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Workshop on Humanitarian Communication Applications

May 16, 2012 – 4:37 pm
June 11, 2012

The IEEE Canada Atlantic Section Humanitarian Initiatives Committee invite you to attend a workshop on how communications technology can improve the lives of people around the world. The workshop is occurring in Ottawa as part of IEEE-ICC, and is being webcast to Halifax.

Title of Talk: Workshop on Humanitarian Communication Applications
Speaker: Stephen Rayment, CTO Ericsson Carrier WiFi
André L. Brandão, Communications Research Centre – CRC, Industry Canada
Michael Christensen, Spectrum Information Technologies and Telecommunications – SITT, Industry Canada
Martin Murillo, IEEE HTC Data Connectivity technical lead
David Wright, Telfer School of Business, University of Ottawa
Date/Time: June 11th, 2012. Time TBD, expected to run all day
Place: Room C104, Dalhousie University Sexton Campus
Refreshments: Light snacks and refreshments will be provided to the attendees
RSVP: Registration is required but there is no cost.Register Here
Local Contact: Colin O’Flynn: coflynn <at> ieee <dot> org

Workshop on Humanitarian Applications of Communications

Can communications really be considered ‘humanitarian’? While many people envision broadband communications being synonymous with wasting time on YouTube or Facebook, for some people connectivity can be the difference between life and death. Thanks to a communications link in Peru, several remote villages now have the ability to get instant consultations with doctors and specialists. When the alternative is a multiday trek, that video link becomes a lifesaver. In Northern Ontario broadband connectivity lets rural users complete training and education that would otherwise require them to move to a larger city.

As part of the IEEE International Conference in Communications in Ottawa, a workshop is being held to discuss both the technical and logistical challenges of delivering communication to remote areas. Halifax is hosting a webcast of the event, along with local live discussions about each presentation and the issues raised. Whether you are a humanitarian worker, engineer, student, or business leader we encourage you to come and discuss your thoughts on humanitarian applications of communications technology.

Full details of the event are forthcomming. A full agenda will be posted here & sent by e-mail to all registered attendees.

By Colin O'Flynn | Posted in Canadian Atlantic Section, Events, Humanitarian Initiatives Committee | Comments (0)

Green Wireless Networking: Energy Efficiency in Wireless Networks

May 12, 2012 – 7:52 pm
June 5, 2012
5:30 pmto7:30 pm

The IEEE Canada Atlantic Section Communications Society chapter wish to invite you to attend the following Distinguished Lecture event.

Title of Talk: Green Wireless Networking: Energy Efficiency in Wireless Networks
Speaker: Dr. Fabrizio Granelli
Associate Professor, Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science (DISI)
University of Trento (Italy)
IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer for 2012-13
Time: 5:30pm, Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Place: TBA
Refreshments: Snacks and Refreshments will be provided to the attendees
Local Contacts: Mr. Scott Melvin at Scott <dot> Melvin <at> ieee <dot> org

Abstract:

One third of the Internet population accesses online resources using wireless technologies. On the other hand, the Internet is accounted for around 2% of carbon emissions in the atmosphere. As a consequence, a clear need emerges towards design of green solutions for wireless access and networking, to optimize power usage.

The seminar will introduce the challenges related to energy efficiency in wireless networks and present some novel approaches to address the main issues. Concrete examples will be used, taken from the current activities of the EU GREENET research project.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Fabrizio Granelli is an IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer for 2012-13, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science (DISI) at the University of Trento (Italy). From 2008, he has held the position of Deputy Head of the Academic Council in Information Engineering.

He received his “Laurea” (M.Sc.) degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Genoa, Italy, in 1997, with a thesis on video coding, was awarded the TELECOM Italy prize, and received his Ph.D. in Telecommunications from the same university in 2001. Since 2000 he is carrying on his research and didactical activities (currently an Associate Professor in Telecommunications) in the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science – University of Trento (Italy). He was the coordinator of the Networking Laboratory from 2006 to 2010. In August 2004 and August 2010, he was a visiting professor at the State University of Campinas (Brasil).

He is author or co-author of more than 130 papers published in international journals, books and conferences. His main research activities are in the field of networking, with particular reference to performance modeling, cross-layering, wireless networks, cognitive radios and networks, green networking and smart grid communications.

Dr. Granelli is the guest-editor of the ACM Journal on Mobile Networks and Applications special issues on “WLAN Optimization at the MAC and Network Levels”, “Ultra-Wide Band for Sensor Networks”, and “Recent Advances in IEEE 802.11 WLANs: Protocols, Solutions and Future Directions”, a guest-editor of the ACM TOMACS special issue on “Modeling and Simulation of Cross-layer Interactions in Communication Networks”, and guest-editor of the Hindawi Journal of Computer Systems, Networks and Communications special issue on “Lightweight Mobile and Wireless Systems: Technologies, Architectures and Services”.

He was Co-Chair of 10th and 13th IEEE Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD’04 and CAMAD’08). Dr. Granelli is the Founder and General Vice-Chair of the First International Conference on Wireless Internet (WICON’05) and General Chair of the 11th and 15th IEEE Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD’06 and CAMAD’10). He is TPC Co-Chair of GLOBECOM 2007-2009 and 2012 Symposia on “Communications QoS, Reliability and Performance Modeling”.

He was a voting member of the IEEE SCC41 for standards IEEE P1900.1 and IEEE P1900.2, and he’s currently a voting member of the IEEE ComSoc Education Board.

He was an officer (Secretary 2005-2006, Vice-Chair 2007-2008, Chair 2009-2010) of the IEEE ComSoc Technical Committee on Communication Systems Integration and Modeling (CSIM), and Associate Editor of IEEE Communications Letters (2007-2011) and Journal of Wireless Communications and Networking (2008-2011).

He is a Senior Member of IEEE and Associate Editor of IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials and Wiley International Journal on Communication Systems.

Additional details on Dr. Granelli can be found here

By Scott Melvin | Posted in Canadian Atlantic Section, Communications Society Chapter, Events | Comments (0)

Annual IEEE Student Paper Competition

April 16, 2012 – 1:06 pm
April 18, 2012
9:00 amto2:00 pm

The IEEE Canadian Atlantic section along with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Dalhousie University wish to invite you to the Annual IEEE Student Paper Competition. This event is open to public and the details are as follows:

Title: Annual IEEE Student Paper Competition
Speakers: Members of the graduating class of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Dalhousie University
Time: 9:00am-2:00pm, Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Place: Room B310, Sexton Campus, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Refreshments: Refreshments will be provided to the attendees
Schedule:
9:00am Wind-Turbine Monitoring System Matt Duffy & Kyron Stubbs
9:45am Wind Gen Project Moteb Alsumiry, Manar Tayem & Hossam El-Derbi
10:30am Break
10:45am Wind-Turbine Controller Dan Martin, Neil MacPherson & Andrew Thomas
11:30am Sags & Tensions of Power Conductors Karim Ali-Makkawy & Mohammed Esmat
12:15pm Constant Power Testing System Martin Long & Jacques Mainville

About the Competition:

Each year the senior class of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Dalhousie University take part in a required design course. In this course, students are required to select a topic and prepare a proposal, including a work program, for a project to be undertaken under the supervision of a faculty member and an industrial advisor. The final part of this course is a presentation of their work to the faculty and industrial advisors. Based on the marks received on these presentations, the top three projects are selected to compete in the IEEE Paper Competition.

As this year there are only five teams working on projects, it was decided to combine the student paper competition with the senior year project final presentation. So now the student groups will not only be presenting to their supervisors for grades in their course, but will also be being judged by the student paper competition judging panel. The judges are local IEEE members who work in various industries in the province. The top three winning projects will be honored with awards from the IEEE Canadian Atlantic Section and the first place group will be invited to present their work at the Canadian National IEEE paper competition.

All members of the Canadian Atlantic Section and members of the general public are invited to attend. Please come out and show your support for our future engineers.

By Scott Melvin | Posted in Canadian Atlantic Section, Events, Students | Comments (0)

Marine Renewable Energy – Invited Speaker and Dinner Event

April 3, 2012 – 2:14 pm
April 18, 2012
5:30 pmto8:30 pm

The IEEE Canada Atlantic Section Oceanic Engineering Society chapter, along with the newly formed Eta Kappa Nu Student Honors Society chapter wish to invite you to attend the following event.

Title of Talk: Marine Renewable Energy – Building an Industry
Speaker: Mr. James Taylor
President of Quadrule Services Inc.
(Formerly with Nova Scotia Power)
Time: 5:30pm, Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Place: 44 North, Main Lobby Level
Marriott Halifax Harbourfront Hotel
1919 upper Water Street, Halifax
Dinner: Dinner will follow the presentation, registration is required
Local Contact: Lauren Haley (lauren.haley@dal.ca) and
Ferial El-Hawary (f.el-hawary@ieee.org)
RSVP by: Friday, April 13 to Lauren Haley (lauren.haley@dal.ca) and Ferial El-Hawary (f.el-hawary@ieee.org)
Cost: $25 for IEEE members
$35 for non-IEEE members
$10 for IEEE student members
$18 for non-IEEE student members
Payment: Cheque or Cash at the door.
(Receipts will be provided.)

Abstract:

The talk will consist of:

  • MRE definition
  • History and Lessons Learned
  • Technology Road Map for MRE
  • Atlantic Canada Opportunity
  • Implementation of TRM MRE

The talk will be about 40 minutes and 20 minutes for discussion.

About the Speaker:

James led many of the efforts of NS Power in transforming their power generation away from carbon based fuel sources and exploring renewable options including tidal energy as well as carbon capture and storage, to lead to a more balanced portfolio. Partially as a result of those efforts, while energy demand increased, NS Power was able to reduce GHG emissions by 13 per cent.

Tidal / Marine Renewable Energy offers Canada a unique leadership opportunity, and James chaired development of the Technology Roadmap for Marine Renewable Energy for Canada due to be released shortly. He also chaired the Canadian subcommittee for the creation of marine energy standards and the Air Issues committee for the Canadian Electricity Association. He has been a member of the Board of the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) and currently sits on the Board of the Carbon Capture and Storage Research Coalition for Nova Scotia (CCSNS) and the Commercial Advisory Committee for Atlantic Hydrogen (AHI) along with the Social-Economic Sub-Committee of the Fundy Energy Research Network (FERN).

James retired from NS Power in August, 2011 and is currently President of Quadrule Services Inc., a company providing strategic advice on electricity generation issues with a focus on transformation.

By Scott Melvin | Posted in Eta Kappa Nu, Events, Oceanic Engineering Society Chapter, Students | Comments (0)

Public Engineering Display and Student Design Competitions

March 10, 2012 – 10:00 am
March 24, 2012
10:00 amto4:00 pm

Everyone is invited to attend this public event taking place as part of National Engineering Month.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Canadian Atlantic Section will be hosting a display celebrating the engineering profession at the Bay Court in Mic Mac Mall in Dartmouth. The display will be in place from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM.

Other displays will include:

  • Information about the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  • Information about Engineers Nova Scotia and the engineering profession
  • Information about taking engineering at Dalhousie University
  • Hands on activities for children facilitated by SuperNOVA
  • Engineering/student projects, including: Shubenacadie Canal Commission display, Engineers Without Borders (EWB), Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV), Formula SAE, Concrete Toboggan
  • Displays on Award Winning engineering projects

Events taking place:

  • The Annual Provincial Popsicle Stick Bridge Junior High School Challenge

    • Junior high school students from across Nova Scotia have been invited to compete in this popsicle stick bridge challenge. The challenge tests the students’ imagination, creativity, design, and teamwork skills and incorporates principles of physics, civil, mechanical, and materials engineering. For more information about the competition and how to register entries for the contest, please contact Sheamus MacNeil at 444-3131 or Sheamus.MacNeil@mecoengineers.com.

    Registration: 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
    Competition Starts: 12:00 PM

  • 1st Annual High School Design Competition

    • This event is being hosted by the Canadian Atlantic Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and Engineers Nova Scotia, in conjunction with the IEEE Teacher In-Service Program (TISP). The competition will take place on site. For more details, please contact Mae Seto at mae.seto@dal.ca.

    Registration: D. Werle (T. 423-2211, dwerle@ca.inter.net)
    Event Starts: 10:00 AM (until 1:00 PM)

Attached is a poster for the High School Design Competition. Hope to see a number of you out there this weekend to support our future engineers.

TISP Engineering Month Event Poster

By Scott Melvin | Posted in Canadian Atlantic Section, Events, Students | Comments (0)
 
 
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