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IEEE Ottawa News
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Speaker(s)
Prof. José Capmany, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Span
Date/Time
Monday, 9, 2014 / 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Location
Conference Room, SITE Building, University of Ottawa
Registration
http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ieee-ottawa-photonics-chapter-distinguished-lecture-seminar-tickets-11703400185
Abstract
For the last 25 years, Microwave Photonics (MWP) systems and links have relied almost exclusively on discrete optoelectronic devices and standard optical fibers and fiber-based components which have been employed to support several functionalities like RF signal generation, distribution, processing and analysis. These configurations are bulky, expensive and power-consuming while lacking in flexibility. A second generation, termed as Integrated Microwave Photonics (IMWP) which aims at the incorporation of MWP components/subsystems in photonic circuits, is crucial for the implementation of both low-cost and advanced analog optical front-ends and, thus, instrumental to achieve these targets. After reviewing the basic principles of microwave photonics (MWP) for the non-specialized technical audience, this lecture states the case for the integrated approach towards MWP and overviews the available technology platforms (InP, silicon, silica, silicon nitride, chalcogenides etc..) for the implementation of MWP photonic integrated circuits (PICs), outlining the main features advantages and limitations for each one. The lecture then reviews the salient research results reported during the last years in several applications and the different platforms (MWP link, signal processing and filtering, signal generation, delay lines, phase-shifters and beam formers etc..) and finally introduces the concept of the MWP transistor, a multipurpose signal processor architecture which allows for the implementation of all the main basic MWP functionalities. The lecture is concluded with a summary and considerations on the future directions of this field.
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Details
Call for Presentations and Participation • CTFG Workshop 2014 - The Fourth Canadian Tracking and Fusion Group Workshop
Date
9-11 September 2014, Ottawa
Abstract
Canadian researchers and practitioners working on target tracking and sensor fusion for surveillance, with applications in civilian and defence domains, are invited to present their work describing advances, applications, and ideas. Presentations on all aspects of multitarget tracking and multi-sensor/multi-source information fusion, both theory and application, with submissions on both established and emerging topics, are encouraged. Accepted presentations will be included in the workshop CD. This workshop will also feature keynote speeches by distinguished experts in the field and new technology demonstrations by industry participants.
The Canadian Tracking and Fusion Group (CTFG) is a group of professionals working in the field of target tracking and data fusion. Currently,there are over 70 members from government, industry, and academia. For more information about the group please visit its website at www.ctfg.ca. To join, please visit the Google Groups site referenced below.
Important dates
- Submission of proposals: 30 June 2014
- Decision on proposals: 31 July 2014
- Final presentations: 2 September 2014.
CTFG Workshop 2014
http://groups.google.ca/group/ctfg
www.ctfg.ca
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Date
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Time 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm,
- Refreshments, and Networking: : 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
- IHTC Reports and Impressions (round table discussion): 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm
- OS-ARIS (open-source radar project): 7:45 pm – 8:15 pm
- OS-HL Next Steps: 8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Planning next meeting and for the summer: 8:30 pm – 9:00 pm.
Location
Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., T-Building, Room T129 (& Skype)
Parking
No fee after 5:00 p.m. at the Visitors’ Parking Lots 8 (green) & 9 (red). Please respect restricted areas.
Registration
Send email to Alfredo Herrera
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Date/Time
Wed 18 June, 2 - 3.30 pm - with pub socializing afterwards
Location
2415 Richardson's Side Road, Carp
Parking
Park beside station, Handicap spots available
Registration
Email to h.reekie@ ieee.org stating numbers etc - spouses welcome
Registration cut-off 14 June. space limited to 18 persons
Organizer
Hugh Reekie - 613-728-5343
Organizer e-mail
h.reekie@ieee.org
Organized by
AESS Ottawa Chapter
Url
http://www3.bell.net/max-com/ottawa.AESS.html
Abstract
In order to maintain good transmit signals, a monitoring station was required. CBC set up a monitoring station on the Richardson Sideroad in 1968 to monitor broadcasts from Sackville, NB, expanding to monitor other CBC transmit locations in 2003, when the site became the National Alarm Centre . There are more than 900 transmitters to monitor. The site is also the maintenance centre for the Ottawa area - for transmitters at Barry’s Bay, Chapleau, Kingston and Cornwall . Twenty-three people are employed on site; the site is active 24 hours per day, 7 days a week .
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In 2014, IEEE Canadian Foundation (ICF) marks its 20th anniversary as a foundation in the present
form. This occasion is a reminder of the importance to continue supporting ICF by donating online or
donating by mail.
Your support of the ICF $20 for 20th anniversary recognition will help expand the ICF General Fund
lead programs across Canada:
- Scholarships for outstanding undergraduate IEEE engagement,
- McNaughton Learning Resource Centre Grants for enhancing the learning experiences of students at Canadian universities and colleges,
- Special Grants for new and innovative projects that advance IEEE's core purpose to foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity.
For first time contributors, please review the success stories and ICF track record on the ICF website.
For recurring contributors, please consider this $20 incremental to your regular donation – special for
the ICF 20th anniversary recognition.
A brief history of IEEE Canadian Foundation (ICF)
After Revenue Canada granted ICF charitable foundation status, ICF started operating under its new
status in January 1994. Prior to that, the ICF existed in other forms. More about the ICF history can be
found at http://ieeecanadianfoundation.org/EN/history/history.php. Since many small charities succeed
in operating for only a few years, the ICF 20th anniversary, and still going stronger, is a remarkable
achievement of the Foundation. It was made thanks to the continual support of many ICF
donors/contributors over the past two decades and a large number of ICF volunteers and IEEE Canada
members. This sustained success in providing benefits to IEEE Canada students, recognition and
awards to IEEE Canada members, and to the engineering community in Canada is a cause worth
celebrating.
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Conferences
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Date
June 1-4, 2014, Montreal, Canada
Location
OMNI Hotel, Mont-Royal, Montreal
Cosponsored by
IEEE Canada, Montreal Section, Ottawa Section, Toronto Section,Vancouver Section, Northern Canada Section, and Newfoundland and Labrador Section
Call for Papers
The 2014 IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference (IHTC) will be held in Montreal, Canada from June 1-4, 2014. The conference will focus on humanitarian applications of technology in the general areas of technologies for improving the lives of underserved peoples (including aboriginal/indigenous peoples), technologies for the disabled, health-related technologies, humanitarian engineering educational programs, and technologies to assist in disaster situations. The conference will feature outstanding keynote speakers, workshops, a student paper competition and peer-reviewed papers. Technology-oriented papers and papers describing social and economic factors related to humanitarian technology implementation are welcome for the conference.
The technical program committee for the 2014 IEEE IHTC invites you to submit a 200-300 word abstract of a paper in any of the following track areas:
- Mobile Health (mHealth), Medical Technology, and Telemedicine
- Operations, supply chain and logistics in humanitarian aid and disaster response
- Water and Agricultural Technologies
- Off-grid Power, Renewable Energy and Resilient Power Grids
- Connectivity and Communications Technologies
- Humanitarian and/or Sustainable Engineering Programs, Educational Technologies, Course Materials, and Curricula
- Data and Personal Security Technologies for Humanitarian Applications
- Underwater Wireless Communications for Humanitarian Applications
- Underwater Robotics for Humanitarian Applications
- Community Engagement and Social and Economic Factors in Humanitarian Engineering
Paper Submission
The format of the paper should follow the IEEE conference papers style. IHTC 2014 will only accept the electronic submission of a full paper in English with maximum six pages on line by uploading the PDF-format file to http://www.bytematters.com/veda/ihtc.aspx.Detailed information on paper format and submission procedure can be found on the conference website. IHTC 2014 proceedings are included in IEEE Xplore. Technical Co-Chairs Contacts at: Emails: pritpal.singh@villanova.edu and mohamad.sawan@polymtl.ca
Important Dates
- Deadline for Abstract Submission :December 20, 2013
- Notification of Abstract Acceptance: January 14, 2014
- 4-page IEEE format Full Paper Due :February 15, 2014
- Reviewer's Feedback to Authors :March 15, 2014
- Camera-Ready Papers and Copyright Forms Due :April 15, 2014
Exhibitions
There will be an exhibition site at the conference. Companies and institutions who are interested are encouraged to contact the exhibition
chair for further information.
Contact information
Ferial El-Hawary, General Chair
c/o Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 4R2
Tel: +1(902) 494-3911 Fax:+1(902) 422-7535
For detailed up-to-date information, visit the IHTC2014 Conference Web site
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Date
11-15 May 2015
Location
Ottawa Convenction Centre, Ottawa
Abstract
The 14th IFIP/IEEE Symposium on Integrated Network and Service Management (IM 2015) will be held
11-15 May 2015 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at the Ottawa Convention Center. Held in odd-numbered years since 1989, IM 2015 follows the 27 years tradition of NOMS and IM as the primary IEEE Communications Society’s forum for technical exchange on management of information and communication technology focusing on research, development, integration, standards, service provisioning, and user communities.
IM 2015 will offer five types of sessions: technical, experience, poster, panel and dissertation. High quality will be assured through a well qualified Technical Program Committee and stringent peer review of paper submissions. A special call for demonstrations is organized to allow industry partners and
researchers to demonstrate early products and prototypes.
Important Dates
- Paper Submission: September 15th, 2014
- Notification of Acceptance: November 30th, 2014
- Camera Ready Papers: February 1st, 2015
General Co-Chairs
- Dr.Raouf Boutaba, University of Waterloo
- Dr.Wahab Almutahadi, Algonquin College
TPC Co-Chairs
- Shingo Ata,Osaka City University, Japan
- Rémi Badonnel, TELECOM Nancy - LORIA, France
- Jin Xiao, IBM T.J. Watson, USA
For more information, please email:
im2015tpc@ieee.org
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The 27th Biennial Symposium on Communications will be held at the Holiday Inn
in historic Kingston, Ontario, Canada, June 1-4, 2014, with a welcoming reception
on the evening of June 1, 2014.
The 2014 Canadian Award in Telecommunications Research will be presented during
the Symposium.
New in 2014: student travel grants, student paper competitions, tutorials,
1000-island cruise with live music and dance, and broader areas of interest.
Original papers are encouraged in all areas related to communications systems
and networks.
Submissions will be through EDAS System.
Published papers will be searchable online through IEEE Explore.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Communication and Information Theory
- Coding and Signal Processing for Communications
- Multiple Antenna Systems and Cooperative Communications
- Signal processing and Communications for Biomedical Applications
- Communication System Security and Cryptography
- Source coding and Multimedia Communications
- Audio, Image and Video Processing
- Wireless Networks and Cloud Communication
- Adhoc, Sensor and Mesh Networks
- Mathematical and Optimization techniques for Communications
- Optical Communication Networks and Systems
- Smart Grid Communications
- Green Communications and Networks and Energy Harvesting
- Multiuser Communication and Interference Management
- Cognitive Communications and Ultra-wideband Systems
- Nanoelectronics and Devices for Communications
- Quality of Service and Experience Relation and Metrics
Important Date
- Four-page Full Paper Submission Due: January 26, 2014
- Notification of Acceptance: March 2, 2014
- Camera-Ready Paper Due: March 16, 2014
Organizing Committee
- Symposium Chair:
- Shahram Yousefi, Queen's Univ.
- Technical Program Co-Chairs:
- Jan Bajcsy, McGill Univ.
- Vojislav Mišic, Ryerson Univ.
- Steven Blostein, Queen's Univ.
- Publications Co-Chairs:
- Octavia Dobre, Memorial Univ.
- Emanuel Radoi, Univ.of Brest, France
- Local Arrangements Chair:
- RMC Publicity Co-Chairs:
- Melike Erol-Kantarci,Univ. of Ottawa
- Jun Li,CRC
- Industry/Government Liaison and Sponsorship Co-Chairs:
- Semra Gulder,CRC
- David Kidston, CRC
- Sreeraman Rajan,DRDC
- Sponsorship Co-Chairs:
- Behnaz Ghoraani, RIT, USA,
- Semra Gulder, CRC
- David Kidston, CRC
- Sreeraman Rajan, DRDC
- Plenary and Invited Sessions Chair:
- Hossam Hassanein,Queen's Univ.
- CATR Award Committee Chair:
- Mohamed Ibnkahla, Queen's Univ.
- Tutorial Sessions Chair:
- Bahman Gharesifard, Queen's Univ.
- Symposium Coordinator:
- Bernice Ison, Queen's Univ.
The 2014 Canadian Award in Telecommunications Research will be presented during the symposium.
Please submit nominations together with supporting documentation (nomination letter, curriculum vitae and two letters of support) by February 17, 2014.
See website www.ece.queensu.ca/apps/symposium for details.
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Habib Mir Hosseini
IEEE Senior Member Program Page:
http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/senior/index.html
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New members orientation webinars
All new higher grade IEEE members are invited to participate in a New Member Orientation Webinar session designed to help members get the most out of their membership. These live Webinars, which include a 30 minute formal presentation followed by Q&A, provide an overview of IEEE membership and access instructions for members-only benefits and services. Topics include establishing a Web account, setting up a profile on memberNet, logging into myIEEE, networking opportunities, and much more. Visit the Welcome to IEEE Web page to register for a New Member Orientation Webinar, typically held on the fourth Thursday of each month in 2011: 24 March, 28 April, 26 May, 23 June, 28 July, 25 August, 22 September, 27 October, 22 November, and 20 December.
Webinars are held at both 9:00 AM ET and 3:00 PM ET on each day. Please e-mail Adrienne Hahn for more information.
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