Events

Officers' Meeting - Monday 26th of June Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/364287

Event: Laser Education Day - Hosted by: Trotec Laser Canada - Exclusive event for esteemed members of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) - Date: Wednesday, June 28th - Time: 11AM to 2PM - Location: 1705 Argentia Road, Unit 9, Mississauga, ON L5N 3A9 - An enriching and immersive experience into the realm of laser cutters and engravers - Lunch and learn session with seasoned experts - Live demonstrations showcasing the precision and versatility of cutting-edge laser machines - Materials showcased: plastics, acrylics, wood, metals, and more - Designed for discerning engineers from various fields - Aims to equip professionals with knowledge and skills to harness the full potential of Laser Technology - Explore a wide range of applications and revolutionize projects - Engage in insightful discussions with industry-leading professionals - Gain invaluable insights into the limitless possibilities offered by Laser Technology Co-sponsored by: Trotec Laser Canada Inc. Agenda: 11 am - Presentation 12pm - Lunch 12:30 pm - Demonstrations on lasers 1705 Argentia Road, Unit 9, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5N 3A9

IoT systems play critical roles in supporting diverse vertical applications by connecting heterogeneous devices, machines, and industrial processes. Any potential security risk in IoT systems could lead to catastrophic consequences and even system failure of critical infrastructures, particularly for applications relying on tight collaborations among distributed devices and facilities. While security is the cornerstone for many IoT applications, trust among entities and information privacy are becoming increasingly important. However, existing solutions often feature various distinctive weaknesses, including drastically increased time latency, communication/computation overheads, and privacy leakage, which are extremely undesirable for delay-sensitive, resource-constrained, and privacy-aware IoT communications. To overcome these challenges, this presentation will introduce a series of approaches to achieve cost-effective and reliable security and trust, providing efficient solutions for supporting a wide variety of vertical industry applications enabled by IoT. Speaker(s): He Fang Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/366000

Weekly, In-Person Arduino/RP2040/ESP32 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. Also, students can come in for tutoring, work on homework and class projects. Room: J233a, Bldg: H, 2nd Floor, 205 Humber College Blvd, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, M9W5L7

Saturday Online Study Group preparing for the Canadian Amateur Radio certification exam. 2hrs/week CEU/PDH credits issued by request. 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. Fee for CEU/PDH certification and/or fee to write the Canadian federal certification exam. Workshop is open to anyone, IEEE members and non-members. This study group is repeating, if you miss a lecture, you can continue the workshop when it repeats. 12 weeks long plus time off for exams and reading week at Humber Registration is required. Email will be send out to all registrants just before the meetings start with the link for google meet or zoom. Agenda: 2 hours every Saturday morning 10-12 am edt (Saturday afternoon/evening in Europe) 50 Panorama Court, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, M9V4A9, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/364671

Microwave photonics (MWP) is a typical optical signal processing application for optical communications, antenna systems, and 5G/6G networks. At the same time, optical frequency combs (OFC) and programmable optical filters enable this system to be reconfigurable. There are several approaches to creating OFC lines, such as the micro-ring resonator, cascaded electro-optic modulator, and mode-locked laser (MLL), in which the quantum dash (QDash) MLL is an ideal on-chip OFC source to provide low relative intensity noise (RIN), narrow linewidth, and flat comb spectrum. In this seminar, we will present three typical applications of MWP systems using QDash MLL as the OFC source. The photonic beamforming illustrates a phased antenna array system that can do directional radiation and scanning. The MWP filter is a reconfigurable finite impulse response (FIR) filter, and a specially designed MWP filter can also be used for instantaneous frequency measurement. In partnership with the (https://nrc.canada.ca/en/research-development/research-collaboration/programs/high-throughput-secure-networks-challenge-program)Challenge program at National Research Council (NRC), we invite you to join this virtual seminar series to promote scientific information sharing, discussions, and interactions between researchers. Co-sponsored by: National Research Council, Canada Speaker(s): Yuxuan Xie , Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/366426

Magnetic Hardening in Low-Dimensional Ferromagnets By: Dr. J. Ping Liu Department of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA IEEE Magnetics Society Distinguished Lecturer 2023 How “hard” (coercive) a ferromagnet can be has been a puzzle for a century. Seven decades ago, William Fuller Brown offered his famous theorem to correlate coercivity with the magnetocrystalline anisotropy fields in ferromagnetic materials. However, the experimental coercivity values have been far below the calculated levels given by the theorem, which is called Brown’s coercivity paradox. Researchers have attempted to solve the paradox with sustained efforts; however, the paradox remains unsolved, and coercivity still cannot be predicted and calculated quantitatively by modeling. Progress has been made in the past 20 years in understanding coercivity mechanisms in nanoscale low- dimensional ferromagnets. In fact, ferromagnetism is a size-dependent physical phenomenon, as revealed by theoretical studies. However, nanoscale ferromagnetic samples with controllable size and shape have been available only in recent times. By adopting newly developed salt-matrix annealing, surfactant-assisted milling, and improved hydrothermal and chemical solution techniques, we used a bottom-up approach to produce nanostructured magnets and have successfully synthesized monodisperse ferromagnetic Fe–Pt, Fe–Co, and Sm–Co nanoparticles and Co nanowires with extraordinary properties, which are strongly size- and shape-dependent. A study on size-dependent Curie temperature of the L10 ferromagnetic nanoparticles with sizes down to 2 nm has experimentally proved a finite-size effect. A systematic study of nanowires with extremely high coercivity above their magnetocrystalline anisotropy fields has opened a door to the solution of Brown’s paradox. Speaker(s): Dr. J. Ping Liu, Dr. J. Ping Liu Room: KHS 335, Bldg: Kerr Hall, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/366655

Weekly, In-Person Arduino/RP2040/ESP32 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. Also, students can come in for tutoring, work on homework and class projects. Room: J233a, Bldg: H, 2nd Floor, 205 Humber College Blvd, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, M9W5L7

Saturday Online Study Group preparing for the Canadian Amateur Radio certification exam. 2hrs/week CEU/PDH credits issued by request. 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. Fee for CEU/PDH certification and/or fee to write the Canadian federal certification exam. Workshop is open to anyone, IEEE members and non-members. This study group is repeating, if you miss a lecture, you can continue the workshop when it repeats. 12 weeks long plus time off for exams and reading week at Humber Registration is required. Email will be send out to all registrants just before the meetings start with the link for google meet or zoom. Agenda: 2 hours every Saturday morning 10-12 am edt (Saturday afternoon/evening in Europe) 50 Panorama Court, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, M9V4A9, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/367210

As the popularity of solar panels increases, significant research is being performed to mitigate the power losses due to partial shading in photovoltaic power plants. One way to reduce the effects of partial shading conditions is by using bypass–diodes. In order to accurately model the PV cell with bypass diodes, it is necessary to consider both series and parallel configurations of bypass–diodes, as well as the thermal behavior of bypass–diodes. This research constructs an electro–thermal modular model for any size photovoltaic system and includes the effects of both the photovoltaic cells and bypass–diodes. Speaker(s): Dr. Hector R. Robles Campos, Room: 2056, Bldg: Energy Systems and Nuclear Science Research Center, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/367856

Officers' Meeting - Thursday 27th of July Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/365328

IEEE Toronto VTS Chapter is pleased to host a Distinguished Lecturer talk on July 27. The speaker, Dr. Lin Cai, is a Professor with the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Victoria. She is an NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellow, an Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) Fellow, and an IEEE Fellow, and received numerous awards. All are welcome to join this DL seminar! Room: 460, Bldg: ENG, 245 Church Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 2K3