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SUMMARY:Closed-Loop Intelligence: How AI Plans\, Connects\, Fails\, and Learns Across the Hyperscale Infrastructure Lifecycle
DESCRIPTION:At AWS scale\, a single capacity planning error misallocates hundreds of millions in CapEx. Spreadsheets don't survive at this velocity — closed-loop AI systems do.\nThis session delivers a practitioner's unfiltered view from inside hyperscale infrastructure planning at AWS. We examine how AI pipelines connect demand forecasting\, gap analysis\, build planning\, and rack deployment into a single end-to-end system and what that looks like in operational reality. We explore how feedback loops enable planning systems to detect model drift\, recalibrate on actuals\, and compound forecast accuracy over time.\nBut intelligence without failure analysis is incomplete. We confront what happens when the forecast is wrong at scale\, how failure cascades across procurement\, deployment\, and customer commitments\, and how human-in-the-loop governance and explainable AI contain the damage and restore trust.\nAI that plans\, connects\, fails\, and learns.\nSpeaker(s): Nainsi Jain\,\nAgenda:\nArlington Central Library\n1015 N Quincy St\, Arlington\, Airlington\, Virginia\, United States\, 22201\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/560012
URL:https://svec.org/event/closed-loop-intelligence-how-ai-plans-connects-fails-and-learns-across-the-hyperscale-infrastructure-lifecycle/
LOCATION:1015 N Quincy St\, Arlington\, Airlington\, Virginia\, United States\, 22201\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/560012
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SUMMARY:Closed-Loop Intelligence: How AI Plans\, Connects\, Fails\, and Learns Across the Hyperscale Infrastructure Lifecycle
DESCRIPTION:At AWS scale\, a single capacity planning error misallocates hundreds of millions in CapEx. Spreadsheets don't survive at this velocity — closed-loop AI systems do.\nThis session delivers a practitioner's unfiltered view from inside hyperscale infrastructure planning at AWS. We examine how AI pipelines connect demand forecasting\, gap analysis\, build planning\, and rack deployment into a single end-to-end system and what that looks like in operational reality. We explore how feedback loops enable planning systems to detect model drift\, recalibrate on actuals\, and compound forecast accuracy over time.\nBut intelligence without failure analysis is incomplete. We confront what happens when the forecast is wrong at scale\, how failure cascades across procurement\, deployment\, and customer commitments\, and how human-in-the-loop governance and explainable AI contain the damage and restore trust.\nAI that plans\, connects\, fails\, and learns.\nSpeaker(s): Nainsi Jain\,\nAgenda:\nArlington Central Library\n1015 N Quincy St\, Arlington\, Airlington\, Virginia\, United States\, 22201\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/560012
URL:https://svec.org/event/closed-loop-intelligence-how-ai-plans-connects-fails-and-learns-across-the-hyperscale-infrastructure-lifecycle-2/
LOCATION:1015 N Quincy St\, Arlington\, Airlington\, Virginia\, United States\, 22201\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/560012
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SUMMARY:Call for volunteers\, Summer STEM Workshop: Continue Team Race Car Building
DESCRIPTION:Calling all volunteers to join our Summer STEM Youth Workshop where you'll get hands-on experience with build a car servos\, learn the mechanics behind it and race an obstacle course/ track!\nWe will be helping students who build ACEBOTT 5DOF Smart Robot Arm Car Kit\, 4WD Remote Control Car: Amazon Link (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHX9QW5N?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1)\nBecause we have limited space available\, registration will be first come\, first served. There will be a mandatory zoom training for all volunteers working with children.\nSign up to volunteer today! Google Form Link (https://forms.gle/KSkkUYPK2QVNQrKS7)\nEvent Details\nWhere: Glad Tidings Family Life Complex\nWhen: 7/27\, 2pm to 7:00pm.\nWho: For volunteering\, college students and professionals are welcome to join!\n[]\nWhy STEM Education Matters\nSTEM education is more than just learning about technology or engineering—it’s about developing critical thinking\, creativity\, and problem-solving skills that are essential in today’s world. By exposing your child to STEM:\n– Help them discover new interests and talents.\n– Prepare them for high-paying and rewarding careers.\n– Show them that they can be creators\, innovators\, and leaders.\nSchedule:\n2:15 – 2:30 PM | Welcome & Kickoff\n– Welcome\n– Event Overview\n– Review of safety rules\n– Introduction of volunteers\, experiment leads\, and technology demonstrators\n2:30 PM | Presentation #1\nThree classes (Build New Car/ attach Robot Arm\, Troubleshoot Car/ Review/ Coding\, and Art class)\n2:45 PM- 5 PM | Build Car and Logo Art Design\n5:00 PM– 5:40 PM | Dinner\n6:00 PM– 6:45 PM | Finish Car Building\, and Test obstacle course/ race track\n6:45 – 7:00 PM | Closing\, Photos & Thank You\nOur Program’s Commitment\nThrough our partnership with the IEEE Oakland-East Bay Section\, TryEngineering\, and Glad Tidings\, we are dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment. Here’s why this program is unique:\nMentors Who Care: STEM professionals from your community will guide your child every step of the way.\n– Hands-On Learning: Engaging activities like designing bridges\, building robots\, and creating LED circuits make learning exciting.\nEquity in Education: Our goal is to provide access and opportunity to all children\, particularly those in underrepresented communities.\nParent Involvement\nWe understand the vital role parents play in their child’s success. During the event\, you’ll:\n– See firsthand how STEM activities boost confidence and teamwork.\n– Learn about free and affordable resources to continue your child’s STEM journey.\n– Meet other parents who share the same goal of empowering their children.\nDon’t Miss Out!\nThis is a chance to show your child that their dreams matter and that they belong in STEM fields. Secure your spot today!\nRegister by March 23th\nTo ensure we have the proper supplies and resources\, please RSVP by end of day March. 23\, so we can better plan the workshop.\nTogether\, let’s inspire a generation of problem solvers\, innovators\, and dreamers. We look forward to seeing you there!\nWarm regards\,\nAaron Lin\, IEEE\nBenita McLarin\, Glad Tidings\nCo-sponsored by: Glad Tiding International\n27709 Tyrrell Ave\, Hayward\, California\, United States\, 94544
URL:https://svec.org/event/call-for-volunteers-summer-stem-workshop-continue-team-race-car-building/
LOCATION:27709 Tyrrell Ave\, Hayward\, California\, United States\, 94544
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SUMMARY:2026 GET-AI SERIES: 4 . Driving Business Efficiency with AI
DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming how organizations generate revenue\, streamline operations\, and automate complex business processes. From intelligent sales prospecting and personalized customer engagement to autonomous AI agents capable of reasoning\, planning\, and executing multi-step workflows\, AI is becoming an essential driver of business efficiency and competitive advantage.\nFollowing our June session on AI-Powered Productivity\, the IEEE Orange County Computer Society GET-AI Series continues with a practical\, demo-driven July session focused on how organizations can leverage AI to improve efficiency\, reduce operational costs\, accelerate business processes\, and build intelligent enterprise applications.\nThis double-feature session combines business and technical perspectives to demonstrate how AI can optimize both customer-facing and enterprise workflows through intelligent automation\, advanced prompting techniques\, and production-ready AI agent architectures.\n—————————————————————\n🔒 July Focus: Driving Business Efficiency with AI\n[]\nAs organizations increasingly adopt AI across their operations\, the challenge is no longer simply using AI it is applying it strategically to create measurable business value.\nThis session explores how AI can help organizations:\n– Improve operational efficiency through intelligent automation\n– Reduce manual effort and operational costs\n– Increase sales pipeline quality using AI-driven insights\n– Automate repetitive business workflows\n– Build enterprise-grade autonomous AI agents to Save Cost\nWhether you're a business leader\, consultant\, architect\, developer\, product manager\, or AI enthusiast\, this session provides practical strategies and demonstrations that can be immediately applied within your organization.\n—————————————————————\nSession 1: Building Efficient Enterprise AI Systems with LangGraph (45 mins)\nThrough live demonstrations\, this session explores how LangGraph enables developers to build production-ready AI systems that are reliable\, scalable\, and designed to create efficient enterprise workflows. Attendees will learn how to move beyond simple LLM applications to intelligent agent architectures that streamline operations\, optimize resource utilization\, and reduce the cost of developing and operating AI-powered solutions.\nTopics include\n– LangGraph fundamentals\n– Designing efficient AI workflows\n– Enterprise AI agent architecture\n– Memory and state management\n– Tool orchestration and workflow automation\n– Human-in-the-loop approvals\n– Multi-agent collaboration\n– Enterprise automation and cost optimization patterns\n– Best practices for building scalable\, production-ready AI systems\n👉 Takeaway: Learn how to build efficient\, enterprise-grade AI systems that automate complex workflows\, optimize business operations\, reduce development and operational costs\, and deliver measurable business value through intelligent automation.\n—————————————————————\nSession 2: AI-Powered Sales Intelligence: Building Smarter Pipelines with Intelligent Prospecting (45 Min)\nThis session demonstrates how AI can fundamentally transform go-to-market execution by identifying real-time business opportunities through trigger events\, market signals\, sentiment analysis\, and intelligent prospecting.\nThrough live demonstrations\, attendees will learn how AI can generate highly personalized outreach\, automate prospect research\, and enable sales teams to focus on meaningful customer engagement instead of manual list building.\nTopics include:\n– AI-driven sales intelligence\n– Intelligent prospect discovery\n– Event-driven customer engagement\n– Effective prompting for business workflows\n– Hyper-personalized outreach\n– Reducing customer acquisition costs\n– Improving pipeline quality through AI\n👉 Takeaway: Learn how AI can improve sales efficiency\, reduce manual effort\, and create higher-quality business opportunities through intelligent automation.\n—————————————————————\nAbout the Organizer\nPradyumna Kodgi\nPrincipal Product Manager | Oracle Health & AI\nIEEE Senior Member | Vice Chair\, IEEE EMBS – Orange County\nMember\, IEEE AI Agentic Systems & AI Policy Committees\n📍 California\, USA\n📧 pkodgi@ieee.org\n🔗 linkedin.com/in/pkodgi\nCo-sponsored by: Pradyumna Kodgi\nSpeaker(s): Gaurav Deshmukh\, Sunil Hans\nAgenda:\nAgenda\n– 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM — Registration\, Check-In & Networking\n– 5:00 PM – 5:15 PM — Welcome\, Introductions & Opening Remarks\n– 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM — Session 1: Building Efficient Enterprise AI Systems with LangGraph: Intelligent Automation Beyond Chatbots\n– 6:00 PM – 6:15 PM — Dinner & Networking\n– 6:15 PM – 7:00 PM — Session 2: AI-Powered Sales Intelligence: Building Smarter Pipelines with Intelligent Prospecting\n—————————————————————\n🛠️ Practical Takeaways\nYou'll walk away with actionable techniques and frameworks that can immediately improve business efficiency\, including:\n– Leveraging AI to improve sales pipeline quality\n– Applying effective prompting techniques for business automation\n– Reducing operational costs through AI-driven workflows\n– Building efficient enterprise AI systems with LangGraph\n– Designing scalable AI workflows using memory\, tools\, and intelligent orchestration\n– Combining human expertise with AI-driven automation to maximize business value\n—————————————————————\n🎯 Who Should Attend\n– Business leaders and executives\n– Sales and marketing professionals\n– Product managers and consultants\n– Software engineers and developers\n– Enterprise and solution architects\n– AI practitioners and technology leaders\n– Students and professionals interested in enterprise AI\n—————————————————————\n✨ What You'll Walk Away With\n– A practical understanding of how AI can improve business efficiency and reduce costs\n– Real-world examples of AI-powered sales intelligence and intelligent prospecting\n– Hands-on insights into building efficient enterprise AI workflows with LangGraph\n– Practical strategies for automating complex business processes using AI\n– Best practices for integrating AI responsibly into enterprise environments\nAs AI becomes increasingly embedded within enterprise operations\, success is no longer defined by simply adopting AI—it is measured by how effectively organizations use AI to build efficient systems\, optimize workflows\, reduce costs\, and accelerate business outcomes. This session will equip you with practical knowledge and real-world techniques to harness AI as a strategic driver of business efficiency.\nRoom: Emerald Cove Conference Room\, Bldg: Beall Applied Innovation\, 5270 California Ave\, 2nd Floor \, IRVINE\, California\, United States\, 92617\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565627
URL:https://svec.org/event/2026-get-ai-series-4-driving-business-efficiency-with-ai/
LOCATION:Room: Emerald Cove Conference Room\, Bldg: Beall Applied Innovation\, 5270 California Ave\, 2nd Floor \, IRVINE\, California\, United States\, 92617\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565627
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SUMMARY:System Engineering: The Role of AI and Software in Emissions Reduction
DESCRIPTION:System Engineering Our Way to a Sustainable Future: The Role of AI and Software in Emissions Reduction \nLOCATION ADDRESS (Hybrid\, in person or by zoom\, you choose)\nValley Research Park\n319 North Bernardo Avenue\nMountain View\, CA CA 93043\nDon’t use the front door. When facing the front door\, turn right along the front of the building. Turn left around the building corner. The 2nd door should be open and have a banner and event registration. \nIf you want to join remotely\, you can submit questions via Zoom Q&A. The zoom link:\n[https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/95226212956?pwd=HnAedzSDGcYAYsCzTuavIvMYMFtILa.1](https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/95226212956?pwd=HnAedzSDGcYAYsCzTuavIvMYMFtILa.1)\nJoin via YouTube:\n[https://youtube.com/live/cu5TDl8N2Mk](https://youtube.com/live/cu5TDl8N2Mk) \nAGENDA\n6:30 Door opens\, food and networking (we invite honor system contributions)\n**7:00** SFBayACM upcoming events\, introduce the speaker\n7:15 speaker presentation starts\n8:15 – 8:30 finish\, depending on Q&A \nJoin SF Bay ACM Chapter for an insightful discussion on: \n**Talk Description**:\nTackling climate change isn’t just a moral imperative—it’s an optimization problem. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)\, the gold standard for measuring environmental impact\, has historically been slow\, expensive\, and data-starved. But AI can change that. By automating data collection\, predicting missing inputs\, and scaling complex calculations\, “life cycle LLMs” can make LCA fast\, accurate\, and actionable. With better system-level visibility\, organizations can identify emission hotspots\, avoid false trade-offs\, and make decisions that genuinely move the needle on net-zero goals.\nSoftware itself is part of the problem\, but also a powerful lever. As computing’s carbon footprint grows\, developers can embed sustainability into their work through efficient algorithms\, leaner data flows\, and low-carbon infrastructure choices—what some call “green coding.” More importantly\, software can multiply impact: powering smart grids\, optimizing logistics\, or modeling entire supply chains. This talk makes the case that the biggest climate wins won’t come from treating sustainability as charity—they’ll come from treating it like the ultimate systems engineering challenge. \n**Speaker Bio**:\nJohanna Behm is a “recovering” event planner on a mission to help the events industry cut up to 10% of global carbon emissions by automating sustainability tracking and operational workflows for live events. \nA native of Finland\, Johanna grew up in a culture where sorting household waste into seven bins and minimizing waste was simply part of daily “workfow”. She was astonished by her industry’s wasteful nature and realized majority of sustainability-related problems can be attributed to poor planning and information gaps. While recruiting technical talent for her startup Envire\, Johanna also realized that most software engineers are not aware that their skills could be deployed to solve some of the most pressing environmental issues and social challenges our whole planet and humanity is facing today.Prior to his work at Google\, Saurabh gained valuable experience as an SRE at Okta. He is also a thought leader in SRE and cloud technologies\, a mentor for startup entrepreneurs through the Google for Startups program\, and a frequent speaker on the topic of foundational thinking for scalable and reliable system infrastructure.\n**[envire.ai](http://envire.ai/)** \n— \nValley Research Park is a coworking research campus of 104\,000 square feet hosting 60+ life science and technology companies. VRP has over 100 dry labs\, wet labs\, and high power labs sized from 125-15\,000 square feet. VRP manages all of the traditional office elements: break rooms\, conference rooms\, outdoor dining spaces\, and recreational spaces. \nAs a plug-and-play lab space\, once companies have secured their next milestone and are ready to expand\, VRP has 100+ labs ready to expand into.\nhttps://www.valleyresearchpark.com/
URL:https://svec.org/event/system-engineering-the-role-of-ai-and-software-in-emissions-reduction/
LOCATION:Valley Research Park\, 319 N Bernardo Ave\, Mountain View\, CA\, 94043\, United States
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SUMMARY:What Breaks First at Scale: Lessons from Real-World Distributed Systems
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid event on Zoom and YouTube \nIf you want to join discussion remotely\, you can submit questions via Zoom Q&A. The zoom link:\n[https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/94932457090?pwd=SzCaJbWEJpzEpJl7wYa1aSrHa8G15r.1](https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/94932457090?pwd=SzCaJbWEJpzEpJl7wYa1aSrHa8G15r.1)\nJoin via YouTube:\nhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=t15Ca-KblbE \nAGENDA\n6:30 pre-sign in to test and chat\n**7:00** SFBayACM upcoming events\, introduce the speaker\n7:15 speaker presentation starts\n8:15 – 8:30 finish\, depending on Q&A \nJoin SF Bay ACM Chapter for an insightful discussion in person at VRP \n**Abstract:**\nAs modern AI-powered and real-time applications grow\, they increasingly rely on complex event-driven infrastructure. This session explores practical lessons learned from operating large-scale messaging and distributed systems in production. We will dive into the critical trade-offs regarding reliability\, scalability\, and observability in asynchronous environments\, and discuss how architectural decisions compound when systems reach global scale. \n**Speaker Bio:**\n*Ajinkya Kher is an Engineering Manager at Meta and former Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft with over 15 years of experience building and leading large-scale distributed systems. Throughout his career\, he has worked on highly scaled platforms\, including real-time messaging platform powering Microsoft Teams & AI-powered experiences supporting hundreds of millions of users worldwide. At Meta\, he leads engineering teams building youth-focused experiences across Facebook and Messenger\, with a focus on trust and safety.* \n*Ajinkya is currently authoring a book with Manning Publications on designing and operating event-driven systems in production. He previously authored a book on high-performance TypeScript programming and enjoys sharing practical lessons from building software at scale. Beyond his day-to-day work\, he enjoys mentoring engineers and supporting technology and innovation programs that help develop future engineering leaders.*\n**LinkedIn:** [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajinkyakher](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajinkyakher)\n— \nValley Research Park is a coworking research campus of 104\,000 square feet hosting 60+ life science and technology companies. VRP has over 100 dry labs\, wet labs\, and high power labs sized from 125-15\,000 square feet. VRP manages all of the traditional office elements: break rooms\, conference rooms\, outdoor dining spaces\, and recreational spaces. \nAs a plug-and-play lab space\, once companies have secured their next milestone and are ready to expand\, VRP has 100+ labs ready to expand into.\nhttps://www.valleyresearchpark.com/
URL:https://svec.org/event/what-breaks-first-at-scale-lessons-from-real-world-distributed-systems/
LOCATION:Valley Research Park\, 319 N Bernardo Ave\, Mountain View\, CA\, 94043\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T193000
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SUMMARY:Engaging Video Analytics and Generative AI
DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, Dr. Jianquan Liu presents an industry perspective on the convergence of video analytics and generative AI. The talk begins with an overview of video analytics\, covering advancements in action recognition\, object tracking\, human-object interactions\, scene recognition\, and behavioral pattern analysis. These technologies enable efficient extraction\, retrieval\, visualization\, and summarization of video content. The presentation then explores the impact of generative AI\, particularly large language models (LLMs)\, on video understanding. It discusses how LLMs enhance object recognition\, semantic segmentation\, action recognition\, captioning\, visual question answering\, and storytelling. Dr. Liu provides industry case studies to illustrate these applications while also addressing limitations and challenges. The talk introduces NEC's narrative summarization framework\, designed to tackle key challenges in video analytics. It concludes with a demonstration of "Video with LLM" technology\, showcasing its practical application in automating traffic accident investigation reports. This presentation offers valuable insights into the current state and future potential of AI-driven video intelligence\, bridging the gap between technical innovation and practical application for both industry professionals and general audiences.\nCo-sponsored by: Oakland-East Bay Section Chapter\nSpeaker(s): Jianquan Liu \,\nAgenda:\n– 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Networking\n– 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Presentation\, Q&A\nSobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation (SCDI) Room 1302\, 500 El Camino Real\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, 95053
URL:https://svec.org/event/engaging-video-analytics-and-generative-ai/
LOCATION:Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation (SCDI) Room 1302\, 500 El Camino Real\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, 95053
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SUMMARY:IEEE Oakland-East Bay Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer Series
DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Oakland-East Bay Communications Society Chapter is pleased to host an IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer presentation by Dr. Wei Gao\, Principal Engineer at Broadcom.\nPresentation Title\nMeta-Learning-Assisted Predistortion for Power Amplifier Linearization in Wireless Communication Systems\nAbstract\nModern wireless communication systems require highly efficient RF power amplifiers while maintaining excellent signal linearity. This presentation introduces recent advances in AI-assisted digital predistortion techniques\, focusing on meta-learning-based approaches that improve power amplifier linearization for IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi systems. The talk discusses practical implementation challenges\, optimization techniques\, and industrial applications developed through years of experience at Broadcom.\nSpeaker\nDr. Wei Gao\nIEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer (2025–2026)\nPrincipal Engineer\, Broadcom\nEveryone is welcome\, including IEEE members\, students\, researchers\, and industry professionals.\nSpeaker(s): Wei Gao\nAgenda:\n• Welcome and Chapter Update\n• Distinguished Lecturer Presentation\n• Live Questions and Discussion\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565708
URL:https://svec.org/event/ieee-oakland-east-bay-communications-society-distinguished-lecturer-series/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565708
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SUMMARY:IEEE Oakland-East Bay Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer Series
DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Oakland-East Bay Communications Society Chapter is pleased to host an IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer presentation by Dr. Wei Gao\, Principal Engineer at Broadcom.\nPresentation Title\nMeta-Learning-Assisted Predistortion for Power Amplifier Linearization in Wireless Communication Systems\nAbstract\nModern wireless communication systems require highly efficient RF power amplifiers while maintaining excellent signal linearity. This presentation introduces recent advances in AI-assisted digital predistortion techniques\, focusing on meta-learning-based approaches that improve power amplifier linearization for IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi systems. The talk discusses practical implementation challenges\, optimization techniques\, and industrial applications developed through years of experience at Broadcom.\nSpeaker\nDr. Wei Gao\nIEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer (2025–2026)\nPrincipal Engineer\, Broadcom\nEveryone is welcome\, including IEEE members\, students\, researchers\, and industry professionals.\nSpeaker(s): Wei Gao\nAgenda:\n• Welcome and Chapter Update\n• Distinguished Lecturer Presentation\n• Live Questions and Discussion\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565708
URL:https://svec.org/event/ieee-oakland-east-bay-communications-society-distinguished-lecturer-series-2/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565708
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260730T180000
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SUMMARY:Video Coding Standards in the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Signal Processing Society Industry Board and Santa Clara Valley Chapter are pleased to announce an upcoming event on Video Coding Standards in the Age of AI which will be held on July 30\, 2026 in Palo Alto\, CA.\nAs AI continues to evolve\, it is playing an increasingly important role in next-generation signal processing and multimedia technologies. At the same time\, major international and open-source standardization organizations are actively exploring how AI can be integrated into future standards. This event will bring together experts from industry and the standards community to discuss the latest advances in AI for video coding\, current standardization efforts\, and future research directions.\nSpeakers\nThis event features distinguished speakers from industry and standardization community:\n– Arianne Hinds (INCITS L3 Chair)\n– Debargha Mukherjee (Google\, Principal Engineer / Director)\n– Alican Nalci (Meta\, Research Scientist)\n– Leo Zhao (Tencent\, Principal Research Scientist)\nWhether you are a researcher\, engineer\, student\, or practitioner interested in AI and video compression\, we warmly welcome you to join us for an evening of technical discussions and networking with leaders from academia and industry.\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Signal Processing Society Industry Board\nSpeaker(s): Arianne Hinds \, Debargha Mukherjee \, Alican Nalci\, Leo Zhao\nAgenda:\nAgenda\nThe evening event will feature invited talks and an interactive panel discussion on the intersection of AI and video coding\, covering the latest research advances\, standardization efforts\, and future trends.\n– 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Networking\n– 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Invited Talks\n– 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM: Panel Discussion\nRoom: Tai Meeting Room\, Bldg: Tencent Office\, Tencent Office\, 2747 Park Blvd\, Palo Alto\, California\, United States\, 94306
URL:https://svec.org/event/video-coding-standards-in-the-age-of-ai/
LOCATION:Room: Tai Meeting Room\, Bldg: Tencent Office\, Tencent Office\, 2747 Park Blvd\, Palo Alto\, California\, United States\, 94306
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260806T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260806T170000
DTSTAMP:20260626T164822Z
CREATED:20260626T164822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260626T164822Z
UID:78563-1786032000-1786035600@svec.org
SUMMARY:Dual Seed Semi-Additive and Damascene Processes: Enabling Fine-Pitch Interconnects for Advanced Packaging
DESCRIPTION:[]\nAs AI\, high-performance computing\, and heterogeneous integration continue to scale\, advanced packaging is facing growing interconnect challenges across redistribution layers\, IC substrates\, HDI boards\, silicon vias\, and emerging glass-core platforms. Higher bandwidth and larger package form factors require finer wiring\, smaller vias\, higher fan-out density\, and more reliable vertical interconnects. In this context\, copper seed formation and via metallization are becoming increasingly important bottlenecks for next-generation package and substrate scaling.\nConventional copper deposition technologies\, including physical vapor deposition\, electroless plating\, and electroplating\, each play essential roles in today’s manufacturing flows. However\, as via structures become smaller\, deeper\, rougher\, or higher in aspect ratio\, limitations such as step coverage\, liquid circulation\, process uniformity\, and seed-layer continuity become more difficult to manage. These challenges are especially relevant across multiple interconnect layers\, including motherboard HDI PCBs\, IC substrates\, RDL\, memory and interposer silicon vias\, and Si BEOL metal\, etc.\nThis presentation will introduce Nano Copper Deposition as a solution family for AI-era interconnect scaling. The talk will cover DeepVia™ HDI for high-aspect-ratio via metallization in motherboard HDI PCBs\, DS-SAP™ for resolving the trade-off between thin surface seed layers and robust via coverage in IC substrates\, and other applications such as Dual Seed Damascene for fine and high-aspect-ratio damascene structures in BEOL and RDL applications\, and DeepVia™ Silicon for memory and interposer silicon vias. The discussion will highlight how these approaches can support higher I/O density\, improved escape routing\, reduced layer-count dependency\, and broader process flexibility for next-generation advanced packaging.\nSpeaker(s): Shinya Shimizu\,\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565310
URL:https://svec.org/event/dual-seed-semi-additive-and-damascene-processes-enabling-fine-pitch-interconnects-for-advanced-packaging/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565310
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DTSTART;TZID=-07:00:20260819T190000
DTEND;TZID=-07:00:20260819T210000
DTSTAMP:20260506T213309Z
CREATED:20260506T213309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T213309Z
UID:78402-1787166000-1787173200@svec.org
SUMMARY:Modern Test Automation & Quality Engineering in Agile Systems
DESCRIPTION:LOCATION ADDRESS (Hybrid\, in person or by zoom\, you choose)\nValley Research Park\n319 North Bernardo Avenue\nMountain View\, CA CA 93043\nDon’t use the front door. When facing the front door\, turn right along the front of the building. Turn left around the building corner. The 2nd door should be open and have a banner and event registration. \nIf you want to join remotely\, you can submit questions via Zoom Q&A. The zoom link:\n[https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/95226212956?pwd=HnAedzSDGcYAYsCzTuavIvMYMFtILa.1](https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/95226212956?pwd=HnAedzSDGcYAYsCzTuavIvMYMFtILa.1)\nJoin via YouTube:\n[https://youtube.com/live/cu5TDl8N2Mk](https://youtube.com/live/cu5TDl8N2Mk) \nAGENDA\n6:30 Door opens\, food and networking (we invite honor system contributions)\n**7:00** SFBayACM upcoming events\, introduce the speaker\n7:15 speaker presentation starts\n8:15 – 8:30 finish\, depending on Q&A \nJoin SF Bay ACM Chapter for an insightful discussion on: \n**Talk Description**: \nAs software delivery accelerates\, traditional testing approaches struggle to keep pace with Agile and DevOps environments. Modern systems demand more than automated test cases—they require a shift toward quality engineering practices that embed reliability\, scalability\, and continuous feedback into every stage of development. \nThis talk explores how test automation has evolved from a validation activity into a core engineering discipline. We will examine how to design resilient automation frameworks\, integrate testing seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines\, and build quality signals that provide real-time insight into system health.\nThrough practical examples\, the session will highlight strategies for moving beyond UI-driven automation toward API\, integration\, and workflow-level validation. It will also cover key aspects such as test data management\, environment stability\, performance considerations\, and accessibility as part of continuous quality. \nAttendees will gain a clear understanding of how to align automation with Agile delivery\, reduce flaky tests\, and create scalable\, maintainable solutions that support rapid releases without compromising quality.\nThis session is designed for engineers and quality professionals who want to modernize their automation approach and build systems that are reliable by design\, not just tested after the fact. \n**Speaker Bio**:\nShri Lakshmi Rajagopal\, a Senior Quality Engineering Leader and Test Automation Architect. She has over 14 years of experience in software quality engineering\, automation architecture\, and engineering leadership. Her work focuses on designing maintainable automation frameworks\, enabling Agile quality practices\, and mentoring teams to adopt modern testing strategies. She is passionate about sharing practical insights that help teams build reliable and scalable software systems. \nLinkedIn:[https://www.linkedin.com/in/shri-lakshmi-rajagopal-a5012428](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shri-lakshmi-rajagopal-a5012428) \n— \nValley Research Park is a coworking research campus of 104\,000 square feet hosting 60+ life science and technology companies. VRP has over 100 dry labs\, wet labs\, and high power labs sized from 125-15\,000 square feet. VRP manages all of the traditional office elements: break rooms\, conference rooms\, outdoor dining spaces\, and recreational spaces. \nAs a plug-and-play lab space\, once companies have secured their next milestone and are ready to expand\, VRP has 100+ labs ready to expand into.\nhttps://www.valleyresearchpark.com/
URL:https://svec.org/event/modern-test-automation-quality-engineering-in-agile-systems/
LOCATION:Valley Research Park\, 319 N Bernardo Ave\, Mountain View\, CA\, 94043\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260908T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260908T210000
DTSTAMP:20260625T164807Z
CREATED:20260625T164807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T164807Z
UID:78559-1788894000-1788901200@svec.org
SUMMARY:Rewired for AI: An Introduction to UltraEthernet
DESCRIPTION:As AI and HPC workloads scale exponentially\, traditional network fabrics are hitting a critical bottleneck. Legacy Ethernet simply wasn’t built for the ultra-low latency and zero-loss tolerances demanded by next-generation clusters. This talk will provide an engineering-first primer on UltraEthernet—the industry’s collaborative answer to modern data center scaling.\nRip Sohan will dissect the architectural gaps of legacy networks\, analyze the new data plane building blocks\, and unpack the specification’s advanced congestion control and reliability mechanisms. He will also explore how UltraEthernet integrates with existing RDMA ecosystems. Attendees will leave with a definitive mental model of the fabric designed to power the future of compute.\nSpeaker(s): Rip Sohan\,\n925 Thompson Place\, Sunnyvale\, California\, United States\, 94085\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565084
URL:https://svec.org/event/rewired-for-ai-an-introduction-to-ultraethernet/
LOCATION:925 Thompson Place\, Sunnyvale\, California\, United States\, 94085\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565084
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260910T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260910T200000
DTSTAMP:20260713T181808Z
CREATED:20260713T181808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260713T181808Z
UID:78651-1789065000-1789070400@svec.org
SUMMARY:Permanent Magnets\, A Material in Flux
DESCRIPTION: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.\nFor more information\, see (https://scvmag.org/event/20260910/)\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Stan Trout\nQuadrant Corp\, 1120 Ringwood Ct.\, San Jose\, California\, United States\, 95131\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/567538
URL:https://svec.org/event/permanent-magnets-a-material-in-flux/
LOCATION:Quadrant Corp\, 1120 Ringwood Ct.\, San Jose\, California\, United States\, 95131\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/567538
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DTSTART;TZID=-07:00:20260916T190000
DTEND;TZID=-07:00:20260916T210000
DTSTAMP:20260506T213309Z
CREATED:20260506T213309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T213309Z
UID:78404-1789585200-1789592400@svec.org
SUMMARY:Beyond the Buzzwords: The Real Engineering Challenges of Augmented Reality
DESCRIPTION:LOCATION ADDRESS (Hybrid\, in person or by zoom\, you choose)\nValley Research Park\n319 North Bernardo Avenue\nMountain View\, CA CA 93043\nDon’t use the front door. When facing the front door\, turn right along the front of the building. Turn left around the building corner. The 2nd door should be open and have a banner and event registration. \nIf you want to join remotely\, you can submit questions via Zoom Q&A. The zoom link:\n[https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/95226212956?pwd=HnAedzSDGcYAYsCzTuavIvMYMFtILa.1](https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/95226212956?pwd=HnAedzSDGcYAYsCzTuavIvMYMFtILa.1)\nJoin via YouTube:\n[https://youtube.com/live/cu5TDl8N2Mk](https://youtube.com/live/cu5TDl8N2Mk) \nAGENDA\n6:30 Door opens\, food and networking (we invite honor system contributions)\n**7:00** SFBayACM upcoming events\, introduce the speaker\n7:15 speaker presentation starts\n8:15 – 8:30 finish\, depending on Q&A \nJoin SF Bay ACM Chapter for an insightful discussion on: \n**Talk Description**:\nTalk description: Augmented Reality is often talked about in terms of its potential\, but what does it actually take to build it? This talk offers a candid\, high-level look at the engineering challenges that make AR glasses hard\, from power and thermals to silicon design\, and what it means to optimize at every layer of the stack to bring a product to life. \nReading material/blogs:\n[https://www.meta.com/blog/orion-ar-glasses-augmented-reality/](https://www.meta.com/blog/orion-ar-glasses-augmented-reality/)\n[https://www.meta.com/blog/boz-to-the-future-episode-22-wearables-orion-ray-ban-meta-alex-himel/](https://www.meta.com/blog/boz-to-the-future-episode-22-wearables-orion-ray-ban-meta-alex-himel/)\n[https://www.meta.com/blog/orion-compute-puck-reality-labs-next-computing-platform/](https://www.meta.com/blog/orion-compute-puck-reality-labs-next-computing-platform/)\n[https://www.meta.com/blog/orion-custom-silicon-chips-ip-blocks-accelerators-ar-algorithms-energy-efficiency-reality-labs/](https://www.meta.com/blog/orion-custom-silicon-chips-ip-blocks-accelerators-ar-algorithms-energy-efficiency-reality-labs/) \n**Speaker Bio**:\n**Shanmathi Natarajan is a Silicon Power Architect with experience at Meta Reality Labs\, where she led end-to-end power architecture for next-generation AR glasses. Her work spanned the full silicon lifecycle\, from early-stage SoC power modeling and architectural exploration to post-silicon validation and real-world correlation\, with a focus on turning high-level design intent into measurable efficiency gains on final silicon.**\n**Her work includes driving significant use-case power reductions on wearable SoCs\, directly enabling better battery life and user experience on AR devices. Her expertise spans low-power design methodologies\, hardware-software co-design\, DVFS and power state architecture\, and cross-layer optimization across compute\, memory\, and interconnect subsystems.**\n**Her research interests lie at the hardware-software boundary\, where low-level architectural decisions in AR glasses\, GPU architectures\, and energy-constrained systems translate directly into product-level impact.** \nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shanmathi-natarajan \n— \nValley Research Park is a coworking research campus of 104\,000 square feet hosting 60+ life science and technology companies. VRP has over 100 dry labs\, wet labs\, and high power labs sized from 125-15\,000 square feet. VRP manages all of the traditional office elements: break rooms\, conference rooms\, outdoor dining spaces\, and recreational spaces. \nAs a plug-and-play lab space\, once companies have secured their next milestone and are ready to expand\, VRP has 100+ labs ready to expand into.\nhttps://www.valleyresearchpark.com/
URL:https://svec.org/event/beyond-the-buzzwords-the-real-engineering-challenges-of-augmented-reality/
LOCATION:Valley Research Park\, 319 N Bernardo Ave\, Mountain View\, CA\, 94043\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260924T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260924T130000
DTSTAMP:20260711T180307Z
CREATED:20260711T180307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260711T180307Z
UID:78642-1790249400-1790254800@svec.org
SUMMARY:Glass-Core Packaging and Its Reliability
DESCRIPTION:In the past few years\, because of high-performance computing (HPC) driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers in this AI era\, packaging using glass-core substrates has been attracting lots of traction. For example\, among others\, Intel’s one-trillion-transistors application processor with glass-core substrate is to be shipped by the end of 2030 (announced September 2023) and TSMC’s chip-on-panel-on-substrate (CoPoS) with glass-core interposer is to be shipped in Q1 of 2029 (announced April 2025). In this lecture\, a brief fundamental of through-glass via (TGV) and redistribution-layers (RDLs) of glass packaging will be presented. The advantages and disadvantages of glass\, silicon\, and organic will be discussed. Panel-level packaging vs. wafer-level packaging and the panel size will also be provided. Finally\, the effects of coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of glass-core substrate on the solder joint reliability on printed circuit board (PCB) will be presented. Some recommendations will be provided.\nSpeaker(s): John Lau\,\nSEMI World Headquarters\, 673 South Milpitas Blvd\, Milpitas\, California\, United States\, 95050
URL:https://svec.org/event/glass-core-packaging-and-its-reliability/
LOCATION:SEMI World Headquarters\, 673 South Milpitas Blvd\, Milpitas\, California\, United States\, 95050
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DTSTART;TZID=-07:00:20260928T190000
DTEND;TZID=-07:00:20260928T210000
DTSTAMP:20260602T223307Z
CREATED:20260602T223307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T223307Z
UID:78460-1790622000-1790629200@svec.org
SUMMARY:Practical Lessons from Building AI Infrastructure for Billion User Products
DESCRIPTION:Practical Lessons from Building AI Infrastructure for Billion-User Products with ML Systems \nLOCATION ADDRESS (Hybrid\, in person or by zoom\, you choose)\nValley Research Park\n319 North Bernardo Avenue\nMountain View\, CA CA 93043\nIf you want to join remotely\, you can submit questions via Zoom Q&A. The zoom link:\n[https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/](https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/99320216248?pwd=hmIZXJbNiS0F4hrJerx0ffnI8rbYOr.1)\nJoin via YouTube:\nhttps://youtube.com/live/sJ38lsfLfeU \nAGENDA\n6:30 Door opens\, SFBAY ACM 68 anniversary Cake and networking (we invite honor system contributions)\n**7:00** Upcoming events\, introduction of the speaker\n7:15 Speaker presentation\n8:15- 8:30 finish\, depending on Q&A \nJoin SF Bay ACM Chapter for an insightful discussion on: \nAbstract\nThis talk covers what it takes to move ML/AI systems from promising prototypes to production systems that are reliable\, observable\, scalable\, and maintainable. I will discuss common architecture patterns\, rollout strategies\, evaluation and monitoring loops\, operational failure modes\, and engineering tradeoffs that show up at large scale. The talk is intended for experienced computing professionals and can be adjusted to a 45-60 minute format with Q&A. \nSpeaker bio:\nSilu Panda is a Sr. Software Engineer at Linkedin.com. He has 6 years of experience building ML infrastructure used by billions of users\, including 4 years at LinkedIn. He holds a bachelors degree in computer science from IIT Bombay. His focus areas are ML systems\, scalable infrastructure\, software engineering\, and practical AI product execution.. \nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/silupanda/ \n— \nValley Research Park is a coworking research campus of 104\,000 square feet hosting 30+ life science and technology companies. VRP has over 100 dry labs\, wet labs\, and high power labs sized from 125-15\,000 square feet. VRP manages all of the traditional office elements: break rooms\, conference rooms\, outdoor dining spaces\, and recreational spaces. \nAs a plug-and-play lab space\, once companies have secured their next milestone and are ready to expand\, VRP has 100+ labs ready to expand into.\nhttps://www.valleyresearchpark.com/
URL:https://svec.org/event/practical-lessons-from-building-ai-infrastructure-for-billion-user-products/
LOCATION:Valley Research Park\, 319 N Bernardo Ave\, Mountain View\, CA\, 94043\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261015T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261015T170000
DTSTAMP:20260605T160500Z
CREATED:20260605T160500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T160500Z
UID:78490-1792047600-1792083600@svec.org
SUMMARY:VENDOR TABLE for Electrical Design Fundamentals Seminar
DESCRIPTION:*****This vTools link is for purchase of Vendor Tables ONLY! No walk-in registrations.*****\n(Limit of 10 vendor tables so do not delay!)\nVendor table will be one 6-foot exhibit table. Vendor table includes one (1) attendee ticket. A power strip will be available upon request.\nFor 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\nTape\, Tacks\, Nails may not be applied to walls\, ceilings\, or doors and are strictly prohibited.\nOutside food\, non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverage are not allowed.\nIEEE and the Hotel are not responsible for any loss or damage to property belonging to you.\nSign-in for attendees and continental breakfast will open at 7:15AM\, so please be completely set up by 7:15AM.\nVendors are encouraged (voluntary) to bring up to three (3) giveaways to be included in the overall raffle for attendees.\nThis 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.\nPlease 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:\n– Overview of IEEE 1547-2018\, Standard for Interconnection and Interoperability of distributed energy resources (DER) with Electric Power Systems\n– Electrical Design Fundamentals – Circuit Breaker Applications Understood\n– Medium Voltage Cable Installations\n– Cable Ampacity and Sizing Fundamentals Generator\n– Protective Relaying Fundamentals\n– NEMA Resources and the NEMA Standards Store\nPlan to attend this timely\, educational Seminar. Registration is now open!\nSpeaker(s): Chase Sun\, Chris Lovin\, Steve Park\, Avelardo Morales \, Angel Morales\, Mike Stone\nAgenda:\n8:00AM-4:30PM (sign-in opens at 7:15AM)\n*****Vendors should be set up and ready by 7:15AM.*****\nDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pleasanton at The Club\, 7050 Johnson Drive\, Pleasanton\, California\, United States\, 94588
URL:https://svec.org/event/vendor-table-for-electrical-design-fundamentals-seminar/
LOCATION:DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pleasanton at The Club\, 7050 Johnson Drive\, Pleasanton\, California\, United States\, 94588
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261015T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261015T170000
DTSTAMP:20260605T160500Z
CREATED:20260605T160500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T160500Z
UID:78491-1792047600-1792083600@svec.org
SUMMARY:Electrical Design Fundamentals Seminar
DESCRIPTION: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.\nPlease 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:\n– Overview of IEEE 1547-2018\, Standard for Interconnection and Interoperability of distributed energy resources (DER) with Electric Power Systems\n– Electrical Design Fundamentals – Circuit Breaker Applications Understood\n– Medium Voltage Cable Installations\n– Cable Ampacity and Sizing Fundamentals Generator\n– Protective Relaying Fundamentals\n– NEMA Resources and the NEMA Standards Store\nPlan to attend this timely\, educational Seminar. Registration is now open!\nFor Group Registrations\, please list all attendee email addresses under Special Requests.\n***** Early-Bird registration closes on July 3\, don’t delay!*****\n(Registration is limited to 100 attendees and must be completed on vTools. No walk-in registrations.)\nSpeaker(s): Chase Sun\, Chris Lovin\, Steve Park\, Avelardo Morales \, Angel Morales\, Mike Stone\nAgenda:\n8:00AM-4:30PM (sign-in opens at 7:15AM)\nDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pleasanton at The Club\, 7050 Johnson Drive\, Pleasanton\, California\, United States\, 94588
URL:https://svec.org/event/electrical-design-fundamentals-seminar/
LOCATION:DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pleasanton at The Club\, 7050 Johnson Drive\, Pleasanton\, California\, United States\, 94588
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DTSTART;TZID=-07:00:20261021T190000
DTEND;TZID=-07:00:20261021T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T223305Z
CREATED:20260610T223305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T223305Z
UID:78512-1792609200-1792616400@svec.org
SUMMARY:Agentic AI doesnt have an Intelligence problem\, it has a Governance problem !!
DESCRIPTION:LOCATION ADDRESS (Hybrid\, in person or by zoom\, you choose)\nValley Research Park\n319 North Bernardo Avenue\nMountain View\, CA CA 93043\nDon’t use the front door. When facing the front door\, turn right along the front of the building. Turn left around the building corner. The 2nd door should be open and have a banner and event registration. \nIf you want to join remotely\, you can submit questions via Zoom Q&A. The zoom link:\n[https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/95226212956?pwd=HnAedzSDGcYAYsCzTuavIvMYMFtILa.1](https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/95226212956?pwd=HnAedzSDGcYAYsCzTuavIvMYMFtILa.1)\nJoin via YouTube:\n[https://youtube.com/live/cu5TDl8N2Mk](https://youtube.com/live/cu5TDl8N2Mk) \nAGENDA\n6:30 Door opens\, food and networking (we invite honor system contributions)\n**7:00** SFBayACM upcoming events\, introduce the speaker\n7:15 speaker presentation starts\n8:15 – 8:30 finish\, depending on Q&A \nJoin SF Bay ACM Chapter for an insightful discussion on: \n**Talk Description**:\nAs enterprises race to deploy autonomous AI agents\, much of the industry conversation remains focused on model capabilities: reasoning\, planning\, tool use\, and autonomy. Yet the greatest barrier to successful adoption may not be intelligence at all. It is governance. Unlike traditional AI systems that primarily generate recommendations\, agentic systems execute actions across interconnected business processes\, data platforms\, and operational workflows. In such environments\, failures rarely originate from model limitations alone. They emerge from hidden dependencies\, inconsistent data\, unclear ownership\, inadequate observability\, and the absence of effective operational controls. \n**Speaker bio:**\nSayantan Ghosh is a Senior Engineering Manager at LinkedIn\, where he runs the feed data platform serving billion+ members on LinkedIn Feed. He has previously built data and AI platforms at Meta\, Uber\, and eBay. He is an IEEE Senior Member\, holds a granted U.S. patent (US 9\,870\,355 B2)\, and is an invited speaker at various international venues like Big Data Europe\, Big Data Canada\, DataCon LA. He is a manuscript reviewer in leading Q1 journals IEEE TNNLS\, ACM TKDD\, IEEE TCDS\, Elsevier Neural Networks\, etc. Sayantan has mentored and grown several tech professionals across his decade long career at the most cutting edge companies in Silicon valley.\nLinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sayantanghosh/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sayantanghosh/) \n— \nValley Research Park is a coworking research campus of 104\,000 square feet hosting 60+ life science and technology companies. VRP has over 100 dry labs\, wet labs\, and high power labs sized from 125-15\,000 square feet. VRP manages all of the traditional office elements: break rooms\, conference rooms\, outdoor dining spaces\, and recreational spaces. \nAs a plug-and-play lab space\, once companies have secured their next milestone and are ready to expand\, VRP has 100+ labs ready to expand into.\nhttps://www.valleyresearchpark.com/
URL:https://svec.org/event/agentic-ai-doesnt-have-an-intelligence-problem-it-has-a-governance-problem/
LOCATION:Valley Research Park\, 319 N Bernardo Ave\, Mountain View\, CA\, 94043\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=-07:00:20261026T190000
DTEND;TZID=-07:00:20261026T210000
DTSTAMP:20260614T223303Z
CREATED:20260614T223303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260614T223303Z
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SUMMARY:From Silent Data Failures to Enforceable CI/CD Gates
DESCRIPTION:LOCATION ADDRESS (Hybrid\, in person or by zoom\, you choose)\nValley Research Park\n319 North Bernardo Avenue\nMountain View\, CA 94043\nDon’t use the front door. When facing the front door\, turn right along the front of the building. Turn left around the building corner. The 2nd door should be open and have a banner and event registration. \nIf you want to join remotely\, you can submit questions via Zoom Q&A. The zoom link:\n[https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/95226212956?pwd=HnAedzSDGcYAYsCzTuavIvMYMFtILa.1](https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/95226212956?pwd=HnAedzSDGcYAYsCzTuavIvMYMFtILa.1)\nJoin via YouTube:\n[https://youtube.com/live/cu5TDl8N2Mk](https://youtube.com/live/cu5TDl8N2Mk) \nAGENDA\n6:30 Door opens\, food and networking (we invite honor system contributions)\n**7:00** SFBay ACM upcoming events\, introduce the speaker\n7:15 speaker presentation starts\n8:15 – 8:30 finish\, depending on Q&A \nJoin SF Bay ACM Chapter for an insightful discussion on: \n**Talk Description**:\nTraditional CI pipelines answer whether code builds and tests pass\, but data pipelines can deploy successfully while producing incorrect data. This session presents four enforceable gates organized by the defects they catch: transformation correctness\, cross-system integration\, contract compliance\, and production observability. It explains which gates should block merges\, which should block deployments\, and how production incidents should become lower-layer regression tests. Examples use Spark\, Kafka\, CDC\, and lakehouse failure modes. \nSpeaker Bio:\nKunal Jain\, Software Engineer 3 at Adobe. I build and operate large-scale data platforms and hold a Master of Software Engineering in Scalable Systems from Carnegie Mellon University. I previously spoke at STAREAST 2026.\nLinks: [https://kunal-jain.com](https://kunal-jain.com/) | [https://linkedin.com/in/kunalpjain](https://linkedin.com/in/kunalpjain) \n— \nValley Research Park is a coworking research campus of 104\,000 square feet hosting 60+ life science and technology companies. VRP has over 100 dry labs\, wet labs\, and high power labs sized from 125-15\,000 square feet. VRP manages all of the traditional office elements: break rooms\, conference rooms\, outdoor dining spaces\, and recreational spaces. \nAs a plug-and-play lab space\, once companies have secured their next milestone and are ready to expand\, VRP has 100+ labs ready to expand into.\nhttps://www.valleyresearchpark.com/
URL:https://svec.org/event/from-silent-data-failures-to-enforceable-ci-cd-gates/
LOCATION:Valley Research Park\, 319 N Bernardo Ave\, Mountain View\, CA\, 94043\, United States
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