Events for May 8, 2026

IEEE Ottawa Robotics Competition 202 - Registration10students x 35= 350 CADVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/558630

The Montreal Chapter for the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society welcomes you to two exciting talks:- 930 AM: SSCS DL Talk: Trends in Analog Mixed Signal Circuits from 5G to AI, presented by Professor Antonio Liscidini from University of Toronto- 10:30 AM: Energy Efficiency Trade-Offs and Adaptation in Modern Serial Links, presented by Davide Tonietto of Huawei TechnologiesSpeaker(s): Antonio Liscidini, Davide ToniettoRoom: 2.184, Bldg: EV, 1515 Ste-Catherine Street W, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G1M8

Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) are emerging as a key enabler for reshaping wireless networks through their powerful reasoning and generalization capabilities. This talk begins with an overview of LLM fundamentals, followed by a discussion of their emerging applications in wireless systems, highlighting both the opportunities they create and the practical challenges they pose. Prompt engineering is introduced as a lightweight and effective alternative to fine-tuning, enabling accurate, context-aware, and resource-efficient decision-making. Two representative use cases will be presented. First, network resource allocation will be addressed through a unified multi-agent framework in which iterative prompting and structured feedback are used to solve constrained non-convex optimization problems, achieving scalable, feasible, and near-optimal performance. Second, intelligent decision-making for autonomous vehicular systems will be discussed through joint optimization of vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications and autonomous driving policies. Across these applications, LLM-driven frameworks demonstrate reduced time complexity and enhanced adaptability compared to conventional approaches. The talk concludes by outlining how such LLM-driven optimization frameworks can evolve into unified, foundation-model-based engines for end-to-end wireless network <a href="http://intelligence.Biography:" target="_blank" title="intelligence.Biography:">intelligence.Biography: HINA TABASSUM (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. 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 with the University of Toronto in 2024, and the York Research Chair of 5G/6G-enabled mobility and sensing applications in 2023, for five years. She is listed in the Stanford’s list of the World’s Top Two-Percent Researchers from 2021 to 2025. She has been selected as the IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer for the term 2025–2026. She has co-authored over 120 refereed articles in well-reputed IEEE journals, magazines, and conferences. Her current research interests include multiband 6G wireless communications and sensing networks, connected and autonomous systems, and AI-enabled network mobility and resource management solutions. She has earned numerous distinctions, including the N2Women Star in Networking and Communications (2025), Early Career Lassonde Innovation Award (2023), N2Women Rising Star in Networking and Communications (2022), multiple Exemplary Editor awards from IEEE journals, and appointment to the NSERC Discovery Grant Evaluation Group (2025–2028). She served as an Associate Editor for IEEE COMMUNICATIONS LETTERS from 2019 to 2023, IEEE OPEN JOURNAL OF THE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY from 2019 to 2023, and IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GREEN COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING from 2020 to 2023. She is also currently serving as an Area Editor for IEEE OPEN JOURNAL OF THE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY and an Associate Editor for IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MOBILE COMPUTING, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, and IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SURVEYS AND <a href="http://TUTORIALS.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="TUTORIALS.Speaker(s):">TUTORIALS.Speaker(s): HINA TABASSUM, Room: EITC E1 270, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

La Section IEEE de Québec vous invite à une session spéciale d’une heure avec M. Philippe Dupont et Mme Nathalie Nault de Québec Destination Affaires, l’organisation responsable d’attirer et de soutenir la tenue de conférences internationales dans la région de Qué<a href="http://bec.L’objectif" target="_blank" title="bec.L’objectif">bec.L’objectif de cette rencontre est de présenter aux membres du Comité Exécutif, aux présidents de chapitres techniques, ainsi qu’aux présidents des groupes d’affinité (WIE et YP) les services logistiques, financiers et stratégiques offerts pour faciliter l’organisation de conférences IEEE à Québec. Québec Destination Affaires accompagne les comités organisateurs du début à la fin : préparation des dossiers de candidature, soutien aux visites préalables, coordination avec les infrastructures locales et possibilités d’appui <a href="http://financier.Cette" target="_blank" title="financier.Cette">financier.Cette session est une excellente occasion de mieux comprendre comment un chapitre ou un groupe d’affinité peut transformer ses ateliers, symposiums ou événements en conférences d’envergure, tout en profitant d’un soutien <a href="http://professionnel.Points" target="_blank" title="professionnel.Points">professionnel.Points clés abordés :-Services offerts aux organisateurs de conférences IEEE-Soutien stratégique et financier pour attirer des événements internationaux-Processus de mise en candidature et accompagnement-Exemples de collaborations réussies à Québec-Période de questionsDétails pratiques :-Date : 8 mai 2026-Heure : 12h00 à 13h00 (heure de l’Est)-Format : En personne au Salon VIP du Centre des Congrès de Québec (1000, boulevard René-Lévesque est, 6e étage Québec, QC, G1R 2B5)-Coût : Gratuit, lunch fourni par QDA (merci!)-Public cible : Présidents de chapitres techniques, présidents des groupes d’affinité (WIE, YP) et membres du Comité Exécutif de la Section IEEE de Québec. Tout membre intéressé à organiser une conférence IEEE à Québec est le <a href="http://bienvenu.Salon" target="_blank" title="bienvenu.Salon">bienvenu.Salon VIP du Centre des Congrès de Québec, 1000, boulevard René-Lévesque est, 6e étage, Québec, Quebec, Canada, G1R 2B5

Please join us on May 8 for an insightful online presentation on advancements in searchable encryption, presented by Dr. Khosro <a href="http://Salmani.Summary:" target="_blank" title="Salmani.Summary:">Salmani.Summary: Searchable encryption has emerged as a key cryptographic technology for enabling efficient search over encrypted data while preserving confidentiality in untrusted environments. In this talk, I will introduce the fundamental concepts of searchable encryption methodologies and discuss the privacy challenges that have shaped their evolution. The presentation will review the historical development of searchable encryption, highlighting how early designs addressed basic functionality and how subsequent approaches responded to increasingly sophisticated privacy threats, such as access-pattern and leakage attacks. I will then present a structured classification of searchable encryption methodologies, offering a conceptual framework that helps clarify existing designs and their privacy trade-offs. This classification aims to strengthen the foundation for reasoning about privacy guarantees and to support the design of more robust and practical schemes. The talk will also touch on emerging directions, including usability considerations and the interaction between searchable encryption and modern data-driven systems. The goal of this talk is to provide an accessible introduction to searchable encryption and its privacy challenges, while motivating researchers and practitioners to further explore open problems and contribute to advancing privacy-preserving search <a href="http://technologies.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="technologies.Speaker(s):">technologies.Speaker(s): , Khosro SalmaniVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/553885