As part of IEEE CSS Day 2022 The Vancouver Section Control Systems Society chapter presents: Data-Driven Approach for Value Analysis of Emerging Grid-Scale Storage Technologies Presenter: Dr. Kourosh Malek, Division Head, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute for Energy and Climate Research   Date: Oct 20th, 2022 Time: 18:00 - 19:00 Location: Virtual This presentation is part... Read more →

As part of IEEE CSS Day 2022 The Vancouver Section Control Systems Society chapter presents: Svante Capture Technology, Business Model, and Projects Presenter: Brett Henkel, Co-Founder & VP, Strategic Accounts & Government Affairs, Svante Inc., Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada   Date: Oct 19th, 2022 Time: 18:00 - 19:00 Location: Virtual   This presentation is part... Read more →

Knowledge Graphs 2022: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities Date:        May 25, 2022 Time:        09:00 - 10:30 Location:   Online Presented by the IEEE Computer Society Vancouver Chapter Presenter:  Gerhard Weikum Abstract: Machines with comprehensive knowledge of the world's entities and their relationships has been a long-standing vision and challenge of AI. Over the last two... Read more →

  Shared Spectrum in 5G and WiFi Date:          April 27, 2022 Time:         18:00 - 19:30 Location:    Online Presenter:  Dr. Rohan Grover, Federated wireless Abstract: Given the scarcity of spectrum in the U.S and the world, a new model of spectrum usage is being pioneered by the FCC for use in 5G and WiFi. Spectrum... Read more →

  N-path Passive Mixers: Simple Circuits, Surprising Capabilities IEEE Solid State Circuits Society Distinguished Lecture Date:         April 22, 2022 Time:        12:00 - 13:00 Location:   Online Speaker:   Dr. Alyosha Molnar Abstract: In this presentation I will discuss N-phase passive mixers (and their close relative the “N-path filter”) as applied to interference tolerant radio receivers. Although known... Read more →

Side Channel Analysis: A New Perspective for Vehicle Intrusion Detection System This is an online IEEE VTS Distinguished Lecturer seminar. Date: 12 Apr 2022 Time: 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM Presenter: Dr. Jiajia Liu Abstract: Intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) have become the mainstream in the development of automobile industry. Many emerging technologies have been proposed to provide users... Read more →

Annual General Meeting - 2022 The 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the IEEE Vancouver Section will be held online on the evening of Wednesday March 30, beginning at 7:00 PM. The meeting will cover several business items such as the auditor's report, and the announcement of section scholarship award recipients.   All Vancouver Section... Read more →

Towards a Trusted Database System for Supporting Verifiability and Digital Trust Date: 30 Mar 2022 Time: 04:00 PM to 05:30 PM Location: online (registration required) Presenter:  Dr. Beng Chin Abstract: The advancement of technologies has caused many organizations to re-strategize and adopt digital transformation. Along with it, transactions and interactions between organizations have been digitized.... Read more →

IEEE Vancouver Life Members Affinity Group Date: March 19th Time: 11:00 AM Location: Virtual This is another of the talk sessions that invite Members to express/describe their experiences to their fellow engineers. It will continue monthly on the third Saturday. All IEEE members are welcome, especially those Life Members that don't have a local Affinity... Read more →

IEEE Vancouver Young Professionals Affinity Group presents: Digital Skills & Readiness 101: The Skills YOU Need NOW to Prepare for the Future of Work Presenter:  Dr. Melissa Sassi, IBM   Agenda Topics: Intro & Welcome: 6 minutes Digital Skills & Readiness 101: The Skills YOU Need NOW to Prepare for the Future of Work: 20... Read more →

Webinar: THE WHY, THE WHAT, AND THE HOW OF RETROFIT PLUG-IN HYBRIDIZATION   Date:           Feb. 16, 2022 Time:          18:00 - 19:30 Location:      ONLINE Presenter:    Mr. Tom Gurski,  Blue Dot Motorworks Abstract:   Blue Dot Motorworks, a Seattle-based startup, is developing a family of bolt-on retrofit systems to convert existing vehicles in to plug-in hybrids. The motivation for... Read more →

Webinar: Probabilistic Movement Primitives Control via Control Barrier Functions Presenter:  Dr. Nicholas Gans, Division Head of Autonomy and Intelligent Systems, University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute. Date:          February 10th, 2022 Time:         5:00 pm to 6:30 pm Location:    ONLINE Abstract: In this seminar, Dr. Nicholas Gans will present a recent investigation into novel control... Read more →

VANCOUVER TALK 3: KEEPING IN CONTACT Date:            Jan 29th, 2022 Time:           11:00 - 12:00 Location:      ONLINE Presented by:  IEEE Vancouver Life Members Affinity Group This is the third talk session that invites Members to express/describe their experiences to their fellow engineers. It will continue monthly. Registration is optional, but we ask you to do so. ... Read more →

FUNDAMENTALS OF RF AND MM-WAVE POWER AMPLIFIER DESIGNS Date:            Jan 26, 2022 Time:           12:00 - 13:30 Location:     ONLINE Presenter: Prof. Hua Wang,  ETH Zürich Abstract: This talk presents a focused overview of mm-wave power-amplifier (PA) designs in silicon, including design fundamentals, advanced PA architectures, and state-of-the-art design examples. The talk will start with an introduction... Read more →

IEEE Okanagan Sub-Section Presents: The need for a Corporate Endpoint Security System   Date:   Dec. 23rd, 2021 Time:  17:00 - 18:00 PDT Location:   Online Speaker:    Mr. Dennis Estacion   Abstract:   Information security is to protect information from unauthorized use, disruption or destruction. There are three categories of control used to secure information: management, physical... Read more →

Reminiscing About Early Days - part 2 IEEE Vancouver Life Members Affinity Group This is the second talk session that invites Members to express/describe their experiences to their fellow engineers. The first one in November ran long and we didn't get all the speakers, so they are listed again. Agenda Meeting Chair:            Carl Zanon IEEE... Read more →

Enhanced Wireless Technologies Using Metasurfaces Prof. Andrea Alu Date: Fri. Dec 3rd 2021 Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Location: Online IEEE Solid-State Circuit Society Vancouver Chapter Presents: A Webinar by Prof. Andrea Alu, the Founding Director and Einstein Professor at the Photonics Initiative, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center and a Fellow of NAI, AAAS,... Read more →

FREE-POSITION WIRELESS CHARGERS: FUNDAMENTALS AND CHALLENGES Speakers:        Dr. Ali Saket of AIRAPOWER        Mr. Eric Goodchild of AIRAPOWER Wednesday, December 1, 2021   4:30 pm Location: Online Presented by: PEL35 Power Electronics Society, Vancouver Chapter   For additional information and registration, please visit: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/288519   Join Dr. Ali Saket and Mr. Eric Goodchild to learn... Read more →

Webinar: Control and Monitoring Methods for Resilient Distributed and Networked Systems Presented by: Joint Chapter, Control Systems / Robotics / Systems Man and Cybernetics Speaker: Prof. Ahmad W. Al-Dabbagh, UBC Okanagan, BC Date: November 18th, 2021 Time: 5:00pm-6:30pm Location: Online Abstract: Examples of distributed and networked systems are many in society, such as in manufacturing... Read more →

Vancouver Talk: Reminiscing about Early Days Saturday Nov 13th, 11:00 - 12:00 Location: Online   The IEEE Vancouver Life Members Affinity Group Presents:   Talk sessions that invite Members to express/describe their experiences to their fellow engineers. Registration is optional but recommended... we are still learning how to use events.   In this Talk Session,... Read more →

  Webinar: NextG Millimeter-Wave Channel Measurements Oct 26 This webinar will focus on the challenges that millimetre-wave channel measurements, models, and systems pose for Regulators and Standards Organizations, Equipment Vendors, and Research Labs, and the role that IEEE SA P2982 - Recommended Practices for Verification of Millimetre-Wave Channel Sounders - will play in addressing them.... Read more →