Events for April 13, 2026

Starlink and alike have attracted a lot of attention recently, however, the inner workings of these low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite networks are still largely unknown. This talk presents an ongoing measurement campaign focusing on Starlink and OneWeb on roofs, vehicles, vessels and airplanes, including their satellite access networks, gateway and point-of-presence structures, and backbone and Internet connections, revealing insights applicable to other LEO satellite providers. It also highlights the challenges and research opportunities of the integrated space-air-ground-aqua network envisioned by 6G mobile communication systems and calls for a concerted community effort from practical and experimentation <a href="http://aspects.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="aspects.Speaker(s):">aspects.Speaker(s): Dr. Jianping PanRoom: EN-2022, Bldg: S. J. Carew Building, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

[]To address the issue of limited accessibility to expert skin screening by skin specialists and alleviate the strain on the public healthcare system due to unnecessary invasive procedures, such as biopsies, we propose the development of a low-cost and hand-held probe device to accurately identify skin cancer non-invasively. The proposed device will reduce the pressure on the overall public health care system whilst specifically aiding underserved rural communities by providing an easy-to-use alternative for accurate skin cancer <a href="http://screening.To" target="_blank" title="screening.To">screening.To design the hand-held probe, the dielectric characteristics of healthy, benign and malignant (cancerous) skin tissue have to be known. Previous literature has reported properties for healthy skin and several benign and malignant pathologies (squamous and basal cell carcinoma; two types of skin cancer), but the dielectric properties of melanoma (another type of skin cancer) have only been reported below 8.5 GHz. Initial tests that our collaboration conducted show promising results for a significant contrast in dielectric properties of healthy skin and melanoma that would support the effort to develop a skin cancer <a href="http://probe.The" target="_blank" title="probe.The">probe.The first resonator for the hand-held low-cost prototype was designed in a simulation software that is specialized to study interactions of electromagnetic waves and biological tissues, such as healthy and cancerous skin. In parallel, we developed a laboratory model that can mimic the properties of healthy and diseased skin tissues. The developed probe has been validated on the laboratory model of <a href="http://skin.The" target="_blank" title="skin.The">skin.The goal of this research is to provide an easy-to-use, hand-held, low-cost device to allow for skin cancer screening in GP clinics in cities and rural communities. The innovation will allow for early detection and increased patient outcomes while relieving pressure on the public health system, by raising the accuracy of correct identification of skin cancer of a GP to that of a highly specialised <a href="http://dermatologist.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="dermatologist.Speaker(s):">dermatologist.Speaker(s): Lena, Room: 321, Bldg: Duff Medical Building, 3775 Rue University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/543954

[]The panel, titled “Leadership at the Intersection of AI and Silicon Photonics,” will bring together leading experts to discuss leadership across academia and industry, the role of AI in next-generation photonics technologies, and strategies for career development and professional <a href="http://transitions.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="transitions.Speaker(s):">transitions.Speaker(s): Dr. Aref Chowdhury, Dr. Aaron Zilkie, Prof. Winnie Ye, Prof. Michal Lipson525 Legget Dr,, Kanata, Ontario, Canada, K2K 3G4