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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

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, RossAll 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: First wave of speaker announcementRoom 1: Seminar 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 LOON11 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 Canada=== 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 Stablecorp2 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- Eric Richmond, General Counsel & Head of Business Development at Shakepay- Adam Cai, CEO at Virgo Group== 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 Expert4:30 pm - NeworkingRoom 2: Main Theatre - for The EngineersBuilding the next generation of payments and Agentic AIAnil Nadiminti - When AI Agents Pay: Building x402 Apps for Agentic AI on AWSJames Holler - Compliance by Design: Why Blockchain Systems Must Integrate Regulatory Frameworks from Day OneKen Timsit - Agentic Commerce and PaymentsLawrence Ley - Agentic AI & Blockchain: The Autonomous Future of Decentralized IntelligenceRayan Sekhraoui - Sovereign Infrastructure for Web3 — Why Decentralized Apps Need Independent CloudSimon Kubbinga - Solana, Superteam, and Agentic CommerceVikas Malhotra - Building safer environments with control, decentralization and distribution=== 12:30 pm LUNCH BREAK (food will be served in the Boardroom) ===Academic TalksFederico Gatta - Deviations from Tradition: Stylized Facts in the Era of DeFiIgnacy Nieweglowski - PoliFi Tokens and the Trump EffectDr. Jia Kan - Stop Building Faster Chains: Start Building Blockchain Operating SystemsDr. Marina Flat - AI Governance in Distributed Ecosystems: Accountability by DesignNgozi Nora Agwu - Beyond Hype: Governance Barriers to Blockchain-Enabled InfrastructureRevanth Reddy Airre - From Reasoning to Settlement: A Five-Layer Architecture for Agent Payments on the Decentralized NetworkSrisht Fateh Singh - Modeling Loss-Versus-Rebalancing in Automated Market Makers via Continuous-Installment OptionsEmerging VenturesShashank Motepalli, Founder of Ekai Labs: Auditable Context Handoff in the Agent-to-Agent EconomyTity Lyngdoh, Founder of Dolphinze: From Global Workforce to Global Payment Rails: Rebuilding Contractor Payments InfrastructureVedant Harlalka, CEO and Co-Founder of Auditorium AI: Building Early Stage Startups in Canada - Blockchain, Data and CryptoMore speakers to be announced soon. Stay tuned!Many thanks to our sponsors: the Government of Ontario (sponsoring the location), as well asInvest Hong Kong (Canada), Moody's Ratings, Compass360 Consulting and Tetra Digital Group!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

[]CONVOCATIONAssemblée Générale Annuelle – Section IEEE de QuébecSuivi d'un conférencier (à confirmer) et du cocktailOuvert à tous, membres et non-membres IEEEÀ l'INRSOrdre du jour (16h00 à 17h00) - Prière d'arriver 15 minutes à l'avance-Présentation des rapports de la Section, des Chapitres et des Groupes d'Affinités-Élection du Comité exécutif 2025–2027-Allocution du ou de la nouveau(elle) président(e) 2025-2027Pourquoi y participer?-découvrir les projets en cours dans votre Section IEEE locale et aussi dans la Region 7 (IEEE Canada) et proposer vos idées,- faire de nouvelles connaissances et élargir votre réseau <a href="http://professionnel.Que" target="_blank" title="professionnel.Que">professionnel.Que vous soyez chercheur, ingénieur en développement, en fabrication, en applications, ou simplement passionné d'innovation technologique, membre ou non-membre IEEE, vous êtes les bienvenus!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

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

Toronto Section ExCom meeting for mid-2026 to be held in-person and online at <a href="http://TMU.Agenda:" target="_blank" title="TMU.Agenda:">TMU.Agenda: 6:00 PM: Pizza & Refreshment• Pizza will be <a href="http://served.6:20" target="_blank" title="served.6:20">served.6:20 PM: Call to Order & Officer ReportsREMAINDER OF AGENDA TO BE ADDEDRoom: ENG 460, Bldg: George Vari Engineering Building, 245 Church St, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1Z4, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/556765

IEEE WIE AG Schenectady is going to organize WIE Distinguished Lecture (virtual webinar) on "Human System Engineering Initiatives: From Human Views to Human Readiness Levels" on 5 June 2026, Friday, 12-1 pm EDT. The speaker is Holly A. H. Handley, PhD, PE, the Interim Dean of the Interdisciplinary Schools and a Professor in the Engineering Management and System Engineering Department of Old Dominion University (ODU).This talk discusses the role of Human System Engineering within the System Engineering discipline. It describes two initiatives that are enabling better integration of humans and systems. The Human Views comprise a system architecture viewpoint that provides a perspective on the human roles, activities, and information flows required by a complex system. The Human Readiness Levels assess the degree to which human-focused requirements are incorporated into design decisions and the readiness of a system to interact with its human operator. Together these two efforts encourage System Engineering for the total system by supporting a comprehensive integration of the human component into the systems engineering effort, which is critical to the design, development, and operation of successful systems. Current standards and applications of both initiatives will be <a href="http://included.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="included.Speaker(s):">included.Speaker(s): Holly HandleyVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/550987

[]Medical imaging, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT), is central to modern diagnosis and treatment planning. Although contemporary radiological AI systems can achieve fast and accurate diagnoses, most offer limited user interaction within clinical workflows. This gap hinders adoption by reducing transparency, adaptability, and trust. This talk will showcase research from our Health-X Lab on building radiological AI systems designed to collaborate with clinicians through intuitive and natural interaction channels. Specifically, I will highlight three lines of work: leveraging human visual attention during radiological reading to better align AI models with expert behavior; enabling flexible, language-based interaction with medical images; and developing interactive AI agents that support real-time, user-driven analysis. Together, these approaches illustrate how integrating visual perception, language, and interaction can transform AI from passive tools into effective clinical co-pilots, enhancing usability, interpretability, and seamless workflow <a href="http://integration.Room:" target="_blank" title="integration.Room:">integration.Room: 321, Bldg: Duff Medical Building, 3775 Rue University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/558822

“The event will feature a showcase of student projects that meet the selection criteria, a panel discussion with experts, and a student competition where participants deliver three-minute <a href="http://presentations.”Co-sponsored" target="_blank" title="presentations.”Co-sponsored">presentations.”Co-sponsored by: Maryam DavoudpourToronto, Ontario, Canada

Join us on June 24 as we celebrate IEEE Women in Engineering Day with an inspiring event dedicated to empowering women in engineering and technology. Building on the success of our “Together We Bloom” spring event, this celebration marks the next step in our journey; transforming growth into action and <a href="http://impact.The" target="_blank" title="impact.The">impact.The event will feature engaging speakers, interactive discussions, and valuable networking opportunities designed to highlight the achievements, challenges, and future of women in engineering. Together, we aim to foster a supportive community that encourages innovation, leadership, and <a href="http://inclusion.Whether" target="_blank" title="inclusion.Whether">inclusion.Whether you are a student, professional, or ally, be part of a movement that empowers women to engineer a better <a href="http://tomorrow.350" target="_blank" title="tomorrow.350">tomorrow.350 Legget Dr, Kanata, ON K2K 3N1, Kanata, Ontario, Canada

This presentation outlines a practical pipeline for distilling large language models into compact, in-house alternatives using mature teacher models. We focus on retrieval-augmented generation workflows, where distilled students must learn context grounding, citation discipline, and latency-efficient behavior. The methodology covers data curation from teacher-generated RAG trajectories, constrained supervised fine-tuning with context masking, and evaluation using faithfulness, robustness, and efficiency <a href="http://metrics.We" target="_blank" title="metrics.We">metrics.We demonstrate end-to-end integration with the Hugging Face platform, leveraging Model Hub for teacher selection, Datasets for curated training data, trl and peft for parameter-efficient training, Spaces for interactive validation, and Leaderboards for community benchmarking. Comparative analysis shows distillation achieves 85–95% of teacher performance at 20% inference cost, enabling deployable, privacy-compliant RAG <a href="http://systems.The" target="_blank" title="systems.The">systems.The talk concludes with mitigation strategies for common pitfalls and future directions in agentic and multi-teacher <a href="http://distillation.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="distillation.Speaker(s):">distillation.Speaker(s): Zichao Li, Agenda: 7:00PM - Introduction of IEEE Hamilton Section7:15PM - Presentation8:00PM - Q&A8:15PM - RefreshmentsRoom: Multipurpose Room 3, Bldg: Trafalgar Park Community Centre, 133 Rebecca St,, Oakville,, Ontario, Canada, L6K 1J5