Silicon Valley Engineering Council

From Process to Performance: Challenges in uOLED and uLED Electronics Manufacturing
2026-05-12 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/533601
As uOLED and uLED technologies transition from research to high-volume manufacturing, system performance is increasingly constrained by process variability rather than design intent. Electrical, thermal, and mechanical decisions made during manufacturing directly translate into optical non-uniformity, efficiency loss, and reliability challenges. Understanding these process-to-performance linkages is critical for building scalable, high-performance emissive display systems.
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/533601

The Intelligence of the Machine.. The Rigor of the Road!!
2026-05-12 17:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | SEMI, 673 S Milpitas Blvd, Milpitas, California, United States, 95035
IEEE Event Agenda – Tuesday May 12, 2026
🔹 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Registration, Refreshments, Food & Networking (Meet & Greet)
Featured Speakers & Sessions
🔹 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 – (https://www.linkedin.com/in/francoispiednoel/)
– Sachin Athanikar – (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sachin-athanikar-18ba5914/)
– Dong Wei (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dongweimba/)
🔹 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 – (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ding-zhao-01130730/)
🔹 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 – (https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshaychalana/)
🔹 7:15 PM – 7:30 PM
Q&A and open discussion – Aditi Ramadwar
About This Technical Forum
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.
Speaker(s): Francois, Wei , Sachin, Zhao, Akshay
SEMI, 673 S Milpitas Blvd, Milpitas, California, United States, 95035

Spring Speaker Series 3
2026-05-17 17:00 - 2026-05-18 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Stanford, California, United States, 94305
Continuation of Speaker Series at Stanford IEEE.
Stanford, California, United States, 94305

Closing the Loop: Using Comp Vision to Auto PCB E-Waste Sorting (Student Proj)
Valley Research Park, 319 N Bernardo Ave, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
**TALK LOGISTICS:**
Monday, May 18, 2026
(remote speaker, audience can be either in person or remote on Zoom. Please RSVP and indicate if you will be local or remote)
6:30 registration, food sponsored by Neo4j, networking.
7:00 SFbayACM upcoming events, introduce the speaker
7:10 to 8:15 or 8:30 based on Q and A – presentation
Zoom link:
(updated 2 days before the event)
YouTube:
(updated 2 days before the event)
SFbayACM will support a local audience at VRP in Mountain View
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**TALK DESCRIPTION:**
Electronic waste is one of the fastest-growing waste streams in the world, yet most recycling processes destroy valuable components through industrial shredding. This talk walks through our project building a low-cost, AI-powered system that identifies and physically sorts reusable components from discarded printed circuit boards (PCBs) — recovering more value at the component level rather than treating boards as bulk scrap.
A key advantage of our system is cost. Our full build came in at roughly $350, compared to approximately $5,000–$6,000 for a tumbler-based solution — which only recovers lower-value bulk material — and $20,000+ for a commercial pick-and-place system.
**Proposed Talk Structure:**
**1. The Problem** — Scale of PCB e-waste globally and in the Bay Area, why industrial shredding leaves recoverable value on the table, and the circular economy opportunity at the component level.
**2. Technical Approach** — Dataset construction: merging FPIC and Dataset Ninja (~6,000+ annotated images, 18 component classes). Model selection: YOLOv11 instance segmentation and why it fits a centroid-based picking system. Training pipeline challenges — class mapping inconsistencies across merged datasets. Results: ~91% mAP across component classes.
**3. Mechanical Design** — Gantry hardware selection and why a repurposed CR10 3D printer frame made sense. Stepper motor control and coordinate mapping from vision output to physical space. Tradeoffs in the mechanical design — precision vs. cost vs. complexity.
**4. The Physical System in Action** — Integrating vision model output with the gantry. Video walkthrough of end-to-end component sorting.
**5. Lessons Learned & Broader Implications** — What broke, what surprised us, and what we’d do differently. Potential applications — PCB recyclers, repair shops, maker spaces. Where AI fits in sustainable hardware reuse pipelines.
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**SPEAKER’s BIO:**
**Vighnesh is a junior at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose,** California. He recently competed in his first science fair, the Synopsys Silicon Valley Science & Technology Championship, where he and his teammates placed 2nd in the engineering category. His interests span computer vision, robotics, and AI, and he has experience as a junior developer working with TypeScript, React, and SQL. He is also a member of his school’s FRC robotics team.
**Lalit is a junior at Archbishop Mitty High School** specializing in computer vision, robotics, and embedded systems, with hands-on experience spanning Arduino and Raspberry Pi integration, YOLOv11-based object detection, and competitive robotics programming in C++. He serves as the lead programmer for his school’s VEX Robotics team and co-president of the Data Science Club, where he has developed expertise in autonomous systems and real-time control. Along with Vighnesh and Vrishank, he competed in his first science fair, the Synopsys Silicon Valley Science & Technology Championship, where they placed 2nd in the engineering category.
**Vrishank is a junior at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose,** California. He conducted research at UC Santa Cruz’s COSMOS program in photonics, working on SPR biosensing and Fresnel lens optimization for solar sails. He competed at the Synopsys Silicon Valley Science & Technology Championship, where his team placed 2nd in the engineering category with an automated e-waste sorting system. He developed a CAR-T cell therapy manufacturing QC system for the BioHESC bioengineering competition, where his team placed 1st. His other projects include high voltage electronics such as nixie tube clocks and flyback transformer circuits. His interests are in electrical engineering, photonics, and semiconductors, and he has experience in FRC and FLL robotics.

Third Annual IEEE Build-Up Substrate Symposium
2026-05-19 08:00 - 2026-05-20 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Samsung, San Jose, CA, United States
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(More information will be added in early March. General Registration should open around March 1st. Sponsors may register at the link below.)
We are living in the era of heterogeneous integration driven by fast, efficient and big data computing resources at our fingertips. The mega-monolithic silicon chip is a thing of the past, replaced with 3D heterogeneous integration of chiplets onto a platform made of an organic build-up substrate. Volume manufacturers of build-up substrates are entirely based in Asia, leaving a desert in the US. Volume build-up substrates used by major IDMs are manufactured in Asian countries including Taiwan, Japan and China.
However, there are multiple activities starting up in the US, and this is why a gathering of the US players is important. This symposium is geared for all those involved in the supply chain of build-up substrates in the US, as well as users. This Symposium is an opportunity for all build-up substrate players to meet, network and cohesively work with funding agencies who will be invited to this symposium to focus on onshoring build-up substrate production and utilization.
Samsung, San Jose, California, United States

IEEE Build-Up Substrate Symposium (BUSS)
2026-05-19 09:00 - 2026-05-20 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | location to be announced, Milpitas, California, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544352
We are living in the era of heterogeneous integration driven by fast, efficient and big data computing resources at our fingertips. The mega-monolithic silicon chip is a thing of the past, replaced with 3D heterogeneous integration of chiplets onto a platform made of an organic build-up substrate. Volume manufacturers of build-up substrates are entirely based in Asia, leaving a desert in the US. Volume build-up substrates used by major IDMs are manufactured in Asian countries including Taiwan, Japan and China.
However, there are multiple activities starting up in the US, and this is why a gathering of the US players is important. This symposium is geared for all those involved in the supply chain of build-up substrates in the US, as well as users. As the US Congress debates H.R. 3249, the Protecting Circuit Boards and Substrates (PCBS) Act, this Symposium is an opportunity for all build-up substrate players to meet, network and cohesively work with funding agencies who will be invited to this symposium to focus on onshoring build-up substrate production and utilization.
location to be announced, Milpitas, California, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544352

IEEE Canada Blockchain Forum 2026 (4th edition)
2026-05-25 21:00 - 2026-05-26 17:00 (America/New_York) | Ontario Investment and Trade Centre, 250 Yonge Street, 35th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 2L7
The IEEE Blockchain Forum is returning for the fourth time as part of (https://www.torontotechweek.com/). The goal of this compact one-day event is to congregate BUIDLers, researchers, academics, and engineers building blockchain protocols, infrastructure, and decentralized software applications.
Note: (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/469545) counted with 200 participants and speakers from JP Morgan, the Bank of Canada, Mastercard, the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance, EY, Starknet, among others.
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Co-sponsored by: Government of Ontario
Agenda:
Agenda TBC
Ontario Investment and Trade Centre, 250 Yonge Street, 35th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 2L7

Latest & Unique Tech Innovations from the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
Valley Research Park, 319 N Bernardo Ave, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
LOCATION ADDRESS (Hybrid, in person or by zoom, you choose)
Valley Research Park
319 North Bernardo Avenue
Mountain View, CA CA 93043
If you want to join remotely, you can submit questions via Zoom Q&A. The zoom link:
[https://acm-org.zoom.us/](https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/99320216248?pwd=[REDACTED]
Join via YouTube:
https://youtube.com/live/sJ38lsfLfeU
AGENDA
6:30 Door opens, SFBAY ACM 69 anniversary Cake and networking (we invite honor system contributions)
**7:00** SFBay ACM 2025 Slate of board members and annual election, upcoming events.
7:15 Speaker presents
8:25- 8:40 finish, depending on Q&A
Join SF Bay ACM Chapter for an insightful discussion on:
Abstract
This is a summary of the latest and unique tech innovations from the **2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES)** in Las Vegas. CES’s focus has expanded beyond consumer electronic devices to many categories including wearables, smart homes, robotics, drones, medical and healthcare devices, etc.
Speaker Bio:
**Avery Lu is one of the leaders in the Valley in tech business development, and is current Chair of the IEEE Santa Clara Valley Section**.
As Partner & Head of Business Development, Investments for Aventurine Capital Group, LLC **([www.aventurine.com](http://www.aventurine.com/))**, Avery Lu leverages his
30+ year’s experience as a high-tech business executive in both large corporations and startups. He works directly with
partners in venture capital, universities and startups as well as scientists to identify high value intellectual property for
investment and commercialization. Avery is also Senior Director of Program Development and Interest Groups at the
Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) **([www.gsaglobal.org](http://www.gsaglobal.org/))**, a global platform “Where Leaders Meet” to establish an efficient, profitable, and
sustainable high technology global ecosystem encompassing semiconductors, software, solutions, systems, and services.
He has previously co-founded 3 startups; Palo Alto Scientific (AI sports analytics/ wearables/IoT), ActionSpot Startup Studio
(venture studio & co-working space) and WBGlobalSemi (SiC power management solutions). Early in his career, Avery held
various senior level roles in Business Development, Segment Marketing, Product Marketing, Global Account Management
and Field Applications Engineering at NXP Semiconductor, Infineon Technologies, Toshiba Semiconductor, Winbond Electronics,
American Microsystems Incorporated, Cypress Semiconductor, Viewlogic Systems and Xilinx.
Avery is a Senior Member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers) and Professional Member of IEEE Eta
Kappa Nu Honor Society who is the current Chair of IEEE Santa Clara Valley (SCV) Section in Silicon Valley, a former
2015-2016 Chair of IEEE SCV Consumer Technology Society Chapter and an Executive Committee Member of IEEE SCV
Startup Special Interest Group. Since 2011, he has served on the Board of Directors of CASPA (Chinese American
Semiconductor Professional Association), and has served on the Advisory Board of the Center for Innovation and
Entrepreneurship at his alma mater, Santa Clara University, where he earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering.
[www.linkedin.com/in/averylu](http://www.linkedin.com/in/averylu)
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Valley 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.
As 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.
https://www.valleyresearchpark.com/

Internet Day SF 2026
Online event
The goal of **Internet Day SF** is to provide training and thought leadership around any and all aspects of the Internet.
[https://internetdaysf.org/](https://internetdaysf.org/)
**This time, we are virtual only.** We will go live with the material on May 29th.
This event is a partnership between the Internet Society San Francisco and SF Bay ACM.
**Call for Presenters**
We are looking for both training and thought leadership presentations in support of the Internet.
Requirements, shared requirements for both training and thought leadership:
Send following to Ronald Petty (DM here):
* Title and Abstract (approval required)
* Provide short bio of yourself, and your email address (to sync later)
* Speaker(s) **must live and work Bay area** (if you want to present and don’t live here, we can guide you to related opportunities)
* **Ability to produce and share video by May 20th** (audio matters to!)
* Videos **must be under 30 minutes total** (shorter better, we like things to the point!)
* **Content must be open source (tools and techniques) and / or public (e.g. regulations)**
* **No advertising allowed** (unless you are sponsor – requires approval)
Further requirements, **if technical talk**:
* You **must share a single document** that has all the steps to replicate (markdown is ideal and preferred), in addition to the recording. We know not all “devices” might be readily available (aka quantum computers, but if you have the steps you might try one day!) This is required by 20th as well.
Further requirements, **if thought leadership**:
* If you are presenting on things like regulations, you must **provide the links in advance** so others can read about them before the event (aka do their homework!). This is required by 20th as well.
We are open to all levels of talks. For example, just learned a new technique in class to packet sniff, share it. Want to show people how to be safer on some social application, please do! Internet of things with AI! We are for it!
If you have any questions please DM me. Thank you for your time!
Ronald Petty
Chair – SF Bay ACM

2026 VTS Hybrid Distinguished Lecture: Twisted Signals for ISAC via OAM Vortex Beams
2026-06-05 16:30 - 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Room: Seminar Room B , Bldg: San Diego Mission Valley Branch Library, 1F, 2123 Fenton Pkwy, San Diego, California, United States, 92108, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/562094
Electromagnetic waves are characterized by their amplitude, frequency, and state of polarization — also referred to as spin angular momentum (SAM), associated with circular polarization and recognized for over two centuries. In contrast, over the past three decades, growing attention has been directed toward orbital angular momentum (OAM), which arises from helical (twisted) phase fronts and provides an additional degree of freedom through its orthogonal modal structure. In this talk, we explore the use of OAM for integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), with the goal of enhancing spectral efficiency and spatial resolution in automotive scenarios. Unlike conventional uniform circular array (UCA)-based implementations, our approach employs a uniform linear array (ULA) with traveling-wave antennas to synthesize multiple Laguerre-Gaussian vortex beams. The proposed system embeds communication data within radar waveforms while enabling joint estimation of target position and velocity using radar-only frames. An OAM-based mode-division multiplexing strategy is used to separate sensing and communication functionalities, ensuring reliable parameter recovery. We conclude with perspectives on the future of ISAC systems.
Speaker(s): Dr. Mishra
Agenda:
4:30-5:30 PM Lecture and Q&A
Room: Seminar Room B , Bldg: San Diego Mission Valley Branch Library, 1F, 2123 Fenton Pkwy, San Diego, California, United States, 92108, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/562094

SCV WIE May 2026 ExCom Meeting
2026-06-08 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/561477
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)
Monthly: https://zoom.us/meeting/tJArfumopzkpHtaky1j5fYpqwMUeY7hSmBWs/ics?icsToken=DLAvxr8efHNhT92mFgAALAAAAICuIz08PSYY6dBYKGdyAmG9V8apUVN2a4qZ15xYs4WT3mV-sSkt5z2I4R9S5HnEoBhV7EWs81CyNNkybzAwMDAwMQ&meetingMasterEventId=GF3_gS3WTzuUZDIP3DGSlw
Join Zoom Meeting
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Agenda:
– New member introductions
– Past Events
– Upcoming Events
– Other agenda items
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/561477

Data Storage in Outer Space: Overcoming the Obstacles
2026-06-09 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 925 Thompson Place, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94085, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/562084
This is a hybrid in-person and online event. Pre-registration is required for either.
After a 50-year hiatus, multiple countries are racing to be the first to return to the Moon. Lower launch costs are enabling more satellites to be put into low earth orbit, and data centers in space and on the moon are being planned. In addition, preparations are afoot for harvesting and mining the moon and asteroids, as well as for colonizing Mars.
It appears that we are on the brink of a new industrial revolution with development beyond our planet, and reliable data storage and processing will be key requirements to make all of this the new reality. However, these harsh environments present obstacles that must be overcome for the ambitious plans to become reality.
In this talk, Dr. Tom Coughlin will discuss many of the requirements for this new revolution, and some of the technologies that look to make this possible.
Speaker(s): Dr. Tom Coughlin,
925 Thompson Place, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94085, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/562084

Election && General Meeting
Valley Research Park, 319 N Bernardo Ave, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
The SF Bay ACM annual election and general meeting will occur at 6:30 PM on the 10th of June. This meeting will be followed up by our General Computing presentation starting at 7 PM.
The proposed slate of candidates will be shared after this week’s council meeting on the 3rd of June (Wednesday).
Due note, this is earlier than our normal starting time at 7 PM. Doors will open at VRP by 6 PM.
69th Birthday Cake from Sheng Kee Bakery will be served.
Details on eligibility to vote will be sent as follow up message via our email list and via meetup. If there are any questions please dm me.
Regards.
Ronald Petty – Chair, SF Bay ACM

The IEEE Mass Storage Roadmap 2026 Update
Valley Research Park, 319 N Bernardo Ave, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
LOCATION ADDRESS (Hybrid, in person or by zoom, you choose)
Valley Research Park
319 North Bernardo Avenue
Mountain View, CA CA 93043
If you want to join remotely, you can submit questions via Zoom Q&A. The zoom link:
[https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/](https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/99320216248?pwd=[REDACTED]
Join via YouTube:
https://youtube.com/live/sJ38lsfLfeU
AGENDA
6:30 Door opens, SFBAY ACM 68 anniversary Cake and networking (we invite honor system contributions)
**7:00** SFBay ACM 2026 Slate of board members and annual election, upcoming events.
7:15 Dr. Tom Coughlin :”The IEEE Mass Storage Roadmap 2026 Update”
8:25- 8:40 finish, depending on Q&A
Join SF Bay ACM Chapter for an insightful discussion on:
Abstract
A group of experts recently completed a roadmap for all types of digital storage technology out 15 years into the future. This includes NAND flash and new non-volatile memories, hard disk drives, magnetic tape, optical storage and DNA storage. Come to this talk to get a glimpse of the future of something that people can’t get enough of, digital storage technology.
Speaker Bio:
Tom Coughlin, President, Coughlin Associates is a digital storage analyst and business/ technology consultant. He has over 40 years in the data storage industry with engineering and senior management positions. Coughlin Associates consults, publishes books and market and technology reports and puts on digital storage and memory-oriented events. He is a regular contributor for forbes.com and M&E organization websites. He is an IEEE Fellow, an ACM Senior Member, 2024 IEEE President, Past-President IEEE-USA, Past Director IEEE Region 6 and Past Chair Santa Clara Valley IEEE Section, and is also active with SNIA, SMPTE and CNSV. For more information on Tom Coughlin go to [www.tomcoughlin.com](http://www.tomcoughlin.com/).
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Valley 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.
As 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.
https://www.valleyresearchpark.com/

Platform Engineering & AI @ Intuit
Intuit Bldg 6, 2750 Coast Ave, 2750 Coast Ave, Mountain View, CA, United States
Intuit is committed to open source. We maintain and contribute to many tools and actively participate in communities including CNCF, Istio, GraphQL, Web, and Mobile ecosystems. Let’s meetup, devs!
Join us for an evening focused on the tools and cultural shifts driving the industry forward. We’ll dive into **AI, Platform Engineering, and Open Source**. With practical demos, talks, and time to connect with other builders.
This is an in-person only event, you must register here.
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* ​[Ronald Petty](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronaldpetty/?utm_source=luma) | Principal Consultant @ [RX-M](https://rx-m.com/?utm_source=luma) (SF Bay ACM!!!)

Signal Processing for Joint Radar-Communications
2026-06-11 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Room: Township Meeting Room (next to library), Bldg: Bell Works Building, 101 Crawford Corner Road , Holmdel, New Jersey, United States, 07733, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/561323
In this talk, we focus on the recent developments toward distributed integrated sensing and communications (ISAC). We consider a broad definition of coexistence, which covers ISAC, collaborative communications, and sensing with interference. Toward fully realizing the coexistence of the two systems, optimization of resources for both new/futuristic sensing and wireless communications modalities is crucial. These synergistic approaches that exploit the interplay between state sensing and communications are both driving factors and opportunities for many current signal processing and information-theoretic techniques. Building on the existing approaches, the lecture focuses on highlighting emerging scenarios in collaborative and distributed ISAC, particularly at mm-Wave and THz frequencies, highly dynamic vehicular/automotive environments that would benefit from information exchange between the two systems. It presents the architectures and possible methodologies for mutually beneficial distributed co-existence and co-design, including sensor fusion and heterogeneously distributed radar and communications.
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Speaker(s): Kumar Vijay Mishra,
Agenda:
Event Agenda:
• 6.30 – 6:35PM Speaker Introduction
• 6:35PM – 7:30PM Presentation
• 7:30 – 7:35PM Q&A Session
• 8:00 Dinner with the speaker (all those attending in person – are welcome to join)
Room: Township Meeting Room (next to library), Bldg: Bell Works Building, 101 Crawford Corner Road , Holmdel, New Jersey, United States, 07733, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/561323

Biodegradable Electronics in the Semiconductor Era
2026-06-15 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/558051
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Co-Sponsored by the OEB/SCV SSIT Chapter and the SCV/OEB/SF EPS Chapter
The semiconductor era has transformed modern life, yet, as electronic technologies become increasingly pervasive, their environmental footprint, short product lifecycles, and growing contribution to global e-waste present a critical challenge. In this context, biodegradable electronics is emerging as a complementary paradigm for specific classes of future devices where transient operation, material sustainability, and responsible end-of-life are essential.
This talk will examine how biodegradable electronics can be positioned within the broader semiconductor ecosystem through innovations in functional materials, low-temperature processing, flexible device platforms, and sustainable integration strategies. Particular emphasis will be placed on biodegradable and bio-derived substrates, piezoelectric and conductive material systems, as well as their relevance to packaging, sensor platforms, and distributed electronic applications. The discussion will highlight how principles from semiconductor science and engineering can be extended beyond the chip toward greener system-level design, including interface materials, encapsulation, and degradation-aware architectures.
Speaker(s): Shweta Agarwala,
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/558051

Women Engineering Legends: A Pioneering Legacy
2026-06-15 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/554759
A Panel Discussion by some of the co-editors and authors of Springer Nature Publishing's
Women Engineering Legends 1952-1976
Speaker(s): Debra, Jan
Agenda:
Agenda
– Introductions
– Inspiration
– Chapter Reviews
– Summary
– Conclusions
– Give-Aways
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/554759

Watts at Stake: Silicon Valley’s Energy Crossroads
2026-06-16 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bldg: Morgan Lewis & Brockius, 1400 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
Santa Clara Valley IEEE Power & Energy and Industry Applications Societies invites you to a Cal Alumni of Silicon Valley Energy Forum
Join us in person June 16 in Palo Alto for a half day energy forum:
Time: 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM PST
Cost: $30 LESS 25% IEEE discount
RSVP Registration is at the Cal Alumni site: [](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energy-at-a-crossroads-a-cal-alumni-of-silicon-valley-energy-forum-tickets-1988570674418)
Hint: Enter the code CASVJUNE25 during Eventbrite registration in the “discount code” box at the bottom of the Eventbrite/payment page for and click “apply” before completing payment.
Note: 7 day cancellation period begins Tuesday June 9. The Eventbrite site needs your title and company name for badges, but it is your option to join the Cal Alumni mailing list.
PES/IAS Chapter Page: (https://r6.ieee.org/scv-pesias/%20)
Reservation URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energy-at-a-crossroads-a-cal-alumni-of-silicon-valley-energy-forum-tickets-1988570674418
About the talk:
California sits at the center of three colliding forces: surging electricity demand driven by data centers and electrification, rising costs that are squeezing households and businesses, and wildfire risk that is reshaping how utilities build, maintain, and protect the grid.
What does this mean for rates, reliability, and the future of the state's energy system? And what can actually be done about it?
Cal Alumni of Silicon Valley is hosting a half-day energy forum bringing together academic research, alumni perspectives, and industry experience. Professor Severin Borenstein, Faculty Director of the Energy Institute at Haas, will deliver a keynote on how data centers are affecting electricity markets and what practical steps exist to make energy more affordable. An alumni panel will explore energy topics from across the Cal community. And PG&E will present on the wildfire mitigation strategies they are deploying to protect California's grid.
Whether you work in energy, tech, policy, or are simply a ratepayer who wants to understand what is driving your bill, this is a conversation worth being part of.
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Address: 1400 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304
(https://r6.ieee.org/scv-pesias/)
Speaker(s): Prof. Borenstein,
Agenda:
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.: Arrival, seating, and light refreshments
10:30 – 11:15 a.m.: Keynote by Professor Severin Borenstein
11:15 – 12:00 p.m.: Alumni Panel Discussion
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.: Lunch hosted by Morgan Lewis
1:00 – 1:45 p.m.: PG&E presentation
1:45 – 2:00 p.m.: Closing remarks and networking
Bldg: Morgan Lewis & Brockius, 1400 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304

Santa Clara Valley EMC Chapter: Testing and Compliance Seminar at the New CKC Laboratories!
2026-06-16 10:30 - 14:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | CKC Laboratories, Inc., 46025 Warm Springs Blvd, Fremont, California, United States, 94539
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Join us for a day of technical insights, professional networking, and a first look at the CKC Laboratories new facility in Fremont!
Enjoy free technical seminars hosted by Randy Clark and Steve Behm, along with a catered lunch compliments of
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Stick around for your chance to win over $500 in prizes, including a JBL speaker, Igloo cooler, SF Giants tickets, and gift cards!
There is no charge to attend, but you must register by Friday, June 12!
IEEE members and non-members are welcome!!
Speaker(s): Randy Clark, Steve Behm
Agenda:
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Coffee & Check-In
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM | Nerve Stimulation Seminar hosted by Randy Clark, CKC Labs
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Catered Lunch Courtesy of ETS-Lindgren & Facility Tour
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM | Grounding & Shielding Seminar hosted by Steve Behm, CKC Labs
2:00 PM | Closing Comments and Raffle
CKC Laboratories, Inc., 46025 Warm Springs Blvd, Fremont, California, United States, 94539

AI in Magnetism: Impact, Challenges and Risks
2026-06-17 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Quadrant Corp., 1120 Ringwood Ct., San Jose, California, United States, 95131, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/557434
Talk by Dr. Peter Fischer of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on how artificial intelligence is transforming magnetism research. The discussion covers AI fundamentals, data requirements, and key challenges.
For full event details: (https://scvmag.org/event/ai-in-magnetism-impact-challenges-and-risks/)
Quadrant Corp., 1120 Ringwood Ct., San Jose, California, United States, 95131, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/557434

Tech Talk: GPU-Free Real-Time Utility Asset Anomaly Detection
2026-06-17 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/563073
The San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the IEEE Computer Society invites to our free and open Virtual Tech Talks (no IEEE membership required):
Speaker: Lakshmana Rao Koppada ((https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/lakshmana-koppada/&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1781490549069271&usg=AOvVaw11bsPeQi6ednCxDVhnMelu))
Title: GPU-Free Real-Time Utility Asset Anomaly Detection with IBM Granite TSPulse-R1
Abstract: Utility enterprises operate geographically distributed critical assets—such as pumps, tanks, flow meters, and substations that demand continuous health monitoring to avert service disruptions, environmental hazards, and substantial economic losses. Conventional centralized cloud-based Enterprise Asset Management systems incur high latency, excessive bandwidth consumption, and reliance on GPU acceleration, thereby impeding real-time response in connectivity-constrained environments. This paper introduces a GPU-free edge-to-cloud architecture for real-time anomaly detection that exploits the compact IBM Granite TSPulse-R1 time-series foundation model (approximately 1 million parameters). The framework executes lightweight CPU-only inference on edge gateways and transmits only concise anomaly summaries via Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT), realizing over 99.9% bandwidth reduction relative to raw data transfer. A novel sensor-weighted reconstruction error scoring mechanism prioritizes the most discriminative sensors, enhancing zero-shot multivariate detection performance. Rigorous evaluation on the Water Treatment dataset, a real-world industrial control system benchmark featuring 51 sensors and a 12.53% anomalous timestep ratio, demonstrates an average inference latency of 710.3 ms per 512-timestep chunk, a ROC-AUC of 0.717, and tolerance-adjusted recall exceeding 0.945 at ±20 timesteps. Scalability analysis reveals near-linear latency growth with increasing sensor counts and chunk sizes, confirming feasibility on resource-constrained edge devices. The proposed architecture delivers a scalable, cost-effective, and resilient predictive maintenance solution for critical infrastructure, providing a practical GPU-independent alternative to traditional cloud-centric paradigms while supporting robust operation in distributed utility networks.
Bio: Lakshmana Rao Koppada (IETE Fellow, Senior Member IEEE, Professional Member of BCS) is a Digital Transformation Leader and Technical Architect at PwC with over 16 years of experience delivering large-scale enterprise modernization programs. Specializing in IBM Maximo, cloud platforms, and Red Hat OpenShift, he integrates AI/ML, IoT, and predictive analytics to improve asset reliability and operational efficiency. He has led global digital transformation initiatives for Fortune 500 organizations across utilities, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, energy, and data center industries. A published researcher and certified IBM Maximo/MAS architect, he actively contributes to international technology conferences and innovation initiatives in AI-driven enterprise systems.
Speaker(s): Ram Sekhar Bodala
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/563073

Startup: Personal Data Sovereignty in Building a Native Trustable Cloud
Valley Research Park, 319 N Bernardo Ave, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Designing prompt-engineered AI systems with CDN-native edge inference, routing, and secure delivery
LOCATION ADDRESS (Hybrid, in person or by zoom, you choose)
Valley Research Park
319 North Bernardo Avenue
Mountain View, CA CA 93043
Don’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.
If you want to join remotely, you can submit questions via Zoom Q&A. The zoom link:
[Zoom](https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/92225957844?pwd=[REDACTED] (updated 6:55 pm)
Join via YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO72Hb30fKw
AGENDA
6:30 Door opens, food and networking (we invite honor system contributions)
7:00 SFBayACM upcoming events, introduce the speaker
7:15 Speaker Presentation
8:30 – 8:45 finish, Volunteer recruiting Q&A
Join SF Bay ACM Chapter for an insightful discussion on:
### **Abstract**
Current cloud storage infrastructure is owned and controlled by corporations that set terms, hold data, and define access. This talk presents an alternative architectural pattern: a distributed, community-contributed cloud where individuals own their data, stored across volunteer-contributed nodes with no single point of corporate control.
We present a working implementation built on Python Flask microservices, Docker containerization, and MySQL, demonstrating four core capabilities:
1. Visual Personal Data Organization: A 5×5 grid interface that maps personal data across five dimensions of life, featuring a built-in public/private boundary and bilingual (English/Chinese) support. Gmail label integration allows existing personal taxonomies to be imported automatically as data tags.
2. Microservices Architecture: Defined service boundaries—including identity/authentication, personal archive storage, and an ontology service for tag mapping—designed for independent deployment across distributed volunteer hardware.
3. Volunteer Node Lifecycle Protocol: Unlike traditional distributed systems, this architecture is designed for planned voluntary participation. Volunteers agree to an SLA before joining. If a volunteer leaves, a grace period ensures all primary data is migrated before release. The system also handles unexpected failures via automatic replica promotion and manages growth through automatic rebalancing.
4. Personal Archive Management: Activation of a personal agent to serve as the Archive Manager.
We will demonstrate the use of Kubernetes orchestration for real volunteer nodes across public cloud and community hardware. This includes email routing, family heritage storage, and social group management, providing a complete personal data sovereignty stack owned entirely by its community.
### **Keynote Takeaways**
* **Observe the usability of such a wall between authorship data, private data and archived data .**
* **Explore hardware and software backdoor tolerance on cloud implementation.**
* **Understand volunteer node ownership duty and rights**
* **Prominence of joining the development team with comments, labor, or financial support**
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**Why This Talk Is Different**
**Most ACM Bay Area talks focus on published open technologies and experiences. This session goes into native cloud owned and operated by geographically closed in-person friends and relatives.**
**Speaker Bios**:
**Venkata Gopi Kolla** – **Software Engineer with 10 years of experience in distributed systems, and large-scale multi-tenant infrastructure, global CDN and edge platforms, where he has led traffic routing, security enforcement, caching, and performance optimization across Akamai, Cloudflare, and CloudFront to deliver reliable, high-throughput enterprise SaaS at internet scale. He is currently focused on edge-optimized delivery and security for generative and agentic AI workloads. He has been a committed volunteer at ACM San Francisco Bay Professional Chapter since 2025.**
https://www.linkedin.com/in/venkata-gopi-kolla-8265a427/
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Valley 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.
As 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.
https://www.valleyresearchpark.com/

Twisted Signals for ISAC via OAM Vortex Beams
2026-06-22 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94086, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/561889
Abstract: Electromagnetic waves are characterized by their amplitude, frequency, and state of polarization — also referred to as spin angular momentum (SAM), associated with circular polarization and recognized for over two centuries. In contrast, over the past three decades, growing attention has been directed toward orbital angular momentum (OAM), which arises from helical (twisted) phase fronts and provides an additional degree of freedom through its orthogonal modal structure. In this talk, we explore the use of OAM for integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), with the goal of enhancing spectral efficiency and spatial resolution in automotive scenarios. Unlike conventional uniform circular array (UCA)-based implementations, our approach employs a uniform linear array (ULA) with traveling-wave antennas to synthesize multiple Laguerre-Gaussian vortex beams. The proposed system embeds communication data within radar waveforms while enabling joint estimation of target position and velocity using radar-only frames. An OAM-based mode-division multiplexing strategy is used to separate sensing and communication functionalities, ensuring reliable parameter recovery. We conclude with perspectives on the future of ISAC systems.
Bio:
Kumar Vijay Mishra (S’08-M’15-SM’18) obtained a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and M.S. in mathematics from The University of Iowa in 2015, and M.S. in electrical engineering from Colorado State University in 2012, while working on NASA’s Global Precipitation Mission Ground Validation (GPM-GV) weather radars. He received his B. Tech. summa cum laude (Gold Medal, Honors) in electronics and communication engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur (NITH), India in 2003. He is a Senior Fellow at the United States DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory; Research Scientist at the Institute for Systems Research, The University of Maryland, College Park under the ARL-ArtIAMAS program; 2026 BEL Endowed Visiting Chair Professor in Radar Systems at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; Technical Adviser to Singapore-based automotive radar start-up Hertzwell; and honorary Research Fellow at SnT – Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust, University of Luxembourg. Previously, he had research appointments at the Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Bengaluru; IIHR – Hydroscience & Engineering, Iowa City, IA; Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, Cambridge, MA; Qualcomm, San Jose; and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
Dr. Mishra has served as the Distinguished Lecturer (DL) of various societies: IEEE Communications Society (2023-2024), IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS) (2023-2024, 2025-2026), IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (2023-2025, 2025-2027), and IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (2024-2025). He has been a Virtual DL of IEEE Future Networks Initiative (2022) and Traveling Lecturer of Optica (2025-). He is the recipient of the IEEE AESS Harry Rowe Mimno Award (2026), SAE International Award for Excellence in Innovation (2025), IEEE Signal Processing Society Pierre-Simon Laplace Early Career Technical Achievement Award (2024), Special Mention for the IEEE AESS M. Barry Carlton Award (2023), IET Premium Best Paper Prize (2021), IEEE T-AES Outstanding Editor (2021, 2023, 2024, 2025), U. S. National Academies Harry Diamond Distinguished Fellowship (2018-2021), American Geophysical Union Editors' Citation for Excellence (2019), Royal Meteorological Society Quarterly Journal Editor's Prize (2017), Viterbi Postdoctoral Fellowship (2015, 2016), Lady Davis Postdoctoral Fellowship (2017), DRDO LRDE Scientist of the Year Award (2006), NITH Director’s Gold Medal (2003), and NITH Best Student Award (2003). He has received Best Paper Awards at IEEE MLSP 2019 and IEEE ACES Symposium 2019.
Speaker(s): Vijay,
Agenda:
TBD
Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94086, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/561889

2026 GET-AI SERIES: 3 . Practical AI for Everyday Productivity
2026-06-22 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/561306
As Generative AI rapidly moves from experimentation into everyday workflows, professionals across technical and business roles are discovering new ways to improve productivity, accelerate decision-making, and reduce repetitive work. From software engineering and product management to communication, research, and operations, AI assistants are increasingly becoming practical collaborators in day-to-day work.
Following our May session on “Security in AI,” the IEEE Orange County Computer Society GET-AI Series continues with a practical and demo-driven June session focused on how AI is transforming productivity across the modern workplace.
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🔒 June Focus: Practical AI for Everyday Productivity
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As AI becomes integrated into modern workflows, organizations and individuals are leveraging AI tools to automate repetitive tasks, generate content, analyze information, accelerate software development, and streamline collaboration.
This session combines business and engineering perspectives to demonstrate how AI assistants and coding copilots are reshaping the way teams think, build, communicate, and operate.
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Session 1: AI Productivity in Everyday Workflows (45 mins)
Most professionals spend a significant portion of their workweek on repetitive tasks such as drafting emails, writing documents, debugging code, summarizing meetings, analyzing feedback, or preparing presentations.
This session demonstrates how AI assistants such as Claude can act as practical productivity partners across both technical and non-technical workflows.
Through live demonstrations, attendees will explore real-world scenarios including:
Engineering Productivity
– Understanding legacy code
– Debugging production issues faster
– Generating features from natural language requirements
– Writing unit tests and pull request summaries
Business & Product Productivity
– Converting rough notes into structured PRDs
– Extracting insights from customer feedback
– Drafting stakeholder communications
– Preparing executive presentations and interview guides
The session concludes with a live audience challenge where a real attendee workflow problem will be solved interactively using AI.
👉 Takeaway: Learn practical prompting techniques and AI workflows that can immediately improve day-to-day productivity.
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Session 2: AI-Assisted Engineering & Modern Software Development (45 mins)
AI is rapidly reshaping how engineers design, build, review, deploy, and operate software systems. This session explores how AI is evolving from a coding assistant into a practical engineering copilot across the software delivery lifecycle.
Topics include real-world usage of:
– Codex
– Cline
– MCP-enabled development workflows
– GitHub, Bitbucket, and Confluence integrations
The session also explores how AI can accelerate:
– Pull request reviews
– Design documentation
– Architecture visualization using Mermaid and draw.io
– Test generation
– Troubleshooting and debugging
A key focus will be AI-assisted spec-driven development, where AI helps bridge business requirements, technical specifications, implementation, and deployment workflows.
The discussion includes:
– Productivity gains and engineering trade-offs
– Reliability considerations
– Human oversight and governance
– Practical lessons from enterprise adoption
Rather than focusing on theoretical AI concepts, this session emphasizes practical engineering workflows and actionable techniques that architects, developers, and technical leaders can immediately apply.
👉 Takeaway: Understand how AI-assisted engineering workflows are transforming modern software delivery and learn practical approaches for enterprise adoption.
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About the Organizer
Pradyumna Kodgi
Principal Product Manager | Oracle Health & AI
IEEE Senior Member | Vice Chair, IEEE EMBS – Orange County
Member, IEEE AI Agentic Systems & AI Policy Committees
📍 California, USA
📧 pkodgi@ieee.org
🔗 linkedin.com/in/pkodgi
Co-sponsored by: Pradyumna Kodgi
Speaker(s): Pranay, Venkatesh
Agenda:
AI-Powered Productivity: Practical AI for Everyday Productivity
AI is rapidly transforming how we work—from writing emails and generating reports to building applications, analyzing data, and accelerating software delivery. As AI assistants evolve into intelligent copilots integrated into everyday workflows, the question is no longer just what AI can generate—but how we can use it effectively to improve productivity and decision-making.
In this interactive session, we move beyond AI hype and explore how modern AI tools are being used in practical, real-world scenarios across both technical and business environments.
🔍 What You’ll Explore
– How Generative AI is reshaping modern work and productivity
– The role of LLMs, AI copilots, coding agents, and prompt-driven workflows
– Practical applications of AI across engineering, product management, communication, and operations
– How AI-assisted tools can accelerate development, documentation, research, collaboration, and decision-making
💡 What Makes This Session Different
This is not just a theoretical overview—you’ll see AI productivity workflows demonstrated live through practical, real-world examples.
Through interactive demos and walkthroughs, attendees will experience how AI can:
– Generate applications from natural language prompts
– Assist with coding, debugging, and documentation
– Transform rough ideas into structured business artifacts
– Accelerate repetitive tasks and operational workflows
🛠️ Practical Takeaways
You’ll walk away with actionable techniques and frameworks you can immediately apply, including:
– Writing more effective prompts
– Using AI assistants in day-to-day workflows
– Leveraging coding copilots and AI productivity tools
– Combining human expertise with AI-assisted automation
🎯 Who Should Attend
– Software engineers and developers
– Architects and technical leaders
– Product managers and business professionals
– Students and AI enthusiasts
– Anyone interested in improving productivity using AI
✨ What You’ll Walk Away With
– A practical understanding of modern AI productivity workflows
– Real-world examples of AI-assisted engineering and business operations
– Hands-on insights into prompt-driven application development
– Strategies to responsibly integrate AI into everyday work
As AI becomes increasingly integrated into modern workflows, productivity is no longer just about working harder—it’s about learning how to effectively collaborate with intelligent systems. This session will help you understand how AI can become a practical copilot for modern work.
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/561306

Search 360°: From Query Understanding to LLM-Enhanced Retrieval
Online event
Hybrid event on Zoom and YouTube
If you want to join discussion remotely, you can submit questions via Zoom Q&A. The zoom link:
[https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/94932457090?pwd=[REDACTED]
Join via YouTube:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=t15Ca-KblbE
AGENDA
6:30 pre-sign in to test and chat
**7:00** SFBayACM upcoming events, introduce the speaker
7:15 speaker presentation starts
8:15 – 8:30 finish, depending on Q&A
Join SF Bay ACM Chapter for an insightful discussion in person at VRP
**Description:**
Search systems are evolving rapidly, powered by advances in deep learning, embeddings, and now large language models. This talk offers a 360° view of modern search architectures: from query understanding and candidate generation to pre-ranking, ranking, and re-ranking. We’ll explore how hybrid retrieval (sparse + dense), multi-task learning, and LLM-assisted query understanding are redefining search quality and personalization. Attendees will gain a systems-level understanding of how each layer contributes to relevance, diversity, and user satisfaction, and where to focus next for scalable innovation.
**Audience:**
AI practitioners interested in understanding how modern search systems work end-to-end. Also suitable for product engineers and researchers. Beginner to intermediate level: designed for attendees familiar with basic ML and data concepts, but not requiring deep expertise in search or ranking systems.
**Speaker Bio:**
Gauri Sarode is a Machine Learning Engineer at foodtech where she builds large-scale personalization and search systems that shape the customer discovery experience. With an M.S. in Computer Science from New York University, Gauri combines academic depth with real-world production experience. She holds multiple certifications in Generative AI and Retrieval-Augmented Generation.
**LinkedIn:** [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaurisarode/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaurisarode/)
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Valley 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.
As 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.
https://www.valleyresearchpark.com/

Center for Advanced Signal and Image Sciences (CASIS) 29th Annual Workshop
2026-06-24 08:00 - 2026-06-25 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bldg: Building 661 L-794, University of California Livermore Collaboration Center, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, California, United States, 94550
We are thrilled to host LLNL’s 30th Center for Advanced Signal and Image Sciences (CASIS) workshop. The workshop returns with a full 2-day in-person schedule on Wednesday and Thursday, June 24-25, 2026.
We encourage a broad range of technical topics at the workshop and being non-archival apart from original work, we are also considering intermediate results from ongoing efforts as well as recently published publications for presentation as a talk and/or a poster. The goal of the workshop is to provide a platform for the exchange of ideas and network with peers across disciplines to foster collaboration and build community. Please submit your abstract by Friday, May 15, 2026. Authors will be notified of the review decisions one week later on May 22, 2026.
Apart from the regular presentation track we will feature parallel tutorials, hands-on mini workshops and a dedicated student track to introduce career opportunities at LLNL.
The workshop will be held in-person at the (https://uclcc.org/) and requires pre-registration until June 18, 2026. As this is a 2-day whole-day workshop, we will provide coffee and snacks in morning and afternoon breaks as well as a lunch on both days. As this is our 30th anniversary, we will also host a Happy Hour following the regular program on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
(https://engineering.llnl.gov/centers/casis/workshops)
This year’s workshop features presentations in the following tracks, moderated by the Program Chairs:
– AI/Machine Learning (PhanNguyen, Kowshik Thopalli)
– National Ignition Facility (Eugene Kur, Christopher Miller)
– Non-Destructive Evaluation (Seemeen Karimi, Harry Martz)
– Quantum Sensing & Quantum Computing (Kristi Beck)
– Remote Sensing, Non-Invasive Imaging & Inverse Problems (Sean Lehman, Viacheslav Li)
– Robotics & Automation (Aldair Gongora, Abhik Sarkar)
– Student Track: All topics (Poster only) (Ted Bauman, Min Priest)
Become part of this great experience and submit your talk proposal at https://engineering.llnl.gov/centers/casis/workshops before May 15, 2025!
Check out (https://www.llnl.gov/article/53041/annual-workshop-brings-together-signal-image-science-community) for last year’s amazing event to see what to expect!
The no-fee CASIS Workshop is sponsored by the (https://engineering.llnl.gov/) and held at the (https://uclcc.org/). It is organized by the (https://engineering.llnl.gov/centers/casis), and is a joint meeting with the local chapters of the (https://www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/oeb/SigProc/sigproc.html) and (https://r6.ieee.org/sfoeb-cs/). supported by the (https://r6.ieee.org/oeb/).
Co-sponsored by: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory – Center for Advanced Signal and Image Sciences
Bldg: Building 661 L-794, University of California Livermore Collaboration Center, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, California, United States, 94550

Efficient Stochastic Machine Learning at the Edge
2026-06-24 18:50 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/561732
In this talk, I will talk about some hardware/software work my group has done in the area of stochastic computing-based machine learning acceleration. Stochastic computing or SC is an approximate, stream-based computing paradigm enabling extremely area-efficient implementations of basic arithmetic operations such as multiplication and addition. I will talk about the suitability of the SC to the machine learning/event processing workloads, how to deal with its inherent approximate nature and briefly discuss few chip prototypes that leverage both logic and in-memory implementations of SC-based accelerators for dense as well as a sparse compute.
Speaker(s): Puneet Gupta,
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/561732

Systematically Managing Complexity in Power Electronics Modeling and Design
2026-06-25 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Murata Electronics North America, Inc., 1732 North First Street #500, San Jose, California, United States, 95112
Power electronics is a foundational technology that drives a wide range of important and emerging applications including cloud computing, wireless communications, robotics, and smart energy systems. By systematically managing the increased complexity in materials, circuits, and systems, new opportunities are created to greatly advance the functionality and performance of power electronics systems.
This speech provides a few examples to illustrate the potential of managed complexity in power electronics design. These include: 1) modular and scalable architecture for systematically managed complexity in high performance circuits; 2) artificial intelligence and machine learning for systematically managed complexity in passive component modeling. This managed complexity approach addresses key challenges in emerging applications by overcoming traditional design barriers from new angles and redefining how power electronics are conceived and implemented in complex systems.
Speaker(s): Minjie Chen
Murata Electronics North America, Inc., 1732 North First Street #500, San Jose, California, United States, 95112
