As the specter of climate change looms large, methane—a potent greenhouse gas that traps heat 80 times more efficiently than carbon dioxide—poses a significant challenge. Yet within this environmental dilemma, Methylomicrobium album BG8 (MABG8), a promising bacterium known for its methane consumption, emerges as a dual-purpose solution, mitigating methane’s impact while transforming it into valuable bioproducts. Our project harnesses the potential of MABG8 to convert this environmental threat into an industrial reality and a sustainable asset for our future. However, effectively harnessing methane presents challenges due to the low metabolic activity of methanotrophs and the high energy demands of methane bioconversion. To overcome these barriers, we delve into the inner workings of these microorganisms through the synergy of metabolic engineering and bioinformatics. Genome-scale metabolic modeling provides a comprehensive view of MABG8's metabolism, allowing for precise manipulation of its internal processes. By leveraging advanced techniques such as Flux Balance Analysis and multiomics integration, we aim to engineer the microorganism’s behavior toward more efficient methane conversion while exploring symbiotic co-cultures with photosynthetic and methylotrophic organisms. This approach offers a groundbreaking and economically feasible strategy for methane biocatalysis, paving the way for innovative solutions in methane <a href="http://fixation.Co-sponsored">fixation.[]Co-sponsored by: Resilience and Clean Energy Systems (RCES)Speaker(s): Fabián Rondón, PhD studentVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/485494

Réunion exécutif avril 2025Agenda: 1. Formalités: Adoption OdJ, PV de (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aYAF2CeoByYE_N3LvJ46-NdrWF6_vdHOtGJzesLy4tg/edit?tab=t.0) et MAJ Finances (5 mins) - Guillaume & Yves-Chèque Tayeb Denidni (conférence Chapitre Communications)2. Élections de la Section et recrutement (15 minutes)2.1 Processus d’élection, dates, mises en candidature (Guillaume) - Voir schéma plus bas3. AGA 12 juin 2025 (15 minutes)3.1 Proposition: Même concept que l’an dernier à l’INO avec IEEE Photonics Québec comme conférencier (André Fougères). Prix: $35 par personne inscrite avant le 6 <a href="http://juin.3.2" target="_blank" title="juin.3.2">juin.3.2 Paiement: Note setup Vtools n’est pas prêt. Je propose d’utiliser une plateforme tierce (lepointdevente.com, basée à Québec - similaire à Eventbrite/américain)3.3 Communications dans la semaine du 26 mai4. Chapitres et Groupe d’Affinités (20 minutes)État des activités rapportées (crochet vert vers si ≥ 2):Chapitre/GAÉtatPHO✅CS✅WIE0 / 2YP0 / 2COMM/SP1 / 2GRSS/AES/OESS0 / 2EMBS/CAS✅4.1 Chapitre Photonique-Plusieurs rencontres avec nouveau Comité Exécutif pour démarrer-Section Site web: Contenu à ajouter par Marc4.2 Chapitre Informatique-(...)4.3 WIE et YP- (...)4.4 Chapitre Communications4.7 Chapitre GRSS/AES/OESS-Activités Saeid?4.5 Autres: Chapitre Bioélectronique, Section é<a href="http://tudiante.-Pas" target="_blank" title="tudiante.-Pas">tudiante.-Pas de nouvelles de Rose Cloutier. Ont-ils fait le vin et fromage?-Student Branch: Ca bouge avec le nouveau Chair Usman <a href="http://Munawar.5" target="_blank" title="Munawar.5">Munawar.5. IEEE Canada (3 mins)5.1 Rencontre du printemps à Vancouver à la fin 22-24 mai 2025. Robin Drolet y sera!6. Annonces rapides / Varia (2 mins)-Prochaine rencontre: AGA 12 juin à 16h00 à l’<a href="http://INO.Virtual:" target="_blank" title="INO.Virtual:">INO.Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/486334

Talk Title 1: Self-Supervised Learning for Wi-Fi Sensing: Trends,Challenges, and OutlookAbstract: Wi-Fi signals, traditionally used for data transmissionsin wireless local area networks (WLANs), are now being explored forsensing the environment. With Wi-Fi widely available in public andprivate spaces, it presents advantages over other sensing methods,such as preserving privacy and working in low-light <a href="http://conditions.Wi-Fi" target="_blank" title="conditions.Wi-Fi">conditions.Wi-Fi sensing is cost-effective as it builds on the existing Wi-Fiinfrastructure with a variety of applications including proximitydetection, localization, human activity recognition, and healthmonitoring. The talk will first highlight the evolution of Wi-Fistandards alongside the most recent IEEE 802.11bf which is understudy to develop protocols across all spectrum bands,including sub-7 GHz (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz) and the 60 GHz mmWaveband. Fundamental concepts related to Wi-Fi sensing, such as channelstate information (CSI), CSI measurement and data collectionprocedures, and CSI pre-processing methods, will then be covered. Acomparative analysis of existing Wi-Fi sensing datasets will bepresented. Recent deep learning approaches in Wi-Fi sensing will bediscussed, with particular emphasis on the role of self-supervisedlearning (SSL). The mechanics of contrastive and non-contrastive SSLsolutions will be examined, and a quantitative comparative analysisin terms of classification accuracy will be provided. Lastly,emerging technologies that can be leveraged to enhance Wi-Fi sensingperformance will be <a href="http://identified.BiographyHina" target="_blank" title="identified.BiographyHina">identified.BiographyHina Tabassum, received the Ph.D. degree from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). She is currently an Associate Professor with the Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Canada, where she joined as an Assistant Professor, in 2018. She is also appointed as a Visiting Faculty at University of Toronto in 2024 and the York Research Chair of 5G/6G-enabled mobility and sensing applications in 2023, for five years. Prior to that, she was a postdoctoral research associate at University of Manitoba, Canada. She has been selected as IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer (2025-2026). She is listed in the Stanford’s list of the World’s Top Two-Percent Researchers in 2021-2024. She received the Lassonde Innovation Early-Career Researcher Award in 2023 and the N2Women: Rising Stars in Computer Networking and Communications in 2022. She has been recognized as an Exemplary Editor by the IEEE Communications Letters (2020), IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (IEEE OJCOMS) (2023-2024), and IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking (2023). She was recognized as an Exemplary Reviewer (Top 2% of all reviewers) by IEEE Transactions on Communications in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2020. She is the Founding Chair of the Special Interest Group on THz communications in IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc)-Radio Communications Committee (RCC). She served as an Associate Editor for IEEE Communications Letters (2019-2023), IEEE OJCOMS (2019-2023), and IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking (2020-2023). Currently, she is also serving as an Area Editor for IEEE OJCOMS and an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, and IEEE Communications Surveys & <a href="http://Tutorials.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="Tutorials.Speaker(s):">Tutorials.Speaker(s): Hina, Room: Dupuis 215, Bldg: Dupuis Hall, Queen's University, 19 Division St, Kingston, ON , Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 2N9

Join us for an online Distinguished Lecture by Dr. Xingqin Lin, 3GPP Lead at NVIDIA, on Artificial Intelligence and 5<a href="http://G-Advanced.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="G-Advanced.Speaker(s):">G-Advanced.Speaker(s): Dr. Xingqin LinVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/483160

IEEE Newfoundland-Labrador Computer, Communication, and Circuits & Systems Joint Societies Chapter cordially invites you to a technical presentation entitled “Toward Universal Connectivity: The Promise of Multiband Integrated Satellite, Aerial, and Terrestrial Networks” by Dr. Sylvester B. Aboagye, Assistant Professor with the School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, <a href="http://Canada.Room:" target="_blank" title="Canada.Room:">Canada.Room: ECE Seminar Room, Bldg: CSF-2101, 240 Prince Phillip Dr., St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, A1B3V5