e-Newsletter: March 2024
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2024 IEEE Vancouver Section AGM & Gala
Organizer:
The 2024 IEEE Vancouver Section’s AGM and Gala Dinner will be held on Saturday, March 30th, starting at 6 PM in Burnaby, BC, at the Element Hotel. The event will also include: – The announcement of the student scholarship & section awards – Networking before and after the banquet – A delicious buffet dinner, including vegetarian options We have an exciting evening planned for our members, guests, and friends – a great venue, delicious food, an outstanding keynote speaker, and the opportunity to network with your friends and colleagues. |
Upcoming Events
Some Guidance of Transfer Learning Algorithm Designs From Statistical Inference PerspectivesShao-Lun Huang, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute Organizer:
Despite the success of data-driven approaches in transfer learning, the theoretical understanding of transfer learning from statistics or information theory is somewhat behind. A key challenge when conducting theoretical analyses for transfer learning problems is that the statistical correlation between source and target tasks are often unknown, and hence traditional mathematical tools in statistics and estimation theory are difficult to apply. Shao-Lun Huang received a B.S. degree with honours in 2008 from the Department of Electronic Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, and an M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in 2010 and 2013 from the Department of Electronic Engineering and Computer Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Since 2016, he has joined Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, where he is currently a tenured associate professor. |
Mid-infrared Transmitter and Receiver for Free Space Optical SatComLiam Flannigan, McMaster University Organizer:
In this talk, we review the efforts of the Xu research group at McMaster to implement a C-band to mid-infrared (3.4-3.5 micron) transmitter and receiver pair. This is accomplished via difference frequency generation and sum frequency generation for the transmitter and receiver modules, respectively. The talk will be presented by one of Dr. Xu’s Ph.D. candidates, Liam Flannigan. Liam is a final-year Ph.D. candidate with his research focusing on the contents of the talk. His work involves a mix of simulating lasers and optical set-ups as well as lab work to assemble the designs for experimentation. |
Prioritizing Societal and Ethical Concerns with Responsible AIDr Tom Coughlin, President, Coughlin Associates, 2024 IEEE President Organizer:
Members of IEEE have been involved in the development of artificial intelligence since its inception. Since 2015 there has been a great effort to develop ethical guidelines for AI in the IEEE, leading to a series of documents on Ethically Aligned Design for Intelligent and Autonomous Systems, including analysis of ethically aligned design for business and education. Tom Coughlin, President, Coughlin Associates is a digital storage analyst and business/ technology consultant. He is an IEEE Fellow, 2024 IEEE President, Past-President IEEE-USA, Past Director of IEEE Region 6 and Past Chair of Santa Clara Valley IEEE Section, and is also active with SNIA and SMPTE. |
Task-oriented Communications for Edge AIDr Jun Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Organizer:
Deep learning has achieved remarkable success in many application domains, such as computer vision, image processing, and natural language processing. However, deploying powerful deep learning models on resource-constrained mobile devices (e.g., wearable or IoT devices) faces great challenges. Jun Zhang received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He is an IEEE Fellow and an IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer. |
Some Insights on Railway TechnologyPaul Clegg, Retired Director of Network Transactions, Canadian Pacific Railway Organizer:
The topics will include the following: Why is the standard gauge such an unusual measurement 4′ 81/2″? Backward compatibility – air brakes, The MacDonald Tunnel – ventilation for more than exhaust gas… Paul Clegg, Calgary, Alberta, is the retired Director of Network Transactions for Canadian Pacific Railway. During his 37-year career with Canadian Pacific Railway, he was engaged in Grain Marketing in both Montreal and Winnipeg and Network Strategy and Research in Calgary. |
Clarifying the Path to Become a Professional EngineerTracey Caruana and Sami Lamrad of Professional Engineers Ontario Organizer:
Join us in this fruitful webinar to learn more about the required procedures for obtaining your professional engineering license. Tracey Caruana is a professional engineer with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from McMaster University. Sami Lamrad is a professional engineer with a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering. |
Embodied AI in ConstructionDr. Zhengbo Zou of the Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia Organizer:
Canada is in a housing crisis. Part of the challenge is low construction productivity, which has been stagnant for decades. Introducing robots to construction sites holds the promise of improving productivity and project quality while reducing material waste. Dr. Zhengbo Zou is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at The University of British Columbia. His group (intelligent construction lab, or ICON lab) focuses on understanding how intelligent agents, such as construction robots and building control systems, interact with human operators, occupants, the built environment, and society. |
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