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Objective: Brainstorm and outline a student-centered networking event to foster collaboration, exchange ideas, and increase society <a href="http://membership.Agenda1" target="_blank" title="membership.Agenda1">membership.Agenda1. Welcome & Goal Setting (5 min)-Opening remarks-Review event objectives:-Encourage student networking & idea exchange-Promote IEEE VTS & ComSoc membership benefits-Plan a collaborative, engaging format2. Target Audience & Event Format Ideas (15 min)-Brainstorm: Who are we trying to reach? (grad/undergrad, specific majors?)-Discuss possible formats:-Speed networking + themed tables (research, careers, student chapters)-“Idea pitch” corner for collaboration starters-Panel or lightning talks by student leaders-Social mixer with guided discussion prompts3. Membership Engagement Strategies (15 min)-How to highlight VTS & ComSoc value to students-Ideas for on-site membership drives (QR codes, exclusive follow-up workshops)-Peer-to-peer recruitment: ambassador role for students-Raffle/prize incentive for current members bringing guests4. Logistics & Action Items Brainstorm (15 min)-Venue (on-campus, hybrid, virtual?)-Date/time for max student attendance-Promotion channels (social media, department emails, class announcements)-Food/beverage (budget-friendly options)-Registration vs. drop-in5. Next Steps & Role Assignment (10 min)-Summarize top 3 ideas for the event-Assign leads: logistics, promotions, membership table, speaker coordination-Set next check-in date-Action item recapVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/552937

Speaker: Haibin Zhu, Fellow, IEEE, Professor, Nipissing University, CanadaABSTRACTIn the AI (Artificial Intelligence) time, many AI tools, such as LLMs (Large Language Models), can help people accomplish many low-level intelligent tasks, such as coding and reporting. Many low-level routine jobs have high potential to be replaced by such LLMs. Traditional programmers need to master powerful high-level modelling tools to meet these new challenges. E-CARGO/RBC (Environments - Classes, Agents, Roles, Groups, and Objects /Role-Based Collaboration) is a modelling methodology, which helps people deal with complex problems by designing systematic strategies other than using low level programming <a href="http://skills.RBC" target="_blank" title="skills.RBC">skills.RBC is a computational methodology that uses roles as the primary underlying mechanism to facilitate collaboration activities. It consists of a set of concepts, principles, models, processes, and algorithms. RBC and its E-CARGO model have been developed to a powerful tool for investigating collaboration and complex systems. Related research has brought and will bring in exciting improvements to the development, evaluation, andmanagement of systems including collaboration, services, clouds, productions, and administration systems. RBC and E-CARGO grow gradually into a strong fundamental methodology and model for exploring solutions to problems of complex systems including Collective Intelligence, Social Networking, Scheduling, Smart Cities, Internet of Things, Cyber-Physical Systems, and Social Simulation <a href="http://Systems.E-CARGO" target="_blank" title="Systems.E-CARGO">Systems.E-CARGO assists scientists and engineering to formalize abstract problems, which originally are taken as complex problems, and finally points out solutions to such problems including programming. The E-CARGO model possesses all the preferred properties of a computational model. It has been verified by formalizing and solving significant problems in collaboration and complex systems, e.g., Group Role Assignment (GRA). Withthe help of E-CARGO, the methodology of RBC can be applied to solve various real-world problems. E-CARGO itself can be extended to formalize abstract problems as innovative investigations in research. On the other hand, the details of E-CARGO components are still open for renovations for specific fields to make the model easily applied. For example, in programming, we need to specify the primitive elements for each component of E- CARGO. When these primitive elements are well-specified, a new type of modelling/programming language can be developed and applied to solve general problems with software design and <a href="http://implementations.In" target="_blank" title="implementations.In">implementations.In this talk, the speaker examines the requirement of research on collaboration systems and technologies, discusses RBC and its model E-CARGO; reviews the related research achievements on RBC and E-CARGO in the past years; illustrates those problems that have not yet been solved satisfactorily; presents the fundamental methods to conduct research related to RBC and E-CRAGO and discover related problems; and analyzes their connections with other cutting-edge fields. This talk aims to inform the audience that E-CARGO is a well-developed model and has been investigated and applied in many ways. The speaker welcomes queries, reviews, studies, applications, and criticisAgenda: AudienceDecision-makers, researchers, practitioners, graduate and senior students of computer science, computerengineering, information systems, systems engineering, industrial engineering, management, and computationaleconomics and social <a href="http://science.SPEAKER:Dr" target="_blank" title="science.SPEAKER:Dr">science.SPEAKER:Dr. Haibin Zhu is a Full Professor and the Coordinator of the Computer Science Program, the Founding Director of the Collaborative Systems Laboratory, a member of Arts and Science Executive Committee, Nipissing University, Canada. He is an affiliate professor of Concordia Univ. and an adjunct professor of Laurentian Univ., Canada. He received his PhD degree in computer science from the National Univ. of Defense Tech. (NUDT), China. He was the chair of the Department of Computer Science and Mathematics, Nipissing University, Canada (2019-2021), a visitingprofessor and special lecturer in the College of Computing Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA (1999-2002) and a lecturer, an associate professor and a full professor at NUDT (1988-2000). He has accomplished (published or in press) over 350+ research works including 70+ IEEE Transactions articles, six books, five book chapters, four journal issues, and four conference proceedings. He is a Fellow of IEEE and I2CICC (International Institute of Cognitive Informatics and Cognitive Computing), a Senior Member of ACM, a Full Member of Sigma Xi, and a Life Member of CAST-USA (Chinese Association of Science and Technology, USA).He is serving as Vice President, Systems Science and Engineering (SSE) (2023-), a member-at-large of the Board of Governors (2022), and a co-chair (2006-) of the technical committee of Distributed Intelligent Systems of IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC) Society (SMCS), SMCS Primary Representative, IEEE Systems Council. Associate Editor (AE) of IEEE Systems Journal (2024-), IEEE Transactions on Computational SocialSystems(2018-), Frontiers of Computer Science (2021-), and IEEE Canada Review (2017-). He was He served as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE SMC Magazine (2022), AE of IEEE Transactions on SMC: Systems (2018-2026), AE of IEEE SMC Magazine (2015-2021), Associate Vice President (AVP), SSE (2021), IEEE SMCS, a Conference (Co-)Chair and Program (Co-)Chair for many international conferences, and a PC member for 150+ academic<a href="http://conferences.He" target="_blank" title="conferences.He">conferences.He is the founding researcher of Role-Based Collaboration and the creator of the E-CARGO model. His research monograph E-CARGO and Role-Based Collaboration can be found on amozon.ca. The accompanying codes can be downloaded from GitHub: https://github.com/haibinnipissing/E-CARGO-Codes. He has offered 40+ keynote and plenary speeches for international conferences and 90+ invited talks internationally. He has been granted more than $1M CAD from SSHRC, NSERC, IBM, DNDC, DRDC, and <a href="http://OPIC.He" target="_blank" title="OPIC.He">OPIC.He was listed as “Most Influential Robotics Trailblazers, Making Wave in The Industry – 2024”, InsightsSuccess Magazine. He was the recipient of the best paper award from the 28 th Int’l conf. on CSCWD, Compiegne, France, 2025, the best paper award in international collaboration from the 25 th Int’l conf. on CSCWD, Hangzhou, China, 2022, the meritorious service award from IEEE SMC Society (2018), the chancellor’s award for excellence in research (2011) and two research achievement awards from Nipissing University (2006, 2012), the IBM Eclipse Innovation Grant Awards (2004, 2005), the Best Paper Award from the 11th ISPE Int’l Conf. on Concurrent Engineering (ISPE/CE2004), the Educator’s Fellowship of OOPSLA’03, a 2 nd class National Award for Education Achievement (1997), and three 1 st Class Ministerial Research Achievement Awards from China (1997, 1994, and 1991).His research interests include Collaboration/Complex Systems, Human-Machine Systems, Computational Social Systems, Social/Team Intelligence, Multi-Agent Systems, Software Engineering, and Distributed Intelligent <a href="http://Systems.MA120" target="_blank" title="Systems.MA120">Systems.MA120, Dalhousie University, Faculty of Engineering, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3J 1Z1

Announcing Sexton Campus' Annual IEEE Student Paper Competition April 202612:00 PM - 5:00 PM Thursday, April 9, 2026LOCATION: Sexton Campus, room B229PIZZA & refreshments will be <a href="http://served.The" target="_blank" title="served.The">served.The IEEE Canadian Atlantic Section and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Sexton Campus invite ECED students, staff, and faculty to attend this year’s event to celebrate the efforts of the E&CE students in their senior year <a href="http://projects.The" target="_blank" title="projects.The">projects.The annual IEEE Student Paper Competition will be held in conjunction with the year-end senior year projects. The top three senior-year projects from the presentation day will be invited to present the results of their work to a panel of industry judges and classmates. Winners will be honoured with cash awards from the IEEE Canadian Atlantic <a href="http://Section.1st" target="_blank" title="Section.1st">Section.1st place: $2002nd place: $1503rd place: $100All E&CE students, staff, faculty, IEEE members, and guests are <a href="http://welcome.For" target="_blank" title="welcome.For">welcome.For more information, please contact:Jason GuIEEE Student Branch Counselor <a href="http://[email protected]" target="_blank" title="[email protected]">[email protected] Campus, Faculty of Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3J 1Z1

In a world of rapid technical transformation, the need for Engineers to lead innovation not only as professionals, but <a href="http://entrepreneurs.How" target="_blank" title="entrepreneurs.How">entrepreneurs.How do you transform your idea into a product ?How do you find a market space for your product and unlock a blue ocean ?How can an Engineer become an Entrepreneur and transform the world ?How does the “Startup World Cup” fit into the transformation of your business ?Join for a discussion to share ideas on how an Engineer can become an Entrepreneur and the success via Startup World Cup, with Daya Wimalasuriya, who pitched for a startup at the Startup World Cup 2025 held on 15-17 October 2025 at the Hilton Hotel ( Union Square ), San Francisco, California, USASpeaker(s): Daya Wimalasuriya, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544544

Monthly Executive Team Meeting - IEEE Hamilton Section (Apr'2026)Agenda: 07:00PM - Meeting starts08:00PM - Meeting endsVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/547092

The emergence of Non-terrestrial networks (NTN) has become a crucial driver for the next generation of wireless communication systems. NTN encompasses satellite and aerial segments, which can function either as relay nodes or base stations. In the upcoming years, NTN will play a crucial role in supporting universal connectivity where everyone and everything will need to be connected: from any geographic location and including every application from consumer broadband to mobile gaming. These requirements will lead to the development of advanced microwave systems that provide superior connectivity, while minimizing costs. This sector is expected to experience significant growth in the near future. Consequently, researchers worldwide are actively engaged in devising innovative technological solutions that can adapt to diverse scenarios, satisfy performance requirements, and conform to cost, size, and power consumption limitations. The impact of these efforts will be broad, encompassing research and development on antennas, RF integrated systems, integration and semiconductor technology, as well as system design. This presentation reports a multidisciplinary perspective on this topic, which includes a review of current solutions and an examination of emerging configurations from both architectural and technological <a href="http://viewpoints.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="viewpoints.Speaker(s):">viewpoints.Speaker(s): , LuigiBldg: Emera IDEA building, 1345 Norma Eddy Ln, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3J 0H6, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/551595

Come to learn and stay for lunch! The kick-off event of the signature Lunch&Learn series of IEEE Young Professionals Ottawa will have Prof. Burak Kantarci, a highly distinguished expert on automated systems and communications, as well as surprises and treats including Turkish coffee!Title: Spectrum Intelligence for 6G and Uncrewed Systems (UxS): Security, Coexistence, and Edge AutonomyAbstract: Uncrewed systems (UxS) are moving from niche applications to large-scale deployments across logistics, infrastructure inspection, public safety, and defence-adjacent operations. What makes or breaks these deployments is not just the autonomy of the platform itself, but the reliability, security, and intelligence of its communications in a crowded and contested spectrum environment. This talk addresses exactly that problem. We show how machine learning is redefining the radio access layer for uncrewed systems operating in shared spectrum: detecting jamming and spoofing at the RF signal level, classifying interference from coexisting users, predicting spectrum occupancy, and enabling dynamic access decisions that protect command-and-control link integrity in real time. Drawing on recent work in deep ensemble learning and RF fingerprinting, we demonstrate how AI models trained on raw IQ and spectral data can expose threats and opportunities in the spectrum that are invisible to conventional signal processing. We then examine how fleets of uncrewed platforms can become active participants in spectrum coordination rather than passive spectrum consumers. Through federated learning and multi-agent reinforcement learning, uncrewed nodes collaboratively develop spectrum access policies adapted to their operational environment, without offloading sensitive mission data to centralized infrastructure. This is precisely the kind of distributed, scalable spectrum intelligence that next-generation shared-access frameworks, including those governing uncrewed systems operations in licensed bands, will require. The talk closes with a forward-looking discussion of how 6G, combined with embedded spectrum intelligence, can serve as the communications backbone for autonomous uncrewed systems ecosystems, enabling safe coexistence, resilient connectivity, and real-time threat response across complex, multi-stakeholder spectrum <a href="http://environments.Bio:" target="_blank" title="environments.Bio:">environments.Bio: Burak Kantarci is a Full Professor and University Research Chair of AI-Enabled Secure Networking for Smart Critical Infrastructures in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Ottawa. He is the founding director of the Smart Connected Vehicles Innovation Centre, the first academic-industry research laboratory in Canada's largest technology hub at Kanata North Technology Park. His current research focuses on machine learning for spectrum intelligence, RF security, and resilient 6G communications, with a particular emphasis on uncrewed aerial and ground systems operating in shared and contested spectrum environments. His work spans dynamic spectrum access, coexistence management, jamming detection, and distributed edge intelligence, with active industry collaborations aimed at enabling secure and autonomous uncrewed systems communications at scale. He is the author or co-author of more than 300 publications in established journals and conferences, and holds a PhD in Computer Engineering from Istanbul Technical University. He is a recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal (Canadian version), the Minister's Award of Excellence from the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities (2021), and the 2023 Technical Achievement Award of the IEEE ComSoc Communications Software Technical Committee. Recent research honours include the 2024-2025 George S. Glinski Award for Excellence in Research in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Ottawa, the 2025 IEEE Ottawa Section Outstanding Engineering Educator Award, and the 2026 Professional Engineers Ontario-Ottawa Chapter Engineering Excellence Award. He holds the Exemplary Editor Award from IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials (2021) and multiple best paper awards from leading venues including IEEE Globecom 2024, IEEE VCC 2023, IEEE ICC 2023, Wireless World Research Forum 2022, and IEEE Globecom 2021. He serves as Editor of IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials and IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, Associate Editor of IEEE Networking Letters, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, and Vehicular Communications (Elsevier). He is a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Communications Society and the IEEE Systems Council, and was a Distinguished Speaker of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) from 2019 to 2021. He is a Senior Member of both the IEEE and the <a href="http://ACM.This" target="_blank" title="ACM.This">ACM.This event is co-hosted by IEEE joint Chapters of Signal Processing/Oceanic Engineering/Geoscience and Remote Sensing in Ottawa and IEEE Women In Engineering (WIE) <a href="http://Ottawa.Speaker(s):">Ottawa.[]Speaker(s): Prof. Burak KantarciAgenda: - Welcoming and introduction- Talk by Prof. Burak Kantarci- Lunch and networkingRoom: RBCx Finance Quarter, Bldg: Hub350, 350 Legget Dr, Kanata, ON , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K2K 3N1

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):">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, ***CANCELED***Room: 321, Bldg: Duff Medical Building, 3775 Rue University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/543954

IEEE SAS YP 2026 – Golf Social @ Launchpad Golf Heritage PointeKick off your week with some high-tech swings! Join us at Launchpad Golf - Heritage Pointe for an evening of networking, skill-building, and friendly competition. Whether you’re a scratch golfer or it’s your first time picking up a club, this social is designed for all skill <a href="http://levels.Event" target="_blank" title="levels.Event">levels.Event Details-Date: Monday, April 13th, 2026-Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM-Location: Launchpad Golf (Heritage Pointe)-Cost: $10 (IEEE Members) | $15 (Non IEEE Members)What’s Included-2 Hours of Golf: Access to high-tech hitting bays from 6:00 PM to 8:00 <a href="http://PM.-Clubs:" target="_blank" title="PM.-Clubs:">PM.-Clubs: You are welcome to bring your own set, but Launchpad will also provide clubs on-site for those who need <a href="http://them.-Food" target="_blank" title="them.-Food">them.-Food & Beverage: A full menu is available for order directly at your hitting bay. Please note that no outside food or drink is permitted on the <a href="http://premises.Registration" target="_blank" title="premises.Registration">premises.Registration & CapacitySpots are limited! Due to bay capacity, we have a strict limit on attendees. Please register early to secure your <a href="http://spot.Note" target="_blank" title="spot.Note">spot.Note to Attendees: During registration, please indicate if you are attending with a specific group so we can do our best to group you in the same bay. If you require a specific club setup (e.g., left-handed), please let us know in advance![]31 Heritage Pointe Dr, Heritage Pointe, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T1S 4H1

[]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

This paper presents a source-follower power amplifier (PA) designed to combat high VSWR and reverse intermodulation distortion (RIMD) in phased arrays. Its inherently low output impedance enables conjugate matching and robust resilience to load variations, mitigating degradation from antenna mismatches up to 4:1 VSWR. The design maintains strong large-signal performance without compromise, proving its suitability for compact, calibration-free integration in large-scale SATCOM and 6G <a href="http://systems.Agenda:" target="_blank" title="systems.Agenda:">systems.Agenda: ISSCC 2026 paper 20.4Room: 415, Bldg: ICT, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada