IEEE Toronto Newsletter- April 2025
Editor Welcome Message
We welcome you to the April issue, Toronto section. With winter finally behind us and longer, brighter days ahead, spring brings a welcome sense of renewal and not just in the weather. It’s a perfect time to shake off the chill, recharge, and dive into new ideas and projects. Stay curious, stay connected, and continue to lead through innovation.
We are excited to announce that Dr. Fatima Hussain has been appointed as a Distinguished Lecturer (DL) by the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) for 2025–2026!
The DL program invites selected professionals to represent ComSoc and deliver technical talks across IEEE sections and chapters globally. It’s a great opportunity to contribute to the broader community, share our work, and engage with researchers and engineers worldwide.
In this edition of our IEEE newsletter, we spotlight Saba Zargham , Secretary IEEE Toronto section and know more about her professional journey.
Enjoy reading the article; High-Speed Interconnects: The AI Backbone and come to know more about cutting edge technology.
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N2Women: Stars in Networking and Communications
- Carneiro Viana, Aline, Research Director, INRIA, France
- Golubchik, Leana, Professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- He, Ting, Associate Professor, Penn State University
- Kim, Yun Hee, Professor, Kyung Hee University, Korea
- Lin, Bin, Professor, Dalian Maritime University, China
- Montpetit, Marie-José, Senior Digital Technology Architect, Canada
- Ota, Kaoru, Professor, Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan
- Uysal Elif, Professor, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
- Yu, Minlan, Professor, Harvard University, USA
- Zhao, Lian, Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
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
IEEE Canada Blockchain Forum 2025 (3rd edition)
Ontario Investment and Trade Centre, 250 Yonge Street, 35th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 2L7Speaker Announcements - (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rameshramadoss/), Chair, IEEE Blockchain Technical Community, Author, Speaker - (https://www.linkedin.com/in/markrmacdonald/), EY Global Lead Partner, Public Financial Management; Lead Partner, Government & Public Sector (Ontario) - (https://www.ece.utoronto.ca/people/veneris-a/), Professor at the University of Toronto - (https://www.linkedin.com/in/redwanmeslem/), Executive Director at the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) - To be announced, Kinexys Digital Payments at J.P. Morgan And researchers from the University of Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University, the University of Waterloo, York University, as well as startup founders from (https://creativedestructionlab.com/streams/blockchain-web3/) (Web3 Stream in partnership with University of Toronto and HEC Montréal). Main Themes - Global Payments - CBDC vs Stablecoins - Cybersecurity Co-sponsored by: Exaion Speaker(s): Mark MacDonald, Ontario Investment and Trade Centre, 250 Yonge Street, 35th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 2L7
