Unless otherwise specified, meetings of the Fox Valley Subsection are held
in the auditorium
at IIT's Rice Campus,
201 East Loop Road, Wheaton, Illinois.
The meetings are normally held on the
3rd Wednesday of the month.
Directions: Take Rt.56/Butterfield Rd. to the first stoplight east of intersection of Butterfield & Naperville roads.
Turn north onto East Loop Road (Big Bowl Asian Restaurant and Phillip's 66 Gas Station on the corners);
the campus will be on your right about a block north of Butterfield Road.
More detailed directions and a map are available at:
https://www.rice.iit.edu/directions.html
.
Meetings and Events for this Season (beginning Sept. 2005)
(Click here for announcements from past years.)
21 SEPTEMBER 2005 (WEDNESDAY), 6:00PM - 9PM at IIT Rice Campus
Title: "Motorola's Improved Broadband over Power Line"
Speaker: Dick Illman, Principal Staff Engineer - Motorola's Enterprise Mobility Solutions in Schaumburg, IL
Abstract:
BroadBand over Power Line (BPL) is seen by some as a cost effective competitor to
Cable and DSL Internet consumer access as well as a way to improve the reliability
of the electric utility services.
It is seen by others as a large source of intolerable interference in the HF spectrum.
Motorola has developed an enhancement to the HomePlug standard, called Powerline LV which
reduces HF interference to and from infrastructure and does not use the medium voltage power
lines as a radiating element.
About the Speaker:
Mr. Illman is a Principal Staff Engineer with Motorola's Enterprise Mobility Solutions
in Schaumburg, Illinois.
His 31 year career with Motorola has focused on System Design and Implementation.
He has been working on enhancements to a Canopy(tm) wireless and HomePlug standard solution
for delivering IP connectivity using only low voltage electric utility power lines.
This solution includes RF interference protection to and from existing licensed HF users.
Mr. Illman provides technical support for a wide variety of wireless and wired solutions
for customers in the Enterprise market space including Utilities, Fortune 500, Transportation,
and Couriers.
Prior to working in Schaumburg, Mr. Illman was the Engineering Project Manager
for the Korea High Speed Rail System and was the engineering manager for the Pacific Area
including Alaska, Hawaii, all South Pacific Islands, and portions of Asia.
Mr. Illman has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronic Engineering from
California Polytechnic State University.
He has a patent for interference reducing enhancements to the HomePlug standard.
Mr. Illman has been an active licensed amateur radio operator since 1969.
Time: (see top of this page for directions to IIT Rice Campus)
6:00pm: Networking Time
7:00pm: Presentation
Sponsorship
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IEEE Fox Valley Subsection.
Reservations are not required, and there is no charge to attend.
Professional Engineers: this meeting qualifies for Professional Development Hours
19 OCTOBER 2005 (WEDNESDAY), 6:00PM - 9PM at IIT Rice Campus
Title: "Power over Ethernet"
Speaker: Ronald Nordin, Panduit Corporation
Abstract:
Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a revolutionary technology that extends the already
ultra-broad functionality of Ethernet by supplying reliable DC power over the same
Category 5/5e twisted-pair cable that currently carries Ethernet data.
PoE, modeled after the technology used by the telecommunications industry to supply
reliable power to telephones, enables lifeline quality power for IP telephones (VoIP)
as well as many other low power Ethernet network devices like wireless
access points (WAP) and security cameras.
PoE, or IEEE standard reference 802.3af, began the standardization process in 1999
to address the need to ensure interoperability among a growing number of proprietary
methods of distributing DC power to network devices.
Now that the standard has been passed, the ubiquitous Ethernet RJ-45 plug and outlet
make up the first universal worldwide power connectors.
Consequently, PoE equipment vendors are designing standards-based products that
leverage the numerous advantages offered by PoE.
These products include security access systems, battery chargers, vending and
gaming machines, electric guitars and even electronic shavers.
Constantly emerging applications using PoE are limited only by the ingenuity of the product designers.
This presentation will address the what the PoE standard is, types of sourcing equipment,
various types of receiving equipment, and the next PoE standard under development.
About the Speaker:
Ron Nordin, Ph.D. received his BSEE from Purdue University in 1977, MSEE and Ph.D. EE
from Northwestern University in 1979 and 1984 respectively.
He joined Panduit Corporation in 2002 in the Network Systems Division.
Prior to Panduit, he was head of Engineering at MAMINOS, a communications equipment
research and development company.
Prior to MAMINOS, he was in the research and development
at Lucent Technologies in the switching systems and access product divisions for 24 years.
Ron was a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Bell Laboratories and a Technical Manager
with fundamental expertise in analog, digital, and optical technologies.
He was involved in various aspects of design and development of access technologies
including the Line Unit family, ISDN, passive optical networks (PONs),
Hybrid Fiber Coaxial (HFC) systems, Access Interface Unit, ADSL systems
and multi-gigabit ATM access systems.
In addition, Ron is recognized as an expert in digital and analog integrated circuits,
high-speed electrical and optical interconnection devices, and the design of advanced
switching fabrics.
Ron has been awarded 10 patents, co-authored 7 technical books and has published numerous
technical papers.
Ron is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at
Illinois Institute of Technology for 20 years.
Time: (see top of this page for directions to IIT Rice Campus)
6:00pm: Networking time
7:00pm: Presentation
Sponsorship
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IEEE Fox Valley Subsection.
Reservations are not required, and there is no charge to attend.
Professional Engineers: this meeting qualifies for Professional Development Hours
18 JANUARY 2006 (WEDNESDAY), 6:00PM - 9PM at IIT Rice Campus
Title: "Solar Energy: Challenges and Opportunities"
Speaker: Dr. Michael R. Wasielewski, Northwestern University
Abstract:
The global demand for energy will double by 2050 and triple by the end of the century.
Our existing energy sources, fossil, nuclear and renewable, all face major challenges in
supplying the additional energy needed for the next 50-100 years.
Possible routes for producing the needed energy will be analysed,
with emphasis on the basic research breakthroughs that will enable
sunlight to provide a significant fraction of our future energy needs.
About the Speaker:
Michael R. Wasielewski was born in Chicago, Illinois.
He received both his Bachelor of Science (1971) and Ph.D. (1975) degrees from the
University of Chicago.
He carried out his graduate research in physical organic chemistry under the guidance
of Leon M. Stock. He then performed postdoctoral research,
first with Ronald Breslow at Columbia University, and then with Joseph Katz
at the Argonne National Laboratory.
Following postdoctoral studies, he joined the scientific staff of the
Argonne National Laboratory, where he rose through the ranks to become a
Senior Scientist and Group Leader of the Molecular Photonics Group.
In 1994 Wasielewski joined the faculty of Northwestern University, where he is
Professor of Chemistry.
He served as Chair of the Chemistry Department from 2001-2004.
Wasielewski's research interests include photoinduced electron transfer and
charge transport in organic molecules and materials, self-assembly of nanoscale materials,
the magnetic properties of radical ion pairs, ultrafast optical and magnetic resonance
techniques, materials for molecule-based opto-electronics and spintronics,
and the biophysics of proteins involved in the primary processes of photosynthesis.
His research has resulted in over 280 publications. Wasielewski was elected a Fellow of
the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1995, and has held numerous
distinguished lectureships and fellowships.
Among Wasielewskis recent awards are the 2004 Photochemistry Research Award of the
Inter-American Photochemical Society and the 2006 American Chemical Society James Flack
Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry.
Time: (see top of this page for directions to IIT Rice Campus)
6:00pm: Networking time
7:00pm: Presentation
Sponsorship
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IEEE Fox Valley Subsection.
Reservations are not required, and there is no charge to attend.
Professional Engineers: this meeting qualifies for Professional Development Hours
15 MARCH 2006 (WEDNESDAY), 6:00PM - 9PM at IIT Rice Campus
Title: "FPGAs: Technology and Application"
Speaker: Reza Hashemian, Electrical Engineering Department, Northern Illinois Univ.
Abstract:
Field Programmable Gate Arrays are digital ICs providing a fixed Sea-of-Gates fabric with
electrically programmable architecture.
FPGAs were mainly developed for rapid prototyping, but they have grown into production
and competing with ASICs in certain circumstances.
FPGAs have applications in all areas of digital electronics including communications,
control, computing, imbedded systems and DSPs.
This talk will review some of the main features of FPGAs and its growth in recent years.
It concentrates on recent FPGAs applications particularly on digital filters and image compressions.
About the Speaker:
Reza Hashemian has been a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Northern
Illinois University for nineteen years where he teaches and does research on analog and digital
VLSI designs, programmable logic devices (FPGAs), image compression techniques,
and computer algorithms.
He has served in industry for seven years, including Signetics (Phillips), Inc.,
Sunnyvale, CA (1984-1987), and Texas Instruments, Inc., Dallas, Texas (1994-1995)
working on device modeling, semi-custom ICs, and acoustic noise cancellation using FPGAs.
He has served as the director of research in Sharif University of Technology (1982-1984),
and has been the associate director and then director of Materials and Energy
Research Center in Tehran, Iran for eight years.
Professor Hashemian had been a professional licensee in Engineering
in the state of Illinois.
He is also a life member of the IEEE.
Time: (see top of this page for directions to IIT Rice Campus)
6:00pm: Networking time
7:00pm: Presentation
Sponsorship
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IEEE Fox Valley Subsection.
Reservations are not required, and there is no charge to attend.
Professional Engineers: this meeting qualifies for Professional Development Hours
3 MAY 2006 (WEDNESDAY), 6:00PM - 9PM at IIT Rice Campus
Title: "Digital Forensics, Techniques and Methodology"
Speaker: Ken Warren, Senior Instructor in the investigation and examination
of computer related crime, AccessData
Abstract:
In this 2 hour presentation, attendees will learn valuable information about where
data can reside on digital evidence, how it is extracted and how they can protect it
against alteration.
Methodology will be discussed relating to Imaging and processing of digital media
in conjunction with case studies.
Major topics of discussion are:
An Overview of Digital Forensics
Recovery of deleted and hidden data
The necessity for Automation in data processing
Identifying and defeating the use of data encryption
Windows Registry areas of interest
About the Speaker:
Kenneth Warren serves as a senior instructor in the investigation and examination
of computer related crime.
He also assists with the development of innovative training solutions for law
enforcement agencies as well as worldwide corporate entities.
Prior to joining AccessData, Ken served as a police officer and detective
for the Greeley, CO Police Department.
Ken's experiences with the police department include service in SWAT, homicide,
financial and complex crime and major crime scene investigation.
Working both as an investigator and examiner on hundreds of cases, Ken was responsible
for the creation of department policy and training regarding the collection of
computer related evidence and the investigation of computer and Internet related crime.
Ken designed and implemented the Computer Crimes Section at the Greeley Police Department
and the Digital Evidence Section at the Greeley/Weld County Forensic Laboratory.
Ken is a member of the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS),
The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB),
The High Tech Crime Consortium (HTCC), and the Colorado Association of Computer Crime
Investigators (CACCI) where he served as Secretary and President.
Time: (see top of this page for directions to IIT Rice Campus)
6:00pm: Networking time
7:00pm: Presentation
Sponsorship
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IEEE Fox Valley Subsection.
Reservations are not required, and there is no charge to attend.
Professional Engineers: this meeting qualifies for Professional Development Hours
21 JUNE 2006 (WEDNESDAY), 6:00PM - 9PM at IIT Rice Campus
Title: "Microprocessors"
Speaker: Ben Sander, Principal Member of the Technical Staff, AMD
Abstract:
Personal computers are one of the most ubiquitous technologies on the
planet, and many members of the intended audience likely own a computer
or other device that uses an AMD microprocessor.
This presentation
lifts the hood on the PC and examines groundbreaking technologies
recently introduced by AMD, including the novel DirectConnect bus
architecture, AMD64 instruction set, power-efficient design, and
dual-core microprocessors - and explains how these technologies benefit
customers.
Also, the talk provides a glimpse into next-generation AMD
products and technologies.
About the Speaker:
Ben Sander is a Principal Member of Technical Staff and manager of the
performance modeling group at AMD in Austin, TX.
He joined AMD in 1995
and has worked on several generations of AMD microprocessors, including
the AMD K5, AMD Athlon, and AMD Opteron processors.
His group is
responsible for the performance modeling and micro-architecture
development for next-generation AMD microprocessors.
Ben holds 11
patents and has numerous pending applications, and is an IEEE member.
He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1993 (B.S.) and 1995
(M.S.)
Post-meeting Copy of Presentation:
June 21 Powerpoint file (3.5MB .ppt)
Time: (see top of this page for directions to IIT Rice Campus)
6:00pm: Networking time
7:00pm: Presentation
Sponsorship
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IEEE Fox Valley Subsection.
Reservations are not required, and there is no charge to attend.
Professional Engineers: this meeting qualifies for Professional Development Hours
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