Events for July 23, 2026

[]Join the IEEE Toronto Instrumentation & Measurement – Robotics & Automation Joint Chapter for a technical talk presented by Dr. Meiying Qin from York <a href="http://University.Thursday" target="_blank" title="University.Thursday">University.Thursday, July 23, 2026 @ 2:00 – 3:00 PM (EST)Abstract:This talk introduces first year CS students to Human Robot Interaction, a field that explores how people perceive, respond to, and collaborate with robots. Through examples ranging from assistive devices to social robots in education and therapy, we will look at how design choices shape human behavior, trust, and engagement. The session highlights why people attribute agency and intention to machines, how embodiment influences compliance, and what these cognitive effects mean for building responsible and effective robotic <a href="http://systems.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="systems.Speaker(s):">systems.Speaker(s): , Meiying Qin, <a href="http://Ph.D.Virtual:" target="_blank" title="Ph.D.Virtual:">Ph.D.Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/559756

Underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSNs) have gained increasing attention for civil and defense applications, but underwater environments present major challenges such as dynamic channels, localization difficulties, high delays, limited bandwidth, energy constraints, interference, and strong <a href="http://noise.This" target="_blank" title="noise.This">noise.This work presents a comprehensive survey of UWSN protocols across the physical, MAC, and routing layers, including existing network stacks, underwater modems, and security threats, with emphasis on the Smart Adaptive Long- and Short-range Acoustic (SALSA) stack. Based on the identified research gaps, two main contributions are <a href="http://proposed.First" target="_blank" title="proposed.First">proposed.First, Developed-SALSA (D-SALSA) stack protocols are introduced to improve adaptability, energy efficiency, throughput, and communication reliability. Second, a heterogeneous underwater architecture combining acoustic and optical communication technologies is presented to support high-rate and large-scale data <a href="http://transmission.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="transmission.Speaker(s):">transmission.Speaker(s): Abdallah S GhazyAgenda: 7:00PM - Introduction of IEEE Hamilton Section7:15PM - Presentation8:00PM - Q&A8:15PM - RefreshmentsRoom: Community Room 2, 3070 Neyagawa Blvd, , Oakville,, Ontario, Canada, L6M 0P4