Events

Jun
21
Fri
FIELDS CENTRE OF QUANTITATIVE MODELLING AND ANALYSIS: WORKSHOP ON Machine Learning in the Presence of Class Imbalance @ Residence Commons, Carleton University
Jun 21 @ 08:30 – 16:30
FIELDS CENTRE OF QUANTITATIVE MODELLING AND ANALYSIS: WORKSHOP ON Machine Learning in the Presence of Class Imbalance @ Residence Commons, Carleton University | Ottawa | Ontario | Canada

 

8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration
9:00 am – 9:15 am Opening Remarks Rafik Goubran Carleton University
9:15 am – 10:00 am Keynote Presentation:

Data Mining and Machine Learning for Authorship and Malware Analyses
Abstract

Benjamin C. M. Fung
Biography
McGill University
10:00 am – 10:30 am Break
10:30 am – 11:45 am Cybersecurity: Top 5 class imbalance ML challenges and data sets
Abstract
Stephan Jou
Biography
Interset
Class Imbalance in Fraud Detection
Abstract
Robin Grosset
Biography
MindBridge Analytics Inc.
Handling class imbalance in natural language processing
Abstract
Isuru Gunasekara
Biography
IMRSV Data Labs
11:45 am – 12:45 pm Lunch
12:30 pm – 2:10 pm Adaptive learning with class imbalanced streams
Abstract
Herna L. Viktor
Biography
University of Ottawa
Radar-based fall monitoring using deep learning
Abstract
Hamidreza Sadreazami
Biography
McGill University
Privacy-preserving data augmentation in medical text analysis
Abstract
Isar Nejadgholi
Biography
National Research Council
Failure modelling of a propulsion subsystem: unsupervised and semi-supervised approaches to anomaly detection
Abstract
Julio J. Valdés
Biography
National Research Council
2:10 pm – 2:25 pm Break
2:25 pm – 3:40 pm TBD Reddy Nellipudi DB Schenker
AuditMap.ai: Hierarchical Sentence Classification in Unstructured Audit Reports
Abstract
Daniel Shapiro
Biography
Lemay.ai
Deep Learning techniques for unsupervised anomaly detection
Abstract
Dušan Sovilj
Biography
RANK Software Inc.
3:40 pm – 3:50 pm Closing Remarks

 

Oct
16
Wed
IEEE Young Professional Reception at the 2019 WiSEE Conference @ Sidedoor Restaurent
Oct 16 @ 18:00 – 20:00
IEEE Young Professional Reception at the 2019 WiSEE Conference @ Sidedoor Restaurent | Ottawa | Ontario | Canada

Young Professionals Reception

During the 7th Annual IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WISEE 2019)

Wednesday, October 16th from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Sidedoor Restaurant

18b York St, Ottawa, ON K1N 5T5

IEEE Ottawa Young Professionals (YPs) and IEEE WiSEE’2019 Organizing Committee invite all YPs in Ottawa and those attending the 2019 IEEE WiSEE Conference to join the Young Professionals Reception on Wednesday, October 16th, 2019 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM taking place at Sidedoor restaurant at 18b York St, Ottawa, K1N 5T5. Come ready to meet WiSEE Keynote Speakers, Industry intellects, and other Young Professionals, and learn about the different opportunities available through the IEEE and the Young Professionals Program.

The IEEE Young Professionals Program is aimed at supporting IEEE members at an early stage in their career, up to 15 years after their first degree, by helping them evaluate their career goals, polish their professional image, and create building blocks of a lifelong and diverse professional network.

 

IEEE_WiSEE_YP_Reception_Poster
Nov
27
Wed
Introduction to HamRadio @ Carleton University, Tory Building Room: 230
Nov 27 @ 17:00 – 19:00

IEEE YP Ottawa Section: Introduction to Amateur Radio Certification


 

Introduction to Amateur Radio Certification

Presenters: Mike Kennedy and Anis Ben Arfi

This workshop covers the basics of Amateur Radio including:

  • How to obtain your license
  • Demonstrations
  • Hands on!
  • Ready to get on the air?

Date: Wednesday, November 27th, 2019 (5:00 – 7:00 PM)

Location: Carleton University, Tory Building Room: 230!

 

Snacks and refreshments provided!

 

For more information, visit the following:

https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/210526
https://www.facebook.com/events/3009020362459225/
https://twitter.com/IEEEYPOttawa/status/1195910737136431106?s=20
https://site.ieee.org/ottawa-yp/event/workshop-introduction-to-amateur-radio-certification/

Apr
6
Mon
Discussion on possible COVID-19 response – IEEE-Ottawa SIG Humanitarian Technology
Apr 6 @ 16:30 – 18:00

​Dear Ottawa Section members,

the COVID-19 pandemic has reached a level of urgency that needs an “all hands on deck” approach..If you are still waiting to play a role by contributing your academic, professional or personal skills to find technology-based solutions: please join us on a web call to organise a response:

Organiser: IEEE-Ottawa SIG on Humanitarian Technology
Date: Friday April 10

Time: 16h30

URL: Google Meet invitation

       https://meet.google.com/wep-xofb-uzo?authuser=1&hs=122

 

Tentative agenda:

(5min) Introductions

(15min) Sharing of IEEE-specific COVID-19 resources

(25min) Roundtable of local resources

(15min) Roundtable of known needs

(* min) Open discussion & wrap-up

Please RSVP by emailing: alfredo.herrera@ieee.org : this will enable us to prepare the agenda and round table with a number of participants in mind.

Apr
10
Fri
Web call to discuss possible COVID-19 response (IEEE Ottawa section)
Apr 10 @ 16:30 – 18:00

​Dear Ottawa Section members,

​​the COVID-19 pandemic has reached a level of urgency that needs an “all hands on deck” approach​. If you are still ​waiting to play a role by contributing your academic, professional or personal skills to find technology-based solutions: please join us on a web call to organise ​a response​:

Organiser: IEEE-Ottawa SIG on Humanitarian Technology

Date:         Friday April 10

Time: 16h30

URL: Google Meet invitation

​       https://meet.google.com/wep-xofb-uzo?authuser=1&hs=122​

Tentative agenda:

  1. (5min) Introductions
  2. (15min) Sharing of IEEE-specific COVID-19 resources
  3. (25min) Roundtable of local resources
  4. (15min) Roundtable of known needs
  5. (* min) Open discussion & wrap-up

Please RSVP by emailing: alfredo.herrera@ieee.org​ :​ this will enable us to prepare the agenda and round table with a number of participants in mind.

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