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  • Getting Started with Python

    Tornoto, Ontario Canada

    On Monday, August 17, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., Sathish Ravichandran will be presenting “Getting Started with Python”. Day & Time: Monday, August 17, 2020 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. Speaker: Sathish Ravichandran Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Magnetics Chapter Location: Virtual – Zoom Contact: Seyed M. Reza Dibaj, Maryam Davoudpour Abstract: Python is an easy to learn programming language with a wide variety of well-paying jobs in many fields, including data science, web development, network programming and so on. This workshop is aimed at complete beginners who have never programmed before, as well as existing programmers who want to increase their career options by learning Python, especially if you are pursuing a career in data science, AI, web development, big data, web testing, or programming for smart devices in Python. Register: Please visit https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/237001 for more details and to register.

  • 2D Game Development in Unity with C# – Session 4

    Online via Zoom

    On Monday, August 17, 2020 at 6:30 p.m., IEEE Ryerson Computational Intelligence Chapter will be hosting “2D Game Development in Unity with C# – Session 4”. Day & Time: Monday, August 17, 2020 6:30 p.m. ‐ 8:30 p.m. Speaker: Steven Medeot Organizers: IEEE Ryerson Computational Intelligence Chapter, IEEE Toronto WIE Location: Virtual – Zoom Contact: Ayda Naserialiabadi Abstract: Our interactive workshop welcomes new and experienced programmers who are interested in 2D game development.  This event hosted by IEEE Ryerson Computational Intelligence Chapter is sponsored by IEEE WIE and will provide the building blocks and best practices in developing a 2D level game including, creating a player, creating enemies, game loops, animations, and more!  All who attend all five sessions will get a certificate from IEEE WIE and can submit their 2D game into a friendly competition with small prizes at the end of the workshop series. Session 4 explores animations and the associated features in animating your player/enemies. Register: https://forms.gle/VvZW3oeZ81UCtgnX7 Biography: Steven Medeot is a 3rd-year Computer Science Student at Ryerson University. He has a background in Game Development, who completed the Game Programming curriculum at George Brown College with a few years of experience working in this industry and enjoys developing his own games on the side. He strongly believes that creating a game that people can find joy in is a wonderful experience and wants to share some of the basic knowledge he has learned throughout the years.

  • Applied Data Science with pandas

    Toronto, Ontario Canada

    On Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., Rafael Afonso Silva will present “Applied Data Science with pandas”. Date & Time: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Rafael Afonso Silva Organizer: IEEE Toronto WIE, Magnetics Chapter Location: Virtual – Zoom Contact: Seyed M. Reza Dibaj, Maryam Davoudpour Abstract: Pandas is a fast, powerful, flexible and easy to use environment on top of the Python programming language. It is an open-source data analysis and manipulation tool, which has made our life easier in the Data Science world. If you work or intend to work with data using Python, you need to know pandas, either for Data Analysis, Data Science or Machine Learning. In our workshop, we will provide a hands-on introduction to the pandas library and will learn how to use its amazing features to extract, analyze and manipulate our data from different data sources. (Prerequisite: You need to have basic programming knowledge in Python) Register: Please visit https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/237002 for more information and to register.

  • An Introduction to Django Web Development with Python

    Toronto, Ontario Canada

    On Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., Suho Kang will present “An Introduction to Django Web Development with Python”. Day & Time: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Suho Kang Organizer: IEEE Toronto WIE, Magnetics Chapter Location: Virtual – Zoom Contact: Seyed M. Reza Dibaj, Maryam Davoudpour Abstract: Django is a Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean design. So many functionalities are already built in this framework by experienced developers, so you do not have to re-invent the wheel, and Django will take care of those hassles for you. In our event, we will be building a basic Django Web Application from scratch in a hands-on approach. At the end of this course, you will be familiar with how to make a virtual environment, Django installation process, an HTTP request handling, and a CSS file and image file importing steps. (Requirements: The requirements are knowing the basic python, HTML, and CSS, and the recommended platform consists of anaconda (preferred), Python3, and the installed git bash on your system.) It is highly recommended to participate in Getting Started with Python and Applied Data Science with pandas, before attending this event. Register: Please visit https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/237004 for more information and to register.

  • 2D Game Development in Unity with C# – Session 5

    Online via Zoom

    On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 6:30 p.m., IEEE Ryerson Computational Intelligence Chapter will be hosting “2D Game Development in Unity with C# – Session 5”. Day & Time: Monday, August 24, 2020 6:30 p.m. ‐ 8:30 p.m. Speaker: Steven Medeot Organizers: IEEE Ryerson Computational Intelligence Chapter, IEEE Toronto WIE Location: Virtual – Zoom Contact: Ayda Naserialiabadi Abstract: Our interactive workshop welcomes new and experienced programmers who are interested in 2D game development.  This event hosted by IEEE Ryerson Computational Intelligence Chapter is sponsored by IEEE WIE and will provide the building blocks and best practices in developing a 2D level game including, creating a player, creating enemies, game loops, animations, and more!  All who attend all five sessions will get a certificate from IEEE WIE and can submit their 2D game into a friendly competition with small prizes at the end of the workshop series. Session 5 focuses on polishing your 2D game. Register: https://forms.gle/VvZW3oeZ81UCtgnX7 Biography: Steven Medeot is a 3rd-year Computer Science Student at Ryerson University. He has a background in Game Development, who completed the Game Programming curriculum at George Brown College with a few years of experience working in this industry and enjoys developing his own games on the side. He strongly believes that creating a game that people can find joy in is a wonderful experience and wants to share some of the basic knowledge he has learned throughout the years.

  • MAC Protocol Design for IoT Applications

    Virtual – Zoom

    On Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 7:00 p.m., IEEE Toronto Computational Intelligence Society will be hosting “MAC Protocol Design for IoT Applications”. Day & Time: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 7:00 p.m. ‐ 8:00 p.m. Organizers: IEEE Toronto Computational Intelligence Society Location: Virtual – Zoom Contact: Lian Zhao Abstract: In this presentation, we introduce media access control (MAC) protocol design for two IoT applications, i.e., vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) safety message broadcast in connected vehicles and smart factory in industry IoT. For each considered application, we investigate its unique communication characteristics, design our MAC protocol accordingly, and model and analyze the performance of the proposed design. For the V2V safety message broadcast, we develop a fully distributed MAC that achieves substantially lower delay and collision probability compared to existing distributed MAC designs. For the smart factory application, we develop a centralized MAC that can support a large number of devices with a single communication channel while satisfying stringent delay and collision requirements. Through the two examples, we demonstrate the potential of MAC design innovations in supporting emerging IoT applications. Register: Please visit https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/237813 for more details and to register.

  • Electrical safety, Ground Fault monitoring for Electric Vehicles and Charging Stations

    On Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 1:00 p.m., Frédéric Mathieu from Bender Canada will present “Electrical safety, Ground Fault monitoring for Electric Vehicles and Charging Stations”. Day & Time: Wednesday, September 2, 2020 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Speaker: Frédéric Mathieu, Sales Manager & Head of EV Division (Canada Region) at Bender Canada Organizers: IEEE Toronto Power Electronics and Consumer Electronics Chapter and Bender Canada Location: Virtual Contact: Mostafa Mahfouz Abstract: As more electric vehicles and charging stations are in operation in the world, the importance on electrical safety should not be overlooked. Electric vehicles and charging stations are prone to electrical failures just as much as industrial-type electrical systems. One of the most fundamental aspects of electrical safety is Ground Fault monitoring and protection. This talk explores the different protection mechanisms used for ground fault detection on EV and EVSE and the product solutions tailored for the environments of electric vehicle and its charging process, in particular the mix of AC and DC within the same system. Accurate and reliable insulation monitoring inside the EV ensures the electric vehicle is safe to use for its occupants. In addition, many electrical codes and standards regulate electrical safety in charging stations, and this talk will focus on Residual Current monitoring for Level 2 chargers and Insulation monitoring for Level 3 chargers. Register: Please visit https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/236400 to register. Biography: Frédéric Mathieu is a Sales and Application Engineer at Bender Canada Inc, and earned a B. Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering from École Polytechnique de Montréal, with the emphasis on power generation, transmission and distribution. For more than 5 years, he focuses on design, technical support and sales for Industrial markets in Eastern Canada, as well the EV/EVSE market across the country. He has worked with many major utilities companies, OEM and end users to assist in applying ground fault monitoring to maximize electrical safety on their systems.

  • How to Start an App Idea Today that Gets Customers!

    On Thursday, September 3, 2020 at 6:00 p.m., Aliya Amershi, Tech Coach & Startup Founder at Codefree App Launch will present “How to Start an App Idea Today that Gets Customers!”. Day & Time: Thursday, September 3, 2020 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Organizer: IEEE Toronto WIE Location: Virtual – Zoom Contact: Ayda Naserialiabadi Program Outline: My “5-Step System” to get to app launch without all the guesswork, inspired by proven Silicon Valley tech startup methods. The biggest mistake most entrepreneurs make without even knowing and why building the “perfect” app can fail. How to startup without depending on investors, finding co-founders, or paying for developers. What I did to go viral and start experiencing exponential growth! The latest tools on the block to make your app from scratch without having to write a single line of code. Entrepreneur mindset hacks to help break through your internal barriers so that you can get started today. Why getting customers for just your app idea before you even build your app is important and how to start making some real progress. Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/118328619085/ Biography: Aliya Amershi, Tech Coach & Startup Founder @ Codefree App Launch Aliya is on a mission to help ambitious women entrepreneurs break into tech and build an app idea that gets customers fast without all of the unnecessary barriers to entry. Aliya’s unique online accelerator is focused on empowering women to quickly get their app idea out to market and start making a positive impact without having to pitch investors, learn code, or find developers. Aliya is a former engineer turned entrepreneur with over 20 years of technology experience and 5 years of startup experience. She has helped build multiple popular apps and tech products, including the Emmy Award-winning Nick App. She has held senior tech and leadership roles at Fortune 500 Enterprises, built two bootstrapped Startups, and served as a local director for a Silicon Valley-based Incubator. In addition, Aliya is a member of the Young Entrepreneur Council and regularly contributes to Forbes and Inc. for her expert advice on technology and entrepreneurship. One of her favorite quotes she goes by is: “If you decide not to quit, the only option is to win!”.

  • Multi-Terminal HVDC Offshore Networks: Latest European Experience in Circuit Breaker Technology

    On Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 11:00 a.m., Cornelis Plet of DNV GL will present “Multi-Terminal HVDC Offshore Networks: Latest European Experience in Circuit Breaker Technology”. Day & Time: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Speaker: Cornelis Plet Organizer: IEEE Toronto/King/Kitchener-Waterloo/Hamilton/London Joint Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation Chapter Location: Virtual – Zoom Contact: Mohsen Zadeh Abstract: The transmission of a growing amount of renewable energy resources, offshore wind in particular, can be implemented effectively and efficiently by multi-terminal HVDC transmission grids. Protection of these grids will require the interruption of DC fault currents. Traditional AC circuit breakers require current zero crossings to interrupt fault currents. The absence of this periodic current zero in DC systems has led to the development of DC circuit breakers, and entirely different approach towards interrupting DC short-circuit currents. This presentation will explain the basic operating principles of HVDC circuit breakers and different ways of implementing them in HVDC grids. Based on that, the testing challenges along with a description of a sample test circuit capable of performing all relevant electrical stresses in a one-circuit one-shot test will be presented. Finally, laboratory test results of three different types of HVDC circuit breakers will be presented and discussed. The presented information is a result of the work done in an EU-funded project (Progress On Meshed Offshore HVDC Transmission Networks or PROMOTioN for short – www.promotion-offshore.net) and coordinated by DNV GL as a partner. Register: Please visit https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/236839 for more details and to register. Biography: Cornelis Plet is a senior consultant in HVDC Technologies & Offshore Power Systems in the Power Equipment Quality team of DNV GL’s Transmission & Distribution Technology section. He is currently technical coordinator of the European Union funded ‘Progress On Meshed HVDC Offshore Transmission Grids’ (PROMOTioN). As part of PROMOTioN, he led the development and validation of a high power HVDC circuit breaker test environment. He has extensive experience in failure investigations of cables and substation equipment. He holds an MEng in electrical engineering and a Ph.D in Fault Behaviour of Power Electronics in Power Systems, both from Imperial College London.

  • API Economy: Managing Security and Compliance Risks at Academia

    On Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 11:00 a.m., Sherry Qin will present “API Economy: Managing Security and Compliance Risks at Academia”. Day & Time: Thursday, September 10, 2020 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Speaker: Sherry Qin Organizer: IEEE Toronto WIE, York University WiCSE Contact: Hina Tabassum, Ayda Naserialiabadi Abstract: Application Programing Interfaces (APIs) have transformed our digital world by connecting data, processes, and people. There are thousands of Open APIs publicly available for creating innovative applications dealing with Public Services, Health Sciences, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, and many others contributing to the Digital Economy. Researchers and students in academia are increasingly using Open APIs for various research/training related digital services and other academic purposes. Open APIs offer great benefits, but they come with security and legal risks. Unfortunately, not everyone (especially students) are aware of the underlying security and compliance challenges. Furthermore, there are no easily accessible repositories that provide security/legal assessments on these publicly available APIs. Existing repositories such as ProgrammableWeb, API.io, RapidAPI.com, APIs.guru and others are best at providing API endpoints, categories, and other information, which are not sufficient to address the security and legal concerns. In this presentation, speaker will discuss about the state of Open APIs from design and security perspectives that have been assessed by analyzing thousands of Open APIs from hundreds of vendors. Speaker will also talk about legal risks that should be avoided while using Open APIs. Overall, audience will learn about how to: (1) take advantage of the myriad of Open APIs; (2) accelerate research and product development; (3) meet compliance regulations; (4) reduce security/legal/privacy risks to make data-driven applications more INNOVATIVE (through Open APIs) yet SECURE (from cyber-attacks) and COMPLIANT (with Canadian privacy laws, GDPR, EU-US Privacy Shield, and other regulations). Register: Please visit here for more information and to register. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3263892360 Biography: Name: Sherry Qin Education: University of British Columbia Master of Business Analytics Current role: Business and Market Associate at TeejLab Current work: Expanding community and increasing public awareness of API Security by holding industry and academic reaching-out events. Have successfully organized several online Fireside Chats.

  • The Digital Utility – From AI, AR, MR to Blockchain platforms to support P2P

    Virtual - Zoom

    This event has been cancelled. Certificate for Course THE DIGITAL UTILITY, Signed by the Instructor. 15 PDUs per course for 5 day course. Discounts available for students and for companies who register more than 5 people for the event. Email dustin.dunwell@ieee.org for details. Course Timetable: Start time: 6:00 pm ET End time: 9:00 pm ET On each of the following dates: Monday, September 21, 2020 Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Thursday, September 24, 2020 Monday, September 28, 2020 Thursday, October 1, 2020 Speakers: Puica Nitu, Afiny Akdemir Location: Virtual – Zoom Full meeting details, including passwords to join the meetings, will be sent out to registrants before the event. Organizer: IEEE Toronto Contact: Satish Saini, Dustin Dunwell Register: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/238130 Course Fees: Non-IEEE Members: $250 CAD Active Members: $220 CAD Student Members: $50 CAD Discounts available for students and for companies who register more than 5 people for the event. Course Content: The Digital utility encompasses technological end-to-end digitization with emphasis on the consumer, on the flexibility and integration of renewable technologies while offering an increased portfolio of market services. This is the first course of 4 e-learning courses. Each course runs 5 evenings, for 3 hours each. The first course presents the integration of new technologies in light of regulatory changes. The course explores the penetration of renewable energy resources facilitated by the operating flexibility brought by power electronics. Interoperability aspects and industry standards are discussed, with focus on the consumer centric paradigm of Transactive Energy. This course defines AI followed by VR, AR and MR as they apply to power systems. Practical examples illustrate each methodology. Special attention is given to advanced AI applications with Machine Learning for load and solar energy forecasts. The White House call-to-action of a decade ago allows utilities today to utilize energy platforms and APIs to standardize reporting, optimize consumption and leverage the much needed open exchange of solar data. The course introduces the Blockchain as a new line of defense against cyber threats and its increasing application to Peer-to-Peer transactions to stimulate green energy trading and also trading Renewable Certificates or Credits. The course provides industry examples from utilities and agencies from Canada, US, EU and Southeast Asia. Course Outline: Introduction: Historical Evolution of the inverter-based technologies Performance Requirements: Power System Controls Regulatory Agreements NERC, EU ENTSO The Role of the ISO Demonstration of Essential Reliability Services – Control algorithms Power System Stability in an Inverter dominated Grid TRANSACTIVE ENERGY – THE PROSUMER P2P Energy Trading Collaboration between Market Entities and Government Agencies Cloud Services for Utilities – NAESB Green Button, Orange Button ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE -AI and Artificial Neural Networks- ANN AI and ANN Applications in Power Systems: Machine Learning Training the algorithm for Short Term Load Forecast and Solar Energy Forecasts IOT – Internet of Things; A brief look into Interoperability INTERNET OF THINGS WORLD FORUM REFERENCE MODEL AR- AUGMENTED REALITY VR- VIRTUAL REALITY MR- MIXED REALITY and AR-Augmented Reality IEDs- Intelligent Electronic Devices and SENSORS IEDs – Examples and Functionality BLOCKCHAIN Security Certification ; Vulnerability Blockchain Applications in the Power Industry- P2P Trading Trading Renewable Certificates Emission Credits Class Test 45 min and Discussions for Course Certification The target audience for this course includes practitioners at all levels in the organization in companies in the power industry, LDCs, regulatory agencies and students in engineering and economics. The course would benefit law firms supporting renewable investments, and CleanTech groups. Biographies: Puica Nitu, M.Sc. P.Eng., SM IEEE, CIGRE Puica Nitu is a Utility Executive with extensive global experience in power system operation and planning, energy markets, enterprise risk and regulatory oversight. She consults on energy markets integrating renewable resources from planning to operation. She led complex utility projects in operations (EMS, energy derivatives, reliability studies and policy) and conducted long term planning studies to support planning and operational reliability standards. Specializing in Smart Grids, Renewable generation, Reliability, Financial Engineering, Energy Markets and Power System Integration, she was recently engaged by the Inter-American Development Bank/MHI in Guyana. Most recently, Puica was the Operations Expert for a regulatory assessment of the Oman Control Centre. With over 25 years with Ontario Hydro and its successor company Ontario Power Generation (Revenue $1.2 Billion CAD, I/S 16 GW), she served as Canadian representative in CIGRE, NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada), Senior Member IEEE and Elsevier since 1990. Puica Nitu chaired international conferences, lectured on 4 continents, published a book on Reliability and Security of Nuclear Power Plants, papers in IEEE, PICA, CIGRE and PMAPS and published in the Ontario Journal for Public Policy, Canada. She delivered seminars to OPG, seminars organized by the Power Engineering Society, IEEE and seminars to power companies worldwide, including Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Malaysia, Indonesia, Portugal, South Africa, Japan, Romania, and Guyana. Puica Nitu is a registered member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, Canada. Afiny Akdemir Afiny Akdemir is the co-founder and Director of Research at Xesto Inc.  Xesto is a spatial computing AI startup based in Toronto, Canada and it has been voted as “Toronto’s Best Tech Startup 2019” and was named one of the top 10 “Canadian AI Startups to Watch” as well as one of 6th International finalists for the VW Siemens Startup Challenge, resulting in a partnership. Afiny Akdemir specializes in both applied and theoretical machine learning and has extensive experience in both industrial and academic research. He is specialized in Artificial Intelligence with multiple industrial applications. At Xesto, Afiny leads projects that focus on applying cutting edge research at the intersection of spatial analysis, differential geometry, optimization of deep neural networks, and statistics to build scalable rigorous and real time performing systems that will change the way humans interact with technology. In addition, Afiny is a Ph.D candidate in the Mathematics department at UofT, focusing on applied mathematics. His academic research interests are in applying advanced mathematical methods to the computational and statistical sciences. His ongoing projects examine the results of the regularity of the equation that governs optimal matching between two arbitrary sets in different dimensions. He is developing algorithmic applications of these results, as well as studying these applications in the context of big data and statistical estimation where the parameter space is much larger than the number of observations. Afiny earned a Bachelor’s and MSc in Mathematics, both at the University of Toronto. Having presented at research seminars as well as instructing engineers on various levels, Afiny has the ability to distill advanced theoretical concept to diverse audiences on all levels. In addition to research, Afiny is also an avid traveller and plays the violin.

  • Career Night Series: Which Direction Should I Take with My Career?

    On Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 6:00 p.m., IEEE Toronto WIE will host the webinar “Career Night Series: Which Direction Should I Take with My Career?”. Day & Time: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Ryerson Computer Science Location: Virtual – Webinar Contact: Wincy Li Description: Not sure whether to pursue a PhD or Postdoc? Unclear about your career options? In this webinar, you will learn how to research the labour market so that you will be empowered with the tools and resources you need for career decision making and planning. If you require any accessibility needs, please contact Wincy at wincyli@ryerson.ca as soon as possible. Register: Click here to visit the registration page.