e-Newsletter: August 2024
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Please join us for the Vancouver Section Summer Social event – Sunday, August 11The Vancouver section will once again be holding a summer social event, a fun family-oriented picnic-style event for our members, guests, and friends of the section. Last year’s summer social event was a big success, and we are planning to have an even bigger and better event this year! |
Upcoming Events
Cybersecurity Workshop at Okanagan CollegeSergii Baibara Organizer:
With the ever-increasing rate of cyber-attacks and data breaches, it has become essential for everyone to be aware of at least the basics of cybersecurity to safeguard themselves from harm. With this workshop, we aim to equip people with knowledge of techniques used by attackers and ways to defend against them, along with best practices for working with sensitive data. Sergii Baibara currently serves as the Director of an IBA Regional Office and has 26 years of experience in the international IT software business, including positions at S&T AG and SAS Institute. He has been developing RPA practices since 2016. |
The British Columbia Universities Systems and Control MeetingJoint Sponsor:
The 6th British Columbia Universities “Systems and Control” Meeting is a gathering of control systems researchers and practitioners from across British Columbia. It will consist of a single track of presentations from researchers and will offer participants the opportunity to share their research interests and network with other professionals. |
Vancouver Section Summer SocialOrganizer:
Join fellow IEEE members and Section leaders to socialize, and explore opportunities to connect with the section. This event is free to attend for all IEEE Members. Family members and guests are welcome to join, with a $10 registration fee to cover the price of food and drinks. |
Seminar: “Electrodeposition for highly sensitive electrodes and renewable energy devices”Dr. Farzad Nasirpouri Organizer:
This seminar deals with recent studies on the developments of surface coatings for highly sensitive electrochemical sensors and green energy devices including solar cells and electrolyzers. Farzad Nasirpouri is a Professor at Sahand University of Technology. He has published over 100 scientific publications and a book on electrodeposition. His research primarily focuses on Functional Nanomaterials and Electrochemical Energy Systems. |
Power & Energy Society (PES) Vancouver Joint Chapter August Executive Committee (EX-COM) MeetingOrganizer:
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2024 Tech Careers Virtual Panel Discussion – Summer SeriesMarie Perry Organizer:
The Careers in Technology (CIT) virtual career panel consists of a group of industry leaders and experts who interact directly with the participants in a moderated Q&A session. Marie Perry is an Insider Threat Analyst and Knowledge Manager at Navy Federal Credit Union with over three years of experience in the cybersecurity industry and has a B.S in Cybersecurity from Pensacola State College. |
Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications of Emerging Technologies at DARPADr. Rebecca Crootof of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Organizer:
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) programs span a variety of technical disciplines to develop breakthrough technologies for national security, all of which have the potential to raise ethical, legal, and societal implication – or, ELSI – considerations. Dr. Rebecca Crootof is the inaugural ELSI Visiting Scholar at the DARPA and is a Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law. Her primary areas of research include technology law, international law, and torts. |
Power & Energy Society (PES) Vancouver Joint Chapter SEPTEMBER Executive Committee (EX-COM) MeetingOrganizer:
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Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) Lecture: Automating Empathy in Human-AI Partnerships: Issues, Ethics and GovernanceProf. Andrew McStay Organizer:
This lecture addresses General-Purpose Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) products marketed as ’empathic partners,’ ‘personal AI,’ ‘co-pilots,’ ‘assistants,’ and similar terms for ‘human-AI partnering.’ It focuses on the risks and opportunities of empathic human-AI partnerships, explores what new governance (if any) is required, and discusses the role that soft law standards may play in supporting hard law. Andrew McStay is Professor of Technology & Society at Bangor University, UK. Director of The Emotional AI Lab, his current work focuses on addressing use of emulated empathy in general-purpose artificial intelligence systems for human-AI partnerships. |
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