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IEEE OES-GRSS-APS Invited Technical Talk 2Speaker: Dr. Kegen YuTitle：Monitoring Ocean States with Spaceborne GNSS ReflectometryAbstract: Global Satellite Navigation System Reflectometry (GNSS-R) is an emerging remote sensing technology that is increasingly widely used in Earth observation, environmental parameter retrieval, and monitoring of marine and terrestrial disasters. This talk primarily discusses the use of spaceborne GNSS-R technology for monitoring ocean conditions, selecting three ocean parameters—sea surface wind speed and direction, and sea surface wave height—as retrieval targets. It focuses on studying how to construct ocean parameter retrieval models using machine learning algorithms under the condition of sufficient observational data samples. Model training primarily utilizes GNSS-R observation data from China's Fengyun-3E and the U.S. CYGNSS satellites, along with several ocean parameter product datasets as reference data. Through extensive experimental data processing, the model's performance was validated, demonstrating that spaceborne GNSS-R technology can be applied to monitor ocean conditions and serve as an effective supplement to existing ocean monitoring <a href="http://techniques.Time:" target="_blank" title="techniques.Time:">techniques.Time: 3pm-4pm NST, 14 July, 2026Location: CSF-1203, Memorial UniversitySpeaker(s): Kegen Yu, Room: 1203, Bldg: CSF, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

[]Join the IEEE Toronto Instrumentation & Measurement – Robotics & Automation Joint Chapter for a technical talk presented by Dr. Meiying Qin from York <a href="http://University.Thursday" target="_blank" title="University.Thursday">University.Thursday, July 23, 2026 @ 2:00 – 3:00 PM (EST)Abstract:This talk introduces first year CS students to Human Robot Interaction, a field that explores how people perceive, respond to, and collaborate with robots. Through examples ranging from assistive devices to social robots in education and therapy, we will look at how design choices shape human behavior, trust, and engagement. The session highlights why people attribute agency and intention to machines, how embodiment influences compliance, and what these cognitive effects mean for building responsible and effective robotic <a href="http://systems.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="systems.Speaker(s):">systems.Speaker(s): , Meiying Qin, <a href="http://Ph.D.Virtual:" target="_blank" title="Ph.D.Virtual:">Ph.D.Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/559756

This keynote provides a comprehensive overview of major scientific and technological advances achieved over more than a decade of collaboration between Renault/Ampere and Centrale Nantes–LS2N within an industrial research chair dedicated to electric <a href="http://mobility.The" target="_blank" title="mobility.The">mobility.The research activities presented cover three main interconnected domains in electric mobility systems. The first domain focuses on AC motorand converter control for EV/HEV applications, including sensorless control strategies for AC machines with emphasis on position estimation and torque monitoring, as well as advanced control of DC–AC power converters. The second domain addresses energy management and control strategies for EV/HEV charging and discharging systems. This includes global energy management approaches and DC bus regulation techniques for EV/HEV chargers, and automated generation of VHDL code for embedded control implementation. The third domain concerns the control and optimization of EV/HEV powertrains, including the control of batteryless series hybrid electric vehicles and energy management strategies for electric vehicles powered by fuel cell–supercapacitor hybrid systems. A particular emphasis is placed on the successful transition from academic research to industrial deployment, with several control and estimation algorithms currently exploited by Renault <a href="http://Group.Overall" target="_blank" title="Group.Overall">Group.Overall, the talk aims to synthesize the main research directions developed within the Chair, highlighting how advances in nonlinear control theory contribute directly to next-generation electric mobility <a href="http://systems.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="systems.Speaker(s):">systems.Speaker(s): Malek Ghanes, Room: A2473, Bldg: Pavillon A, École de technologie supérieure, 1100 Notre-Dame St W, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3C 1K3

Speaker(s): Dr. Sima NoghanianRoom: EIT-3151, Bldg: EIT, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/559755