Mock Interviews, Professional Photographs, Employer Tabling, Lunch & Network, Giveaway

The IEEE ASU ComSoc Student Branch Chapter is dedicated to fostering an active community of students and researchers passionate about communications, networking, and emerging wireless technologies. Our mission is to create a dynamic environment for professional development, mentorship, and technical exchange. As a core part of this mission, we host a Keynote Speech Series featuring distinguished leaders whose work informs and inspires our members. These sessions are designed to bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and industry practice, providing our student community with direct access to the visionaries shaping the future of connectivity.

Join us for a General Body Meeting with Guest Speaker Upal Mahbub and IEEE Officer Elections for the next academic year.

The state of video compression standards is strong and dynamic, and more compression is coming in their future. To explain why will start by presenting deployment and adoption of the two most recent video compression standards: AV1 and VVC. Will then discusses new deep learning-based video compression technologies that standards development organizations are investigating and exploring for standardization. Will close highlighting some of these investigations that have reached the standardization stage.

The Young Professionals/Women in Engineering panel, “Sustainability: The Next Tech Stack,” at IEEE SusTech brings together industry professionals to discuss how sustainability is shaping the future of technology. The session focuses on energy-efficient computing, responsible system design, and scalable innovations across hardware and software. Organized in collaboration with IEEE R6 Women in Engineering (WIE), IEEE R6 Young Professionals and IEEE Orange County Section; the panel highlights diverse perspectives and practical insights on building sustainable, high-performance technologies for the next generation.

Join us for an engaging and interactive IEEE PES Day celebration hosted by the IEEE Hawaii Power and Energy Society (PES) Chapter in collaboration with the IEEE Student Branch and HKN at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. This in-person event brings together students and professionals for an evening of learning, connection, and friendly competition centered around power and energy topics.

The event will feature a dynamic Trivia Night covering areas such as electric power systems, renewable energy, sustainability, and general engineering knowledge, along with fun UH Mānoa facts. Participants will work in teams to encourage collaboration, critical thinking, and knowledge sharing in a relaxed and welcoming environment.

In addition to the technical engagement, attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about IEEE PES, the Student Branch, and HKN through short presentations highlighting available resources, activities, and pathways for involvement. The event will conclude with an open networking session, allowing students to connect with professionals, ask questions, and explore career opportunities in the power and energy field.

This event aims to spark interest in energy-related topics, strengthen the IEEE community in Hawaiʻi, and support the development of future engineers through meaningful interaction and hands-on learning.

Zoom call hosted by Open Research Institute (ORI). IEEE members and guests are welcome. This is a technical roundtable of FPGA projects from the Open Source hardware community. Participants report what they've done over the past week, what they have planned for the next week, if they have any roadblocks, and if they need any resources. The roundtable is sometimes followed by open office hours if anyone has additional questions or discussions.  

Agenda:

• 12:30 Chair Makes Announcements and Introduces the Speaker
• 12:35-1:15 Speaker gives presentation
• 1:15-1:30 Q&A by the speaker, and final comments by the Chair

Join us at Santa Clara University for the APEC 2026 Download Event, hosted by the IEEE PELS San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. This engaging session brings together engineers, researchers, and industry professionals to explore the most impactful moments and innovations presented at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) 2026.

The event will highlight key takeaways from technical sessions, including emerging trends in wide bandgap semiconductors, advances in high-efficiency power conversion, AI-driven design optimization, and next-generation energy systems. Attendees will gain valuable insights into cutting-edge research and real-world applications shaping the future of power electronics.

In addition, we will cover standout keynote sessions, offering perspectives from industry leaders on the evolving landscape of power electronics. The program aims to foster knowledge sharing, networking, and discussion within the local power electronics community.

Student Highlights:
Students are especially encouraged to attend! This is a great opportunity to:

• Discover cutting-edge topics that can inspire your coursework, senior projects, or research direction
• Learn directly from experts about industry expectations and emerging career paths in power electronics
• Network with professionals and local engineers from leading companies in Silicon Valley
• Gain exposure to real-world applications beyond the classroom

Whether you attended APEC or want a curated overview of its most important developments, this download event is an excellent opportunity to stay informed, get inspired, and expand your professional network.

Reserve this date for a social gathering followed by this presentation.  IEEE member fee is subsidized.

Join us for an insightful virtual webinar on "The Engineer’s Guide to AI Strategy: Bridging the Gap Between Business and Technical Reality" hosted by the IEEE Women in Engineering Oregon Section AG and co-hosted by Spokane Section, Seattle Section San Francisco section, Santa Clara Valley Section, and San Fernando Valley Section WIE AG where we challenge the traditional boundaries between strategy, governance, and engineering.

The rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence has led to countless “Proof of Concepts” that never make it to production—and production systems that fail spectacularly when they do. Why does this happen?

A key reason lies in how organizations traditionally separate Strategy and Governance from Engineering execution. Strategy is often treated as a conceptual exercise, while governance is reduced to compliance checklists—leaving engineers disconnected from the very decisions that shape successful AI systems.

In this insightful session, we challenge that paradigm. We will explore how engineers must evolve from execution-focused contributors to strategic decision-makers, integrating governance and strategy as core technical requirements in AI system design.

Participants will learn how to bridge the gap between business vision and engineering reality by embedding strategy, governance, and ethical considerations directly into the development lifecycle.

Additionally, the session will highlight practical strategies for women in tech to strengthen their influence—through confident communication, strategic thinking, and authentic leadership.

• Understand why many AI systems fail to transition from concept to production
• Learn how to align engineering decisions with organizational strategy
• Explore how to embed governance and safety into AI pipelines
• Develop a strategic engineering mindset
• Gain practical insights on influencing effectively as a woman in technology

• Engineers and AI practitioners
• Early-career professionals and students
• Technical leaders and project managers
• Anyone interested in AI strategy, governance, and leadership development

Hosted by the IEEE Signal Processing Society San Diego chapter, the session will also include an industry perspective and interactive discussion on translating advances in AI research into real-world systems and infrastructure.

Speaker: Prof. Rose Yu (UC San Diego)
https://roseyu.com/

Organizer / Moderator: Chhavi Jain, Vice Chair, IEEE SPS San Diego Chapter 
https://chhavijain.net/

In-Person Location - Rusty’s Pizza ­­ 5934 Calle Real, Goleta, CA 93117 

or Optional Virtual Webex Attendance   

6:00 PM – Complimentary Pizza, Salad, Beverage­

6:30 PM – Central Coast Status

6:35 PM – Dan Bezzant Presents. 

Please join us on April 22nd when Dan Bezzant, Recently retired EE Section Manager at RTX (Raytheon}, will give a talk on how static charge can build up in semiconductor devices resulting in Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) causing catastrophic damage and how to protect against ESD events. Guests are welcome. Please Register Now below. Note Attendance Type: In-Person or Virtual. Best regards, Ruth Franklin IEEE Central Coast Chair

Title: Fractional-N Phase-Locked Loops Using Harmonic-Mixer-Based Feedback and Noise Cancellation

Abstract: Frequency synthesizers are an integral part of various applications, such as wireless and wireline communication systems. The generation of frequency sources with low phase noise under limited power, area, and many other factors has been an ongoing challenge over the years. Especially for the fractional-N phase-locked loops (PLLs), the suppression of quantization noise (Q-noise) and spurs has been one of the main challenges. Architectures based on quantization error cancellation, either in the time domain using digital-to-time converters or in the voltage domain using digital-to-analog converters, have been popular in recent years. However, the circuits used for the cancellation are often affected by PVT-related gain errors and non-linearity, requiring intensive digital calibration to prevent severe performance degradation. In this talk, we introduce some harmonic-mixer-based fractional-N PLL architectures that avoid the amplification of the Q-noise by the loop. With this concept, we can effectively suppress the contribution of the Q-noise at the PLL output without applying intensive calibration.

Tetsuya Iizuka received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electronic engineering from the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, in 2002, 2004, and 2007, respectively. From 2007 to 2009, he was with THine Electronics Inc., Tokyo, as a High-Speed Serial Interface Circuit Engineer. He joined the University of Tokyo in 2009, where he is currently a Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, School of Engineering. From 2013 to 2015, he was a Visiting Scholar with the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. His current research interests include data conversion techniques, high-speed analog integrated circuits, digitally assisted analog circuits, and VLSI computer-aided design.

He was a TPC member of ISSCC from 2013 to 2017 and CICC from 2014 to 2019. He is also serving as a member of the IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (A-SSCC) and the IEEE VLSI Symposium on Circuits Technical Program Committees. Since 2025, he has been serving as a distinguished lecturer of the IEEE SSCS.

A superlattice can be formed by alternating thin layers of different semiconductor materials. The result is an artificial semiconductor whose properties differ from those of the constituents. The advantage is that the bandgap energy and the lattice parameter can be varied independently, providing a wide parameter space for bandgap engineering. The presentation will show how the superlattice can grow on available substrates, such as GaSb, and how it functions as a detector of infrared light.

MIT Room 32-G449 (Kiva) and online via Zoom

https://acm-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/6717750000324/WN_Z5KGSMQBSg2dzjM7s_X0mw

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.Indicate on the registration form if you plan to attend in person. This will help us determine whether the room is close to reaching capacity. We plan to serve light refreshments (probably pizza) before the talk starting at around 6:30 pm. Letting us know you will come in person will help us determine how much pizza to order.

We may make some auxiliary material such as slides and access to the recording available after the seminar to people who have registered.

Abstract:

What does “normal” look like in a system that grows, adapts, and scales at extraordinary speed? How do its underlying patterns shift as the network expands from its early days to a billion-fold increase in scale?

In this seminar, Dr. Kepner will explore how advances in high-performance, privacy-preserving AI graph analysis tools open new windows into the Internet’s behavior. His work sheds light on emergence, structure, and stability within this constantly changing global system.

Dr. Kepner will explain the deep connections between graphs and matrices and more general mathematical concepts of semirings and associative (token) arrays that are the foundations of modern large language model (LLM) agentic AI systems. These mathematical concepts form the basis of the high performance GraphBLAS sparse matrix standard and the D4M (Dynamic Distributed Dimensional Model) associative array library that can analyze the largest networks in the world while preserving privacy.

Bio:

Dr. Jeremy Kepner is an MIT Lincoln Laboratory Fellow. He founded the Lincoln Laboratory Supercomputing Center and pioneered the establishment of the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center. He has developed novel big data and parallel computing software used by thousands of scientists and engineers worldwide. He has led several embedded computing efforts, which earned him a 2011 R&D 100 Award. Kepner has chaired the SIAM Data Mining conference, the IEEE Big Data conference, and the IEEE High Performance Extreme Computing conference. Kepner is the author of two bestselling books, Parallel MATLAB for Multicore and Multinode Computers, and Graph Algorithms in the Language of Linear Algebra. His peer-reviewed publications include works on abstract algebra, astronomy, astrophysics, cloud computing, cybersecurity, data mining, databases, graph algorithms, health sciences, plasma physics, signal processing, and 3D visualization. In 2014, he received Lincoln Laboratory's Technical Excellence Award. You can learn more about his work here: https://www.mit.edu/~kepner/

Kepner holds a BA degree in astrophysics from Pomona College and a PhD degree in astrophysics from Princeton University. He is a fellow of the Society of Industrial Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and is a faculty advisor to the MIT SIAM student group.

Directions to 32-G449 - MIT Stata Center, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA: Please use the main entrance to the Stata Center at 32 Vassar Street (the entrance closest to Main street) as those doors will be unlocked. Upon entering, proceed to the elevators which will be on the right after passing a large set of stairs and a MITAC kiosk. Take the elevator to the 4th floor and turn right, following the hall to an open area; 32-G449 will be on the left. Location of Stata on campus map

This joint meeting of the Boston Chapter of the IEEE Computer Society and GBC/ACM will be hybrid (in person and online).

Up-to-date information about this and other talks is available online at https://ewh.ieee.org/r1/boston/computer/. You can sign up to receive updated status information about this talk and informational emails about future talks at https://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/ieee-cs, our self-administered mailing list.

Shalini Lakshmana is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: SCV WIE Mar ExCom Meeting
Time: Mar 26, 2026 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
        Every month on the 26 of the month, 36 occurrence(s)

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Macropad Workshop

Please join us for the IEEE Alaska Section’s April meeting. This month’s program features a presentation on the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) by the CEO, Bill Stamm.  He will talk about AVEC, the challenges of generating power in remote Alaska villages, and how they meet those challenges.

We will meet in person on the UAA campus.  Park in the UAA Engineering & Industry building south parking lot, come in the west entrance, and come up to room 413.

UAA parking is free on Fridays.

Zoom will be available for those unable to join us on campus. 

A complimentary light lunch will be provided, so advance registration is required. 

The IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Boise Chapter is celebrating its Silver Jubilee (25 years) this year. To mark this milestone, we will be hosting a chapter event and would like to invite all members to join us.

This event will bring together members of the Boise PES community to recognize the chapter’s 25 years and connect with fellow professionals in the power and energy field.  We will update you on what the chapter has been doing and what is planned.  Bring your ideas and interests for upcoming events.  Food and drinks will be provided.

Micron Center for Materials Research, Room 105
1435 W University Drive
Boise, Idaho 83706

Join us for the Virtual Spring 2026 All Area Meeting on April 25th.

Hybrid Event Details

Are you involved with Computer Game Development? Do you know of staff or students at academic institutions who are?  If so, please share this information on this event with them so they can attend this year's Competition.  The top 10 of this year's entries of the games' first stage  submitted will compete and be judged by professionals from the Computer Game Development industry. 

Building on the success of last year's competition, this year's is also being held in a Hybrid format! We'll be in-person at Cal State University, Fullerton and virtually via Twitch (while the teams present to the judges via Discord).

The IEEE GameSIG Intercollegiate Game [Developers] Competition, now in its fifteenth year, is an educational outreach project of IEEE GameSIG (which is part of the Orange County IEEE Computer Society, but does not geographically limit competing teams). The purpose of this event is to help students develop and demonstrate their skills at game design, development and promotion. They are challenged to show off a playable level of a game, live, in front of an audience of experienced game industry personnel and guests (which we are hoping you will join).  The Computer Society Publication Office produced a 9 minute Youtube video about a previous live Competition/Showcase which is available on the home page of GameSIGshowcase.org or at this link: 2013 IEEE Intercollegiate Game Showcase.

The competition typically attracts 30 to 50 entries, from which the top ten are chosen to present their work to the "live" audience and judges. Three primary awards are given, plus a series of special awards for unique achievements. These special awards are different each year based on the nature of what the developers are showing.  Their is also a People's Choice Award voted on by those attending in person or virtually.  More details on the competition can be found at GameSIGshowcase.org.

This year's showcase will be hosted from the California State University, Fullerton, at the Titan Student Center in Fullerton CA, and held Online via Twitch.

Parking at the event is free.  Use the State College Parking Structure on State College Blvd. Please see https://parking.fullerton.edu/visitors/index.html for maps.

The Twitch stream will start at 1:00 PM (PT) and end by 5:30 PM (PT).  Registered individuals will receive reminders about the Showcase as we get closer to the event, with the Twitch link provided via GameSIGshowcase.org.  The Twitch stream will be public.

• For sponsorship via networking at the event, please contact us for more information at gamesigshowcase@gmail.com.
• For sponsorship and donations, we'll contact you to acknowledge and verify processing. If unsure, please contact us.
  Support in check-form are preferred to avoid processing fees.
• For inquiries and larger sponsorship or support, contact us for more information at gamesigshowcase@gmail.com.

Competition details are available at: http://gamesigshowcase.org/

The Walla Walla IEEE Student Branch invites you to a pancake breakfast at Dr. Doug Logan's house, former dean of engineering at Walla Walla University. Come for free food and network with WWU alumni.

We are excited to continue the Orange County Computer Society (OCCS) Global Emerging Technologies (GET) Series—a monthly platform dedicated to spotlighting transformative innovations in computer science and technology. Hosted by the IEEE Orange County Computer Society Chapter, this series brings together professionals, students, and tech enthusiasts to explore the cutting edge of what’s possible.

Following a highly engaging March session filled with thought-provoking conversations on Advancement in Digital healthcare , we’re thrilled to bring you a powerful double-feature this April—exploring both the strategic and technical sides of artificial intelligence.

Curious about Generative AI? This hands-on lab simplifies core concepts—from tokens and LLMs to RAG, Agents, and MCP—while showing how they work together in real systems. By the end, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to build your own AI-powered applications.

Understand how AI generates content and why it’s transforming every industry.

Learn how text is broken into tokens and how that impacts cost, speed, and output.

Explore key GenAI players and choose the right model for your use case.

Master the art of guiding AI using structured, effective prompts.

Enhance AI accuracy by grounding responses in your own data.

Move beyond chatbots to AI systems that can reason, plan, and take actions.

Enable AI to securely discover and interact with real-world tools and APIs.

Session 2: GenAI in Action — From Prompt to Working Prototype (60 mins)

Follow along in a live demo as we integrate concepts and build an AI-powered application in real time using Visual Studio Code and Python notebooks

Understand how all components fit together in a real-world AI system.

The journey doesn’t end here—stay with us for what’s next.

Gora Datta  

FHL7,SMIEEE,SMACM

Chair IEEE Computer Society – OC Chapter

Chair IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) - OC Chapter

Chair & Board Member IEEE Blockchain Technical Community

Founding Chair IEEE P3271.01 Working Group – Standard for Recurring Transactions Using Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs)

📧 gora.datta@ieee.org 
🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/goradatta

Zoom call hosted by Open Research Institute (ORI). IEEE members and guests are welcome. This is a technical roundtable of FPGA projects from the Open Source hardware community. Participants report what they've done over the past week, what they have planned for the next week, if they have any roadblocks, and if they need any resources. The roundtable is sometimes followed by open office hours if anyone has additional questions or discussions.  

In addition to our first Computer Vision workshop, we will host another workshop with Dr. Reyes.

This presentation provides a high-level description of CALCE-UMD activities in reliability physics of microelectronic systems, starting with a brief history and continuing on to recent trends in multiscale modeling of the reliability of advanced microelectronic packaging. The discussion includes specific focus on the importance of considering material microstructure in predictive reliability physics modeling; and explores the role of reliability physics in the context of AI/ML* approaches for reliability modeling.
In Topic 1, we will examine three examples where microstructure-sensitive modeling can provide important insights into material behavior: (i) organic interposers/substrates that are based on fabric-reinforced composites; (ii) solder alloys with heterogeneous multiscale microstructure; (iii) sintered silver materials with agglomerated nanoporous microstructure. In Topic 2, we will qualitatively explore the interplay between reliability physics and AI/ML in influencing both epistemic as well as aleatory uncertainties in reliability predictions.
*AI/ML: Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

ABSTRACT

Abstract: The next generation of wireless networks will no longer be confined to moving bits — they will sense, communicate, and learn simultaneously. This convergence is anticipated to enable distributed intelligence across devices, unlocking new capabilities for real-time perception and decision-making in dynamic environments. In this talk, two complementary advances in federated signal processing will be presented. First, an over-the-air federated edge learning (OTA-FEEL) framework with integrated radar sensing will be discussed. By leveraging echoes from the environment, rather than treating them solely as interference, robust model aggregation will be maintained while ensuring high-quality sensing and communication performance. A joint scheduling and beamforming design will be presented, supported by low-complexity optimization techniques, to preserve aggregation accuracy under realistic wireless conditions. Second, FedTrack, a novel federated learning–inspired algorithm for distributed target tracking, will be presented. By treating local log-likelihood functions as loss functions in a distributed optimization framework, FedTrack enables devices to collaboratively estimate a moving target’s position and velocity. This communication-efficient method closely approximates centralized maximum likelihood estimation, achieving accuracy near the Cramér–Rao bound while reducing reliance on a central coordinator. Together, these developments illustrate how federated intelligence over the air can transform 6G networks into systems that not only communicate but also sense and learn collaboratively. Implications for autonomous systems, smart cities, and beyond will be discussed, with emphasis on the central role of signal processing innovations in realizing this vision.

Zoom call hosted by Open Research Institute (ORI). IEEE members and guests are welcome. This is a technical roundtable of FPGA projects from the Open Source hardware community. Participants report what they've done over the past week, what they have planned for the next week, if they have any roadblocks, and if they need any resources. The roundtable is sometimes followed by open office hours if anyone has additional questions or discussions.  

Future of communication and sensing network is being transformed with the advancement in next generations of wireless with Beyond-5G, beyond-WiFi-8, ICAS, NTN, VR/XR/Metaverse, Digital-Twin and other emerging applications. Higher quality of experiences for connected future with ubiquitous lowest latency and superhigh data rate connectivity services will require innovative wireless technologies and communication hardware combined with AI/ML. Mobile platform integrated RF systems with antenna front ends are common factor for most of the wireless applications. Emerging usage scenarios will need intelligent mobile platforms with ultra-small form-factor, requiring co-design and heterogeneous integration of dis-similar semiconductor device, circuit and antenna technologies, in order to satisfy the desired application-specific performance criteria for the evolving use cases.

This presentation will present the emerging technology trends and will focus on the antenna-integrated RF to mm-wave/THz array integrated frontend opportunities and challenges demanding new technology, design, development and integration. Example architectures to enable
multifunction microsystem platform will be discussed.

What does it take to lead the acceleration of microelectronic technologies and deliver solutions to establish a trusted and resilient domestic supply chain?

What are the challenges and benefits to leading the acceleration of microelectronic technologies and delivering solutions to establish a trusted and resilient domestic supply chain?

Join the dialogue as we discuss a premier collaborative, public-private ecosystem that engages broadly across innovative partners in industry, academia, and government to rapidly advance defense and commercial applications. This unique environment empowers members to discover new technologies, share capabilities, develop a skilled workforce, and launch groundbreaking innovation into scalable commercial production for the benefit of National Security and economic dominance.

IEEE Orange County PES/IAS Chapter's ExCom meeting

All IEEE OC PES/IAS Chapter members are requested to attend this meeting. 

To AVOID unauthorized attendance you MUST REGISTER for this event so that you can be sent the meeting link.

The zoom link is given below: 

Topic: IEEE OC PES/IAS ExCom Meeting
Time: May 6, 2026 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 859 8690 9926
Passcode: 785872

EXCOM Meeting for IEEE PES Seattle Officers 

Join us for an insightful webinar with Francesco Carobolante, founder of IoTissimo® LLC and an EPS Distinguished Lecturer, as he explores the critical challenges and innovative solutions that advanced packaging can provide to address the "Power Wall". With over 30 years of industry experience and a tenure at Intel’s Corporate Strategy Office, Francesco will delve into the Heterogeneous Integration Roadmap (HIR) perspective on scaling high-power AI processors. This session will analyze how signal BW and energy requirements dictate the options available for architecting the package structure, including Vertical Power Delivery, integrated voltage regulators and advanced thermal management techniques. Discover how these architectural shifts are enabling the next generation of data center performance.

Networking expert Cesar Plata will lead us through a dynamic, interactive session where we will practice proven techniques to expand your professional reach. Key topics include:

• The Law of Attraction & Marketing Yourself: Learn how to position yourself effectively.
• Networking Etiquette: Master the art of starting and leaving conversations gracefully.
• The Elevator Pitch: Refine and deliver your personal pitch with confidence.
• Strategic Growth: Explore effective tradeshow tips and learn how to connect and leverage as a team.
• Event Mastery: Gain insights on how to organize events and, most importantly, have fun while networking!

 May 2026 MOVE USA Operations Training Opportunities

MOVE Operations Class – 3-part Virtual Series 

IEEE MOVE USA is offering a dynamic three-part Virtual Operations Class designed for volunteers preparing for MOVE truck deployment, as well as those interested in learning more about the program. Attendance is required for existing drivers and crew members and anyone seeking to advance to a MOVE Truck Driver or Crew Member role.  Attendance is encouraged for All MOVE volunteers.   

The course covers key topics including deployment expectations, truck equipment, and essential safety procedures. Each of the three sessions is conducted virtually and lasts approximately 90 minutes to two hours.

Participants will also gain an understanding of the differences among the three MOVE USA trucks, providing prospective drivers and crew members with a solid foundation in both the shared systems and the unique features of each vehicle.

🔹 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM

   Registration, Refreshments, Food & Networking (Meet & Greet)

🔹 5:30 PM – 6:15 PM

Topic 1: Industry Talk – Standardizing Automotive Firmware for SDVs

Experts from Mercedes-Benz, Arm, and Athos Silicon will discuss the urgent need for a standardized, secure, and vendor-agnostic firmware foundation.

Key focus areas:

• Overcoming fragmented firmware ecosystems
• UEFI as a scalable automotive standard
• Enabling functional safety, cybersecurity, and interoperability
• Supporting chiplet-based and next-gen ADAS architectures

Speakers:

• François Piednoël – LinkedIn
• Sachin Athanikar – LinkedIn
• Dong Wei   – LinkedIn

🔹 6:15 PM – 6:45 PM

Topic 2: Academic Keynote – Safe Embodied AI: From Theory to Deployment

Prof. Ding Zhao (Carnegie Mellon University)

Topics include:

• Rare-event safety in autonomous systems
• Safe reinforcement and imitation learning
• Generalizable and adaptive AI safety
• Future of trustworthy embodied AI at scale

Speaker:

• Ding Zhao – LinkedIn

🔹 6:45 PM – 7:15 PM

 Topic 3: Industry Talk – Static Safety Is Dead: Continuous Risk & Compliance for SDVs

Akshay Chalana (CEO & Co-founder, Saphira AI)

Modern vehicles evolve continuously through software updates, AI-driven functionality, and increasing connectivity—yet safety and cybersecurity practices remain largely static.

This talk explores:

• What breaks when traditional safety assumptions no longer hold
• Real-world ADAS/autonomy failure propagation: dataset bias, requirement drift, and system boundary ambiguity
• Cross-domain challenges between safety and cybersecurity
• A new model for continuous, system-aware risk assessment and compliance
• Treating compliance artifacts as live infrastructure integrated into development pipelines

This session provides a practical path to maintaining certification-grade rigor while operating at software velocity.

Speaker:

• Akshay Chalana – LinkedIn

🔹 7:15 PM – 7:30 PM

 Q&A and open discussion - Aditi Ramadwar

This technical forum brings together OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, semiconductor leaders, researchers, and innovators to address the challenge of fragmentation and define a unified, future-ready mobility stack.

Who Should Attend:

• Automotive engineers and architects
• Safety and cybersecurity specialists
• Semiconductor and embedded systems professionals
• Researchers in autonomous vehicles and AI safety
• Technical decision-makers from OEMs and suppliers
• Students in Automotive, Compute, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering 

We would be delighted if you could join us and participate in shaping the future of intelligent transportation.

CHEERS OCEANEERS! MAY 13th 2026

This month, our main presenter will be Dan Wolfson, and his presentation is about a San Diego startup called Poseidon AmphibWorks that is building the world's first highway-legal electric hydrofoiling "Boat-Car" amphibious vehicle.  Marine-oriented businesses like kelp farms, wave power, ocean researchers, etc., could drive these from their land-based facilities into the water and back. 

Please see more info in Dan's bio in the section below.

This month, we will also do something special - the winners of the Marine Technology Society (MTS) student science fair will start early and present their projects.  We did this last year, and the students demonstrated very impressive technologies!  We really appreciate seeing the advancement of science for the next generation.

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Welcome to the monthly event for the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (OES), San Diego Chapter, which is hosting this meeting jointly along with TMA BlueTech (The Maritime Alliance), and MTS (Marine Technology Society).

Please join us for the main presentation and also plenty of time for networking and friendly conversation about everything oceanic, engineering, science, Blue Tech, and more.  No need to be an IEEE or OES member, or TMA, or MTS.  Everyone is invited.

This month, we will be at Quantum Brewing again, a cool science-themed brewery founded by a biochemist.

No ticket required, but please order something for yourself from the brewery.

Please grab a bite from a nearby restaurant, which is okay to bring into the brewery per the owner.

The food and drinks are not being funded by the hosts.  Please open your own tab.

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