interests include medical image analysis techniques for radiology and pathology images\, generalized grayscale and colour image processing methodologies\, biomedical signal processing\, machine learning\, personalized medicine\, computer-aided diagnosis\, Big Data analytics\, Magnetic Resonance Imaging\, and digital pathology. Dr. Khademi was an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at University of Guelph. She was the Senior Scientist and Innovation Specialist at PathCore Inc. Dr. Khademi also brings with her the industry and healthcare experience from her works at GE Healthcare\, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute\, and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Dr. Khademi is the recipient of more than 10 awards including Governor General’s Gold Medal for her Masters thesis and the prestigious NSERC-CGSD3. She has over 40 publications\, and has been invited to speaker in more than 25 conferences\, seminars and workshops. \nNaimul Khan recently jointed Ryerson University as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). Dr. Khan received his Ph. D. in ECE from Ryerson University in 2014. Dr. Khan’s research interests include designing interactive methods for visual computing that can bridge the gap between end-users and systems. He has contributed to the fields of machine learning\, computer vision\, and medical imaging. Dr. Khan was previously a research engineer at Sunnybrook Research institute\, and an R&D Manager at AWE Company Ltd. At AWE\, he led the Fort York Time Tablet project in partnership with the City of Toronto to create an augmented reality exhibit of the history of the Fort. The project has garnered significant media and public attention. Dr. Khan was the recipient of several awards including the OCE TalentEdge Postdoctoral Fellowship\, the Ontario Graduate Scholarship\, and Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology. \nTeodiano Bastos is a Full Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo and a Level 1 Researcher at CNPq. Dr. Bastos received his Ph. D. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid\, Spain\, in 1994. Dr. Bastos’ research interests are in Electronic Measurement and Control Systems\, including sensors\, control\, mobile robots\, industrial robotics\, rehabilitation robotics\, assistive technology\, and biological signal processing. Dr. Bastos has over 500 publications in journals\, conferences\, and books
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/biomedical-signal-and-image-analysis-workshop/
LOCATION:ENG 102\, George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre\, 245 Church Street\, Toronto
CATEGORIES:Engineering in Medicine and Biology,Signal Processing
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SUMMARY:Printable Flexible Wearable Electronics Symposium (CPES 2017)
DESCRIPTION:IEEE Canada is a Supporting Partner of CPES2017\, Canada’s premier conference and trade show exhibition for printable\, flexible and wearable electronics (PE). In recognition of this partnership support\, the CPES organizing committee is extending a special offer to IEEE members. \nDate: May 24-26\, 2017 \nLocation: Centennial College\, Toronto \nUsing the coupon code cpeia-partner2017b IEEE members can register for CPES at 15 per cent off the regular non-CPEIA member rate of $795 + HST. This represents a value of $119. The deadline to use this code and secure the discount is April 28\, 2017. \nThis is a great opportunity to engage with the technology developers and integrators that are accelerating the growth and adoption of PE in various market verticals that are relevant to Canadian industry and technology clusters across the country. \nPlease note that this offer cannot be combined with the CPES2017 early bird registration rate or the student rate. It only applies to Day 1 and Day 2 of the conference. If you wish to attend the Master Classes or Mentoring & Financing Sessions on Day 3\, you must pay the regular fee for those activities. \nTo register and take advantage of this discount\, please visit\nhttps://cpes2017.ca/registration/ \nWhat is CPES2017? \nCPES2017 is the place for technology developers\, industrial companies and end-users to meet and discuss how they can work together to commercialize new products and applications for printable\, flexible and wearable electronics. Academic researchers can discover how they can link their research to market needs and opportunities. The conference focuses on markets such as Intelligent Packaging\, Intelligent Buildings\, Aerospace and Defense\, Automotive and Industrial Applications\, Health and Wellness\, Intelligent Documents\, and Consumer Electronics and Wearables. \nCome to learn\, network and develop partnerships for collaboration and business development. You can learn more at www.CPES2017.ca \nMay 24-26\, 2017\, Canadian Printable Electronics Industry Association (CPEIA) will be bringing together Canadian PE industry for their annual symposium at Centennial College\, Toronto. \nWith 30+ speakers and over 200 participants from 120 organizations in attendance\, CPES2017 is Canada’s premier meeting ground for technology developers\, industrial companies and end-users to discuss how they can work together to manufacture and commercialize new products and applications. Academic researchers can showcase their research and discover how they can link it to market needs and opportunities. Day 1 of the program features Key Applications\, while Day 2 is dedicated to Manufacturing. The optional Day 3 offers master classes\, a financing session and mentoring. \nContact: Hugo Sanchez-Reategui at hugosanreategui@ieee.org \nOrganizers: CPEIA \nRegister: https://cpes2017.ca/registration/ \nNote: Using the coupon code cpeia-partner2017b IEEE members can register for CPES at 15 per cent off the regular non-CPEIA member rate of $795 + HST. This represents a value of $119. The deadline to use this code and secure the discount is April 28\, 2017. The coupon code cannot be combined with the Student rate $295 + HST. If you wish to attend the Master Classes or Mentoring & Financing Sessions on Day 3\, you must pay the regular fee for those activities. \nAbstract: CPES2017 is the place for technology developers\, industrial companies and end-users to meet and discuss how they can work together to commercialize new products and applications for printable\, flexible and wearable electronics. Academic researchers can discover how they can link their research to market needs and opportunities. The conference focuses on markets such as Intelligent Packaging\, Intelligent Buildings\, Aerospace and Defense\, Automotive and Industrial Applications\, Health and Wellness\, Intelligent Documents\, and Consumer Electronics and Wearables. \nCome to learn\, network and develop partnerships for collaboration and business development. You can learn more at www.CPES2017.ca
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/printable-flexible-wearable-electronics-symposium-cpes-2017/
LOCATION:Centennial College
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170519T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170519T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
CREATED:20210430T012915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T211359Z
UID:10000052-1495206000-1495209600@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:High Power Density Power Electronics in Aerospace Applications
DESCRIPTION:Friday May 19\, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. IAS & PELS Joint Chapter are inviting you to the technical event “High Power Density Power Electronics in Aerospace Applications”\, presented by Dr. Chushan Li\, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ryerson University. \nDay & Time: Friday May 19\, 2017\n3:00 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. \nSpeaker: Dr. Chushan Li\nPostdoctoral Research Fellow in Ryerson University \nLocation: University of Toronto\n40 St.George Street\nToronto\, Ontario Canada\, M5S 2E4\nBahen Center of Information Technology\nRoom Number: BA 7180 \nAll IEEE members and non-members are welcome to participate with no admission charge. \nRegister: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_registration/register/45053 \nContact: Sanaz Kanani \nOrganizers: IAS & PELS Joint Chapter\, Toronto Section \nAbstract: In aerospace industry\, the More Electric Aircraft (MEA) architecture is emerging\, which employs the concept of electrical power for driving aircraft subsystems currently powered by hydraulic or pneumatic means including utility and flight control actuation\, environmental control system\, lubrication and fuel pumps\, and numerous other utility functions. \nIn this seminar\, Dr. Chushan Li presents an overview of More Electric Aircraft\, and highlights the researches on developing high power density power electronics converters for aerospace applications. These researches enable the MEA applications and significantly reduce the weight\, size\, and life-cycle-cost of the overall system\, improve reliability and result in ease of manufacturing and maintenance. The results are also applicable to wide applications in general industry. Finally\, discussions related challenges and potential opportunities are given to show the research potentials in this area. \nBiography: Dr. Chushan Li received the B.E.E. degree and Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Department of Electrical Engineering\, Zhejiang University\, Hangzhou\, China\, in 2008 and 2014\, respectively. Currently\, he is a postdoctoral fellow in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering\, Ryerson University\, Canada. \nFrom April to September in 2008\, he was an internship student with the Power Application Design Center in National Semiconductor (Hong Kong) Co.Ltd. From December 2010 to October 2011\, he was a visiting scholar with the Freedom Center in North Carolina State University. From December 2013 to June 2014\, he was a research assistant in Hong Kong Polytechnic University. \nHis research interest includes high power density power converter design and AC-DC power conversion. He has published 31 technical papers and held 7 patents. In 2013\, he has received First-Class National Scholarship for Graduate Student in China.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/high-power-density-power-electronics-in-aerospace-applications/
LOCATION:Bahen Center of Information Technology\, Room Number: BA 7180\, 40 St. George Street
CATEGORIES:Industry Applications
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170512T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170512T150000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
CREATED:20210430T012915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T211302Z
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SUMMARY:Trends of the Smart Grid Development
DESCRIPTION:Friday May 12\, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. IEEE Fellow and Professor Wei-Jen Lee\, Electrical Engineering Department University of Texas at Arlington\, will be presenting “Trends of the Smart Grid Development”. \nDay & Time: Friday May 12\, 2017\n2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Professor Wei-Jen Lee\nElectrical Engineering Department University of Texas at Arlington\nDirector of the Energy Systems Research Center\nIEEE Fellow \nLocation: Bahen Center of Information Technology\, Room: BA 7180\nUniversity of Toronto\n40 St. George Street\nToronto\, Ontario\nCanada M5S 2E4 \nRegister: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_registration/register/44907 \nContact: Hoda Youssef \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto IAS & PELS Joint Chapter \nAbstract: The electrical power system in the US has been named as “the supreme engineering achievement of the 20th century” by the National Academy of Sciences. While the power system is a technological marvel\, it is also reaching the limit of its ability to meet the nation’s electricity needs. In addition\, our nation is moving into the digital information age that demands higher reliability from the nation’s aging electrical delivery system. \nThe modernization of the electricity infrastructure leads to the concept of “smart grid”. A comprehensive smart grid design should cover both top-down and bottom-up approaches. For the current centralized generation and transmission system\, upgrading the power delivery infrastructure\, enforcing the system security requirement\, and increasing interoperability are well known techniques to improve the reliability and the controllability of the power system. For the bottom-up approach\, one of the most important features is its ability to support a more diverse and complex network of energy technologies. Specifically\, it will be able to seamlessly integrate an array of locally installed\, distributed power sources with smaller CO2 footprint\, such as fuel cells\, photovoltaic\, and wind generation\, into the power system. \nThis presentation discusses the opportunities and challenges for the development of Smart Grid\, highlights the smart grid related researches that I have been involved recently\, and explores the possibility for future collaborations. The presentation concludes with the listing of issues needed to be addressed to ensure successful integration procedures that will eventually create new structures of efficient\, modular and environmentally responsive electricity infrastructure that will have an impact nationally as well as globally. \nBiography: Professor Wei-Jen Lee received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from National Taiwan University\, Taipei\, Taiwan\, R.O.C.\, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Texas\, Arlington\, in 1978\, 1980\, and 1985\, respectively\, all in Electrical Engineering. \nIn 1986\, he joined the University of Texas at Arlington\, where he is currently a professor of the Electrical Engineering Department and the director of the Energy Systems Research Center.\nHe has been involved in the revision of IEEE Std. 141\, 339\, 551\, 739\, 1584\, and dot 3000 series development. He is the Vice President of the IEEE Industry Application Society. He is an editor of IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications and IAS Magazine\, editorial board member of Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy (MPCE) and CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems\, and guest editor of IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. He has been inducted as a member of Academy of Distinguished Scholar at the University of Texas at Arlington since 2012. He is the project manager of IEEE/NFPA Collaboration on Arc Flash Phenomena Research Project. \nProf. Lee has been involved in research on utility deregulation\, renewable energy\, smart grid\, microgrid\, energy internet and virtual power plants (VPP)\, arc flash hazards and electrical safety\, load and wind capacity forecasting\, power quality\, distribution automation and demand side management\, power systems analysis\, online real-time equipment diagnostic and prognostic system\, and microcomputer based instrument for power systems monitoring\, measurement\, control\, and protection. He has served as the primary investigator (PI) or Co-PI of over one hundred funded research projects with the total amount exceed US$12 million dollars. He has published more than one hundred and thirty journal papers and two hundred forty conference proceedings. He has provided on-site training courses for power engineers in Panama\, China\, Taiwan\, Korea\, Saudi Arabia\, Thailand\, and Singapore. He has refereed numerous technical papers for IEEE\, IET\, and other professional organizations.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/trends-of-the-smart-grid-development/
LOCATION:Room: BA 7180\, 40 St. George Street\, Toronto\, Ontario Canada M5S 2E4
CATEGORIES:Industry Applications
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170512T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170512T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
CREATED:20210430T012915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T211225Z
UID:10000051-1494576000-1494604800@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:7th Annual E3 Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Friday May 12\, 2017 the School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science and the Centennial Energy Institute invite you to our 2017 E3 Symposium: The Future is Smart: The Transformation of Canadian Manufacturing. This event will bring together advanced manufacturing innovators from across a number of sectors in the economy. The event will feature industry titans sharing best practices. \nDay & Time: Friday May 12\, 2017\n8:00 am to 8:45 am – Registration and Breakfast.\n9:00 am to 4:00 pm – Speakers & Sessions. \nLocation: Centennial College: Progress Campus\nLibrary Building Auditorium\n941 Progress Avenue\, Toronto\, Ontario \nEvent Page: http://www.centennialcollege.ca/programs-courses/schools/school-of-engineering-technology-and-applied-science/e3-symposium/ \nContact: Maryam Davoudpour
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/7th-annual-e3-symposium/
LOCATION:Centennial College: Progress Campus Library Building Auditorium 941 Progress Avenue\, Toronto\, Ontario
CATEGORIES:Instrumentation & Measurement,Magnetics,Women in Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170504T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170504T153000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
CREATED:20210430T012915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T211127Z
UID:10000127-1493902800-1493911800@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:IEEE Toronto ComSoc: Watson IOT Platform Hands-On Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Thursday May 4\, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. Gayathri Srinivasan\, IBM Business Development Executive\, will be presenting “IEEE Toronto ComSoc: Watson IOT Platform Hands-On Workshop”. \nDay & Time: Thursday May 4\, 2017\n1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. \nSpeaker: Gayathri Srinivasan\nBusiness Development Executive\nIBM Watson Internet of Things Academic Initiative \nLocation: Galbraith Building\, Room Number: GB202\nUniversity of Toronto\, 35 St George St\nToronto\, ON M5S 1A4 \nContact: Eman Hammad \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto ComSoc \nRegister: Register for free at https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/44896 \nAbstract: The IEEE Toronto Section and University of Toronto – ECE are inviting all interested IEEE members and other engineers\, technologists and students to our FIRST hands-on workshop: Watson IoT Platform hands-on. \nWorkshop agenda:\n1. Presentation: IoT Overview\n2. IBM Bluemix overview\n3. IoT Starter app using Watson IoT boilerplate on Bluemix\n4. Work with simulated devices/sensors\n5. Learn the basics of Node-Red application development environment\n6. Learn to create dashboards\n7. Real-time-insights: Use sensor value thresholds to determine actions and text alerts\n8. Use Watson APIs (Watson text to speech & Language Translation) capabilities for the alert\n9. Explore weather insights\n10. Learn to add additional nodes to the node-red environment including dashboard\n11. General Q&A \nBiography: Gaya Magie is a Business Development Executive leading the IBM Watson Internet of Things Academic Initiative. Gaya collaborates with educational institutions world wide to help faculty and students build IoT skills leveraging IBM resources and platforms available for academia. Gaya has been with IBM since 2001 and has over 18 years of industry experience across various aspects of the business\, including development\, support\, project management\, product management\, partner relations and sales. In 1996\, Gaya received her Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University in India. Gaya pursued her higher education in the US and in 1998\, received a Master’s degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering from West Virginia University. As an IBM employee and continuing to pursue her higher education\, Gaya received her Master’s in Business Administration in Global Management.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/ieee-toronto-comsoc-watson-iot-platform-hands-on-workshop/
LOCATION:Room GB202\, 35 St George St\, Toronto\, ON M5S 1A4
CATEGORIES:Communications
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170428T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170428T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
CREATED:20210430T012914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T211102Z
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SUMMARY:Damped AC Partial Discharge Testing for Medium Voltage Underground Cables
DESCRIPTION:Friday April 28\, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Philipp Legler will be presenting “Damped AC Partial Discharge Testing for Medium Voltage Underground Cables”. \nDay & Time: Friday April 28\, 2017\n10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Philipp Legler \nLocation: Megger\, 550 Alden Rd\nMarkham\, ON L3R 3L5\, Canada \nContact: Ali Naderian \nOrganizers: IEEE DEIS Toronto Chapter Event \nAbstract: Partial discharge (PD) measurements are increasingly used as a reliable and non-destructive diagnostic method for detecting weak spots in the insulation of underground cables. Partial discharge measurements are also routinely used in laboratories for testing cable reels prior to commissioning and in the field to verify installation quality. \nThe most important factor to consider when choosing a test frequency is that the partial discharge characteristics at the new frequency must be like those at 50/60 Hz\, otherwise the results cannot be reliably interpreted. This is especially true when measuring partial discharge inception voltage (PDIV)\, the voltage at which partial discharge first occurs. \nOver the past 10 years\, the damped alternating current (DAC) technique has been established as a very effective method for partial discharge testing. This method is one of the voltage shapes listed for PD testing in IEEE 400.3: “Guide for Partial Discharge Testing of Shielded Power Cable Systems in a Field Environment”. In this presentation\, the concept of DAC PD test will be discussed and some practical examples will be presented.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/damped-ac-partial-discharge-testing-for-medium-voltage-underground-cables/
LOCATION:Megger Limited -Canada\, 550 Alden Rd\, Markham\, ON L3R 3L5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170428T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170428T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
CREATED:20210430T012914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T211027Z
UID:10000126-1493370000-1493395200@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Engineering the Internet of Things – Digital Twin Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Friday April 28\, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. IEEE Toronto and SimuTech Group will be hosting the seminar “Engineering the Internet of Things – Digital Twin”. \nDay & Time: Friday April 28\, 2017\n9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nLocation: Ryerson University\nGeorge Vari Centre for Computing and Engineering\nRoom: ENG 288\n245 Church Street\nToronto\, Ontario M5B 2K3 \nCost: Free including lunch \nRegister: http://go.simutechgroup.com/ieee-iot-digital-twin-toronto \nContact: SimuTech Group – Mohsen Tayefeh\nIEEE Toronto – Dr. Maryam Davoudpour \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto (WIE\, Signals & Computational Intelligence\, Measurement/Instrumentation-Robotics\, Magnetics chapters)\, Computer Science Department of Ryerson University\, SimuTech Group (ANSYS Elite Channel partner) \nAbstract: High-tech–industry product development teams routinely use coupled multiphysics software to analyze the trade-offs among speed\, bandwidth\, signal integrity\, power integrity\, thermal performance and EMI/EMC. \nThe Internet of Things is a network of smart products\, or “things”\, that use embedded sensors\, software\, and electronics to communicate with each other over a network. The communication data can be analyzed by cloud based software to derive actionable information\, leading to predictive and prescriptive outcomes. \nIn this seminar\, the following topics will be discussed: \n– Engineering the Internet of Things\n– 5 Engineering Challenges for Smart Product Development\n– Case Study: Search and Rescue Drone-Satellite System\n– Signal Integrity/EMI/EMC\, Human body\, Federal Regulations\n– User experience – Wearable devices (Multiphysics Simulation)\n– Digital Twin – GE and ANSYS collaboration\n– Case Study: prescriptive maintenance case study\n– Lunch\n– RF Antenna placement\n– Step by step workshop – Antenna analysis\n– PCB design – Power Integrity\n– Thermal management (CFD)\n– Networking\, Door prize/draw (Drone)
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/engineering-the-internet-of-things-digital-twin-seminar/
LOCATION:George Vari Centre for Computing and Engineering Room: ENG 288\, 245 Church Street\, Toronto
CATEGORIES:Instrumentation & Measurement,Magnetics,Signals & Computational Intelligence,Women in Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170424T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170424T153000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
CREATED:20210430T012914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T210922Z
UID:10000124-1493042400-1493047800@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:SSCS Distinguished Lecture: Holistic Design in Optical Interconnects
DESCRIPTION:Monday April 24\, 2017 at 2:10 p.m. Dr. Azita Emami\, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Medical Engineering at Caltech\, will be presenting a distinguished lecture\, “Holistic Design in Optical Interconnects”. \nDay & Time: Monday\, April 24th\, 2017\n2:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. \nSpeaker: Dr. Azita Emami\nProfessor of Electrical Engineering and Medical Engineering\nHeritage Medical Research Institute Investigator\nDeputy Chair of Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences\nCaltech \nLocation: Room B024\, Bahen Centre\n40 St. George Street\, Toronto\, ON M5S 2E4 \nContact: Dustin Dunwell \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto SSCS \nCost: Free for everyone. Complimentary refreshments will be provided. \nAbstract: The scalability of CMOS technology has driven computation into a diverse range of applications across the power consumption\, performance and size spectra. Today Data Center (DC) and High Performance Computing (HPC) performance is increasingly limited by interconnection bandwidth. Maintaining continued aggregate bandwidth growth without overwhelming the power budget for these large scale computing systems and data centers is paramount. The historic power efficiency gains via CMOS technology scaling for such interconnects have rolled off over the past decade\, and new low-cost approaches are necessary. In this talk a number of promising solutions including Silicon-Photonic-based interconnects that can overcome these challenges will be discussed. In particular effective co-design of electronics and photonics as a holistic approach for reducing the total power consumption and enhancing the performance of the link will be presented. \nBiography: Azita Emami received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1999 and 2004 respectively. She received her B.S. degree from Sharif University of Technology in 1996. Professor Emami joined IBM T. J. Watson Research Center in 2004 as a research staff member in the Communication Technologies Department. From Fall 2006 to Summer 2007\, she was an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Columbia University in the city of New York. In 2007\, she joined Caltech\, where she is now a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Medical Engineering. She is a Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator\, and serves as the deputy chair of division of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Caltech. Her current research interests include mixed-signal integrated circuits and systems\, high-speed on-chip and chip-to-chip interconnects\, system and circuit design solutions for highly-scaled CMOS technologies\, wearable and implantable devices for neural recording\, stimulation\, and efficient drug delivery.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/sscs-distinguished-lecture-holistic-design-in-optical-interconnects/
LOCATION:Room B024\, Bahen Centre 40 St. George Street\, Toronto\, ON M5S 2E4
CATEGORIES:Solid-State Circuits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170413T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170413T110000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
CREATED:20210430T012914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T210852Z
UID:10000123-1492077600-1492081200@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Regularization by Denoising (RED)
DESCRIPTION:Thursday April 13\, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Dr. Peyman Milanfar\, Leader of Computational Imaging team in Google Research\, will be presenting an IEEE Signal Processing Society Distinguished Lecture\, “Regularization by Denoising (RED)”. \nDay & Time: Thursday April 13\, 2017\n10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Dr. Peyman Milanfar\nLeader of Computational Imaging team in Google Research\nVisiting Faculty at Electrical Engineering Department\, UC Santa Cruz \nLocation: University of Toronto\, Bahen Center (Room BA 5281)\n40 St. George Street\, Toronto\, ON M5S 2E4\nhttps://goo.gl/maps/7ick2cparLF2 \nContact: Mehrnaz Shokrollahi \nOrganizers: IEEE Signal Processing Chapter Toronto Section \nAbstract: Image denoising is the most fundamental problem in image enhancement\, and it is largely solved: It has reached impressive heights in performance and quality — almost as good as it can ever get. But interestingly\, it turns out that we can solve many other problems using the image denoising “engine”. I will describe the Regularization by Denoising (RED) framework: using the denoising engine in defining the regularization of any inverse problem. The idea is to define an explicit image-adaptive regularization functional directly using a high performance denoiser. Surprisingly\, the resulting regularizer is guaranteed to be convex\, and the overall objective functional is explicit\, clear and well-defined. With complete flexibility to choose the iterative optimization procedure for minimizing this functional\, RED is capable of incorporating any image denoising algorithm as a regularizer\, treat general inverse problems very effectively\, and is guaranteed to converge to the globally optimal result. \nBiography: Peyman leads the Computational Imaging/ Image Processing team in Google Research. Prior to this\, he was a Professor of Electrical Engineering at UC Santa Cruz from 1999-2014\, where he is now a visiting faculty. He was Associate Dean for Research at the School of Engineering from 2010-12. From 2012-2014 he was on leave at Google-x\, where he helped develop the imaging pipeline for Google Glass. Peyman received his undergraduate education in electrical engineering and mathematics from the University of California\, Berkeley\, and the MS and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He holds 11 US patents\, several of which are commercially licensed. He founded MotionDSP in 2005. He has been keynote speaker at numerous technical conferences including Picture Coding Symposium (PCS)\, SIAM Imaging Sciences\, SPIE\, and the International Conference on Multimedia (ICME). Along with his students\, he has won several best paper awards from the IEEE Signal Processing Society. He is a Fellow of the IEEE “for contributions to inverse problems and super-resolution in imaging.”
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/regularization-by-denoising-red/
LOCATION:University of Toronto\, Bahen Center (Room BA 5281)
CATEGORIES:Signal Processing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170410T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170410T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
CREATED:20210430T002615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T003906Z
UID:10000121-1491847200-1491858000@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Women in Robotics: Dr. Pooja Viswanathan\, Co-founder and CEO\, Braze Mobility
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Pooja Viswanathan is the Co-founder and CEO of Braze Mobility Inc. Dr. Viswanathan has a PhD in Robotics and Assistive Technology\, is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto and the AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence\, and is an Ontario Brain Institute Entrepreneur. Dr. Viswanathan is a passionate and accomplished innovator and still makes time for mentorship and education of the next generation of young innovators. \nClick here for more information.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/women-in-robotics-dr-pooja-viswanathan-co-founder-and-ceo-braze-mobility/
LOCATION:263 McCaul Street\, Room 120\, Health Innovation Hub
CATEGORIES:Women in Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170331T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170331T153000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
CREATED:20210430T002614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T003718Z
UID:10000119-1490970600-1490974200@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Engineering Skills Gaps: “Jobs without people” and “people without jobs”
DESCRIPTION:Friday March 31\, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. Dr. Farzad Rayegani\, Associate Dean\, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology\, will be presenting “Engineering Skills Gaps: ‘Jobs without people’ and ‘people without jobs’”. \nDay & Time: Friday\, March 31st\, 2017\n2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. \nSpeaker: Farzad Rayegani\, Ph.D.\, P.Eng.\, FEC.\nAssociate Dean\, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology \nLocation: Room ENG 288\nGeorge Vari Centre for Computing and Engineering\, Ryerson University\n245 Church Street\, Toronto\, Ontario M5B 2K3 \nContact: Dr. Maryam Davoudpour \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto WIE\, Magnetics\, Measurement/Instrumentation-Robotics and Computer Science Department of Ryerson University \nBiography: Farzad Rayegani is credited with developing an applied research program involving students\, graduates and faculty mentors to address technological and educational needs of the Halton and Peel regions. Over the past 10 years\, he has been simultaneously partnering with SME enterprises on product and process innovation projects while developing an applied research program involving students\, graduates and faculty mentors to examine issues of product development / refinement\, process automation\, systems integration and manufacturing management. In the past year\, this work has been bolstered by a range of successful\, high-profile\, federally funded projects with companies in both regions. \nUnder his leadership\, through the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies (CAMDT)\, Sheridan has been reaching out to a significant number of manufacturers in Brampton\, Mississauga and Oakville\, particularly small and medium enterprises\, to support adoption and integration of efficient manufacturing practices and product innovation performance and improvements. CAMDT now supports over a dozen local and regional SMEs who are struggling with limited availability of technological\, human\, financial\, and management resources. \nUnder his leadership\, Sheridan College recently become a member of the CDIO Initiative – a worldwide movement to restore the balance between teaching practice skills and the fundamentals of math and science to engineering students. What started as a partnership between MIT and a few Swedish universities in 2001 has gained significant international momentum\, with 103 institutions adopting the model. Sheridan is the fifth Canadian institution and the first college in the world to be accepted. \nAs a CDIO collaborator\, Farzad is seeking to develop a new curriculum structure based on a new philosophy for engineering education. The framework educates students to Conceive\, Design\, Implement and Operate complex\, value-added engineering products\, processes and systems in a modern\, team-based\, global environment. He aims to develop a curriculum rich in project-based\, hands-on learning\, producing engineers who are “ready to engineer” when they graduate. \nFarzad is ASME chair on additive manufacturing. As the committee chair\, he will be leading the launch of ASME’s inaugural additive manufacturing challenge designed to give mechanical and multi-disciplinary undergraduate students around the world an opportunity to re-engineer existing products or create new designs that minimize energy consumption and/or improve energy efficiency. As chair\, he will also be collaborating with ME department heads to develop educational material on behalf of ASME to benefit the educators and students. \nFarzad was recently designated an Engineers Canada Fellow by Engineers Canada. This prestigious award is presented in recognition of exceptional contributions to the engineering profession in Canada. \nFarzad has been a full-time professor in Sheridan’s Faculty of Applied Science and Technology since 2004. Currently\, he is the associate dean of the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering & Technology and director of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies (CAMDT).
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/engineering-skills-gaps-jobs-without-people-and-people-without-jobs/
LOCATION:Room ENG 288\, 245 Church Street\, Toronto\, Ontario M5B 2K3
CATEGORIES:Instrumentation & Measurement,Magnetics,Women in Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170328T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170328T143000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
CREATED:20210430T002614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T003947Z
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SUMMARY:Navigation Sensors and Systems in GNSS Degraded and Denied Environments (Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying About GPS)
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday March 28\, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. George T. Schmidt\, IEEE AESS Distinguished Lecturer & Board of Governors\, will be presenting a distinguished lecture\, “Navigation Sensors and Systems in GNSS Degraded and Denied Environments (Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying About GPS)”. \nDay & Time: Tuesday\, March 28th\, 2017\n1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. \nSpeaker: George T. Schmidt\nEEE AESS Distinguished Lecturer & Board of Governors\nIEEE Life Fellow\, AIAA Fellow \nLocation: Room EPH 207\, Eric Palin Hall\, Ryerson University\n87 Gerrard Street East\, Toronto \nContact: Kyarash Shahriari \nOrganizers: AESS Toronto Chapter \nRegister: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/44109 \nAbstract: Position\, velocity\, and timing (PVT) signals from various Global Navigation Systems (GNSS) are used throughout the World. However\, the availability and reliability of these signals in all environments has become a subject of concern for both civilian and military applications. Most of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors for the US economy\, security\, and health are dependent on GPS signals. More than 90% of the US military guided weapons use GPS. Accuracy and other planned improvements for GPS are explained as well as technology approaches for increasing system robustness. International news reports about a successful GPS spoofing attack on a civilian UAV in the USA have only increased concerns over the planned use of UAVs in the national airspace and safety of flight in general. Other examples of the effects of GPS interference and jamming are illustrated in this presentation. This is a particularly difficult problem that requires new and innovative ideas to fill the PVT gap when the data are degraded or unavailable. One solution is to use inertial and/or other sensors to bridge the gap in navigation information and maintain world-wide navigation capability. This presentation summarizes with examples four different methods for combining GPS and other systems to achieve mission success when GPS becomes unavailable. \nBiography: George T. Schmidt is an IEEE Life Fellow. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS). He is also a Distinguished Lecturer for that society. \nHe was the Director of several recent NATO Research and Technology Organization Lecture Series related to Navigation Sensors and Systems in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Degraded and Denied Environments. \nIn 2013 he completed 17 years of service as Editor-in-Chief of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Journal of Guidance\, Control\, and Dynamics. He was responsible for managing the peer review of more than 6500 submitted papers. He is an AIAA Fellow. \nFrom 1961 through 2007\, he was at the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory and the Draper Laboratory\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts. His final position was as the Draper Director of Education. Prior to that position he was the Leader of the Guidance and Navigation Division and Director of the Draper Guidance Technology Center. \nFor many years he was a Lecturer in Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT\, retiring in 2010. \nHe has received several awards including the AIAA International Cooperation Award in 2001 and the NATO Science and Technology Organization’s highest technical award\, the von Kármán Medal in 2005. \nHe is author or contributing author of more than 100 technical papers\, reports\, encyclopedia articles\, and books. He received his S.B. and S.M. degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT and his Sc.D. in Instrumentation from MIT.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/navigation-sensors-and-systems-in-gnss-degraded-and-denied-environments-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-about-gps/
LOCATION:Room EPH 207\, Eric Palin Hall\, Ryerson University 87 Gerrard Street East\, Toronto
CATEGORIES:Aerospace & Electronic Systems
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170324T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170324T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
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SUMMARY:Hybrid Renewable Energy Standalone Systems
DESCRIPTION:Friday March 24\, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. Dr. Ambrish Chandra of Department of Electrical Engineering\, École de technologie supérieure\, will be presenting “Hybrid Renewable Energy Standalone Systems”. \nDay & Time: Friday\, March 24th\, 2017\n3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Dr. Ambrish Chandra\nDepartment of Electrical Engineering\nÉcole de technologie supérieure \nLocation: Room BA 4287\nBuilding: Bahen Center of Information Technology\nUniversity of Toronto\n40 St. George Street\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S2E4 \nContact: Sanaz Kanani \nOrganizers: IAS & PLES Joint Chapter \nRegister: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/44319 \nAbstract: Several isolated areas in the world currently use only diesel generators (DGs) to serve their requirements of electrical energy. However\, the use of DGs has many drawbacks: 1) high cost of electricity\, 2) air and noise pollution\, 3) Loss in fuel efficiency and maintenance cost. To remedy those problems it is better to generate power from a cost-effective\, environmental friendly renewable energy sources (RESs) such as wind\, solar\, hydro\, biomass\, etc. RESs are clean and almost available all over the planet but are intermittent in nature\, especially wind and solar power generations. This makes their integration to micro-grid with DG difficult\, especially if the local grid is not connected to the main grid. Hybrid standalone system consists of many elements such as photovoltaic panels\, wind turbines\, DG\, energy storage system\, AC and DC loads\, dump load etc. Most of these elements are connected to the AC or DC bus via power electronic devices. In this presentation many possible hybrid renewable energy standalone systems will be discussed. Control of some of the systems will be discussed in detail. \nBiography: Prof Ambrish Chandra did his engineering degree from the University of Roorkee (presently IIT)\, India\, M.Tech. degree from IIT\, New Delhi\, India\, and Ph.D. degree from University of Calgary\, Canada\, in 1977\, 1980\, and 1987\, respectively. Since 1994\, he is working as a Professor of Electrical Engineering at École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS)\, Université du Québec\, Montréal\, Canada. \nThe key differentiator of Prof. Chandra’s work is in the simplicity and practicality of the new solutions proposed by him. His most significant work is concerned with the advancement of new theory and control algorithms in the following two areas: 1) integration of renewable energy sources to distribution systems with improved power quality features\, and 2) power quality improvement in distribution systems. His work has had a significant impact and is now extensively employed in the industry. During the past 20 years he has published around 300 research articles in these two areas. He was instrumental in writing six review articles on power quality; those have now become de-facto standards worldwide. Many of the articles co-authored by him have high Google citations 2036\, 867\, 603\, 325\, with total Google citations 9380\, h-index 42\, i10-index 99\, and are being referred by many international researchers. He is a coauthor of the book ‘Power Quality – Problems and Mitigation Techniques’\, John Wiley and Sons Ltd\, (2015) which deals with the power quality problems in distribution systems. \nProf Chandra is Fellow of many organisations\, including IEEE\, CAE\, EIC\, IET and others. He is a Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Power and Energy Society\, and also of IEEE Industry Application Society. He is an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. He is IEEE Power and Energy Society Montreal Chapter Chair. From May 2012 to September 2015\, he was the Director of a multidisciplinary graduate program on ‘Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency’ at ÉTS. Prof Chandra is a professional engineer in the province of Quebec\, Canada.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/hybrid-renewable-energy-standalone-systems/
LOCATION:Room BA 4287\, 40 St. George Street\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S2E4
CATEGORIES:Industry Applications
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170322T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170322T200000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
CREATED:20210430T002613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T004123Z
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SUMMARY:Cyber Security for Utilities Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday March 22\, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. the IEEE Toronto Computer Society/Industrial Relations will be presenting “Cyber Security for Utilities Seminar”. \nDay & Time: Wednesday\, March 22nd\, 2017\n6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. \nSpeakers: Steel McCreery\nSchweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) \nDoug Westlund\, P. Eng.\nAESI \nLocation: University of Toronto\n35 St. George St.\nToronto\, Ontario\nCanada M5S 1A4 \nBuilding: Galbraith Building\nRoom Number: 202 \nRSVP is required for this event. Please visit https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/44162 for more details and to register. \nFEES:\nIEEE Members: Free\nNon-IEEE Students: Free\nNon-Member (Professional): $10 + HST \nAbstract: Cyber Security is one of the hottest technology topics ensuring the safety and reliability of the Electrical Grid against cyber-attacks from hackers. This seminar will be a great opportunity for students\, new grads\, and engineers to have a general overview on cyber security issues and challenges for utilities in North America. Industry Standards such as NERC CIP will be discussed\, as will career opportunities on this field. \nJoin us on our first seminar on Cyber Security with IEEE Toronto Section. We look forward to seeing you at the event! \nBiographies:\nSteel McCreery is an Integration Application Specialist II Communications\, providing communications and automation applications engineering support to sales\, consultants\, utility and industrial customers in addition to SEL’s internal Engineering Services team. \nDoug Westlund\, P. Eng.\, has 30 years’ experience in technology and cyber security in the utility and telecommunications markets. In his role at AESI he assists utility executive teams and their Boards with strategic planning and risk management. He has led more than 100 cyber security projects for generation\, transmission and distribution utilities\, developed risk management for the Ontario LDC insurer (MEARIE)\, and developed cyber security best practices and programs for the American Public Power Association and its 2\,000 distribution utility members.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/cyber-security-for-utilities-seminar/
LOCATION:Room 202\, Galbraith Building\, 35 St. George St. Toronto\, Ontario
CATEGORIES:Computer,Women in Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170313T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170313T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
CREATED:20210430T002613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T004206Z
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SUMMARY:Emerging Trends in Software\, Computing\, & Application Development
DESCRIPTION:Monday March 13\, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. Dr. Ilia Nika\, Software Engineering Technology Professor and Coordinator of Software Programs at ICET Department of Centennial College\, will be presenting “Emerging Trends in Software\, Computing\, & Application Development”. \nDay & Time: Monday\, March 13th\, 2017\n12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Dr. Ilia Nika\nSoftware Engineering Technology Professor and Coordinator of Software Programs\nICET Department\, Centennial College \nLocation: Room TRS2164 (8th Floor of the Building)\n575 Bay Street (Entrance at 55 Dundas Street West)\, Ryerson University \nContact: Dr. Maryam Davoudpour \nOrganizers: WIE\, Measurement/Instrumentation-Robotics\, Magnetics\, Computer Science Department of Ryerson University \nAbstract: Software is taking the planet by storm. Whether is engineering\, manufacturing\, medicine\, business\, arts\, or education\, the use of software is changing the way we live and is helping to improve people’s lives. \nIn this talk we will present several emerging trends in software\, computing\, and application development\, as well as show some of the recent applications in various areas. Most importantly\, we will relate the recent changes to ongoing curriculum updates to computing program across the education system. \nBiography: Ilia has a Ph.D. in Applied mathematics\, and more than 30 years of experience in mathematical modeling\, software development\, teaching\, applied research\, and curriculum development. \nHis main areas of expertise include mathematical modeling\, Java and .NET programming\, and mobile application development. Ilia has developed several automated systems for signal processing of geophysical data including the solution of inverse resistivity problem in resistivity logging. He is very interested in applications of machine learning in both engineering and education and has developed an application for predicting student retention in community colleges using institutional data and ensemble learning. Ilia has developed and taught courses in Software Systems Design and Computer Communications & Networking degree programs\, as well as courses in Software Engineering Technology programs. Ilia has been principal investigator and/or co-investigator in several ARIC projects. He is also an Information Technology Management and Continuing Education part-time instructor\, at Ryerson University (2007 – Present). Currently he is teaching Emerging Technologies course for Software Engineering Technology students\, Centennial College.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/emerging-trends-in-software-computing-application-development/
LOCATION:Room TRS2164 (8th Floor of the Building)\, 575 Bay Street (Entrance at 55 Dundas Street West)\, Ryerson University
CATEGORIES:Instrumentation & Measurement,Magnetics,Women in Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170306T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170306T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
CREATED:20210430T002613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T004240Z
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SUMMARY:Big Data
DESCRIPTION:Monday March 6\, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. Dr. Ann Cavoukian will be presenting “Big Data”. \nDay & Time: Monday\, March 6th\, 2017\n12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Dr. Ann Cavoukian \nLocation: Room TRS2164 (8th Floor of the Building)\n575 Bay Street (Entrance at 55 Dundas Street West)\, Ryerson University \nContact: Dr. Maryam Davoudpour \nOrganizers: WIE\, Measurement/Instrumentation-Robotics\, Magnetics\, Computer Science Department of Ryerson University \nBiography: Dr. Ann Cavoukian is recognized as one of the world’s leading privacy experts. She is presently the Executive Director of Ryerson University’s Privacy and Big Data Institute. Dr. Cavoukian served an unprecedented three terms as the Information & Privacy Commissioner of Ontario\, Canada. There she created Privacy by Design\, a framework that seeks to proactively embed privacy into design\, thereby achieving the strongest protection possible. In 2010\, International Privacy Regulators unanimously passed a Resolution recognizing Privacy by Design as an international standard. Since then\, PbD has been translated into 39 languages. \nDr. Cavoukian has received numerous awards recognizing her leadership in privacy\, most recently as of the Top 100 Leaders in Identity (January\, 2017).
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/big-data/
LOCATION:Room TRS2164 (8th Floor of the Building)\, 575 Bay Street (Entrance at 55 Dundas Street West)\, Ryerson University
CATEGORIES:Instrumentation & Measurement,Magnetics,Women in Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170228T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170228T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
CREATED:20210430T002613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T004316Z
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SUMMARY:An Introduction to UAV Regulations
DESCRIPTION:There has been an exponential surge in the use of the small unmanned aerial vehicles (sUAV)\, also known as drones\, ranging from recreational to professional and research activities. However\, whether used as a great toy to record spectacular images from the air or a great tool for activities such as mapping\, construction or emergency response\, the sUAV can crash or collide with other objects\, or can cause privacy concerns. This is why most countries regulate the operation of sUAS to mitigate the risks from potential inflight accidents with manned aircrafts that operate in the same airspace\, collisions with vehicles and power lines\, crashes in populated areas\, or privacy violations that can raise trespassing and security concerns. The presentation will address various regulations and operational aspects we need to be aware of for the safe and legal operation of a sUAV. \nSpeaker: Costas Armenakis\, PhD\, PEng \nRegistration: Registration is free\, and is open to IEEE members and non-members\, but space is limited. Please RSVP through the registration website or contact Kyarash Shahriari / Dante Bolatti. \nRemote Access: This meeting is accessible through IEEE WebEx service for those who may not be able to attend. Please contact Kyarash Shahriari or Dante Bolatti for more details. \nDay & Time: Tuesday\, February 28th\, 2017\n3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. \nLocation: York University\n4700 Keele Street\nToronto\, Ontario\, Canada\nBuilding: Petrie Science & Engineering Building (building #17)\nRoom Number: 422 \nContacts: Kyarash Shahriari\nDante Bolatti \nBiography:\nDr. Costas Armenakis is an Associate Professor and Program Director of Geomatics Engineering at the Lassonde School of Engineering\, York University\, Toronto\, Canada. He has over 30 years of research experience in photogrammetry\, remote sensing and GIS working on the acquisition\, handling\, processing and management of geo-spatial data and information from terrestrial\, aerial and space-borne image sensors. His research interests are in the areas of photogrammetric engineering and remote sensing mapping\, focusing on unmanned mobile sensing and mapping systems and the use of unmanned aerial vehicle systems for geomatics. He is an ISPRS Fellow and former President of the ISPRS Technical Commission IV on Digital Mapping and GeoDatabases. Currently he serves as Co-Chair of the ISPRS ICWG I/II: UAS & Small Multi-Sensor Platforms: Concepts & Applications.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/an-introduction-to-uav-regulations/
LOCATION:York University\, Petrie Science & Engineering Building (building #17)\, Room Number: 422\, 4700 Keele Street
CATEGORIES:Aerospace & Electronic Systems
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170227T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170227T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
CREATED:20210430T002613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T004354Z
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SUMMARY:Health Apps by Design: A Reference Architecture for Mobile Apps for Health
DESCRIPTION:Monday February 27\, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. Dr. Karim Keshavjee will be presenting “Health Apps by Design: A Reference Architecture for Mobile Apps for Health”. \nDay & Time: Monday\, February 27th\, 2017\n12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Dr. Karim Keshavjee \nLocation: Room TRS2164 (8th Floor of the Building)\n575 Bay Street (Entrance at 55 Dundas Street West)\, Ryerson University \nContact: Dr. Maryam Davoudpour \nOrganizers: WIE\, Measurement/Instrumentation-Robotics\, Magnetics\, Computer Science Department of Ryerson University \nBiography: Karim is a Family Physician with over 25 years of experience designing\, developing and implementing Electronic Health Records/Electronic Medical Records and helping clinicians use them effectively. Currently working on architecting a scalable and sustainable technology system that will help us prevent diabetes cost-effectively. Diabetes prevention is feasible\, but is not cost-effective. I believe an engineered solution could change things dramatically.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/health-apps-by-design-a-reference-architecture-for-mobile-apps-for-health/
LOCATION:Room TRS2164 (8th Floor of the Building)\, 575 Bay Street (Entrance at 55 Dundas Street West)\, Ryerson University
CATEGORIES:Instrumentation & Measurement,Magnetics,Women in Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170222T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170222T203000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
CREATED:20210430T002612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T004500Z
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SUMMARY:Improving Communication Skills for Engineers
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday February 22\, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. IEEE Toronto Section’s Industry Relations Committee and Young Professionals Affinity Group will be hosting a seminar on “Improving Communication Skills for Engineers” with distinguished speakers who will share their experiences and speak about the opportunities\, possibilities\, and challenges in an engineering workplace and the required communication skills. You will hear first-hand tips on how to become an excellent communicator to advance your career. \nThe focus of this seminar is on communication skills one requires to be successful in an engineering profession. This seminar could be of special interest to engineering students\, new graduates\, young engineers\, and young professionals in general. \nThis seminar is free; light refreshments will be provided. \nPlease register at the link below:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/improving-communication-skills-for-engineers-tickets-31690711772 \nDay & Time: Wednesday\, February 22nd\, 2017\n6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. \nLocation: Room 202\, Galbraith Building\, 35 St. George Street \nOrganizer: IEEE Toronto Section’s Industry Relations Committee\, Young Professionals Affinity Group \nEvent Details: \n6:15 pm-6:40 pm: Registration and Welcoming\n6:40 pm-7:00 pm: 1st Speech by Dr. Tom Murad\n7:00 pm-7:20 pm: 2nd Speech by Mr. Hugo Sánchez-Reategui\n7:20 pm-7:40 pm: 3rd Speech by Mr. Ted Lyberogiannis\n7:40 pm-8:00 pm: Open Panel and Q&A with Speakers\n8:00 pm-8:30 pm: Closing and Networking \nOther topics that will be covered in this seminar include:\n§ What university does not teach you: the minimum level of knowledge and skills an engineer requires to perform engineering work independently\, including academic knowledge\, sector specific technical knowledge\, business specific knowledge\, emerging technologies\, supervisory\, management\, and communication skills.\n§ How much you can benefit from mentors in achieving your career goals.\n§ Why life-long learning is critical for your career and life success. \nBiography of speakers: \nDr. Tom Murad\nDr. Tom Murad is the Head of Siemens Engineering and Technology Academy\, in Siemens Canada\, with over 35 years of experience in professional engineering and technical operations executive management including more than 10 years of academic and R&D work in industrial controls and automation. In the last four years\, he worked within Siemens Canada as the Head of Expert House and Engineering Director in the Industry Sector. Prior to joining Siemens Canada\, Tom was the Senior Vice President and COO of AZZ-Blenkhorn & Sawle\, an engineering system integration and technical solutions provider in Ontario\, specialized in power distribution and controls in various industrial and infrastructure applications. He has previously held various V.P. and Director positions in a number of engineering and industrial organizations internationally\, and contributed to many large global industrial projects. Dr. Murad is a Fellow of Engineers Canada and a member of Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)\, APEGA in Alberta\, and NAPEG in the Northwest Territories\, as well as a Senior Member of IEEE in various technical societies. Tom earned a Bachelor of Engineering and a Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Power Electronics and Industrial Controls from the Loughborough University of Technology in the UK. He also received a Leadership Program Certificate from Schulich Business School\, York University. Currently\, Dr. Murad serves on a number of advisory boards in the industry and academia. He has been an active member of the PEO Licensing “Engineering Experience Review” Committee for the last 12 Years. \nMr. Hugo Sánchez-Reategui\nHugo Sanchez-Reategui has been a consultant of PowerStream Inc. for the past 6 years confirming capacity for Embedded Distributed Generators dealing with stakeholders\, developers\, utilities and government agencies. Hugo is a current member of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO)\, active member of Toastmasters International (Public Speaking) for the past 7 years. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering at National University of Callao\, Peru and IEEQB Program Certificate at Ryerson University in 2010. Currently\, Hugo mentors undergrad students\, international engineers and junior Toastmasters members. His technical interests include Smart Grid Technologies\, Distribution Reliability\, Substation Communications and Protection of Distribution Systems. \nMr. Ted Lyberogiannis\nTed is a Professional Engineer with a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Master’s degree in Electrical Power Systems from the University of Waterloo. He currently works as a manager at an electrical utility in Toronto. Upon graduating from his Bachelor’s degree in 2004\, he realized that his technical abilities would be of little use if he was unable to communicate effectively. Shortly after graduating\, he began practicing his public speaking by joining a local Toastmasters club at his work. He is now an experienced Toastmaster who has competed at the Semi-Finals of the World Championships of Public Speaking on two occasions – most recently placing 3rd in his Semi-Final this past August in Washington\, DC. He has delivered talks to dozens of different audiences including the National Job Fair\, students at the University of Toronto and the Water Environment Association of Ontario. He is a firm believer in the power of communication and that anyone can become a good public speaker if they practice enough – even those of us who studied engineering!
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/improving-communication-skills-for-engineers/
LOCATION:Room 202\, Galbraith Building\, 35 St. George Street
CATEGORIES:Industry Applications,Young Professionals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170213T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170213T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
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SUMMARY:Micro-Scale Robots: Magnetic Actuation for Wireless Manipulation
DESCRIPTION:Monday February 13\, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. Dr. Diller\, Assistant Professor in the department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto\, will be presenting “Micro-Scale Robots: Magnetic Actuation for Wireless Manipulation”. \nSpeaker: Dr. Diller\nAssistant Professor\, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering\, University of Toronto \nDay & Time: Monday\, February 13th\, 2017\n12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. \nLocation: Room TRS2164\, 575 Bay Street (Entrance at 55 Dundas Street West)\nRyerson University (TRS2164 is on the 8th floor of the building) \nOrganizer: WIE\, Measurement/Instrumentation-Robotics\, Magnetics\, Computer Science Department of Ryerson University \nAbstract: Micro-scale mobile robots can physically access small spaces in a versatile and non-invasive manner. Such microrobots under 1 mm in size have potential unique applications for object manipulation\, local sensing and cargo delivery in healthcare\, microfluidics and advanced materials fabrication. These devices are powered and controlled remotely using externally-applied magnetic fields for motion in 2D and 3D. This talk will introduce our experimental work in micro-manipulation using single and teams of these devices. \nBiography: Dr. Diller is an Assistant Professor in the department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University\, and Ph.D. at Carnegie Mellon University in 2013. His current work focuses on fabrication and control relating to remote actuation of micro-scale devices using magnetic fields\, medical robotics\, smart materials\, and swimming at small size scales.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/micro-scale-robots-magnetic-actuation-for-wireless-manipulation/
LOCATION:Room TRS2164\, 575 Bay Street (Entrance at 55 Dundas Street West)
CATEGORIES:Instrumentation & Measurement,Magnetics,Women in Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170208T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170208T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
CREATED:20210430T002612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T004603Z
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SUMMARY:Innovative Radio Systems and Antennas for Space Telecommunication Applications
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday February 8\, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. Dr. Hervé Legay\, Thales Alenia Space\, will be presenting “Innovative Radio Systems and Antennas for Space Telecommunication Applications”. \nSpeaker: Dr. Hervé Legay\nThales Alenia Space\, France \nDay & Time: Wednesday\, February 8th\, 2017\n4:00 pm \nLocation: BA 1230\, Bahen Centre for Information Technology\n40 St. George Street\, Toronto\, ON M5S 2E4 \nContact: Sean V. Hum \nOrganizer: IEEE Toronto Electromagnetics & Radiation Chapter \nAbstract: We stand at the dawn of a new era for the space telecommunication ecosystem\, marked by a consistent exponential growth in throughput as well as the irruption of new systems based on constellation of satellites. For these challenges\, new models for disruptive innovation are imagined for the future generation of payloads:\n• Developing new antennas and RF subsystems concepts inspired by optics\, or based on metamaterials (composite media with an internal periodic structure that provides specific characteristics such as filtering\, phase-shifting\, absorbing\, etc.)\n• Integrating of smart and agile RF systems with signal processing capability that exploit mechanically actuated RF components\, smart RF surfaces as well as innovative deployment schemes.\n• Introducing into space cost efficient manufacturing techniques\, based on additive and subtractive processes\, metallised plastics\, thin organic large area electronics\, etc. Recent achievements in these innovative concepts developed at Thales Alenia Space will be presented\, identifying their perspectives and their limitations. \nBiography: Hervé Legay was born in 1965. He received the electrical engineering and Ph.D. degrees from the National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA)\, Rennes\, France\, in 1988 and 1991\, respectively. For two years\, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow with the University of Manitoba\, Winnipeg\, MB\, Canada\, where he developed innovating planar antennas. He joined Alcatel Space\, Toulouse\, France\, in 1994\, which is now Thales Alenia Space. He initially conducted studies in the areas of telecommunication satellite antennas and antenna processing. He designed the architecture and the antijamming process of the Syracuse 3 active antenna. He is the author of 27 patents. He is currently responsible for the R&T studies on space antennas\, director of the joint laboratory MERLIN involving Thales Alenia Space and IETR (Institut d’electronique et de Télécommunication de Rennes). He coordinates the collaborations with academic and research partners. He was appointed Antenna Expert in Thales. Dr. Legay is a co-prize-winner of the 2007 Schelkunoff prize paper award. He received the Gold Thales Awards in 2008\, a reward for the best innovations in the group Thales.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/innovative-radio-systems-and-antennas-for-space-telecommunication-applications/
LOCATION:BA 1230\, 40 St. George Street\, Toronto
CATEGORIES:Electromagnetics & Radiation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170130T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170130T150000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
CREATED:20210430T002612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T004643Z
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SUMMARY:Intermodulation Distortion Mitigation in Microwave Amplifiers and Frequency Converters
DESCRIPTION:Monday January 30\, 2017 at 2:10 p.m. Professor Carlos Saavedra\, Queen’s University and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques\, will be presenting “Intermodulation Distortion Mitigation in Microwave Amplifiers and Frequency Converters”. \nEvent Slides: Intermodulation Distortion Mitigation in Microwave Amplifiers and Frequency Converters  \nSpeaker: Professor Carlos Saavedra\nQueen’s University\, Kingston\nAssociate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques \nDay & Time: Monday\, January 30th\, 2017\n2:10 pm – 3:00 pm \nLocation: Room WB116\, Wallberg Building\n184 College St\, Toronto\, ON M5S 3E4 \nContact: Dustin Dunwell \nOrganizer: Solid State Circuit Society \nCost: Free for everyone.  Complimentary refreshments will be provided. \nAbstract: Intermodulation distortion (IMD) refers to the phenomenon where the spectral lines of an information‐bearing signal interact with themselves to yield new\, undesired\, spectral lines as they pass through a circuit. While some of the spurious tones are easily eliminated through filtering\, others are more difficult to deal with because they appear within the band of the information signal and interfere with it.  The study of IMD has a rich history and multiple techniques have been developed over time to mitigate it.  One such method is known as derivative superposition (DS)\, which reduces IMD distortion by using an auxiliary circuit to generate an out‐of‐phase replica of the IMD tones produced by the main circuit.  First introduced in the late 1990s\, DS has attracted much attention due to its small footprint and low power consumption.  This talk will discuss work we have carried out at Queen’s that uses DS and digital assist to improve the output third‐order intercept point (OIP3) of gallium‐nitride (GaN) power amplifiers from by +40 dBm to +50 dBm over a 5 GHz span.  A stand‐alone distortion cancelling cell will also be presented which can improve the OIP3 of a generic off‐the‐shelf microwave amplifier by 7.5 dB. The talk will conclude with a discussion of mixer linearization using DS and digital assist techniques. \nBiography: Carlos Saavedra obtained the Ph.D. degree from Cornell University\, Ithaca\, New York\, in 1998. From 1998 to 2000 he was a Senior Engineer at Millitech Corporation (North Hampton\, Massachusetts) and in 2000 he joined Queen’s University at Kingston where he currently holds the rank of Professor. He is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques\, is a member of the Technical Program Review Committee of the IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS) and of the Steering Committee of the IEEE NEWCAS conference.  He is Past Chair of the IEEE MTT‐S Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC‐22) on Signal Generation and Frequency Conversion and was Guest Editor of the September 2013 IEEE Microwave Magazine Focus Issue titled “100 Years of Mixer Technology”. He served on the Steering and Technical Program Committees of the 2012 IEEE IMS and was a member of the IEEE RFIC Symposium TPC from 2008 to 2011.  Prof. Saavedra is a three‐time recipient of the third‐year ECE undergraduate teaching award at Queen’s University.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/intermodulation-distortion-mitigation-in-microwave-amplifiers-and-frequency-converters/
LOCATION:Room WB116\, Wallberg Building 184 College St\, Toronto\, ON M5S 3E4
CATEGORIES:Solid-State Circuits
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SUMMARY:Innovations in Communications
DESCRIPTION:Thursday January 26\, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. the IEEE Toronto Communication Society is inviting all interested IEEE and other engineers\, technologists and students to our FIRST technical/social event themed “Innovations in Communications”. \nSpeaker: Ahmed Alsohaily\, Technology Strategy\, Telus\nPresenting “Low Power Wireless Access for Internet of Things Connectivity” \nAlberto Leon-Garcia\, Professor\, University of Toronto\nPresenting “Enabling Smart Infrastructures with Multitier Cloud Computing on Software-Defined Infrastructure” \nNebu Mathai\, Director\, Strategic Initiatives + Advanced Engineering Cognitive Systems Corp\nPresenting “Cognitive Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations: Emerging Trends and Technologies” \nDay & Time: Thursday\, January 26th\, 2017\n5:00 pm – 7:00+ pm \nLocation: Room SF 2202\, Sandford Fleming Building\n10 King’s College Rd\, Toronto\, ON M5S 3G8 \nContact: Eman Hammad \nOrganizer: IEEE Toronto Communication Society \nKindly RVSP for event and dinner here. \nWe are also extending the invitation to interested volunteers to join our team\, and for interested speakers to contact us. \nSchedule: 5:00 pm – 5:05 pm Opening Remarks\n5:05 pm – 5:30 pm Talk #1: Low Power Wireless Access for Internet of Things Connectivity\n5:30 pm – 5:40 pm Coffee Break\n5:45 pm – 6:15 pm Talk #2: Enabling Smart Infrastructures with Multitier Cloud Computing on Software-Defined Infrastructures\n6:15 pm – 6:45 pm Talk #3: Cognitive Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations: Emerging Trends and Technologies\n6:45 pm – 8:00 pm Dinner and Networking \nTalk #1: Low Power Wireless Access for Internet of Things Connectivity \nAbstract: This talk will discuss the emergence of Low Power Wireless Access (LPWA) connectivity to cater to many Internet of Things (IoT) applications. After providing an overview of LPWA challenges\, potential solutions and innovations\, 3GPP Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) solution will be detailed as prime candidate technology for providing LPWA connectivity. \nBiography: Ahmed Alsohaily (S’13–M’15) received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in 2015 and is currently the Assistant Director of the Wireless Lab at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in University of Toronto\, where he holds a MITACS Elevate postdoctoral fellowship. He is also a member of the Technology Strategy team at Telus responsible for standardization at 3GPP RAN. He actively contributes to the IEEE ComSoc Standards Development and serves as an advisor to the NGMN Alliance \nTalk #2: Enabling Smart Infrastructures with Multitier Cloud Computing on Software-Defined Infrastructure \nAbstract: In this project we discuss the SAVI approach to integrate IoT\, SDN\, and cloud computing technologies into a platform that can support smart applications. From 2011 to 2016 the NSERC Strategic Network for Smart Applications on Virtual Infrastructures (SAVI) investigated the convergence of computing\, networking\, and sensing to create an agile platform for smart applications. We introduce SAVI’s multitier computing cloud that converges computing\, SDN and sensing\, and we describe the testbed that was deployed across Canada and federated with the U.S. We discuss use cases that are operational on SAVI including: service chaining\, testbed-wide orchestration\, intrusion-detection and protection using NFV\, multilayer monitoring and modeling using machine learning\, and a live intelligent transportation dashboard for the Greater Toronto Area \nBiography: Professor Alberto Leon-Garcia is Distinguished Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electronics an Electrical Engineering “For contributions to multiplexing and switching of integrated services traffic”. He is also a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has received the 2006 Thomas Eadie Medal from the Royal Society of Canada and the 2010 IEEE Canada A. G. L. McNaughton Gold Medal for his contributions to the area of communications. Professor LeonGarcia is author of the leading textbooks: Probability and Random Processes for Electrical Engineering\, and Communication Networks: Fundamental Concepts and Key Architecture. Leon-Garcia was Founder and CTO of AcceLight Networks in Ottawa from 1999 to 2002. He was Scientific Director of the NSERC Strategic Network for Smart Applications on Virtual Infrastructures\, and Principal Investigator of the ORF Research Excellence project on Connected Vehicles and Smart Transportation. \nTalk #3: Cognitive Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations: Emerging Trends and Technologies \nAbstract: Electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO; a major component of CEMA\, Cyber Electromagnetic Activities) are fundamental to a variety of defense and public security contexts. Forward-thinking roadmaps have highlighted the need to extend this to cognitive EMSO on dynamic land/water/air/space platforms. \nCurrent solutions for CEMA — all based on COTS technologies — are lacking in several respects. Higher performance solutions have unfavorable size\, weight and power (SWaP) characteristics\, and low agility; the lower-end offers questionable quality of measurement with low flexibility. Additionally\, the lack of sufficient edge computing to handle the high loads of radio signal processing often preclude aggressive real-time online sensing. \nThis talk will present a solution for RF situational awareness that disruptively surmounts these issues in all respects. Rather than employ COTS technologies with poor SWaP and mediocre performance\, we present a custom integrated circuit (IC) that enables ultra-low SWaP with high-performance. Central to the solution is the integration of significant on-chip computing resources that enable processing of high-bandwidth RF data directly at the source. The lack of a hardened algorithmic processing chain enables flexible and rapid reconfiguration of the sensor-actuator personality. On-chip computation further facilitates a very agile loop from the high-level algorithmic processing to the low-level RF\, analog and digital front ends. \nWe will also discuss how this uniquely Canadian technology aligns with and enables advanced defense applications. \nBiography: Nebu John Mathai\, PhD\, PEng\, is the Director of Strategic Initiatives and Advanced Engineering at Cognitive Systems Corp\, a Waterloo\, Ontario company. In this dual-mandate role\, he directs a team at the forefront of advanced radio and computer science/engineering\, while engaging with industrial\, government and defence partners who require the bleeding edge. His team produced the highperformance low-power multi-processor computing architecture that forms the foundation of the company’s cognitive-radio-on-chip offering. Beyond this\, they have developed real-time RF propagation and data fusion tools\, and software suites for advanced cognitive radio sensing and communications applications. He also leads a number of strategic initiatives to anticipate and execute on the RF situational awareness requirements posed by next-generation civilian and defence roadmaps pertaining to electromagnetic spectrum operations.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/innovations-in-communications/
LOCATION:Room SF 2202\, Sandford Fleming Building 10 King’s College Rd\, Toronto\, ON M5S 3G8
CATEGORIES:Communications
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170126T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T110445
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SUMMARY:Top 10 Ways to Design Safer Embedded Software
DESCRIPTION:Thursday January 26th\, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. the IEEE Computer Society Toronto Chapter will be holding a Training Course: Top 10 Ways to Design Safer Embedded Software. \nWe are sorry to inform you that this event has been cancelled. We will attempt to reschedule the event later this year.\nAbstract: Embedded systems are everywhere these days: from implantable medical devices to self-driving cars. The risks of human injury are also multiplying as more embedded systems connect to the Internet and become open to hacking as well as malfunction. \nThere are design techniques that can be applied to develop safer and more reliable embedded systems. As we consult with companies in a range of industries\, we are continually surprised that such techniques–including the 10 techniques you will be exposed to in this course–are not more widely known and practiced. \nRegister today to join us at this important 1-day course where the focus is on minimizing the risk of injury or loss by firmware malfunction though a combination of lightweight\, demonstrably-valuable design techniques. \nRSVP is required. Visit https://events.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_registration/register/42587 \nAgenda: 9:00am Coffee*\n9:30am Morning Session\n12:30pm Lunch*\n1:30pm Afternoon Session\n3:30pm End (approx.) \n* Morning coffee and lunch are included in the registration fee. \nPrerequisites: Attendees should be generally familiar with the terminology of embedded software or have first-hand experience doing embedded systems design. \nFees: IEEE Members: CDN $135 + 13% HST\nNon-Members: CDN $160 + 13% HST \nDay & Time: Thursday\, January 26th\, 2017\n9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nLocation: Room CB 114\, Best Institute (University of Toronto)\n112 College Street\nToronto\, ON M5G 1L6 Canada \nCampus Map: http://map.utoronto.ca/building/052 \nPublic Parking (Toronto General Hospital Parking Garage): https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Toronto+General+Hospital+Parking+Garage/@43.6589808\,-79.3865625\,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xd777822577805e72!8m2!3d43.6589808!4d-79.3865625
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/top-10-ways-to-design-safer-embedded-software/
LOCATION:Room CB 114\, Best Institute (University of Toronto) 112 College Street
CATEGORIES:Computer
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