Activities and Events 2016
- Joint Source-Channel Coding 2016-Dec-01
- Children's Drawing Competition 2016-Dec-15
- Executive Meeting 2016-Dec-21
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- PEO Brantford Chapter Events
- PEO Hamilton-Burlington Chapter Events
- PEO Niagara Chapter Events
- PEO Oakville Chapter Events
- ISA Hamilton Chapter Events
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- Events of previous years
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- Executive Meeting 2016-Jan-19
- Executive Meeting 2016-Feb-10
- Electrical Safety Workshop 2016-Mar-07 to 2016-Mar-11
- Executive Meeting 2016-March-09
- ISA Hamilton Expo 2016-Mar-22
- Bay Area Science Fair Judging Day 2016-Mar-31
- Bay Area Science Fair 2016-Apr-01
- Southern Ontario Automation Show 2016-Apr-05
- McMaster Manufacturing Open House 2016-Apr-07
- McMaster ECE Expo 2016-Apr-08
- Niagara Science Fair Judging Day 2016-Apr-09
- Niagara Science Fair 2016-Apr-10
- Executive Meeting 2016-Apr-20
- LED Workshop 2016-May-09
- IEEE Canada Spring Board Meeting 2016-May-13 to 15
- Life Member Semi-annual Lunch 2016-May-18
- Executive Meeting 2016-May-18
- EMBS Student Conference 2016-May-29 to 31
- Safety requirements for automation systems 2016-Jun-01
- Executive Meeting 2016-Jun-15
- Hamilton Fringe Festival 2016-Jul-14 to 24
- Executive Meeting 2016-Jul-20
- Executive Meeting 2016-Aug-17
- Executive Meeting 2016-Sep-21
- Chapter: Wireless Networking 2016-Oct-03
- Chapter: The Capacity of the Relay Channel 2016-Oct-12
- IEEE Canada Fall Board Meeting 2016-Oct-14 to 16
- International Meeting 2016-Oct-15
- Life Member Semi-annual Lunch 2016-Oct-19
- Executive Meeting 2016-Oct-19
- Slides and Posters: Allies or Foes? 2016-Nov-04
- Executive Meeting 2016-Nov-16
- Browsing Unstructured Social Media Feeds 2016-Nov-22
- Dinner and Annual General Meeting 2016-Nov-26
Executive Meeting
A networking opportunity (as well as a chance for input on events)This year we are trying WebEx conference calls to avoid the possibility of snow and nasty weather. Everyone is welcome to join us and listen in. If you have a point to raise, feel free to log in, ask your question and leave. The joy and simplicity of telecommuting :-)
Date: Tuesday 2016-Jan-19 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Date: Wednesday 2016-Feb-10 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Date: Wednesday 2016-Mar-09 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Date: Wednesday 2016-Mar-23 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Date: Wednesday 2016-Apr-20 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Date: Wednesday 2016-May-18 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Date: Wednesday 2016-Jun-15 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Date: Wednesday 2016-Jul-20 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Date: Wednesday 2016-Aug-20 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Date: Wednesday 2016-Sep-21 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Date: Wednesday 2016-Oct-19 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Date: Wednesday 2016-Nov-16 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Place: Your computer (or phone)
Cost: None
Limit: All members welcome
Repeats every 3rd Wednesday of the month.
IEEE webEx Conferencing By telephone stopped working! 2016-Oct-01
We are considering other conference systems, such as Hangouts.
Contact Jim for latest connection information
When prompted for Conference Code enter 227 738 8273 #
https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/j.php?MTID=mff5adb556fce81651b071c1f0c598456
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Conference
IEEE IAS Electrical Safety Workshop
See information at
ESW Website
The IEEE IAS Electrical Safety Workshop (ESW) is dedicated to changing
the electrical safety culture.
The Technical Program typically offers more than 25 presentations from
subject matter experts and serve to push the envelope in human factors,
technology, standards, safe work practices, and managing systems that
reduce risk of electrical injuries. Tutorials emphasizing practical
applications are offered before and after the Technical Program, on
Monday afternoon, Tuesday morning, and Friday afternoon.
Date: 2016-Mar-07 to 2016-Mar-11
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Non-IEEE Event
ISA Hamilton Expo
Experience the future of Instrumentation, Systems & Automation
Date: Tuesday, 2016-Mar-22
Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Road West, Burlington, ON
Registration: On site
Free parking! Free lunch for all attendees! Door Prizes!
No preregistration required. Walk-ins welcome.
Keynote Speaker: 9 AM - 10 AM
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Non-IEEE Event
Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair
Annual Sciece Fair for students in Grades 7 to 12 see www.basef.ca
Public Viewing: Saturday 2015-Apr-01
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Location: Mohawk College
2015 winner of IEEE Hamilton prize for best use of electricity/electronics:
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2016 winners of IEEE Hamilton prize for best use of electricity/electronics:
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Project U01 Homemade Raspberry Pi Patty Meza |
Training in March, Judging Day is Thursday 2016-Mar-31
2016-May-18 to 20 Canada-Wide Science Fair
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Non-IEEE Event
Southern Ontario Process & Automation Show
Southern Ontario Process & Automation Show
Date: Tuesday, 2016-Apr-05
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Mississauga Convention Centre,
75 Derry Road West,
Mississauga, ON
Free parking all day.
Non-IEEE Event
McMaster Manufacturing Forum (Annual Industry Open House)
The 4th Annual Industry Open House features dynamic displays of current research projects involving undergraduate and graduate students as well as research staff and faculty. This event offers the opportunity to tour multiple research locations.
Date: Thursday, 2016-Apr-07
Time: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Event details are posted at:
mmri.mcmaster.ca/mfgforum/index.html
Please register at: www.eng.mcmaster.ca/ecomm/mmri/event/mforum2016 Registration is free.
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Non-IEEE Event
McMaster ECE Expo (a.k.a. Poster Day)
The Electrical and Computer Engineering annual Expo (previously known as Poster Day). Undergraduate students in the Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Electrical & Biomedical Engineering programs form groups in the capstone courses, designing and developing a viable project.
Date: Friday, 2016-Apr-08
Time: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Event details are posted at:
www.ece.mcmaster.ca/4oi6posterday.html
For information on judging or sponsoring contact Kelly Lyth lythk@ece.mcmaster.ca
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Non-IEEE Event
Niagara Region Science and Engineering Fair
Annual Science Fair for students in Grades 5 to 12 www.niagarasciencefair.org
Public Viewing: Sunday 2016-Apr-10
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Brock University
Pictures on Flickr:
If you want to be a judge see
Niagara Call for Judges
30% of Fair projects are French speaking, so that is a plus
Judging Day is Saturday 2016-Apr-09 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
2015 Judges Manual
2016-May-18 to 20 Canada-Wide Science Fair
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Non-IEEE Event
LED Workshop
Jim mentioned this: If anyone is interested in LED technology, there is a
workshop at the International Conference on Soldering and Reliability
Shining a Light on LED Technology: Construction, Reliability, Qualification, Failure Modes
Date: Thursday, 2016-May-09
Time: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Workshop: WS1
Instructor:Dr. Simard-Normandin
Location: Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference Centre
8500 Warden Avenue
Toronto, ON L6G 1A5
Cost: $375.00 US
Event details are posted at: LED Workshop
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ASME Toronto Event
Engineering Career Fair
Engineering Career Fair 2016 will be a valuable opportunity to network between job seekers and incoming employers and organizations. The event will focus on helping employers fill various roles requiring experienced and/or a graduate degree. The fair will be of interest to all engineers in Ontario.
Date: Thursday, 2016-May-12
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Exam Centre, (St. George campus, Univ. of Toronto)
255 McCaul St,
Toronto, ON M5T 1W7
Event details are posted at: Career Fair 2016
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Administrative Conference
IEEE Canada Spring Board Meeting
This semi-annual conference is the place to have your opinions voiced to
the higher ups in IEEE. We send one person to vote at the meeting, and a
second executive person goes for experience.
The spring meeting also has training for executive.
If you have any comments, let us know, so we can pass them on.
Date: Friday-Sunday, 2015-May-13 to 15
Location: Vancouver Marriott Downtown, Vancouver, BC
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Social Meeting
Hamilton & KW Sections
IEEE Life Member
Semi-annual Lunch
Date: 2016-May-18(Wednesday)
Time: 12:00 noon - 2:30 PM
Location: Southcote 53 Tap and Grill
534 Garner Road East, Ancaster, ON, L9G 3K9 map
Cost: Buy your own lunch (approx $15.00)
Arrive early (11:30 AM) and meet with your colleagues for drinks before lunch. We shall be in the private room. Lunch will purchased from dining room menu.
associate editor IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
associate editor IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine.
Topic: Overview on Pioneering The Next Generation Of Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Reports on activities, business, etc.
Please RSVP: by 2016-May-16 to Barry Butwell
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Conference
EMBS Student Conference
The IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) International
Student Conference (ISC) 2016
Theme: Expanding the Boundaries of Biomedical Engineering and Healthcare
Date: Sunday, 2016-May-29 to 2016-May-31
Location: Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
Cost: $150.00 (Discounts for students and early registration)
Event details are posted at: https://sites.ieee.org/embs-isc-2016/
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Technical Meeting
Safety Requirements for Automation Systems
Topic: Safety requirements for automation systems
Speaker: Mohammad El-Naji and Jim Grube, Siemens
Date: Wednesday 2016-Jun-01
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Cost: None (Paid parking on campus, $6.00 after 5:00 PM, Lots P5 - P8)
Location: Room i109
Mohawk College
135 Fennell Avenue West
Hamilton, Ontario L9C 1E9
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Abstract:
Safety requirements for automation systems have steadily increased over
the last decade. Mohammad El-Naji is a practicing engineer currently
employed with Siemens Canada. He will begin by presenting a brief overview
of existing standards then move into safety systems including those
involving network communications. Mohammad will finish by presenting an
example of integrating safety into an existing system.
At the conclusion of the talk attendees will have the opportunity for some
hands on in lab learning using the Siemens “Safety Integrated” platform.
Safety Integrated incorporates safety technology into standard automation.
Speaker: Mohammad El-Naji
Graduated from the University of Western Ontario, B.Eng., Power
Engineering option in 2004. Worked for Brock solutions for three years as
a systems integrator. I moved onto AECL to work as an electrical
engineer/PLC Programmer in 2007. Over my 4 years at AECL, I worked at
multiple sites supporting the refurbishment of CANDU reactors. Sites that
I worked at included Bruce (Ontario), Point Lepreau (New Brunswick),
Wolsong (south Korea) and Embalse (Argentina). I left AECL in 2011 and
joined Siemens as a safety Application engineer. I’ve been a Professional
engineer since 2010 and I sit on three CSA boards where I’m a voting
member in two of them.
Speaker: Jim Grube
Graduated from George Brown College, Electrical Design. After graduating,
I was hired by a mid size engineering firm called ECE Group and worked in
the Base Building department designing power, lighting and fire alarm
systems. Some of the projects worked on were Ontario Place and Sherway
Mall. After this, I started as an electrical apprentice at Black &
McDonald within their Automation Division. This involved design,
installation, programming and start up of automation systems for Boeing,
Molson, Tremco, CNE and Campbell Soup to name a few. After eleven years at
Black & McDonald and receiving my Industrial Electrician’s license, I
started working at Siemens in their Automation Training Department. I have
held various positions in my 18 years at Siemens from presales support to
business development. In the 10 years as a Safety Specialist I received a
TUV Functional Safety Professional certification for ISO13849/IEC62061,
worked with various standards bodies and was responsible for presales
support, design support, standards, wireless safety and high availability
systems. I am currently working as the S7-1500 Controller and Safety
Product Marketing Manager.
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Hamilton Fringe Festival
One of our members is again presenting a play at the Hamilton Fringe Festival. John Bandler would like to alert you to a 2010 original Canadian play he is producing.Written by John Bandler
Directed by 2013 Maggie Bassett Award recipient Tom Mackan
Christmas Eve finds Cassie about to close her Julibee Motel when a storm sweeps in the well-heeled Mick. She insists her motel is closed. He wants a room at any price. His name is familiar, but she doesn’t let on. Instead, she kicks their hard-core banter into a rollercoaster of confessions, threats, and unfulfilled desires. As they struggle, Mick must decide whether he wants to die, Cassie must decide whether she wants him to live.
Recommended for mature audience. See John's interview with Annette Hamm.www.chch.com/christmas-eve-julibee-motel/
Opening Date: Friday, 2016-Jul-15
Time: 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Venue: The Players’ Guild, 80 Queen Street South, Hamilton, ON L8P 3R8
Cost: $10.00 plus $5.00 for a Fringe backer button.
Other performances
Sunday July 17 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Monday July 18 9:30 - 10:30 PM
Wednesday July 20 8:00 - 9:00 PM
Friday July 22 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Saturday July 23 6:30 - 7:30 PM
For full details see www.bandler.com/julibee/
and hamiltonfringe.ca/shows
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Superchapter Meeting
Wireless Networking and Transmission Over the Sea
Topic: Wireless Networking and Transmission Over the Sea
Speaker: Dr. Yong Bai
Date: Monday 2016-Oct-03
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Cost: None (Paid parking on campus)
Location: Information Technology Building, Room A113B
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8
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Abstract: To support ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communications over the sea, a networking architecture is introduced by integrating heterogeneous wireless networks (mobile ad hoc network, satellite network, and cellular network). The networking protocol design under such a networking architecture are discussed. Next, we present the channel modeling and wireless transmissions technologies for over-the-sea communications. An analytical multipath channel model for radio propagation over sea surface caused by the reflection of sea surface and the scattering of sea waves are established, and the multipath channel model caused by the scattering of nearby ships is also developed. To combat the ISI (Intersymbol Interference) introduced by multipath channel, SC-FDE (Single Carrier-Frequency Domain Equalization) transmission is investigated. Therein, the multipath channel estimation is formulated as a sparse system identification problem to be solved. Lastly, FTN (Faster-than-Nyquist) transmission in SC-FDE system with concatenated equalizers is presented to improve the transmission performance.
Speaker: Yong Bai received his BS degree from Xidian University in 1992, and MS degree from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT) in 1995, and Ph.D. degree from Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey in 2001. He was with PacketVideo Corporation from 2000 to 2002, with Motorola from 2002 to 2004, with CEC Wireless from 2004 to 2005. He was a senior researcher at DOCOMO Beijing Communication Labs from 2005 to 2009. Beginning from 2010, he is a professor at College of Information Science & Technology, Hainan University. Currently, he is a visiting scholar at McMaster University. His research interests include wireless communications and relative information theory. He is a senior member of the IEEE.
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Superchapter Meeting
Cover's Open Problem: "The Capacity of the Relay Channel"
Topic: Cover's Open Problem: "The Capacity of the Relay Channel"
Speaker: Dr. Xiugang Wu, Stanford University
Date: Wednesday 2016-Oct-12
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Cost: None (Paid parking on campus)
Location: Information Technology Building, Room A113B
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8
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Abstract: Consider a memoryless relay channel, where the channel from the relay to the destination is an isolated bit pipe of capacity $C_0$. Let $C(C_0)$ denote the capacity of this channel as a function of $C_0$. What is the critical value of $C_0$ such that $C(C_0)$ first equals $C(\infty)$? This is a long-standing open problem posed by Cover and named "The Capacity of the Relay Channel", in Open Problems in Communication and Computation, Springer-Verlag, 1987. In this paper, we answer this question in the Gaussian case and show that $C(C_0)$ can not equal to $C(\infty)$ unless $C_0=\infty$, regardless of the SNR of the Gaussian channels, while the cut-set bound would suggest that $C(\infty)$ can be achieved at finite $C_0$. Our approach is geometric and relies on a strengthening of the isoperimetric inequality on the sphere by using Riesz rearrangement inequality.
Speaker: Xiugang Wu is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. He received the B.Eng. degree in electronics and information engineering from Tongji University, Shanghai, China, in 2007, and the M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, in 2009 and 2014 respectively. His research interests are in information theory and wireless networks.
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International Meeting
Joint Hamilton-Buffalo Event:
Tarbela Hydro Project in Pakistan
Topic: Problems Building Pakistan's TARBELA Hydro Plant
Date: Saturday, 2016-Oct-15
Time: 11:45 AM
Location: Betty's Restaurant in Chippawa
8921 Sodom Rd, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6S6 menu directions
Cost: Pay for your own dinner. Appox. $25.00 + Tax + Tip (per person - guests welcome)
Limit: 25
RSVP to Dave Hepburn dehepburn@sympatico.ca so he can confirm numbers to the restaurant.
Directions:
From Buffalo - either take the QEW to Sodom Rd, or follow the Niagara
Parkway. The restaurant is right in Chippewa about 1/2 mile from the river.
From Hamilton - take Hwy 47 from QEW into Chippewa.
Abstract:
This presentation will not be a mind numbing display of numbers. Rather,
it will be a laymans' account of the series of nerve-wracking technical
problems which the project encountered in the mid-1970's to 80's.
Tarbela was a very large hydro project in Pakistan, which met with a whole litany
of serious problems. The original designers were not Hatch/Acres but a US firm.
At the time the problems were much discussed in the press.
Acres was hired to carry out an extension to the original plant, but because
of the problems, both US and Canadian firms both ended working on the same site
at the same time.
Dave had the good fortune to be site manager for part of the time in 1980-81. It
was more fun than a cart load of monkeys.
The presentation was originally put together for the Hatch staff. The
intention was to give the presentation and then have a seminar on how they
might have done better.
Speaker's Biography:
David is an active member of IEEE Hamilton Section, Life Member Chapter and the
Teacher in Service program. He won the 2013 IEEE Broughton Award for service to IEEE.
Some youtube videos you may want to watch before the meeting
Tarbela DAM - Construction and Security Documentary Part 1
Tarbela DAM - Construction and Security Documentary Part 2
Social Meeting
Hamilton & KW Sections
IEEE Life Member
Semi-annual Lunch
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Date: 2016-Oct-19 (Wednesday)
Time: 12:00 noon - 2:30 PM
Location: Southcote 53 Tap and Grill
534 Garner Road East, Ancaster, ON, L9G 3K9 map
Cost: Buy your own lunch (approx $15.00)
Arrive early (11:30 AM) and meet with your colleagues for drinks before lunch. We shall be in the private room. Lunch will purchased from dining room menu.
Topic: Fight, Flight or Innovate: Distributed Energy Resources
see article on DERs
Topic: Integrated Cloud Based Energy Management Systems
Reports on activities, business, etc.
Please RSVP: by 2016-Oct-18 to Barry Butwell
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Administrative Conference
IEEE Canada Fall Board Meeting
This semi-annual conference is the place to have your opinions voiced to
the higher ups in IEEE. We send one person to vote at the meeting, and a
second executive person goes for experience.
If you have any comments, let us know, so we can pass them on.
Date: Friday-Sunday, 2015-Oct-14 t0 16
Location: Ottawa, ON
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Local Seminar Meeting
Slides And Posters: Allies or Foes?
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is delighted to host a seminar by Professor Emeritus John Bandler, who will share his insights into effective presentations, drawing on his expertise as a writer and director of plays as well as an entrepreneur, with experience at trade shows.
Topic: You, Your Slides, and Your Posters: Allies or Foes?
Speaker: Dr. John Bandler, IEEE Fellow
www.bandler.com
Date: Friday 2016-Nov-04
Time: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Cost: None (Paid parking on campus)
Location: Information Technology Building, Room 137
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8
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Abstract:
In the first few blinks of an eye after you stumble onto the stage, or
make an opening stab at your slides or poster, most of your audience has
likely made up its mind—and you may not even have "started" your
presentation. Perhaps the projector isn’t working, or your microphone has
a mind of its own, or you apologize for not finding the room in time.
Perhaps your visitor caught you eating at your poster, or you just
returned from chatting with a colleague across the room and found someone
squinting at your fine print.
Whatever the case, the rest of your performance serves as confirmation of
your audience's bias and first impressions
Speaker: In addition to his technical talks, and current
involvement with Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competitions, Dr. Bandler
speaks on this and related subjects around the world.
See bio on Wikipedia
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Superchapter Meeting
Browsing Unstructured Social Media Feeds on Mobile Devices
Free coffee and cookies.
Topic: Browsing Unstructured Social Media Feeds on Mobile Devices: A Visual Representation Approach
Speaker: Prof. Chang Wen Chen, State University of New York at Buffalo
Date: Tuesday 2016-Nov-22
Time: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Cost: None (Paid parking on campus)
Location: Information Technology Building, Room A113
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8
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Abstract: This talk addresses several important technical issues in generating graphical representation from heterogeneous unstructured multimedia feeds derived from social network contents for rendering on consumer mobile devices.
Speaker: Chang Wen Chen is an Empire Innovation Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York since 2008.
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Social Dinner and Annual General Meeting
- Date: Saturday 2016-Nov-26
- Time: 5:30 PM Reception (cash bar)
- 6:00 PM Dinner
- 6:15 PM Section Reports
- 6:45 PM Section Elections
- 7:00 PM Speaker
- Speaker: Annyse Balkwill, Owner The LuminUS Group
- Topic: From Expertise To Leadership
- Location:
- Royal Botanical Gardens, Room 1 (upstairs)
680 Plains Rd, Burlington, ON L7T 4H4
Restaurant details - www.rbg.ca directions - Cost: $20.00 Members, $15.00 IEEE Students, $30.00 Guests ($5.00 Member discount before 2016-Oct-19)
Cost: Free, if you come after dinner just for the meeting
Limit: 50 Registration closes when limit reached
Register by 2016-Nov-18 and pay by credit card at (Don't forget if your member number starts with a '0'):
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Annyse Balkwill, PEng
Annyse studied chemical and
biochemical engineering at the University of Western Ontario.
She believes the only person you can lead is yourself. This level of
self awareness and personal focus creates a nourishing environment for
oneself and for an organization.
In the past, Annyse has worked for ZENON Environmental Inc,
which was later acquired by GE Water & Process Technologies.
Abstract:
Look at your own behaviours in the
workplace. How are you showing up and how do you feel about it?
Learn how to lead from the position
you are in (instead of waiting to be in a formal leadership position) and ultimately,
what makes a good leader?
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Superchapter Meeting
Joint Source-Channel Coding
Free coffee and cookies.
Topic: Joint Source-Channel Coding
Speaker: Dr. Lei Yu
Date: Thursday 2016-Dec-01
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Cost: None (Paid parking on campus)
Location: Information Technology Building, Room A311
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8
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Abstract: What distortion can be achieved for transmitting a source over a channel? This is the joint source-channel coding (JSCC) problem, one of classic problems in information theory. It was solved by Shannon for point-to-point setting, but still remains open for multi-user setting, such as broadcast scenario. This talk first reviews Shannon’s result for point-to-point case, by respectively introducing the converse proof technique and three achievability coding schemes: separate coding scheme, uncoded scheme, and hybrid coding scheme. Comparing the converse result with the achievability results gives us that separate coding (and also hybrid coding) is optimal for this case. Then we extend the proof technique and coding schemes to broadcast communication scenario. For the achievability part, the achievability result by hybrid coding outperforms those by separate coding and uncoded scheme. For converse part, different from the point-to-point case, we can benefit from introducing virtual remote sources at sender and/or introducing virtual remote channels at receivers. The achievability result and converse result derived by us generalize and unify most of existing achievability results and most of existing converse results, respectively.
Speaker: Lei Yu received the B.E. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), in 2010 and 2015, respectively, where he is currently a postdoctoral researcher with the Department of Electronic Engineering and Information Science (EEIS). Now he is also a visiting scholar at University at Buffalo. His research interests include information theory, secure communication, and multimedia communication. Besides, he is also interested in some other areas of mathematics including probability theory, logic, and number theory. Dr. Yu has received several awards including the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) President Award in 2015, and the National Scholarship in 2014, for outstanding achievements in research.
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Fifth Annual Children's Painting/Drawing Contest
This is an event sponsored by the "Women in Engineering" chapter of the Hamilton Section, but all members' children and grandchildren are encouraged to participate.
Do not miss this fun opportunity to learn, enjoy and create! All artworks will receive a gift for participating.- Artworks will be judged by IEEE Hamilton Section Executive committee members.
- Paintings/colored drawings will be judged in two age groups: under 7 and ages 8-12.
- The best artwork from each age group will receive a bigger prize! A $30.00 gift card from Toys R Us
- The rest of participants: a $20.00 gift card from Toys R Us
- Artworks may be displayed online, identified by first name only.
- Parent/grandparent should be an IEEE member of Hamilton Section (not necessarily WIE member)
- Children aged 12 and under
- Paintings/colored drawings should be scanned for submission
- One painting/colored drawing per one child
- Electricity and Space
- Electricity and Christmas
Do not miss this fun opportunity to learn, enjoy and create! ALL artworks will receive a gift for participating.
Please email the following:
- A scan of the painting/colored drawing - pdf, jpeg, jpg, png or gif format
- The name and age group of your child/grandchild
- the name of parent/grandparent IEEE member
- Mailing address for the participation gift
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Electricity and Space Andy 3 |
Electricity at Christmas Addison 8 |
Bradley's electric rocket ship Bradley 3 |
LED Christmas Lights Jeremy 9 |
Electricity at Christmas Cooper 6 |
Electric Christmas Gifts Mackenzie 10 |
My presents come with batteries Christopher 7 |
Santa's Electric Powered Rocket William 11 |
Electric Christmas Hat Laura 7 |
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