IEEE Toronto Section

Rethink Cities – A FIDIC/EFCA White Paper on Sustainable Urban Development
2018-12-14 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | Ryerson University, Victoria Building (VIC) 285 Victoria St., 7th Floor, Room 736 (conference room) Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W1
Friday December 14th, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. Laleh Farhadi, MSc Urban and Regional Planning, will be presenting “Rethink Cities – A FIDIC/EFCA White Paper on Sustainable Urban Development”.
Day & Time: Friday December 14th, 2018
1:00 p.m. ‐ 2:00 p.m.
Speaker: Laleh Farhadi, MSc Urban and Regional Planning
Organizers: Magnetics Chapter, WIE IEEE Toronto
Location: Ryerson University, Victoria Building (VIC)
285 Victoria St., 7th Floor, Room 736 (conference room)
Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W1
Contact: Reza Dibaj
Abstract: Today, over half of the world’s population lives in cities covering 2- 3 % of the Earth’s land area, using 75 % of all energy and emitting 80% of all carbon dioxide. Infrastructure investments in many countries and cities are not at a desirable level or they are steered in the wrong direction while many cities are growing faster geographically than population-wise. Society has to rethink cities.
The FIDIC White Paper addresses the need of evolving resource efficiency in cities with increased focus on planning and making socially and economically attractive areas, well-functioning spatial structures and energy efficient systems.
To meet the increasingly complex challenges of cities, holistic and integrated approach is needed and rightly applied regarding emissions, climate, resilience, climate risks, flooding, biodiversity, energy and material use, improved quality of life and social responsibility.
Biography: Laleh Farhadi is an Urban Planner, internationally experienced in both private and public sectors on different types of plans and projects related to the city and its ongoing challenges.
During a project in Consulting Engineering Firm, while reviewing and providing feedback for a FIDIC White Paper called “Rethink Cities”, she faced the fact that the total built environment (not just the individual buildings) requires sustainable overall solutions that form synergies in solutions for society, buildings, infrastructure, and technical systems.
This presentation based on FIDIC/ EFCA White Paper is a step forward to this knowledge and responsibility sharing with the hope of professional cooperation among various effecting fields in the city.

The Qubit is the Transistor: Si-based Transistor and Analog-Mixed-Signal Circuit Scaling and the Natural Progression of Moore’s Law to Silicon Quantum Computing at the Atomic Scale
2018-12-16 13:10 - 14:30 (America/Toronto) | Bahen Centre, Room BA1230, 40 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 2E4
Monday December 17th, 2018 at 1:10 p.m. Dr. Sorin Voinigescu, Professor at the University of Toronto, will be presenting a SSCS distinguished lecture: “The Qubit is the Transistor: Si-based Transistor and Analog-Mixed-Signal Circuit Scaling and the Natural Progression of Moore’s Law to Silicon Quantum Computing at the Atomic Scale”.
Day & Time: Monday December 17th, 2018
1:10 p.m. ‐ 2:30 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Sorin Voinigescu
Professor, University of Toronto
Organizers: SSCS IEEE Toronto
Location: Bahen Centre, Room BA1230
40 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 2E4
Contact: Dustin Dunwell
Abstract: Quantum computing is a hot topic at very cool temperatures. Cool as in 10-100 mK.
Recently, a cold-atom physicist nonchalantly asked me the question: Why are you interested in high temperature quantum computers? High as in 4 -12 K. He was serious! Need I talk about Global Warming in such cool environments? Pluto is another option. Today, quantum computers consist of racks of microwave and analog-mixed-signal test equipment, FPGAs and feedback loops for error correction, long 50-Ohm coaxial cables, and a few qubits formed with non-linear Josephson-junction resonators, entangled through niobium superconducting λ/4 resonators at 8-20 GHz, biased by a DC magnetic field of up to 1 Tesla, and whose spin is controlled by an AC magnetic field rotating in the “lab frame”. Are you still spinning?
There’s talk of electrons as “microwave photons”, Larmor and Rabi frequencies, photon-to-spin entanglement, RAP (as in rapid adiabatic passage), Bloch sphere, tensors in n-dimensional Hilbert spaces, but also of OFDM, phase noise, I-Q up- and down- conversion, Gaussian pulse modulation, coherent π/2, π/4 spin phase rotations in azimuth and elevation. Qubits are logic gates and memory cells at the same time. Logic gate operations consist of synchronized microwave pulses applied sequentially to the same qubits. The only probabilistic part (need I mention Schrodinger’s cats Flip and Flop?) is readout, when the spin state is projected on the Z (DC magnetic field) axis!
In other words, quantum computing is about everything you learned and thought you’d never use again, should have learned, or you were never taught in undergrad and grad school in math, quantum and atomic physics, electronics, electromagnetics, and computer science…
This talk will first attempt to demystify and translate the physics of quantum computing to an electronics engineer jargon. Next, I will discuss the feasibility of high-temperature (2-4 K) Si and SiGe electron/hole-spin qubits and qubit integrated circuits (ICs) in commercial 22nm FDSOI CMOS technology, and explore their scalability through simulation to 2nm dimensions, when the coupling energy, ΔE, becomes comparable to thermal noise at 77-300 K.
Silicon electron-spin and hole-spin coupled quantum-dot (QD) qubits have attracted a lot of interest recently due to their potential for integration in commercial CMOS technology. However, like their more established superconducting cousins, to date, because of the low confinement and coupling energies (e.g. ΔE, in the tens of μeV range, comparable to the thermal noise level, kBT, at 100 mK) their operation has been restricted to temperatures below 100 mK. Moreover, since cryogenic systems cannot remove more than a few μW of thermal power at 100 mK, and the experimental laboratory (think TNC at U of T versus TSMC 7nm fab) technologies in which these qubits have been realized do not allow for fabrication of spin manipulation and readout circuitry, the latter reside on a separate chip, at 4 K or higher temperature. The lack of monolithic integration further degrades readout fidelity and computing speed because the atto-Farad capacitance, high-impedance qubit needs to drive 50Ω and 100x larger capacitance interconnect off- chip. A qubit with higher confinement and coupling energies, with spin resonance in the upper mm-wave region, will allow for higher temperature operation, alleviating these problems and enabling large-scale monolithic quantum computing processors. For example, a qubit operating at 4 K would require mode splitting energies of 0.25 meV which corresponds to a spin resonance frequency of 60 GHz and require a DC magnetic field of 2.5 T. Simplifying a bit, 240GHz spin-resonance frequencies and 9T magnetic fields should be adequate for 12K operation and 1.4 THz with an humongous magnetic field are needed for 77 K. You get the drift…
Finally, I will briefly review hot-off-the-press results obtained here at U of T. For the first time we report (i) integration of qubits and electronics on the same die, (ii) strained SiGe hole-spin and strained Si electron-spin FDSOI qubits on the same die, and (iii) propose a monolithic processor architecture which allows for short, 10-20ps spin control pulses and high Rabi frequencies, fRabi, to compensate for short spin phase coherence lifetime. We also demonstrate that, at 2 K, MOSFETs and cascodes can be operated as QDs in the subthreshold region while behaving as classical MOSFETs and cascodes in the saturation region, suitable for qubits and mm-wave mixed-signal processing circuits, respectively.
If we still have holiday time left, I will go through a tutorial example of how we can derive the specification for the mm-wave spin manipulation and readout circuits starting from the Hamiltonian and the measured I-V characteristics of our SiGe hole-spin qubits. I may touch on the impact of minimum-size (18nmx6nmx80nm) MOSFET ofset voltage and process variation on qubit characteristics, on spin manipulation and readout architectural options (low phase-noise radar, OFDM radio, low-noise, broadband, ultra-high-gain TIAs), mm-wave switch impact and OFDM sub-carrier spacing on qubit crosstalk and isolation…Or maybe we should leave that for New Years’.

IEEE Humber Winter Coding Sessions #1
2019-01-11 17:10 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Humber College North Campus, Room F310
This is a series of programming sessions lead by instructor Andew Rudder designed to prepare our IEEE at Humber student branch for future coding challenges such as IEEE Xtreme. These sessions will be held at Humber College and will be interactive so please bring a laptop with you. Please join us for hot chocolate, donuts, and the sharing of coding knowledge.
Day & Time: Friday January 11th, 2019
5:10 p.m. ‐ 8:00 p.m.
Speaker: Andew Rudder
Secretary, IEEE at Humber Student Branch
Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Humber Student Branch
Location: Humber College North Campus, Room F310
Contact: IEEE Humber

Line Following Robot Project #1
2019-01-14 17:10 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
We will be starting to assemble our line following robot from the parts we ordered in the fall, everyone is welcome.
Day & Time: Monday January 14th, 2019
5:10 p.m. ‐ 7:00 p.m.
Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Humber Student Branch
Location: Humber College North Campus, Room J233A
Contact: IEEE Humber

IEEE U of T Energy Industry Mixer
2019-01-17 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | SS 1072 Sidney Smith Hall Toronto, Ontario
Thursday January 17th, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. IEEE University of Toronto Student Branch will be hosting the “IEEE U of T Energy Industry Mixer”.
Day & Time: Thursday January 17th, 2019
6:00 p.m. ‐ 7:45 p.m.
Speaker: Manu Sud
Manager at Ontario Ministry of Energy
Kurtis Martin-Sturmey
Utility Project Lead, METSCO Energy Solutions
Antonio Antonopoulos
Co-Founder, Isla Power
Maged Sami
Senior Manager, CarbonFree Technology
Nikola Dimiskovski
Prooject Analyst, Toronto Hydro
The panel discussion will be moderated by
Hugo Sanchez
Consultant, Alectra Utilities
Organizers: IEEE University of Toronto Student Branch
Location: SS 1072 Sidney Smith Hall
Toronto, Ontario
RVSP: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ieee-uoft-energy-industry-mixer-tickets-53889770755
Abstract: If you are interested in pursuing a career within the energy industry, you don’t want to miss out on an event in collaboration with UTII (UofT Industry Insights) happening on January 17, 2019. Get to know the energy industry with our guest speakers. This event is especially valuable for those of you who are interested in the Energy industry.
Agenda:
6.00 p.m.: Registration
6.15 p.m.: Guest Speaker’s Presentation and Panel Discussion
7.45 p.m.: Networking (aka end of event)
*food and refreshments are provided*

Line Following Robot Project #2
2019-01-21 17:10 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
We will be continuing to assemble our line following robot, Everyone is welcome.
Day & Time: Monday January 21st, 2019
5:10 p.m. ‐ 7:00 p.m.
Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Humber Student Branch
Location: Humber College North Campus, Room J233A
Contact: IEEE Humber

Making Canada a Nation of Innovators
2019-01-22 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | AutoDesk at MaRS, 661 University Ave #200 Toronto, ON M5G 1M1
Tuesday January 22nd, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. the Licensing Executives Society, will be presenting “Making Canada a Nation of Innovators”.
Day & Time: Tuesday January 22nd, 2019
12:00 p.m. ‐ 2:00 p.m.
Speaker: Speakers from CIPO. TBD
Speakers from ISED. TBD
Organizers: Licensing Executives Society Toronto Chapter
Location: AutoDesk at MaRS
661 University Ave #200
Toronto, ON M5G 1M1
Register: https://les.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MjUwNzE4NSZzdWJzY3JpYmVyaWQ9Mzc4MDU0NzU4
Abstract: The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and Canada’s Innovation Science and Economic Development (ISED) Office will jointly provide an informative presentation and discussion on the Government of Canada’s Innovation agenda. Learn how Canada’s Innovation and Skills Plan is putting bold ideas into action, including Canada’s IP Strategy, and Innovation Canada – a client centric, single window business innovation service.
A light lunch will be served.

R&D Essentials for Technology Companies
2019-01-23 16:30 - 19:30 (America/Toronto) | Bay Adelaide Centre (KPMG LLP) 333 Bay Street, Suite 4600 Toronto, ON M5H 4G3
Wednesday January 23rd, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. IEEE Toronto Computer Chapter is hosting a “R&D Essentials for Technology Companies” event.
Day & Time: Wednesday January 23rd, 2019
4:30 p.m. ‐ 7:30 p.m.
Organizers: Computer Chapter, IEEE Toronto
Location: Bay Adelaide Centre (KPMGLLP)
333 Bay Street, Suite 4600
Toronto, ON M5H 4G3
Contact: Dennis Cecic, P. Eng., SMIEEE
Chair, IEEE Computer Society (Toronto Chapter)
Dennis Woo, P. Eng., SMIEEE, FEC
Senior Manager, Tax Incentives Practice, KPMG LLP
Register: RSVP is required for this event: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rd-essentials-for-technology-companies-tickets-53069892477
Abstract: Does your business create or improve technologies?
Development of technology is costly and risky. You will want to know about the available bank services, government funding programs and how to protect your intellectual property.
Join us for an afternoon conversation on the following topics:
– Bank services designed to support technology companies.
– Government programs (e.g. SR&ED and IRAP) to support businesses conducting R&D.
– Intellectual property, trademarks and patents.
Experienced professionals from KPMG LLP, Prima IP, Royal Bank, and InvestOntario will present and answer your questions on these topics. Space is limited. Light refreshments will be served.

Line Following Robot Project #3
2019-02-04 17:10 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
We will be continuing to assemble our line following robot. Anyone is welcome.
Day & Time: Monday February 4th, 2019
5:10 p.m. ‐ 7:00 p.m.
Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Humber Student Branch
Location: Humber College North Campus, Room J233A
Contact: IEEE Humber

Load Cell and GSM project #1
2019-02-04 17:10 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
We have a new project we are getting started where we will use an Arduino and GSM module to communicate with a load cell. These sessions will be led by Jigar Brahmbhatt.
In this project we will learn how the load cell works for the measurement of different weights using the hx711 Amplifier, the Arduino programming for load cell calibration, a program for collecting data from the load cell, and sending that data through the GSM module.
The first session will be to breadboard the circuit and try and calibrate the load cell using the Arduino. The plan is to have these sessions weekly and it is projected to last 4 to 6 weeks.
Day & Time: Monday February 4th, 2019
5:10 p.m. ‐ 7:00 p.m.
Speakers: Jigar Brahmbhatt
Project Leader
Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Humber Student Branch
Location: Humber College North Campus, Room J233A
Contact: IEEE Humber

Introduction of Industrial Networks and Fieldbus
2019-02-21 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
This Thursday, February 21st, from 12:00 until 2:00 pm, we will be having a special session on Introducing Industrial Networks and Fieldbus. This session will be lead by Professor Keyvan Ghazaie Alamdari.
Day & Time: Thursday February 21st, 2019
12:00 p.m. ‐ 2:00 p.m.
Speakers: Keyvan Ghazaie Alamdari
Humber College Professor
Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Humber Student Branch
Location: Humber College North Campus, Room J235B
Contact: IEEE Humber

Harmony: beyond win-win for an ailing healthcare system
2019-02-28 12:15 - 13:15 (America/Toronto) | TRI-UC, Basement Lecture theatre, 550 University Ave., Toronto, M5G 2A2
Thursday February 28th, 2019 at 12:15 p.m. Prof. Shahram (Sean) Yousefi, Ph.D., P.Eng, Co-founder, President, and CEO of MESH Scheduling Inc will be presenting “Harmony: beyond win-win for an ailing healthcare system”.
Day & Time: Thursday February 28th, 2019
12:15 p.m. ‐ 1:15 p.m.
Speaker: Prof. Shahram (Sean) Yousefi, Ph.D., P.Eng
Professor and Associate Dean, Corporate Relations, Queen’s University
Co-founder, President, and CEO MESH Scheduling Inc
Organizers: IEEE Toronto EMBS, and IEEE WIE
Location: TRI-UC, Basement Lecture theatre
550 University Ave., Toronto, M5G 2A2
Contact: fboskovic@ridoutmaybee.com
Abstract: Does Canada have a better healthcare system or the US?
In this talk, we speak about some of the known as well as hidden issues in healthcare and workforce and provide some surprising comparative arguments. Humans, machines, and algorithms must learn important lessons and everything should come together from policy and strategy to processes and tools to save us!
MESHAI.io has focused on helping reduce the largest component in healthcare cost by listening to the frontline providers and making sure they are well taken care of. Join us to hear about our point of view in this regard and on “Socially Intelligent Staff Scheduling” in healthcare. How can we do better? Where can you help?
Biography: Prof. Shahram Yousefi is a passionate problem-solver with a strong belief that people are our biggest assets in every team. He believes a balanced approach towards learning, growth, and harmony is key to create success for the individuals as well as organizations.Prof. Yousefihas held positions at Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering, University of Toronto, Canada, Ecole Polytechnique Fédéralde Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, Jilin University, China, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA, and department of electrical and computer engineering of Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, where he is currently a tenured full professor and Associate Dean, Corporate Relations. Shahram also serves as the editor-in-chief of the IEEE Canadian journal of electrical and computer engineering.
Prof. Shahram’sresearch interests lie in communications, cloud systems, big data, networks, information theory, signal processing, control, optimization, and algorithms in which he holds a number of patents. He has co-founded CanarmonyCorp., MESH Scheduling Inc., and OPTT Inc. to apply algorithms to make life better and more harmonious in healthcare and workforce management. One of Shahram’spatents in the area of data storage has recently been licensed to a Queen’s University startup to revolutionize a $500b solid state/cloud storage industry. Prof. Yousefi is an advisor to a number of technology, healthcare, and education startups

IEEE Humber Winter Coding Sessions #7
2019-03-01 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Humber College North Campus, Room F310
We will be having our weekly programming session Friday March 1 at 5:10 pm in room F310. Snacks and Codes will be served!
We will continue our format of splitting off into groups for the first hour to help the new members catch up, the second hour will be preparation for IEEE Xtreme, and the 3rd hour will be dedicated to whatever interests the group that day (so bring your questions and ideas)! We will also continue our smart city project discussions!
Bring your laptop with you!
Day & Time: Friday March 1st, 2019
5:10 p.m. ‐ 7:00 p.m.
Speaker: Andew Rudder
Humber College Professor
Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Humber Student Branch
Location: Humber College North Campus, Room F310
Contact: IEEE Humber

IEEE Toronto IES Chapter Seminar “Growing Role of Electrical Machines and Drives in Electrification”
2019-03-01 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Room ERC-1092, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, ON L1H 0C5
Friday March 1st, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. Dr. Ayman El-Refaie, Ph.D, FIEEE, will be presenting an IEEE Toronto IES Chapter Seminar “Growing Role of Electrical Machines and Drives in Electrification”.
Day & Time: Friday March 1st, 2019
5:30 p.m. ‐ 7:00 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Ayman El-Refaie, Ph.D, FIEEE
Thomas and Suzanne M. Werner Endowed Chair, Marquette University, USA
Organizers: IEEE Toronto IES Chapter, UOIT
Location: Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Room: ERC-1092
2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, ON L1H 0C5
Contact: Mohamed Youssef
Abstract: Energy sustainability is arguably one of the most critical challenges for a sustainable future. With predictions showing future scarcity and/or higher degree of extraction difficulty of traditional sources of energy for example coal, oil and natural gas, the shift to sustainable clean sources of energy is a must. Another key reason is the increasing detrimental impact of using fossil fuels. Over the last few decades, there has been serious effort to replace mechanical and hydraulic systems with electrical systems. This effort also includes replacing fixed-speed and old electrical drives with higher performance variable-speed drives. This is mainly due to the higher reliability, efficiency and robustness of electrical systems. This trend of “more electric” systems could be seen across a wide range of applications. These include traction, aerospace, actuation, mining, oil & gas, and industrial applications as examples. This push for electrification posed a lot of challenges to develop electrical systems that meet the demanding requirements of the various applications including harsh environments, high power density, high efficiency and fault tolerance in safety-critical applications. At the heart of the electrification effort is the development of advanced electrical machines and drives. This presentation will provide an overview of the various applications where electrification is taking place. The presentation will focus on electrical machines and drives that have been developed or are currently under development. The presentation will also cover some general trends in electrical machines and potential areas of research.
Biography: Ayman M. El-Refaie received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin Madison on 2002, and 2005 respectively. Between 2005 and 2016, he has been a principal engineer and a project leader at the Electrical Machines and Drives Lab at General Electric Global Research Center. Since January 2017, he joined Marquette University as the Thomas and Suzanne M. Werner Endowed Chair in sustainable and secure energy. His interests include electrical machines and drives. He has 45 journal and 75 conference publications, with several others pending. He has 41 issued US patents and 28 US patent applications, with several others pending. At GE, he worked on several projects that involve the development of advanced electrical machines for various applications including, aerospace, traction, wind, and water desalination. He was the program manager and principal investigator of a $5.6M DOE-funded project to develop next generation traction motors for hybrid vehicles. He is currently the program manager and principal investigator of a $12M DOE-funded project to develop next generation traction motors for hybrid vehicles that do not include rare earth materials. He was the chair for the IEEE IAS Transportation Systems committee and an associate editor for the Electric Machines committee. He was a technical program chair for the IEEE 2011 Energy Conversion Conference and Exposition (ECCE). He was the general chair for ECCE 2014 and 2015 ECCE steering committee chair. He is the general chair of IEMDC 2019. He is a member of the IEEE Industry Applications Society executive board. He is an IEEE Fellow.

IEEE Humber Winter Coding Sessions #8
2019-03-08 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Humber College North Campus, Room F310
We will be having our weekly programming session Friday March 8 at 5:10 pm in room F310. Snacks and Codes will be served!
We will continue our format of splitting off into groups for the first hour to help the new members catch up, the second hour will be preparation for IEEE Xtreme, and the 3rd hour will be dedicated to whatever interests the group that day (so bring your questions and ideas)! We will also continue our smart city project discussions!
Bring your laptop with you!
Day & Time: Friday March 8th, 2019
5:10 p.m. ‐ 7:00 p.m.
Speaker: Andew Rudder
Humber College Professor
Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Humber Student Branch
Location: Humber College North Campus, Room F310
Contact: IEEE Humber

Distributed Generation and Introduction to Smart Grid Seminar
2019-03-08 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Room KHW 271, Kerr Hall West, Ryerson University
Friday March 8th, 2019 at 6:00 p.m., Hugo Sanchez will be presenting the “Distributed Generation and Introduction to Smart Grid Seminar”.
Speaker: Hugo Sanchez
Day & Time: Friday March 8th, 2019
6:00 p.m. ‐ 8:00 p.m.
Organizers: IEEE Ryerson Student Branch, IEEE Toronto
Location: Room KHW 271
Kerr Hall West
Ryerson University
Toronto, ON M5B 0A1
Register: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/187758
Contact: ieee.ryersonu@gmail.com
Abstract: Hey folks! IEEE Ryerson is continuing their tech talk series, with yet another tech talk focusing on Distributed Generation and an Introduction to Smart Grid. The main objective is to provide a summary of the current practices and challenges to connect Distributed Generators i.e. solar, natural gas generators, battery storage systems, etc. to the distribution grid. For regular updates checkout the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/494094801412440/

Space Weather and Compliance with NERC Standard TPL-007 and EOP-010
2019-03-11 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Room ENG LG21, George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, Ryerson University
Monday March 11th, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. IEEE Ryerson Student Branch and IEEE Toronto PES will be hosting the “Space Weather and Compliance with NERC Standard TPL-007 and EOP-010”.
Day & Time: Monday March 11th, 2019
6:00 p.m. ‐ 8:00 p.m.
Organizers: IEEE Ryerson Student Branch, IEEE Toronto PES
Location: Room ENG LG21
George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre
Ryerson University
Toronto, ON M5B 1Z4
Register: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/189260
Contact: ieee.ryersonu@gmail.com
Abstract: IEEE Ryerson is at again with their tech talk series, with another talk focusing on space weather and compliance with NERC standard TPL-007 and EOP-010. The main objective is to talk about the effects of space weather on the power system and NERC (North American Reliability Corporation) reliability standards on geomagnetic disturbances. For regular updates checkout the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/390341378195975/

Android App Development Workshop
2019-03-13 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Ryerson University 350 Victoria Street VIC 201 Toronto, ON M5B 2K3
Participate in an amazing hands-on workshop that encompasses basic Android App Development skills and techniques needed for the current job market! It will be hosted at Ryerson University this Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at 6:30 pm in VIC 201. The workshop will also be streamed online for any students eager to learn!
Day & Time: Wednesday, March 13, 2019
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Ryerson University
350 Victoria Street
VIC 201
Toronto, ON M5B 2K3
Contact: Erum Hasan
RVSP: https://bit.ly/2INGjv6

IEEE Humber Winter Coding Sessions #9
2019-03-15 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Humber College North Campus, Room F310
We will be having our weekly programming session Friday March 15 at 5:10 pm in room F310. Snacks and Codes will be served!
We will continue our format of splitting off into groups for the first hour to help the new members catch up, the second hour will be preparation for IEEE Xtreme, and the 3rd hour will be dedicated to whatever interests the group that day (so bring your questions and ideas)! We will also continue our smart city project discussions!
Bring your laptop with you!
Day & Time: Friday March 15th, 2019
5:10 p.m. ‐ 7:00 p.m.
Speaker: Andew Rudder
Humber College Professor
Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Humber Student Branch
Location: Humber College North Campus, Room F310
Contact: IEEE Humber

ICUE 2019
2019-03-16 - 2019-03-17 | 245 Church St, Toronto, ON M5B 1Z4, Canada
On behalf of the 2019 organizing team of the International Conference for Upcoming Engineers (ICUE). We would like to invite you to participate in our conference to be held on March 16th and 17th, at Ryerson University.
The theme for this year’s conference is “Engineering the Future”. The conference is designed to introduce students to the professional world of engineering and also give them a platform to develop and demonstrate their engineering skills. It will feature a variety of events including Keynote, Panel Talks, Networking, Seminars, Showcase, Engineering Competition and more among industry-leading speakers discussing emerging technologies and engineering issues that will impact humanity. Planned workshops topics include connected autonomous vehicle, Design Thinking, Being a Software Developer, Best Practices by AMD, and Personal Branding to name a few. For more information regarding the conference, please visit icue2019.com.
Day & Time: March 16 – 17, 2019
Location: 245 Church St
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5B 1Z4
Contact: Sadeed Bari
Register: http://icue2019.com

FICI International Competition of clean tech, high tech and smart cities
2019-03-17 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto)
Day & Time: Sunday March 17th, 2019
12:00 p.m. ‐ 4:00 p.m.
Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE
Location: Apple and Beeton Hall
Reference Library, Toronto

IEEE Humber Winter Coding Sessions #10
2019-03-22 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Humber College North Campus, Room F310
We will be having our weekly programming session Friday March 22 at 5:10 pm in room F310. Snacks and Codes will be served!
We will continue our format of splitting off into groups for the first hour to help the new members catch up, the second hour will be preparation for IEEE Xtreme, and the 3rd hour will be dedicated to whatever interests the group that day (so bring your questions and ideas)! We will also continue our smart city project discussions!
Bring your laptop with you!
Day & Time: Friday March 22nd, 2019
5:10 p.m. ‐ 7:00 p.m.
Speaker: Andew Rudder
Humber College Professor
Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Humber Student Branch
Location: Humber College North Campus, Room F310
Contact: IEEE Humber

IEEE Humber Winter Coding Sessions #11
2019-03-29 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Humber College North Campus, Room F310
We will be having our weekly programming session Friday March 29 at 5:10 pm in room F310. Snacks and Codes will be served!
We will continue our format of splitting off into groups for the first hour to help the new members catch up, the second hour will be preparation for IEEE Xtreme, and the 3rd hour will be dedicated to whatever interests the group that day (so bring your questions and ideas)! We will also continue our smart city project discussions!
Bring your laptop with you!
Day & Time: Friday March 29th, 2019
5:10 p.m. ‐ 7:00 p.m.
Speaker: Andew Rudder
Humber College Professor
Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Humber Student Branch
Location: Humber College North Campus, Room F310
Contact: IEEE Humber

Security in SDN/NFV and 5G Networks-Opportunities and Challenges
2019-04-01 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | Room Number: BA 4287, 40 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 2E4
Monday April 1st, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. Dr. Ashutosh Dutta, Director, Industry Outreach-IEEE Communications Society, will be presenting an IEEE ComSoc distinguished lecture “Security in SDN/NFV and 5G Networks-Opportunities and Challenges”.
Day & Time: Monday April 1st, 2019
3:00 p.m. ‐ 4:00 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Ashutosh Dutta, Director, Industry Outreach-IEEE Communications Society, IEEE 5G Initiative Founding Co-Chair and Senior Scientist JHU/APL (Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab)
Organizers: IEEE Toronto ComSoc
Location: Room Number: BA 4287
40 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 2E4
Contact: Eman Hammad
Abstract: Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) are the key pillars of future networks, including 5G and Beyond that promise to support emerging applications such as enhanced mobile broadband, ultra low latency, massive sensing type applications while providing the resiliency in the network. Service providers and other verticals (e.g., Connected Cars, IOT, eHealth) can leverage SDN/NFV to provide flexible and cost-effective service without compromising the end user quality of service (QoS). While NFV and SDN open up the door for flexible networks and rapid service creation, these offer both security opportunities while also introducing additional challenges and complexities, in some cases. With the rapid proliferation of 4G and 5G networks, operators have now started the trial deployment of network function virtualization, especially with the introduction of various virtualized network elements in the access and core networks. These include elements such as virtualized Evolved Packet Core (vEPC), virtualized IP Multimedia Services (vIMS), Virtualized Residential Gateway, and Virtualized Next Generation Firewalls. However, very little attention has been given to the security aspects of virtualization. While several standardization bodies (e.g., ETSI, 3GPP, NGMN, ATIS, TIA) have started looking into the many security issues introduced by SDN/NFV, additional work is needed with larger security community involvement including vendors, operators, universities, and regulators. This tutorial will address evolution of cellular technologies towards 5G but will largely focus on various security challenges and opportunities introduced by SDN/NFV and 5G networks such as Hypervisor, Virtual Network Functions (VNFs), SDN Controller, Orchestrator, Network slicing, Cloud RAN, and security function virtualization. This tutorial will also highlight some of the ongoing activities within various standards communities and will illustrate a few deployment use case scenarios for security including threat taxonomy for both operator and enterprise networks. In addition, I will also describe some of the ongoing activities within IEEE Future Network initiative including roadmap efforts and various ways one can get involved and contribute to this initiative.
Biography: Ashutosh Dutta is currently Senior Wireless Communication Systems Research Scientist and JHU/APL Sabbatical Fellow at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Labs (JHU/APL), USA. Most recently he served as Principal Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Labs in Middletown, New Jersey. His career, spanning more than 30 years, includes Director of Technology Security and Lead Member of Technical Staff at AT&T, CTO of Wireless at a Cybersecurity company NIKSUN, Inc., Senior Scientist in Telcordia Research, Director of Central Research Facility at Columbia University, adjunct faculty at NJIT, and Computer Engineer with TATA Motors. He has more than 90 conference and journal publications, three book chapters, and 30 issued patents. Ashutosh is co-author of the book, titled, “Mobility Protocols and Handover Optimization: Design, Evaluation and Application” published by IEEE and John & Wiley that has recently been translated into Chinese Language. Ashutosh served as the chair for IEEE Princeton / Central Jersey Section, Industry Relation Chair for Region 1 and MGA, Pre-University Coordinator for IEEE MGA and vice chair of Education Society Chapter of PCJS. He co-founded the IEEE STEM conference (ISEC) and helped to implement EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) projects in several high schools. Ashutosh currently serves as the Director of Industry Outreach for IEEE Communications Society and is the founding co-chair for IEEE 5G initiative. He also serves as IEEE Communications Society’s Distinguished Lecturer for 2017-2018. Ashutosh serves as the general co-chair for the premier IEEE 5G World Forum. He was recipient of the prestigious 2009 IEEE MGA Leadership award and 2010 IEEE-USA professional leadership award. Ashutosh obtained his BS in Electrical Engineering from NIT Rourkela, India, MS in Computer Science from NJIT, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University under the supervision of Prof. Henning Schulzrinne. Ashutosh is a senior member of IEEE and ACM.

Diversity and Inclusion in Computing
2019-04-01 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Room ENG 103, 245 Church Street, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5B 2K3
Monday April 1st, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Aislin O’Hara of O’Hara & Associates Consulting, will be presenting “Diversity and Inclusion in Computing”.
Day & Time: Monday April 1st, 2019
7:30 p.m. ‐ 9:00 p.m.
Speaker: Aislin O’Hara of O’Hara & Associates Consulting
Organizers: IEEE Toronto Systems Chapter
Location: Room ENG 103, Ryerson University
George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre
245 Church Street,
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5B 2K3
Contact: Mehrdad Tirandazian
Register: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/196718
Abstract: Josh Bersin, world class industry analyst & founder of Bersin by Deloitte cited Diversity & Inclusion as one of the hottest topics for 2019 technology companies. Through this presentation, we will uncover what diversity & inclusion really means, why it matters and what strategies can be used to foster inclusion. We will explore some case studies showing best practices and listen to a testimonial from a person living with a disability. Students will learn the ways diversity and
inclusion is protected under the Ontario Human Rights Code, participate in a rich discussion on common misconceptions and leave with a deepened understanding on how the technology sector can leverage diversity to become a more successful industry as a whole.
Biography: Aislin is a Certified Professional Consultant on Aging with 12 years of experience executing accessible & inclusive customer experience solutions within the public sector. Presently, Aislin is the Principal Consultant and founder of O’Hara & Associates Consulting, which helps businesses prepare for the demographic shift in our population by providing age-friendly strategies and advice on designing accessible & inclusive solutions. Most recently, Aislin was the Project Lead – Customer Experience for TTC Wheel-Trans, the 3rd largest specialized transit agency in North America, whose customer base is vastly comprised of seniors and persons with disabilities. Aislin was responsible for designing and implementing various accessible, diverse & inclusive customer facing initiatives for the Wheel-Trans Transformation Program. Aislin’s work on accessible customer service design was recently published in the Journal of the Transportation Research Board and was recently presented at the January 2019 Washington conference.

IEEE Humber Winter Coding Sessions #12
2019-04-05 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Humber College North Campus, Room F310
We will be having our weekly programming session Friday April 5 at 5:10 pm in room F310. Snacks and Codes will be served!
We will continue our format of splitting off into groups for the first hour to help the new members catch up, the second hour will be preparation for IEEE Xtreme, and the 3rd hour will be dedicated to whatever interests the group that day (so bring your questions and ideas)! We will also continue our smart city project discussions!
Bring your laptop with you!
Day & Time: Friday April 5th, 2019
5:10 p.m. ‐ 7:00 p.m.
Speaker: Andew Rudder
Humber College Professor
Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Humber Student Branch
Location: Humber College North Campus, Room F310
Contact: IEEE Humber

Business Problem Solving
2019-04-05 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Room Number: BA 4287, 40 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 2E4
Friday April 5th, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Omar Malik, Founder of Eureka Six Sigma, will be presenting “Business Problem Solving”.
Day & Time: Friday April 5th, 2019
5:00 p.m. ‐ 7:00 p.m.
Speaker: Omar Malik
Founder of Eureka Six Sigma
Organizers: IEEE Toronto Engineering and Human Environment Joint Chapter
Location: Room Number: BA 4287
40 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 2E4
Contact: Muthanna Al-Khishali, Ph.D., SMIEEE, LSSYB
Register: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_registration/register/196248
Abstract: We are drowned in an ocean of problems at work and life. These problems force us to take decisions on a daily basis which are strongly influenced by multitude of factors such as past experience, exposure, cognitive biases, personal relevance, status and age etc. The outcome of decisions affects a multitude of customers and users etc., many of which may be unhappy with the final result. If we have to consider errors in judgment and unreliable decision making, we will find roots in poorly scoping, understanding, defining elaborating and analyzing problems.
We are going through an important technological and organizational change in the workplace. There is a need to:
bridge the gap and focus on engineering science and technical courses integrated with industrial practice and
upgrading engineering curricula to help students transition from a project based to a problem-based learning.
Agenda: * 90 minutes Lecturing on:
– Problem solving
– Root Finding
– Decision making
* 30 minutes Q&A
Biography: Omar Malik is founder of Eureka Six Sigma – a prime corporate training, certification and consulting company. In the past 10 years, Omar has spearheaded major change and continuous improvement initiatives in manufacturing, services & technology industries in North America. He is the creator of a 5 steps problem solving framework known as OUI-SI. In this session Omar is going to present and introduce various OUI-SI steps that can enable engineering and business executives to problem solve in any business environment.
Omar teaches lean six sigma, quality, and process excellence etc. at University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies. He is recipient of ‘The excellence in teaching award’ and can be reached at malikom@eurekasixsigma.com

IEEE Humber Winter Coding Sessions #13
2019-04-12 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Humber College North Campus, Room F310
We will be having our weekly programming session Friday April 12 at 5:10 pm in room F310. Snacks and Codes will be served!
We will continue our format of splitting off into groups for the first hour to help the new members catch up, the second hour will be preparation for IEEE Xtreme, and the 3rd hour will be dedicated to whatever interests the group that day (so bring your questions and ideas)! We will also continue our smart city project discussions!
Bring your laptop with you!
Day & Time: Friday April 12th, 2019
5:10 p.m. ‐ 7:00 p.m.
Speaker: Andew Rudder
Humber College Professor
Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Humber Student Branch
Location: Humber College North Campus, Room F310
Contact: IEEE Humber

Improving Speech Understanding in the Real-World for Hearing Devices: Solutions, Challenges and Opportunities
2019-04-18 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Room BA 1230, University of Toronto
Thursday April 18th, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. Dr. Tao Zhang, Director of Signal Processing Research Department, will be presenting “Improving Speech Understanding in the Real-World for Hearing Devices: Solutions, Challenges and Opportunities”.
Day & Time: Thursday, April 18th, 2019
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Tao Zhang
Director of Signal Processing Research Department
Starkey Hearing Technologies
Organizers: IEEE Signal Processing Chapter Toronto Section
Location: Room BA 1230, University of Toronto
Contact: Mehrnaz Shokrollahi
Yashodhan Athavale
Michael Zara
Abstract: The cocktail party problem has remained to be one of the most challenging problems for hearing aids even after decades of extensive research. In this talk, we will review our research on the cutting-edge single-microphone speech enhancement with emphasis on deep learning-based approaches. We will introduce and discuss our research on the multi-microphone speech enhancement with an emphasis on robust and real-time algorithms. We will present our latest research on the multimodal speech enhancement by considering brain signals (i.e. EEG) and microphone signals in a single joint-optimization framework. Finally, we will discuss the challenges and opportunities in deploying these algorithms in practice. We will present our perspectives on future research directions especially in the areas of individualizations and customizations using big data and machine learning.
Biography: Tao Zhang received his B.S. degree in physics from Nanjing University, Nanjing, China in 1986, M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Peking University, Beijing, China in 1989, and Ph.D. degree in speech and hearing science from the Ohio-State University, Columbus, OH, USA in 1995. He joined the Advanced Research Department at Starkey Laboratories, Inc. as a Sr. Research Scientist in 2001, managed the DSP department from 2004 to 2008 and the Signal Processing Research Department from 2008 to 2014. Since 2014, he has been Director of the Signal Processing Research department at Starkey Hearing Technologies, a global leader in providing innovative hearing technologies. He has received many prestigious awards including Inventor of the Year Award, the Mount Rainier Best Research Team Award, the Most Valuable Idea Award, the Outstanding Technical Leadership Award and the Engineering Service Award at Starkey.
He is a senior member of IEEE and the Signal Processing Society and the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. He serves on the IEEE AASP Technical Committee and the industrial relationship committee and the IEEE ComSoc North America Region Board, He is an IEEE SPS Distinguished Industry Speaker, the IEEE SPS Industry Convoy for the Unites States (Region 1-6) and the Chair of IEEE Twin-cities Signal Processing and CommunicationChapter.
His current research interests include audio, acoustic, speech signal processing and machine learning; multimodal signal processing and machine learning for hearing enhancement, health and wellness monitoring; psychoacoustics, room and ear canal acoustics; ultra-low power real-time embedded system design and device-phone-cloud ecosystem design. He has authored and coauthored 120+ presentations and publications, received 20+ approved patents and had additional 30+ patents pending.

IEEE Humber Winter Coding Sessions #14
2019-04-19 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Humber College North Campus, Room F310
We will be having our weekly programming session Friday April 19 at 5:10 pm in room F310. Snacks and Codes will be served!
We will continue our format of splitting off into groups for the first hour to help the new members catch up, the second hour will be preparation for IEEE Xtreme, and the 3rd hour will be dedicated to whatever interests the group that day (so bring your questions and ideas)! We will also continue our smart city project discussions!
Bring your laptop with you!
Day & Time: Friday April 19th, 2019
5:10 p.m. ‐ 7:00 p.m.
Speaker: Andew Rudder
Humber College Professor
Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Humber Student Branch
Location: Humber College North Campus, Room F310
Contact: IEEE Humber
