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SUMMARY:Opportunities in Neural Engineering
DESCRIPTION:Friday Nov 23\, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. Signal Analysis Research (SAR) Group\, Ryerson University and IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society will be hosting the “Opportunities in Neural Engineering” event. \nDay & Time: Friday November 23rd\, 2018\n9:00 a.m. ‐ 1:30 p.m. \nOrganizers: Signal Analysis Research (SAR) Group\nRyerson University\nIEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society \nLocation: Room ENG 460\, Ryerson University\n245 Church Street\, Toronto \nContact:  Filip Boskovic \nAgenda: Each talk will be for 20 minutes plus 5 minutes of discussions. \nSession 1 – Neural Engineering framework\n1) Overview of the event – Sri Krishnan\, Associate Dean (Research)\, Ryerson University\n2) Neural signal processing and machine learning – Sri Krishnan\n3) Assistive Technologies – Teodiano Bastos\, Federal Univ. Espirito Santo\, Brazil\n4) Parkinsons’ Disease Voice Analysis – Alice Rueda\, Intel Student Ambassador and PhD student \nSession 2 – Applications in Neural Engineering\n5) Brain-computer Interfaces – Dharmendra Gurve\, Ryerson University\n6) Rehabilitation facilities and framework for collaborative work – Jeevan Pant\, Ryerson University\n7) Assistive Living – Robson Cruz and Yuri Silva\, Federal Univ. Manuas\, Brazil\n8) Emerging opportunities – Sri Krishnan and Teodiano Bastos
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/opportunities-in-neural-engineering/
LOCATION:Room ENG 460\, Ryerson University\, 245 Church Street\, Toronto
CATEGORIES:Engineering in Medicine and Biology
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SUMMARY:Energy-Efficient Edge Computing for AI-driven Applications
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 22nd 2018\, Vivienne Sze\, Associate Professor at MIT in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department\, is presenting “Energy-Efficient Edge Computing for AI-driven Applications”. \nDay & Time: Thursday November 22nd\, 2018\n4:10 p.m. ‐ 5:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Vivienne Sze\nAssociate Professor\, MIT in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto Solid-State Circuits Society \nLocation: Sanford Fleming Building\, Room 1105\n10 King’s College Rd\nToronto\, Ontario\nCanada M5S 3G4 \nContact: Dustin Dunwell \nAbstract: Edge computing near the sensor is preferred over the cloud due to privacy and/or latency concerns for a wide range of applications including robotics/drones\, self-driving cars\, smart Internet of Things\, and portable/wearable electronics. However\, at the sensor there are often stringent constraints on energy consumption and cost in addition to throughput and accuracy requirements. In this talk\, we will describe how joint algorithm and hardware design can be used to reduce energy consumption while delivering real-time and robust performance for applications including deep learning\, computer vision\, autonomous navigation and video/image processing. We will show how energy-efficient techniques that exploit correlation and sparsity to reduce compute\, data movement and storage costs can be applied to various AI tasks including object detection\, image classification\, depth estimation\, super-resolution\, localization and mapping. \nBiography: Vivienne Sze is an Associate Professor at MIT in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department. Her research interests include energy-aware signal processing algorithms\, and low-power circuit and system design for portable multimedia applications\, including computer vision\, deep learning\, autonomous navigation\, and video process/coding. Prior to joining MIT\, she was a Member of Technical Staff in the R&D Center at TI\, where she designed low-power algorithms and architectures for video coding. She also represented TI in the JCT-VC committee of ITU-T and ISO/IEC standards body during the development of High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC)\, which received a Primetime Emmy Engineering Award. She is a co-editor of the book entitled “High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC): Algorithms and Architectures” (Springer\, 2014). \nProf. Sze received the B.A.Sc. degree from the University of Toronto in 2004\, and the S.M. and Ph.D. degree from MIT in 2006 and 2010\, respectively. In 2011\, she received the Jin-Au Kong Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Prize in Electrical Engineering at MIT. She is a recipient of the 2018 Facebook Hardware & Software Systems Research Award\, the 2017 Qualcomm Faculty Award\, the 2016 Google Faculty Research Award\, the 2016 AFOSR Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) Award\, the 2016 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award\, the 2014 DARPA Young Faculty Award\, the 2007 DAC/ISSCC Student Design Contest Award\, and a co-recipient of the 2017 CICC Outstanding Invited Paper Award\, the 2016 IEEE Micro Top Picks Award and the 2008 A-SSCC Outstanding Design Award. \nFor more information about research in the Energy-Efficient Multimedia Systems Group at MIT visit: http://www.rle.mit.edu/eems/
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/energy-efficient-edge-computing-for-ai-driven-applications/
LOCATION:Sandford Fleming Building\, 10 King’s College Rd\, Toronto\, ON M5S 3G4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Solid-State Circuits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181119T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181119T203000
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SUMMARY:Improving Communication Skills for Engineers
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, November 19th\, 2018\, Hugo Sánchez-Reategui\, Consultant of Alectra Utilities (formerly PowerStream Inc.)\, and Ted Lyberogiannis\, Senior Manager at an electrical utility in Toronto\, will be presenting “Improving Communication Skills for Engineers”. \nDay & Time: Monday November 19th\, 2018\n6:15 p.m. ‐ 8:30 p.m. \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto Young Professionals Affinity Group and Industry Relations Committee \nLocation: 350 Victoria St\nToronto\, Ontario\nCanada M5B 2K3\nRoom Number: LIB 072 \nContact: Miad Fard \nRegister: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/178984 \nAbstract: We are excited to announce that IEEE Toronto Section’s Young Professionals Affinity Group and Industry Relations Committee will be hosting a seminar on Improving Communication Skills for Engineers with distinguished speakers who will share their experiences and speak about the opportunities\, possibilities\, and challenges in an engineering workplace and the required communication skills. You will hear first-hand tips on how to become an excellent communicator to advance your career. \nThe focus of this seminar is on communication skills one requires to be successful in an engineering profession. This seminar could be of special interest to engineering students\, new graduates\, young engineers\, and young professionals in general. \nSpeakers: \nHugo Sánchez-Reategui \nHugo Sanchez-Reategui has been a consultant of Alectra Utilities (formerly PowerStream Inc.) for the past 8 years confirming capacity for Embedded Distributed Generators dealing with stakeholders\, developers\, utilities and government agencies.He is a current member of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO)\, OSPE (Ontario Society of Professional Engineers) \, past member of Toastmasters International (Public Speaking) for 7 years and VP of Public Relations of Toastmasters (elected twice). He earned a Bachelor of Engineering at National University of Callao\, Peru and IEEQB Program Certificate at Ryerson University in 2010. \nHugo has been an active volunteer member of IEEE Toronto (largest IEEE section in Canada) since 2016\, he has been supporting student branches\, chapters and IEEE Canada conferences. During his past volunteering role of 2 years (2016 – 2018) with IEEE Toronto\, he led the Industry Relations Committee\, managing a selected group of volunteers to work on technology topics i.e. Cyber Security\, Smart Grid\, Smart Cities and other emerging technologies showing the awareness of these topics and promoting the IEEE brand as a technology leader in Canada and North America. \nIn addition\, Hugo mentors undergrad\, new grad students and participates as a speaker in IEEE events.\nHis technical interests include Smart Grid Technologies\, Distribution Operations\, Substation Communications and Protection of Distribution Systems. \nTed Lyberogiannis \nTed is a Professional Engineer with a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Master’s degree in Electrical Power Systems from the University of Waterloo. He is also currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Energy and Infrastructure Law from Osgoode Hall Law school. He currently works as a senior manager at an electrical utility in Toronto. \nUpon graduating from his Bachelor’s degree in 2004\, he realized that his technical abilities would be of little use if he was unable to communicate effectively. Shortly after graduating\, he began practicing his public speaking by joining a local Toastmasters club at his work. He is now an experienced Toastmaster who has won dozens of public speaking contests and has competed at the Semi-Finals of the World Championships of Public Speaking on two occasions. He is a firm believer in the power of communication and that anyone can become a good public speaker if they practice enough.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/improving-communication-skills-for-engineers-2/
LOCATION:350 Victoria St Toronto\, Ontario Canada M5B 2K3\, Room Number: LIB 072
CATEGORIES:Young Professionals
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SUMMARY:IEEE Humber Programming Session #3 Fall 2018 Series
DESCRIPTION: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. Over the 6 weeks we will be practicing logic questions while learning new coding techniques from sorting to data structures. The sessions will also be open to questions and student ideas. \nDay & Time: Friday November 16th\, 2018\n5:00 p.m. ‐ 7:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Andew Rudder\nSecretary\, IEEE at Humber Student Branch \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto WIE\, Humber Student Branch \nLocation: Humber College North Campus\, Room F321 \nContact: IEEE Humber \nAbstract: \nWe will be having our 3rd programming session! The session will be held in F312\, in one of the hive rooms. As usual donuts will be served! \nThis week we will be practicing what we learned in the first couple of sessions. So if you haven’t attended the first 2 sessions\, this is your chance to catch up! Andrew Rudder and Robert Lengyel will be there to assist us when needed\, but this will be more about the group helping each other. \nThe first 2 weeks we covered pointers\, structs\, link lists\, and practiced some logic problems with loops and functions. \nThis Google drive link has all of the documents and coding files we utilized during the sessions. \nhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1JWns0X22mWdXAyJdGHH_pc0kRNG0pM12 \nAnd here is a good video on structs: \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5pA7RvvQDg
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/ieee-humber-programming-session-3-fall-2018-series/
LOCATION:Humber College North Campus\, Room F321
CATEGORIES:Women in Engineering
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SUMMARY:Photonics Integration for Applications in Astrophotonics and Quantum Information
DESCRIPTION:Friday Nov 16\, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. Mario Dagenais\, Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering\, University of Maryland\, will be presenting “Photonics Integration for Applications in Astrophotonics and Quantum Information”. \nDay & Time: Friday November 16th\, 2018\n2:00 p.m. ‐ 3:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Mario Dagenais\nProfessor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering\, University of Maryland \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto Circuits & Devices Chapter \nLocation: Room SF1101\n10 King’s College Rd\,\nToronto\, ON M5S 3G4 \nContact: Mengqi Wang \nAbstract: We will describe our work on optical integration on a chip\, in particular how to realize a complex waveguide Bragg grating for rejecting several emission lines from the atmosphere for astronomical observation and how to implement an integrated spectrometer based on Arrayed Waveguide Gratings (AWGs) or on echelle gratings. We will also present our work for creating an on-chip ultra-high rejection filter (> 100 dB) for applications in quantum information. \nBiography: Professor Dagenais’ research interests are in photonics integration\, high efficiency photovoltaic conversion\, and nitride optoelectronics. Professor Dagenais received his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester in 1978 working in Quantum Optics and photon correlations under the direction of Professor Mandel. Together with Jeff Kimble\, he made the first observation of photon antibunching. He was a Research Fellow at Harvard University from 1978 to 1980\, where he worked in nonlinear optics with Professor Bloembergen. From 1980 to 1987\, he worked at GTE Laboratories on photonic switching and semiconductor lasers. He joined the University of Maryland in 1987 where he has been Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering since 1991. He has more than 300 archival and conference publications. He has co-chaired several national and international meetings. Professor Dagenais is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America\, a Fellow of IEEE\, and a Fellow of the Electromagnetic Society.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/photonics-integration-for-applications-in-astrophotonics-and-quantum-information/
LOCATION:Room SF1101 10 King’s College Rd\, Toronto\, ON M5S 3G4
CATEGORIES:Circuits & Devices
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181116T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181116T110000
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SUMMARY:Next-Generation Protection Technologies for Power Systems: The Quest for Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Friday Nov 16\, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. Dr. Ali Hooshyar\, Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery & IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid\, will be presenting “Next-Generation Protection Technologies for Power Systems: The Quest for Resilience”. \nDay & Time: Friday November 16th\, 2018\n9:30 a.m. ‐ 11:00 a.m. \nSpeaker: Dr. Ali Hooshyar\nEditor of IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery\, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto Systems Chapter \nLocation: Ryerson University\, Department of Computer Science\, Room 288\nGeorge Vari Engineering and Computing Centre\n245 Church Street\,\nToronto\, ON – M5B 2K3 \nContact: Mehrdad Tirandazian \nAbstract: The resilience of power systems is known as their ability to predict\, adapt to and quickly recover from various disruptive events. Power grids have always been subject to such events\, but in the last few years\, the frequency and severity of large-scale disruptions have increased due to the growing number of major climate disasters. In addition\, the increasing reliance on the cyber layer of smart grids has diversified the causes of major disruptions. Attackers can exploit the grid’s cyber vulnerabilities to manipulate protection and control commands\, as was the case with the 2015 and 2016 blackouts in Ukraine. These recent developments have intensified the efforts to improve grid resilience. Large-scale disruptions usually involve abnormal currents and voltages—to which the protection system of the grid is expected to respond—\, or involve trip commands to circuit breakers\, which can originate from protective devices. Furthermore\, some of the strategies to increase grid resilience alter the short-circuit behavior of the grid. As a result\, substantial upgrades in the protection system are necessary to meet the demands for higher grid resilience. This talk will highlight some of the major changes required to prevent large-scale disruptive events or improve the grid operation during such events. Various protection system challenges that the speaker has unveiled are discussed\, followed by the proposed solutions. Two of these challenges are elaborated in detail: first\, this talk focuses on the relation between grid resilience and protection of microgrids\, which can ensure the continuity of power supply during major disruptions in the transmission system. The performance of existing commercial relays for microgrid protection is demonstrated\, and the requirements to eliminate the shortcomings of these relays are identified. Afterwards\, this talk shows how cyber-attacks on communication-assisted protection schemes can lead to wide-area disruptions throughout the grid. The vulnerabilities of such schemes and a new approach to address them are discussed. \nBiography: Ali Hooshyar received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Waterloo in 2014. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto in 2018. He was with the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department\, York University\, Toronto\, from 2015 to 2018. His research interests include protection and control of renewable energy systems and smart grids. Dr. Hooshyar is an Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery and the IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/next-generation-protection-technologies-for-power-systems-the-quest-for-resilience/
LOCATION:Ryerson University\, Department of Computer Science\, Room 288 George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre 245 Church Street\, Toronto\, ON – M5B 2K3
CATEGORIES:Systems
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SUMMARY:Experience with an on-line hydro generator expert system monitoring system
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 15th 2018\, IEEE Toronto Industry Application Society will be hosting a talk on “Experience with an on-line hydro generator expert system monitoring system”. \nDay & Time: Thursday November 15th\, 2018\n6:00 p.m. ‐ 7:00 p.m. \nOrganizer: IEEE Toronto Industry Application Society \nLocation: Building: Bahen Centre for Information Technology\nUniversity of Toronto\n40 St. George Street\nToronto\, Ontario\nCanada M5S2E4 \nContact: Hoda Youssef \nRegister: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/178319 \nAbstract: Current technological advances in condition monitoring are employing an increasing number of complex sensors and advanced monitors to diagnose the operating status and condition of hydro generators and turbines. Advanced systems routinely employed may include bearing vibration\, air gap\, shaft voltage\, and current monitoring\, partial discharge\, and flux monitoring. Proper interpretation of this often complex information can lower operating and maintenance expenses\, in addition to reducing unscheduled outages and catastrophic failures. However\, the volume of available data from these monitors\, and the extensive interpretation necessary to evaluate the complex waveforms and spectrums can overwhelm plant personnel and resources. Sophisticated software and algorithms are often necessary to correlate and interpret this data to establish the overall generator and drive train condition. HydroX™ (for Hydro Expert) is a commercial knowledge-based expert system program for on-line monitoring of hydro-generators. Working with the New York Power Authority\, the system was developed over five years by Iris Power and GE -Bently Nevada. After a further two years of prototype evaluation at NYPA’s St. Lawrence Power Project on two 60MVA generators\, the validated system is now commercially available and will be described.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/experience-with-an-on-line-hydro-generator-expert-system-monitoring-system/
LOCATION:Bahen Centre for Information Technology\, 40 St George St\, Toronto\, ON M5S 2E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Industry Applications
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181115T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181115T143000
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SUMMARY:SSCS Distinguished Lecture: Considerations and Implementations For High Data Rate Interconnect
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Nov 15\, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. Dr. Daniel Friedman\, Distinguished Research Staff Member\, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center\, will be presenting “SSCS Distinguished Lecture: Considerations and Implementations For High Data Rate Interconnect”. \nDay & Time: Thursday November 15th\, 2018\n1:30 p.m. ‐ 2:30 p.m. \nSpeaker: Dr. Daniel Friedman\nDistinguished Research Staff Member\nIBM T.J. Watson Research Center \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto Solid-State Circuits Society \nLocation: Bahen Centre Room B024\n40 St. George Street\nToronto\, ON M5S 2E4 \nContact: Dustin Dunwell \nAbstract: Cloud computing requires many different interconnects. These links provide connectivity between and among CPUs\, accelerators\, memory\, and switches; each link comes with its own distance and bandwidth requirements. Wireline transceivers are responsible for sending and receiving data from one chip to and from another\, thus enabling required connectivity. Key specifications for such designs include data rate\, power consumption\, area\, and connection distance. Distance and data rate specifications\, in particular\, drive the choice of physical channel to be used for the connection\, which in turn drives requirements including the equalization capabilities of the transceiver. For short chip-to-chip channels with limited frequency-dependent loss\, simple transceivers with little or no integrated equalization are appropriate\, while for longer channels crossing backplanes and involving multiple transitions through connectors\, complex transceivers with adaptive transmit and receive equalization are the right choice. As connection distances grow even longer\, optical interconnect becomes an attractive option. In this talk\, a framework for understanding serial link design will be presented\, including a discussion of basic equalization strategies and key challenges. Next\, several design examples will be presented\, covering approaches to key classes of interconnect\, from short reach channels to backplane channels to enabling highly integrated optical approaches. The talk will conclude with a discussion of emerging directions in this field. \nBiography: Daniel Friedman is currently a Distinguished Research Staff Member and Senior Manager of the Communication Circuits and Systems department of the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. He received his doctorate from Harvard University in 1992 and subsequently completed post-doctoral work at Harvard and consulting work at MIT Lincoln labs\, broadly in the area of image sensor design. After joining IBM in 1994\, he initially developed field-powered RFID tags before turning to high data rate wireline and wireless communication. His current research interests include high-speed I/O design\, PLL design\, mmWave circuits and systems\, and circuit/system approaches to enabling new computing paradigms. He was a co-recipient of the Beatrice Winner Award for Editorial Excellence at the 2009 ISSCC\, the 2009 JSSC Best Paper Award (given in 2011)\, and the 2017 ISSCC Lewis Winner Outstanding Paper Award; he holds more than 50 patents and has authored or co-authored more than 75 publications. He was a member of the BCTM technical program committee from 2003-2008 and of the ISSCC international technical program committee from ISSCC 2009 through ISSCC 2016; he served as the Wireline sub-committee chair from ISSCC 2012 through ISSCC 2016. He has served as the Short Course Chair from ISSCC 2017 to the present and is a member of the SSCS Adcom since 2018.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/sscs-distinguished-lecture-considerations-and-implementations-for-high-data-rate-interconnect/
LOCATION:Bahen Centre Room B024\, 40 St. George Street Toronto\, ON M5S 2E4
CATEGORIES:Solid-State Circuits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181114T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181114T140000
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SUMMARY:Voith Hydro Coil Factory Tour
DESCRIPTION:IEEE Dielectric and Electrical Insulation Ontario has arranged a facility tour of Voith Hydro Coil Factory in Mississauga on Wednesday\, November 14th\, 2018. \nDay & Time: Wednesday November 14th\, 2018\n12:00 p.m. ‐ 2:00 p.m. \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation Chapter \nLocation: 2185 N Sheridan Way\nMississauga\, Ontario\nCanada L5K 1A4 \nContact: Ali Naderian\, PhD.\, P.Eng.\, SM IEEE \nRegister: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/177080 \nAbstract: Voith Hydro Mississauga has been serving many customers and all Voith Hydro locations worldwide by manufacturing coils and delivering distinctive services. The location combines both a high-tech facility\, which was completely modernized in 2009\, and highly experienced and specialized staff. The forward-looking decision in 1990 to relocate the old Westinghouse Hydro Generation Service to Mississauga was a great success. This helped us to innovate our products and create new jobs”\, explains Peter MacLennan\, COO of Voith Hydro Mississauga. \nPlease register by Oct 2 2018 in order to attend.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/voith-hydro-coil-factory-tour/
LOCATION:2185 N Sheridan Way Mississauga\, Ontario Canada L5K 1A4
CATEGORIES:Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181110T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181110T220000
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SUMMARY:IEEE Toronto Section Annual General Meeting 2018
DESCRIPTION:On behalf of the IEEE Toronto Section\, you are cordially invited to join us in our annual IEEE Toronto Section AGM/Dinner event. The AGM is a special occasion to celebrate the achievements of the Toronto Section\, made possible by its dedicated volunteers and members. \nDate: Saturday\, November 10\, 2018\nTime: 6:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. \nLocation: Room Brûlé C\, 21 Old Mill Rd\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada \nFREE Registrations (by Oct. 25): Please fill out the registration HERE – space is limited and we anticipate a high demand. \n– Each Chapter/Affinity group should register two representatives for the AGM (typically the Chair and Vice-Chair or other team member) and two guests of your choice.\n– Each student branch should register two students representatives for the the AGM and two guests of your choice\, in addition to the Branch counsellor and one guest.\n– Please fill out a single registration form for you and your guest.\n– You may also register for free if you have received a personal invitation from the Section Officers.\n– Since space is very limited please do not register unless you are committed to attend. \nPAID registrations: Additional tickets may be available in limited supply; please contact Maryam Davoudpour for special requests. \nKeynote Speaker: We are delighted to announce that this year’s keynote speaker is Mr. Jim Balsillie’s\, one of the most prominent tech entrepreneurs in Canadian history. This is a unique opportunity to hear his insights on the global tech landscape. \nBiography: Jim Balsillie’s career is unique in Canadian business. He is a former Chairman and co-CEO of Research In Motion (BlackBerry)\, a Canadian technology company he scaled from an idea to $20 billion in sales globally. \nHe is a co-founder of the Institute for New Economic Thinking based in New York City and the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) based in Toronto. He currently chairs the Board of Directors of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) and CCI. He is also the founder of the Centre for International Governance Innovation\, the Balsillie School of International Affairs and Arctic Research Foundation and founding co-chair of the CIO Strategy Council. \nMr. Balsillie was the only Canadian ever appointed to US Business Council and the sole private sector representative on the UN Secretary General’s High Panel for Sustainability. He is the only Canadian member of the US Council on Competitiveness and an internationally renowned voice on innovation strategy\, competitiveness and international economic policy. He testified to the US Senate on America Innovates Act\, a landmark legislation for management of intellectual property. \nHis awards include: several honorary degrees\, Canadian Business Hall of Fame\, Mobile World Congress Lifetime Achievement Award\, Time Magazine’s World’s 100 Most Influential People and three times Barron’s list of “World’s Top CEOs. \n \nWe look forward to seeing you all on November 10\, 2018!
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/ieee-toronto-section-annual-general-meeting-2018/
LOCATION:Room Brûlé C\, 21 Old Mill Rd\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181110T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181111T100000
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SUMMARY:App-a-thon
DESCRIPTION:Saturday November 10th\, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. the “App-a-thon” is starting – a competition in which students are challenged to create a Mobile Application within a span of 24-hours. This is an open-ended hackathon where creativity and technical skills are encouraged to develop a unique App. \nDay & Time: 10:00 a.m. Saturday November 10th – 10:00 a.m. Sunday November 11th\, 2018 \nOrganizers: IEEE Ryerson Student Branch\, IEEE Toronto WIE \nLocation: Room ENG 303\nGeorge Vari Engineering and Computing Centre\nRyerson University\nToronto\, ON M5B 1Z4 \nRegister: https://goo.gl/qEKyU4 \nContact: ieee.ryersonu@gmail.com \nFor regular updates checkout\, the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/203391940542115/
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/app-a-thon/
LOCATION:Room ENG 303 – George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre Ryerson University Toronto\, ON M5B 1Z4
CATEGORIES:Women in Engineering
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181029
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181031
DTSTAMP:20260423T181503
CREATED:20210430T022117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T224921Z
UID:10000242-1540771200-1540943999@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:DEWCOM 2018: The 3rd International Workshop on Dew Computing
DESCRIPTION:Dew computing is a new computing model appeared after the wide acceptance of cloud computing. While cloud computing uses centralized servers to provide various services\, dew computing uses on-premises computers to provide decentralized\, cloud-friendly\, and collaborative micro services to end-users. Dew computing is an on-premises computer software-hardware organization paradigm in the cloud computing environment\, which is complementary to cloud computing. The key features of dew computing are that on-premises computers provide functionality independent of cloud services and they also collaborate with cloud services. \nThis year\, DEWCOM 2018 will be held at the same venue with the 28th Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering (CASCON 2018). One of the goals of this arrangement is for Dew Computing researchers to exchange ideas with industry partners. Welcome researchers\, professionals\, and students currently working in any areas to participate this event and to be pioneers of this new research area. \nDay & Time: October 29th – 30th\, 2018 \nOrganizers: IEEE Computer Society Dew Computing Special Technical Community (DewCom STC)\, IEEE Toronto WIE \nLocation: Hilton Toronto / Markham Suites Conference Center and Spa\, Meeting Room Elm 1.\n8500 Warden Avenue\, Markham\, Canada L6G 1A5 \nParking voucher is available upon request. \nRegister: http://www.dewcomputing.org/index.php/dewcom-2018/ \nContact: dewcom2018@easychair.org \nSchedule: \nSession 1 (Tutorial/Presentations): Oct. 29\, 3:15 – 5:15pm.\nSession 2 (Presentations): Oct. 30\, 8:30 – 10:00am\nNutrition Break: 10:00 – 10:15am.\nSession 3 (Presentations): Oct. 30\, 10:15am. – 12:00pm\nLunch: 12:00 -1:00pm.\nSession 4 (Presentations/DewCom STC Committee Meeting): Oct.30\, 1:00 – 3:00pm.\nNutrition Break: 3:00 – 3:15pm.\nSession 5 (DewCom STC Committee Meeting): 3:15 – 5:15pm.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/dewcom-2018-the-3rd-international-workshop-on-dew-computing/
LOCATION:Hilton Toronto / Markham Suites Conference Center and Spa\, Meeting Room Elm 1.\, 8500 Warden Avenue\, Markham\, Canada L6G 1A5
CATEGORIES:Conference,Women in Engineering
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181026T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181026T180000
DTSTAMP:20260423T181503
CREATED:20210430T022116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T224851Z
UID:10000241-1540573200-1540576800@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Working at Hydro One – Professional Event by IEEE Industry Applications
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, October 26th 2018\, Bruno Jesus of Hydro One\, will be presenting “Working at Hydro One – Professional Event by IEEE Industry Applications”. \nDay & Time: Friday October 26th\, 2018\n5:00 p.m. ‐ 6:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Bruno Jesus\nDirector of Strategy and Integrated Planning at Hydro One Networks Inc. \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto Industry Applications \nLocation: Room Number: BA 1230\nBuilding: Bahen Centre for Information Technology\nUniversity of Toronto 40 St. George Street\nToronto\, ON M5S2E4 \nContact: Hoda Youssef \nRVSP: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176071 \nAbstract: Bruno Jesus\, the Director of Strategy and Integrated Planning at Hydro One Networks Inc.\, will provide an overview of what it is like working at Hydro One\, the strong culture that is embraced across the organization as well as the training and development opportunities that are available. By diving into the history of Hydro One’s transmission and distribution business as well as taking a look at where we are today\, Bruno will be able to speak to the broad range of opportunities for all types of engineers across Hydro One. \nBiography: Bruno Jesus is the Director of Strategy and Integrated Planning at Hydro One Networks Inc. With over 30 years of experience\, Bruno has had the opportunity to work in various groups within Planning and Operations such as Asset Strategies and Standards as well as Station Sustainment Capital Planning. Bruno’s current accountabilities include developing transmission and distribution strategies\, investment planning\, business processes\, secondary land use\, joint use wire agreements\, new technology and innovation (R&D) and reliability reporting. Bruno graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1987 and is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/working-at-hydro-one-professional-event-by-ieee-industry-applications/
LOCATION:BA 1230\, Bahen Centre for Information Technology\, 40 St. George Street Toronto\, ON M5S2E4
CATEGORIES:Industry Applications
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181019T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181019T180000
DTSTAMP:20260423T181503
CREATED:20210430T022115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T224828Z
UID:10000240-1539968400-1539972000@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:IESO Operating the Power System: New Challenges Call for New Approaches
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, October 19th 2018\, David Short\, Director of Power System Assessments for the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)\, will be presenting “IESO Operating the Power System: New Challenges Call for New Approaches”. \nDay & Time: Friday October 19th\, 2018\n5:00 p.m. ‐ 6:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: David Short\nDirector\, Power System Assessments for the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto Industry Application Society (IAS)\, IEEE Toronto Women in Engineering \nLocation: Room Number: BA1230\nBuilding: Bahen Centre for Information Technology\nUniversity of Toronto 40 St. George Street\nToronto\, ON M5S2E4 \nContact: Hoda Youssef \nAbstract: Distributed energy resources. Changing supply and demand patterns. Advanced grid technologies. The complexities of operating the system have never been greater – but with new challenges come new opportunities to help shape the province’s electricity sector. From leveraging innovation to drive cost-effectiveness and efficiency\, to building a market that will meet system and consumer needs at the lowest cost\, learn about the IESO’s experience in operating today’s system and how we are laying the foundation for an evolving energy landscape. \nBiography: David Short holds the position of Director\, Power System Assessments for the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO). In this role\, his teams are responsible for managing power system changes within the IESO\, operational analysis\, and engineering studies that define our system models and operating orders. Mr. Short has over 25 years of industry experience in Ontario and British Columbia. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Electrical Engineering) from Queen’s University and is a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario. He also holds the Certificate of Authorization for engineering services at the IESO.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/ieso-operating-the-power-system-new-challenges-call-for-new-approaches/
LOCATION:Room Number: BA1230\,  40 St. George Street\, Toronto\, ON M5S 2E4
CATEGORIES:Industry Applications
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181017T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181017T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T181503
CREATED:20210430T022114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T224758Z
UID:10000239-1539797400-1539804600@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Utility Protection Relay Fundamentals
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, October 17th 2018\, Eric Stark\, Sr. Engineering Training & Consulting with RNItechnology\, will be presenting “Utility Protection Relay Fundamentals”. \nDay & Time: Wednesday October 17th\, 2018\n5:30 p.m. ‐ 7:30 p.m. \nSpeaker: Eric Stark\nSr. Engineering Training & Consulting with RNItechnology \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto & IEEE Ryerson \nLocation: Ryerson University 341 Yonge St\nToronto\, Ontario\nCanada M5B 1S1\nBuilding: Student Learning Centre (SLC)\nRoom Number: Collaboratory Zone (3rd Floor) \nContact: Sadeed Bari \nRegister: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/177825 \nBiography: Eric Stark is currently a Sr. Engineering Training & Consulting with RNItechnology. Eric’s mission is to educate the masses on how to protect a smart grid\, something he is more than qualified for considering his 31 years of experience in electrical engineering\, control\, automation and protection. He is a sought after expert and trainer for Protection & Control\, Engineering and Project management with expert knowledge in Protection & Control relays and SCADA. In addition\, Eric has organized\, consulted and delivered successfully\, achieving 100% customer satisfaction on numerous engineering events and training around the globe like USA\, Canada\, Malaysia\, South Africa\, Nigeria\, Uganda\, Ghana and Middle East.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/utility-protection-relay-fundamentals/
LOCATION:Ryerson University 341 Yonge St\, Toronto M5B 1S1
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181017T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181017T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T181503
CREATED:20210430T022113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T224729Z
UID:10000238-1539784800-1539795600@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Surgical Robots: Innovation\, Opportunities\, Challenges
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, October 17th 2018\, the GYBO Robotics Network will be hosting a symposium “Surgical Robots: Innovation\, Opportunities\, Challenges”. \nDay & Time: Wednesday October 17th\, 2018\n2:00 p.m. ‐ 5:00 p.m. \nOrganizers: GYBO Robotics Network\, IEEE Toronto Women in Engineering\, IEEE Toronto Instrumentation & Measurement – Robotics & Automation Chapter\, Autodesk\, Synaptive \nLocation: Autodesk Toronto\n661 University Avenue\nToronto\, ON M5G 1M1 \nRVSP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/surgical-robots-innovation-opportunities-challenges-registration-50073521250?discount=IEEEWIE \nDescription: Canada is home to numerous initiatives in surgical robotics technologies including the commercialized work of Synaptive Medical\, the research on KidsArm at Sick Kids and investment in innovation centres such as the CSTAR research group. \nWith its world-leading hubs in health research and innovation\, Canada has a unique opportunity to combine key assets for innovation leadership; a highly concentrated health innovation cluster\, engineering and technical talent to create the solutions of the future\, and a single-payer system to support their larger scale adoption. \nThe symposium will explore home-grown Canadian innovations\, invite technology users and adopters to highlight what opportunities exist for these technologies\, and host a discussion on the challenges in bringing these technologies to market\, including their validation\, adoption\, policy innovation and how they will transform the healthcare system and practice. \nAgenda: \n2:00 pm Networking \n2:15 pm Surgical Robotic Technology Innovation in Canada – Technical Talks\n– Leila Kheradpir​\, M.Sc.\, P.Eng\, Director\, Hardware Engineering\, Synaptive Medical\n– Tim Fielding\, Medical Product Development Manager\, MDA\n– Thomas Looi\, Program Director\, Centre for Image Guided Innovation and Therapeutic Intervention\, Hospital for Sick Children\n– Rajni Patel\, Director of Engineering\, Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics and Canada Research Chair in Advanced Robotics and Control\, Western University \n3:20 pm Surgical Robots: Needs\, Opportunities and Gaps – User Talks\n– Dr. Taymaa May\, Gynaecologist\, Oncologist\, and Surgical Scientist\, UHN Princess Margaret Hospital\, Assistant Professor\, University of Toronto \n3:50 pm Networking \n4:10 pm Panel Discussion\n– Cameron Piron\, CoFounder and Member of the Board\, Synaptive Medical\n– Tim Reedman\, Director\, Commercial Systems\, MDA Robotics\n– Rajni Patel\, Director of Engineering\, Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics and Canada Research Chair in Advanced Robotics and Control\, Western University\n– Leila Kheradpir​\, M.Sc.\, P.Eng\, Director\, Hardware Engineering\, Synaptive Medical \n4:50 pm Closing Remarks \n5:00 pm Networking
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/surgical-robots-innovation-opportunities-challenges/
LOCATION:Autodesk Toronto\, 661 University Avenue Toronto\, ON M5G 1M1
CATEGORIES:Instrumentation & Measurement,Women in Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181016T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181016T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T181503
CREATED:20210430T022112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T224647Z
UID:10000237-1539705600-1539709200@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Audio and Acoustics Signal Processing: The Quest for High Fidelity Continues
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, October 16th 2018\, Dr. Karlheinz Brandenburg\, Professor at the Institute for Media Technology\, Technische Universität Ilmenau\, will be presenting “Audio and Acoustics Signal Processing: The Quest for High Fidelity Continues”. \nDay & Time: Tuesday October 16th\, 2018\n4:00 p.m. ‐ 5:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Dr. Karlheinz Brandenburg\nProfessor at the Institute for Media Technology\, Technische Universität Ilmenau\nDirector of the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT\, Ilmenau \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto Industry Application Society (IAS) \nLocation: Room Number: BA 4287\nBuilding: Bahen Centre for Information Technology\nUniversity of Toronto 40 St. George Street\nToronto\, ON M5S2E4 \nContact: Sanaz Kanani \nRVSP: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176976 \nAbstract: The dream of high fidelity continues since more than 100 years. In the last decades\, signal processing has contributed many new solutions and a vast amount of additional knowledge to this field. These include: \n– Simple solutions like matrix multichannel systems.\n– Audio coding which changed the world of music distribution and listening habits.\n– Active noise control.\n– Active modification of room acoustics.\n– Search and recommendation technologies to find your favourite music.\nand many more … \nSo are there any problems left to be solved? Among others\, I see two main research areas: \n– Music Information Retrieval (MIR)\, helping us to find and organise music\, or teaching playing musical instruments.\n– Immersive technologies for movie theatres and eventually our homes\, creating the illusion of being at some other place. \nFor such systems we use our knowledge about hearing\, especially how ear and brain work together to form the sensation of sound. However\, our knowledge about hearing\, about psychoacoustics is still far from complete. In fact\, just in the last few years we have learned a lot about what we don’t know. \nThe talk will touch on a number of the subjects above\, explain some current work and its applications and finally talk about open research questions regarding psychoacoustics and the evaluation of audio quality. \nBiography: Dr. Karlheinz Brandenburg has been a driving force behind some of today’s most innovative digital audio technology\, notably the mp3 and MPEG-AAC audio coding standards. He is acclaimed for pioneering work in digital audio coding\, psychoacoustics and 3D-Audio \nHis honors include the AES Silver Medal and the “IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronic Award”\, Furthermore he is member in the “Hall of Fame” of the Consumer Electronics Association and of the Internet Society. He holds three honorary Ph.D. degrees. \nDr. Brandenburg holds about 100 patents. He is professor at the Institute for Media Technology\, Technische Universität Ilmenau\, and director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT in Ilmenau\, Germany
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/audio-and-acoustics-signal-processing-the-quest-for-high-fidelity-continues/
LOCATION:Room BA 4287\, Bahen Centre for Information Technology\, 40 St. George Street\, Toronto\, Ontario M5S2E4
CATEGORIES:Industry Applications
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181012T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181012T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T181503
CREATED:20210430T022112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T224621Z
UID:10000236-1539360000-1539363600@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Control of Power Electronics Systems Using Predictive Switching Sequences and Switching Transitions
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, October 12th 2018\, Sudip K. Mazumder of University of Illinois at Chicago\, will be presenting “Control of Power Electronics Systems Using Predictive Switching Sequences and Switching Transitions”. \nDay & Time: Friday October 12th\, 2018\n4:00 p.m. ‐ 5:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Sudip K. Mazumder\nProfessor at the University of Illinois at Chicago \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto Power Electronics Chapter \nLocation: Room Number: BA 4287\nBuilding: Bahen Centre for Information Technology\nUniversity of Toronto 40 St. George Street\nToronto\, ON M5S2E4 \nContact: Mahdieh Taghizadeh \nRVSP: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176071 \nAbstract: This presentation provides a fundamentally different perspective to the control of solid-state semiconductor-device-based switching power-electronic systems (PESs). It is based on controlling the time evolution of the feasible switching sequences and controlling the switching transitions of PESs. The former – that is\, the switching-sequence-based control (SBC) – yields rapid response under transient condition\, optimal equilibrium response\, and yields seamless transition between the two dynamical modes. Further\, by enabling integration of modulation and control\, SBC precludes the need for ad-hoc offline modulation synthesis. In other words\, an optimal switching sequence for a PES is generated dynamically without the need for prior determination of a modulation scheme (which generates a pre-determined switching sequence) as evident in most conventional approaches. This presentation will provide the mechanism to carry out SBC synthesis and how it leads to multi-scale optimality leading to enhanced PES performance. Subsequent to the outline of SBC\, the presentation will focus on switching-transition control (STC). The primary objective of STC is to demonstrate how key PES parameters including and stress\, switching loss\, electromagnetic noise emission can be controlled dynamically by modulating the dynamics of the power semiconductor devices. Both electrical and newly developed optical-control mechanisms to achieve STC will be briefly outlined. Finally\, envisioned mechanism for monolithic integration of SBC and STC will be illustrated. This presentation will demonstrate\, along with results\, multiple practical applications (currently of high priority in the power/energy space) where the radically new control concepts make a tangible and substantive difference. \nBiography: Sudip K. Mazumder received his Ph.D. degree from Virginia Tech in 2001. He is a Professor and the Director of Laboratory for Energy and Switching-Electronics Systems in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He also serves as the President of the small business NextWatt LLC. He has over 25 years of professional experience and has held R&D and design positions in leading industrial organizations and has served as a Technical Consultant for several industries. His current areas of interests are switching-sequence and switching-transition based control of power-electronics systems and interactive-power networks; power electronics for renewable energy\, micro/smart grids\, energy storage; wide-bandgap (GaN/SiC) power electronics; and optically-triggered wide-bandgap power semiconductor devices. His research has attracted about 50 sponsored-research projects from leading federal agencies and industries\, and yielded over 210 peer-reviewed publications in prestigious tier-one international journals and conferences\, 10 patents\, 10 book chapters and 1 book\, and 88 invited/plenary/keynote lectures and presentations. He has guided/guiding 11 post-doctoral researchers and 16 Ph.D. and 11 M.S. students. He is the recipient of University of Illinois at Chicago’s Inventor of the Year Award (2014)\, University of Illinois’ University Scholar Award – university’s highest award (2013)\, IEEE International Future Energy Challenge Award (2005)\, ONR Young Investigator Award (2005)\, NSF CAREER Award (2003)\, and IEEE PELS Transaction Paper Award (2002). In 2016\, he was elevated to the rank of an IEEE Fellow and he was invited to serve as a Distinguished Lecturer for IEEE PELS beginning in 2016. He served/serving as the Guest Editor-in-Chief/Editor for IEEE PELS/IES Transactions between 2013-2014 and 2016-2017\, as the first Editor-in-Chief for Advances in Power Electronics (2006-2009)\, and as an Associate Editor for IEEE IES/PELS/TAES/TII/JESTPE Transactions (2003-/2009-/2008-/2016-/2016-). Currently\, he serves as the Chair for IEEE PELS TC on Sustainable Energy Systems. He is also the incoming (starting 2019) Editor-at-Large for IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. He is the Chair for IEEE PEDG’21\, the TPC Chair for IEEE DEAS’19\, and the Tutorial Chair for ECCE’19.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/control-of-power-electronics-systems-using-predictive-switching-sequences-and-switching-transitions/
LOCATION:BA 4287\, Bahen Centre for Information Technology\, 40 St. George Street Toronto\, ON M5S2E4
CATEGORIES:Power Electronics
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181012T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181012T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T181503
CREATED:20210430T022111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T224554Z
UID:10000235-1539340200-1539343800@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Iguana Interface Engine\, A day in the life of an integration engineer
DESCRIPTION:Iguana interface engine allows integration with EHRs and other healthcare applications. Several EHRs systems can be connected via Iguana: Epic\, Allscrips\, Meditech\, athenahealth\, Cerner\, etc. Iguana can process any data format and supports all protocols. \nDate & Time: Friday\, October 12\, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. \nSpeakers: Amandeep Aujla\, Integration Engineer at iNTERFACEWARE \nLocation: Centennial College\, Progress Campus\, Room A3-15 \nOrganizer: Education Committee\, IEEE Toronto Section \nContact: Dr. Maryam Davoudpour
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/iguana-interface-engine-a-day-in-the-life-of-an-integration-engineer/
LOCATION:Centennial College\, Progress Campus\, Room A3-15
CATEGORIES:Instrumentation & Measurement,Women in Engineering
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181011T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181011T180000
DTSTAMP:20260423T181503
CREATED:20210430T022111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T224523Z
UID:10000234-1539277200-1539280800@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:IEEE Canada Women in Engineering Panel: “Creating a Diverse Smart Grid Sector: Challenges and Opportunities”
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 11th 2018\, Jessie Ma\, Neetika Sathe\, Shadi Chuangpishit\, and Sheldon Williamson will be participating on the IEEE Canada Women in Engineering Panel – “Creating a Diverse Smart Grid Sector: Challenges and Opportunities”. \nDay & Time: Thursday October 11th\, 2018\n5:00 p.m. ‐ 6:00 p.m. \nSpeakers: Jessie Ma\nSenior Research Fellow\, Ryerson Centre for Urban Energy \nNeetika Sathe\nVice President\, Advanced Planning at Alectra \nShadi Chuangpishit\nSenior Consultant at Quanta Technology \nSheldon Williamson\nProfessor and NSERC Canada Research Chair in Electrical Energy Storage Systems for Transportation Electrification\, University of Ontario Institute of Technology \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto Women in Engineering \nLocation: Library Building\, Library Lecture Hall – LIB72\, Ryerson University\n350 Victoria St\nToronto\, Ontario\nCanada M5B 2K3 \nContact: Manar Jammal \nRegister for Free: https://goo.gl/7cwkqv
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/ieee-canada-women-in-engineering-panel-creating-a-diverse-smart-grid-sector-challenges-and-opportunities/
LOCATION:350 Victoria St Toronto\, Ontario Canada M5B 2K3
CATEGORIES:Women in Engineering
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180924T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180924T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T181503
CREATED:20210430T022111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T224449Z
UID:10000233-1537797600-1537801200@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Silicon Photonics: High-Density Integration for Novel Functionality
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, September 24th 2018\, Wei Jiang\, Professor in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Nanjing University\, and an Associate Director of Optical Communications Systems & Network Engineering Research Center of Jiangsu Province will be presenting “Silicon Photonics: High-Density Integration for Novel Functionality”. \nDay & Time: Monday September 24th\, 2018\n2:00 p.m. ‐ 3:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Wei Jiang\nProfessor in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Nanjing University\,\nAssociate Director of Optical Communications Systems & Network Engineering Research Center of Jiangsu Province \nOrganizers: Amr S. Helmy and IEEE Toronto Circuits & Devices Chapter \nLocation: Room SFB 560\n10 King’s College Rd\,\nToronto\, ON M5S 3G4 \nContact: Mengqi Wang \nAbstract: Silicon photonics can potentially transform the photonics technology owing to its low-cost fabrication and large-scale integration advantages. Integration can open up new opportunities\, such as solid-state LIDARs for autonomous vehicles and chip-scale optical interconnects. To realize these opportunities\, reducing device size and increasing integration density will be crucial. Towards these directions\, this talk will discuss our recent experimental work on novel micro/nano-photonic structures\, including photonic crystals\, waveguide superlattices\, and free-form structures. (1) A waveguide superlattice is introduced to enable low-crosstalk\, high-density waveguide integration at half-wavelength pitches\, which opens the door to high-performance optical phased arrays\, next-generation LIDARs\, and high-density space-division multiplexing. (2) Novel free-form structures are explored to create an ultra-short waveguide “taper”. Interestingly\, the evolutionary algorithm yields an optimal structure with anomalous shapes. Through wavefront analysis\, the role of a subtle “semi-lens” is identified. (3) Further opportunities in slow-light photonic crystal switches/modulators will also be briefly discussed. In many cases\, underpinning physics needs to be fully understood first\, and then be formulated into precise theory to guide experiments and achieve viable results. \nBiography: Wei Jiang is a professor in the college of engineering and applied sciences at Nanjing University\, and an associate director of Optical Communications Systems & Network Engineering Research Center of Jiangsu Province. Prior to working at NJU\, he was an associate professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at Rutgers\, the State University of New Jersey\, USA. His current research interests include silicon photonics\, photonic crystals\, nanophotonics\, and their applications in optical interconnects\, communications\, sensing\, and computing. He contributed to the fundamental understanding of silicon electro-optic and thermo-optic devices\, high-density waveguide integration\, slow light\, superprism effects\, and photonic crystal interface properties. He received his B.S. degree in physics from Nanjing University\, and his M.A. degree in physics and his Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Texas\, Austin. Prof. Jiang received the DARPA Young Faculty Award\, and IEEE Region I Outstanding Teaching Award\, among other honors.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/silicon-photonics-high-density-integration-for-novel-functionality/
LOCATION:Room SFB 560\, 10 King’s College Rd\, Toronto\, ON M5S 3G4
CATEGORIES:Circuits & Devices
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180917
DTSTAMP:20260423T181503
CREATED:20210430T022110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T224423Z
UID:10000232-1536969600-1537142399@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:IEEE WIE ILS 2018 Toronto
DESCRIPTION:IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Summit (WIE ILS) is here for the first time in Toronto\, Canada! \nIEEE Canada WIE is delighted to invite you to meet us on September 15th and 16th\, 2018 at the Hilton Mississauga Meadowvale and participate in our 2-day summit. With “STEMpowered Leadership” as the theme\, the summit aims at inspiring\, engaging\, and empowering women in STEM. \nIEEE WIE International Leadership Summit is launched as a part of IEEE WIE’s portfolio of global initiatives that provide opportunities for networking\, mentorship\, and collaboration. Past IEEE WIE Summits have been extremely successful and have made an outstanding impact on communities around the globe! \nLearn more and register at http://site.ieee.org/wieils-toronto-2018/.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/ieee-wie-ils-2018-toronto/
CATEGORIES:Women in Engineering
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180823T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180823T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T181503
CREATED:20210430T022110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T224357Z
UID:10000231-1535036400-1535040000@www.ieeetoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Differential Microstrip Antennas
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, August 23rd 2018\, Prof. Yueping Zhang at Nanyang Technological University\, Singapore\, is presenting an Electromagnetics and Radiation IEEE Distinguished Lecture “Differential Microstrip Antennas”. \nDay & Time: Thursday August 23rd\, 2018\n3:00 p.m. ‐ 4:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Prof. Yueping Zhang at Nanyang Technological University\, Singapore \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto Electromagnetics & Radiation Chapter \nLocation: Bahen Center of Information Technology\, Room BA1230\n40 St George Street\nToronto\, Ontario\nCanada M5S 2E4 \nContact: Costas Sarris \nAbstract: The earliest antennas implemented by Hertz for the discovery of radio waves were dipole and loop. They are differential. It was Marconi who introduced the ground concept into antennas and realized single-ended monopole antennas for wireless transmission. Compared with differential antennas\, single-ended antennas have smaller size and therefore single-ended antennas have dominated in antenna designs. Compared with single-ended circuits\, differential circuits permit higher linearity and lower offset and make them immune to power supply variations\, temperature changes\, and substrate noise. As a result\, differential circuits have dominated in integrated circuit designs. Differential circuits call for differential antennas. This is particularly essential in highly-integrated system-on-chip and system-in-package solutions where the system ground plane may be much smaller than one free-space wavelength. Differential antennas perfectly marry (match) with differential circuits. No lossy balanced/unbalanced conversion circuit is needed. As a result\, the receiver noise performance and transmitter power efficiency are improved. \nIn this lecture\, I present differential microstrip antennas with an emphasis on the comparison of them with single-ended counterparts. First\, I extend the well-known cavity model for the single-ended microstrip antennas to analyze the input impedance and radiation characteristics of differential microstrip antennas. Then I examine the design formulas to determine the patch dimensions and the location of the feed point for single-ended microstrip antennas to design differential microstrip antennas. It is shown that the patch length can still be designed using the formulas for the required resonant frequency but the patch width calculated by the formula usually needs to be widen to ensure the excitation of the fundamental mode using the probe feeds. The condition that links the patch width\, the locations of the probe feeds\, and the excitation of the fundamental mode is the electrical separation\, which is a new and unique concept specifically conceived for the design of differential microstrip antennas. Next\, I turn to the miniaturization of differential microstrip antennas and discuss some latest achievements. Finally\, I summarize the lecture and provide recommendations. \nBiography: ZHANG Yueping is a full Professor of Electronic Engineering with the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Nanyang Technological University\, Singapore\, a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (IEEE AP-S)\, and a Fellow of IEEE. \nProf. Zhang was a Member of the Field Award Committee of the IEEE AP-S (2015-2017)\, an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (2010-2016)\, and the Chair of the IEEE Singapore MTT/AP joint Chapter (2012). Prof. Zhang was selected by the Recruitment Program of Global Experts of China as a Qianren Scholar at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2012). He was awarded a William Mong Visiting Fellowship (2005) and appointed as a Visiting Professor (2014) by the University of Hong Kong. \nProf. Zhang has published numerous papers\, including two invited papers in the Proceedings of the IEEE and one invited paper in the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. He holds 7 US patents. He received the Best Paper Award from the 2nd IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems\, Networks and Digital Signal Processing\, July 18–20\, 2000\, Bournemouth\, U.K.\, the Best Paper Prize from the 3rd IEEE International Workshop on Antenna Technology\, March 21–23\, 2007\, Cambridge\, U.K.\, and the Best Paper Award from the 10th IEEE Global Symposium on Millimeter-Waves\, May 24–26\, 2017\, Hong Kong\, China. He received the prestigious IEEE AP-S Sergei A. Schelkunoff Prize Paper Award in 2012. \nProf. Zhang has made pioneering and significant contributions to the development of the antenna-in-package (AiP) technology that has been widely adopted by chipmakers for millimeter-wave applications. His current research interests include the development of antenna-on-chip (AoC) technology and characterization of chip-scale propagation channels at terahertz for wireless chip area network (WCAN).
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/differential-microstrip-antennas/
LOCATION:Bahen Center of Information Technology\, 40 St George Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada M5S 2E4
CATEGORIES:Electromagnetics & Radiation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180817T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180817T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T181503
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SUMMARY:Transportation\, Energy\, Information and Humanity
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, August 17th 2018\, the IEEE Toronto Section\, Power Electronics and Consumer Electronics joint Chapter invites you to the Lecture on: “Transportation\, Energy\, Information and Humanity” by Prof. C.C. Chan\, Chinese Academy of Engineering. \nDay & Time: Friday August 17th\, 2018\n11:00 a.m. ‐ 12:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Prof. C.C. Chan\, Chinese Academy of Engineering\, Fellow\, Royal Academy of Engineering\, Founding President\, World Electric Vehicle Association\, Past President\, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto Section\, Power Electronics and Consumer Electronics joint Chapter \nLocation: University of Toronto\nToronto\, Ontario\nCanada M5S 2E4\nBahen Center of Information Technology\nRoom Number: Room BA1210 \nRegister: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_registration/register/175871 \nAbstract: To cope with the current complex economical\, societal and technical challenges in the new era\, it is vital to be open-minded. Namely\, to integrate the Chinese ancient civilization and the western modern civilization\, to uphold the spirit of renaissance. This keynote speech will discuss the challenges and key issues related to the commercialization of electric vehicles\, the integration of intelligent transport\, intelligent energy\, intelligent information and intelligent humanities. Proposed energy internet based on the correlation between energy and information and nano energy structure. \nBiography: Prof. C. C. Chan holds BSc\, MSc\, PhD\, HonDSc\, HonDTech degrees. Honorary Professor and Former Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Hong Kong; Visiting Professor of MIT\, University of Cambridge\, etc; Founding President of the World Electric Vehicle Association; Senior Consultant to governments\, Strategic Adviser or Independent Director of public companies and industries; Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering\, U.K.\, Chinese Academy of Engineering\, IEEE\, IET and HKIE. Recipient of the Royal Academy of Engineering Prince Philip Medal; Chinese Academy of Engineering Guang-Hua Prize\, World Federation of Engineering (WFEO) Medal of Engineering Excellence; Gold Medal of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers; IEEE Transportation Technologies Award; IEE International Lecture Medal; “Asia’s Best Technology Pioneers” by Asiaweek; “Father of Asian Electric Vehicles” by Magazine Global View; “Pitamaha (Grandfather) of Electric Vehicle Technology” in India; “Environmental Excellence in Transportation Award” by Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE); His major research includes advanced electric drives and energy systems\, intelligent electric vehicles and correlation between energy and information. He has published 11 books\, over 300 technical papers and holds 9 patents.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/transportation-energy-information-and-humanity/
LOCATION:Bahen Center of Information Technology
CATEGORIES:Power Electronics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180810T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180810T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T181503
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SUMMARY:IEEE SSCS/CAS Distinguished Lecture Series – Dr. Gabor Temes
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, August 10th 2018\, the IEEE Toronto SSCS/CAS invites you to the IEEE SSCS/CAS Distinguished Lecture Series on: “A 13b ENOB Noise-Shaping SAR ADC with a Two-Capacitor DAC” by Lukang Shi and Gabor C. Temes\, and “Noise Filtering and Linearization of Single-Ended Circuits” by Gabor C. Temes et al.\, School of EECS\, Oregon State University. \nDate: Friday August 10th\, 2018 \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto SSCS/CAS \nLocation: Bahen Centre Room BA1210 \nLecture 1 (10:10am – 11:00am): A 13b ENOB Noise-Shaping SAR ADC with a Two-Capacitor DAC \nSpeakers: Lukang Shi and Gabor C. Temes\nSchool of EECS\, Oregon State University \nAbstract: An active noise-shaping successive-approximation-register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter is described. Instead of binary-weighted capacitors\, it uses two equal-valued capacitors as the embedded digital-to-analog converter (DAC). Thus\, the capacitance spread in the DAC is much smaller than that of the conventional binary-weighted capacitor array\, and the mismatch error can be greatly reduced. The circuit provides first-order noise shaping\, which can improve the ADC’s linearity even for a small oversampling ratio. Also\, the proposed architecture uses a monotonic approximation procedure\, which requires fewer conversion steps than for a conventional SAR ADCs. The ADC was fabricated in 0.18 um CMOS technology. For a 2 kHz signal bandwidth\, it achieved a 78.8 dB SNDR. It consumes 74.2 mW power from a 1.5 V power supply. The performance can be drastically improved by introducing noise mitigation schemes and higher-order noise shaping. These topics will also be discussed. \nLecture 2 (11:10am – 12:00pm): Noise Filtering and Linearization of Single-Ended Circuits \nSpeakers: Gabor C. Temes et al.\nSchool of EECS\, Oregon State University \nAbstract: The performance of analog integrated circuits is often limited by the noise generated in its components. Several circuit techniques exist for suppressing the effects of the low-frequency noise. In this paper\, existing techniques are described for noise mitigation. Also\, a novel approach is proposed\, which can suppress low-frequency noise. In addition\, the new process will also reduce even-order distortion\, another major limitation of analog circuits. Finally\, it may allow the use of single-ended circuits in applications where usually differential structures are needed. \nBiography: Gabor C. Temes received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Ottawa\, ON\, Canada\, in 1961\, and an honorary doctorate from the Technical University of Budapest\, Budapest\, Hungary\, in 1991. He held academic positions at the Technical University of Budapest\, Stanford University and the University of California at Los Angeles. He worked in industry at Northern Electric R&D Laboratories and at Ampex Corp. He is now a Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University. \nDr. Temes received the IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award in 1998\, and the IEEE Millennium Medal in 2000. He was the 2006 recipient of the IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award\, and the 2009 IEEE CAS Mac Valkenburg Award. He received the 2017 Semiconductor Industry Association-SRC University Researcher Award. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/ieee-sscs-cas-distinguished-lecture-series-dr-gabor-temes/
LOCATION:Bahen Centre for Information Technology\, St George St\, Toronto\, ON M5S 2E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Solid-State Circuits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180809T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180809T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T181503
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SUMMARY:Convergence between Broadcast and Mobile Broadband
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, August 9th at 11:00 a.m.\, the IEEE Toronto Section\, Consumer Electronics Chapter invites you to the IEEE CESoc Distinguished Lecture on: “Convergence between Broadcast and Mobile Broadband” by Dr. Ulrich Reimers\, IEEE CESoc Renowned Distinguished Speaker\, and Professor Institut fuer Nachrichtentechnik (IfN)\, Technische Universitaet Braunschweig\, Germany. \nDay & Time: Thursday\, August 9\, 2018\n11:00 a.m. ‐ 12:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Dr. Ulrich Reimers\nIEEE CESoc Renowned Distinguished Speaker\nProfessor Institut fuer Nachrichtentechnik (IfN)\, Technische Universitaet Braunschweig\, Germany \nLocation: 40 St George Street\nToronto\, Ontario\nCanada M5S 2E4\nBuilding: Bahen Centre for Information Technology\nRoom Number: BA7180 \nContact: Mahdieh Taghizadeh \nOrganizer: IEEE Toronto Section\, Consumer Electronics Chapter \nRVSP: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/174204 \nAbstract: The mobile industry has been testing the feasibility of evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (eMBMS)\, an LTE embedded broadcast approach to support a growing mobile video/TV consumption and the delivery of other highly popular data services. But\, eMBMS has so far only been used in small scale scenarios with local coverage. When it comes to large scale service areas with regional or even national coverage\, the cellular nature of eMBMS has not proven to be attractive for cost efficient LTE broadcast content distribution. Adapting LTE broadcast to traditional High Tower High Power (HTHP) broadcasting towers and introducing this as a third service layer\, i.e. as an extension of LTE unicast and eMBMS can resolve this issue as it reduces network load\, energy consumption and network costs for such popular services. Additionally\, it creates the possibility of cooperation between the cellular and broadcasting networks enabling a cooperative spectrum usage. \nThe term “Tower Overlay over LTE-Advanced+ (TOoL+)” describes the transmission of an extension of LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) offering broadcast services\, especially live video\, from a traditional High Tower High Power (HTHP) broadcast infrastructure\, rather than in a cellular LTE-A network. TOoL+ was invented and developed by IfN. Since LTE-A is optimized for the Low Tower Low Power (LTLP) environment of cellular networks\, the use of a HTHP environment requires some modifications of the LTE-A standard\, e.g. the definition of a dedicated broadcast carrier and of additional OFDM parameters with longer cyclic prefixes. These modifications are represented by the term LTE-A+. In one of the modes\, TOoL+ even supports a cooperative spectrum use by DVB-T2 (or ATSC 3.0 in the future) and LTE-A+ if this is attractive to market players. IfN developed a Software Defined Radio (SDR) based TOoL+ implementation to demonstrate the technological feasibility of this approach. An extended version of this demo has been used during two field trials conducted in Paris\, France and in the Aosta Valley\, Italy to evaluate the proposed modifications and the cooperative spectrum use in a real environment. The analysis shows that LTE-A+ is a suitable technology for HTHP broadcast to mobile devices as its coverage area is similar to that of DVB-T2. \nIn line with the ideas underlying TOoL+\, 3GPP has recently specified FeMBMS (Further evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service) in Release 14. FeMBMS supports a long cyclic prefix and thus makes larger network cells feasible. At IfN we have already implemented FeMBMS and by the time of the lectures in Canada will have carried out a field trial in at least one European country. \nBiography: Prof. Ulrich H. Reimers studied communication engineering at Technische Universitaet Braunschweig\, Germany. Following research at the university’s Institut fuer Nachrichtentechnik (IfN – Institute for Communications Technology) he joined BTS Broadcast Television Systems in Darmstadt. Between 1989 and 1993 he was Technical Director of Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) in Hamburg – one of the major public broadcasters in Germany. Since 1993 he has been a Professor at Technische Universitaet Braunschweig and Managing Director of the Institut fuer Nachrichtentechnik (Institute for Communications Technology). Prof. Reimers was chairman of the Technical Module within the DVB Project from 1993 to 2012. Since 2012 he is Vice President Strategic Development and Technology Transfer of Technische Universitaet Braunschweig. He is the author of more than 120 publications\, among others of various text books on DVB. Prof. Reimers received a significant number of international and national awards. He is an IEEE Life Fellow and the recipient of the IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award. Recently Prof. Reimers and the research teams at IfN invented innovative solutions for the co-existence of broadcast and wireless broadband such as “Dynamic Broadcast”\, “Tower Overlay over LTE-A+ (TOoL+)”\, or “Redundancy on Demand”. \nProf. Reimers is a Renowned Distinguished Speaker of the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society (CESoc).
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/convergence-between-broadcast-and-mobile-broadband/
LOCATION:Bahen Centre for Information Technology\, St George St\, Toronto\, ON M5S 2E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Power Electronics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180726T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180726T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T181503
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SUMMARY:More/All Electric Aircraft
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, July 26th at 2:00 p.m.\, Dr. Hassan Kojori\, PhD\, Senior Principal Engineer with Honeywell\, will be presenting “More/All Electric Aircraft”. \nDay & Time: Thursday\, July 26\, 2018\n2:00 p.m. ‐ 3:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Dr. Hassan Kojori\, PhD\nSenior Principal Engineer with Honeywell \nLocation: 5 King’s College Rd.\nToronto\, Ontario\nCanada M5S 3G8\nBuilding: Mechanical Engineering Building\nRoom Number: RM 331 \nContact: Kyarash Shahriari\, Omid Alizadeh \nOrganizer: IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS)\, Power & Energy Chapter \nRegister: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/174543 \nAbstract: The More Electric Aircraft (MEA) is based on the concept of utilizing electrical power for driving aircraft subsystems currently powered by hydraulic\, pneumatic or mechanical means including utility and flight control actuation\, environmental control system\, lubrication and fuel pumps\, and numerous other utility functions. In this seminar\, Dr. Kojori begins with an overview of the More Electric Aircraft and will discuss how various technologies developed over the past three decades have helped reduce the size\, weight and life-cycle-cost of the overall system\, significantly improve reliability and ease manufacturing and maintenance. Next he will cover emerging advanced technologies for All Electric Aircraft for urban transportation and discuss some of the main opportunities and challenges. \nBiography: Dr. Hassan Kojori holds a PhD from the University of Toronto and is an IEEE Fellow and licensed Professional Engineer. He has over 30 years of experience in power electronics\, Li-ion batteries\, energy optimization and systems control for aerospace\, automotive and utility industries. His original work on many technology firsts has resulted in 48 patent disclosures (27 granted)\, several trade secrets and more than 50 technical papers and proprietary reports. Currently\, as a Senior Principal Engineer with Honeywell\, he is the Conversion Portfolio Leader in the Aero Advanced Tech and Responsible for R&D for More Electric Aircraft and tactical vehicles. He has been actively engaged in collaborative research with leading local and international universities. He was adjunct professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Toronto and Ryerson University (2000-2012) and an industry professor in the Institute for Automotive Research and Technology at McMaster University (2012-2017). Currently\, he is Associate Editor\, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification\, a board member of the Advisory Council for ECE department at Ryerson University and University of Toronto Institute for Multidisciplinary Design & Innovation and represents Honeywell at The Downsview Aerospace Innovation and Research Consortium.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/more-all-electric-aircraft/
LOCATION:Mechanical Engineering Building\, RM 331\, 5 King’s College Rd.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada M5S 3G8
CATEGORIES:Aerospace & Electronic Systems,Power & Energy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180724T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180724T143000
DTSTAMP:20260423T181503
CREATED:20210430T014029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T224050Z
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SUMMARY:Engineering Gateways: Communicating for Success as Women in Engineering
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, July 24th at 1:00 p.m.\, come join IEEE Canada Women in Engineering (WIE) and IEEE Toronto WIE Group for “Engineering Gateways: Communicating for Success as Women in Engineering” Panel at the IEEE Professional Communication 2018 (ProComm’18). Diverse perspectives will be brought to this panel on topics such as communications\, self-promotion\, professional branding\, and strategies for intervention. \nDay & Time: Tuesday\, July 24\, 2018\n1:00 p.m. ‐ 2:15 p.m. \nSpeakers: Namir Anani\nPresident and CEO of Information and Communications Technology Council \nChristine Laperriere\nLead Coach and Executive Director of the Women of Influence Advancement Centre \nTeresa Sing\nVP Business Development\, Refine Recruitment \nJennifer van Amerom\nFounder and CEO\, Refine Recruitment \nDeborah-Tihanyi\nAssociate Professor\, Teaching Stream\, Director\, and Communication Coordinator\nUniversity of Toronto \nLocation: Bahen Centre for Information Technology\nUniversity of Toronto\n40 St. George Street\, Toronto\nCanada M5S 2E4 \nRegister: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/173431 \nContact: Dr. Maryam Davoudpour \nOrganizer: IEEE Canada Women in Engineering (WIE) and IEEE Toronto WIE Group
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/engineering-gateways-communicating-for-success-as-women-in-engineering/
LOCATION:Bahen Centre for Information Technology\, University of Toronto\, 40 St. George Street\, Toronto
CATEGORIES:Women in Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180723T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180723T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T181503
CREATED:20210430T014029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210501T004418Z
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SUMMARY:Arduino Microcontroller Programming
DESCRIPTION:The workshop is to continue learning Ardunio microcontroller programming. \nIn this workshop\, continue the discussion about 7 segment LED \, learning about Shift register and the application with Arduino board and keypad integration. The workshop involves hardware and software. \nDate & Time: Monday July 23rd\, 2018\n6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. \nOrganizers: IEEE Toronto WIE\, IEEE Toronto Instrumentation Measurement – Robotics Automation Chapter\, IEEE Humber Student Affinity Group \nLocation: Humber North Campus\, J Building \nFor information\, please contact: Zahraa Khalil
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/arduino-microcontroller-programming/
LOCATION:Humber North Campus\, J Building
CATEGORIES:Instrumentation & Measurement,Women in Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180720T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180720T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T181503
CREATED:20210430T014028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T223950Z
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SUMMARY:Integration of Electric Vehicles in Smart Grids
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, July 20th at 11:00 a.m.\, The IEEE Toronto ComSoc Chapter and University of Toronto – ECE are inviting all interested to the distinguished lecture titled: “Integration of Electric Vehicles in Smart Grids”. \nDay & Time: Friday\, July 20\, 2018\n11:00 a.m. ‐ 12:00 p.m. \nSpeaker: Prof. Ying-Jun Angela Zhang\nChinese University of Hong Kong \nLocation: 40 St George Street\nToronto\, Ontario\nCanada M5S 2E4\nBuilding: Bahen Centre for Information Technology\nRoom Number: BA4164 \nContact: Eman Hammad \nOrganizer: IEEE Toronto Communication Society \nAbstract: The recent surge in electric vehicle adoption worldwide brings both challenges and opportunities to the electricity power grid. In this talk\, we will first introduce our recent work on coordinated electric vehicle charging when the knowledge of future events is unknown. We will then show how the battery systems in electric vehicles can contribute to stabilizing the grid frequency. \nBiography: Ying-Jun Angela Zhang (S’00-M’05-SM’10) received her PhD degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, Hong Kong in 2004. Since 2005\, she has been with Department of Information Engineering\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, where she is currently an Associate Professor. Her research interests include mainly wireless communications systems and smart power systems\, in particular optimization techniques for such systems. She serves as the Chair of the Executive Editor Committee of the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. Previously\, she served many years as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications\, IEEE Transactions on Communications\, Security and Communications Networks (Wiley)\, and a Feature Topic in the IEEE Communications Magazine. She has served on the organizing committee of major IEEE conferences including ICC\, GLOBECOM\, SmartgridComm\, VTC\, CCNC\, ICCC\, MASS\, etc.. She is now the Chair of IEEE ComSoc Emerging Technical Committee on Smart Grid. She was a Co-Chair of the IEEE ComSoc Multimedia Communications Technical Committee and the IEEE Communication Society GOLD Coordinator. She was the co-recipient of the 2014 IEEE ComSoc APB Outstanding Paper Award\, the 2013 IEEE SmartgridComm Best Paper Award\, and the 2011 IEEE Marconi Prize Paper Award on Wireless Communications. She was the recipient of the Young Researcher Award from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2011. As the only winner from engineering science\, she has won the Hong Kong Young Scientist Award 2006\, conferred by the Hong Kong Institution of Science. Dr. Zhang is a Fellow of IET and a Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE ComSoc.
URL:https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/event/integration-of-electric-vehicles-in-smart-grids/
LOCATION:40 St George St\, Toronto\, ON M5S 2E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Communications
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