e-Newsletter: May 2024
|
SPONSORED CONTENT Advance your tech career with a master’s degree from Northeastern University in Vancouver. Attend our Learn about Northeastern’s graduate degrees in computer science, data analytics engineering, digital media, information systems, analytics, or information design & data visualization. Network with college faculty & staff, attend our speakers’ |
News
2024 AGMFor those who attended the AGM on March 30, a As a reminder, we would like to collect feedback from both attendees of the AGM and those who did not attend. Please consider taking part in our |
Upcoming Events
Implications of Robotics for Public PolicyProf Clinton Andrews, Rutgers University, USA. Organizer:
Innovations in robotics are now present in many aspects of human endeavour, from robotic vacuum cleaners to autonomous battlefield drone swarms. Alongside the intended effects of these innovations are some emerging, unintended adverse consequences. Legal and political processes exist in part to prevent and mitigate such harms. This presentation offers a systematic analysis of the emerging routes by which applications of embodied artificial intelligence-robotics-elicit public policy responses. Clinton J. Andrews directs the Center for Urban Policy Research and is a professor and the associate dean for research at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, USA. He was educated at Brown University and MIT in engineering and planning, and he worked previously in the private sector and at Princeton University. He performs research on how people use the built environment. |
A Strategic Si3N4 materials platform for Integrated Quantum and Nano TechnologiesDr. Abubaker Mustafa Tareki of Carleton University Organizer:
Silicon nitride has recently gained a lot of interest within the photonic device community, because of its unique properties, as an attractive materials platform of choice for a wide range of applications including sensing, metrology, nonlinear optics, quantum information processing and telecommunications. We report on an optimization procedure for depositing low-loss silicon nitride films at temperatures of 760˚C and 820˚C using low-pressure chemical vapor deposition. Dr. Abubaker Mustafa Tareki received his B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Tripoli University, Tripoli, Libya, an M.Sc. degree in Microsystems from the Rochester Institute of Technology, USA and received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Alabama, USA. He has been working at Carleton University as Postdoc/Research Associate (in collaboration with National Research Council Canada, NRC) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on low-loss silicon nitride for quantum application. |
Observation of a group delay in high-gain spontaneous parametric down-conversionProf. Nicolás Quesada of Polytechnique Montréal Organizer:
Strongly driven nonlinear optical processes such as spontaneous parametric down-conversion and spontaneous four-wave mixing can produce multiphoton nonclassical beams of light which have applications in quantum information processing and sensing. In contrast to the low-gain regime, new physical effects arise in a high-gain regime due to the interactions between the nonclassical light and the strong pump driving the nonlinear process. Prof. Nicolas Quesada’s expertise lies at the intersection of quantum photonics, optics, and information. His group develops the theory and computational tools underpinning the next generation of nonclassical bright light sources and devices needed for building fault-tolerant quantum computers, quantum communication networks and quantum sensors. |
Grid-scale Gravity-based Electrical Energy Storage SystemDr. Janos Toth, Vice President of Business Development, Gravient Organizer:
The topics will include the following: The need for grid scale (larger than 20 MWh) energy storage, Challenges with the current grid scale energy storage technologies (pumped hydro, compressed air, hydrogen, Lithium Ion and other chemical batteries), Development of gravity based lifted Janos holds a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Hungary and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering with minors in Engineering Mechanics and Space Engineering from the University of Arizona, USA. Additionally, he is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Professional Engineer (P. Eng. and P.E.) in both Canada and the United States. |
Innovative Sensing Technology for Fugitive Hydrogen Emissions DetectionDr. Mahnaz Shafiei, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Organizer:
The urgent need to address climate change is recognised globally with Australia adopting a net zero emissions target by 2050 and commitments to reduce carbon emissions by 2030. The adoption of hydrogen as a substitute for carbon-containing fossil fuels would prevent emissions of greenhouse gases. However, hydrogen is itself an indirect greenhouse gas and any leakage of hydrogen in the atmosphere because of fugitive emissions from a hydrogen economy will impact the climate, partially offsetting the climate benefits of a reduction in CO2. Mahnaz Shafiei is an Associate Professor and former Vice-Chancellor’s Women in STEM Fellow at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. She received a PhD degree from RMIT University in 2011. She followed this with postdoctoral research at Queensland University of Technology and an Australian Endeavour Research Fellowship at Simon Fraser University, Canada. |
2024 ITS Canada Annual Conference & ExpoOrganizer:
The 2024 ITS Canada Annual Conference & Expo, supported by the British Columbia Ministry of Transport & Infrastructure, focuses on the theme “Evolution of Collaboration” in the transportation industry. This theme highlights the power of collective efforts to address complex challenges. In today’s interconnected transportation landscape, stakeholders must come together to share knowledge and work collaboratively. By fostering collaboration among various experts and entities, we can unlock new possibilities and drive positive change. |
This is a regular publication of the IEEE Vancouver Section.
Editor:
Dr. Chris Scholefield
Copyright © 2023
IEEE Vancouver Section, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email as you have subscribed to the IEEE Vancouver Contact mailing list.
Click here to
subscribe/unsubscribe from the mailing list.