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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

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.Co-sponsored" target="_blank" title="provided.Co-sponsored">provided.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: Program DetailsRoom 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 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 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- 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 - 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

(<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- Présentation de la Section et des progrès par le Président de la Section- Présentation des rapport de chacun des Chapitres et Groupes d'Affinités- 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

How can we transform artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities into reliable, autonomous robotic systems? How can we engineer AI systems within budget constraints, certify them with respect to stakeholder requirements, and ensure that they meet the needs of the end user? Answering these questions necessitates new engineering methodologies for AI systems, as well as AI algorithms that leverage the unique characteristics of engineering problems. In this talk, I will begin by presenting methods that integrate foundation models such as large language models and vision-language-action models with frameworks and algorithms for verifiable sequential decision-making. I will then present compositional approaches to reinforcement learning, which enable independent development and testing of separate learning-enabled modules and facilitate the reliable deployment of their compositions in practice. Finally, I will present control-oriented learning algorithms that combine data with prior physics knowledge, yielding learning-enabled systems that effectively control hardware after mere minutes of data collection and training. Experiments on robotic hardware, ranging from manipulators to ground vehicles to hexacopters, demonstrate the important role that these algorithms play in the fast and reliable transfer of learning-driven algorithms to their target, real-world operating <a href="http://environments.Co-sponsored" target="_blank" title="environments.Co-sponsored">environments.Co-sponsored by: Ryozo Nagamune | [email protected] | Dejan Kihas | kihas@<a href="http://ieee.orgSpeaker(s):" target="_blank" title="ieee.orgSpeaker(s):">ieee.orgSpeaker(s): Cyrus Neary Agenda: Event Start: 3:30pmTalk and Q&A: 3:40pmEvent End: 5:00pmBldg: MacLeod Building , Room MCLD 3038, 2356 Main Mall, Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z4, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/559041

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