Monthly meeting of the IEEE Baltimore Section's executive committee. The meeting is open to all Section members. This meeting will be by videoconference only. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/456284

Abstract: Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R) is a relatively new bistatic radar remote sensing technique which uses GNSS navigation satellites like GPS and Galileo as its transmitter and provides its own receiver to measure the navigation signal after it is scattered from the Earth surface back into space. Modifications to the signal caused by the scattering process contain information about the surface properties that can be estimated by analysis of the receiver’s measurements. The detectable properties include surface roughness, near-surface wind speed over water, soil moisture, inland water boundaries, and surface height. A GNSS-R type of radar is particularly attractive because a radar receiver alone is generally much smaller, lighter, lower power and cheaper than a conventional radar that also includes a transmitter. As a result, GNSS-R systems can fly on smaller satellites and constellations of them can be flown to provide more frequent global coverage. This seminar will provide an overview of the science and applications possible with a spaceborne GNSS-R system, using the NASA CYGNSS constellation of eight small satellites as an example. Numerous follow-on GNSS-R missions have either been launched or are currently in development, and these will also be discussed. Bio: Chris Ruf is the Fredrick Bartman Collegiate Professor of Climate and Space Science at the University of Michigan. He received the B.A. degree in Physics from Reed College and the Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, and has previously worked at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Penn State University. Prof. Ruf’s research interests involve microwave remote sensing of the Earth environment, with a focus on ocean and atmosphere applications and sensor technology development. He is Principal Investigator of the NASA Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System mission. Prof. Ruf has served on the U.S. National Academy of Sciences Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space and on their 2006 and 2016 Earth Science Decadal Survey Panels. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and the American Meteorological Society and a former Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. Co-sponsored by: ElectroScience laboratory Speaker(s): Chris, Room: 132, Bldg: ElectroScience Laboratory, 132 MRC-New Bldg. Conference Room, 1330 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43212, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/479558

Join IEEE@Penn in our Fireside Chat with Professor Deep Jariwala, the Undergraduate Chair of the ESE Department, as we ask him about his story as a prominent researcher in the field of electrical devices! Learn more about his background, how he became interested in research, and his advice for aspiring researchers. Feel free to come with your own questions or just listen about Professor Jariwala's experiences. Free food from Hummus Grill will be provided. There is no cost of attendance, but please make sure to register either on the IEEE Events website or the Google form linked (https://forms.gle/6GhZ9RyJQRoZX6CR7) so that we will have an accurate headcount. Room: 101, Bldg: Levine Hall, 3330 Walnut St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Learn more about what IEEE at UMD has to offer for the University of Maryland, College Park students. Learn about opportunities to serve on the executive board of IEEE at UMD. Elections are coming soon! Room: 2460, Bldg: A.V. Williams, 8223 Paint Branch Dr, College Park, Maryland, United States, 20740

ExCom meeting for officers, chapter leaders, and all interested members of the section Room: Room 1, Tysons Pimmit Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia, United States, 22043-2003, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/475274

TIERA – Development of a Mobile Robot for Assembly and Repair in Hazardous Environments TIERA is a versatile, mobile robot that can conduct repair and assembly operations in hazardous areas. The functionality and composition of the robot are defined by the tasks we expect it to perform and the harsh environments we expect it to work in. We considered many environmental factors in our design including radiation, corrosion, toxicity, explosion, biohazard, high voltage, and extreme temperatures. High mobility was another key design feature for enabling the traversal of hazardous environments. This contrasts with most industrial robots, which are usually stationary and consist of a jointed arm attached to a fixed surface. We had to carefully consider how to make it possible for an expert operator to remotely control the robot from a safe location, and subsequently designed the sensory, communication (WiFi and 4G), virtual reality, and haptic feedback systems required for intuitive teleoperation. Additional key features of TIERA include: • Fanless embedded computer controlling most of the robot’s hardware • Robotic manipulators and tools perform various repair tasks • Vision system allowing operator to receive video feedback from robot’s cameras • Sensors for getting information about the surrounding environment. The main feature of TIERA’s central control system is integration of NI Linux Real-Time and CompactRIO with the flexibility and features of ROS, which generated many novel features for our robot. Speaker(s): Dr. Daniel Roozbahani Agenda: WEBINAR: 7:00 - 8:00 P.M. The Zoom Webinar link and password will be forwarded to all registered participants after Noon on the day of the meeting. Check your spam folder if you don't see the email. Webinar is open to all. PDH certificates are available and an evaluation form will be emailed to you after the meeting. PDH certificate are sent by IEEE USA 3-4 weeks after the meeting. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/471365

Join us for the third 2025 meeting of IEEE Region 1 and 2 Young Professionals. This meeting is open to all members and is targeted at YP members, especially Section Young Professionals Affinity Group (AG) Chairs. Feel free to forward this invitation to your members. We will be discussing potential location and topics of future YP face-to-face meetings. Open discussion of suggestions/requests. We are looking forward to everything we will do together in 2025! Discord: https://discord.gg/zTeA7hbT?event=1354584522028744985 Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/477977

Special Presentation by Dr. Samson Lasaulce (Khalifa U., UAE) Hosted by the Future Networks Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AIML) Working Group Date/Time: Thursday, 17 April 2025 @ 12:00 UTC Topic: Large Language Models (LLMs), Optimization, and Game Theory Abstract: In this talk, we will explore the interplay between large language models (LLMs) and optimization. After introducing a use case (consumption power scheduling) for which studying this interplay is fully relevant, we will survey the main approaches in this area, which include pure LLM-based approaches (e.g., to deal with math word problems) and combined approaches. Both limitations and promising solutions will be discussed. Application to radio resource management and to telecommunications more generally will also be addressed. In the last part of the talk, connections between LLMs and game theory will be discussed. Speaker: [] Samson Lasaulce is a Chief Research Scientist with Khalifa University. He is the holder of the TII 6G Chair on Native AI. He is also a CNRS Director of Research with CRAN at Nancy. He has been the holder of the RTE Chair on the "Digital Transformation of Electricity Networks". He has also been a part-time Professor with the Department of Physics at École Polytechnique (France). Before joining CNRS he has been working for five years in private R&D companies (Motorola Labs and Orange Labs). His current research interests lie in distributed networks with a focus on optimization, game theory, and machine learning. The main application areas of his research are wireless networks, energy networks, social networks, and now climate change. Dr Lasaulce has been serving as an editor for several international journals such as the IEEE Transactions. He is the co-author of more than 200 publications, including a dozen of patents and several books such as "Game Theory and Learning for Wireless Networks: Fundamentals and Applications". Dr Lasaulce is also the recipient of several awards such as the Blondel Medal award from the SEE French society.. Co-sponsored by: Future Networks Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AIML) Working Group Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/474729

The FES Center is thrilled to host Guest Speaker Alex London PhD, K&L Gates Professor of Ethics and Computation Technologies at Carnegie Mellon University; a Committee Member on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine; and Chief Ethicist at Block Center for Technology and Society. Dr. London will present on Safe and Effective AI in Medicine: Structural Challenges to Unlocking its Potential. As always, the seminar is also an excellent opportunity for discussion and networking. Wolstein Research Building, Room 1413 2103 Cornell Rd Cleveland, OH 44106 Livestream: https://case.edu/livestream/fes Use this link to save the date to your preferred calendar and access event details: https://www.addevent.com/event/xB24799614 And, feel free to share and post the attached flyer. Co-sponsored by: FES Center Room: 1413, Bldg: Wolstein Research building, 2103 Cornell Rd., Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/479084

You may use the following link to write a summary of any monthly updates from your committee, chapter or affinity group. Information received by 12 PM on day of the meeting will be incorporated into the meeting agenda. (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hOhp4zHk1dwNvgactwHpiwy_KqcxpfVPHvHELQFnLBc/edit?usp=sharing) IEEE members can access prior meeting minutes hosted on the Pittsburgh Section's (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_UTt5t_dxNP1M5dO87OOeR25t8P7qQHp?usp=sharing). Access to the shared drive is restricted to the (https://www.ieee.org/membership/products/google-apps.html). Location for this event is hybrid. In-person attendance is at Mt Lebanon Public Library. Meeting link and call-in information will be emailed one hour before the event. Agenda: First 30 minutes of the event are reserved for socializing. The meeting portion starts at 7 pm (eastern time zone). (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hOhp4zHk1dwNvgactwHpiwy_KqcxpfVPHvHELQFnLBc/edit?usp=sharing) 16 Castle Shannon Blvd, Mt Lebanon Public Library, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15228, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/479419

Executive Committee planning meeting for upcoming events. All ExCom's are Virtual. These are open to all members including students. At this time the meeting will be remote. Connection information will be sent out at 3:00pm on the day of the meeting to those who have registered. Please register for the meeting by noon of the day of, even if you are an Officer. We meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month We do not meet July and December. With that in mind the 2025 dates are: 4/17; 5/15; 6/19; 8/21(new); 9/18; 10/16; 11/20 Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/476137

Take a study break and enjoy coffee and donuts while preparing for the finals week. Recharge, relax, and connect with fellow grad students. Bldg: DL 220, Dreese Lab , Columbus , Ohio, United States

Join us for our sixth and final general meeting of the semester! There will be free pizza as always! Room: 321, Bldg: Engineering Hall, 401 North Campus Drive, Glassboro, New Jersey, United States, 08028

Please join us for the monthly administrative meeting of the IEEE Washington Section. All IEEE members in our section are welcome to attend. At this AdCom meeting, awards will be presented to local science fair winners from the Washington Section. Following the meeting, the winners will be invited to a celebratory lunch with the AdCom as the section's guests. All chapter officers in the Washington Section (including joint chapters) are welcome to attend this meeting and present an update on their chapters' activities. For example, a chapter officer may give a short presentation on their chapter's plans or provide slides beforehand in case they cannot attend. IEEE members interested in volunteering are encouraged to attend, meet their section and chapter officers, and learn about exciting events planned for this year. This meeting will be slightly shorter than normal (i.e., 90 minutes compared to two hours). Note that the AdCom meeting will be held at a new location this year at the Rockville Memorial Library in the Meeting Room on the 1st Floor. Parking is available with street meters or in the Rockville Town Square garages. Library customers can get 2 hours of free parking when they park in one of the Rockville Town Square garages. There is also parking available across the street from the library. Light refreshments will be available during the meeting and we will plan to go out to lunch at a nearby restaurant afterwards. Room: Meeting Room Medium 1st Floor, Bldg: Rockville Memorial Library, 21 Maryland Ave, Rockville, Maryland, United States, 20852, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/477999