Events

R7 LMAG MONTHLY MEETING Oakville, Ontario, Canada, L6H 2B1, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/324578

Austin ComSoc/SP/CtSoc and Computer/EMBS joint chapters would like to invite you to attend a special VDL talk on "AI Based Zero Energy Communication in 6G” Speaker: Prof. Sinem Coleri, Koc University (Turkey) Abstract —————- Supporting low- or zero-energy machine type devices through the incorporation of energy harvesting technologies in 6G is expected to reduce frequent battery replacements as well as sustaining the operation of battery-less devices. The nodes can harvest energy from natural sources, such as sun, vibration and pressure; inductive and magnetic coupling; and radio frequency (RF) based wireless energy transfer. The complexity of the integration of energy harvesting into communication system design is increasing with the wide variety of the requirements of massive machine type communication scenarios in terms of reliability, delay and throughput. This high complexity can only be handled by the usage of AI techniques to continuously monitor the system knowledge and update the optimal communication and energy harvesting parameters accordingly. In this talk, novel optimal resource allocation algorithms are presented for low- or zero-energy machine type devices based on the usage of AI techniques. The wireless communication network and energy harvesting parameters are mapped to the optimal resource allocation by using deep neural networks. Bio —— Sinem Coleri is Professor in the department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Koc University. She is also the founding director of Wireless Networks Laboratory (WNL). Her research interests are in wireless communications and networking with applications in machine-to-machine communication, sensor networks and intelligent transportation systems. Sinem Coleri received the BS degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Bilkent University in 2000, the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering and computer sciences from University of California Berkeley in 2002 and 2005. She worked as a research scientist in Wireless Sensor Networks Berkeley Lab under sponsorship of Pirelli and Telecom Italia from 2006 to 2009. Since September 2009, she has been a faculty member in the department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Koc University. Dr. Coleri has more than 180 peer-reviewed publications with citations over 8900 ((https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=XhV0a1UAAAAJ&hl=en)). She has received numerous awards and recognitions, including TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) Incentive Award and IEEE Vehicular Technology Society 2020 Neal Shepherd Memorial Best Propagation Paper Award in 2020, College of Engineering Outstanding Faculty Award at Koc University and IEEE Communications Letters Exemplary Editor Award as Area Editor in 2019, Turkish Academy of Sciences Distinguished Young Scientist (TUBA-GEBIP) in 2015. Dr. Coleri has been Area Editor of IEEE Communications Letters and IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society since 2019, Editor of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology since 2016 and Senior Editor of IEEE Access since 2022. She is an IEEE Fellow. Zoom info will be issued to all that registered. For any additional information, please send an email to F. Behmann at f.behmann@ieee.org Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/321886

Becoming a security expert and staying up to date has never been harder. Threats are continuously evolving, the attack surfaces are expanding and stakeholders are demanding more transparency. This presentation will uncover what is needed to become a sophisticated security professional and how to adapt to the changing role. Newcomers will learn what cybersecurity is all about and how to pursue it as a career, while those already working in the field will learn about the latest trends and growth opportunities. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/321067

Officers' Meeting Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/325347

Saturday Online Study Group preparing for the Canadian Amateur Radio certification exam. 2hrs/week Course based on the certification study guide from https://www.coaxpublications.ca/ord0001.php Purchase the book if you are serious about learning this. Optional morse code practise with course. There are other books available that basically covers the same topics. Course continues depending on registration. Course is free. Available to anyone. This study group is repeating, if you miss a lecture, you can take it again 2-3 months later. Breaks for Humber Midterm exams, final exams and reading weeks Agenda: 2 hours per day saturday evening 4-6 pm Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/325197

IEEE Day Celebrations & Membership Information Session Agenda: Meeting in 2nd floor J area starting at 6:00 pm on Tuesday October 4. Free refreshments and snacks. Room: J, Bldg: J 2nd floor common area, 205 Humber College Blvd, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, M9W5L7

Australia’s renewable energy sector has been growing rapidly in the last several years. After a brief introduction to Australia, it’s resources and electricity networks, I will then give an update of the major (GW scale) renewable projects and some other key statistics and milestones in renewables growth for 2021/22. This growth has led to transmission network reviews and formal announcements of renewable energy zones (REZ) in NSW and Queensland. A specific example will be given: Powerlink’s Transmission network upgrade between Townsville and Cairns which supports Queensland’s Northern renewable energy zone. Both transmission and distribution network planners are also having to decide how to manage an increasingly variable sources of generation. Options such as more storage, demand management, and generation control are all possible solutions. Planning for and enabling them quickly, and hopefully at lowest cost, is an ongoing challenge. Energex are examining MW scale batteries as a genuine mechanism for delivering distribution network capacity upgrades, and all Distribution Network Service Providers (DNSPs) are examining Dynamic Operating Envelopes (DOEs) to better manage Distributed Energy Resources (DERs). Finally, I will mention the (slow) growth of EVs in Australia, discuss the reasons why, and the implications as this inevitably changes. Speaker(s): Geoff Walker, Room: MS 4279, Medical Sciences Building, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1A8

Dr. Andrew Rudder will be teaching programming concepts with a focus on competitive programming. Various languages may be used. You should be familiar with any of the following programming languages Java, C#, C, C++ or python. A basic knowledge of selection logic (such as if statements), loops and functions are sufficient. This is a prerequisite for Humber IEEE Students attending IEEExtreme competitions. Course continues depending on registration. Course is free. Available to any current Humber students. Course will probably last until October 2022. Breaks for Humber Midterm exams, final exams and reading weeks. Co-sponsored by: Dr. Andrew Rudder Bldg: H, 2nd Floor, 205 Humber College Blvd, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, M9W5L7, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/327175

Weekly, In-Person Arduino Workshop with various peripherals and how to interface them. Beginner to Expert level. LED Displays, Infrared, Matrix Keyboard, sound, DHT sensors, Servos, LED Strips, Analog Inputs... and whatever else the students bring to the table. Bldg: H, 2nd Floor, 205 Humber College Blvd, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, M9W5L7, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/327200

The Circuits & Devices Chapter of the IEEE Toronto Section proudly presents Current Trends, Future Directions, and Career Opportunities in Circuits & Electronics, sponsored by IEEE CASS. The event features representatives from prominent companies with offices in the GTA to give talks on active areas of innovation in the circuits & electronics industry. These sessions will help familiarize students with where companies are most actively focussing innovation efforts, and how students can specialize their skill sets for future careers in these industries. Topics will include state-of-the-art chiplet technologies, SerDes systems in telecommunications, and high-speed ADCs. This event caters to undergraduate students in their second year of studies and beyond through to graduate students who are looking to understand employment opportunities in the GTA. This event is free to attend. Dinner will be served to all guests. Please only register for this event if you plan to attend in person as spots are limited. Speakers Dr. Dustin Dunwell, Senior Manager at Alphawave IP Group Dr. Zeynep Lulec, Senior Circuit Designer and PEY Hiring Manager at Analog Devices Inc. Dr. Konstantinos Vasilakopoulos, Senior Circuit Designer at Analog Devices Inc. Rishi Anand, Director of Engineering at Intel Corp. Agenda: 5:30 - 6:00 PM Registration & Refreshments 6:00 - 6:10 PM Opening & Introduction 6:10 - 6:30 PM AlphaWave IP Talk on Chiplets 6:30 - 6:40 PM Q&A 6:40 - 7:00 PM ADI Talk on ADCs 7:00 - 7:10 PM Q&A 7:10 - 7:30 PM Intel Talk on SerDes 7:30 - 7:40 PM Q&A 7:40 - 8:20 PM Dinner & Networking 8:20 - 8:40 PM Roundtable Discussions 1 8:40 - 9:00 PM Roundtable Discussions 2 9:00 - 9:20 PM Roundtable Discussions 3 9:20 - 9:30 PM Conclusion & Closing Room: 330, Bldg: MCEIE, 55 St George St, Toronto, ON, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Saturday Online Study Group preparing for the Canadian Amateur Radio certification exam. 2hrs/week Course based on the certification study guide from https://www.coaxpublications.ca/ord0001.php Purchase the book if you are serious about learning this. Optional morse code practise with course. There are other books available that basically covers the same topics. Course continues depending on registration. Course is free. Available to anyone. This study group is repeating, if you miss a lecture, you can take it again 2-3 months later. Breaks for Humber Midterm exams, final exams and reading weeks Agenda: 2 hours per day saturday evening 4-6 pm Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/327203

Channel link-level and system level modeling played a critical role in proper design and deployment of all generations of wireless network systems. Particularly, system level modeling has become an important task for network planning, network design, and network optimization of wireless cellular systems. System level simulations allow to evaluate the performance of an entire network containing many Evolved Node B (eNodeB) sectors serving a lot of user equipment (UEs) in urban, suburban, and rural environments. Design and performance of new technology features require to be accurately verified and improved before deployment into commercial systems. Therefore, real-world system performance modeling and predictions should be very reliable and should be based on repeatable measurements of how the model behaves in the actual environment. Both the wireless industry and academia have made a significant effort developing and defining new and updated channel models such as the 3GPP 3D channel model and the extended 3GPP extended channel model for milli-meter wave. New 3D geodata models with high-resolution and artificial intelligent (AI) algorithms are greatly enhancing the RF propagation modeling in line of sight (LOS) and non-line of sight (NLOS) beamformed signals and FD-MIMO antenna applications of 5G wireless network systems. In this talk, we will review some of the key 5G wideband wireless channel modeling including the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), NYU SIM, and others. We will discuss some of the general practical use cases of 5G network system modeling scenarios. Additionally, we will describe some of the practical challenges of channel and system modeling in 5G wireless systems. Speaker(s): Kafi Hassan, Room: BA 2185, Bldg: Bahen Centre for Information Technology, University of Toronto, 40 St George St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada