Première activité du chapitre Photonique de la section IEEE de Québec!Vous êtes invités à participez au séminaire animé par Nick Harris, professeur en technologies avancées des capteurs de l'Université de Southampton, Royaume-UniCette activité est présentée par le chapitre Photonique de la Section IEEE de Québec, en collaboration avec INO et le COPL14 novembre 2025, 15 h 30 à 16 h 30* Le séminaire sera suivi d’une réceptionAuditorium du Centre d’optique, photonique et lasers, 1er étage du pavillon d’Optique-photonique de l’Université Laval[]Speaker(s): , Nick HarrisRoom: Auditorium du 1er étage, Bldg: COPL, Université Laval, 2375 rue de la Terasse, Quebec, Quebec, Canada, G1V0A6

The seminar will provide an overview of ongoing research and available facilities at Southampton University that could support joint UK–Canada collaborations. Topics include surface and wet-etch micromachining, optical fiber sensors, and multi-project wafer (MPW) programs such as Cornerstone and Microcraft for photonics and microengineering. The talk will also touch upon open development for system-on-chip (SoC) design and explore interests in neuromorphic computing, quantum algorithms, and flexible <a href="http://devices.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="devices.Speaker(s):">devices.Speaker(s): Nick Harris, Room: Auditorium COPL (POP-1168), Bldg: COPL, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

[]IEEE Montreal Section 2025 Banquet & Annual General MeetingThis annual event is an opportunity to network with colleagues, celebrate member achievements with our awards <a href="http://ceremony.DATE:" target="_blank" title="ceremony.DATE:">ceremony.DATE: Friday, November 14, 2025 from 06:00 PM to 9:30PMWHERE: McGill Faculty Club and Conference Centre, 3450 R McTavish, H3A 1X9REGISTRATION: Please register early (click the button on this page). There is a maximum capacity of 110 people; Please note that the price listed for each category is per person. Guests have to pay for their ticket at the specified rate. Please use your membership number for your guest to register at the specified <a href="http://rate.Agenda:" target="_blank" title="rate.Agenda:">rate.Agenda: - AGM: 18h00-18h30- Cocktail reception: 18h00-19h00- Dinner: 19h00-19h50- Welcome and opening: 19h50-20h00- Talk (Dr. Wahab Almuhtadi, Region 7 Director-Elect: 20h00-20h20- Awards Ceremony: 20h20 - 21h10- Closing remarks + prizes: 21h10 - 21h30<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommurad/overlay/about-this-profile/Bldg:" target="_blank" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommurad/overlay/about-this-profile/Bldg:">https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommurad/overlay/about-this-profile/Bldg: McGill Faculty Club and Conference Centre,3450 R McTavish, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 1X9

[]IEEE Montreal Section 2025 Banquet & Annual General MeetingThis annual event is an opportunity to network with colleagues, celebrate member achievements with our awards <a href="http://ceremony.DATE:" target="_blank" title="ceremony.DATE:">ceremony.DATE: Friday, November 14, 2025 from 06:00 PM to 9:30PMWHERE: McGill Faculty Club and Conference Centre, 3450 R McTavish, H3A 1X9REGISTRATION: Please register early (click the button on this page). There is a maximum capacity of 110 people; Please note that the price listed for each category is per person. Guests have to pay for their ticket at the specified rate. Please use your membership number for your guest to register at the specified <a href="http://rate.Agenda:" target="_blank" title="rate.Agenda:">rate.Agenda: - AGM: 18h00-18h30- Cocktail reception: 18h00-19h00- Dinner: 19h00-19h50- Welcome and opening: 19h50-20h00- Talk (Dr. Tom Murad, Region 7 director): 20h00-20h20- Awards Ceremony: 20h20 - 21h00- Talk (Gold medal winner): 21h00-21h10- Closing remarks + prizes: 21h10 - 21h30<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommurad/overlay/about-this-profile/Bldg:" target="_blank" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommurad/overlay/about-this-profile/Bldg:">https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommurad/overlay/about-this-profile/Bldg: McGill Faculty Club and Conference Centre,3450 R McTavish, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 1X9

The IEEE Industry Academia Handshake Convention 2025 is a dynamic two-day event that brings together students, entrepreneurs, and industry professionals to bridge the gap between academic innovation and industrial <a href="http://implementation.This" target="_blank" title="implementation.This">implementation.This initiative is organized by Lakehead University’s Barrie STEM Hub and the IEEE Lakehead University Student <a href="http://Branch.The" target="_blank" title="Branch.The">Branch.The event provides a collaborative platform where students can engage with industry professionals through keynote talks, hands-on workshops, hackathons, panel discussions, and competitions. Participants will explore real-world challenges and build professional networks that spark innovation and future <a href="http://collaborations.To" target="_blank" title="collaborations.To">collaborations.To support student participation, IEEE is offering travel grants to selected attendees to help cover transportation and accommodation costs. Details about eligibility, application deadlines, and selection criteria can be found on the event <a href="http://website.At" target="_blank" title="website.At">website.At its core, the Industry Academia Handshake Convention 2025 embodies IEEE’s mission to advance technology for humanity, empowering the next generation of innovators to transform ideas into impact through knowledge sharing, mentorship, and applied <a href="http://problem-solving.🌐" target="_blank" title="problem-solving.🌐">problem-solving.🌐 Event Website: <a href="http://www.ieee-iahc2025.caAgenda:" target="_blank" title="www.ieee-iahc2025.caAgenda:">www.ieee-iahc2025.caAgenda: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRSHbVW2v3QHOrv0ZtMNkQsNXf7qt62pheJd1-lUDBmJ9ctWodXroQePLUXjTrXNg/pubRoom:" target="_blank" title="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRSHbVW2v3QHOrv0ZtMNkQsNXf7qt62pheJd1-lUDBmJ9ctWodXroQePLUXjTrXNg/pubRoom:">https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRSHbVW2v3QHOrv0ZtMNkQsNXf7qt62pheJd1-lUDBmJ9ctWodXroQePLUXjTrXNg/pubRoom: 229, Bldg: K, 1 Georgian Dr., Barrie, Ontario, Canada, L4M 3X9

Are you curious about embedded systems or looking to sharpen your programming skills while meeting awesome people? Join us for Zig Day, a full-day collaborative coding event led by Matt Knight, a BCIT alumnus and systems engineer, and one of the key contributors to the global Zig community!🧠 What’s Zig Day?It’s all about learning by doing. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced coder, you’ll spend the day working in small groups to explore Zig, a modern programming language designed for performance, safety, and simplicity — especially in embedded <a href="http://systems.💡" target="_blank" title="systems.💡">systems.💡 Why join?-Learn how to code for embedded systems (beginner-friendly!)-Collaborate with peers, hobbyists, and industry professionals-Work on real projects and share your results-Build your network and have fun doing itNo prior Zig experience required. Just curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to learn, plus $5 cash for the SUSHI!! (for BCIT students only)[]Speaker(s): , MattAgenda: Agenda- 09:30 - 10:00: Gathering and chit-chat- 10:00 - 10:30: Explain projects, form groups, set up workstations- 10:30 - 12:30: Work on stuff together- 12:30 - 02:00: Lunch break- 02:00 - 04:00: Timmies run and work on stuff together (continued)- 04:00 - 04:30: Show others what you built and what you learnedRoom: 2019, Bldg: SW1, 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5G 3H2

A beginner-friendly technical workshop introducing students to the fundamentals of Robot Operating System 2 (ROS2). Participants will explore key concepts like nodes, topics, and visualization in RViz while working with both virtual robots and real sensors. This hands-on experience builds practical robotics skills and supports IEEE’s mission of advancing technical education and innovation800 King Edward Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Grid-forming (GFM) inverter research has accelerated as inverter-based resources (IBRs) become dominant. Unlike grid-following (GFL) units, GFM inverters establish their own voltage and frequency references, enabling operation at high IBR penetration. System operators, research institutions, and industry are therefore calling for GFM capabilities in grid-connected converters. Yet the transition from synchronous-generator (SG) dominated systems to GFM-rich grids remains challenging: open questions persist regarding desired GFM behavior during disturbances (balanced/unbalanced faults, frequency or phase jumps, and overloading), the system-level impacts on stability and protection, and the resulting control design implications. This talk addresses two of these <a href="http://questions.Part" target="_blank" title="questions.Part">questions.Part I examines the consequences of strictly limited overcurrent capability in power-electronic converters. To protect hardware, GFM inverters must implement fast current limiting; once engaged, however, the inverter departs from ideal voltage-source behavior and can destabilize the system. The presentation will review widely used current-limiting schemes, introduce a frequency-stabilization strategy tailored for large disturbances, and present a recently proposed equivalent-impedance framework that quantifies the resulting stability margins. A complementary small-signal model then explains voltage-oscillation mechanisms arising from limiter-stabilizer interactions. The analysis reveals key design trade-offs and leads to a practical control-tuning <a href="http://workflow.Part" target="_blank" title="workflow.Part">workflow.Part II explores using Stuart–Landau nonlinear oscillators as the synchronizing core of GFM control to enhance reliability, disturbance rejection, and dynamic performance under weak, non-ideal, or unbalanced conditions. A cascaded architecture is adopted: an outer GFM layer sets voltage/frequency references, while a nonlinear, passivity-based inner loop enforces them, providing global asymptotic stability, stronger damping, and faster transients than conventional linear approaches. To capture magnetic saturation in interfacing elements, a gray-box model combines physics-based relations with measured characteristics; a high-gain observer estimates nonlinear inductance online, enabling adaptive gain scheduling across operating points. MATLAB/Simulink and PLECS studies demonstrate robust regulation, strong disturbance rejection, and resilience to load changes, parameter uncertainty, and weak-grid <a href="http://scenarios.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="scenarios.Speaker(s):">scenarios.Speaker(s): Bowen Yang, Vikram Roy ChowdhuryVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/514490

IEEE IAS/PES Committee MeetingBldg: 140, 1500 Quebec Ave, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7K 1V7, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/487746

A recurring series of workshops and challenges covering cybersecurity fundamentals. From Capture the Flag competitions to physical security and phishing labs, students gain practical, hands-on security <a href="http://skills.This" target="_blank" title="skills.This">skills.This series includes:Capture the Flag (CTF): Digital Meets PhysicalOur CTF blends classic cybersecurity puzzles with real-world challenges. Participants will solve digital problems like cryptography, web exploits, and reverse engineering, with each solution unlocking clues that lead to hidden physical flags placed around the venue. This unique format brings together technical problem-solving and hands-on exploration, making it a fun, engaging way to learn practical security <a href="http://skills.Physical" target="_blank" title="skills.Physical">skills.Physical Security WorkshopThis workshop introduces participants to the tools and techniques attackers use to bypass physical defenses, from lockpicking and RFID cloning to social engineering tricks. Attendees will get hands-on experience with practice locks and demo devices, while also learning the countermeasures organizations use to defend against these threats800 King Edward Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

PCB milling workshop, in partnership with CEED. Learn useful skills to take into the makerspace, that has a milling machine ready for use!800 King Edward Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The AGM is the grand finale of all our events of the year! It is the time to give ourselves a treat to a nice dinner and to catch up with all your old friends and fellow members, and meet new ones. At the AGM, we will be reporting on the activities that we have organized for the year, and we would like to hear your opinions and suggestions on what you would like the Section to do for you next <a href="http://year.The" target="_blank" title="year.The">year.The event is free for IEEE members and $40 for non IEEE Members. Your attendance is greatly appreciated to enable us to make quorum and pass motions. If you have not been active in the section, now is the perfect time to come get involved, and hear about what we have been up to!Agenda: 6:00pm Land AcknowledgementWelcome by Adam Tilson, IEEE South Saskatchewan Section Chair6:15pm DinnerUltimate Experience Catering6:45pm Invited Talk7:15pm Call to OrderEstablishment of Quorum7:20pm Approval of Agenda and MinutesMotion: To accept the Agenda as circulatedMotion: To accept the Minutes of AGM 2024 as circulated7:25pm Chair’s ReportMotion: To accept the Chair's Report 2025.7:35pm Treasurer’s ReportMotion: To accept the financial budget and actuals 2025 (to date).7:45pm Presentation of Section Awards8:00pm Motion to Adjourn8:00pm-8:15pm University of Regina Student Chapter AGM (Optional)Room: CW 215, Bldg: College West, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, S4S 0A2