Meeting Announcement: San Diego IEEE Life Members Affinity Group – Tuesday, August 25, 6 pm

Join us for our upcoming gathering!

We are pleased to announce the next meeting of the San Diego IEEE Life Members Affinity Group. All members are warmly invited to join us for an evening of camaraderie, conversation, and connection.  This will be an in person meeting.

·       Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026

·       Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

·       Location: Crust Pizzeria

·       124 Solana Hills Dr.

·       Solana Beach, CA 92075

·       Phone: 858.356.9925

Speaker: John Barnick

Topic for Discussion: Diminishing inertia and system strength due to renewable generation

With governments, companies, and customers pushing for renewables across the globe, the transition to renewable energy sources is happening now. But grid operators are discovering that there’s a huge challenge that they must overcome to achieve a smooth transition – maintaining enough grid inertia on the renewable grid.

We encourage all San Diego IEEE Life Members to attend and to bring along any colleagues or friends who may be interested. This is a great opportunity to network, share ideas, and enjoy delicious food in a friendly setting.

If you have any questions or require further information, please contact the venue or reach out to Bill Torre, 619-417-9410. We look forward to seeing you there!

Virtual meeting access will also be provided, below is a Webex link:

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During the first 5-10 minutes, Jared Schoepf of ASU will discuss discuss the EPICS program and volunteer opportunities for our membership; the remainder of the time, Dr. Inder Makin and Priyanka Makin will discuss biomedical applications for Ultrasound-based Wireless Powering.

This talk will present the use of ultrasound energy for wireless transfer of power through solid, liquid, gels, and related non-gaseous materials, as an alternative to the commonly used electro-magnetic (mainly inductive or capacitive) energy, remote powering schemes. Ultrasound Wireless Power Transfer (UWPT) is uniquely applicable for powering Active Implantable Medical Devices (AIMD) placed deep in the biological tissue, subcutaneous implants requiring several watts of power transfer, or where the source beam can be steered electronically using a coarse array, to correct for Source-Target misalignment. UWPT can be implemented also in the non-implantable space, such as for charging multiple digital devices simultaneously, as well as industrial applications where energy has to propagate through metal layers. The basic physical concepts determining directive beam propagation, attenuation and temperature increase will be defined. Experimental results will be presented, based on specific use-case specifications for medical (implantable) applications, as well as powering digital devices. Favorable implications of deploying UWPT for a subset of all wireless applications in lieu of the currently used power-transfer methods will be discussed.

Topic: SCV WIE ExCom Meeting
Time: Aug 26, 2026 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Session 4 of the OneAquaHealth Innovation Series Leading to the IEEE OneAquaHealth Global Hackathon

TOPIC: Informatics, Technology & Standards

The OneAquaHealth Hackathon Learning Series continues on 27 August 2026 with its fourth session, Informatics, Technology & Standards, covering HL7 FHIR alongside a hands-on sandbox experience. Having moved from the project's scientific basis through One Digital Health and FAIR data principles, the series now turns to how those principles work in practice. Environmental sensor feeds, citizen observations, and health data rarely speak the same language — the problem set out in Track 7: Digital Health Standards, though it reaches well beyond that track. Any prototype drawing on more than one data source runs into it eventually.

Participants will gain practical experience navigating HL7 FHIR models within our dedicated sandbox environment, ensuring your innovations align with global One Digital Health and FAIR data principles. With the August 31 Hackathon registration deadline fast approaching, now is the perfect time to arm your team with the skills necessary to build breakthrough solutions and compete for the ,000+ prize pool. 

The radiation pattern describes how an antenna transmits (or receives) energy in 3D space, and is often the most important electrical characteristic of the antenna. Measuring antenna radiation patterns often requires specialized facilities and test equipment. In this session, we'll discuss the important aspects of the facilities and equipment used to measure antenna radiation patterns, and the community of technologists who make it all possible.

Join us for a summer social and delicious catered food!

No IEEE membership or fee is required.

 Feel free to bring guests.

(families, kids, friends)

BBQ and vegetarian options will be provided.

Join us for the AI Supply Chain Attacks session to explore how vulnerabilities across the AI lifecycle can compromise models, datasets, development environments, CI/CD pipelines, and deployed AI systems. The session will examine how attackers exploit vulnerable third-party packages, poisoned datasets, compromised pre-trained models, transfer-learning processes, public model repositories, and insecure build and deployment pipelines. Participants will learn about common attack techniques, including data and model poisoning, hidden backdoors, dependency confusion, model tampering, and malicious code embedded within model files.

The session will include a case study demonstrating how a compromised AI component can move through a CI/CD pipeline and reach production. It will also introduce practical defense strategies, including vulnerability and model scanning, trusted private repositories, integrity verification, model and data provenance, governance and lineage, AI/ML Bills of Materials, continuous monitoring, and secure MLOps workflows.

IEEE SCV Young Professionals × KALAeidoscope: Network, paint, and groove at Brushes & Beats with live DJs and good vibes!

IEEE Santa Clara Valley Section Young Professionals(IEEE SCV YP), in collaboration with KALAeidoscope, invites you to Brushes & Beats — a creative networking mixer designed to bring people together beyond the usual professional setting. 

For this special edition of KALAeidoscope, we’re putting a playful spin on canvas painting. You’ll get a mystery palette, creative challenges, and plenty of inspiration to create your very own, completely unique canvas artwork.

Idukki & DJ Nikhil will be setting the mood with Nu Disco + Coffee House groovesthroughout the event.

No painting experience needed! Just bring yourself and your curiosity — all materials will be provided.

• All :

Date: August 29, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Venue: Local Color Big Arts Building
Address: 255 W Julian Street, San José, CA 95110
Space: Front Sunshine Room at Big Arts

IEEE Young Professionals (IEEE YP) is an international community of IEEE members and volunteers who have graduated from their first professional degree within the past 15 years.The community brings together recent graduates, experienced professionals, and entrepreneurs who are interested in elevating their professional image, expanding their global network, connecting with peers locally, and giving back to their communities. 

At IEEE SCV YP, we create opportunities for our diverse community to connect through networking, professional development, creativity, and shared experiences.

Follow us at

https://www.instagram.com/ieee_scv
https://site.ieee.org/scv-yp/

KALAeidoscope is an art salon experience for anyone who wants to make, create, connect, and have a good time — all while listening to live DJs. Through creative experiences that bring together art, music, and community, KALAeidoscope creates a space where everyone can explore their creativity, meet new people, and simply enjoy the moment. Come for the networking, stay for the art, and let the beats inspire your creativity! 🎨🎧✨

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Kaleidoscope - https://www.instagram.com/thekaleidoscopestory

Idukki - https://linktr.ee/idukkiwithbeats

DJ Nikhil - https://www.instagram.com/dj_nikhl

This event is sponsored by IEEE Young Professionals and IEEE Foundation

IEEE Comsoc San Diego chapter Distinguished Lecture: 

     co-hosted by Comsoc Twin chapter Program (TwCP), San Diego and Bangalore Chapters 

Talk 1, in person,

Machine Learning over Networks: From Fundamentals to Applications

by Dr. Tamer ElBatt,  The American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt

Talk 2,  pre-recorded (speaker is from India, Bangalore Chapter)

The Thinking Network: How AI is Rewiring the RAN

Dr. Madhan Raj Kanagarathinam, Samsung R&D Institute India - Bangalore

Abstract: 

We review some important robust control problems for distributed parameter systems: robust stabilization, mixed sensitivity minimization, and strong stabilization (feedback stabilization by a stable controller). Computational tools are presented for finding infinite-dimensional optimal controllers. Alternative finite-dimensional controller design methods are illustrated via a benchmark example (retarded time-delay systems with finitely many unstable poles). Also, a new family of robust controllers is presented for a large class of unstable distributed parameter systems, and related open problems are discussed.

The transition from monolithic systems to chiplet-based heterogeneous integration is redefining the design of high-speed interconnects. This talk presents an overview of the key challenges associated with bandwidth scaling, signal integrity, power delivery, thermal management, and interconnect reliability in advanced packaging. It further discusses the impact of interconnect scaling, surface roughness, and emerging materials, including copper–graphene hybrid structures, on next-generation systems. Finally, the talk emphasizes the importance of electrical–thermal–mechanical co-design and multiphysics optimization in enabling future AI, HPC, and data-centric computing architectures. The schedule is as follows: 

4-4.30 pm - Networking

4.30-6 pm - Lecture

EXCOM Meeting for IEEE PES Seattle Officers 

Abstract

Metamaterials (MTMs) are synthetic electromagnetic materials possessing unique properties not found in natural materials. Their introduction has spurred the creation of innovative circuits with enhanced components. One notable metamaterial-based design is the composite right/left-handed transmission line (CRLH-TL) leaky-wave antennas (LWAs). These antennas offer continuous frequency-dependent beam scanning from backfire to endfire with a true broadside beam. They also ensure excellent impedance matching throughout their operational range, using a straightforward feeding mechanism. The CRLH LWAs’ ability to map frequency to space means unknown target locations can simply be pinpointed by analyzing the spectral components of the returning wave. This paves the way for real-time detection, with data acquisition speeds mainly determined by the signal source’s frequency sweep rate. The sensor’s field-of-view is also expanded thanks to the wide scanning angle of CRLH LWAs. Such features enable applications like swift 2-D beamforming, expansive real-time remote sensing, vital sign monitoring, motion detection, and microwave imaging. Additionally, applying spatiotemporal modulation to CRLH LWAs can generate harmonic waves and enhance physical layer security, promoting safer wireless communication.

Join us for Session 2 of the Learning & Training Series for the IEEE Global ClimateChain Hackathon 2026, a global initiative bringing together students, researchers, developers, industry professionals, and innovators to explore how Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies can support climate action and sustainability.

This session will explore AI and Cybersecurity Issues for Climate Change, focusing on how AI can help analyze climate data, improve prediction and decision-making, and enable innovative climate solutions, while also examining the cybersecurity, data privacy, security, and trust challenges associated with increasingly connected and AI-driven climate technologies. Participants will gain practical perspectives to help them design secure, responsible, and resilient technology solutions for their ClimateChain Hackathon projects

This IEEE Global Emerging Technology “GET” PHIT Pre-Summit Training Day Workshop is being hosted in partnership with the UC Irvine Public Health Informatics & Technology (PHIT) Program as part of its UCI PHIT Workforce Development Series and UCI PHIT Industry Summit.

An Amazon Web Services Workshop 

for 

Public Health Informatics & Technology Students and Professionals

The UCI “GET” PHIT training workshop (Amazon Web Services Workshop) focuses on the use of Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Public Health professionals.  It consists of four x 90-minute workshops on the use of AWS tools and frameworks, including AWS HealthLake, FHIR, and SageMaker Studio for Data Science and AI.

Welcome to this full-day training on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Public Health Informatics & Technology (PHIT). This program is designed to give public health students, professionals and technologists a hands-on, practical introduction to the AWS tools and services most relevant to their work — from setting up a cloud workstation and exploring core AWS frameworks, to working with healthcare-specific data standards like FHIR and platforms like AWS HealthLake. Throughout the day, sessions will build on one another, moving from foundational setup to applied topics like geospatial visualization, data management, and agentic AI coding tools.

The day is organized into four 90-minute sessions, with breaks and lunch built in for networking and informal discussion. We'll close with a look at advanced and emerging topics, including AWS Bio Discovery and infectious disease modeling, giving participants a glimpse of where cloud-based public health research is headed. Whether you're new to AWS or looking to deepen your technical toolkit, this agenda is designed to leave you with practical skills you can apply directly to public health informatics work.

The workshop is led by Paul Butler, a former AWS Partner Solutions Architect and Corporate Trainer, along with Brian Hagerty, a UCI Physics & Math graduate who began his career at Beckman Instruments in Beckman’s Scientific & Clinical Instruments Divisions.

Understanding your finances is an important part of building the future you want—both personally and professionally.

Join IEEE Hawaiʻi Women in Engineering (WIE) and WestPac for an interactive evening focused on financial literacy, retirement planning, and making informed decisions about your money.

Whether you're a student preparing for your first job, a young professional building your career, or an experienced professional looking to strengthen your financial knowledge, this workshop will provide practical information you can use throughout your career and everyday life.

Topics will include 401(k) retirement plans, understanding your retirement benefits, financial planning strategies, and ways to make informed decisions as you work toward your financial goals.

Come ready to learn, ask questions, meet other professionals, and build your financial confidence in a welcoming environment.

✨ What to expect:

• Understanding 401(k) plans and retirement savings
• Practical financial literacy and planning insights
• Strategies for working toward your short- and long-term financial goals
• An opportunity to ask financial planning questions
• Networking with IEEE members and local professionals
• A relaxed evening at The Pacific Club

You don't need to be a financial expert—just bring your questions and curiosity!

The UCI PHIT Summit 2026: Digital & Public Health Informatics & Technology – Workforce of the Future is a two-day interdisciplinary summit bringing together leaders from academia, industry, government, standards organizations, healthcare, public health, and technology to explore the rapidly evolving landscape of digital health and public health informatics.

Hosted at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) College of Health Sciences on September 10–11, 2026, the Summit will focus on the technologies, standards, workforce capabilities, and interdisciplinary collaboration required to build the next generation of healthcare and public health systems.

The program combines keynote presentations, moderated expert panels, student poster presentations, technical training, professional-development activities, industry roundtables, and networking opportunities. Sessions will examine how emerging technologies—including Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Large Language Models, Generative AI, Agentic AI, wearable and medical devices, cloud technologies, interoperability standards, FHIR, and digital health platforms—are transforming healthcare delivery, public health, research, and the future health technology workforce.

Each major 90-minute technical session will follow a 30/30/30 format, consisting of a session keynote, an industry-focused discussion, and an academic/government perspective. This structure is designed to connect technological innovation with real-world deployment, research, policy, standards, and workforce development.

Key areas of discussion include Emerging Technologies; Devices & Apps; Aging, Longevity & Lifestyle; Healthcare & Public Health Systems; Standards and Interoperability; Informatics, Technology & Standards; Society & Mental Health; and Disease Informatics.

A strong emphasis will also be placed on student and early-career workforce development. Participants will have opportunities to engage in hands-on technical learning, including cloud architecture, DevOps/CI-CD, integration using sandbox environments and Postman, FHIR, notebooks, LLMs, GenAI, Agent-to-Agent technologies, and Model Context Protocol (MCP). Professional-development activities will include industry roundtables, resume and LinkedIn guidance, AI-assisted job-search strategies, soft-skills development, and direct interaction with employers.

The Summit will also feature the PHIT Student Poster Program, allowing students to showcase their projects and research while engaging with professionals, researchers, technology leaders, and prospective employers.

Supported by UCI PHIT and academic partners, HL7, IEEE, ISO TC215, and industry partners, the Summit seeks to strengthen collaboration across the health technology ecosystem while preparing students and professionals for the emerging workforce needs of Digital Health, Public Health Informatics, Healthcare AI, Interoperability, and Health Information Technology.

Dr. Stan Trout of Spontaneous Materials will discuss how changing tariffs, domestic sourcing requirements, and global market forces are reshaping the permanent magnet industry and what these trends mean for its future. With nearly 50 years of experience in permanent magnets, magnetic materials, and rare-earth technologies, Dr. Trout is widely recognized as a leading authority in the field.

For more information, see Permanent Magnets, A Material in Flux

Modern AI does not understand pixels or words. It understands latent structure. As these invisible representations become the language through which humans and machines communicate, they will fundamentally redefine how we create, discover, and collaborate. This lecture reveals the mathematics behind these hidden spaces and explores why they may become the most important interface between human intelligence and artificial intelligence.

This lecture explores the evolution of latent representations from Variational Autoencoders, which first learned meaningful probabilistic embeddings, to Generative Adversarial Networks, which demonstrated photorealistic generation while exposing challenges in stability and control, and finally to diffusion models and Stable Diffusion, which combine exceptional image quality with unprecedented controllability and robustness.

Beyond the algorithms, the talk examines how latent representations are transforming human-AI interaction. By enabling AI systems to reason, generate, and collaborate through shared abstract representations, they are reshaping creativity, scientific discovery, healthcare, education, and engineering. Understanding these hidden spaces offers not only insight into how modern AI works, but also a glimpse into a future where humans and intelligent machines communicate and co-create in entirely new ways.

Note:

• You will require a Zoom account (free to obtain) to join the meeting. 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 event.
• 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 viewing.

Reserve your spot now and get an exclusive 50% IEEE member discount code on full registration of 5 for the Wearable Technologies Conference USA, September 15–16 in Mountain View, CA. Connect with IEEE Future Directions AgeTech, EMBS, and RAS as they showcase breakthroughs of the intersection of wearables, robotics, digital health for a Trillion AgeTech market. (Go to WT Conference to get your 50% IEEE Discount code)

IEEE SCV-OEB SSIT Chapter Meeting

IEEE P3469 Standard Will Enable an Accounting Method For Carbon Content in a Supply Chain

Join us for a Member Technical Meeting on how the proposed IEEE P3469 Standard could enable more accurate and auditable accounting of carbon emissions across complex supply chains.

Speaker Tom Coughlin, President of Coughlin Associates and Co-Chair of this SSIT standards activity, will introduce the e-liability accounting method and explain how it addresses common challenges in current carbon accounting practices, including double-counting and reliance on estimates. He will also discuss how organizations can apply the method to track lifecycle emissions across their products and services, along with the current progress toward establishing it as an IEEE standard.

Tom Coughlin is a digital storage analyst and business and technology consultant with more than 40 years of experience in the data storage industry. He is an IEEE Fellow, 2024 IEEE President, Past President of IEEE-USA, Past Director of IEEE Region 6, and Past Chair of the IEEE Santa Clara Valley Section.

IEEE members and guests are welcome at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, September 15, at Santa Clara University. Venue details will be confirmed.

The biggest shift in AI is that women are rapidly adopting it, and being trained to us it, like women, not men.  

This can be a real competitive advantage, along with genuinely good news for everyone.

When women learn AI on their own terms, they have the capacity to lean into their own intuition, emotional intelligence, creativity and human connection.  Additionally, they build systems in diverse ways that benefit their organizations. Together, pioneering women are taking advantage of these opportunities and leveraging these skills for a greater good.

This session is dedicated to building a Claude OS & other AI agents.  Also, eveyone will take away a 48-page Claude Skills Library to keep. This session is hands on, inspiring and made to benefit those who seek to engage in this unique opportunity.

Dr. J. Ping Liu of the University of Texas at Arlington will explore the century-old puzzle of magnetic coercivity, including Brown’s Paradox and recent progress toward understanding magnetic hardening. With four decades of R&D experience in permanent magnets and magnetic materials, his research focuses on hard magnetic nanoparticles, thin films, and nanocomposites.

For additional information, see: How Hard Can a Magnet Be?

The University of Utah and Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) are co-organizing the 2026 International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS2026) at the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah, on September 21-24, 2026. This premier international power grid reliability conference focuses on "Reliable Power Grids in the Age of AI and Large Loads", and features tutorials, and prominent plenary speakers from across the U.S. discussing challenges and solutions for grid reliability and resilience. The program also features power and energy career fair, bringing together industry and many students from across the country. More information about the conference and program: https://pmaps2026.utah.edu/program-at-a-glance/

IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) and IEEE PES Utah Chapter proudly sponsor this premier conference and are excited to offer discounted registration rate for IEEE members in Utah. Please use code ieeeutah during registration to take 40% off your registration fee: https://pmaps2026.utah.edu/registration/

Note that early bird registration ends on August 21, 2026.

Monday, September 21, 2026

5:30pm – 7:30 pm

 IEEE Consultants' Network: SEPTEMBER 2026 Meeting ("Home Base")

"Use and Deployment of AI Specialists”

Matthew Zimmer, MSME, MBA
Systems Engineer | AKA “The A.I. Penny Pincher”

TOPIC:
AI is a general-purpose technology, but it's already produced specialists — practitioners so fluent that the gap between them and a motivated beginner is wider than most people realize, and widening daily. We'll look honestly at where the real value lives, why meaningful results come from partnering rather than going it alone, and which skills and mental models non-specialists need to leverage what they can and hold a credible conversation with the people handling the rest.

LOCATION:
Leucadia Pizza UTC / La Jolla
7748 Regents Rd
San Diego, CA

Menu: https://leucadiapizza.com/menus/utc

COST: 
Free, but you are responsible for your own food/drinks/gratuity
          Order at the counter

 PARKING:
Ample parking in front of restaurant

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Meetup Link for this meeting: https://www.meetup.com/san-diego-ieee-meetup/events/315979654/

Santa Clara Valley IEEE Power & Energy and Industry Applications Societies

Join us for a presentation and discussion on: Critical Power Systems: Design & NEC Requirements 

Speaker:       Tyler Shewbert, P.E., Field Application Engineer, Eaton’s Bussmann Division 

Cost:             IEEE Members , Non-Members by 9/17 Register now   

Date:             September 23, 2026, 5:30 to 8:30 PM

Place:           Delta/Marriott Hotel, 2151 Laurelwood Road, Santa Clara CA 95054. 

About the Talk

This presentation provides an overview of National Electrical Code (NEC) requirements for Critical Power Systems.  It will highlight how these systems support life safety, business continuity, and mission-critical operations.

Topics include:

• The differences between 700 (Emergency Systems), 701 (Legally Required Standby Systems), systems, including permitted loads, transfer requirements, and operational expectations.
• NEC requirements for selective coordination of overcurrent protective devices and the impact on system reliability and fault isolation.
• Separation requirements for emergency and standby feeders, wiring methods, raceways, and equipment locations.
• Generator considerations.
• Battery energy storage systems (BESS) and UPS applications for critical power continuity.
• Grounding and bonding considerations for separately derived systems and transfer switch configurations.
• An overview of Article 708 Critical Operations Power Systems (COPS) 

Attendees will gain a clear understanding of NEC compliance requirements and practical design strategies that improve system reliability, maintainability, and resiliency. This presentation will be of value to contractors, consulting engineers, AHJs, and facility engineers,

Registration required:

After 9/17, registration will be more and non-refundable due to hotel final meal commitment.

PES/IAS web site and Detailed event description

We look forward to seeing you there!

This presentation provides a comprehensive overview of transmission line protection systems, GPS clock synchronization, and fiber-optic communication used in modern electrical power transmission networks. These three technologies work together to protect electrical equipment, detect and isolate faults quickly, maintain system stability, and provide accurate information for monitoring and analysis.

The first part of the presentation focuses on transmission line protection systems. It explains the purpose of protection systems and how protection relays identify abnormal conditions such as short circuits, phase-to-phase faults, phase-to-ground faults, and other electrical disturbances. Different protection methods, including overcurrent, distance protection, differential protection, and directional protection, are introduced. The presentation also explains how protective relays communicate with circuit breakers to disconnect the faulty section of a transmission line while allowing the healthy portions of the power system to continue operating.

The second part discusses GPS clock synchronization and its importance in power-system protection and control. Modern substations contain many intelligent electronic devices, protection relays, fault recorders, and monitoring systems that need a common and highly accurate time reference. GPS-based timing systems provide synchronized time to these devices so that events occurring at different locations can be accurately compared. This is particularly important for fault investigation, sequence-of-events recording, disturbance analysis, synchrophasor measurements, and system-wide event coordination. The presentation will also explain how GPS time signals are distributed within a substation using technologies such as IRIG-B, Precision Time Protocol (PTP), and other timing interfaces.

The third part covers fiber-optic communication connections used between substations and protection equipment. Fiber-optic cables transmit information using light rather than electrical signals, providing high-speed and reliable communication over long distances. They are especially useful in high-voltage environments because they provide electrical isolation, immunity to electromagnetic interference, high bandwidth, and reliable data transmission. The presentation will introduce common fiber connections and explain how fiber links can be used for relay-to-relay communication, teleprotection, SCADA, substation automation, and communication between control centers and substations.

Megha Bhardwaj  is a Professional Engineer licensed in Texas and North Carolina and a Senior Electrical Engineer specializing in power systems, grid modernization, protection and control, and substation engineering. With more than 10 years of experience in the electric power industry, she has led engineering design, project management, protection system modernization, commissioning, and technical execution for major utility and energy infrastructure projects.

Her technical expertise includes transmission line protection, protective relays, high-voltage substations, protection coordination, power system studies, SCADA integration, smart grid technologies. Megha has led engineering activities for transmission substations ranging from 69 kV to 345 kV and has worked on projects involving protection system upgrades, relay modernization, utility infrastructure, generation facilities, and renewable energy integration.

Throughout her career, Megha has supported major utilities, energy companies, and power organizations, providing engineering leadership for complex electrical infrastructure projects. Her experience includes developing and modernizing transmission protection schemes, leading multidisciplinary engineering teams, managing utility-scale battery energy storage projects, performing protection and coordination studies, and supporting construction, commissioning, and field implementation.

Megha is also an active leader within the IEEE community. She is an IEEE Senior Member and has held leadership positions with IEEE Region 5 and the IEEE Houston Section. She serves as Program Vice Chair for IEEE Region 5 – Houston Section, Secretary of the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES), Houston Section, and Past Vice Chair of IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE), Houston Section. Through these roles, she contributes to technical programming, professional development, engineering education, mentorship, and initiatives that support the advancement of the power and energy engineering profession.

Topic: Rocky Reach Dam Tour

Date:  Friday, Sept. 25th, 2026

Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm

Place: Rocky Reach Discovery Center

Agenda:         

10:00 am – Check In, Introductions, Safety Talk

10:30 am – 12:00pm Tour- Fish Passage, Generator and Turbine, Top of Dam, Control Room

12:00pm – 1:00pm – Lunch Rocky Reach Café

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – On your own tour of the Discovery Center

Visit Requirements:

• This is a hard hat, tour of an operating power plant.  Closed toe shoes, long pants, and sensible clothing are required. Shorts, dresses, sleeveless shirts, tank tops, high heels are not permitted.
• There is a significant amount of standing, walking and climbing stairs on this tour. Attendees must be able to walk at least a mile and climb stairs and must be over 12 years of age.
• You cannot have a pacemaker.
• Fanny packs, bags, purses, etc., are allowed.  Backpacks can be stored at site.
• This is a technical tour for IEEE members and their quests. 

Join us for presentations and networking with the Utah RF, wireless, and microwave engineering community. 

Utah RF & Wireless Day is an annual opportunity to network and learn from Utah's academic and industrial community. The event includes technical presentations, networking time, student posters, vendor tables, and an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. Sponsored by the Utah IEEE Chapters of APS/MTT/EMC/AES and the University of Utah Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Registration is free.

In an era where AI technologies are rapidly transforming industries and redefining possibilities, it is crucial to explore both the innovations driving this change and the responsibilities that come with it. Today, we will delve into a diverse array of topics that highlight the multifaceted nature of AI and its profound impact on our lives.

Our sessions will cover the latest developments in Large Language Models and Foundation Models, exploring efficient fine-tuning, multilingual adaptation, and the role of LLMs as knowledge bases. We will also examine the evolution of AI agents, focusing on autonomous task completion, multi-agent collaboration, and the integration of external knowledge for robust decision-making.

In the realm of Vision and Multimodality, we will explore the integration of text, image, and video understanding, as well as advanced techniques like zero-shot learning and self-supervised learning. Our discussions on MLOps for LLMs will provide insights into best practices for training, deploying, and evaluating large models.

We will also address the critical areas of Knowledge-Grounded Reasoning, On-Device Learning, and the ethical dimensions of AI, including bias mitigation, privacy preservation, and the detection of misinformation.

Talk tracks are broadly classified but not limited to,

Our IEEE PES San Francisco / Oakland East Bay Chapter invites you to join our post IEEE PES Resiliency Summit Networking session (at the Hilton Union Square) and a delicious 5-course Moroccan dinner & show at Marrakech Restaurant right afterwards. (The restaurant will not be open to the public and registration will be required.) See https://ieee-pes.org/events/2026-ieee-power-energy-society-pes-resiliency-summit/ for more info and separate registration for the Summit.

Our Networking, Dinner & Show will be co-hosted by our IEEE San Francisco Young Professionals (YP) & Women in Engineering (WiE) affinity groups. Additionally, this event is cosponsored by the IEEE PES Resiliency Summit, IEEE PES Region 6 YP and IEEE PES Women in Power (WiP). All are welcome but registrations will be limited to seating capacity. 

Networking at Hilton Union Square

4-5pm Moderated Panel: PES Industry Leaders to share about their careers, challenges and excitement for the next generation of engineers.

5-6pm Speed Networking: PES Industry Leaders will move from tables of 6-8 attendees every 10 minutes.

Move from Hilton Union Square a 1/2 block to Marrakech Restaurant

6:30-7:30pm Five Course Moroccan Dinner at Marrakech Restaurant with informal networking

7:30-10pm Georges Lammam Ensemble & Show with the premier Arabic band including violinist & singer Georges Lammam, keyboardist Khader Keileh, Susu Pampanin on tabla & Amina Goodyear on additional percussion. The show will also include two local SF bellydancers Jordone & Maya and open floor dancing! 

Join the IEEE Hawaii Section in celebrating IEEE Day!

We are hosting an event at Dave & Buster’s Ala Moana. Date and time is October 9th, 2026 from 5:30PM to 8:30PM.

Attendance is free, registration is required. Registration is capped at 54 attendees. Please only register if you plan to attend the event.

Food and beverage will be provided. For questions, please email Calvin Lee at calvinlee@ieee.org.

The event will open with a brief presentation about IEEE followed by time to socialize and mingle. Whether you are curious about opportunities to volunteer or are looking for a relaxing and fun time, please consider attending!

Part of the 11th ACM/IEEE Symposium on Edge Computing (SEC 2026) Location: Santa Clara University | Date: Oct 13-15, 2026 

The future of the Edge is not just decentralized—it must be sustainable. As AI models grow in complexity, the environmental and energetic costs of deploying them on edge devices have become a critical bottleneck.

The Minimalist Edge AI Challenge invites student teams to tackle the "AI Bloat" head-on. This one-day competition challenges you to take state-of-the-art "heavy" models and transform them into lean, green, high-performance machines capable of running on constrained, eco-friendly hardware. Can you maintain intelligence while slashing the carbon footprint? Join our Discord group for latest updates (https://discord.gg/V29ZXCTFR5).

Participating teams will be tasked with deploying a complex AI workload (e.g., real-time multi-object tracking or environmental anomaly detection) onto provided low-power hardware (Qualcomm Arduino UNO Q).

Your mission is to optimize for the "Green Trifecta":

1. Model Accuracy: Maintain high predictive performance and reliability while operating under strict resource constraints.

2. Model Compression: Use pruning, quantization, and distillation to shrink the model footprint.

3. Resource Efficiency: Minimize peak RAM and CPU utilization to ensure smooth execution on minimalist hardware.

4. Energy Parsimony: Achieve the lowest possible Joules-per-inference to maximize battery life and sustainability.

• Showcase Your Skills: Pitch your solution to a jury of world-leading edge computing experts from academia and industry.

• Build Your Career & Network: Pitch your solution to a premier jury of world-leading edge computing experts and recruiters from academia and industry giants like Qualcomm.

• Engineer for Planet Earth: Move past theoretical AI. Help define the actual benchmarks for "Green AI" and create real-world impact by building hyper-efficient, eco-friendly edge computing models.

• Cash Prizes: The top three teams from each track will receive cash rewards:

• 1st Place: jumi,000

• 2nd Place: 0

• 3rd Place: 0

• Participant Perks: All competition participants will receive IEEE Computer Society swag and a free IEEE Computer Society Student Membership (Note: Requires an active IEEE Student Membership).

• Open to all undergraduate and graduate students registered at a recognized university.

• Teams should consist of 2 to 4 members.

• Recommended Skill Set: * Proficiency in Python (PyTorch/TensorFlow) and/or C++/Rust.

• Experience with model optimization techniques (Pruning, Quantization).

• Knowledge of Linux systems and resource profiling.

• A passion for sustainable engineering.

●      Team Registration Deadline: Sept. 6th, 2026

●      Competition Day: Oct. 13-16 (Co-located with SEC 2026)

IEEE OEB-LMAG, 4Q26 Meeting

Visit both the USS Hornet and CA Historical Radio Society Museum!

This is one meeting you won’t want to miss!

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 (11:50 AM to 2:30 PM PDT)

The Oakland East Bay Life Members Affinity Group (OEB LMAG) is hosting an excursion to two historical locations in Alameda CA, including lunch – this is like winning the “daily double”!

Our lunch meeting this quarter will be at the USS Hornet Museum, but those who want to spend more time there can come early (at 11:00 AM) for a free docent guided tour of the famous aircraft carrier that recovered the Apollo 11 Astronauts, and their Apollo Capsule, after the first landing of men on the moon, as well as Apollo 12 a few months later. The ship has 20+ restored vintage aircraft from WWII: Grumman FM-2 Wildcat, TBM-3E Avenger, Cold War & Vietnam Era: F-4J Phantom II, F8U-1 Crusader, F-14A Tomcat, F-11 Tiger (cockpit/nose), TA-4J Skyhawk, S-3B VikingHelicopters: SH-3H Sea King, HUP-1 Retriever, SH-2F Seasprite, UH-34D Seahorse, Modern Era: F/A-18C Hornet.

After lunch, the excursion will continue with a visit to the birthplace of broadcasting:

At the California Historical Radio Society Museum, we be given a tour of the museum that includes a collection that spans about 120 years of radio, wireless communication, and broadcasting history, including vacuum tubes, radios in unusual period casings (snakeskin, neon, even a whisky-bottle design), WWII-era transmitters, CIA com gear, a replica of Amelia Earhart's plane radio, a working telegraph, and vintage televisions (including the largest black-and-white TV ever made) playing classic programs.

Please plan to drive, or car pool, to the USS Hornet, docked at Pier 3 in Alameda:

USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum, 707 W Hornet Ave, Alameda, CA 94501 https://maps.app.goo.gl/2YRgoVeC5PcNyNN58

Please plan to arrive no later than 11:50, as lunch will be served at noon!

After a leisurely 50 minute lunch, we will depart in the cars we arrived in, and drive to the California Historical Radio Society Museum, about 15 minutes away at:

2152 Central Ave, Alameda, CA 94501 https://maps.app.goo.gl/H15ydMEyjgFxTwUB7

Subsidized fee for OEB Life Members:

We also welcome Non-Members, so please bring your spouse or guest(s):

*****This vTools link is for purchase of Vendor Tables ONLY! No walk-in registrations.*****

(Limit of 10 vendor tables so do not delay!)

Vendor table will be one 6-foot exhibit table. Vendor table includes one (1) attendee ticket. A power strip will be available upon request.

For more than one (1) attendee to support the table, please register additional people using the regular attendee link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/562108

Tape, Tacks, Nails may not be applied to walls, ceilings, or doors and are strictly prohibited.

Outside food, non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverage are not allowed.

IEEE and the Hotel are not responsible for any loss or damage to property belonging to you.

Sign-in for attendees and continental breakfast will open at 7:15AM, so please be completely set up by 7:15AM.

Vendors are encouraged (voluntary) to bring up to three (3) giveaways to be included in the overall raffle for attendees.

This one-day Technical Seminar will cover the fundamentals of electrical design, cable ampacity, protective relaying, and interconnections. The seminar will serve as a primer for engineers and a refresher for experienced engineers. During breaks and lunch there will be opportunities to network with your peers and meet with manufacturers. The registration cost includes continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshments.

Please join us in attending this one-day Technical Seminar which will include an impressive list of speakers from IEEE, Eaton, Electrical Reliability Services (a Vertiv Company), ETAP, SEL, and NEMA. Seminar topics will include:

• Overview of IEEE 1547-2018, Standard for Interconnection and Interoperability of distributed energy resources (DER) with Electric Power Systems
• Electrical Design Fundamentals – Circuit Breaker Applications Understood  
• Medium Voltage Cable Installations
• Cable Ampacity and Sizing Fundamentals Generator
• Protective Relaying Fundamentals
• NEMA Resources and the NEMA Standards Store

 Plan to attend this timely, educational Seminar. Registration is now open!

This is the monthly PES chapter's Executive Committee meeting.  Typically, an hour to discuss old business and new business.

We focus on the upcoming events. James Mercier on September 21st. 
Senior member activity, Section Picnic, and Holiday Party, Future City Event. + technical events.

CLASTECH will be at the Eravant Facility this year.  We will have a 4 speakers on Microwave and Antenna topics.  There will be a box lunch from Panera Bread.

Space is limited - no onsite registration

List of Speakers:

1- Satish Sharma, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering San Diego State University, "Multifunctional Antennas and Arrays for Wireless Communications", 

2-  Mahmoud Wagih, Ph. D., University of Glasgow, "Making Microwaves Green: From Life Cycle Assessments to Chipless Sensing Solutions"

3- Prof. Nick Miller, Michigan State., "Large-Signal Characterization and Modeling of GaN HEMTs to 100 GHz"

4- Dr. Hasan Sharifi, HRL Director,

Here is a link about Eravant https://www.eravant.com/ 

November Executive Committee Meeting

This 2-day symposium focuses on quantified reliability, accelerated testing and probabilistic assessments of the useful lifetime of electronic, photonic, MEMS and MOEMS materials, assemblies, packages and systems in electronics and photonics packaging.  This includes failure modes, stress levels, mechanisms, testing schemes, accelerated testing, and environmental stresses.  The intent is to bring together electrical, reliability, materials, mechanical, and computer engineers and applied scientists to address the state-of-the-art in all the interconnected fields of electronic and photonic packaging, with an emphasis on various reliabilit-yrelated aspects: design-for-reliability, manufacturing, reliability modeling and accelerated testing.

Location: In person at UCLA, and over IEEE WebEx
Dates: November 12-13, 2026
Cost: ( for IEEE members, for WebEx) through Oct. 16

This is the monthly PES chapter's Executive Committee meeting.  Typically, an hour to discuss old business and new business.

We focus on the upcoming events. 
Senior member activity, Section Picnic, and Holiday Party, Future City Event. + technical events.