Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Sara Pozzi of Michigan University. Virtual Only on Zoom, please register to attend. No charge Co-sponsored by: TRIUMF Speaker(s): Dr Sara Pozzi, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/347568

Industry Speakers Series Controls, Robotics and Cybernetics Joint Chapter of IEEE Vancouver Section Title: A Data-Driven Approach for Value Analysis of Emerging Grid-Scale Storage Technologies Speaker: Dr. Kourosh Malek, Division Head, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute for Energy and Climate Research (IEK-13), Division AI and Data Analytics, IEK-13, 52428 Jülich, Germany Date & Time: March 8th,... Read more →

Monthly meeting of Vancouver Section officers, chapter chairs, affinity group chairs, and student branches officers. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/350401

As an initiative to empower and support young professionals, students and women, IEEE WIE, YP, and SFU student branch of the Vancouver section are hosting a one-day summit of networking with industry professionals and academia. This event includes panels of industry leaders and academia discussing Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Future Technologies, and Innovation. The event also focuses... Read more →

As an initiative to empower and support young professionals, students and women, IEEE WIE, YP, and SFU student branch of the Vancouver section are hosting a one-day summit of networking with industry professionals and academia. This event includes panels of industry leaders and academia discussing Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Future Technologies, and Innovation. The event also focuses... Read more →

In this talk, a novel wireless infrastructure will be presented which includes a new stratospheric access & computing layer composed of high altitude platform station (HAPS) constellations positioned in stratosphere in addition to the legacy terrestrial layer and the emerging satellite layer. With its bird's-eye and almost-line-of-sight view of an entire metropolitan area, a HAPS... Read more →

This presentation will address the best practices for protecting intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyright, and trade secrets. Speaker(s): Leila Ashurov, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/350940

For efficient design, verification and validation of integrated circuits and components it is important to have an easy to customize workflow. Python has become the standard programming language for machine learning, scientific computing and engineering. In this talk we describe the gdsfactory design automation tool. GDSfactory provides you an end to end workflow that combines... Read more →

Speaker: Allen Upward Registration is optional, but we want to know who to expect. 10:00 AM P.D.T. You can log in at 9:45 AM (12:45 PM Montreal) to check connection and say hello.All IEEE members are welcome, especially those Life Members that don't have a local Affinity Group. We are looking for speakers for the... Read more →

The IEEE SFU Student Branch has organized tour to the former powerhouse facility and National Historic Site of Canada. Only 20 registration spots are available. Please register by March 12th at 12:00pm to secure a spot. About Stave falls Powerhouse: A 100 year old powerhouse and enjoy the historical displays, electricity demonstrations and many interactive... Read more →

After a few years of online Annual General Meetings, the IEEE Vancouver Section is excited to announce that we are returning to an in-person AGM and Gala for 2023. The 2023 IEEE Vancouver Section’s AGM and Gala Dinner will be held on Saturday, March 25th starting at 6 PM in Burnaby, BC at the Element... Read more →

Xanthan is one of the major polysaccharide biopolymers used in many industries due to its unique structure and physicochemical properties which gives the high degree of pseudoplasticity and functionality in different environments such as acid, high salts, and high shear stress. Due to its non- toxicity and biodegradability, it is extensively used in food industry... Read more →