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  • PowerStream Smart Grid Tour

    PowerStream Main Office, 161 Cityview Boulevard, Vaughan, ON L4H 0A9

    September 8, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. IEEE Toronto Section Industry Relations will be hosting a tour visit to PowerStream’s Microgrid. Day & Time: Thursday, September 8, 2016 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Location: PowerStream Main Office 161 Cityview Boulevard, Vaughan, ON L4H 0A9 Contact: Hugo Sanchez-Reategui More Information: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/40692 For Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/powerstream-smart-grid-tour-tickets-26990945645 PowerSteam is a community-owned energy company providing power and related services to more than 380,000 customers residing or owning a business in communities located immediately north of Toronto and in Central Ontario. The communities we serve include Alliston, Aurora, Barrie, Beeton, Bradford West Gwillimbury, Markham, Penetanguishene, Richmond Hill, Thornton, Tottenham and Vaughan as well as Collingwood, Stayner, Creemore and Thornbury through a partnership with the Town of Collingwood in the ownership of Collus PowerStream. Learn more about PowerStream at https://www.powerstream.ca/innovation/micro-grid/micro-grid-101.html This tour will provide a very good overview of the current support of Smart Grid development at the provincial level and raising awareness for the need to leverage innovative smart technologies in Ontario’s electricity sector. Do not miss the opportunity to join us and visit a microgrid implemented within our IEEE Toronto Section area. The number of participants is limited and will be closed a week before the event.

  • Teaching and Learning Methods

    Room KHE 225, Ryerson University

    Monday September 12, 2016 at 11:20 a.m. Dr. John Paul Fox, will be presenting “Teaching and Learning Methods”. Speaker: Dr. John Paul Fox Director of the Academic Integrity Office, Ryerson Day & Time: Monday, September 12, 2016 11:20 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Location: Ryerson, KHE 225 Contact: Maryam Davoudpour Organizer: WIE Abstract: Lesson planning can be a time consuming and needlessly stressful process. In this talk I will discuss strategies for efficiently preparing lesson plans. You will be presented with a framework for lesson planning which can be used to structure any type of lesson, from a 10 minute pre-lab talk to a 3-hour lecture. Attendees are encouraged to think about an upcoming lesson that they will be teaching so that this framework can be applied. Biography: John Paul Fox is the Director of the Academic Integrity Office here at Ryerson. Prior to accepting this position, John Paul worked in the Learning and Teaching Office (LTO) for six years, as an educational developer and as its manager. During this time John Paul was responsible for offering professional development in teaching to Ryerson’s faculty, TAs and GAs. He has an undergraduate degree in genetics from Trinity College Dublin, an MSc in molecular evolution and a PhD in population genetics, both from York University as well as a Masters in Public Police and Administration from Ryerson University. Finally,John Paul is a fellow of SEDA UK.

  • Advanced Antenna Systems for 21st Century Satellite Communication Payloads

    Room BA 1220, 40 St. George Street, Toronto, M5S 2E4

    September 12, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. Dr. Sudhakar Rao, IEEE Fellow and Technical Fellow of Northrop Grumman, will be presenting “Advanced Antenna Systems for 21st Century Satellite Communication Payloads”. Speaker: Dr. Sudhakar Rao IEEE Fellow Technical Fellow, Engineering & Global Products Division Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Day & Time: Monday, September 12, 2016 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Location: Room BA 1220 40 St. George Street, Toronto, M5S 2E4 Abstract: 21st century has so far seen several new satellite services such as local-channel broadcast for direct broadcast satellite service (DBS), high capacity K/Ka-band personal communication satellite (PCS) service, hosted payloads, mobile satellite services using very large deployable reflectors, high power hybrid satellites etc. All these satellite services are driven by the operators need to reduce the cost of satellite and pack more capability into the satellite. Antenna sub-system design, mechanical packaging on the spacecraft, and RF performance become very critical for these satellites. This talk will cover recent developments in the areas of antenna systems for FSS, BSS, PCS, & MSS satellite communications. System requirements that drive the antenna designs will be presented initially with brief introduction to satellite communications. Reflector and array antenna designs will be covered in this talk. Advanced antenna system designs for contoured beams, multiple beams, and reconfigurable beams will be presented. Contoured beam antennas using dual-gridded reflectors, shaped single reflectors, and shaped Gregorian reflectors will discussed. Multiple beam antenna (MBA) concepts and their advantages compared to conventional contoured beams will be introduced. Various designs of the MBA for DBS, PCS, and MSS services will be discussed along with practical examples. Recent advances in feed technology and reflector technology will be addressed and few examples. Advances in multi-band antennas covering multiple bands will be presented. Topics such as antenna designs for high capacity satellites, large deployable mesh reflector designs, low PIM designs, and power handling issues will be included. Advanced high power test methods for the satellite payloads will be addressed. Brief introductions to TT&C antennas, passive inter modulation products (PIM) and multipaction for satellite payloads will be given. Future trends in the satellite antennas will be discussed. At the end of this talk, engineers will be exposed to typical requirements, designs, hardware, software, and test methods for various satellite antennas. Biography: Sudhakar K. Rao received B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D degrees in electronics & communications engineering from REC Warangal, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Madras in 1974, 1976, and 1979 respectively. During the period 1976-1977 he worked as a Technical officer at ECIL Hyderabad and then as a Senior Scientist at the Electronics and Radar development Establishment, Bangalore on phased array antennas for airborne applications during 1980-1981. He worked as a post-doctoral fellow at University of Trondheim, Norway and then as a research associate at University of Manitoba during 1981-1983. During1983-1996, he worked at Spar Aerospace Limited (now MDA), Montreal, Canada, as a Staff Scientist and developed advanced antennas for several satellite communications. From 1996-2003 he worked as Chief Scientist/Technical Fellow at Hughes/Boeing Satellite Systems and developed multiple beam antennas and reconfigurable beam payloads for commercial and military applications. During the period 2003-2010, he worked as a Corporate Senior Fellow at Lockheed Martin Space Systems and developed antenna payloads for fixed satellite, broadcast satellite, and personal communication satellite services. He invented novel high power TVAC test methods for satellite payloads using “pick-up horn absorber loads” that have about 8 times cost and schedule savings which has become a standard method at Lockheed Martin and used successfully on more than 10 satellite payloads. He is currently a Technical Fellow at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA working on advanced antenna systems for space & aircraft applications. Dr. Rao developed antenna payloads for more than 70 satellites including first mobile satellite M-Sat, first Direct Broadcast Satellite with local channels (DirecTV-4S), and first multiple beam antenna at Ka-band for personal communications satellites. His work on development of radiation templates for complex radiation patterns of satellite antennas for interference analysis was adopted and recommended by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)/CCIR in 1992 as the world-wide standard for satellite manufacturers and operators. He authored over 170 technical papers and has 44 U.S patents. He authored and co-edited three text book volumes on “Handbook of Reflector Antennas and Feed Systems” that are published in June 2013 by the Artech House. Dr. Rao became an IEEE Fellow in 2006 and a Fellow of IETE in 2009. He received several awards and recognitions that include 2002 Boeing’s Special Invention Award for series of patents on satellite antenna payloads, 2003 Boeings’ technical achievement award, Lockheed Martin’s Inventor of Technology award in 2005 & 2007, IEEE Benjamin Franklin Key Award in 2006, Delaware Valley Engineer of the Year in 2008, and Asian American Engineer of the year award in 2008. He received IEEE Judith Resnik Technical Field Award in 2009 for pioneering work in aerospace engineering. He is the recipient of the IETE’s 2015 Prof. S.N. Mitra Memorial award. He received best reviewer recognition by the IEEE Transactions on Antennas & Propagation Journal for the years 2014 and 2015. Dr. Rao is appointed as the Distinguished Lecturer by the IEEE APS for a three year period (2014-2016). He was the Chair for the IEEE APS “Industry Initiatives Committee” during 2010-2015, Associate Editor for the IEEE Antennas & Propagation Magazine’s “Antenna Applications Corner”, Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas & Propagation, Special Session Organizer/Chair for the last six IEEE APS/URSI Symposia, Technical Program Committee member for IEEE APS/URSI Symposia from last 10 years, and reviewer for the IEEE AP Transactions, WPL, IEE etc. Dr. Rao mentored more than 50 engineers in his career who are now in key technical and management positions throughout the aerospace industry.

  • Disaster Scene Reconstruction – Emergency Management Tool

    Ryerson, KHE 225

    Monday September 19, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Dr. Alex Ferworn, Associate Chair and Graduate Programs Director at Ryerson University, will be presenting “Disaster Scene Reconstruction – Emergency Management Tool”. Speaker: Dr. Alex Ferworn Associate Chair and Graduate Programs Director, Ryerson University Director, Program in Disaster and Emergency Management Day & Time: Monday, September 19, 2016 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Location: Ryerson, KHE 225 Contact: Maryam Davoudpour Organizer: WIE, Magnetics, Measurement/Instrumentation-Robotics, Computer Science Department Ryerson University Biography: Prof. Ferworn received his PhD in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo, his MSc in Computing and Information Science from the University of Guelph and his B.Tech in Applied Computer Science from Ryerson University, where he is a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science, Associate Chair and Graduate Programs Director. He is also Director of a number of Certificate programs including the Program in Disaster and Emergency Management. Ferworn is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Computing and Software, Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University. Prof. Ferworn has been collaborating with the USAR and CBRNe Response Team (UCRT) of the Ontario Provincial Police since 2005. He has worked extensively with USAR teams in Canada and the United States on a broad range of technology issues related to Computational Public Safety. He does not own a dog.

  • Wireless Power Transfer Systems: Current Issues and Future Opportunities

    Room KHE 225, Ryerson University

    Monday September 26, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Sheldon S. Williamson, Senior Member at IEEE, will be presenting “Wireless Power Transfer Systems: Current Issues and Future Opportunities”. Speaker: Sheldon S. Williamson Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Electric Energy Storage Systems for Transportation Electrification Director, Smart Transportation Electrification and Energy Research (STEER) Group Advanced Storage Systems and Electric Transportation (ASSET) Laboratory UOIT – Automotive Center of Excellence (UOIT-ACE) Department of Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science University of Ontario – Institute of Technology Day & Time: Monday, September 26, 2016 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Location: Ryerson, KHE 225 Contact: Maryam Davoudpour Organizer: WIE, Magnetics, Measurement/Instrumentation-Robotics, Computer Science Department Ryerson University Abstract: More recently, with the automotive market getting introduced to several EV models (Tesla, Leaf, Mitsubishi – for example), the need for charging them within cities, suburbs, and highways, has driven power electronics engineers towards innovative ideas to solve the future charging infrastructure problem. Plugged charging topologies have been investigated thoroughly in recent years, based on existing SAE J1772 standards for AC and DC charging, ranging from 1.5 kW to 50 kW. On the other hand, in the last five years or so, power supply and charger manufacturing companies have been seriously started looking at wireless charging as an attractive solution, to avoid physical drawbacks of wired or plugged versions of charging EVs. The high-level goals of this seminar is to focus on introducing advanced power electronics solutions for charging traction batteries and ultracapacitors using wireless technologies. Both inductive power transfer (IPT) as well as capacitive power transfer (CPT, electrostatic) techniques of wireless charging will be introduced. The major market for IPT-based wireless charging is the mass transit industry, such as electric trains, buses, and trams, in the range of 10-50 kW, while both IPT and CPT could be used for charging small utility- grade EVs (golf carts/security vehicles), in smaller sizes of 1.0 kW. Critical issues, such as IPT transfer coil design, CPT capacitor dielectric medium/transfer plate designs, and converter topologies, will be discussed. Detailed results of finite element analysis (FEA) designs for energizer and pick-up coils will be presented. Specific emphasis is placed on reducing the effect of skin effect and proximity effect for both in-motion and static charging (for varied switching frequencies and air-gap lengths). An important aspect that will also be covered is the design of charger topologies on the secondary side of the IPT or CPT system. The challenge is to come up with 1-stage power conversion techniques, including high-frequency (HF) AC/DC rectification and DC/DC charger functionalities, with conversion efficiencies of 95% or larger. This seminar will be particularly useful for engineers with entry-level and medium-level knowledge of power electronics and energy storage systems for electric transportation. Biography: Sheldon S. Williamson (S’01–M’06–SM’13) received his Bachelors of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Electrical Engineering with high distinction from University of Mumbai, India, in 1999. He received the Masters of Science (M.S.) degree in 2002, and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree (with Honors) in 2006, both in Electrical Engineering, from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL. From June 2006 to June 2014, Dr. Williamson held a tenure-track Assistant Professor position, followed by a tenured Associate Professor position in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, at Concordia University, in Montreal, Canada. Dr. Williamson currently holds an Associate Professor position in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering, at the University of Ontario-Institute of Technology (UOIT), in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Since July 2015, Dr. Williamson also holds the prestigious title of NSERC Canada Research Chair in Electric Energy Storage Systems for Transportation Electrification. Dr. Williamson’s research interests include transportation electrification, electric energy storage systems, automotive power electronics, and motor drives. Dr. Williamson is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society.

  • Tour to “Centre for Urban Energy” Smart Grid Lab

    147 Dalhousie Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2R2

    October 7, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. IEEE Toronto Section Industry Relations will be hosting a tour visit to the “Centre for Urban Energy” Smart Grid Lab. Day & Time: Friday, October 7, 2016 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Location: 147 Dalhousie Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2R2 Contact: Hugo Sanchez-Reategui The Schneider Electric Smart Grid Laboratory physically had replicated a feeder attached to one of PowerStream (https://www.powerstream.ca/), a Local Distribution Company in Ontario and added a battery solar power, and both AC and DC power loads. CUE’s researchers had designed, built, operated and analyzed the microgrid within Schneider Smart Grid Lab. For more information please read page 19 of the following attachment: http://www.ryerson.ca/content/dam/cue/pdfs/CUE_2015%20Annual%20Report_web.pdf For Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tour-to-centre-for-urban-energy-smart-grid-lab-tickets-27548432102 This tour will provide a very good overview of the current work implemented by the CEU in terms of microgrid on a major urban infrastructure. In addition, please see the CEU’s website: http://www.ryerson.ca/cue/index.html Do not miss the opportunity to join us and visit a microgrid implemented within our IEEE Toronto Section area. The number of participants is very limited and will be closed a week before the event.

  • Using and Evaluating Gamification as a Strategy of Engagement in the Classroom

    KHE 225, 340 Church Street, Ryerson University

    Monday October 17, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Dr. Sergio A. A. Freitas, Associate Professor in the Gama Engineering College at the University of Brasilia, will be presenting “Using and Evaluating Gamification as a Strategy of Engagement in the Classroom”. Speaker: Dr. Sergio A. A. Freitas Associate Professor, Gama Engineering College, University of Brasilia Coordinator of Research, FGA Software Factory Laboratory Day & Time: Monday, October 17, 2016 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Location: KHE 225, 340 Church Street, Ryerson Contact: Maryam Davoudpour Organizer: WIE, Magnetics, Measurement/Instrumentation-Robotics, Computer Science Department Ryerson University Abstract: The gamification of activities other than games has become one of the main goals of a new research topic. In the education area the proposal could not be different: the new generations entering the higher education has a lot of experience in the virtual information environment and games. So, nothing more natural than checking the adherence of gamification to teaching this new student profile. In this scenario, this talk presents a case study of a gamification for a discipline of an undergraduate course. The gamification space was built based on a framework that stands on basic human motivations. Finally, I present some statistical evaluations of the students’ engagement after the introduction of gamification in the classroom. Biography: Sergio A. A. Freitas is currently an Associate Professor in the Gama Engineering College (FGA) 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 some Brazilian Federal Ministries.

  • Blackberry’s Platform for True End-to-End Mobile Security for Healthcare

    Centennial College Progress Campus, Room A3-17

    Wednesday October 19, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. Sara Jost, Registered Nurse working at Blackberry as a Global Healthcare Industry Lead, will be presenting “Blackberry’s Platform for True End-to-End Mobile Security for Healthcare”. Speaker: Sara Jost Registered Nurse Global Healthcare Industry Lead, Blackberry Day & Time: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Location: Centennial College Progress Campus, Room A3-17 Contact: Maryam Davoudpour, Nicoleta Zouri Organizer: WIE, Magnetics, Measurement/Instrumentation-Robotics Abstract: Blackberry is the one platform for true end-to-end mobile security. Together with our partners, Blackberry has developed secure mobile solutions for healthcare organizations across the continuum of care. From clinics, to hospitals, to first responders, home care workers and the home, we offer tried and true solutions that maximize patient outcomes and improve the patient experience, reduce costs and are fully secure to protect PHI. 1. We have helped hospitals reduce their emergency room wait times by 50% and meet their code STEM window 100% of the time. 2. In home care, we have shown drastic reductions in missed visits and savings of more than $7,000 per home care worker per year. 3. Blackberry secure messaging has improved efficiency so much that hospitals staff have saved 2 hours per day just by eliminating the need to track down other team members. Biography: Sara Jost is a Registered Nurse working at Blackberry as a Global Healthcare Industry Lead where she leads the promotion of digital devices for use in medicine. Previously Sara worked as a Registered Nurse at Sunnybrook Hospital.

  • Smart Pricing for Ontario Electricity

    BA 4287, 40 St George Street, Toronto, Ontario

    Wednesday October 19, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. Paul Acchione, Management Consultant at Market Intelligence & Data Analysis Corporation, will be presenting “Smart Pricing for Ontario Electricity”. Speaker: Paul Acchione Management Consultant, Market Intelligence & Data Analysis Corporation Past President & Chair Of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) Member of ASME, ANS, IEEE, ISA, Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering Day & Time: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Location: BA 4287 40 St George Street, Toronto, Ontario Register: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/39746#13 Abstract: Join us in listening to Paul Acchione speak on smart pricing for Ontario electricity. Paul will discuss how Ontario’s clean electricity can be priced in a smarter way to make Ontario businesses more competitive and help them to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by displacing their fossil fuel consumption. Some of the discussion topics include: What is the Problem What Can We Do About It? What Does a Smart Pricing Plan Need to Do? OSPE’s Smart Electricity Price Plan Why Should the Smart Pricing Plan be Voluntary? Biography: Paul has a B.A.Sc. and M.Eng. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto. Paul is a licensed professional engineer in Ontario and is a member of ASME, ANS, IEEE and ISA and a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Paul has over 44 years of engineering and management experience in the power generation industry. He worked for 31 years with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and its predecessor companies. Paul was the 2013-14 President and Chair of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) and is a volunteer with OSPE’s Energy Task Force. Paul is a Management Consultant at Market Intelligence & Data Analysis Corporation.

  • Exosite Pivot IoT Seminar – Executive Forum on Business Transformation Through IoT

    Room L1-02 (Library & Academic Building), Centennial College, Progress Campus, 941 Progress Ave, Toronto, ON M1K 5E9

    Thursday October 20, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. Steve Wright, Solutions Architect at Exosite Inc. and Alumni of IEEE Society, will be presenting “Exosite Pivot IoT Seminar – Executive Forum on Business Transformation Through IoT”. Speaker: Steve Wright Solutions Architect, Exosite Inc. Day & Time: Thursday, October 20, 2016 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Location: Room L1-02 (Library & Academic Building) Centennial College, Progress Campus 941 Progress Ave Toronto, ON M1K 5E9 Canada Room Map: https://p.widencdn.net/l4raeq Campus Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/941+Progress+Ave,+Scarborough,+ON+M1G+3T8,+Canada/@43.7851523,-79.2292043,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89d4d0f2145b3791:0x3da1359f5640d4 7f!8m2!3d43.7851523!4d-79.2270156 RSVP Required: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/41285 Abstract: The internet of things (IoT) is giving rise to previously undiscovered revenue opportunities that can transform existing business models through connected devices and innovative insights. Because of this potential, many companies are racing to get involved. But what exactly is IoT and what does it mean to the future of your organization? Join us for a forum that demystifies IoT by providing a realistic understanding of what it is, what it requires, and how organizations can use it to kick-start their business transformation. Biography: Steve Wright is a Solutions Architect at Exosite, where he helps clients close the gap between a successful engineering project and a profitable connected products business. Steve excels at working with companies to define the right tool set of hardware, software, and business strategy to succeed in their IoT deployments. He started his career as a software engineer in data acquisition systems before moving into project management and sales. Steve’s experience includes turbine engine testing, semiconductor manufacture, and custom software development. He has an MS in Software Engineering from University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN and is an Alumni of the IEEE Society.

  • Perspectives of Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Technology

    TRS 1129, Ryerson University, Toronto

    Thursday October 27, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. Prof. Sadaoki Furui, IEEE Fellow and President of Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, will be presenting “Perspectives of Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Technology”. Speaker: Prof. Sadaoki Furui IEEE Fellow President of Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago Day & Time: Thursday, October 27, 2016 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location: TRS 1129 Ryerson University Toronto Abstract: DNNs (Deep Neural Networks) based on “deep learning” have significantly raised the automatic speech recognition (ASR) performance as of several years ago. This talk gives an overview of major DNN-based techniques successfully used in acoustic and language modeling for ASR. However, what we can do with ASR technology is still very limited, and we still have many challenges that cannot be solved simply by relying on the capability of DNNs. Data sparseness is one of the most difficult problems in constructing ASR systems, since speech is highly variable and it is too costly to construct annotated “big speech data” covering all possible variations. We need to focus on how to collect rich and effective speech databases covering a wide range of variations, active learning for automatically selecting data for annotation, cheap, fast and good-enough transcription, and efficient supervised, semi-supervised, or unsupervised training/adaptation, based on advanced machine learning techniques. We also need to extend current efforts and think deeply about and analyze how human beings are recognizing/understanding speech, and implement various knowledge sources in ASR systems using machine learning techniques to achieve innovations. This talk focuses on my personal perspectives for the future of speech recognition research. Biography: Sadaoki Furui Received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Tokyo, Japan in 1968, 1970, and 1978, respectively. After joining the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) Labs in 1970, he has worked on speech analysis, speech recognition, speaker recognition, speech synthesis, speech perception, and multimodal human-computer interaction. From 1978 to 1979, he was a visiting researcher at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey. He was a Research Fellow and the Director of Furui Research Laboratory at NTT Labs. He became a Professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1997. He was Dean of Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering, and Director of University Library. He was given the title of Professor Emeritus and became Professor at Academy for Global Leadership in 2011. He is now serving as President of Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago (TTI-C). He has authored or coauthored around 1,000 published papers and books. He was elected a Fellow of the IEEE, the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers of Japan (IEICE) and the International Speech Communication Association (ISCA). He received the Paper Award and the Achievement Award from the IEEE SP Society, the IEICE, and the Acoustical Society of Japan (ASJ). He received the ISCA Medal for Scientific Achievement, and the IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award. He received the NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Broadcast Cultural Award and the Okawa Prize. He also received the Achievement Award from the Minister of Science and Technology and the Minister of Education, Japan, and the Purple Ribbon Medal from Japanese Emperor.

  • IEEE Toronto Section Annual General Meeting 2016

    21 Old Mill Rd, Etobicoke, ON M8X 1G5, Canada

    All members, along with their guest, are invited to attend the IEEE Toronto Section Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM is an occasion to celebrate the achievements of the Toronto Section, made possible by its dedicated volunteers and members. We are pleased to announce that Sandro Perruzza, CEO of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers will deliver the keynote address, discussing ways to strengthen the engineering profession in Ontario. Date: Saturday, October 29, 2016 Time: 6:30 pm — 10 pm Cost: Life members and their guest: $50 per person. Other members and their guest: $70 per person. Contact our section secretary, Ali Nabavi for details. Location: 21 Old Mill Rd, Toronto, ON, Canada Program: 6:30 PM: Reception and Cash bar 7:00 PM: Formal program: – Dinner – Section report by Dr. Thamir Murad, section chair – Keynote address by Sandro Perruzza, CEO of OSPE – Section awards Please notice the following: • Dress code is Elegant Casual. • Seats are limited; RSVP is mandatory. We look forward to seeing you all on October 29, 2016! Biography for Sandro Perruzza: Sandro Perruzza is the Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE). Sandro is also on the Board of Directors of Minerva Canada, whose mandate is to embed Health and Safety curriculum into University Engineering and Business Programs across Canada. He has been recognized for the ability to translate complex concepts and situations into unique and practical solutions through a balance of strong business acumen supported by excellent analytical and communication skills. This has allowed him to develop solutions that have been implemented in fortune 500 companies, as well as in small and medium sized enterprises. He has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from McMaster University, as well as a Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety from McMaster. Prior to joining OSPE, Sandro was the President of Focus on Results Consulting and Chief of Client Services at Workplace Safety & Prevention Services, the largest Health and Safety Association in Canada, where he was a sitting member of the Ontario Ministry of Labour’s Prevention Operations Forum. Sandro lives in Oakville, with his wife and four children, and is actively involved in the community and volunteer’s his time, including coaching a competitive boy’s soccer team.