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Microsoft Teams meetingJoin: <a href="https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/226978463935997?p=QeJF8OdIkwh9KjHpmsMeeting" target="_blank" title="https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/226978463935997?p=QeJF8OdIkwh9KjHpmsMeeting">https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/226978463935997?p=QeJF8OdIkwh9KjHpmsMeeting ID: 226 978 463 935 997Passcode: Nv9qs79eDear IEEE KW ExCom Members:We hope this message finds you well!We would like to invite you to our bi-monthly ExCom meeting on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 7 <a href="http://PM.Chapter" target="_blank" title="PM.Chapter">PM.Chapter Chairs and Affinity Group Chairs, your attendance is essential. If you are unable to attend, please ensure a delegate from your chapter or group joins on your <a href="http://behalf.As" target="_blank" title="behalf.As">behalf.As part of our ongoing leadership practices, kindly prepare and submit 1–2 slides summarizing activities conducted so far and your plans for the remainder of 2025. Submissions ahead of the meeting will facilitate agenda management and allow us to pre-populate the meeting minutes. Please see the attached slide template for conveniencePlease upload your report/slide to the following folder:· (<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DlIr9iYxsFSZRdd3gWVPL1E0i_ftoCAH?usp=sharing)·" target="_blank" title="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DlIr9iYxsFSZRdd3gWVPL1E0i_ftoCAH?usp=sharing)·">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DlIr9iYxsFSZRdd3gWVPL1E0i_ftoCAH?usp=sharing)· or<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DlIr9iYxsFSZRdd3gWVPL1E0i_ftoCAH?usp=sharingIf" target="_blank" title="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DlIr9iYxsFSZRdd3gWVPL1E0i_ftoCAH?usp=sharingIf">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DlIr9iYxsFSZRdd3gWVPL1E0i_ftoCAH?usp=sharingIf you have any difficulty, please contact Zaman ([email protected]) at your <a href="http://convenience.As" target="_blank" title="convenience.As">convenience.As always, we are seeking enthusiastic volunteers for executive roles within the KW Section. Kindly encourage your peers to consider stepping into these leadership <a href="http://positions.Location:" target="_blank" title="positions.Location:">positions.Location: OnlineTentative Agenda7:00 PM – Call to Order1.Acceptance of the Agenda2. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes3. Chair's Report4. Treasurer’s Report (Spending and fund allocation)5. Chapter Reports6. Affinity Group Reports (LM, WIE, YP)7. Student Branch Reports8. Committee Reports (Membership Development- Website-Awards)9. Other Business (Awards committee inputs)10. AdjournmentThank you!Sincerely,On behalf of the Section's OfficersANK ZamanSecretary IEEE KW SectionAgenda: Tentative Agenda7:00 PM – Call to Order1.Acceptance of the Agenda2. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes3. Chair's Report4. Treasurer’s Report (Spending and fund allocation)5. Chapter Reports6. Affinity Group Reports (LM, WIE, YP)7. Student Branch Reports8. Committee Reports (Membership Development- Website-Awards)9. Other Business (Awards committee inputs)10. AdjournmentVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/560625

Various Smart Textile and Wearables projects will be presented, by <a href="http://professionals.205" target="_blank" title="professionals.205">professionals.205 Humber College Blvd, J Building, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M9W 5L7

IEEE CAS Monthly Ex-Comm Meeting May 2026Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/560149

🌟 The IEEE NL Section Women in Engineering (WIE) invites you to a special talk titled "Digital Twin Enhanced Condition Monitoring and Maintenance Decision Making of Critical Engineering Systems", by Dr. Mihiran Galagerage Don, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of <a href="http://Newfoundland.Talk">Newfoundland.[]Talk Abstract:Failures in marine propulsion systems, though infrequent, can cause significant safety and economic consequences through loss of propulsion (LOP) events. Emerging maritime trends—including hydrogen propulsion, Arctic navigation, and autonomous operations—further increase the need for advanced condition monitoring. This study reviews digital twin (DT) research for marine propulsion systems, highlighting the limited focus on component-level DTs despite their potential for predictive maintenance and reliability improvement. Key challenges include limited dynamic models, computational cost, data availability, ownership issues, and communication constraints. To address these gaps, the study proposes the Digital Twin Research Hub (DTRH), a bond graph–based multi-physics framework for developing efficient component-level DTs and fostering interdisciplinary <a href="http://collaboration.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="collaboration.Speaker(s):">collaboration.Speaker(s): , Dr. Mihiran Galagedarage DonRoom: Faculty Lounge (EN4000), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Level up your studies this Spring!Are you a term 2 Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering Tech student? Come to our drop-in tutoring sessions to get support in; Electrical 2, Electronic Devices, Digital Systems, Math for Technologists 2, and Networking and Data Communications. Boost your grades while connecting with friends and mentors!Sessions are held Thursdays 2-4pm and Fridays 3-5pm every week in V113 (IEEE room).No registration required, drop in anytime during the session that works for you!For any questions, reach out to IEEE NC Student Branch : ieeencstudentbranch@<a href="http://gmail.comAgenda:" target="_blank" title="gmail.comAgenda:">gmail.comAgenda: - Arriving students will sign in- Small group support and one on one support- Wrap-up and feedback for future sessionsRoom: 113, Bldg: Voyageur , 100 Niagara College Blvd, Welland , Ontario, Canada, L3C 7L3

(<a href="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/557456)Ordre" target="_blank" title="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/557456)Ordre">https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/557456)Ordre du jour (16h00 à 17h00) - Prière d'arriver 15 minutes à l'avance- Rapport de la Section- Progrès et défis par Marc Perron, président- Situation financière par Yves DeVillers, trésorier- Présentation des rapport de chacun des Chapitres et Groupes d'Affinités (5 mins max chaque)- Rapport Chapitre GRSS par Saeid Houmayouni- Rapport Chapitre Photonics par André Fougères- Rapport Chapitre Ordinateurs par Mehdi Adda- Rapport Chapitre Communications par Paul Fortier- Rapport Chapitre Medical par Benoit Gosselin- Rapport Groupe d'affinités WIE par Tatiana Guerrero- Rapport Groupe d'affinités YP par Michelle Janusz- Rapport Branche étudiante Amen Ouannes- Présentation du nouveau Chapitre PES par Luc Loiselle- Discussion ouverte sur questions, proposition ou nouveaux projetsConférence de M. Karem Chokmani, membre Senior IEEE, Prof INRS, suivie d'un cocktail réseautage (17h-19h)(<a href="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/557456)Room:" target="_blank" title="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/557456)Room:">https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/557456)Room: Salle 2403, INRS, Centre de l'eau, de la terre et de l'environnement, 490 rue de la Couronne, Quebec, Quebec, Canada, G1K 9A9

The IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group – Hamilton Section meets on the last Thursday of each month. We are pleased to invite you to our next monthly meeting, to be held on May 28, 2026. We warmly look forward to your participation and hope you can join <a href="http://us.Agenda:" target="_blank" title="us.Agenda:">us.Agenda: 1. Opening Remarks and Welcome2. STEAM Drawing Competition – Updates3. IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Day 2026 – Event and Activities Planning4. Volunteer Recruitment – Current Status and Next Steps5. WIE Check-In Form : Completion and Submission6. Open Discussion/Additional Items7. Closing RemarksVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/560019

Level up your studies this Spring!Are you a term 2 Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering Tech student? Come to our drop-in tutoring sessions to get support in; Electrical 2, Electronic Devices, Digital Systems, Math for Technologists 2, and Networking and Data Communications. Boost your grades while connecting with friends and mentors!Sessions are held Thursdays 2-4pm and Fridays 3-5pm every week in V113 (IEEE room).No registration required, drop in anytime during the session that works for you!For any questions, reach out to IEEE NC Student Branch : ieeencstudentbranch@<a href="http://gmail.comAgenda:" target="_blank" title="gmail.comAgenda:">gmail.comAgenda: - Arriving students will sign in- Small group support and one on one support- Wrap-up and feedback for future sessionsRoom: 113, Bldg: Voyageur , 100 Niagara College Blvd, Welland , Ontario, Canada, L3C 7L3

How can we transform artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities into reliable, autonomous robotic systems? How can we engineer AI systems within budget constraints, certify them with respect to stakeholder requirements, and ensure that they meet the needs of the end user? Answering these questions necessitates new engineering methodologies for AI systems, as well as AI algorithms that leverage the unique characteristics of engineering problems. In this talk, I will begin by presenting methods that integrate foundation models such as large language models and vision-language-action models with frameworks and algorithms for verifiable sequential decision-making. I will then present compositional approaches to reinforcement learning, which enable independent development and testing of separate learning-enabled modules and facilitate the reliable deployment of their compositions in practice. Finally, I will present control-oriented learning algorithms that combine data with prior physics knowledge, yielding learning-enabled systems that effectively control hardware after mere minutes of data collection and training. Experiments on robotic hardware, ranging from manipulators to ground vehicles to hexacopters, demonstrate the important role that these algorithms play in the fast and reliable transfer of learning-driven algorithms to their target, real-world operating <a href="http://environments.Co-sponsored" target="_blank" title="environments.Co-sponsored">environments.Co-sponsored by: Ryozo Nagamune | [email protected] | Dejan Kihas | kihas@<a href="http://ieee.orgSpeaker(s):" target="_blank" title="ieee.orgSpeaker(s):">ieee.orgSpeaker(s): Cyrus Neary Agenda: Event Start: 3:30pmTalk and Q&A: 3:40pmEvent End: 5:00pmBldg: MacLeod Building , Room MCLD 3038, 2356 Main Mall, Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z4, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/559041

[]You've been using Claude like a search engine with manners. It's time to use it like an operating system. Agents. MCPs. Skills. Claude Code. This is where one-person companies start — and where entire industries <a href="http://shift.Most" target="_blank" title="shift.Most">shift.Most people discover Claude through the chat interface. They ask questions. They get answers. They think: "Nice. It's like a smarter Google." Then they close the tab and move <a href="http://on.They" target="_blank" title="on.They">on.They never find out that Claude can autonomously browse the web, write and execute code, manage files, connect to any app or database on the planet, coordinate multi-step workflows across tools, and operate for hours without a single human <a href="http://keystroke.They" target="_blank" title="keystroke.They">keystroke.They never find out about Claude Code — a CLI agent that can build entire products from a description. Or MCPs — a universal protocol that plugs Claude into Slack, GitHub, Notion, Figma, PostgreSQL, and thousands more. Or Skills — reusable, markdown-based "playbooks" that teach Claude any repeatable workflow you can <a href="http://describe."Claude" target="_blank" title="describe."Claude">describe."Claude Code is, with hindsight, poorly named. It's not purely a coding tool: it's a tool for general computer automation. Anything you can achieve by typing commands into a computer can now be <a href="http://automated."—" target="_blank" title="automated."—">automated."— Simon Willison, software engineer & researcherThis course gives you the full picture — from the concepts down to the commands. By the end, you will see Claude not as a chatbot, but as a platform for building the future of <a href="http://work.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="work.Speaker(s):">work.Speaker(s): Younes, Agenda: 1 June 7-9pmModule 01 - Claude Is Not a ChatbotReframe everything you know. Understand the architecture: Claude as a reasoning engine, an action-taker, and an autonomous agent — not a Q&A machine. The mental model that unlocks everything <a href="http://else.Module" target="_blank" title="else.Module">else.Module 02 - Claude Interfaces & Use CasesWeb app, desktop app, command line, VS Code, and Antigravity. We'll also cover Claude Co-Work, plugins, and how to pick the right interface for the <a href="http://job.Module" target="_blank" title="job.Module">job.Module 03 - Claude Code in the TerminalSet up and master terminal-based Claude. Explore subagents, loops, Claude management, and routines. Everything Anthropic has just added to the harness that's worth <a href="http://knowing.4" target="_blank" title="knowing.4">knowing.4 June 7-9pmModule 04 - Memory & Context WindowsHow Claude remembers. Context window limits, memory optimization techniques, and the difference between global and local memories. Learn to make Claude remember what <a href="http://matters.Module" target="_blank" title="matters.Module">matters.Module 05 - MCP: The Universal Plugin SystemModel Context Protocol is the USB-C of AI. A universal standard that connects Claude to any tool: GitHub, Slack, Notion, Postgres, Figma, Google Drive, Shopify, and thousands more. One integration, <a href="http://everywhere.Module" target="_blank" title="everywhere.Module">everywhere.Module 06 - Skills: Reusable PlaybooksWhat Skills are, where to find them, and which ones are actually useful. Learn how to install, reuse, and build your own Markdown based Skills so Claude knows how you <a href="http://work.Module" target="_blank" title="work.Module">work.Module 07 - The Claude Ecosystem & What Comes NextBeyond the basics: token optimization, planning, harnessing, security guardrails, which tools to call (and when), best practices for memory files and orchestration. The foundation that leads to building something like OpenClaw and <a href="http://beyond.Virtual:" target="_blank" title="beyond.Virtual:">beyond.Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/553617

Autonomous mobility systems increasingly rely on collaborative perception to overcome occlusion, limited field of view, and social navigation challenges in dynamic environments. However, effective collaboration is not simply about sharing more sensing data; it requires identifying information that is semantically valuable for a mobility agent’s task, decision-making, and evolving situational awareness. This talk explores how collaborative perception can move from extensive sensing to comprehensive understanding through world models. We begin with recent advances in vision-language models for semantic-aware perception, while highlighting key limitations: insufficient sensing data for reliable reasoning and the time-varying nature of perception evidence. To address these challenges, we introduce world models for evaluating collaboration policies that maintain reliable situational awareness as sensing coverage, mobility patterns, and communication conditions evolve. By predicting whether and how collaboration can improve semantic confidence under evolving sensing, mobility, and communication conditions, this approach transforms collaboration from reactive raw-data sharing into predictive, semantic-aware communication and policy reasoning, enabling autonomous systems to proactively identify efficient collaboration <a href="http://patterns.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="patterns.Speaker(s):">patterns.Speaker(s): Mushu LiRoom: 4152, Bldg: Centre for Environmental & Information Technology (EIT), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

IEEE North Saskatchewan Section Meeting - June, 202657 Campus Dr, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 5A9, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544436