Silicon Valley Engineering Council

Info Session with Nor-Cal Controls Energy Solutions
2026-03-12 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Room: 1217, Bldg: TEB, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, California, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544199
[]Students and aspiring engineers are invited to attend a controls information session hosted by Nor-Cal Controls Energy Solutions a California-based control systems integrator specializing in SCADA and energy management solutions for utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects. This event will introduce attendees to the fundamentals of control systems engineering as well as career paths within the field. Representatives from the company will provide insight into current industry trends, share real-world project experiences, and discuss opportunities. The session offers a valuable opportunity for participants to expand their understanding of the controls field while connecting directly with industry professionals.
Room: 1217, Bldg: TEB, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, California, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544199

Give to Gain: Investing in Women to Strengthen Leadership and Innovation
2026-03-12 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/543770
Celebrate International Women's Day 2026 with our virtual panel "Give to Gain: Investing in Women to Strengthen Leadership and Innovation." This engaging international dialogue brings together leaders from higher education, engineering, and IEEE WIE to explore how investing in women creates stronger leadership pipelines and accelerates innovation in STEM and beyond.
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/543770

Projected Field Electromagnets for Controllable Magnetic Field at a Point
2026-03-11 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 1120 Ringwood Ct., San Jose, California, United States, 95131, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/535158
Ian Walker of GMW Associates will review the development of projected-field electromagnets for device testing.
Speaker(s): Ian,
Agenda:
6:30 – 7:00 Socializing and Networking at Quadrant
6:55 Zoom session will be online with Waiting Room
7:00 – 7:45 Lecture begins, online and in person
7:45 – 8:00 Questions and Answers
1120 Ringwood Ct., San Jose, California, United States, 95131, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/535158

The FPGA: 40 Years of Change
2026-03-10 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 925 Thompson Place, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94085, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/534657
This is a hybrid in-person and online event. Pre-registration is required for either.
In 1984, the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) was invented at Silicon Valley startup Xilinx by its co-founder Ross Freeman. It was not an obviously good technology as it had serious drawbacks in speed, cost, power, and capacity. However, its novel design transformed the technology industry as it rode the wave of Moore’s Law. As this transformation was not a straight road, companies that did not recognize fundamental industry changes created by the FPGA fell by the wayside. If companies did not stretch to find new uses for this technology, or did not deploy its resources in building a new ecosystem, they also failed.
Xilinx’s FPGA invention led to the major industry transformation of the Fabless semiconductor model, and step-by-step Xilinx navigated this field of potential failure. These steps tell of a company growing from a hyper-lean adrenaline-driven startup to a multi-billion-dollar success story. Not every step was correct, and certainly there was some luck. However, considerable effort was required to achieve that luck, and even more effort to capitalize on it.
In this talk, IEEE Fellow Steve Trimberger will discuss change: the changing value of semiconductor scaling, the changing needs of EDA, the changing barriers to entry, the changing application of the technology, and the changing role of consultants and corporate relationships over the course of many years. These changes got us to 2026 – what change is next?
Please note that an IEEE Milestone for the FPGA will be dedicated on Thu, March 12. Information about attending its dedication online will be available soon.
Speaker(s): Dr. Steve Trimberger,
925 Thompson Place, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94085, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/534657

Seeking Judges for SYNOPSYS CHAMPIONSHIP Science Fair, March 10, 2026
San Jose Convention Center & South Hall, 150 W San Carlos St, San Jose, CA, 95113, United States
SF Bay ACM is seeking JUDGES for computer-related science fair projects in the Synopsys Championship science fair. This is a large event (over 1,000 entries in total) for middle and high school students in Santa Clara County. Many projects can be quite interesting, involving advanced technologies like AI and Machine Learning. It can be an eye-opening experience to see what middle and high school students in Silicon Valley are working on! Because of the large number of student projects to potentially be judged, we need several judges.
Our aim is to encourage students to study in the field of computer science. So, SF Bay ACM awards cash prizes to students and their teachers in several categories.
Check the website for a lot more detail:
https://science-fair.org/
SF Bay ACM is seeking JUDGES for computer-related science fair projects in the Synopsys Championship science fair. This is a large event (over 1,000 entries in total) for middle and high school students in Santa Clara County. Many projects can be quite interesting, involving advanced technologies like AI and Machine Learning.
It can be an eye-opening experience to see what middle and high school students in Silicon Valley are working on! Because of the large number of student projects to potentially be judged, we need several judges.
Our aim is to encourage students to study in the field of computer science. So, SF Bay ACM awards cash prizes to students and their teachers in several categories.
Check the website for a lot more detail:
https://science-fair.org/
Videos of past and related events and also award winners’ post-event presentations:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=FAUU1O-RFBM&list=PL87GtQd0bfJymcMio1tynXI5rGWjANa6c&index=1
Come join us to see what the Next Generation of computer science is studying!
RSVP here for KARTHIKEYAN CHINNUSAMY to get back to you with logistics on emails. karthikchinnusamy@sfbayacm.net

SFBAC Officers Training
2026-03-07 08:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Room: 2nd floor, Silicon Valley Room, Bldg: Plug and Play Tech Center, 440 N Wolfe Rd, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94085
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS FOR CHAPTER OFFICERS OF SANTA CLARA VALLEY SECTION, SAN FRANCISCO SECTION AND OAKLAND-EAST BAY SECTION ONLY
Greetings!
This year's officer training is being conducted for officers of San Francisco Bay Area Council at the Plug and Play Tech Center in San Jose, CA. This is meant to provide the Chapter officers with training related to the different aspects of the chapter operations. Below are some of the topics that will be covered in the training:
1. vTools
2. Concur Expense
3. Nextgen banking and reporting
4. Senior member elevation program
5. How to run an effective chapter
6. Web presence
More detailed agenda will be shared soon along with presenter details. Please register using the link and save the date for the officer training.
Room: 2nd floor, Silicon Valley Room, Bldg: Plug and Play Tech Center, 440 N Wolfe Rd, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94085

2026 SVEC Hall of Fame Ceremony and Awards
2026-03-06 17:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Delta Hotels by Marriott Santa Clara Silicon Valley, 2151 Laurelwood Rd, Santa Clara, CA, 95054, us
Join us for an exciting evening at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Santa Clara Silicon Valley in Santa Clara, CA, USA. The SVEC Annual Banquet is a must-attend event for engineering enthusiasts, professionals, and students alike.
The Silicon Valley Engineering Council (SVEC) proudly presents the 36th Annual Hall of Fame Ceremony and Awards on Monday, March 2, 2026. The SVEC honors outstanding individuals for their contributions by welcoming them into its Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame ceremony recognizes local engineers for their outstanding professional achievements, both in engineering and technology, and for significant contributions to the community. The banquet will also features Education STEM Scholarships awards to students for academic excellence and the Keeper of the Flame Award for outstanding education professional.
Program Agenda:
5:00PM – Reception & Hall of Fame Exhibits w/No-Host Bar
6:00PM – Take seats in Dining Room
6:15PM – President’s Welcome (and Dinner served)
6:20PM – Dinner with Colleagues and Friends
7:05PM – HoF Committee Remarks
7:10PM – SVEC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
7:35PM – SVEC Member Organization – Volunteer Recognition
8:05PM – Education Awards: STEM Scholarship Awards and Keeper of Flame Award
8:25PM – Program Close

TEMS Silicon Valley Chapter is co-hosting the 2026 CES Download Event
2026-03-05 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Plug and Play Tech Center, 440 N Wolfe Road, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94085, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/543570
(https://r6.ieee.org/scv-tems/) is co-hosting the 2026 CES Download Event.
Join us on March 5, 2026, for a Hybrid presentation.
Come for a glimpse into the latest and most innovative technologies unveiled at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
This is the annual IEEE (https://site.ieee.org/scv-ces/) event providing a comprehensive summary of the latest and unique tech innovations from the January 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). This annual CES Download event has proven to be very popular, as many people working in related industries do not get to attend CES in Las Vegas.
Presenters: Tom Coughlin and Avery Lu
For details, online attendance info, and registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/536441
Plug and Play Tech Center, 440 N Wolfe Road, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94085, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/543570

2026 CES Download - Tom Coughlin and Avery Lu, March 5th, 2026
2026-03-05 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 440 N. Wolfe Road, Suite 71, , Sunnyvale,, California, United States, 94085
This is the annual IEEE SFBA Consumer Technology Society (CTSoc) event providing a summary of the latest and unique tech innovations from the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. This event has proven to be very popular as many people working in related industries do not get to attend CES. CES's focus has expanded beyond consumer electronic devices to many (https://enotice.mmsend.com/link.cfm?r=cFleWUFWIsM33LkMon_yTw~~&pe=XwNKhr_rkpKFUXqht9NlzJ7kOw6VNNWXNwS2oFqZ7CECeGvkGC2UUG7Cam3zBie0rIlacembRyUD8qCyLvR6fA~~&t=CTGW-TcFkgpRC22cZfnx6Q~~) including wearables, smart homes, robotics, drones, medical and healthcare devices, etc.
2024 IEEE President, Tom Coughlin, and 2025 SCV Chair, Avery Lu, both are also past chairs of SFBA CTSoc will share highlights of the unique tech solutions at CES that may not have been covered by the mainstream media. This will be an in-person event, and the room has limited capacity. Register early, do not miss this event to get a glance into the future of consumer technologies. Previous CES Download and other meeting slides and recordings are available for viewing at https://site.ieee.org/scv-ces/recent-events/.
This is a FREE event for IEEE members who provide their IEEE membership # when registering, and $10 for non-IEEE members (no refunds).
Speakers:
Tom Coughlin: President, Coughlin Associates
2024 IEEE President & IEEE Fellow, Tom is a world-renowned digital storage expert and industry analyst. Having served as the global leader of IEEE, he brings unparalleled insight into the hardware and infrastructure driving the latest consumer trends.
Avery Lu: Partner & Head of Business Development, Aventurine Capital Group
2025 Chair of the IEEE Santa Clara Valley Section
Avery is a seasoned venture capitalist and deep-tech executive. His expertise in semiconductors and AI allows him to identify the startups and technologies with the highest potential for commercial success and market disruption.
Registration Details
This is an in-person event with limited room capacity. We strongly recommend registering early to secure your spot.
IEEE Members: FREE (Must provide IEEE membership # during registration)
Non-Members: $10 (No refunds)
Don't miss this opportunity to get a first-hand glance into the future of consumer technology from two of Silicon Valley's most respected voices.
Location
Building: Plug and Play Tech Center, Sunnyvale, San Francisco Room
440 N. Wolfe Road, Suite 71, Sunnyvale, California, United States 94085
Agenda:
5:30 – 6:00 pm: Check-in, networking, food and drinks
6:00 – 7:30 pm: Presentations by Tom Coughlin and Avery Lu
7:30 – 8:00 pm: Q&A and Networking
440 N. Wolfe Road, Suite 71, , Sunnyvale,, California, United States, 94085

Recent Advancements in Image Generation and Understanding
2026-03-03 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/540255
2nd Lecture of IEEE CS San Diego's 2026 Invited Seminar Series (Virtual)
Co-sponsored by: Media Partner: Open Research Institute (ORI)
Speaker(s): Dr. Aniket Roy
Agenda:
– Invited talk from Dr. Aniket Roy, from NEC Labs America
– Q/A Session
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/540255

Speaker Series Event
2026-03-02 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Stanford, California, United States, 94305
As part of the Stanford IEEE continuing Speaker Series throughout the year.
Stanford, California, United States, 94305

Friday Lockdown Study
2026-02-27 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Room: 234, Bldg: Science North, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward, California, United States, 94542
Join us this Friday for a productive study session! SN237
Group study session with unlimited free pizza. Bring your homework laptop/charger. Questions for your peers and officers
Free pizza, collaborative learning environment, and get help from IEEE officers and members
Room: 234, Bldg: Science North, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward, California, United States, 94542

Critical Aerodynamics and Flight Dynamics Challenges of Mars Rotorcraft
2026-02-26 18:45 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/536989
Operating rotorcraft in the thin Martian atmosphere presents unique aerodynamic and flight dynamics challenges—first addressed during NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter mission in 2021. This seminar reviews these challenges for both current and future Mars rotorcraft. Topics include the characteristics of the Martian aerodynamic regime, Earth-based testing approaches, and Ingenuity’s flight dynamics validation on Mars.
Future rotorcraft concepts will be significantly larger and more complex than Ingenuity’s coaxial design. Multi-rotor configurations introduce additional modeling difficulties, particularly in accurately capturing rotor wake interactions without resorting to computationally expensive blade-resolved CFD. To address this, the seminar will also discuss the application of the Viscous Vortex Particle Method (VVPM) as a mid-fidelity tool for simulating rotor wakes in Mars rotorcraft.
Speaker(s): Tove Agren, Tove
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/536989

AI is accelerating the shift to advanced packaging with PLP and glass cores
2026-02-26 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/541765
The semiconductor sector continues to expand rapidly, supported by growing needs in AI, automotive electronics, and consumer devices. As the limits of traditional scaling become increasingly evident with both physically and economically, advanced packaging is taking center stage as a critical driver of higher performance, tighter integration, and further miniaturization. In this context, next-generation packaging platforms such as panel-level packaging (PLP) and glass core substrates are emerging as key technologies shaping the industry's future direction.
PLP is gaining industry interest for its potential to reduce manufacturing costs and support ultra-large form-factor package. Nevertheless, its adoption introduces several materials and process challenges, including warpage management, thermal robustness, and process compatibility. To overcome the warpage issue, alternative material like glass core substrate is being explored for its exceptional dimensional stability and favourable electrical characteristics. Despite core cores advantages, the use of glass raises practical concerns in handling, via creation, and integration within existing assembly infrastructures.
This presentation will delve into these evolving technology pathways, examining market motivations, supply-chain considerations, and the broader ecosystem shifts surrounding them. It will outline both the opportunities these solutions present and the technical barriers that must be overcome as advanced packaging moves into its next phase of development.
Co-sponsored by: Benson Chan
Speaker(s): Srihanth Rangarajan
Agenda:
See LOCATION tab for WebEx info
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/541765

Next-Gen Healing: Designed by Algorithms.
2026-02-26 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/538191
Advances in intelligent computing are redefining how we discover therapeutics and engineer regenerative tissues. This talk presents two complementary, algorithm-driven approaches aimed at transforming treatments for neurological and skeletal disorders. First, we introduce a computational peptidomics pipeline that mines genomic data to identify precursor sequences encoding neuroactive peptides, which are key modulators of signal transmission that bind heptahelical receptors. Traditional peptide discovery is slow and serendipitous; our algorithms predict peptide maturation pathways, including post-translational modifications, and pair these predictions with a high-sensitivity assay capable of detecting receptor-generated second messengers such as InsPs and cAMP. This integrated strategy has yielded promising peptide-based drug candidates for Parkinson’s disease and Osteoporosis, now advancing through animal testing. Parallel to this, we present a bioengineering framework for creating biomimetic, biocompatible bone scaffolds. Using uCT images of osteoporotic bone, we design and 3D-print trabecular structures optimized for both mechanical strength and osteoconductivity, addressing limitations of current synthetic scaffolds. These engineered matrices, enhanced by the osteogenic Calcitonin Receptor Fragment Peptide, support robust osteoblast growth and functional bone formation. Together, these innovations illustrate how algorithmic design and intelligent technologies can accelerate next-generation healing, from molecular therapeutics to regenerative tissues.
Co-sponsored by: Vishnu S. Pendyala, SJSU
Speaker(s): Dr. Vishnu S. Pendyala, Prof. Srinivas Pentyala
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/538191

Tech Talk: Emotional Intelligence in AI
2026-02-24 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/538538
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: Dr.K.Venkata Nagendra ((https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-nagendra-kv-a14056231&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1771220244320268&usg=AOvVaw1DmULaeXumHuEXaNPagk5d))
Title: Emotional Intelligence in AI
Abstract: AI emotional intelligence, also known as emotion AI or affective computing, is the ability of AI to detect, interpret, and simulate human emotions using through facial expressions, body language, voice tone and other cues. While AI can analyze emotional cues and even generate responses that seem empathetic, it lacks true consciousness, empathy, and personal experience, which are fundamental to genuine emotional intelligence. Instead of replacing human emotional intelligence, AI serves as a tool that can enhance it by providing insights, analyzing data at scale, and creating more natural human-machine interactions. AI technology uses various methods to recognize and respond to human emotions, including: Facial Recognition Technology is used to analyze facial expressions and detect emotions such as happiness, sadness, anger, and fear. This technology uses algorithms to analyze facial features such as the shape of the mouth, eyes, and eyebrows. And another one, Voice Recognition Technology is used to analyze the tone and pitch of a person's voice to detect emotions such as happiness, sadness, and anger. This technology uses machine learning algorithms to analyze speech patterns and identify emotional cues. The Benefits of Emotional Intelligence in AI, Creating More Meaningful Interactions between Humans and Machines, Enhanced education, shaping the Future of AI.
Bio: Dr. Kolluru Venkata Nagendra, graduated from Sri Venkateswara University in Tirupathi with a bachelor's degree in computer science. He later graduated from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in Hyderabad with a master's degree in computer applications. After that, he graduated from Acharya Nagarjuna University in Guntur with a Master of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering. Additionally, he graduated from Vikrama Simhapuri University in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, with a Ph.D. in computer science. He graduated from Srinivasa University in Mangalore with a PDF (Post Doctoral Fellowship) in CSE. In addition to writing numerous computer science textbooks, Dr. Nagendra is the author of more than 70 research papers that have been published in journals with UGC and Scopus indexes. He served as a judge and reviewer for numerous conferences and journals. Having worked at several engineering colleges for more than 17 years, he is currently employed SRKR Engineering College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh. His research interests encompass Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Data Mining.
Speaker(s): Dr. K.Venkata Nagendra
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/538538

SCV/OEB SSIT Chapter and ISTAS25 follow-up
2026-02-24 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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/536833
Feb 24 6PM-7:30PM Member/Open Meeting at Santa Clara University – with Pizza:
As we progress into 2026, we begin with our SCV/OEB SSIT Chapter and ISTAS25 follow-up on 24 February, 2026, from 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm in an hybrid mode. This is a member/open meeting at Santa Clara University to share information on the SSIT Chapter Officer Election Status and to encourage others to formally join our SSIT Chapter as part of their IEEE Membership. Moreover, it will also function as the ISTAS25 follow-up to explore the possibility of a Special ISTAS25 Issue of Technology & Society periodical/magazine and to plan for future SSIT events.
Agenda:
AGENDA – Various types of Pizza and drinks will be served
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Introductions
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SSIT Officer Status
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ISTAS25 Conference Follow-up
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Chapter Focus Areas Alignment Discussion – for 2026 meeting presentations and involvement
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AI Related Topics – ISTAS25 follow-up – your ideas welcome
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STEM engagement with YP Involvement – Support of Techs on Decks at the USS Hornet
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Sustainability Topics
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Wrap-up and Actions
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/536833

From Prompt Grounding to Edge Delivery: Agentic AI at Scale
Valley Research Park, 319 N Bernardo Ave, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Architecting and operating multi-tenant agentic AI platforms with CDN-backed delivery, security, and governance
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:
[https://acm-org.zoom.us/](https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/95226212956?pwd=[REDACTED]
Join via YouTube:
https://youtube.com/@SfbayacmOrg/streams
AGENDA
6:30 Door opens, food and networking (we invite honor system contributions)
7:00 SFBayACM upcoming events, introduce the speaker
7:15 Part 1: Enterprise Prompt Engineering: Grounding, RAG Pipelines, and Tool-Driven Agents
7:55 Part 2: AI Delivery and Control at the Edge
8:30 – 8:45 finish, depending on Q&A
Join SF Bay ACM Chapter for an insightful discussion on:
### **Abstract & Overview**
**As enterprises adopt Generative AI, the challenge shifts from building isolated models to engineering multi-tenant AI platforms that are secure, grounded, and operationally reliable. This session explores the architecture of prompt-grounded, agentic AI systems that combine prompt engineering, retrieval-based grounding, and tool orchestration with cloud and CDN-based delivery to enable contextual intelligence at scale.**
**Kumar Kasimala and Venkata Gopi Kolla share design patterns and operational insights from real-world enterprise platforms integrating Prompt Builder frameworks, RAG pipelines, AgentOps, and edge-optimized generative delivery. Attendees will learn how to build scalable, compliant, and high-performance AI systems that operate reliably across cloud and edge environments.**
### **Keynote Summary**
**This 90-minute session covers how to build enterprise-grade, multi-tenant AI platforms using prompt grounding, data retrieval, and tool orchestration, combined with CDN and edge-based delivery for low-latency, secure, and scalable AI execution. The talk connects AI reasoning and grounding with real-world platform, security, and delivery concerns, showing how agentic systems can be operated reliably across cloud and edge environments.**
### **Keynote Takeaways**
* **Learn how prompt engineering and grounding form the foundation of enterprise agentic AI.**
* **Explore RAG pipelines, tool orchestration patterns of scalable reasoning & action**
* **Understand tenant isolation, security, compliance in multi-tenant AI platforms.**
* **Prominence of Edge in AI evolution: Discover how CDNs and edge networks enable low-latency, secure, and resilient generative AI delivery.**
* **See practical use cases and live demos of inference running at the Edge.**
### **Why This Talk Is Different**
**Most ACM Bay Area talks focus on LLM scaling, agent safety, or model behavior. This session goes deeper into how enterprise AI systems are actually built and operated — connecting prompt grounding, tool orchestration, and edge-native delivery to bridge the gap between model capability and real-world, internet-scale deployment.**
**Distinctive elements:**
* **Focus on prompt grounding not just prompt design, to ensure correctness & trust.**
* **Real-world tool orchestration and AgentOps frameworks for production AI workflows.**
**Integration of multi-tenant architecture with CDN-backed, edge-optimized AI delivery, enabling low-latency, secure, and scalable inference.**
* **Balance between platform architecture, engineering implementation, and operational control, from cloud LLMs to edge enforcement.**
**Speaker Bios**:
**Kumar Kasimala – Software Engineering Architect, leading the AI Cloud Prompt Builder and Agentic AI Platform. With over 15 years of experience building scalable AI and cloud systems, Kumar has architected key frameworks such as Prompt Templates, Unified Runtime Data Resolution Engine, and Agentforce Integrations. His expertise spans prompt engineering, RAG pipelines, and multi-tenant orchestration frameworks.**
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kumarkasimala/
**Venkata Gopi Kolla** – **Software Engineer at 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.**
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/

Field Trip to Stanford Solar Car Project Shop
2026-02-21 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
At this in-person event, we’ll meet the Stanford students who have designed and built a solar-powered EV racer. There will be time to ask questions and see their latest creation. Attendance is limited to 20; please RSVP to evasv20260221@sunnyvista.net for this event, and the meeting details will be sent to you.
Here is a link to the EAASV event page with the information on how to sign up for this tour.
https://eaasv.org/events/

For more information, see this link from the 2024 event:
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2024/06/catch-up-with-the-stanford-solar-car-project

SCV WIE Feb 2026 ExCom Meeting
2026-02-19 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/540508
SCV WIE Feb 2026 ExCom
Agenda:
– New member introductions
– Past Events
– Upcoming Events
– Other agenda items
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/540508

Looking Ahead to the 2026 NEC in California
2026-02-19 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zio Fraedo's, 611 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, California, United States, 94523
Although the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) only recently became effective in California on January 1, 2026, the 2026 NEC was already published in September 2025. Highlights of the 2026 NEC will be covered including new requirements for arc-flash labeling, load calculations, 10-ampere branch circuits, engineering for marinas and EVSE changes, as well as industry trends that are driving NEC changes.
Speaker(s): Mike Stone,
Agenda:
No-host social at 5:30pm
Presentation at 6:00pm
Dinner at 7:00pm
Presentation continues at 7:45pm
Adjourn by 8:30pm
Zio Fraedo's, 611 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, California, United States, 94523

Meet a Past IEEE President
2026-02-19 14:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054-1119, SAnta Clara , California, United States, 95054-1119
Heading to the (https://chipletsummit.com/) next week? We’d love to see you there!
The IEEE SCV Section will be at Booth 321 from Feb 17–19. We are especially excited to host a Fireside Chat in the Chiplet Summit Theater on February 19, 2:00 pm featuring (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-coughlin-41a65/), 2024 IEEE President, in conversation with our Section Chair, (https://www.linkedin.com/in/averylu/). Come say hello, share your thoughts, and "Meet a Past IEEE President!"
Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054-1119, SAnta Clara , California, United States, 95054-1119

X-ray Microscopy of Magnetic Nanostructures
2026-02-19 11:30 - 13:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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
X-ray Microscopy of Magnetic Nanostructures
Abstract:
Magnetic nanostructures play a crucial role on modern data storage and processing technology.
Using soft x-ray microscopy and spectroscopy at a National User Facility like e.g. the Advanced Light Source we are able to gain insight into the relevant processes in magnetic nanostructures and complex magnetic interfaces with picosecond time resolution and nanometer spatial resolution.
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Speaker:
Dr. Hendrik Ohldag
Staff Scientist
Spectromicroscopy, Photon Science Operations
The Advanced Light Source
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
IEEE Magnetics Society, IEEE Fellow
Hendrik Ohldag received the Ph.D. in experimental physics from the Universität Düsseldorf, Germany, in 2002.
He joined the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Light Source (SSRL) in 1999 as a research assistant as part of his Ph.D. research. After a postdoctoral fellowship at SSRL he became a permanent member of the research staff in 2005.
Between 1999 and 2002 he was a visiting researcher at the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at Berkeley National Laboratory. Since 2014 he is a visiting researcher at New York University.
Dr. Ohldag was awarded the David. A Shirley Award at the ALS in 2006 for “outstanding contribution in using photoemission electron microscopy for the study of magnetic materials.”
He is a member of the IEEE Magnetics Society and the chair of the Magnetic Interfaces and Nanoscale Device Division of the American Vacuum Society. He has authored or co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters which have been cited over 2500 times. He has participated in the organization of 25 international conferences and workshops.
AGENDA:
Thursday February 19, 2026
11:30 AM: Networking, Pizza & Drinks
Noon — 1 pm: Seminar
Please register on Eventbrite before 9:30 AM on Thursday February 19, 2026
$4 IEEE members $6 non IEEE members
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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

Ninth Annual Symposium on Heterogeneous Integration Roadmap and Annual Meeting
2026-02-19 08:00 - 2026-02-20 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SEMI INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, 673 S MILPITAS BLVD, MILPITAS, California, United States, 95035
Vision for Heterogeneous Integration from Global Perspectives, 2 days, keynote talks, working groups …
1: Registration is $125 ($100 for IEEE members). PayPal is the credit card payments processor; please do not use your Paypal account during the payment process here.
This fee is only to cover the food and beverage service costs at the event.
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Agenda:
PLEASE check back for agenda and speaker bios
Day 1 – Thursday February 19, 2026
9:30 am – 9:10 am Welcome and Agenda Review
4:35 Friday program preview
Day 2 – Friday February 20, 2026
9:00 am – 9:10 am Welcome and Agenda Review
10:20 am – 10:30 am Break
11:40 am – 12:40 am Lunch
12:40 pm – 2:30 pm TWG Collaboration Meeting Team 3
2:30 pm – 2:40 pm Break
2:40 pm – 4:45 pm TWG Collaboration Meeting Team4
4:45 pm – 5:15 pm Conference Wrap up
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HIR 2025 FOR REFERENCE ONLY
Day 1 – Wednesday February 19, 2025
Forum on AI & Energy Efficiency and Advanced Packaging Metrology
10:30 am – 10:40 am break
10:40 am – 12:10 pm
12:10 pm – 1:10 pm Lunch
1:10 pm – 1:30 pm Welcome & Agenda Review
4:35 Thursday program preview
Day 2 – Thursday February 20, 2025
9:00 am – 9:05 am Welcome
9:05 am – 9:30 am HIR Vision
10:40 am – 10:50 am Break
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm – 1:10 pm Contribution Recognition – Plaque Presentation
1:10 pm – 3:00 pm TWG Collaboration Meeting Team 1
3:00 pm – 3:05 pm Break
3:05 pm – 5:00 pm TWG Collaboration Meeting Team 2
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Networking/ Wine Tasting
Day 3 – Friday February 21, 2025
9:00 am – 9:10 am Welcome and Agenda Review, EPS SCV Chapter
9:10 am – 9:45 am
9:45 am – 10:20 am
10:20 am – 10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30 am – 11:05 am
11:05 am – 11:40 am
11:40 am – 12:40 am Lunch
12:40 pm – 2:30 pm TWG Collaboration Meeting Team 3
2:30 pm – 2:40 pm Break
2:40 pm – 4:30 pm TWG Collaboration Meeting Team4
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm Conference Wrap up
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SEMI INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, 673 S MILPITAS BLVD, MILPITAS, California, United States, 95035

Bot or Not - Socratic Dialogue Regarding Agents Like Claw
Valley Research Park, 319 N Bernardo Ave, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
**Debate starts at 7! Door’s open at 6:30.**
**Bot or Not – Socratic Dialogue Regarding Agents (like Claw)**
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:
[https://acm-org.zoom.us/](https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/95226212956?pwd=[REDACTED]
Join via YouTube:
https://youtube.com/@SfbayacmOrg/streams
AGENDA
6:30 Door opens, food and networking (we invite honor system contributions)
7:00 SFBayACM upcoming events, introduce the speaker
7:15 Part 1: Enterprise Prompt Engineering: Grounding, RAG Pipelines, and Tool-Driven Agents
7:55 Part 2: AI Delivery and Control at the Edge
8:30 – 8:45 finish, depending on Q&A
Join SF Bay ACM Chapter for an insightful discussion on:
**Patrick Farry and Ronald Petty** will lead a **Socratic-style dialogue** examining Claw and other emerging agentic systems, using live demonstrations to highlight recent advances in agent architectures, orchestration frameworks, and tool-using models. Through questioning, counter-examples, and audience participation, they will explore alignment, incentive design, robustness, misuse, and governance; asking not only what today’s agents can do, but how rapidly evolving capabilities are reshaping expectations and risks. Real-time demos will ground the discussion in current practice rather than theory, while the session aims to keep attendees up to date on the state of the art and engaged in reasoning about trade-offs, safeguards, and the future role of autonomous systems in technical and social domains.

Challenges and opportunities for development of ultra-low power scaled quantum computing systems
2026-02-18 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Room: 4021, Bldg: Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, California, United States, 95054, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/533619
Speaker(s): Sudipto Chakraborty,
Room: 4021, Bldg: Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, California, United States, 95054, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/533619

Designing an Artificial Heart: A Systems Approach to Building the Impossible
2026-02-10 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 925 Thompson Place, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94085, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/518440
This is a hybrid in-person and online event. Pre-registration is required for either.
What does it take to engineer a system that must run nonstop for years, without failure, inside the most hostile environment imaginable—the human body? In this talk, Ian Coll McEachern shares lessons from two decades designing Class III medical devices, surgical robotics, and most notably, contributing to the architecture and development of an artificial heart. Instead of focusing on any single invention, this talk reveals the methodology behind navigating extreme technical risk when dozens of tightly coupled subsystems must evolve simultaneously.
Ian will walk through a practical framework for managing complexity: identifying unknowns early, building parallel test beds, using simulation to reduce risk before fabrication, and validating assumptions through rapid physical prototyping. Attendees will see how constraints—size, power, fluids, mechanics, biocompatibility, and reliability—become a forcing function for innovation rather than a barrier, and how disciplined iteration beats brute force engineering every single time.
While rooted in life-critical medical devices, these principles apply far beyond healthcare. Whether designing robotics, storage hardware, automation systems, or high-reliability consumer products, this presentation will present a field-tested roadmap for tackling daunting engineering challenges, orchestrating cross-domain complexity, and building systems that must not fail.
Speaker(s): Ian Coll McEachern
925 Thompson Place, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94085, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/518440

Developments in Magnetic Digital Storage and Memory
2026-02-10 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 1120 Ringwood Ct., San Jose, California, United States, 95131, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/531748
Tom Coughlin, President, (http://www.tomcoughlin.com/) will talk about the history and developments of hard disk drives and magnetic tape with comments on competitive technologies and what we can expect in the future for these technologies. I will also talk about the growing use of non-volatile memories, particularly magnetic random access memory, MRAM, and how this technology could become a dominant memory technology for embedded and standalone applications, enabling lower power applications in many industries.
Speaker(s): , Tom
Agenda:
6:30 – 7:00 Socializing and Networking at Quadrant
6:55 Zoom session will be online with Waiting Room
7:00 – 7:45 Lecture begins, online and in person
7:45 – 8:00 Questions and Answers
1120 Ringwood Ct., San Jose, California, United States, 95131, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/531748
