Abstract: Recent interest in integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) has led to the design of novel signal processing techniques to recover information from an overlaid radar-communications signal. In this talk, we focus on the recent signal processing strategies and challenges associated with the development of sensing and communication systems that coexist with the vehicles and road infrastructure deployed in a given area. We consider a broad definition of coexistence, which covers joint communication and sensing, collaborative communication and sensing, and also interference. We consider an aspect of the coexistence paradigm where the two systems support each other beyond interference mitigation such as sensor-aided communications and communications-aided sensing. This opens up the avenue for the development of multivehicle sensor fusion strategies. We describe recent works that define topologies for combining radar and communication functionalities into the same equipment, drawing on the spectrum scarcity and possible gains from the reuse of resources. At higher frequencies, the complexity of the ISAC transceiver architectures requires the use of deep learning models for processing the received signals. In particular, we focus on the joint design of a waveform to mitigate interference, including communications-centric waveforms (OFDMA and 802.11ad), radar-centric waveforms (PMCW), or unified waveforms achieving optimal trade-offs between the two systems. Co-sponsored by: WVU - West Virginia Pittsburgh subsection, contact Matthew Valenti Speaker(s): , Kumar Vijay Mishra Room: 135, Bldg: Advanced Engineering Research Building, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/371392

Please join us for a planning meeting of the fall of 2023. Room: Lion’s Den area in the Student Union Building, Bldg: Student Union Building, 25 Yearsley Mill Rd, Media, Pennsylvania, United States, 19063, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/373176

IEEE Region 2 Mini-Sync: - Topic of the Month: IEEE-USA & Public Policy Discussion with Mr. Russ Harrison - Region Director Pass-down - Region Director-Elect Information Session - Region Vitality Coordinator (Annual Vitality Program Elements) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/345260

Smart assistive environments adapt to the needs and preferences of disabled or elderly users who need help with the activities of daily living. However, the needs and requests of users vary greatly, both due to personal preferences and type of disability. As handcrafting an environment is prohibitively expensive, in recent years significant research was done in systems that use machine learning to create a predictive model of the user. Machine learning, however, typically requires large amounts of data. A stand-alone smart environment, however, only has access to the data collected from its user since it was deployed. A possible solution is to perform centralized, cloud-based learning by pooling the training data collected from multiple users. However, uploading data collected from the personal habits of elderly and disabled users create significant security and privacy concerns. In this talk, we investigate the type of data sharing necessary for learning user models in smart environments and propose several novel considerations. We point out that data sharing is only ethical if the user derives a benefit from it. This implies that the decision to share data must be periodically revisited, it is not a commitment extending indefinitely in the future. We study the data sharing decisions made by users under several machine learning frameworks: local, cloud, and federated learning. We show that most users only benefit from data sharing for a limited interval after the deployment of the system. We also investigate machine learning techniques that predict whether the user will benefit from sharing the data before the data is shared. Speaker(s): Damla Turget, Room: 325B, Bldg: ITE, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21250

Please join the Columbus Section Executive Committee and meet your fellow section members and guests. Meeting discussion includes administrative business, Technical/Affinity Society current and future events status. Society and Affinity chairs, if you are unable to attend the meeting, please send your section activities updates to Helen Winfrey [email protected] Student chapters are welcome to attend and network with the section members and officers. Please review the attached minutes and provide comments to Kavitha Bangalore (mailto:[email protected]) prior to the meeting. Co-sponsored by: [email protected] Agenda: Agenda: Virtual ExCom Meeting 6:00 Welcome/Call Meeting to Order 6:15 Secretary’s Report: Approval of ExCom Minute Chair’s Report Vice Chair’s Report Treasurer Report 6:30 Professional, Society, Affinity, and Student Branch Reports 6:45 Old and New Business Discussions 7:30 Adjourn Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/373934

You are cordially invited to attend a free live webinar session, which will provide authors with best practices in preparing a manuscript, navigating the journal submission process, and important tips about how to get published. It will also review the opportunities authors and academic institutions have to enhance the visibility and impact of their research by publishing in the many open access options available from IEEE. This event is organized by the IEEE Xplore Team and is included here to publicize to the Northern Virginia Section Members. This webinar will include the perspective of Sergio Benedetto, Emeritus Professor of Politecnico di Torino, Italy and current IEEE Vice President of Publication Services and Products. Over the course of his career, Professor Benedetto has authored or co-authored 5 books and over 250 papers which have received more than 20,000 citations. Given his vast editorial, authoring, and IEEE leadership experience, Professor Benedetto will provide critical insights on IEEE’s peer review and submission processes and tips on what editors look for in submissions. Other presenters from IEEE will also cover topics such as open access programs for institutions, research strategies using the IEEE Xplore Digital Library, author tools, and other important resources for authors. Additional Topics Include: - How to increase the visibility and impact of your research - Tips and best practices to improve your chances of getting published - What editors and reviewers look for in submissions - Common reasons why papers are rejected - Selecting the right publication for your research submission - Warning signs to look for to avoid predatory journals - Reasons to consider open access journals for your submissions - Open access options available from IEEE for authors and institutions - Research strategies using the IEEE Xplore Digital Library - Authorship tools available for promoting open science - Live Q&A: Our experts answer your questions live! Speaker(s): Sergion Benedetto, Eszter Lukács, Judy Brady, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/371453

The (https://htb.ieee.org/) Ad Hoc Committee on SIGHT Best Practices is cooperating with a number of IEEE OUs including IEEE SSIT IST-Africa SIGHT, IEEE Philadelphia Section SIGHT, IEEE Bahrain Section SIGHT, IEEE Karachi SIGHT and (https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/society-on-social-implications-of-technology/) to organise this Lecture as part of a Series of Best Practice Lectures. IEEE Members, SIGHT Members, SSIT Members as well as non-IEEE Members are invited to (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/368020) and participate. IEEE Members should include their IEEE Membership Number when registering. This Webinar will take place online at 10am Eastern Time / 3pm GMT+1 on Wednesday 20 September. Click (https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Bringing+Quality+Education+to+Underserved+Communities+in+Latin+America+and+Pakistan&iso=20230920T10&p1=179&ah=1). Registered participants will be provided with the link prior to the event. FOCUS Many children and teachers in under-served communities lack access to educational resources limiting the quality of education that they receive. Prof Pritpal Singh (Villanova University, USA) will present results from projects in Guatemala and Ecuador that are providing access to educational resources. Prof Parkash Lohana (Usman Institute of Technology, Pakistan) will present an ongoing project that is creating an inclusive learning environment using assistive technologies in the Umerkot district of Sindh province of Pakistan. Speaker(s): Prof. Pritpal Singh, Prof. Parkash Lohana Agenda: 10am - 10:40am ET / 3pm - 3:30pm GMT+1 Introduction and Presentation 10:40 - 11am ET / 3:30pm - 4pm GMT+1 Discussion, Q&A Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/368020

What are the cyber threats affecting your employees, executives, and organization and how to best mitigate this risk and exposure. Join Kate Kortsch who has spent the past twenty years in the financial and insurance industry focusing on identity theft solutions, cyber wellness, privacy, and information security. This presentation is designed to enlighten you on the basics of cybersecurity. Speaker(s): Kate Kortsch, Agenda: IEEE-USA's free webinars/events are designed to help you find your next job, maintain your career, negotiate an appropriate salary, understand ethical considerations in the workplace and learn about other career-building strategies and public policy developments that affect your profession. For information regarding upcoming webinars or to visit our vast webinar archive, please visit: https://ieeeusa.org/careers/webinars/ This program is offered exclusively to active IEEE members. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/371045

What are the cyber threats affecting your employees, executives, and organization and how to best mitigate this risk and exposure. Join Kate Kortsch who has spent the past twenty years in the financial and insurance industry focusing on identity theft solutions, cyber wellness, privacy, and information security. This presentation is designed to enlighten you on the basics of cybersecurity. Speaker(s): Kate Kortsch, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/372157

Technical Presentation: Resilience refers to the ability of a system to cope with fatal threats and bounce back (fully or partially) from high-impact disruptions. From economic systems and organizations to various engineering systems, many sectors of modern society consider resilience as an essential requirement and/or a major design objective. Networks have been widely used as a model of numerous complex systems such as power grids, financial transaction networks, communication networks such as the Internet, command and control systems, etc. Therefore, a better understanding of the resilience of networks will be fundamental to the improved designs and/or smoother operations of a wide range of real-world systems from critical infrastructure to humanitarian aid. Dr. Al Aqqad will present a general modeling and simulation framework that he developed to quantitatively evaluate the resilience of networked systems under two types of failures: connectivity- and load-based. Co-sponsored by: STB03231 - West Virginia Inst Of Tech Speaker(s): , Dr. Waseem Al Aqqad Bldg: WVU Tech Library,, 512 South Kanawha Street , Beckley, West Virginia, United States, 25801

In filtering an noisy radar image, we can encounter the distortion overlapping with the desired information in the time–frequency. This is especially true when filtering noise in a radar or SAR image as such there is smearing in the image with the classical discrete Fourier Transform. That is there is chirps of much magnitudes overlapping with one another to where the radar image appears smeared. To compensate for this quandry, we propose a novel application of Discrete Fractional Fourier Transform in in Euclidean space that ascertains optimum angle of rotation in time-frequency domain to isolate the noise from rest of signal. Co-sponsored by: Wright-Patt Multi-Intelligence Development Consortium (WPMDC), The DOD & DOE Communities Speaker(s): Ernest Mitchell Agenda: In filtering an noisy radar image, we can encounter the distortion overlapping with the desired information in the time–frequency. This is especially true when filtering noise in a radar or SAR image as such there is smearing in the image with the classical discrete Fourier Transform. That is there is chirps of much magnitudes overlapping with one another to where the radar image appears smeared. To compensate for this quandry, we propose a novel application of Discrete Fractional Fourier Transform in in Euclidean space that ascertains optimum angle of rotation in time-frequency domain to isolate the noise from rest of signal. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/374724