32nd SVEC Annual Engineers Week Banquet and Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony
The 32nd SVEC Annual Engineers Week Banquet and Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony took place on February 24, 2023, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. The SVEC successfully organized the event, highlighting the impact of the pandemic and the organization’s initiatives to expand outreach to engineers in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The program’s theme was “Artificial Intelligence: From Science to Engineering,” featuring keynote speaker Dr. Kang Shen from Stanford Neuroscience Institute. Dr. Bill Dally, Chief Scientist of NVIDIA, was honored as the 2023 Hall of Fame inductee. Past Hall of Famers and distinguished guests were recognized for their contributions.
Dr. Kang Shen’s keynote speech focused on the frontiers and challenges of neuroscience, discussing topics such as genetic contributions to intelligence, neural mechanisms of spatial navigation, and advancements in artificial retinas.
Dr. Fred Barez introduced Dr. Bill Dally as the 2023 Hall of Fame inductee, recognizing his exceptional contributions to engineering. A tribute video celebrated Dr. Dally’s achievements and highlighted his impact in the field.
During his acceptance speech, Dr. Dally expressed gratitude for the Hall of Fame induction and credited the teamwork behind his accomplishments. He highlighted the evolution of stream processing into GPU Computing, the revolution of deep learning, and the importance of efficiency in GPU Computing.
UPCOMING LOCAL ENGINEERING EVENTS:
Next Generation Microelectronics for Sensing & Communication Systems: Challenges and Opportunities for Innovations from Novel Materials, Devices & Circuits to Advanced Packaging & 3D Heterogenous Integration
July 13 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pmSCV/OEB SSIT Chapter Meeting: From Hangar Deck to AI Lab: How the USS Hornet Built Its Own Private LLM
July 14 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmArtificial Intelligence, Using Safely
July 15 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pmBeyond the Model: The Industry Playbook for Scalable AI Systems
July 15 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmMulti-Agent Systems at Scale as a Shared Platform for the enterprises
July 15 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmSilicon Photonics Qualification and Reliability Requirements
July 16 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmSummer Power Symposium – Paving the AI Superhighway
July 18 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pmSystem Engineering: The Role of AI and Software in Emissions Reduction
July 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmWhat Breaks First at Scale: Lessons from Real-World Distributed Systems
July 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmDual Seed Semi-Additive and Damascene Processes: Enabling Fine-Pitch Interconnects for Advanced Packaging
August 6 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm