7/17, 6:00 pm, SCV PSES, Security vs. Privacy in the Age of AI, Exponent, 149 Commonwealth Drive, Menlo Park
Monitor communications for security; AI automatically analyze communications and flag issues for security; deep learning and natural language understanding (NLU). Free.

7/17, 6:15 pm, SCV REL, Reliability Engineering Testing Methodology and Statistical Knowledge for Qualifications of Consumer Products and Automotive Components, Qualcomm, Inc. 3165 Kifer Road Building B-Cafeteria, Santa Clara
This tutorial will provide an overview of reliability testing methodology and statistical knowledge for qualification of consumer products and automotive components. Free

7/23, 6:00 pm, SCV EDS, Printed Electronics for In-Space Manufacturing, Texas Instruments Conference Center 2900 Semiconductor Dr, Building E, Santa Clara
Emerging printed devices including gas sensors, memory devices, energy storage devices, triboelectric nanogenerators. Free, includes pizza.

7/23, 6:30 pm, SCV MAG, EMC, Energy Conversion for a Sustainable Future Revived Role of Power and Energy, Western Digital, 1710 Automation Pkwy, San Jose
Replace mechanical and hydraulic systems with electrical systems; advanced magnetic materials and their potential impact on advanced electrical machines. Free.

7/23, 6:30 pm, SCV CES, Exciting Talks on How Neural Networks are Used in Medical Imaging, Nvidia Building E, 2800 Scott Boulevard, Santa Clara
Image Quality Assessment and Enhancement of Fetal Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging using Convolutional Neural Networks; Deep Learning and GAN Enable 4x Faster Scans for Clinical Radiology (MR, PET and more). $0-9

7/24, 6:00 pm, SCV CS, CIS, SSCS, Squeezing Down the Computing Requirements of Deep Neural Networks, 673 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas
To squeeze DNNs into smaller computing footprints, one needs better DNN design, DNN quantization, better implementations of DNNs, and better utilization of specialized computing hardware. Free.

7/25, 6:30 pm, SCV PELS, Scaling laws to design LLC resonant converters for Wireless Power Transfer Systems, Texas Instruments Building E Conference Center, 2900 Semiconductor Dr., Santa Clara
Learn how to properly design and scale a resonant LLC converter for wireless power applications. Free to $5.

8/6, 5:30 pm, SCV PHOT, The Event Horizon Telescope, Intel, Bldg SC-12, 3600 Julette Lane, Santa Clara
First direct image of a black hole; the ring is about the size of a poppy seed in New York, viewed from San Francisco; challenges of linking radio telescopes around the world to obtain this image, and what the image tells us about the black hole.

8/13, 6:30 pm, SFBA MAG, Spin-Orbit Technologies: From Magnetic Memory to Terahertz Generation, Western Digital, 1710 Automation Pkwy, San Jose
Spin-orbit coupling, such as spin-orbit torques (SOTs), alters the magnetic statel; generate terahertz emission and thus bridge the gap between spintronics and optoelectronics research.Free, includes pizza, cookie, and conversation.

8/20, 11:30 am, SFBA Nano, Recent Progress in Carbon Nanotube Logic Technology, EAG Laboratories, 810 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale
An industry perspective of the various memory types (filamentary, interfacial, bulk) proposed for cross-point based 3D memory technologies

8/28, 1:00 pm, SCV PES/IAS, IEEE Milestone Award Ceremony on the Invention of the Conductive Polymer Self Regulation Heater, Redwood City
Free. Save the date.

9/18, 6:00 pm, SCV PES/IAS, Bloom Energy Resilient MicroGrid Architectures for Mission Critical Facilities, Google, SB65 Border to Border Conference Room, 1365 Shorebird Way, Mountain View
Advanced MicroGrid architectures and trade-offs in design choices using distributed generation. Recent examples of MicroGrid deployments. Nano Technology used in the solid oxide fuel cell and its reliability, $15 to $25.

10/3, 6:00 pm, SFBA TEMS, Managing the Unmanageable: If You Are Agile, What Do Managers Do?, National Instruments, 4600 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara
Managers have critical roles to play in enabling agile success. $12 IEEE members, $15 non-members (Early Birds); At the Door: $20

10/10, 6:00 pm, SCV HIST, A Partial History of Makers in Silicon Valley, KeyPoint Credit Union, 2805 Bowers Ave (just off Central Expressway), Santa Clara
Speakers: Andrew Cromarty: President and CEO of Heathkit; Doug Dougherty: CEO of Make Media and Camp Peavy, one of the founders of the Home Brew Robotics Club. Registration not open yet.

9/19, 6:00 pm, OEB IAS, Energy Storage in Microgrid Applications, Zio Fraedo's, 611 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill
Microgrid Solutions; Energy Storage applications; Off-Grid Microgrid Case Study - PV + ESS to reduce fuel costs; Switchgear integrations in Microgrid applications. $15 to $30.

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Have you ever thought about teaching? Learn more and Apply for the EnCorps Fellowship for STEM Professionals - encorps.org

Project Open NanoCarbon - Monthly meetups/opensci journal club to research, build and deploy open hardware to rapidly solidify gigatonnes of carbon from atmospheric CO2.

Advise & mentor underrepresented young adult entrepreneurs. Flexible time commitment. Business and technology experienced professionals browse details, and apply to join at skysthelimit.org

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