IEEE WIE New Brunswick – 4th Executive Committee MeetingAgenda: - Welcome and opening remarks- Review and approval of May meeting minutes- Financial update – special funding form status- Social media updates – Craft Night post and future <a href="http://plans.-" target="_blank" title="plans.-">plans.- WIE Day – promo material status and event planning- WIE Website update- AOB- Next meeting and adjournmentVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/487082

Join us for “Why Not YOU? Leveling Up in Careers & Leadership,” an empowering virtual event hosted by IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) – Hamilton Section. This engaging session will feature Dr. Georgette Zinaty, an acclaimed leadership expert, equity advocate, and 2x TEDx speaker. Through her personal journey and professional insights, Dr. Zinaty will explore what it means to lead with purpose, promote inclusion, and build meaningful impact in engineering and <a href="http://beyond.-" target="_blank" title="beyond.-">beyond.- Whether you're a student, a young professional, or an industry leader, this conversation will offer practical strategies to help you grow with confidence and clarity in your <a href="http://career.Guided" target="_blank" title="career.Guided">career.Guided by the theme “Empowering the Next Generation: Leadership, Equity & Impact in Engineering,” the event will cover topics such as:- Overcoming leadership challenges- Fostering inclusive environments- Job-seeking strategies- The power of storytelling in public <a href="http://life.Attendees" target="_blank" title="life.Attendees">life.Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions, network, and gain inspiration to take bold steps toward their professional <a href="http://goals.We" target="_blank" title="goals.We">goals.We look forward to welcoming you to this dynamic and inspiring conversation!Speaker(s): Dr. Georgette Zinaty Agenda: Time (EST) Session Details10:30 – 10:35 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks Hosted by Saeed Ghaderi, Chair, IEEE WIE Hamilton Section10:35 – 10:40 AM Introduction of Guest Speaker A brief introduction to Dr. Georgette Zinaty10:40 – 11:20 AM Thought Leadership Talk Featured Talk by Dr. Georgette Zinaty11:20 – 11:30 AM Interactive Q&A Audience engagement and live questions11:30 – 11:45 AM Closing Remarks & Networking Final thoughts, acknowledgements, and open networkingVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/487480

Date: June 8, 2025Location: Room A-1804 , École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), MontréalOrganized by: IEEE ComSoc SSC SIG on Satellite Mega-Constellations: Communications and NetworkingProgram:11:00 – 11:30 Introducing IEEE ComSoc Standardization ActivitiesPresenter: Mehmet Ulema (Chair, IEEE ComSoc Standards Development Board)11:30 – 12:15Presentation of IEEE P1963 StandardIntroduction to the standard on Collaborative Orbital Data Sharing, covering its scope, technical framework, and <a href="http://impact.Presenters:" target="_blank" title="impact.Presenters:">impact.Presenters: Nesrine Benchoubane(Polytechnique Montreal), jointly with Gregory Falco (Cornell), Wael Jaafar (ÉTS), Gunes Karabulut Kurt (Polytechnique Montreal)12:15 – 13:30 Lunch BreakLight lunch provided to registered <a href="http://participants.13:30" target="_blank" title="participants.13:30">participants.13:30 – 14:30 Student Innovation CompetitionSelected student projects will be presented in 60 seconds for sustainable space <a href="http://communications.Evaluators:" target="_blank" title="communications.Evaluators:">communications.Evaluators: Jesus-David Gonzalez-Llorente (ÉTS), Sandra Céspedes U. (Concordia University), Pablo Gustavo Madoery (Carleton University),Wael Jaafar (ÉTS), Gunes Karabulut Kurt (Polytechnique Montreal)14:30 – 15:30Panel Discussion: Sustainable Space – From Vision to RealityA moderated discussion featuring academic, industry, and policy experts on operationalizing sustainable practices in <a href="http://space.Panelists:" target="_blank" title="space.Panelists:">space.Panelists: Mohamed-Slim Alouini (KAUST), Daniele TARCHI (Università di Firenze), Jesus-David Gonzalez-Llorente (ÉTS), Peng Hu (University of Manitoba), Giovanni Giambene (University of Siena)Moderators: Wael Jaafar (ÉTS), Gunes Karabulut Kurt (Polytechnique Montreal)-----Co-sponsored by: IEEE SSC-TC SIG on Satellite Mega-Constellations: Communications and NetworkingRoom: Room A-1804, Bldg: Pavillon A (Building A),École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Montréal, Quebec, Canada, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/486348

The FR3 band (7.125 – 24.25 GHz) is gaining attention for its potential in the next generation of future <a href="http://networks.This" target="_blank" title="networks.This">networks.This exclusive webinar brings together experts from both industry and academia to share insights from their respective fields. We’ll also cover the latest technical developments related to FR3 — helping the audience understand why this band is key for the future of <a href="http://connectivity.Why" target="_blank" title="connectivity.Why">connectivity.Why attending?- Understand what makes the FR3 different from FR1 and FR2- Learn about the technical progress and challenges- Explore use cases and implementation paths, from component-level to system-level perspectives- Hear directly from engineers, researchers, and market leaders shaping the futureSpeaker(s): Irene de Gruijter, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/486595

The Montreal Chapter of the IEEE Signal Processing Society, in collaboration with STARaCom, cordially invites you to attend the following talk to be given (in presence) at McGill University by Prof. David Gesbert, Director of EURECOM (Sophia Antipolis, France, (https://www.eurecom.fr).Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="www.eurecom.fr)](https://www.eurecom.fr).Speaker(s):">www.eurecom.fr)](https://www.eurecom.fr).Speaker(s): Prof. David GesbertRoom: 603, Bldg: McConnell Engineering, 3480 University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 0E9

Free Registration (with a Zoom account; you can get one for free if you don't already have it. This requirement is to avoid Zoom bombing. Please sign in using the email address tied to your Zoom account — not necessarily the one you used to register for the <a href="http://event.):https://sjsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/vo5r9OqaSFuqKsuFcww7CgSynopsis:AR/VR" target="_blank" title="event.):https://sjsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/vo5r9OqaSFuqKsuFcww7CgSynopsis:AR/VR">event.):https://sjsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/vo5r9OqaSFuqKsuFcww7CgSynopsis:AR/VR devices promise a new era of immersive computing, where our everyday experience is augmented with helpful information (Augmented Reality), or where we are immersed in fully virtual worlds (Virtual Reality). These systems fuse the physical world and the virtual world through computing resources to provide these immersive experiences rendered on the user's headset. As a result, it allows new opportunities for attackers to compromise the security and privacy of users that are not well understood. Towards understanding the security and privacy challenges in these systems, this talk presents a number of recent attacks we developed on AR/VR systems. One threat model exploits the shared computing resources used by multiple applications on a headset to extract information through side channels; we show attacks that spy on user activity or compromise privacy. Another threat model exploits the shared state among multiple users in a multi-user application, allowing malicious users to inject compromised information or to recover information they are not allowed to access. Other threat models include those that interfere with applications and cause the virtual model to become out of sync with the physical world, causing user motion sickness or bypassing safety guardrails. I will conclude with a discussion of potential defenses and ways to build more secure AR/VR <a href="http://experiences.---------------------------------------------------------------By" target="_blank" title="experiences.---------------------------------------------------------------By">experiences.---------------------------------------------------------------By registering for this event, you agree that IEEE and the organizers are not liable to you for any loss, damage, injury, or any incidental, indirect, special, consequential, or economic loss or damage (including loss of opportunity, exemplary or punitive damages). The event will be recorded and will be made available for public <a href="http://viewing.Co-sponsored" target="_blank" title="viewing.Co-sponsored">viewing.Co-sponsored by: Vishnu S. Pendyala, SJSUSpeaker(s): Dr. Vishnu S. Pendyala, Prof. Nael Abu-Ghazaleh Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/485364

The Montreal Chapter of the IEEE Signal Processing Society, in collaboration with STARaCom, cordially invites you to attend the following talk to be given (in presence) at McGill University by Prof. Steve Hranilovic, from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at McMaster University (Hamilton, <a href="http://Ont.).Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="Ont.).Speaker(s):">Ont.).Speaker(s): Prof. Steve HranilovicRoom: 603, Bldg: McConnell Engineering, 3480 University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 0E9

Are you part of a Student Branch Executive Committee? Do you want to improve your branch’s effectiveness, expand your impact, and collaborate better across universities?Join us for this hybrid leadership workshop led by:🔹 Thomas Micallef, Montreal Section Student Activities Chair (SAC)🔹 Ardalan Jamshidi, Montreal Section Student Representative (SSR)Together, they will share practical insights on:✅ How to organize impactful events✅ Building partnerships across branches✅ Effective communication with your section✅ Resources and funding opportunities available through IEEE📍 In person at Concordia University + Online🗓️ Tuesday, June 11🕔 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Eastern Time💡 Open to all current and future IEEE Student Branch leaders across the Montreal Section and beyond!Virtual session informations will be send to <a href="http://registrants.Room:" target="_blank" title="registrants.Room:">registrants.Room: Conference Room, INRS EMT 800 Rue De la Gauchetière O, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Monthly ExCom meeting - <a href="http://Hybrid.Agenda:" target="_blank" title="Hybrid.Agenda:">Hybrid.Agenda: 6:30 PM - ExCom MeetingRoom: TBA, Bldg: 2985, New York Institute of Technology - Vancouver, 2985 Virtual Way, Suite 180, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,V5M 4X7, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/487728

Assemblée Générale Annuelle – Section IEEE de QuébecSuivi du cocktail de lancement du Chapitre IEEE Photonics de QuébecOuvert à tous, membres et non-membres IEEE Jeudi 12 juin 2025, à 16h00Institut National d'Optique (INO)IMPORTANT: Prière d'avoir une carte d'identité avec photo pour vous identifier (ex: permis de conduire)---------------------------------------------------------------Ordre 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) 2025-2027---------------------------------------------------------------Cocktail de réseautage et lancement officiel (17h00 à 19h00)À la suite de l'Assemblée, vous êtes cordialement invité au lancement officiel du nouveau Chapitre (https://ieeephotonics.org/) de Québec, accompagné d'un cocktail dînatoire. À cette occasion, M. André Fougères, président du Chapitre IEEE Photonics et Chef de la technologie à l'INO, présentera une courte allocution intitulée:« Quantique 2.0 et distribution quantique de clés de chiffrement : une initiation »L'émergence des technologies quantiques et la venue prochaine des calculateurs quantiques menacent la sécurité de nos communications. Il est prouvé que les algorithmes de chiffrement actuels ne résisteront pas à ces futurs calculateurs. Une course technologique est donc engagée vers de nouvelles façons de protéger nos échanges. La distribution quantique de clés de chiffrement, une autre technologie quantique en émergence, fait partie du peloton. Dans cette brève allocution, quelques notions de base seront illustrées et discuté<a href="http://es.Pourquoi" target="_blank" title="es.Pourquoi">es.Pourquoi y participer?-découvrir les projets en cours dans votre Section IEEE locale et aussi dans la Region 7 (IEEE Canada) et proposer vos idées,- être au lancement officiel du nouveau Chapitre IEEE Photonics de Québec (moment historique!),-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!Institut National d'Optique, 2740 Rue Einstein, Quebec, Quebec, Canada, G1P 4S4

Monthly Executive Team Meeting - IEEE Hamilton Section (June'2025)Agenda: 07:00PM - Meeting starts08:00PM - Meeting endsVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/486700

IEEE Montreal Section and STARaCom invite you to attend two interesting talks proceeding with a light breakfast:First talk: Advancing Toward 6G and Beyond: Unifying Communications, Sensing, Computing, and IntelligenceWith the release of 3GPP 5G-Advanced (Release 18) and ongoing efforts toward Release 19, the path to 6G is taking shape through a series of transformative paradigm shifts. These include the intelligent integration of people, machines, and the environment; the convergence of space-air-ground-sea infrastructures; the alignment of diverse frequency bands with distinct propagation characteristics; and the fusion of communication, sensing, computing, positioning, and intelligence into a unified ecosystem. While further development is still needed for 5G-Advanced, the global research community has been driving the exploration of disruptive technologies and visionary services for 6G and beyond. This talk begins by outlining emerging use cases and key enabling technologies for next-generation networks. It then introduces foundational concepts in quantum computing and discusses their potential applications in the future communication landscape. The presentation concludes with a discussion of strategic research directions expected to shape innovation in the coming <a href="http://decades.Second" target="_blank" title="decades.Second">decades.Second talk: Explainable and Robust AI for 6GUnlike previous generations of wireless networks, which were primarily designed to meet the requirements of human communications, 5G networks enable extensive data collection from machines. As we transition to 6G, the emphasis moves beyond connectivity toward leveraging this machine-generated data for a new spectrum of control applications, such as extended reality, remote surgery, and autonomous vehicle platoons. Designing communication systems for these advanced control applications introduces a distinct set of challenges. These include meeting stringent requirements for delay and reliability, addressing the semantics of control systems, and ensuring robust resource management. In the first part of this talk, we explore ultra-reliable channel modeling and communication techniques based on the integration of extreme value theory with generative artificial intelligence (AI). These methods offer improved accuracy in predicting rare but critical events while providing adaptivity to dynamic scenarios. In the second part of the talk, we explore the benefits of employing optimization theory based, explainable, and safe AI in radio resource management for the joint design of control and communication systems. These approaches offer a systematic methodology to enhance robustness and interpret decisions made by black-box AI <a href="http://models.">models.Speaker(s): Professor Octavia A. Dobre , Professor Sinem ColeriAgenda: - 08:30-09:00 Breakfast- 09:00-10:00 First talk: Advancing Toward 6G and Beyond: Unifying Communications, Sensing, Computing, and Intelligence- 10:00-11:00 Second talk: Explainable and Robust AI for 6GRoom: 6900, Bldg: INRS, 800, De La Gauchetière Ouest (6th level), Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H5A 1K6