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A moderator-led panel discussion exploring the journey from an artificial intelligence concept to full organizational <a href="http://implementation.This" target="_blank" title="implementation.This">implementation.This session examines the transition from conceptual AI initiatives to their effective operationalization within organizational environments. While AI adoption has accelerated across industries, significant challenges remain in achieving sustainable integration and measurable <a href="http://impact.The" target="_blank" title="impact.The">impact.The discussion will address critical dimensions of AI implementation, including organizational readiness, governance frameworks, and the alignment of technological capabilities with business processes. Particular attention will be given to the systemic barriers that hinder adoption and the conditions required for successful deployment at <a href="http://scale.By" target="_blank" title="scale.By">scale.By bringing together strategic, operational, and technical perspectives, the session aims to provide a structured understanding of how AI can be embedded into real-world organizational contexts. The session will conclude with an interactive Q&A, enabling participants to engage with the discussed concepts in greater <a href="http://depth.event" target="_blank" title="depth.event">depth.event will be in English[]Speaker(s): Pierre Marie, Marina, Charles, FlorenceVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/557452

ExCom Meeting of the Northern Canada SectionAgenda: Agenda, minutes and Teams link will be sent <a href="http://separately.Room:" target="_blank" title="separately.Room:">separately.Room: Main Floor Conference Room, 1103 Parsons Rd SW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6X 0X2, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/559883

This is a joint meeting of Canadian Society of Senior Engineers and IEEE Life Members Affinity <a href="http://Groups.This" target="_blank" title="Groups.This">Groups.This series of presentations has been occurring for more than 20 years and is now being also advertised to the IEEE Northern Canada Section (NCS) Life Members Affinity Group (LMAG) through vTools and other IEEE LMAG's and IEEE members depending upon the topic. At the same time the Canadian Society of Senior Engineers (CSSE) is using their national organization to provide information, the subject and speaker to members across <a href="http://Canada.The" target="_blank" title="Canada.The">Canada.The next meeting will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2026. The meeting will open at 12:30 pm MDT (2:30pm Eastern), with the presentation starting at 12:45 (2:45 pm EDT).Please note the meeting originates in Alberta which is in the Mountain Time Zone, so if you are in another province you must account any necessary time <a href="http://shift.Presentation:" target="_blank" title="shift.Presentation:">shift.Presentation: Hydrogen as a Transportation FuelSummary: The use of hydrogen as a transportation fuel is being actively developed. First, a brief background on the transportation sector energy consumption and technologies will be given. Then our research and development on Hydrogen Diesel Dual Fuel (HDDF) transport trucks will be examined as a transition technology where up to 80% energy replacement of diesel with hydrogen can be obtained. The HDDF internal combustion engine results will be explained in terms of a complex highly constrained engineering problem and put in context with current heavy duty transportation trends such as fuel cells and battery electric <a href="http://powertrains.Presenter:" target="_blank" title="powertrains.Presenter:">powertrains.Presenter: Bob KochC. R. (Bob) Koch received his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada in 1985, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, in 1986 and 1991, respectively. From 1991 to 1992 and from 1994 to 2001 he worked at Daimler-Benz/Daimler-Chrysler in Stuttgart Germany in powertrain and internal combustion engine control. During 1992 to 1994 he worked for General Motors at the powertrain control center. In 2001, he joined the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Alberta, Edmonton Canada, where he is a Professor. His research interests include vehicle propulsion systems, controls, machine learning control, sensors for mobile emission measurement and air quality, mechatronics, and control of distributed parameter systems. Prof. Koch is currently an Associate Editor for the Mechatronics Journal (Elsevier) and Control Engineering <a href="http://Practice.Join" target="_blank" title="Practice.Join">Practice.Join Zoom Meeting<a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87391514910?pwd=RsEjPoMCyJ6yJUC136ATNKIVHFaKtt.1Meeting" target="_blank" title="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87391514910?pwd=RsEjPoMCyJ6yJUC136ATNKIVHFaKtt.1Meeting">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87391514910?pwd=RsEjPoMCyJ6yJUC136ATNKIVHFaKtt.1Meeting ID: 873 9151 4910Passcode: 173068One tap mobile+13462487799,,87391514910#,,,,*173068# US (Houston)+13602095623,,87391514910#,,,,*173068# USJoin instructions<a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meetings/87391514910/invitations?signature=Ed5fW0hTphQlFUPE12zJPRk4oDcVIynj1hpQZbOvWdoVirtual:" target="_blank" title="https://us06web.zoom.us/meetings/87391514910/invitations?signature=Ed5fW0hTphQlFUPE12zJPRk4oDcVIynj1hpQZbOvWdoVirtual:">https://us06web.zoom.us/meetings/87391514910/invitations?signature=Ed5fW0hTphQlFUPE12zJPRk4oDcVIynj1hpQZbOvWdoVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/560020

We are living through one of the most profound shifts in the digital era. Not long ago, cybersecurity was about protecting systems, and privacy was about protecting data. Today, artificial intelligence is redefining both - shaping decisions, influencing behavior, and operating at a scale we’ve never seen <a href="http://before.What" target="_blank" title="before.What">before.What was once three separate conversations - cybersecurity, privacy, and regulation - is now rapidly converging into <a href="http://one.And" target="_blank" title="one.And">one.And this convergence is creating a new reality: one where risk is no longer just technical, compliance is no longer just legal, and trust is no longer assumed - it must be <a href="http://engineered.This" target="_blank" title="engineered.This">engineered.This presentation explores what this convergence means for organizations, for regulators, and for leaders - and why those who fail to adapt won’t just fall behind… they will lose trust in a world that depends on <a href="http://it.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="it.Speaker(s):">it.Speaker(s): Kay OlokeAgenda: 7:00PM - Introduction of IEEE Hamilton Section7:15PM - Presentation8:00PM - Q&A8:15PM - RefreshmentsRoom: Community Room 2, Bldg: Sixteen Miles Sports Complex, 3070 Neyagawa Blvd,, Oakville,, Ontario, Canada, L6M 0P4

EEE Newfoundland-Labrador Computer, Communications, and Circuits & Systems Joint Societies Chapter and IEEE Kingston Communications Society Chapter cordially invite you to a technical presentation entitled “Phononic Frequency Combs” by Dr. Adarsh Ganesan, Assistant Professor at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani – Dubai Campus, <a href="http://UAE.When:" target="_blank" title="UAE.When:">UAE.When: 11:00-12:00pm on May 22, 2026 (Friday, NL local time)Where: online at <a href="https://mun.webex.com/mun/j.php?MTID=mdc7f149139d7e7e709438d527ee0f343Seminar" target="_blank" title="https://mun.webex.com/mun/j.php?MTID=mdc7f149139d7e7e709438d527ee0f343Seminar">https://mun.webex.com/mun/j.php?MTID=mdc7f149139d7e7e709438d527ee0f343Seminar Title: Phononic Frequency CombsSeminar Speaker: Dr. Adarsh GanesanSeminar Abstract:Phononic frequency combs (PFC) are the mechanical analogues of celebrated photonic frequency combs. These represent a newly documented physical phenomenon in the well-researched physical domain of mechanical resonators. The emergence of PFC is mediated by nonlinear modal coupling. Through a series of experiments using micromechanical resonators, various physical features of PFC have been identified. These include drive parameters for comb operation, hysteresis for comb spectrum tailoring and nonlinear sensitivity to physical perturbations. My talk will describe the physics of PFC and will emphasize how these combs could be foundational to the fields of materials science, molecular science and chemical science. In that respect, I will present our first conceptual demonstrations of material combs, molecular combs and chemical combs respectively. I will also showcase our recent demonstrations of broadband PFC using optical tweezers and phonon lasers. The future work will be focused on the applications of PFC in sensing, communications and quantum information <a href="http://science.Biography" target="_blank" title="science.Biography">science.Biography of the Speaker:Adarsh Ganesan is currently an assistant professor at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani – Dubai Campus, UAE. He obtained his BE (Hons) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from BITS Pilani in 2014 and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Cambridge in 2018. He carried out his postdoctoral research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, USA from 2018-2021. After serving as an assistant professor at Ahmedabad University, India from 2021-2024, Adarsh joined the Dubai Campus of BITS Pilani in July 2024. Adarsh has been recognized for his doctoral work on phononic frequency combs by the 2017 John Winbolt Prize (Cambridge University), 2017 UK Doctoral Researcher Award, 2018 APS GSNP Student Speaker Award, 2018 IET Hudswell International Research Scholarship and 2019 BITS Alumni Association Global 30 Under 30 <a href="http://Award.Virtual:" target="_blank" title="Award.Virtual:">Award.Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/559942

Interested in learning about the impact of AI across the industry? Join us for a panel led by industry <a href="http://leaders.IEEE" target="_blank" title="leaders.IEEE">leaders.IEEE YP is collaborating with IEEE TMU to host a panel of industry experts to provide their insights regarding AI in the <a href="http://industry.This" target="_blank" title="industry.This">industry.This event will be held in the Sears Atrium in the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre. Dinner will be <a href="http://provided.-SpeakersGaurav" target="_blank" title="provided.-SpeakersGaurav">provided.-SpeakersGaurav RanganathI build AI products from zero to oneI’m a two-time founder and two-time early employee who likes small teams, hard problems, and real ownership. I’ve worked on model routing and transparency at Martian, led DeepView, Stratum AI’s real-time mining intelligence platform, and now build AI products at Radical <a href="http://Ventures.I" target="_blank" title="Ventures.I">Ventures.I co-authored RouterBench, a benchmark and large-scale dataset for evaluating multi-LLM routing systems on cost-quality tradeoffs, now cited in over 200 papers on routing and model <a href="http://serving.I" target="_blank" title="serving.I">serving.I run Vikasa, a non-profit venture advisory for early-stage Canadian founders, and mentor at hackathons like MakeUofT and UofTHacks, where I first learned how to ship software fast with real <a href="http://constraints.When" target="_blank" title="constraints.When">constraints.When I’m not doing any of that, I play a lot of tennis (always down to rally if you ever want to hit) and make music:<a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ryCiR4lpKDFXXuy4Ngqxa?si=Y8Pds0LuQKqTYhgMm3SpiAErin" target="_blank" title="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ryCiR4lpKDFXXuy4Ngqxa?si=Y8Pds0LuQKqTYhgMm3SpiAErin">https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ryCiR4lpKDFXXuy4Ngqxa?si=Y8Pds0LuQKqTYhgMm3SpiAErin HewittMy career path has not followed a straight line. After graduating with a history degree, I eventually returned to school to pursue Human Resources. That decision led to a career in HR spanning systems, operations, and generalist <a href="http://roles.Over" target="_blank" title="roles.Over">roles.Over time I realized that helping people grow in their careers was the work that energized me most. Whether through hiring, coaching, or improving workplace practices, career development became a central focus of my <a href="http://work.Today" target="_blank" title="work.Today">work.Today, that perspective shapes how I support professionals navigating the job search and organizations working to strengthen their people practicesAnaqi AfendiAnaqi is an Applied AI Engineer at Deloitte, where he works at the intersection of machine learning, software engineering, and real‑world business problems. His work focuses on designing and building applied AI systems, including distributed AI systems, agentic workflows, and intelligent decision‑support tools, that move beyond prototypes and into production. He partners with AI startups and industry leaders to deliver large‑scale, production‑ready AI systems, working with cross‑functional teams to translate complex problems into scalable, real‑world <a href="http://solutions.Co-sponsored" target="_blank" title="solutions.Co-sponsored">solutions.Co-sponsored by: IEEE TMU Student BranchRoom: Sears Atrium, Bldg: George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, 245 Church St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 2R2

The annual IEEE Ottawa Robotics Competition encourages students from Grades 4 to 12 to develop an early interest in science, technology, and engineering. In teams, students will design and build an autonomous robot using LEGO® EV3 or Arduino kits to compete in a full day event filled with exciting challenges. In addition, teams will be judged on a presentation documenting their design <a href="http://process.Please" target="_blank" title="process.Please">process.Please only complete this form if you wish to pay via online payment, if you wish to pay by cheque please do complete this <a href="http://form.Please" target="_blank" title="form.Please">form.Please complete the supervisor and team google forms found on orc.ieeeottawa.ca regardless of submitting this form. This form will uses that form as a reference of team information and payment preference. For further questions please contact orcinfo@<a href="http://ieeeottawa.caCo-sponsored" target="_blank" title="ieeeottawa.caCo-sponsored">ieeeottawa.caCo-sponsored by: Ciena, ZeroLatency, RossAgenda: []All Saints High School, 5115 Kanata Ave., Kanata, Ontario, Canada, K2K 3K5

(https://www.torontotechweek.com/). The goal of this compact one-day event is to congregate BUIDLers, researchers, academics, and engineers building blockchain protocols, infrastructure, and decentralized software <a href="http://applications.Expect" target="_blank" title="applications.Expect">applications.Expect deep thought leadership, executive talks and panels, and academic presentations. We're talking about long-term engineering trends and innovation. You won't find marketing narratives, token launches, or <a href="http://promotions.Note:" target="_blank" title="promotions.Note:">promotions.Note: (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/469545) counted with 200 participants and speakers from JP Morgan, the Bank of Canada, Mastercard, the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance, EY, Starknet, among <a href="http://others.Co-sponsored" target="_blank" title="others.Co-sponsored">others.Co-sponsored by: Government of Ontario, Invest Hong Kong (Canada), Moody's Ratings, Compass360 Consulting and Tetra Digital GroupAgenda: Consult the (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sQ477OnkHujIklFl0bDTklP7MBzeWhMRsh7GBXIpsz0/edit?usp=sharing) for the details on Room 2 (for Academics and Engineers).Room 1: Main Theatre Room - for the Thought LeadersOn the wake of Bill C-15 and the rapid digitisation of Canada's financial system, Canadian innovation leaders will give us a glimpse of what's to come this year and <a href="http://next.9" target="_blank" title="next.9">next.9 am – Registration9:30 am - Welcome and introduction - Conference Chair Marc Lijour, Secretary of the IEEE Blockchain Technical Community9:40 am - Opening Keynote by Alex McDougall, CEO of The FUTR Corporation: The Missing Layer: Why Agentic Commerce Needs a Consumer Data Protocol10 am - Short Keynote by Sheereen Khan, Founder and CEO of Regulativity: An update on the Canadian regulatory landscape10:10 am - Panel #1 - Stablecoins: A New Era of Payments in Canada- Felipe Priuli, Program Director for CAD Digital (CADD)- Kesem Frank, CEO of Canada Stablecorp (QCAD)- Kevin Zhang, Founder and CEO of LOONModerator: Evan Thomas11 am - Short Keynote by Hilary Carter, SVP Research at The Linux Foundation: What's the Role of Open Source for Canadian Sovereignty?11:10 am - Panel #2 - Sovereignty by Design- Ali Abou Daya, CEO of Transactix Financial <a href="http://Inc.-" target="_blank" title="Inc.-">Inc.- Thomas You, Associate Partner at Maverix Private Equity- Gaëlle Martin-Cocher, IEEE CanadaModerator: Marc Lijour=== NOON: LUNCH BREAK (food will be served in the Boardroom) ===1 pm - Short Keynote by Christopher Chen, Head of InvestHK Canada: Opportunities within the Hong Kong Fintech/Web3 eco-system1:10 pm - Panel #3 - How does Canada compete on the global stage?- Rajeev Bamra, Global Head of Strategy, Digital Economy at Moody's Ratings- Stuart Davis, President of Surpass Insights <a href="http://Inc.-" target="_blank" title="Inc.-">Inc.- Torstein Braaten, Chief Compliance at StablecorpModerator: Rondev Bhattacharya2 pm - Short Keynote by Bernice Cheung, VP, Financial Services & Cultural Markets Research at Environics Research Group: The State of FinTech Adoption and the rise of Self-Driving Money2:10 pm - Panel #4 - Gaining Momentum from Innovation to Adoption- Nisrine, Innovation Lead at Interac- James Emerson, Senior Manager in KPMG’s Digital Asset Center of Excellence- Adam Cai, CEO at Virgo GroupModerator: Asad Saeed== SNACK BREAK ==3:30 pm - Short Keynote by Eyal Sivan, Principal Consultant / Podcast Host at Mr. Open Banking: Open Banking and AI - A Perfect Match3:40 pm - Panel #5 - The New Frontier of Trust in Agentic AI & Blockchain- Michelle Beyo, CEO of FINAVATOR- Carlos Andres Delgado, Fintech, AI & Banking Expert- Diana Oreto, Blockchain & Digital Assets ExpertModerator: Michelle Beyo4:30 pm - NetworkingMany thanks to our sponsors: the Government of Ontario (sponsoring the location), as well asInvest Hong Kong (Canada), Moody's Ratings, Compass360 Consulting, GOAT Network,Limina Counsel, OVHcloud, and Tetra Digital Group!Special thanks to our Community Partner Superteam!Ontario Investment and Trade Centre, 250 Yonge Street, 35th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 2L7

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

(<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