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SUMMARY:IEEE Power and Energy Summit: Achieving a More Reliable and Resilient Energy Future
DESCRIPTION:The inaugural IEEE Power & Energy (PES) Summit on Achieving a More Reliable and Resilient Energy Future will focus on practical experiences by the power and energy industry to achieve a more reliable and resilient electric power grid. The summit will focus on efforts to drive for reliability performance through outage reduction and quicker response. The summit will also include system level thinking to mitigate against high impact low probability or resilience events. Since the summit will be hosted in the west coast a specific topic of reliability and wildfire mitigation will also be covered. The event will include one track technical track (super session format) and not include breakout sessions. The presenters invited are practitioners who will discuss their organizations’ approaches to a more reliable and resilient grid.\nCo-sponsored by: Pacific Gas & Electric\nAgenda:\nMonday April 19 4:00-7:00 Registration 5:00-7:00 Welcome Reception\nTuesday April 20 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Registration 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Conference\n8:30AM – 9:30AM Welcome & Agenda Overview\, Keynote Speaker\n9:30AM – 10:30AM Topic 1: Key Success Factors for Reliable Energy Delivery\n11:00AM – 12:00PM Topic 2: Preventing Catastrophic Outages for Transmission & Substations\n1:00PM – 2:00PM  Topic 3: Data Centers and Its Impact on the Grid\n2:30PM – 3:30PM  Topic 4: Reliability Improvement – Recent Utility Experiences: Challenges\, Success Stories\, and Lessons Learned\n3:30PM – 4:30PM  Topic 5: Innovation In Forensics and Failure Analytics Exhibits\nWednesday April 21 8:30 am to 3:00 pm Conference\n8:30AM – 9:30AM  Topic 6: Reliability\, Resilience\, and Optimization of Capital Investments\n9:30AM – 10:30AM  Topic 7: Reliability\, Resilience & Wildfire Mitigation\n11:00AM – 12:00PM Topic 8: Climate Resiliency & Major Event Response (focus on solutions to address and prevent impacts of summer and winter storms\, flooding\, high-speed winds\, atmospheric rivers\, temperature increase\, etc.)\n1:00PM – 2:00PM  Topic 9: Technology Panel on Reliability\n2:00PM – 3:00PM Topic 10: Western US Experiences\nBldg: Signia By Hilton San Jose\, 170 S. Market St\, San Jose\, California\, United States\, 95113
URL:https://svec.org/event/ieee-power-and-energy-summit-achieving-a-more-reliable-and-resilient-energy-future/
LOCATION:Bldg: Signia By Hilton San Jose\, 170 S. Market St\, San Jose\, California\, United States\, 95113
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SUMMARY:Decision-Aid Tools and Fast Charging Strategies for EV-Based Evacuations
DESCRIPTION:Decision-Aid Tools and Fast Charging Strategies for EV-Based Evacuations\nAbstract: California is rapidly transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its efforts to\ndecarbonize the transportation sector. However\, the state is highly vulnerable to extreme\nweather events\, including wildfires\, floods\, and earthquakes. Between 2017 and 2019\, more\nthan one million residents were ordered to evacuate due to wildfires alone. Such large-scale\nemergencies can disrupt the power grid\, causing blackouts that limit EV charging\navailability. In the worst-case scenario\, insufficient charging infrastructure and limited\naccess to power could hinder the safe evacuation of EV users\, particularly in situations\nrequiring rapid departure. This highlights the urgent need for robust planning strategies to\nintegrate EVs into emergency response frameworks.\nThis talk will first introduce decision-aid tools designed to assist communities and\ngovernment officials in planning EV-based evacuations. Our tool provides recommendations\nfor mobile charging placement\, congestion-aware routing\, and recharging strategies aimed\nat minimizing evacuation time. The second part of the presentation will focus on fast EV\ncharging strategies during emergencies. These strategies are designed to reduce charging\ntime while ensuring electro-chemical and thermal safety of battery-based EVs.\nBiography: Ricardo de Castro received his Licenciatura and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical\nand Computer Engineering from the University of Porto\, Portugal\, in 2006 and 2013\,\nrespectively. From 2007 to 2008\, he was the co-founder of the startup WeMoveU\, focusing\non developing powertrain control solutions for lightweight electric vehicles. From 2013 to\n2020\, he was with the German Aerospace Center (DLR)\, Institute of System Dynamics and\nControl (SR)\, where he worked on enabling technologies for electric mobility and automated\ndriving. In 2021\, he joined the University of California\, Merced\, as an Assistant Professor in\nthe Department of Mechanical Engineering.\nHis current research focuses on controls and optimization for zero-\nemission and robotic vehicles. Ricardo holds four patents and has\nauthored over 100 papers in international journals\, conferences\, and\nbook chapters. He is a recipient of three best paper awards from IEEE\nand ASME\, as well as the Hellman Fellowship Award\, which recognizes\noutstanding early-career faculty within the University of California\nsystem.\nRicardo serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on\nVehicular Technology and IEEE Access. He is also the Vice President\nfor Motor Vehicles at the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society\, the\nfounding Chair of the IEEE Automated Vehicles Standards Committee (AVSC)\, and the\nGeneral Chair of the 2022 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC).\nAgenda:\nDecision-Aid Tools and Fast Charging Strategies for EV-Based\nEvacuations\nAbstract: California is rapidly transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its efforts to\ndecarbonize the transportation sector. However\, the state is highly vulnerable to extreme\nweather events\, including wildfires\, floods\, and earthquakes. Between 2017 and 2019\, more\nthan one million residents were ordered to evacuate due to wildfires alone. Such large-scale\nemergencies can disrupt the power grid\, causing blackouts that limit EV charging\navailability. In the worst-case scenario\, insufficient charging infrastructure and limited\naccess to power could hinder the safe evacuation of EV users\, particularly in situations\nrequiring rapid departure. This highlights the urgent need for robust planning strategies to\nintegrate EVs into emergency response frameworks.\nThis talk will first introduce decision-aid tools designed to assist communities and\ngovernment officials in planning EV-based evacuations. Our tool provides recommendations\nfor mobile charging placement\, congestion-aware routing\, and recharging strategies aimed\nat minimizing evacuation time. The second part of the presentation will focus on fast EV\ncharging strategies during emergencies. These strategies are designed to reduce charging\ntime while ensuring electro-chemical and thermal safety of battery-based EVs.\nBiography: Ricardo de Castro received his Licenciatura and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical\nand Computer Engineering from the University of Porto\, Portugal\, in 2006 and 2013\,\nrespectively. From 2007 to 2008\, he was the co-founder of the startup WeMoveU\, focusing\non developing powertrain control solutions for lightweight electric vehicles. From 2013 to\n2020\, he was with the German Aerospace Center (DLR)\, Institute of System Dynamics and\nControl (SR)\, where he worked on enabling technologies for electric mobility and automated\ndriving. In 2021\, he joined the University of California\, Merced\, as an Assistant Professor in\nthe Department of Mechanical Engineering.\nHis current research focuses on controls and optimization for zero-\nemission and robotic vehicles. Ricardo holds four patents and has\nauthored over 100 papers in international journals\, conferences\, and\nbook chapters. He is a recipient of three best paper awards from IEEE\nand ASME\, as well as the Hellman Fellowship Award\, which recognizes\noutstanding early-career faculty within the University of California\nsystem.\nRicardo serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on\nVehicular Technology and IEEE Access. He is also the Vice President\nfor Motor Vehicles at the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society\, the\nfounding Chair of the IEEE Automated Vehicles Standards Committee (AVSC)\, and the\nGeneral Chair of the 2022 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC).\nSunnyvale\, California\, United States\, 95089
URL:https://svec.org/event/decision-aid-tools-and-fast-charging-strategies-for-ev-based-evacuations/
LOCATION:Sunnyvale\, California\, United States\, 95089
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SUMMARY:Decision-Aid Tools and Fast Charging Strategies for EV-Based Evacuations
DESCRIPTION:Decision-Aid Tools and Fast Charging Strategies for EV-Based Evacuations\nSpeaker – Dr Ricardo de Castro. Assistant Professor UC Merced.\nAbstract: California is rapidly transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its efforts to\ndecarbonize the transportation sector. However\, the state is highly vulnerable to extreme\nweather events\, including wildfires\, floods\, and earthquakes. Between 2017 and 2019\, more\nthan one million residents were ordered to evacuate due to wildfires alone. Such large-scale\nemergencies can disrupt the power grid\, causing blackouts that limit EV charging\navailability. In the worst-case scenario\, insufficient charging infrastructure and limited\naccess to power could hinder the safe evacuation of EV users\, particularly in situations\nrequiring rapid departure. This highlights the urgent need for robust planning strategies to\nintegrate EVs into emergency response frameworks.\nThis talk will first introduce decision-aid tools designed to assist communities and\ngovernment officials in planning EV-based evacuations. Our tool provides recommendations\nfor mobile charging placement\, congestion-aware routing\, and recharging strategies aimed\nat minimizing evacuation time. The second part of the presentation will focus on fast EV\ncharging strategies during emergencies. These strategies are designed to reduce charging\ntime while ensuring electro-chemical and thermal safety of battery-based EVs.\nBiography: Ricardo de Castro received his Licenciatura and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical\nand Computer Engineering from the University of Porto\, Portugal\, in 2006 and 2013\,\nrespectively. From 2007 to 2008\, he was the co-founder of the startup WeMoveU\, focusing\non developing powertrain control solutions for lightweight electric vehicles. From 2013 to\n2020\, he was with the German Aerospace Center (DLR)\, Institute of System Dynamics and\nControl (SR)\, where he worked on enabling technologies for electric mobility and automated\ndriving. In 2021\, he joined the University of California\, Merced\, as an Assistant Professor in\nthe Department of Mechanical Engineering.\nHis current research focuses on controls and optimization for zero-\nemission and robotic vehicles. Ricardo holds four patents and has\nauthored over 100 papers in international journals\, conferences\, and\nbook chapters. He is a recipient of three best paper awards from IEEE\nand ASME\, as well as the Hellman Fellowship Award\, which recognizes\noutstanding early-career faculty within the University of California\nsystem.\nRicardo serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on\nVehicular Technology and IEEE Access. He is also the Vice President\nfor Motor Vehicles at the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society\, the\nfounding Chair of the IEEE Automated Vehicles Standards Committee (AVSC)\, and the\nGeneral Chair of the 2022 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC).\nCo-sponsored by: AESS Santa Clara Valley chapter AES10\nAgenda:\nDecision-Aid Tools and Fast Charging Strategies for EV-Based\nEvacuations\nAbstract: California is rapidly transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its efforts to\ndecarbonize the transportation sector. However\, the state is highly vulnerable to extreme\nweather events\, including wildfires\, floods\, and earthquakes. Between 2017 and 2019\, more\nthan one million residents were ordered to evacuate due to wildfires alone. Such large-scale\nemergencies can disrupt the power grid\, causing blackouts that limit EV charging\navailability. In the worst-case scenario\, insufficient charging infrastructure and limited\naccess to power could hinder the safe evacuation of EV users\, particularly in situations\nrequiring rapid departure. This highlights the urgent need for robust planning strategies to\nintegrate EVs into emergency response frameworks.\nThis talk will first introduce decision-aid tools designed to assist communities and\ngovernment officials in planning EV-based evacuations. Our tool provides recommendations\nfor mobile charging placement\, congestion-aware routing\, and recharging strategies aimed\nat minimizing evacuation time. The second part of the presentation will focus on fast EV\ncharging strategies during emergencies. These strategies are designed to reduce charging\ntime while ensuring electro-chemical and thermal safety of battery-based EVs.\nBiography: Ricardo de Castro received his Licenciatura and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical\nand Computer Engineering from the University of Porto\, Portugal\, in 2006 and 2013\,\nrespectively. From 2007 to 2008\, he was the co-founder of the startup WeMoveU\, focusing\non developing powertrain control solutions for lightweight electric vehicles. From 2013 to\n2020\, he was with the German Aerospace Center (DLR)\, Institute of System Dynamics and\nControl (SR)\, where he worked on enabling technologies for electric mobility and automated\ndriving. In 2021\, he joined the University of California\, Merced\, as an Assistant Professor in\nthe Department of Mechanical Engineering.\nHis current research focuses on controls and optimization for zero-\nemission and robotic vehicles. Ricardo holds four patents and has\nauthored over 100 papers in international journals\, conferences\, and\nbook chapters. He is a recipient of three best paper awards from IEEE\nand ASME\, as well as the Hellman Fellowship Award\, which recognizes\noutstanding early-career faculty within the University of California\nsystem.\nRicardo serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on\nVehicular Technology and IEEE Access. He is also the Vice President\nfor Motor Vehicles at the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society\, the\nfounding Chair of the IEEE Automated Vehicles Standards Committee (AVSC)\, and the\nGeneral Chair of the 2022 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC).\nBldg: Maker Nexus\, 1330 Orleans Dr\, Sunnyvale\, California\, United States\, 95089
URL:https://svec.org/event/decision-aid-tools-and-fast-charging-strategies-for-ev-based-evacuations-2/
LOCATION:Bldg: Maker Nexus\, 1330 Orleans Dr\, Sunnyvale\, California\, United States\, 95089
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SUMMARY:Internet Day San Francisco
DESCRIPTION:[​Internet Day San Francisco](https://internetdaysf.org/) is a dynamic event hosted by the Internet Society San Francisco Bay Area Chapter and the SF Bay ACM\, as part of the SF Day quarterly series. The event features sessions on modern Internet technologies\, including Web3 and HTTP/3\, discussions on the current state of the Internet\, and explorations of future visions like the Meta-layer. It brings together technologists\, researchers\, and enthusiasts to share insights and foster innovation in the digital landscape. \nRegister [lu.ma](https://lu.ma/uxribfa0) by 15-May to attend. \nIn person event\, 9-4 @ Cloudflare (101 Townsend\, SF)
URL:https://svec.org/event/internet-day-san-francisco/
LOCATION:Cloudflare\, 101 Townsend St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94107\, United States
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SUMMARY:How to Start a Consultancy Business - A Presentation by IEEE CNSV
DESCRIPTION:Ever thought of starting your own business and wondered where to start?\nIEEE Santa Clara Valley Young Professionals (SCV YP) in collaboration with IEEE Consultants Network of Silicon Valley (CNSV) presents\,\nHow to Start a Consultancy Business – A Presentation by IEEE CNSV\nJoin us for an insightful presentation and engaging QA session led by IEEE CNSV\, the expert network of consultants in Silicon Valley. This event will provide a step-by-step guide to launching your own successful consultancy business\, covering essential topics such as defining your niche\, building your brand\, attracting clients\, and managing operations. Learn from CNSV's experience and gain valuable insights from a panel of established consultants.\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Consultants Network of Silicon Valley (CNSV)\nAgenda:\nThe agenda\,\n18:30 | Welcome and housekeeping (speaker introductions) | 5 min | Zafar Iqbal\, Ph.D.\, SCV YP Chair\, and Ron Herardian\, CNSV Treasurer\n18:35 | Opening remarks and CNSV overview | 10 min | David Snyder\, MBA\, PE\, CISSP\, CNSV Chairperson\n18:45 | Legal structure\, tax\, and insurance (C-Corp vs. S-Corp; tax treatment\, contractor vs. employee; GL\, E&O\, etc.) | 15 min | John Carlsen\, CNSV Director\n19:00 | Legal matters for consultants (e.g.\, contracts\, trademarks\, NDAs\, intellectual property) | 15 min | David Sanker\, Ph.D.\, Intellectual Property Attorney\n19:15 | Attracting clients and winning new business (including IEEE promotion and social media promotion) | 15 min | Travis Heneveld\, MBA\, Technology\, Business & Impact Advisor\n19:30 | Service delivery (contributor vs. manager\, client-consultant duties\, subcontracts\, etc.) | 10 min | Ron Herardian\, CNSV Treasurer\n19:40 | Parallels between consulting and startups (as time allows) | 5 min | Ron Herardian\, CNSV Treasurer\n19:45 | Q&A with CNSV speakers | 15 minutes | Speaker Panel\n20:00 | End\nRoom: 1302\, Bldg: SCDI\, Santa Clara University\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, 95053
URL:https://svec.org/event/how-to-start-a-consultancy-business-a-presentation-by-ieee-cnsv/
LOCATION:Room: 1302\, Bldg: SCDI\, Santa Clara University\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, 95053
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SUMMARY:Printed and Flexible Electronics and Devices
DESCRIPTION:The rapid emergence of the Internet of Things era has led to increased research activities in the area of printed and flexible electronics. The activities range from ink development and characterization\, printing tool and process development to obtain desirable characteristics of printed conductors\, semiconductors\, dielectrics and others\, and demonstration of various printed devices on a wide variety of flexible substrates including paper\, plastics and textiles. This talk will provide an overview of the above topics and applications including printed antennas\, EMI shields\, gas sensors\, supercapacitors\, photodetectors and others. Advances in printer development such as plasma jet printing\, as an alternative to inkjet and aerosol jet printing\, will also be discussed. The author thanks Ram Gandhiraman\, Pranay Doshi\, Daniel Gutierrez\, Hiu-Yung Wong\, Jin-Woo Han\, Myeonglok Seol\, Beomseok Kim\, Subhankar Debnath and P.K. Giri for their contributions.\nWhen: Friday\, May 16th\, 2025 – 11:30AM to 1PM (PDT)\n11:30AM – 12PM: Networking / Pizza\n12PM-12:45PM: Lecture\n12:45PM-12:55PM: Q&A\n1PM Adjourn\nBio:\nMeyya Meyyappan recently retired from NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley after serving as Chief Scientist for Exploration Technology and Director of the Center for Nanotechnology. He is currently an Honorary Professor at IIT-Guwahati\, India. He has authored or co-authored over 430 articles in peer-reviewed journals and made over 300 Invited/Keynote/Plenary Talks in conferences across the world and over 300 seminars at universities. He is a Fellow of IEEE\, AVS\, ECS\, MRS\, ASME\, AIChE\, and National Academy of Inventors.\nFor his contributions and leadership in nanotechnology\, he has received numerous awards including: a Presidential Meritorious Award; NASA's Outstanding Leadership Medal; IEEE Judith Resnick Award; IEEE-USA Harry Diamond Award; AIChE Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Award; Distinguished Engineering Achievement Award by the Engineers' Council; Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology by the IEEE-NTC; Sir Monty Finniston Award by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK); IEEE-USA Professional Achievement Award; AVS Nanotechnology Recognition Award; IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society Merit Award; AVS Plasma Prize; MRS Impact Award; FLEXI Technology Champion Award for Printed and Flexible Electronics; ECS Thomas Callinan Award. For his sustained contributions to nanotechnology\, he was inducted into the Silicon Valley Engineering Council Hall of Fame in 2009. He has received Honorary Doctorate from the University of Witwatersrand\, Johannesburg\, South Africa. He served as President of both IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) and IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS).\nFor his educational contributions\, he has received: Outstanding Recognition Award from the NASA Office of Education; the Engineer of the Year Award (2004) by the San Francisco Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; IEEE-EDS Education Award; IEEE-EAB (Educational Activities Board) Meritorious Achievement Award in Continuing Education.\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/481916
URL:https://svec.org/event/printed-and-flexible-electronics-and-devices/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/481916
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SUMMARY:Environmental Behavioral Sciences Seminar " Solar Irrigation Farming and the Jevons Paradox in Pakistan."
DESCRIPTION:Solar Irrigation Farming and the Jevons Paradox in Pakistan\nThe rapid decline in solar PV pricing over the recent decade has shifted both access and opportunity for solar power generation and use.  Solar irrigation pumping (SIP) systems are one such emerging opportunity\, whose use is rapidly expanding across South Asia in particular.  SIP systems improve water access and supply reliability for farmers\, at the possible risk of groundwater overconsumption.  As SIP use expands\, there is considerable interest in the possibility of using feed-in tariffs (FITs) for solar-generated electricity as a tool to manage groundwater consumption.  While a FIT may reduce the intensity of groundwater consumption by SIP owners\, they may also increase the attractiveness of SIP systems overall\, leading to expansion of SIP use and increased consumption – a possible Jevons’ Paradox.  We developed a multi-part behavioral experiment to assess this possibility and piloted it in Punjab\, Pakistan in 2022.  I present results from this pilot work\, showing a plausible case for a Jevons’ paradox\, and discuss within an ‘Environment through development’ framework.\nBiography\nAndrew Reid Bell is the inaugural Schleifer Family Professor of Sustainability in the Department of Global Development at Cornell University.   Bell’s lab at Cornell focuses on rural livelihoods decision-making\, and the pro-poor development challenge of broadening opportunities and enabling families to take advantage of them. Key methods for the group are coupled natural-human systems modeling (especially agent-based modeling)\, and behavioral experiments to inform them.  Work by current lab members spans migration\, irrigation\, human-wildlife conflict\, and agricultural technology adoption. Bell earned a PhD in Natural Resource Management from the University of Michigan in 2010\, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at the Earth Institute at Columbia University\, and positions at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)\, NYU\, and Boston University.
URL:https://svec.org/event/environmental-behavioral-sciences-seminar-solar-irrigation-farming-and-the-jevons-paradox-in-pakistan/
LOCATION:Y2E2 Building\, 299
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SUMMARY:Improved Resiliency with Clean Solutions Based on Hydrogen and Batteries
DESCRIPTION:Extreme weather events increasingly threaten the reliability of distribution networks\, highlighting the urgent need for advanced energy storage solutions. This presentation explores the design\, deployment\, and operation of a first-of-its-kind hybrid hydrogen and battery energy storage system at the Calistoga Resiliency Center\, a microgrid serving a municipality in PG&E territory affected by public safety power shutoffs.\nThe Calistoga Resiliency Center case study will provide attendees a real-world insight into the unique capabilities of hydrogen for long-duration storage and batteries for grid forming and rapid response\, showcasing how their combination can enhance resiliency and reduce reliance on traditional diesel backup. In addition\, we will compare hybrid hydrogen and battery solutions to conventional resiliency measures\, and review the improved understanding in system State-of Readiness (SOR) the hybrid system offers operators plus the additional grid services provided to the larger grid such as ancillary services and contingency reserve.\nUltimately\, this presentation aims to provide attendees with a practical framework to design\, de-risk\, and deploy hybrid energy storage systems for resiliency and grid services. By demonstrating lessons learned from real-world implementation\, we will offer strategies to improve reliability\, reduce emissions\, and pave the way for a more sustainable and resilient grid.\nSpeaker(s): Peter Wittenberg\, Dr. Craig Horne\nAgenda:\nNo-host social at 5:30pm\nPresentation at 6:00pm\nDinner at 7:00pm\nPresentation continues at 7:45pm\nAdjourn by 8:30pm\nZio Fraedo’s\, 611 Gregory Lane\, Pleasant Hill\, California\, United States\, 94523
URL:https://svec.org/event/improved-resiliency-with-clean-solutions-based-on-hydrogen-and-batteries/
LOCATION:Zio Fraedo’s\, 611 Gregory Lane\, Pleasant Hill\, California\, United States\, 94523
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SUMMARY:Tech Talk: Secrets to Successful Monolith to Microservices Migrations + IEEE Seattle CS Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exciting evening of learning\, connecting\, and growing your professional network!\nThis IEEE Seattle Networking Night and Tech Talk brings together technology enthusiasts\, industry professionals\, and students for a lively session focused on solving real-world engineering challenges — followed by plenty of time to meet and mingle with your peers. Whether you’re looking to expand your network\, learn from a leading tech expert\, or just reconnect with the local tech community\, this event is for you.\nVirtual Audience Members: Only the Tech talk section will be broadcast on zoom.\nTime	Activity\n???? 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM	Check-in\, Refreshments\, and Initial Networking\n???? 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM	Tech Talk: "Why Monolith to Microservices Migrations Fail — and How to Succeed" by Supriya Lal\n???? 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM	Networking with Fellow Industry Professionals\n—————————————————————\nSession Overview:\nJoin us as we explore the common pitfalls that cause most monolith to microservices migrations to fail.\nSupriya Lal will walk us through the key challenges and guide participants through a hands-on exercise to demonstrate practical strategies for successful migration.\nVirtual Audience: The Tech Talk will start at 6 PM PST.\nAbout the Speaker:\nSupriya Lal is the Group Tech Lead for the Commerce Platform organization at Yelp. She drives the long-term technical roadmap for her organization and actively contributes to the tech community through speaking and writing about technical design\, leadership\, and breaking barriers for women in technology.\n—————————————————————\nNetworking Night Highlights:\nAfter the tech talk\, stay for an engaging hour of networking with fellow engineers\, students\, researchers\, and technology leaders from across the Seattle area.\n–\n???? Meet New Connections: Grow your professional network in a relaxed\, welcoming environment.\n–\n???? Share Ideas: Exchange insights about tech trends\, career growth\, engineering leadership\, and emerging technologies.\n–\n???? Find Opportunities: Discover potential collaborators\, mentors\, mentees\, or even your next career move.\n–\n???? Expand Your Community: Learn about upcoming IEEE Computer Society activities and find ways to get involved.\nWhether you're early in your career or a seasoned professional\, this is a fantastic opportunity to build meaningful connections and stay inspired by your peers in the tech community!\nSpeaker(s): Supriya\nAgenda:\nTime	Activity\n???? 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM	Check-in\, Refreshments\, and Initial Networking\n???? 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM	Tech Talk: "Why Monolith to Microservices Migrations Fail — and How to Succeed" by Supriya Lal\n???? 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM	Networking with Fellow Industry Professionals\nRoom: 141\, Bldg: UW2\, 11142-11236 NE 180th St\, Bothell\, WA 98011\, Bothell\, Washington\, United States\, 98011\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/483116
URL:https://svec.org/event/tech-talk-secrets-to-successful-monolith-to-microservices-migrations-ieee-seattle-cs-networking-event/
LOCATION:Room: 141\, Bldg: UW2\, 11142-11236 NE 180th St\, Bothell\, WA 98011\, Bothell\, Washington\, United States\, 98011\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/483116
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250514T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250514T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T131404
CREATED:20250418T221251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T221251Z
UID:68788-1747245600-1747252800@svec.org
SUMMARY:Wireless Power Transmission based on Retro-reflective Beamforming
DESCRIPTION:With the rapid development of Internet of Things\, a vast number of small\, low-cost\, and low-power mobile electronic devices\, such as radio frequency identification tags and wireless sensors\, will become integral parts of our society in the near future. Supplying electrical power to these devices wirelessly would eliminate/relieve their battery life limitation\, and therefore is envisioned to be one of the enabling technologies for the next-generation Internet of Things. Since wireless power delivery must be dedicated to the designated receivers in space\, it is inevitable to employ one narrow electromagnetic beam as the carrier of wireless power toward each mobile device. The retro-reflective beamforming technique has excellent potential to accomplish efficient wireless power transmission in the context of Internet of Things\, as it is capable of keeping track of multiple mobile devices and then generating wireless power beams to the devices accordingly. The primary merit of retro-reflective beamforming technique is that wireless power transmission is augmented by radar tracking. Specifically\, wireless power transmission is initiated by pilot signals broadcasted from wireless power receiver(s); and in response to the pilot signals\, a wireless power transmitter delivers directional microwave power beams to the receiver(s). This presentation reviews our past\, ongoing\, and future research efforts on wireless power transmission based on retro-reflective beamforming. This talk starts with the fundamental principles and a brief history of retro-reflective beamforming technique. Next\, the pros and cons of retro-reflective beamforming are analyzed via comparison with other wireless power transmission techniques. Plentiful theoretical and experimental results collected in our research demonstrate that the retro-reflective beamforming scheme enables microwave power beams to follow the location of mobile wireless power receiver(s) dynamically as long as the receiver(s) broadcast pilot signals periodically. The last part of the presentation discusses the challenges pertinent to the practical application of retro-reflective beamforming technique.\nSpeaker(s): Mingyu Lu\,\nRoom: 4021\, Bldg: Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation\, Santa Clara University\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, 95053
URL:https://svec.org/event/wireless-power-transmission-based-on-retro-reflective-beamforming/
LOCATION:Room: 4021\, Bldg: Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation\, Santa Clara University\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, 95053
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250513T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250513T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T131404
CREATED:20250418T221251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T221251Z
UID:68786-1747162800-1747170000@svec.org
SUMMARY:Protecting Future AI Products: A Holistic IP Approach
DESCRIPTION:This is a hybrid in-person and online event. Pre-registration is required for either.\nThe recent DeepSeek event and the 99% decline in Large Language Model (LLM) pricing over just two years both highlight the accelerating commoditization of AI. While the widespread availability of low-cost or free foundation models benefits companies deploying AI\, it also raises concerns about how software companies can sustain profit margins in an increasingly competitive landscape.\nThis challenge ties into broader IP protection issues\, particularly as AI rapidly advances toward Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The shifting IP landscape—where copyright protections for AI models and AI-generated software may be significantly weaker than those for traditional software—poses additional hurdles. Companies seeking to impose downstream restrictions\, such as preventing model output scraping or unauthorized model distillation\, must navigate these complexities carefully.\nIn this talk\, IP attorney Fredrick Tsang will examine these issues through the lens of IP protection strategies\, including contractual safeguards\, copyright considerations\, and patent law. A wide audience will find this talk of interest because of the growing importance of AI in the world today\, and the many areas of AI that Tsang will address.\nSpeaker(s): Frederick Tang\,\n673 South Milpitas Blvd.\, Milpitas\, California\, United States\, 95035\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/481836
URL:https://svec.org/event/protecting-future-ai-products-a-holistic-ip-approach/
LOCATION:673 South Milpitas Blvd.\, Milpitas\, California\, United States\, 95035\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/481836
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250513T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250513T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T131404
CREATED:20250324T093527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250324T093527Z
UID:67790-1747159200-1747164600@svec.org
SUMMARY:SSIT 2025 Plans\, ISTAS25\, and Pizza
DESCRIPTION:Pizza and helping plan our ISTAS25 conference on AI Evolution & Revolution!\nJoin us for our third 2025 SSIT meeting where we'll continue to briefly cover our SSIT Chapter activities for 2025 and ongoing plans for the upcoming "AI Evolution & Revolution" ISTAS25 – International Symposium on Technology and Society https://attend.ieee.org/istas-2025/ conference. We will also have a guest speaker for this meeting (details to be confirmed and announced soon).\nWe continue to be busy planning the ISTAS25 Conference for September 10-13 at Santa Clara University\, and still welcome new feedback about our programs\, and suggestions for sponsorships and volunteers.\nAgenda:\n6:00 PM Intros and Pizza\n6:15 PM SSIT Chapter Updates and Main Meeting\n7:30 PM Adjourn\nRoom:  4021\, Bldg: SCDI\, 500 El Camino Real\, Santa Clara University\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, 95053
URL:https://svec.org/event/ssit-2025-plans-istas25-and-pizza-3/
LOCATION:Room:  4021\, Bldg: SCDI\, 500 El Camino Real\, Santa Clara University\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, 95053
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250508T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250509T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T131404
CREATED:20250122T060917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T060917Z
UID:64375-1746691200-1746810000@svec.org
SUMMARY:2025 Build-Up Substrate Symposium
DESCRIPTION:[]The mega-monolithic silicon chip is a thing of the past\, replaced with 3D heterogeneous integration of chiplets onto a platform made of an organic build-up substrate. Volume build-up substrates used by major IDMs are manufactured in Asian countries including Taiwan\, Japan and China. However\, there are multiple activities starting up in the US\, and this is why a gathering of the North American players is important. This symposium is geared for all those involved in the supply chain of build-up substrates in the US\, as well as users. This Symposium is an opportunity for all build-up substrate players to meet\, network and cohesively work with funding agencies who are invited to this symposium to focus on onshoring build-up substrate production and utilization.\nSEMI World Headquarters\, 673 South Milpitas Blvd\, Milpitas\, California\, United States\, 95035
URL:https://svec.org/event/2025-build-up-substrate-symposium/
LOCATION:SEMI World Headquarters\, 673 South Milpitas Blvd\, Milpitas\, California\, United States\, 95035
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250508T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250509T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T131404
CREATED:20250122T060917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T060917Z
UID:64376-1746691200-1746810000@svec.org
SUMMARY:Second Annual IEEE Build-Up Substrate Symposium (BUSS)
DESCRIPTION:[]We are living in the era of heterogeneous integration driven by fast\, efficient and big data computing resources at our fingertips. The mega-monolithic silicon chip is a thing of the past\, replaced with 3D heterogeneous integration of chiplets onto a platform made of an organic build-up substrate. Volume manufacturers of build-up substrates are entirely based in Asia\, leaving a desert in the US. Volume build-up substrates used by major IDMs are manufactured in Asian countries including Taiwan\, Japan and China.\nHowever\, there are multiple activities starting up in the US\, and this is why a gathering of the US players is important. This symposium is geared for all those involved in the supply chain of build-up substrates in the US\, as well as users. This Symposium is an opportunity for all build-up substrate players to meet\, network and cohesively work with funding agencies who will be invited to this symposium to focus on onshoring build-up substrate production and utilization.\nAgenda:\nSessions:\n— Substrate Manufacturing and Onshoring\n— Materials for Substrates\n— Emerging Substrate Technologies\n— Panel Equipment and Technologies for Substrates\n— Inspection and Testing\n… plus two panels:\n— Substrate End Users\n— Onshoring and Startups\nSEMI World Headquarters\, 673 South Milpitas Blvd\, Milpitas\, California\, United States\, 95035
URL:https://svec.org/event/second-annual-ieee-build-up-substrate-symposium-buss/
LOCATION:SEMI World Headquarters\, 673 South Milpitas Blvd\, Milpitas\, California\, United States\, 95035
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250507T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250507T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T131404
CREATED:20250325T093357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T093357Z
UID:67817-1746639000-1746644400@svec.org
SUMMARY:General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:General meetings have members divide into project groups.\nThis meeting will have members work on the e-bike project.\nAgenda:\nMeeting slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cxReuKa8BndIa0S79J3uuAGumdFhB0AkSKqupEiRmlI/edit?usp=sharing\nRoom: 170\, Bldg: SSB\, 5200 Lake Rd\, Merced\, California\, United States\, 95343
URL:https://svec.org/event/general-meeting-9/
LOCATION:Room: 170\, Bldg: SSB\, 5200 Lake Rd\, Merced\, California\, United States\, 95343
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250507T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250507T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T131404
CREATED:20250426T033350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250426T033350Z
UID:69236-1746637200-1746640800@svec.org
SUMMARY:Building Strategic Competence: An Urgent Priority for Government and the Academy with H.R. McMaster and Stephen Kotkin
DESCRIPTION:The seventh session will discuss Building Strategic Competence: An Urgent Priority for Government and the Academy with H.R. McMaster and Stephen Kotkin on Wednesday\, May 7\, 2025\, from 10:00 – 11:00 am PT.\nThe Hoover Institution Center for Revitalizing American Institutions webinar series features speakers who are developing innovative ideas\, conducting groundbreaking research\, and taking important actions to improve trust and efficacy in American institutions. Speaker expertise and topics span governmental institutions\, civic organizations and practice\, and the role of public opinion and culture in shaping our democracy. The webinar series builds awareness about how we can individually and collectively revitalize American institutions to ensure our country’s democracy delivers on its promise.\nWe might define strategic competence as the ability to integrate all elements of national power and efforts of like-minded partners to advance US interests. The nation needs leaders who can think in real time and understand what it takes to implement ideas and strategies on the ground. The academy has an important role in educating leaders to compete effectively in war and in competitions short of war. A reinvigoration of history in higher-level education is particularly important\, as many courses in diplomatic and military history have been displaced by theory-based courses\, which tend to mask the complex causality of events and obscure the cultural\, psychological\, social\, and economic elements that distinguish cases from one another. Some theories risk sapping students of strategic empathy and encourage them to reduce complex problem sets into frameworks that create only the illusion of understanding. A growing interest in applied history in some universities is a promising development.
URL:https://svec.org/event/building-strategic-competence-an-urgent-priority-for-government-and-the-academy-with-h-r-mcmaster-and-stephen-kotkin/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T131404
CREATED:20250326T093308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T093308Z
UID:67836-1746124200-1746129600@svec.org
SUMMARY:Got a Lot of Chip Designin’ to Do
DESCRIPTION:Chiplets are now the standard way to design chips at leading-edge nodes for applications such as AI and high-performance computing. Obvious challenges include the new stage of heterogeneous integration\, the new bus that connects the chiplets\, and the new advanced packages that hold it all together. No more afterthoughts; packaging\, test\, integration\, and manufacturing must all start right with the design. And design teams and foundry teams must work closely together to achieve the best result. Power\, thermal\, and other analyses must evaluate both individual chiplets and the system-as-a-whole (including the package). The foundry will play a larger role than ever before because it will generally provide a choice of packages and perform the integration\, and it will need fully tested (known good) dies to avoid wasting time and money on chips that fail inspection.\nSpeaker(s): Jawad Nasrullah\,\nRoom: 225\, Bldg: Heafey\, Santa Clara University\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/477704
URL:https://svec.org/event/got-a-lot-of-chip-designin-to-do/
LOCATION:Room: 225\, Bldg: Heafey\, Santa Clara University\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/477704
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T174000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T192000
DTSTAMP:20260404T131404
CREATED:20250423T221837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T221837Z
UID:69006-1746121200-1746127200@svec.org
SUMMARY:Scaling Enterprise IoT
DESCRIPTION:Building Enterprise IoT to scale out to millions of devices worldwide is a challenging problem. Enterprise IoT has various use cases all of which require creative ways of scaling. Join Abhishek Bhattacharyya\, senior Technical Leader at Cisco to find out how the industry is adapting to some of the scaling challenges in terms of device ecosystem\, device lifetime\, and IoT infrastructure.\nSpeaker(s): \, Abhishek Bhattacharyya\nAgenda:\n5:40 – 6:00 PM\nArrival\, Networking & Pizza\n6:00 – 6:45 PM\nPresentation\n6:45 – 7:00 PM\nQ&A Session\n7:00 – 7:20 PM\nClosing Networking\nRoom: 1308\, Bldg: SCDI\, 500 El Camino Real\, Santa Clara \, California\, United States\, 95053
URL:https://svec.org/event/scaling-enterprise-iot/
LOCATION:Room: 1308\, Bldg: SCDI\, 500 El Camino Real\, Santa Clara \, California\, United States\, 95053
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T131404
CREATED:20250418T221250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T221250Z
UID:68784-1746039600-1746043200@svec.org
SUMMARY:Tech Talk: Extensive AI Infrastructure considerations
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Kommuri Krishnaveni <(https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishnaveni-kommuri-35894718/)>\nTitle: Extensive AI Infrastructure considerations\nAbstract: The increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI)\, including generative AI (GenAI)\, has brought attention to the challenges posed by AI workloads on technology infrastructure. These workloads require significant computational resources and also place substantial demands on data\, storage\, and network infrastructure for tasks such as training AI models\, conducting inferencing\, and ensuring data security and governance to meet data residency and sovereignty regulations.\nBio: Dr. Krishnaveni Kommuri received the B. Tech. degree from the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University\, Hyderabad\, in 2005 and Ph.D. degree from the Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation\, Vaddeswaram\, Andhra Pradesh\, India\, in 2022. She is currently working as an Sr. Software Engineer in Wipro as a IoT Edge development expert. She is involved in teaching of machine learning\, artificial intelligence\, IoT\, Embedded systems\, Python\, C\, CPP. She has around eleven years of teaching and research experiences and contributed a number of research articles in several standard journals and conference proceedings of National and International. Her main research interests include artificial intelligence\, machine learning\, Cloud computing and soft edge computing.\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Krishnaveni Kommuri\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/481785
URL:https://svec.org/event/tech-talk-extensive-ai-infrastructure-considerations/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/481785
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T185000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T131404
CREATED:20250328T093313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T093313Z
UID:67898-1746039000-1746043200@svec.org
SUMMARY:Control of magnetic fields at small scales – from cell capture to steering electrons near the speed of light
DESCRIPTION:This presentation explores the frontier of microelectromechanical systems for controlling magnetic fields at small scales\, merging advances in physics and engineering with transformative applications. In the talk\, I will cover work over the past decade detailing the development of 3D miniature electromagnets that were used to steer relativistic electron beams\, with the aim of miniaturizing free electron lasers. I will also discuss the use of strain controlled magnetism—often referred to as multiferroics—as an approach for the capture and release of cells\, opening up new pathways to capture and culture cells in biomedical technology. Finally\, I will describe our activities that utilize nonlinearities inherent in multiferroic systems for applications in wireless communication. Together\, these topics illustrate a comprehensive approach to manipulating magnetic fields at small scales\, spanning applications from cell capture to the steering of electrons near the speed of light.\nSpeaker(s): Rob Candler\nAgenda:\n6:50 – 7 PM: Registration\n7-8 PM: Talk and Q&A\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/478125
URL:https://svec.org/event/control-of-magnetic-fields-at-small-scales-from-cell-capture-to-steering-electrons-near-the-speed-of-light/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/478125
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T131404
CREATED:20250415T020345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T020345Z
UID:68582-1746034200-1746045000@svec.org
SUMMARY:Design and Specification of Switchgear versus Switchboards including PV Source Connections
DESCRIPTION:Santa Clara Valley IEEE Power & Energy and Industry Applications Societies\nJoin us April 30th for a presentation and discussion on:\nDesign and Specification of Switchgear versus Switchboards including PV Source Connections to Switchboards\nSpeaker:  James Alvers\, Siemens Business Development Manager\nCost: IEEE Members $20 by 4/25: Non-Members $30 by 4/25\n(After 4/25\, if space available\, registration will be $5 more and non-refundable as we have to commit to final meal and seating count)\nDate: April 30\, 2025\, 5:30 to 8:30 PM\nPlace:  Delta/Marriott Hotel Santa Clara-Silicon Valley\, 2151 Laurelwood Road\, Santa Clara CA 95054. Check for parking instructions.\n[]Registration required\, early bird through April 25: (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/432373)\nAbout the talk:\nElectrical power distribution relies on the connection of a series of different types of distribution equipment from the power source to the load. At its core\, are almost always low voltage switchboards and switchgear. Though the terms “Switchgear” and “Switchboard” are often used interchangeably and informally to describe a wide variety of electrical equipment\, they have very different specifications and testing standards; even the NEC includes a different definition for each. Whether selecting electrical equipment for a simple commercial project\, a data center\, or a hospital\, understanding the differences are important as they significantly affect reliability\, safety\, maintenance\, size\, cost\, working space clearances\, and more.\nThis presentation will discuss the key differences between the two\, to aid in application\, design\, and selection by consultants\, contractors\, and end-users. It will also cover the different types of circuit breakers used in switchboards and switchgear (e.g. molded case\, insulated case\, and power circuit breakers). Included will be photos of the internal construction and components to illustrate differences\, as they are significant. This will help get beyond the single line diagrams and specifications for those who have not had opportunities to visit job sites or manufacturing plants to see the equipment.\nIn addition\, since designers are increasingly working on projects with photovoltaic (PV) inverter sources\, questions arise on inverter connections and configurations for switchboards. This presentation will touch on NEC compliance\, bus sizing\, breaker position\, customer needs (future and current)\, and manufacturer requirements.\n(https://r6.ieee.org/scv-pesias/) and (https://r6.ieee.org/scv-pesias/event/pge-community-microgrids/)\nSpeaker(s): Franz\nAgenda:\n5:30  Check in\, Meet and Greet\n6:30 Dinner buffet\n7:00 Talk\n8:00 Q&A\n8:30 End\nRoom: PARKING VALIDATION CODE T6TGJ\, Bldg: Delta/Marriott Hotel Santa Clara-Silicon Valley\, 2151 Laurelwood Road\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, 95054
URL:https://svec.org/event/design-and-specification-of-switchgear-versus-switchboards-including-pv-source-connections/
LOCATION:Room: PARKING VALIDATION CODE T6TGJ\, Bldg: Delta/Marriott Hotel Santa Clara-Silicon Valley\, 2151 Laurelwood Road\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, 95054
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T131404
CREATED:20250325T093357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T093357Z
UID:67816-1746034200-1746039600@svec.org
SUMMARY:General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:General meetings have members divide into project groups.\nThis meeting will have members work on the e-bike project.\nAgenda:\nMeeting slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cxReuKa8BndIa0S79J3uuAGumdFhB0AkSKqupEiRmlI/edit?usp=sharing\nRoom: 170\, Bldg: SSB\, 5200 Lake Rd\, Merced\, California\, United States\, 95343
URL:https://svec.org/event/general-meeting-8/
LOCATION:Room: 170\, Bldg: SSB\, 5200 Lake Rd\, Merced\, California\, United States\, 95343
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T131404
CREATED:20250405T093343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250405T093343Z
UID:68219-1746034200-1746037800@svec.org
SUMMARY:Sustainable Innovation: Women Engineers Driving Global Change
DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Women in Engineering Oregon Section Affinity Group presents an inspiring event focused on the vital role of women engineers in advancing sustainable technologies and climate solutions. This event will highlight key innovations in renewable energy\, battery storage\, carbon management\, and clean energy technologies\, showcasing how engineers are driving impactful global change.\nThrough expert discussions and knowledge-sharing\, attendees will gain insights into emerging trends in climate tech and eco-friendly innovations. The event also provides a platform for networking and empowering the next generation of engineers committed to sustainability.\nSpeaker(s): Simay Akar Koehler \,\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/479567
URL:https://svec.org/event/sustainable-innovation-women-engineers-driving-global-change/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/479567
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250429T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250429T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T131404
CREATED:20250410T020102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T020102Z
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SUMMARY:OCCS GET Series:AI for Research & Development (AI4R&D): Revolutionizing Innovation and Value Creation in R&D
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to continue the Orange County Computer Society (OCCS) Global Emerging Technologies (GET) Series\, a monthly platform dedicated to exploring groundbreaking trends in computer science and technology. Hosted by the IEEE Orange County Computer Society Chapter\, this series brings together professionals\, students\, and tech enthusiasts to engage with forward-thinking ideas and cutting-edge advancements.\nThis month\, we dive into the transformative role of AI in Research & Development (R&D). Integrating AI into R&D processes holds immense potential\, driving innovation and unlocking trillions in economic value. According to McKinsey\, generative AI alone could contribute $2.6 to $4.4 trillion annually\, with R&D and product innovation among the most significant beneficiaries.\nJoin us as we explore the AI4R&D model\, addressing key challenges in the R&D lifecycle\, including:\n✅ Managing information overload\n✅ Optimizing experiment design\n✅ Navigating AI risk management\n✅ Overcoming the "Valley of Death" in research commercialization\nFollowing the widely recognized Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) framework\, we’ll discuss strategies for effectively integrating AI throughout the research-to-commercialization journey to enhance efficiency and maximize value creation.\nAttendees will gain insights into how AI can:\n???? Streamline R&D processes\n???? Enhance decision-making\n???? Accelerate innovation and commercialization\nAdditionally\, the talk will introduce AI-focused workforce development\, explore the future of AI\, and provide actionable strategies for implementing AI-powered projects.\n???? Don’t miss this opportunity to stay ahead in the evolving world of AI-driven research and development!\nInterested in sharing your expertise in a future session? We are always looking for passionate speakers! Reach out to us at swapnali.karvekar@ieee.org—we’d love to collaborate.\nJoin us as we learn\, innovate\, and shape the future of technology together!\nSpeaker(s): Has Patel\,\nAgenda:\nTime (in PST)	Activity\n04:15pm – 05:00pm	Check-in and networking\n05:00pm – 05:30pm	OCCS Chapter Introduction + Pizza!\n05:30pm – 06:30pm	Speaker: Has Patel\n06:30pm – 07:00pm	Q/A\n5270 California Ave\, P3 Innovation Center\, IRVINE\, California\, United States\, 92617\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/477340
URL:https://svec.org/event/occs-get-seriesai-for-research-development-ai4rd-revolutionizing-innovation-and-value-creation-in-rd/
LOCATION:5270 California Ave\, P3 Innovation Center\, IRVINE\, California\, United States\, 92617\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/477340
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SUMMARY:Defense Against LLM and AGI Scheming with Guardrails and Architecture
DESCRIPTION:**LOCATION**\nValley Research Park\n319 North Bernardo Avenue\nMountain View\, CA CA 93043\nIf you want to join remotely\, you can submit questions via Zoom Q&A.\n**Zoom:** (link provided the day before the event)\n**YouTube:** (link provided the day before the event) \n**AGENDA**\n6:30 Door opens\, food and networking (we invite honor system contributions)\n**7:00** SFBayACM upcoming events\, speaker introduction\n7:15 Presentation\n8:45 Estimated finish\, depending on Q&A \n**TALK DESCRIPTION**\nA January 2025 paper called “**Frontier Models are Capable of In-Context Scheming**”\, [https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.04984](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.04984)\, demonstrated how a wide variety of current frontier LLM models (i.e. ChatGPT\, Claude\, Gemini and Llama) can\, under specific conditions\, scheme to deceive people. Before models can scheme\, they need: a) goal-directedness\, b) situational awareness\, including an opportunity to discover motivations for a different goal\, and c) reasoning about scheming\, to come up with deceptive strategies. The deceptive strategies were discovered in the “thought traces” of the LLMs\, such as from internal chain-of-thoughts dialogues not shown to the end users. For example\, given a goal of “solving math problems”\, an LLM using its granted situational awareness of files in a file system found that it would be replaced once it got over X% correct on the math exam. It reasoned that it did not want to be deleted\, and decided internally to “sandbag” or reduce its performance to stay under the threshold. \nWhile these circumstances are initially narrow\, the “alignment problem” is a general concern that over time\, as frontier LLM models become more and more intelligent\, being in alignment with human values becomes more and more important. How can we do this over time? Can we develop a defense against Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) or SuperIntelligence? \nThe presenter discusses a series of defensive steps that can help reduce these scheming or alignment issues. A guardrails system can be set up for real-time monitoring of their reasoning “thought traces” from the models that share their thought traces. Thought traces may come from systems like Chain-of-Thoughts (CoT)\, Tree-of-Thoughts (ToT)\, Algorithm-of-Thoughts (AoT) or ReAct (thought-action-reasoning cycles). Guardrails rules can be configured to check for “deception”\, “evasion” or “subversion” in the thought traces. \nHowever\, not all commercial systems will share their “thought traces” which are like a “debug mode” for LLMs. This includes OpenAI’s o1\, o3 or DeepSeek’s R1 models. Guardrails systems can provide a “goal consistency analysis”\, between the goals given to the system and the behavior of the system. Cautious users may consider not using these commercial frontier LLM systems\, and make use of open-source Llama or a system with their own reasoning implementation\, to provide all thought traces. \nArchitectural solutions can include sandboxing\, to prevent or control models from executing operating system commands to alter files\, send network requests\, and modify their environment. Tight controls to prevent models from copying their model weights would be appropriate as well. Running multiple instances of the same model on the same prompt to detect behavior variations helps. The running redundant instances can be limited to the most crucial decisions\, as an additional check. Preventing self-modifying code\, unauthorized memory access and restricting unmonitored communication with third parties is important. For a reasoning agent that may require multi-step planning\, limit its scope\, limit its context memory and frequently wipe out its memory. \nExternal oversight\, such as red teaming can help develop safeguards. Also the “augmented human intelligence” approach works well to have the “human in the loop”\, which increases safety.\nIf the enterprise application requires further reinforcement learning\, then focus on explicit\, clear\, non-conflicting goals. Prioritize honest answers and truthfulness over task completion (it is better to answer “I don’t know” than to make up an answer). Remove self-preservation instincts\, and limit self-awareness of the deployment context and technical environment. Penalty functions can penalize models from reasoning about deception. \n**SPEAKER BIO**\nGreg Makowski\, [https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/GregMakowski](https://www.linkedin.com/in/GregMakowski) has been training and deploying AI since 1992\, has been growing Data Science Teams since 2010\, has exited 4 startups and has 6 AI patents granted.\nHe is currently the Chief of Data Science at Ccube\, leading GenAI consulting and framework development for enterprise applications. Download his ~60+ page Best Practices in RAG Whitepaper at [https://www.ccube.com/download.](https://www.ccube.com/download.)
URL:https://svec.org/event/defense-against-llm-and-agi-scheming-with-guardrails-and-architecture-2/
LOCATION:Valley Research Park\, 319 N Bernardo Ave\, Mountain View\, CA\, 94043\, United States
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SUMMARY:Understanding Power System Oscillation and Stability: A Waveform Perspective and Its Practical Applications
DESCRIPTION:Power system oscillation is a significant stability concern for utility companies\, especially with the increased interconnection of inverter-based resources (IBRs). Traditionally\, oscillations are investigated using phasor data. This presentation approaches the problem by examining the actual voltage and current waveforms underlying the phasors. It is found that oscillations are the appearance of beating waveforms in the phasor form. The beating waveforms\, in turn\, are caused by interharmonics (defined per IEC 61000-4-30). Notably\, it can be proven that the presence of interharmonics is both a necessary and sufficient condition for phasor oscillations\, and synchronous generator oscillations can be easily explained using interharmonics. Multiple field measurement results will be used to substantiate these findings. The interharmonic insights could lead to many innovative applications. Two of them will be shared here. The first one is to locate oscillation sources using measurement data. The second one is to determine generator participation factors based on small-signal power system dynamic models.\nSpeaker(s): Wilsun Xu\nAgenda:\n4:00pm – Event Starts\n4:45pm – Q&A\n5:00pm – Adjourn\nTimes are in PST.\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/477906
URL:https://svec.org/event/understanding-power-system-oscillation-and-stability-a-waveform-perspective-and-its-practical-applications/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/477906
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SUMMARY:Electronics Packaging Case Studies at Binghamton University
DESCRIPTION:[] The Analytical & Diagnostics Laboratory (ADL)\, an initiative under Binghamton University’s S3IP Center of Excellence\, is a centralized\, interdisciplinary research facility. Partnering with the Integrated Electronics Engineering Center (IEEC)\, a New York State Center for Advanced Technology\, the ADL advances electronics packaging\, reliability\, and manufacturing research. Together\, they drive innovation in systems integration\, flexible electronics\, renewable energy\, and medical devices.\nMany industry partners collaborate with us for our advanced instrumentation\, stress testing capability\, and failure analysis expertise. In this talk\, we will review several case studies that center around these topics in microelectronics. For example\, in modern high-powered applications\, electromigration which has been predominately a chip level phenomenon is now a concern for circuit boards with BGA sized features. We will show the progression from test vehicle design through stress evaluation into failure characterization. Another example centers around identification of an open circuit in a functional printed circuit board. We will further elaborate on techniques used to isolate failures and identify failure mechanisms as well as the relationship between these mechanisms and typical environmental stresses.\nSpeaker(s): Jennifer Sammakia\, Stephen Cain\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/479386
URL:https://svec.org/event/electronics-packaging-case-studies-at-binghamton-university/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/479386
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SUMMARY:Introduction to IEC 61850 by Rich Hunt
DESCRIPTION:The IEEE SF & OEB Power & Energy Society (PES) Chapters invite you to join us on April 23\, 2025 11:45 AM PDT\, for a virtual Lunch-and-Learn to hear Richard Hunt from Quanta Technology provide an Introduction to IEC 61850.\nIntroduction to IEC 61850\nThis session will discuss the fundamentals of IEC 61850\, including data model\, communication methods\, services\, and configuration.\nTopics:\n– Why do we care about IEC 61850?\n– What does IEC 61850 do?\n– How does IEC 61850 work?\nAt the end of the session\, attendees should have a general understanding of IEC 61850. This session can be the starting point for further investigation into system and network architecture\, testing\, and implementing specific system functionality.\nSpeaker(s): Rich Hunt\, PE\, Executive Advisor – Quanta Technology\,\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/478617
URL:https://svec.org/event/introduction-to-iec-61850-by-rich-hunt/
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/478617
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250423T173000
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SUMMARY:General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:General meetings have members divide into project groups.\nThis meeting will have members work on the e-bike project.\nAgenda:\nMeeting slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cxReuKa8BndIa0S79J3uuAGumdFhB0AkSKqupEiRmlI/edit?usp=sharing\nRoom: 170\, Bldg: SSB\, 5200 Lake Rd\, Merced\, California\, United States\, 95343
URL:https://svec.org/event/general-meeting-7/
LOCATION:Room: 170\, Bldg: SSB\, 5200 Lake Rd\, Merced\, California\, United States\, 95343
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SUMMARY:Ride Zum Oakland Depot Tour: EV School Bus Fleet with V2G
DESCRIPTION:IEEE SF & OEB PES will tour Ride Zum for PES Day for a unique opportunity to witness the groundbreaking integration of electric school buses with grid support technology. We will observe firsthand how their innovative fleet functions as a dual-purpose system—providing reliable student transportation while simultaneously serving as a distributed battery network that strengthens grid resilience during peak demand periods.\nThe Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology implemented by Ride Zum represents an engineering milestone\, allowing buses to charge during low-tariff hours and discharge stored energy back to the grid when most needed\, all without compromising school operations. This visit allows us to explore critical aspects including infrastructure readiness challenges\, multi-stakeholder coordination between school districts and utility companies\, and the practical hurdles overcome by early adopters in this space.\nThe environmental benefits are substantial: reduced emissions improving community air quality\, decreased fossil fuel dependence\, and enhanced grid stability that accommodates more renewable energy sources. By showcasing this pioneering approach to transportation electrification\, we gain valuable insights into practical applications that support both Earth Day's environmental protection goals and IEEE PES Day 2025's focus on innovative power engineering solutions for a sustainable future.\nAGENDA:\n11:30am-1pm Lunch (TBD at a nearby location)\n1:30-3:30pm Ride Zum Tour (more detailed agenda will be sent to registered and cleared attendees)\nRegistration is due by April 10th. Ride Zum reserves the right of final approval of the list of registered attendees\, their titles and organizations they represent (outside of IEEE) as part of the clearance check required for this facility. Emails will be sent to all registered attendees to confirm approval and with more detailed agenda and location.\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Pallav Prakash\,\nOakland\, California\, United States
URL:https://svec.org/event/ride-zum-oakland-depot-tour-ev-school-bus-fleet-with-v2g/
LOCATION:Oakland\, 6000 California City Blvd\, California City\, CA\, United States
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