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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.Room:" target="_blank" title="Watkins.Room:">Watkins.Room: Courtside A - EAST WING, 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

Join us for a guided tour of the Niagara Parks Power Station in Niagara Falls just across from Table Rock Visitor Centre. Recently restored to its former glory, inside this historically preserved site attendees will gain insight into power generation, electrical distribution, and the history of hydroelectric generation in Ontario. This tour is intended for IEEE student branch members to give them an inside look at the historical methods, technical procedures and equipment used to harness the power of the Niagara Falls at the turn of the <a href="http://century.Agenda:" target="_blank" title="century.Agenda:">century.Agenda: - Arrival and Check-in- Meeting Point: See attached image with marked area- Introduction and briefing- Guided tour of power station- Discussion on hydroelectric generation and electrical distribution- Q&A and group photo[]7005 Niagara River Pkwy, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, L0S 1A0

This talk explores the evolving role of pluggable optics in high‑speed data‑center interconnects, highlighting why they remain a dominant solution despite emerging alternatives such as co‑packaged optics. After introducing the architecture of optical modules and the tradeoffs between pluggable, co‑packaged, and scale‑out interconnect strategies, the presentation reviews key optical link technologies, including intensity‑modulated direct‑detect and coherent systems, fiber types, and device implementations such as VCSELs, Mach‑Zehnder modulators, and electro‑absorption modulators. The talk then examines practical design challenges in modern optical PHYs—such as transmitter performance (e.g., TDECQ), high‑swing driver design, link budgeting, power constraints, and jitter. Finally, recent advancements in >400 Gb/s per lane direct‑detect systems are discussed, illustrating how continued innovation in CMOS, photonics, and system architecture enables scaling to ever higher data <a href="http://rates.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="rates.Speaker(s):">rates.Speaker(s): Mike Bichan, Room: 11.119, Bldg: EV, 1515 Ste-Catherine St West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G1M8

[]You've been using Claude like a search engine with manners. It's time to use it like an operating system. Agents. MCPs. Skills. Claude Code. This is where one-person companies start — and where entire industries <a href="http://shift.In" target="_blank" title="shift.In">shift.In plain terms: you've been using a Ferrari to drive to the mailbox. Claude isn't a better search engine — it's a tireless team member that works while you sleep. Most people will never figure this out. You will. Most people discover Claude through the chat interface. They ask questions. They get answers. They think: "Nice. It's like a smarter Google." Then they close the tab and move <a href="http://on.They" target="_blank" title="on.They">on.They never find out that Claude can autonomously browse the web, write and execute code, manage files, connect to any app or database on the planet, coordinate multi-step workflows across tools, and operate for hours without a single human <a href="http://keystroke.They" target="_blank" title="keystroke.They">keystroke.They never find out about Claude Code — a CLI agent that can build entire products from a description. Or MCPs — a universal protocol that plugs Claude into Slack, GitHub, Notion, Figma, PostgreSQL, and thousands more. Or Skills — reusable, markdown-based "playbooks" that teach Claude any repeatable workflow you can describe. Think of MCP as a universal remote. One sentence to Claude — "update Notion, message the team in Slack, pull last quarter's numbers from the database" — and it happens. No tab-switching. No copy-paste. No "let me get back to you on <a href="http://that.""Claude" target="_blank" title="that.""Claude">that.""Claude Code is, with hindsight, poorly named. It's not purely a coding tool: it's a tool for general computer automation. Anything you can achieve by typing commands into a computer can now be <a href="http://automated."—" target="_blank" title="automated."—">automated."— Simon Willison, software engineer & researcherThis course gives you the full picture — from the concepts down to the commands. By the end, you will see Claude not as a chatbot, but as a platform for building the future of <a href="http://work.For" target="_blank" title="work.For">work.For more information, please visit out event website: <a href="https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/claude/Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/claude/Speaker(s):">https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/claude/Speaker(s): Younes, Agenda: Monday, June 8 | 7:00 - 9:00 PMModule 01 - Claude Is Not a ChatbotReframe everything you know. Understand the architecture: Claude as a reasoning engine, an action-taker, and an autonomous agent — not a Q&A machine. The mental model that unlocks everything <a href="http://else.Module" target="_blank" title="else.Module">else.Module 02 - Claude Interfaces & Use CasesWeb app, desktop app, command line, VS Code, and Antigravity. We'll also cover Claude Co-Work, plugins, and how to pick the right interface for the <a href="http://job.Module" target="_blank" title="job.Module">job.Module 03 - Claude Code in the TerminalSet up and master terminal-based Claude. Explore subagents, loops, Claude management, and routines. Everything Anthropic has just added to the harness that's worth <a href="http://knowing.Thursday" target="_blank" title="knowing.Thursday">knowing.Thursday, June 11 | 7:00 - 9:00 PMModule 04 - Memory & Context WindowsHow Claude remembers. Context window limits, memory optimization techniques, and the difference between global and local memories. Learn to make Claude remember what <a href="http://matters.Module" target="_blank" title="matters.Module">matters.Module 05 - MCP: The Universal Plugin SystemModel Context Protocol is the USB-C of AI. A universal standard that connects Claude to any tool: GitHub, Slack, Notion, Postgres, Figma, Google Drive, Shopify, and thousands more. One integration, <a href="http://everywhere.Module" target="_blank" title="everywhere.Module">everywhere.Module 06 - Skills: Reusable PlaybooksWhat Skills are, where to find them, and which ones are actually useful. Learn how to install, reuse, and build your own Markdown based Skills so Claude knows how you <a href="http://work.Module" target="_blank" title="work.Module">work.Module 07 - The Claude Ecosystem & What Comes NextBeyond the basics: token optimization, planning, harnessing, security guardrails, which tools to call (and when), best practices for memory files and orchestration. The foundation that leads to building something like OpenClaw and <a href="http://beyond.Virtual:" target="_blank" title="beyond.Virtual:">beyond.Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/553617

Come join us at the Celtic Corner in Dartmouth for a gathering to meet local Life Members. All IEEE Members and Student Members are welcome. There will be food and <a href="http://drink.PATIO" target="_blank" title="drink.PATIO">drink.PATIO ACCESS: See attached photo of the building rear entrance to the <a href="http://patio.Parking" target="_blank" title="patio.Parking">patio.Parking next door: Parking Lot at 28 Queen Street, behind the Celtic <a href="http://Corner.(Parking" target="_blank" title="Corner.(Parking">Corner.(Parking on Queen street is free after 6 pm, but it is always <a href="http://taken.)(<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/Cw11DsHJTY5FW2b86)69" target="_blank" title="https://goo.gl/maps/Cw11DsHJTY5FW2b86)69">https://goo.gl/maps/Cw11DsHJTY5FW2b86)69 Alderney Dr, Dartmouth,, Nova Scotia, Canada, B2Y2N7

Monthly ExCom meeting - <a href="http://Online.Agenda:" target="_blank" title="Online.Agenda:">Online.Agenda: 6:30 PM - ExCom MeetingVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/561296

Monthly Executive Team Meeting - IEEE Hamilton Section (Jun'2026)Agenda: 07:00PM - Meeting starts08:00PM - Meeting endsVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/559905

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Rayleigh Solar Tech is a local scale-up company aiming to lower the cost of solar by developing flexible thin-film perovskite solar panels. Spun out of a Dalhousie research lab in 2016, Rayleigh now employs over 50 people from around the globe. Perovskite panels differ from traditional silicon panels in their manufacturing techniques, their flexibility, and their low <a href="http://weight.Join" target="_blank" title="weight.Join">weight.Join us for a tour of Rayleigh's new location in Highfield Park, where you will learn about the company, the product, and the new facility, as well as the techniques used to evaluate solar panel performance and <a href="http://lifetime.For" target="_blank" title="lifetime.For">lifetime.For directions, Rayleigh Solar Tech has just finished moving into a new facility at 60 Highfield Park Dr. They are in the same building as Ashley HomeStore, our entrance is under the META sign (unrelated to Facebook).Note: Registrants will be required to sign an NDA on-site before the tour, and will be denied entry to the tour if they do not <a href="http://sign.60" target="_blank" title="sign.60">sign.60 Highfield Park Dr., Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3A 4R9