IEEE Toronto Newsletter- August 2025

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As summer shines at its peak and the world around us pulses with energy and renewal, we welcome you to the August 2025 issue of the IEEE Newsletter. This season is more than just warmth and sunshine, it’s a reminder of growth, innovation, and forward momentum. Just as nature flourishes in the summer months, so too does our community of thinkers, engineers, and visionaries.

In this issue, we introduce a new section “Interdisciplinary Bridges”. This section aims to showcase research and innovations emerging at the intersection of engineering and other scientific domains. By highlighting collaborative efforts across disciplines, it emphasizes the growing importance of integrative approaches in addressing complex technological challenges.

In this spirit, read article “Bridging AI and Healthcare” and learn how AI is helping doctors and physicians to diagnose and cure the patients.

This month, we spotlight Dr. Hadeel Elayan and know more about her professional journey.

Enjoy reading the article; Terahertz Nano-Bio Communication: Unlocking Wireless Networks Within the Human Body and familiarize more about cutting edge technology.

Save the Date: IEEE Toronto AGM will be held on Saturday November 15th, more details to follow.

Interdisciplinary Bridges

This new section is designed to highlight innovative, cross-disciplinary research led by students and early-career professionals across the globe. By showcasing work that blends engineering with fields like healthcare, sustainability, AI, and more, we aim to inspire collaboration and broaden perspectives within the student research community.

Bridging AI and Healthcare

Bridging AI and Healthcare

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has brought forth a transformative and impactful change in various fields, with medicine being prime among them ...

IEEE Research Articles

Terahertz Nano-Bio Communication: Unlocking Wireless Networks Within the Human Body

The convergence of nanotechnology and bio-electromagnetics has opened a promising frontier in intra-body wireless communication. Among emerging modalities, the terahertz ...

Digital Twin-assisted Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Networks

The rapid growth of IoT devices has transformed various industries by enabling real-time data  collection and communication. However, these devices ...

IEEE Supporters

Dr. Hadeel Elayan

Dr. Hadeel Elayan is a postdoctoral fellow at the Ultrabroadband Nanonetworking Laboratory at Northeastern University. She currently serves as Co-Chair ...

IEEE Toronto Inter-Society Distinguished Lecture Day 2025

The IEEE Toronto Section, together with the Communications Society (ComSoc), Vehicular Technology Society (VTS), and Signal Processing Society (SPS) Chapters, proudly hosted the Inter-Society Distinguished Lecture Day, a day of innovation, insights, and interdisciplinary dialogue, at Toronto Metropolitan University on June 2, 2025. Read more

Women in Communications Engineering (WICE) - ICC 2025

The Women in Communication Engineering (WICE) event at ICC 2025 brought together a dynamic community of researchers, leaders, and early-career professionals to celebrate and amplify the contributions of women in the communication and engineering field. Read More

N2Women: Stars in Networking and Communications

Following are the names of the 10 people selected and honored by IEEE Communication Society:
  1. Carneiro Viana, Aline, Research Director, INRIA, France
  2. Golubchik, Leana, Professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  3. He, Ting, Associate Professor, Penn State University
  4. Kim, Yun Hee, Professor, Kyung Hee University,  Korea
  5. Lin, Bin, Professor, Dalian Maritime University, China
  6. Montpetit, Marie-José, Senior Digital Technology Architect, Canada
  7. Ota, Kaoru, Professor, Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan
  8. Uysal Elif, Professor, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
  9. Yu, Minlan, Professor, Harvard University, USA
  10. Zhao, Lian, Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Details and quotes from these nominators about these outstanding women will soon be available on the website: https://n2women.comsoc.org/awards/stars/

IEEE AGM 2024

IEEE AGM 2024 was held on November 15th in Archeo, located in The Distillery Historic District. Event started with insightful and engaging talks by  Dr. Raymond Chik, followed by award distribution. Following are the few highlights of the event. Read more

  • Antenna Design Optimization using Feko

    Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/519226

    Feko offers state-of-the-art optimization engines to automatically optimize the antenna design and determine the optimum solution. This talk demonstrates the complete workflow to setup optimization in Feko along with the option of specifying a goal directly or using an optimization mask. A workflow to setup a parametric sweep and plotting different outputs against the parametric variables will also be presented. Speaker(s): Gopinath Gampala, Dr. C.J. Reddy Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/519226

  • Integrated QoS, Energy-Aware Traffic Engineering, and Weather-Resilient Optical Downlink Scheduling for LEO Satellite Networks

    Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/518590

    Integrated QoS, Energy-Aware Traffic Engineering, and Weather-Resilient Optical Downlink Scheduling for LEO Satellite Networks Abstract: Low Earth orbit (LEO) mega-constellations are becoming a key component of the future Internet, offering global coverage and supporting applications with diverse performance requirements. Managing traffic in these dynamic networks requires approaches that consider routing, quality of service (QoS), energy efficiency, and environmental factors. Advances in QoS-aware routing, green segment-routed traffic engineering, and weather-resilient optical downlink scheduling show how LEO systems can better adapt to variable loads, heterogeneous QoS demands, and adverse conditions. We divide the presentations in three parts focusing on QoS-driven, energy-aware, and weather-resilient traffic management in LEO satellite networks as follows: Part I: Topology-Aware and QoS-Driven Traffic Management in LEO Satellite Networks Part II: Green Traffic Engineering for Satellite Networks using SRv6, Flex-Algo, and SDN Part III: Optical Downlink Scheduling in Adverse Weather Conditions for Delay-Tolerant Sparse Satellite Constellations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Qualité de service intégrée, ingénierie du trafic écoénergétique et planification de la liaison descendante optique résistante aux intempéries pour les réseaux de satellites LEO Résumé: Les méga-constellations en orbite terrestre basse (LEO) deviennent un élément clé de l’Internet du futur, offrant une couverture mondiale et prenant en charge des applications aux exigences de performance variées. La gestion du trafic dans ces réseaux dynamiques nécessite des approches qui prennent en compte le routage, la qualité de service (QoS), l’efficacité énergétique et les facteurs environnementaux. Les progrès réalisés en matière de routage prenant en compte la QoS, d’ingénierie du trafic par segments verts et de planification des liaisons descendantes optiques résistantes aux intempéries montrent comment les systèmes LEO peuvent mieux s’adapter aux charges variables, aux exigences de QoS hétérogènes et aux conditions difficiles. Nous divisons les présentations en trois parties, axées sur la gestion du trafic axée sur la QoS, l’efficacité énergétique et la résilience aux intempéries dans les réseaux de satellites LEO. Partie I : Gestion du trafic prenant en compte la topologie et la QoS dans les réseaux de satellites LEO Partie II : Ingénierie du trafic vert pour les réseaux satellitaires utilisant SRv6, Flex-Algo et SDN Partie III : Planification des liaisons descendantes optiques dans des conditions météorologiques défavorables pour les constellations satellitaires clairsemées tolérantes aux délais. Dhiraj Bhattacharjee (Carleton U) Jiantao Liang (Carleton U) Ethan Fettes (Carleton U) About / A propos The High Throughput and Secure Networks (HTSN) Challenge program is hosting regular virtual seminar series to promote scientific information sharing, discussions, and interactions between researchers. https://nrc.canada.ca/en/research-development/research-collaboration/programs/high-throughput-secure-networks-challenge-program Le programme Réseaux Sécurisés à Haut Débit (RSHD) organise régulièrement des séries de séminaires virtuels pour promouvoir le partage d’informations scientifiques, les discussions et les interactions entre chercheurs. https://nrc.canada.ca/fr/recherche-developpement/recherche-collaboration/programmes/programme-defi-reseaux-securises-haut-debit NEW: In order to promote more open discussions/interactions, at the end of the presentation and Q/A, we will allow other experts in this field (quantum comm) to present very briefly their work (1 slide, 2 min max) or their company. / Afin de favoriser des discussions/interactions plus ouvertes, à la fin de la présentation et des questions/réponses, nous permettrons aux experts de ce domaine (communications quantiques) de présenter très brièvement leurs travaux (1 diapositive, 2 min max) ou leur compagnie. Co-sponsored by: National Research Council, Canada. Speaker(s): Dhiraj Bhattacharjee, Jintao Liang, Ethan Fettes Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/518590

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