Events

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

Metasurfaces and antennas have emerged as powerful platforms for advancing wireless communications, sensing, and holographic display technologies across the electromagnetic spectrum. This talk will highlight recent developments and challenges in these areas, with a particular focus on open stopband issues in optical antenna designs. We will discuss the design and implementation of long-wave infrared (LWIR) metasurfaces and millimeter-wave (mmWave) metasurfaces featuring optical transparency and seamless thin-film integration. Special emphasis will be placed on enabling dynamic amplitude and phase tuning for next-generation reconfigurable systems in wireless, sensing, and holographic <a href="http://applications.Agenda:" target="_blank" title="applications.Agenda:">applications.Agenda: A one hour lecture by a leading expert in this field followed by a Q&A session. It will be chaired by Gavin <a href="http://Watkins.Bldg:" target="_blank" title="Watkins.Bldg:">Watkins.Bldg: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 7X7

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

This lecture offers a comprehensive introduction to wave energy, one of the planet's most reliable reservoirs of kinetic energy, distinguished by its high energy density and predictability compared to solar or wind resources. The session begins by analyzing wave formation and the transfer of energy from wind to the sea's surface, identifying geographic regions best suited for large-scale <a href="http://deployment.The" target="_blank" title="deployment.The">deployment.The core of the presentation examines the diverse landscape of Wave Energy Converters (WECs), including point absorbers, oscillating water columns, and attenuators, explaining how these technologies capture water motion to drive electrical generators. The talk also addresses the realities of offshore operations, covering engineering strategies for structural survival during extreme weather, long-term maintenance, environmental impact on marine ecosystems, and socio-economic challenges of grid <a href="http://integration.The" target="_blank" title="integration.The">integration.The lecture concludes with an outlook on the future of wave energy, reviewing current pilot projects and the potential of hybrid wind-wave offshore platforms, providing perspective on how wave energy can contribute to a resilient, diversified global energy <a href="http://portfolio.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="portfolio.Speaker(s):">portfolio.Speaker(s): Fernando Martínez GilAgenda: 7:00PM - Introduction of IEEE Hamilton Section7:15PM - Presentation8:00PM - Q&A8:15PM - RefreshmentsRoom: Level 5(Graduate lounge), Bldg: Engineering Technology building(ETB), , 1280 Main Street West , Hamilton,, Ontario, Canada, L8S 0A3

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

Abstract :The intersection of programmable communications and renewable energy systems is creatingnew opportunities for smarter, more sustainable power generation. This lecture examines theways software-defined networking concepts are reshaping connectivity in solar power plants,particularly in heliostat fields where conventional wired control architectures are often too costlyand difficult to scale. It highlights an emerging architecture based on centralized networkcontrol and virtualized network functions, designed to provide robust wireless coordination forlarge heliostat deployments. By supporting adaptive sun-tracking through intelligent spectrumallocation and routing strategies that account for interference, this framework shows howvirtualization methods originally developed for telecommunications can significantly improve theperformance and flexibility of renewable energy operations. More broadly, the work points to afundamental shift in infrastructure design, with software-defined systems serving as thefoundation of future energy ecosystems capable of autonomously optimizing generation inresponse to changing environmental factors and grid requirements. Its broader relevancespans industrial IoT and critical infrastructure, demonstrating a path toward highly adaptive,network-driven energy <a href="http://platforms.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="platforms.Speaker(s):">platforms.Speaker(s): Dr. Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, Room: Conference room Videotron (E2033) , Bldg: Pavillon E (Maison des étudiants) , École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H3C 1K5

“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.We" target="_blank" title="inclusion.We">inclusion.We are honored to welcome our keynote speakers, Fatemeh Soltani, Senior Technical Lead in silicon photonics design at Ranovus, and Maryam Havakeshian, AI Data Scientist at Ericsson. Their insights and experiences will inspire meaningful conversations and empower the next generation of <a href="http://leaders.We" target="_blank" title="leaders.We">leaders.We are also excited to feature our special guest, Miss Rocket, author and founder of the Try and Thrive Movement, bringing a powerful and creative perspective to the <a href="http://event.Whether" target="_blank" title="event.Whether">event.Whether you are a student, professional, or ally, be part of a movement that empowers women to engineer a better <a href="http://tomorrow.Agenda:" target="_blank" title="tomorrow.Agenda:">tomorrow.Agenda: Event Agenda – June 2411:30 AM – 12:00 PMCoffee Break & Networking12:00 PM – 12:05 PMWelcome & Opening Remarks12:05 PM – 12:25 PMKeynote Talk – Fatemeh Soltani12:25 PM – 12:30 PMTransition Break12:30 PM – 12:45 PMKeynote Talk – Maryam Havakeshian12:45 PM – 12:55 PMSpecial Guest Booth – Miss Rocket12:55 PM – 1:00 PMClosing Remarks & Networking350 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