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SUMMARY:SCV-EPS AdCom Meeting (March 2026)
DESCRIPTION:Monthly AdCom meeting:\nAGENDA and location for chapter ExCom/ AdCom\nAgenda:\nMonthly AdCom meeting: [agenda and location limited to chapter AdCom\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/549397
URL:https://svec.org/event/scv-eps-adcom-meeting-march-2026-2/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/549397
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260327T090000
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SUMMARY:Spring STEM Workshop: Team Race Car Building
DESCRIPTION:Come join our Spring 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!\nFor students who enjoy the creative side of STEAM projects\, we will also offer a Creative Arts session where participants can design race car logos\, team slogans\, and other artistic elements to support their race car teams.\nBecause we have limited space available\, registration will be first come\, first served. If we receive more registrations than we can accommodate\, we will notify families by email.\nHow to Register\n• Use the QR code on the attached flyer to complete the registration form or from the Link.\n• Pay the registration fee by visiting (http://www.gtcdc.org/).\n• Click on the Donate button\, select Givelify and specify that your payment is for the “2026 Spring STEM Workshop.”\n[]\nDear Parents and Guardians\,\nLooking for something meaningful and and stimulating for your children to do in between the holidays? We invite you and your family to join us for an inspiring Spring STEM Workshop: Team Racing and Car Building at Glad Tidings\, STEM (Science\, Technology\, Engineering\, and Math) educational experience designed specifically for students from underrepresented communities. This in-person event will be held at 27709 Tyrrell Ave\, where you can meet other curious minds and learn from experienced instructors. Don't miss out on this opportunity to explore the wonders of STEM in a supportive and engaging environment. Register now to secure your spot!\nScholarships available\, please email: benita.mclarin@gladtidingscogic.org\nEvent Details\nWhere: Glad Tidings Family Life Complex\nWhen: 3/27\, 9am to 3:00pm.\nWho: Students aged 8–17 (parents encouraged to attend)\nWhy STEM Education Matters for Your Child\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:\n9:00 AM- 9:30 AM | Breakfast Available· Light Breakfast including cereals\, fruit and juice for children· Coffee and pastries for volunteers· Meals Catered by Divine Purpose Catering\n9:30 – 10 AM | Welcome & Kickoff\n– Welcome\n– Event Overview\n– Review of safety rules\n– Introduction of volunteers\, experiment leads\, and technology demonstrators\n– Brief explanation of how technology connects to cooking (Instant Pot sensors\, microwaves & magnetrons)\n10 AM | Presentation #1\n10:20 AM- 12PM | Build Car and Logo Art Design\n12:00 – 12:40 PM | Lunch\n1:00 – 2:45 PM | Finish Car Building\, and Test obstacle course/ race track\n2:45 – 3:00 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/spring-stem-workshop-team-race-car-building/
LOCATION:27709 Tyrrell Ave\, Hayward\, California\, United States\, 94544
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T190000
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SUMMARY:Edge-Intelligent AIoT Systems: Enabling Scalable and Privacy-Aware Intelligent Applications
DESCRIPTION:The rapid expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming sensing infrastructures into large-scale distributed cyber-physical systems. However\, conventional IoT architectures remain largely cloud-centric\, relying on continuous data transmission and centralized processing. Such designs introduce fundamental challenges in energy consumption\, communication bandwidth\, latency\, and privacy exposure\, particularly as the number of connected devices continues to grow. This talk introduces the emerging paradigm of the Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT)\, where intelligence is embedded directly within sensing devices through edge computing and TinyML techniques. By enabling machine learning inference on resource-constrained microcontrollers\, AIoT systems can transform traditional sensors into autonomous\, context-aware intelligent nodes capable of performing real-time decision making. Beyond presenting representative AIoT systems and applications\, this talk also examines broader research challenges shaping the future of AIoT systems\, including platform fragmentation\, intelligent sensor deployment\, secure federated learning\, and the need for autonomous and scalable IoT architectures. In particular\, we discuss how edge-intelligent AIoT systems can support emerging digital twin frameworks\, enabling event-driven monitoring and scalable healthcare applications while reducing continuous data streaming. The presentation concludes with an overview of modern development pipelines for deploying machine learning models on edge devices using frameworks such as TinyML toolchains\, highlighting future research opportunities in distributed intelligent sensing systems.\nSpeaker(s): Minhee\,\nBldg: Scullen Conference Room (Pangborn Hall 110)\, 620 Michigan Avenue N.E\, 20064\, District of Columbia\, United States\, 20064\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/549200
URL:https://svec.org/event/edge-intelligent-aiot-systems-enabling-scalable-and-privacy-aware-intelligent-applications/
LOCATION:Bldg: Scullen Conference Room (Pangborn Hall 110)\, 620 Michigan Avenue N.E\, 20064\, District of Columbia\, United States\, 20064\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/549200
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260327T180000
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SUMMARY:Designing Your Early Career: LinkedIn\, Resume & Interview Strategy That Works
DESCRIPTION:[]\nDesigning Your Early Career: LinkedIn\, Resume & Interview Strategy That Works\nBreaking into today’s competitive job market requires more than technical excellence. It requires clarity\, positioning\, and the ability to communicate your value with confidence.\nIn this practical and engaging session\, career strategist Shima Ghaheri shares how hiring managers actually evaluate candidates — and how students and early-career professionals can strategically present their academic work\, projects\, internships\, and experiences to stand out.\nParticipants will learn how to:\n–\nBuild a LinkedIn profile that signals clarity and direction\n–\nStructure resumes around measurable impact rather than task lists\n–\nApproach interviews with preparation and strategic storytelling\n–\nTranslate technical competence into compelling professional narratives\nDesigned specifically for college students and entry-level professionals\, this session offers actionable tools to move from being “qualified on paper” to being selected with confidence. By making hiring systems more transparent\, the session aims to reduce opportunity gaps and empower participants to compete through preparation\, clarity\, and strategy.\nWhether you are preparing for internships\, full-time roles\, or your next career move\, this session will equip you with frameworks you can implement immediately.\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE SFV\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/541336
URL:https://svec.org/event/designing-your-early-career-linkedin-resume-interview-strategy-that-works/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/541336
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260328T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260328T110000
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CREATED:20260306T181852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T181852Z
UID:77840-1774690200-1774695600@svec.org
SUMMARY:SCV-EPS AdCom Meeting (March 2026)
DESCRIPTION:Monthly AdCom meeting:\n1. Welcome – Hualiang\n2. Symposium status update – Annette/Paul/Hualiang\n3. Education outreach status – Masha/Azmat/Hualiang\n4. Chapter Storage – Hualiang XXXX NOT\n5. Monthly talk preparation – Chandan/Luu\n6. Chapter website update – XXXX NOT Venkatesh/Claire/Paul\n7. Senior member advancement – Dwayne\nXxxx NOT\n8: Election 2026\n9: Open discussion – All\nAgenda:\nMonthly AdCom meeting:\n1. Welcome – Hualiang\n2. Symposium status update – Annette/Paul/Hualiang\n3. Education outreach status – Masha/Azmat/Hualiang\n4. Chapter Storage – Hualiang XXXX NOT\n5. Monthly talk preparation – Chandan/Luu\n6. Chapter website update – XXXX NOT Venkatesh/Claire/Paul\n7. Senior member advancement – Dwayne\nXxxx NOT\n8: Election 2026\n9: Open discussion – All\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544928
URL:https://svec.org/event/scv-eps-adcom-meeting-march-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544928
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260328T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260328T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260214T170308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260214T170308Z
UID:77757-1774699200-1774713600@svec.org
SUMMARY:Leadership Hike
DESCRIPTION:Hike at Green Belt Trail\nHayward\, California\, United States
URL:https://svec.org/event/leadership-hike/
LOCATION:Hayward\, 6000 California City Blvd\, California City\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260331T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260331T183000
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CREATED:20260317T184850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T184850Z
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SUMMARY:From Pipelines to Swarms: Rethinking Automation in AI-Native Commerce
DESCRIPTION:3rd Lecture of IEEE CS San Diego's 2026 Invited Seminar Series (Virtual)\nCo-sponsored by: Media Partner: Open Research Institute (ORI)\nSpeaker(s): Amit Kumar\nAgenda:\n– Invited talk from Amit Kumar Padhy\n– Q/A Session\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/546413
URL:https://svec.org/event/from-pipelines-to-swarms-rethinking-automation-in-ai-native-commerce/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/546413
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260331T190000
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CREATED:20260316T184816Z
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SUMMARY:Tech Talk: Transforming enterprise quality engineering practices
DESCRIPTION:The San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the IEEE Computer Society invites to our free and open Virtual Tech Talks (no IEEE membership required):\nEventpage: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transforming-enterprise-quality-engineering-practices-tickets-1985250279026?aff=oddtdtcreator\nSpeaker: Jyotheeswara Reddy Gottam ((https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/gjreddy/&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1774063921225418&usg=AOvVaw3p1OTEbWpnyMYwpkfkEjs-))\nTitle: The Triple Threat: Transforming enterprise quality engineering practices with Generative AI\, Predictive Analytics\, and Self-Healing Automation\nAbstract: Modern software teams face mounting pressure to release high-quality applications faster while managing increasing system complexity and continuous delivery expectations within modern CI/CD pipelines. Traditional testing approaches often struggle to keep pace with rapid code changes\, expanding regression suites\, and the rising cost of maintaining automation frameworks. These challenges frequently lead to delayed releases\, increased testing costs\, and defects escaping into production.\nThis presentation explores how the “Triple Threat” of AI-driven testing technologies—generative AI for test script creation\, machine learning–based predictive defect analytics\, and self-healing automation frameworks—is transforming enterprise quality engineering practices.\nFirst\, generative AI accelerates test development by automatically generating test cases\, scripts\, and data from requirements\, user stories\, or code changes\, significantly reducing manual scripting effort. Second\, predictive defect analytics powered by machine learning analyzes historical defect patterns\, code churn\, and previous test outcomes to identify high-risk components and prioritize testing efforts where failures are most likely to occur. Third\, self-healing automation frameworks intelligently adapt to UI or API changes\, minimizing brittle test failures and reducing the costly maintenance typically associated with large automated test suites.\nWhen deployed together\, these technologies reinforce one another: generative AI expands test coverage\, predictive analytics focuses testing on the most critical risk areas\, and self-healing automation ensures test suites remain resilient despite frequent application updates. Applied across API testing\, functional testing\, integration testing\, and end-to-end testing\, this integrated approach enables organizations to modernize their testing strategy while improving reliability.\nThe combined impact allows enterprises to reduce testing costs by up to 40%\, accelerate release cycles by 30%\, and improve defect detection rates by over 50%\, demonstrating how AI-driven testing can deliver measurable improvements in both quality and delivery speed across enterprise software systems.\nBio: Jyotheeswara Reddy Gottam is a Software Engineering Leader with over a decade of experience in the retail and e-commerce industry. Currently a Senior Software Engineer at Walmart Global Tech\, he leads end-to-end testing strategies for high-traffic marketplace platforms\, driving scalability\, reliability\, and performance for systems handling millions of daily transactions. He specializes in Gen AI\, ML\, AI agents\, RAG\, test automation\, performance engineering\, and CI/CD enablement. Throughout his career\, he has architected scalable automation frameworks\, reduced regression cycles significantly\, improved release velocity\, and ensured platform stability during peak traffic events. He has also led cross-functional initiatives across payments\, inventory\, personalization\, and mobile platforms.\nSpeaker(s): Jyotheeswara Reddy Gottam\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/548913
URL:https://svec.org/event/tech-talk-transforming-enterprise-quality-engineering-practices/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/548913
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260402T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260402T115500
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SUMMARY:AMA (Ask me Anything) with Prof. Ethem Alpaydın
DESCRIPTION:Synopsis:\nPlease feel free to check out the work and thoughts of Prof. Ethem Alpaydın\, Ph.D.\, https://mitpress.mit.edu/author/ethem-alpaydn-10375/ on Google Scholar at https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=%22Ethem+Alpayd%C4%B1n%22&btnG=\, and generally on the Internet.\nThen\, please feel free to submit your questions to Prof. Ethem Alpaydın\n– via Twitter by using the hashtag #ProfAlpaydinAMA and tagging @vishnupendyala\n– emailing vspendyala(at)hotmail(dot)com with #ProfAlpaydinAMA in the subject\nSelected questions will be answered by Prof. Alpaydin during the session. The audience may be able to ask follow-up questions during the session\, using the Chat feature.\n—————————————————————\nBy registering for this event\, you agree that IEEE and the organizers are not liable to you for any loss\, damage\, injury\, or any incidental\, indirect\, special\, consequential\, or economic loss or damage (including loss of opportunity\, exemplary or punitive damages). The event will be recorded and will be made available for public viewing.\nCo-sponsored by: Vishnu S. Pendyala\, SJSU\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Vishnu S. Pendyala\, Prof. Alpaydın\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/537179
URL:https://svec.org/event/ama-ask-me-anything-with-prof-ethem-alpaydin/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/537179
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260402T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260402T200000
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CREATED:20260306T181852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T181852Z
UID:77842-1775154600-1775160000@svec.org
SUMMARY:Heat-Assisted Magnetic-Recording: Characterization of Media Properties
DESCRIPTION:Pierre-Olivier Jubert of Western Digital will review the design and characterization of media used in heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR).\nSpeaker(s): Pierre-Olivier\,\nAgenda:\n6:30 – 7:00	Socializing and Networking at Quadrant\n6:55	Zoom session will be online with Waiting Room\n7:00 – 7:45	Lecture begins\, online and in person\n7:45 – 8:00	Questions and Answers\nQuadrant Corp.\, 1120 Ringwood Ct.\, San Jose\, California\, United States\, 95131\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544920
URL:https://svec.org/event/heat-assisted-magnetic-recording-characterization-of-media-properties/
LOCATION:Quadrant Corp.\, 1120 Ringwood Ct.\, San Jose\, California\, United States\, 95131\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544920
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260402T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260402T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260313T183308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T183308Z
UID:77870-1775154600-1775160000@svec.org
SUMMARY:AI & The Future of Platform Engineering
DESCRIPTION:The technology industry is rapidly crossing a critical threshold. We are moving beyond AI as a passive Copilot (a tool that simply advises engineers) and entering the era of AI as an active Agent. These new agents are capable of autonomously diagnosing issues and executing changes directly within global production environments.\nHowever\, granting AI write-access to mission-critical infrastructure introduces a new class of systemic business risk. Without the right safeguards\, autonomous systems can make unpredictable decisions or be manipulated\, leading to cascading operational failures. The transition to autonomy requires technology leaders to fundamentally rethink their Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and security strategies.\nIn this session\, the speakers bridge the gap between strategic leadership and architectural rigor. Attendees will receive a comprehensive blueprint for safely managing the transition to AI-operated infrastructure\, ensuring their systems remain highly intelligent and fundamentally incorruptible.\nThe Dual-Track Roadmap\nThis session provides a comprehensive framework to navigate the era of Agentic SRE\, divided into two distinct tracks:\nTrack 1: The Management Imperative (Strategy)\nQuantifying the ROI of Autonomy: Learn how to balance the efficiency gains of autonomous systems against operational costs and underlying model risks.\nDefining Agentic Oversight: Establish the critical cultural and operational boundaries between decisions that require human approval and tasks that can be safely fully automated.\nTrack 2: The Security Blueprint (Architecture)\nPioneering the IARA Framework: A high-level overview of the Incorruptible Autonomy Reference Architecture\, a 7-pillar security model for safely deploying AI agents.\nArchitecting Trust: Discover how to grant AI systems temporary\, just-in-time permissions to prevent unauthorized access and severely limit the blast radius of any potential errors.\nSanta Clara University\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/547313
URL:https://svec.org/event/ai-the-future-of-platform-engineering/
LOCATION:Santa Clara University\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/547313
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260321T161806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260321T161806Z
UID:77984-1775300400-1775307600@svec.org
SUMMARY:Validating Quantum State Preparation Programs
DESCRIPTION:Quantum Computers are expensive to build\, take time to run\, and are prone to noise and faults which reduce qubit reliability. Quantum software programmers can benefit from ways to validate whether or not quantum programs behave as expected without running or simulating a full program. This talk will present the Quantum State Preparation Program Validation Framework (QSV)\, a framework that uses property-based testing to validate whether or not quantum programs meet user-specified properties.\nSpeaker(s): Anshu Sharma\,\nRoom: 401-F Conference Room\, Bldg: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library\,  901 G St NW\,  Washington\, DC\, District of Columbia\, United States\, 20001\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/545578
URL:https://svec.org/event/validating-quantum-state-preparation-programs/
LOCATION:Room: 401-F Conference Room\, Bldg: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library\,  901 G St NW\,  Washington\, DC\, District of Columbia\, United States\, 20001\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/545578
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260406T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260407T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260206T094815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T094815Z
UID:77704-1775494800-1775584800@svec.org
SUMMARY:Spring Speaker Series Start
DESCRIPTION:Continuation of Stanford IEEE Speaker Series\nStanford\, California\, United States\, 94305
URL:https://svec.org/event/spring-speaker-series-start/
LOCATION:Stanford\, California\, United States\, 94305
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260407T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260407T194500
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260315T184812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260315T184812Z
UID:77879-1775584800-1775591100@svec.org
SUMMARY:SCV/OEB SSIT Chapter Meeting: Future of Work in the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION:April 7 6PM-7:30PM Member Techical Meeting at Santa Clara University – with Pizza:\nThis meeting will explore the Future of Work with speakers who will address the technical and business workforce environment given the changes that have transpired with the increasing use of generative and agentic AI. Our speakers include Claudionor Coelho\, Chief AI Officer at Majestic Labs ai as well as a to be named leader in AI business process applications.\nThe format will include conversation over pizza and formal speakers from 6:45-7:15\, concluding with open disucssion.\nAgenda:\nAGENDA – Various types of Pizza and drinks will be served\n–\nIntroductions\n– Panel The Future of Work: Claudionor Coelho\, Cheif AI officer at Zscaler\n–\nOpen Discussion\nRoom: 2116\, Bldg: Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation (SCDI)\, Santa Clara University\, 500 El Camino Real\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, 95050\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/547984
URL:https://svec.org/event/scv-oeb-ssit-chapter-meeting-future-of-work-in-the-age-of-ai/
LOCATION:Room: 2116\, Bldg: Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation (SCDI)\, Santa Clara University\, 500 El Camino Real\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, 95050\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/547984
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260409T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260409T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260312T183306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T183306Z
UID:77866-1775737800-1775743200@svec.org
SUMMARY:Towards Building Natural Conversational Agents
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, I will present some of the recent progresses in building conversational agents\, with a focus on the speech modality. I will introduce desirable properties of such systems and explain some of the key concepts\, core ideas\, and main technologies developed in practical systems.\nSpeaker(s): \, Dong Yu\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/545402
URL:https://svec.org/event/towards-building-natural-conversational-agents/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/545402
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260410T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260410T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260215T170305Z
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SUMMARY:Using Architectural Simulation to Investigate Chiplets for Scalable and Cost Effective HPC Beyond Exascale
DESCRIPTION:[]Chiplets have become a compelling approach to scaling and heterogeneous integration e.g. integrating workload-specific processors and massive bandwidth memory systems into computing systems; integrating die from multiple function-optimized process nodes into one product; integrating silicon from multiple businesses into one product. Chiplet-based products have been produced in high volume by multiple companies using proprietary chiplet ecosystems. Recently\, the community has proposed several new standards (e.g.\, UCIe) to facilitate integration and interoperability of any compliant chiplet. Hyperscalers (e.g.\, Google\, Amazon) are actively designing high volume products with chiplets through these open interfaces. Other communities are exploring the end-to-end workflow and tooling to assemble chiplet-based products. High performance computing can benefit from this trend. However\, the performance\, power\, and thermal requirements unique to HPC\, present many challenges to realizing a vision for affordable\, modular HPC using this new approach. Architectural modeling and simulation will play a critical role in pathfinding for this new potential direction for HPC beyond Exascale.\nSpeaker(s): John Shalf\,\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/539463
URL:https://svec.org/event/using-architectural-simulation-to-investigate-chiplets-for-scalable-and-cost-effective-hpc-beyond-exascale/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/539463
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260410T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260410T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260308T183355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260308T183355Z
UID:77848-1775833200-1775838600@svec.org
SUMMARY:Characteristics of Successful Tech Hubs and Start-ups: Lessons for Engineers
DESCRIPTION:Silicon Valley is commonly acknowledged as the tech capital of the world. How did Silicon Valley come into being\, and what can we learn for our own careers? The story goes back to local Hams trying to break RCA's tube patents\, Stanford "angel" investors\, the sinking of the Titanic\, WW II and radar\, and the SF Bay Area infrastructure that developed –these factors pretty much determined that the semiconductor and IC industries would be located in the Santa Clara Valley\, and that the Valley would remain the world’s innovation center as new technologies emerge –digital\, then software\, biotech\, VR\, autonomous vehicles\, artificial intelligence\, LLMs –and be the model for innovation worldwide.\nThis talk will give an exciting and colorful history of development and innovation that began in Palo Alto in 1909. You'll meet some of the colorful characters –Cyril Elwell\, Lee De Forest\, Bill Eitel\, Charles Litton\, Fred Terman\, David Packard\, Bill Hewlett\, Bill Shockley and others –who came to define our worldwide electronics industries through their inventions and process development. You'll understand some of the novel management approaches that have become the hallmarks of its tech startups. In this talk\, the key Silicon Valley attributes will be illustrated and analyzed\, for consideration by engineers interested in creating their own start-ups and high-tech businesses\, working for them\, or simply understanding them.\nSpeaker(s): Paul Wesling\,\nBldg: Davidson Engineering Building\, San Jose State Unversity\, San Jose\, California\, United States\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/545434
URL:https://svec.org/event/characteristics-of-successful-tech-hubs-and-start-ups-lessons-for-engineers/
LOCATION:Bldg: Davidson Engineering Building\, San Jose State Unversity\, San Jose\, California\, United States\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/545434
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260410T185000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260410T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260402T110312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T110312Z
UID:78233-1775847000-1775851200@svec.org
SUMMARY:Polymer-based transducers – a green world of opportunities
DESCRIPTION:The talk will explore some of the research projects in the Adaptive Microsystems (AdaMist) lab led by Dr. Cretu\, with an emphasis on a common vision and strategy. Polymer-based transducers\, fabricated using green\, rapid and low-cost processes\, have been used for inertial and ultrasonic transducers. MEMS accelerometers with piezoelectric polymers show the promise of novel microfabrication technologies\, while photosensitive polymers (SU-8) are the base of a new generation of CMUT (Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer) arrays. Poly-CMUT applications\, from custom small probes for biomedical imaging to industrial applications like nondestructive testing and monitoring\, open a new world of opportunities.\nSpeaker(s): Edmond Cretu\,\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/552485
URL:https://svec.org/event/polymer-based-transducers-a-green-world-of-opportunities/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/552485
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260414T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260414T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260222T171803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260222T171803Z
UID:77793-1776193200-1776200400@svec.org
SUMMARY:Conversational AI: Practical Challenges in Talking to People
DESCRIPTION:This is a hybrid in-person and online event. Pre-registration is required for either.\nConversational AI systems today speak with remarkable confidence\, often giving the impression of understanding and reasoning. However\, teams deploying these systems often quickly encounter familiar problems: drift\, hallucinations\, contradictory answers\, and conversations that quietly lose their original purpose. Why do systems that seem so capable end up behaving so unpredictably?\nIn this talk\, Elena Gostrer will examine these behaviors from a practical\, product-engineering perspective. Rather than exploring model internals\, this talk will focus on what actually happens when humans interact with probabilistic language models – and why traditional software assumptions fail in conversational settings.\nElena will also discuss what architectural patterns teams are adopting to keep in control\, and she’ll highlight why combining generative AI with explicit structure\, state\, and constraints is becoming essential. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of why conversational AI breaks\, what helps it behave more reliably\, and how to think differently about designing human-AI interactions.\nSpeaker(s): Elena Gostrer\,\n925 Thompson Place\, Sunnyvale\, California\, United States\, 94085\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/541387
URL:https://svec.org/event/conversational-ai-practical-challenges-in-talking-to-people/
LOCATION:925 Thompson Place\, Sunnyvale\, California\, United States\, 94085\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/541387
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T080000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260402T110323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T110323Z
UID:78235-1776236400-1776240000@svec.org
SUMMARY:Optical Sampling Thermoreflectance for 3D Heterogeneous Integration
DESCRIPTION:Th[]e transition to 3D heterogeneous integration has fundamentally changed the thermal characterization problem. Buried heat sources\, anisotropic thin-film materials\, through-silicon vias\, and multilayer stacked structures require measurement techniques with sub-micron spatial resolution\, depth sensitivity\, and a temporal range — capabilities that infrared thermography and Raman spectroscopy cannot reliably deliver at this level of structural complexity. This session presents optical sampling thermoreflectance as a practical\, commercially available solution\, with real measurement data from a university lab and an industrial FA environment.\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/551389
URL:https://svec.org/event/optical-sampling-thermoreflectance-for-3d-heterogeneous-integration/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/551389
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260206T094815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T094815Z
UID:77705-1776272400-1776276000@svec.org
SUMMARY:Spring Speaker Series 2
DESCRIPTION:Continuation of Speaker Series at Stanford IEEE.\nStanford\, California\, United States\, 94305
URL:https://svec.org/event/spring-speaker-series-2/
LOCATION:Stanford\, California\, United States\, 94305
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260314T183315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260314T183315Z
UID:77875-1776279600-1776285000@svec.org
SUMMARY:Advancing Clean Energy: Ontario's Darlington New Nuclear Project
DESCRIPTION:Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) is at the forefront of deploying Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology in Canada\, anchored by the GE Vernova Hitachi BWRX-300. As North America’s first commercial\, grid-scale SMR\, DNNP plans up to four units totaling 1\,200 MW. The project introduces advanced safety features\, including natural circulation cooling\, integral isolation valves\, and passive heat removal\, while supporting thousands of jobs and boosting Ontario’s economy. A collaboration between OPG\, GE Vernova Hitachi\, AtkinsRéalis\, and Aecon-Kiewit\, DNNP strengthens Ontario’s clean energy leadership and sets a model for SMR deployment globally. With construction underway\, DNNP will help meet rising electricity demand\, advance electrification\, and deliver reliable\, carbon-free power\, showcasing nuclear innovation’s vital role in climate action and economic growth.\nSpeaker: Michael Takla\, Ontario Power Generation\nEvent Moderator: Dr. Maike Luiken\, PhD\, SMIEEE\, IEEE-HKN\, FEIC\, FCAE\, is managing director\, R&D\, at a start-up company\, Carbovate Development\, and Adjunct Research Professor\, Western University\, Canada.\nSpeaker(s): Michael Takla\, Maike Luiken\nAgenda:\nWe were given written permission to rebroadcast the Canadian earlier program which will be on April 1 at 9:00am.\nThe SCV Section Life Members Affinity Group program will be at the more convenient time on Apr 15\, 2026 at 07:00 PM Pacific Time\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/547687
URL:https://svec.org/event/advancing-clean-energy-ontarios-darlington-new-nuclear-project/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/547687
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DTSTART;TZID=-07:00:20260420T183000
DTEND;TZID=-07:00:20260420T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260310T180308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T180308Z
UID:77852-1776709800-1776717000@svec.org
SUMMARY:Labelled Deductive Systems for Logical Validation of LLM Output
DESCRIPTION:**TALK LOGISTICS:**\nMonday\, April 20\, 2026\n6:30 registration\, food\, networking.\n7:00 SFbayACM upcoming events\, introduce the speaker\n7:10 to 8:15 or 8:30 presentation\nThe Zoom and YouTube links will be provided here about 2-3 days before the event\nSFbayACM will support a local audience at VRP in Mountain View \n**TALK DESCRIPTION:**\nLarge language models (LLMs) often generate fluent but in-correct or unsupported statements\, commonly referred to as hallucinations. We propose a hallucination detection frame-work ValidLLP4LLM based on a Labeled Logic Program (LLP) architecture that integrates multiple reasoning paradigms\, including logic programming\, argumentation\, probabilistic inference\, and abductive explanation. By enriching symbolic rules with semantic\, epistemic\, and contextual labels and applying discourse-aware weighting\, the system prioritizes nucleus claims over peripheral statements during verification. Experiments on three benchmark datasets and a challenging clinical narrative dataset show that LLP consistently outperforms classical symbolic validators\, achieving the highest detection accuracy when combined with discourse modeling. A human evaluation further demonstrates that logic-assisted explanations improve both hallucination detection ac-curacy and user trust. The results suggest that labeled symbolic reasoning with discourse awareness provides a robust and interpretable approach to LLM verification in safety-critical domains. \n**SPEAKER BIO:**\nProf. Boris Galitsky has contributed linguistic and machine learning technologies to Silicon Valley startups as well as companies like eBay and Oracle for over 25 years. His information extraction and sentiment\nanalysis techniques assisted several acquisitions\, such as Xoopit by Yahoo\, Uptake by Groupon\, Loglogic by Tibco\, and Zvents by eBay. His security-related technologies of document analysis contributed to the acquisition of Elastica by Semantec. \nAs an architect of the Intelligent Bots project at Oracle\, he developed a discourse analysis technique used for dialogue management and published in the book Developing Enterprise Chatbots. He also published a two-volume monograph\, “AI for CRM”\, based on his experience developing Oracle Digital Assistant. He is an Apache committer to OpenNLP\, where he created OpenNLP. Similarity component\, which is a basis for a semantically enriched search engine and chatbot development. \nHis exploration and formalization of human reasoning culminated in the book AQ1 Computational Autism broadly used by parents of children with autism spectrum disorder and rehabilitation personnel. His\nfocus on the medical domain led to another research monograph\, “Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare Applications and Management”. He is a now a lead researcher at Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology\, Russia\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/boris-galitsky-342109204/ \n#ACM #SFbayACM #AI #GenAI #DataScience #LLM\n#Hallucinations #LogicProgramming #NLP #Discourse #Benchmark
URL:https://svec.org/event/labelled-deductive-systems-for-logical-validation-of-llm-output/
LOCATION:Valley Research Park\, 319 N Bernardo Ave\, Mountain View\, CA\, 94043\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260421T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260421T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260402T110324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T110324Z
UID:78237-1776794400-1776801600@svec.org
SUMMARY:APEC 2026 Download - Highlighting Evolving Landscape of Power Electronics
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Santa Clara University for the APEC 2026 Download Event\, hosted by the IEEE PELS San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. This engaging session brings together engineers\, researchers\, and industry professionals to explore the most impactful moments and innovations presented at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) 2026.\nThe event will highlight key takeaways from technical sessions\, including emerging trends in wide bandgap semiconductors\, advances in high-efficiency power conversion\, AI-driven design optimization\, and next-generation energy systems. Attendees will gain valuable insights into cutting-edge research and real-world applications shaping the future of power electronics.\nIn addition\, we will cover standout keynote sessions\, offering perspectives from industry leaders on the evolving landscape of power electronics. The program aims to foster knowledge sharing\, networking\, and discussion within the local power electronics community.\nStudent Highlights:\nStudents are especially encouraged to attend! This is a great opportunity to:\n– Discover cutting-edge topics that can inspire your coursework\, senior projects\, or research direction\n– Learn directly from experts about industry expectations and emerging career paths in power electronics\n– Network with professionals and local engineers from leading companies in Silicon Valley\n– Gain exposure to real-world applications beyond the classroom\nWhether you attended APEC or want a curated overview of its most important developments\, this download event is an excellent opportunity to stay informed\, get inspired\, and expand your professional network.\nBldg: Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation\, Santa Clara University\, 500 El Camino Real\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\,  95053
URL:https://svec.org/event/apec-2026-download-highlighting-evolving-landscape-of-power-electronics/
LOCATION:Bldg: Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation\, Santa Clara University\, 500 El Camino Real\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\,  95053
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260422T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260422T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260217T171807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T171807Z
UID:77777-1776855600-1776866400@svec.org
SUMMARY:Quarterly social meeting and program
DESCRIPTION:Reserve this date for a social gathering and a program of general interest to be determined. IEEE member fee is subsidized.\nAgenda:\nSocial meeting\, presentation\, and lunch. Select from buffet or order from menu depending on the number of registrations.\nBldg: Golf course restaurant\, not pro shop\, Beeb's Sports Bar and Grill\, 915 Club House Drive\, Livermore\, California\, United States
URL:https://svec.org/event/quarterly-social-meeting-and-program-2/
LOCATION:Bldg\, Livermore\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T131000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260402T110324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T110324Z
UID:78238-1776943800-1776949800@svec.org
SUMMARY:Diamond Semiconductor Device Design & Fabrication
DESCRIPTION:Diamond Semiconductor Device Design & Fabrication\n[]\nAbstract:\nDiamond Quanta: making diamond as available as silicon\nSpeaker:\nAdam Khan\nFounder & CEO\nDiamond Quanta\nAGENDA:\nThursday April 23\, 2026\n11:30 AM: Networking\, Pizza & Drinks\nNoon — 1 pm: Seminar\nPlease register on Eventbrite before 9:30 AM on Thursday April 23\, 2026\n$4 IEEE members $6 non IEEE members\n(discounts for unemployed and students )\nBldg: ==> Use corner entrance: Kifer Road / San Lucar Court ==> Do not enter at main entrance on Kifer Road\, EAG Labs\, 810 Kifer Road\, Sunnyvale\, California\, California\, United States\, 95051
URL:https://svec.org/event/diamond-semiconductor-device-design-fabrication/
LOCATION:Bldg: ==> Use corner entrance: Kifer Road / San Lucar Court ==> Do not enter at main entrance on Kifer Road\, EAG Labs\, 810 Kifer Road\, Sunnyvale\, California\, California\, United States\, 95051
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260318T184811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T184811Z
UID:77893-1777109400-1777114800@svec.org
SUMMARY:SCV-EPS AdCom Meeting (APRIL 2026)
DESCRIPTION:Monthly AdCom meeting:\n1. Welcome – Hualiang\n2. Symposium status update – Annette/Paul/Hualiang\n3. Education outreach status – Masha/Azmat/Hualiang\n4. Chapter Storage – Hualiang XXXX NOT\n5. Monthly talk preparation – Chandan/Luu\n6. Chapter website update – XXXX NOT Venkatesh/Claire/Paul\n7. Senior member advancement – Dwayne\nXxxx NOT\n8: Election 2026\n9: Open discussion – All\nAgenda:\nMonthly AdCom meeting:\n1. Welcome – Hualiang\n2. Symposium status update – Annette/Paul/Hualiang\n3. Education outreach status – Masha/Azmat/Hualiang\n4. Chapter Storage – Hualiang XXXX NOT\n5. Monthly talk preparation – Chandan/Luu\n6. Chapter website update – XXXX NOT Venkatesh/Claire/Paul\n7. Senior member advancement – Dwayne\nXxxx NOT\n8: Election 2026\n9: Open discussion – All\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/549396
URL:https://svec.org/event/scv-eps-adcom-meeting-april-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/549396
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260311T183306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T183306Z
UID:77858-1778155200-1778158800@svec.org
SUMMARY:Power Distribution in Heterogeneous Integrated Packaging for Data Center Computing
DESCRIPTION:[]Join us for an insightful webinar with Francesco Carobolante\, founder of IoTissimo® LLC and an EPS Distinguished Lecturer\, as he explores the critical challenges and innovative solutions that advanced packaging can provide to address the "Power Wall". With over 30 years of industry experience and a tenure at Intel’s Corporate Strategy Office\, Francesco will delve into the Heterogeneous Integration Roadmap (HIR) perspective on scaling high-power AI processors. This session will analyze how signal BW and energy requirements dictate the options available for architecting the package structure\, including Vertical Power Delivery\, integrated voltage regulators and advanced thermal management techniques. Discover how these architectural shifts are enabling the next generation of data center performance.\nSpeaker(s): Francesco Carobolante\,\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/546237
URL:https://svec.org/event/power-distribution-in-heterogeneous-integrated-packaging-for-data-center-computing/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/546237
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260120T174820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T174820Z
UID:77639-1778587200-1778590800@svec.org
SUMMARY:From Process to Performance: Challenges in uOLED and uLED Electronics Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION: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.\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/533601
URL:https://svec.org/event/from-process-to-performance-challenges-in-uoled-and-uled-electronics-manufacturing-2/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/533601
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T020430
CREATED:20260402T110335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T110335Z
UID:78240-1778605200-1778614200@svec.org
SUMMARY:The Intelligence of the Machine.. The Rigor of the Road!!
DESCRIPTION:IEEE Event Agenda – Tuesday May 12\, 2026\n🔹 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM\nRegistration\, Refreshments\, Food & Networking (Meet & Greet)\nFeatured Speakers & Sessions\n🔹 5:30 PM – 6:15 PM\nTopic 1: Industry Talk – Standardizing Automotive Firmware for SDVs\nExperts from Mercedes-Benz\, Arm\, and Athos Silicon will discuss the urgent need for a standardized\, secure\, and vendor-agnostic firmware foundation.\nKey focus areas:\n– Overcoming fragmented firmware ecosystems\n– UEFI as a scalable automotive standard\n– Enabling functional safety\, cybersecurity\, and interoperability\n– Supporting chiplet-based and next-gen ADAS architectures\nSpeakers:\n– François Piednoël – (https://www.linkedin.com/in/francoispiednoel/)\n– Sachin Athanikar – (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sachin-athanikar-18ba5914/)\n– Dong Wei (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dongweimba/)\n🔹 6:15 PM – 6:45 PM\nTopic 2: Academic Keynote – Safe Embodied AI: From Theory to Deployment\nProf. Ding Zhao (Carnegie Mellon University)\nTopics include:\n– Rare-event safety in autonomous systems\n– Safe reinforcement and imitation learning\n– Generalizable and adaptive AI safety\n– Future of trustworthy embodied AI at scale\nSpeaker:\n– Ding Zhao – (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ding-zhao-01130730/)\n🔹 6:45 PM – 7:15 PM\nTopic 3: Industry Talk – Static Safety Is Dead: Continuous Risk & Compliance for SDVs\nAkshay Chalana (CEO & Co-founder\, Saphira AI)\nModern vehicles evolve continuously through software updates\, AI-driven functionality\, and increasing connectivity—yet safety and cybersecurity practices remain largely static.\nThis talk explores:\n– What breaks when traditional safety assumptions no longer hold\n– Real-world ADAS/autonomy failure propagation: dataset bias\, requirement drift\, and system boundary ambiguity\n– Cross-domain challenges between safety and cybersecurity\n– A new model for continuous\, system-aware risk assessment and compliance\n– Treating compliance artifacts as live infrastructure integrated into development pipelines\nThis session provides a practical path to maintaining certification-grade rigor while operating at software velocity.\nSpeaker:\n– Akshay Chalana – (https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshaychalana/)\n🔹 7:15 PM – 7:30 PM\nQ&A and open discussion – Aditi Ramadwar\nAbout This Technical Forum\nThis 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.\nWho Should Attend:\n– Automotive engineers and architects\n– Safety and cybersecurity specialists\n– Semiconductor and embedded systems professionals\n– Researchers in autonomous vehicles and AI safety\n– Technical decision-makers from OEMs and suppliers\n– Students in Automotive\, Compute\, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering\nWe would be delighted if you could join us and participate in shaping the future of intelligent transportation.\nSpeaker(s): Francois\, Wei \, Sachin\, Zhao\, Akshay\nSEMI\, 673 S Milpitas Blvd\, Milpitas\, California\, United States\, 95035
URL:https://svec.org/event/the-intelligence-of-the-machine-the-rigor-of-the-road/
LOCATION:SEMI\, 673 S Milpitas Blvd\, Milpitas\, California\, United States\, 95035
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