IEEE Region 4 Educational Activities

Capability vs Complexity: Building Smarter Products

2010-11-23T10:20:00.000-08:00

Join this IEEE Spectrum Webcast for free! (click here)

Capability vs Complexity: Building Smarter Products
Thursday, Dec 9, 2010
11:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM PT / 4:00 GMT (Duration: 1 hour)

Delivering the right products at the right time can provide a powerful boost to a manufacturer’s bottom line. However, this is easier said than done, due to the ever increasing complexity associated with today’s products. Systems of systems, an unprecedented amount of software, and global development are just some of the key characteristics we face today that contribute to the development challenge.

In this conversation, Dave West, principle analyst at Forrester Research and Dominic Tavassoli of IBM will discuss the benefits and pitfalls associated with developing smarter products. They will explore the tradeoffs associated with capability (i.e. function, time to market) versus the complexity introduced by additional product features and ecosystem interoperability that actually make a product “smarter”.

The discussion will include:

The role of software and systems engineering in product delivery
The challenges of understanding and managing a complex interaction of systems
The problems associated with software development for products
How to achieve optimal balance between business benefits (e.g. the next “game-changer” product) and their associated risks

Mobile Web Technologies for the Developing World

2010-11-23T10:14:00.000-08:00

Mobile Web Technologies for the Developing World (click here)
Max Froumentin, World Wide Web Foundation
8 December 2010, 15:00 GMT, 10:00 EST

About this Free Webinar: Although more than half of the world population has a mobile phone, only a tiny fraction use browser-based mobile internet services. The rest, most of whom are in developing countries, aren't able to benefit from the huge potential of the Web. This presentation explains why and how the problem could be solved with current technology.

Seats are limited, so please register today!

IEEE Spectrum Free Tech Insiders Webinar, Oct 26, 2010

2010-10-16T11:00:00.000-07:00

Building a Smarter Electronics Industry

TIME: 10:00 AM ET / 7:00 AM PT / 14:00 GMT (Duration: 1 hour)
The electronics industry has been slow to take advantageof the remarkable potential that its own products enable. There are still billions of isolated, unconnected electronic devices in the world. Players from outside the traditional electronics industry are developing alliances with fast-moving, forward-thinking startups. They are already building a more connected electronics industry. Electronics manufacturers must abandon old ways of doing business. Recognize that your products are part of a broader “Internet of things,” a system for the development and delivery of services that will significantly advance the entire industry. The time to transition the electronics industry into a smart system is now. The demand is strong. The products are maturing. Learn how IBM has the technology to tie it all together.

This webinar is part of the Electronics for a Smarter Planet Virtual Briefing Center launch on Oct 26 2010, a virtual event consisting of three exciting webinars designed to help prepare for the future of electronics manufacturing! This day will mark a significant change in how the global leader in the electronics industry, IBM, conducts its business. It is a day not to be missed!

Presenter: Bruce Anderson,
General Manager, Global Electronics Industry, IBM

Bruce is responsible for over US $4 billion in products and services that IBM provides to electronics industry participants, from semiconductor and telecommunications companies to medical device and consumer electronics makers.

Moderator: Dexter Johnson,
Analyst at Cientifica, a business intelligence company for emerging technologies

Who Should Attend:

Biomedical Engineers
MEMS Software Developers
Mechanical Engineers

Electronics Designers
Chip Designers
Product Designers

Cooperative Wireless Networking

2010-09-28T16:17:00.000-07:00

Free Online Tutorial on

Cooperative Wireless Networking

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FREE Access - limited time offer!

This presentation was originally presented at IEEE GLOBECOM and is sponsored by IEEE Communications Society.

Iowa Illinois Section Sponsors "Power Relaying Seminar"

2010-09-28T15:49:00.000-07:00

Iowa Illinois Section Power Relaying Seminar [click for more information & registration]

Friday, October 22, 2010
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Lodge Hotel and Conference Center
900 Spruce Hills Drive • Bettendorf, Iowa 52722

INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

DR. MLADEN KEZUNOVIC

Dr. Mladen Kezunovic is a Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University where he is a holder of the endowed Eugene E. Webb Professorship. He has been with A&M since 1986.

Dr. Kezunovic provided consulting services to over 50 utilities and vendors worldwide as the Principal Consultant of TLI, Inc. He is A&M’s Site Director of the Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSerc), sponsored by the National Science Foundation with membership of 13 universities and 40 companies. His focus is on the energy issues and how they impact development of the 21st century electricity grid. Currently Dr. Kezunovic is a Leader of the Smart Energy Campus Initiative at A&M and also Deputy Director of the NSF Center for Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles formed in collaboration with UT Austin.

SYNOPSIS

This seminar is intended to introduce the attendees to the topic of Protective Relaying. With development of digital relays in the early 80-ties, the opportunities for enhancing relaying functions and using relays for extensive monitoring and control applications have been constantly expanding. This Workshop is focused on the modern relay capabilities and their role in the smart grid developments. The discussion will include design issues and application features as well as the issues of testing and standardization. The information is intended to update the understanding of what the new digital relays can offer, how they may be applied, and the deployment issues.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Design, Plant and Project engineers responsible for protective relaying in distribution and transmission systems.

IEEE Spectrum Tech Insider Webinar Series

2010-08-17T08:38:00.000-07:00

A new series of webinars are available to IEEE members, with CEU credits!

Visit IEEE Spectrum's Tech Insider Webinar Series.

IPv6 Transition

2010-06-23T13:11:00.000-07:00

IEEE Communications Society presents a tutorial on the IPv6 Transition. Sign up today!

Visit the IEEE Communications Society for more Free Tutorials!

Podcast: Worst Oil Spill In History Modeled on Supercomputer

2010-06-22T19:27:00.000-07:00

Visit the This Week in Technology podcast, hosted by Steven Cherry.

Topic: Eye of the Oil Slick?

The worst oil spill in history is now in its sixth week, but this past week was special—it marked the beginning of the hurricane season. The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded a team of researchers an emergency allocation of a million dollars’ worth of computer time at the Texas Advanced Computing Center to model different storm scenarios. Host Steven Cherry talks to one of those researchers, Clint Dawson, a professor of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin.

Security of Information and Communication Networks

2010-06-22T19:21:00.000-07:00

IEEE Expert Now eLearning Tutorials

Recently announced is an Expert Now tutorial on Security of Information and Communication Networks.

Part 1

In this tutorial we provide an Introduction and a quick Historical Perspective on Information security. Next we describe key definitions that are useful in cryptography and information integrity, as well as in Network security. We provide a quick and over simplified mathematical background which is useful to understand the complexity of cryptographic algorithms. For example, what Prime Numbers are, what Modulus arithmetic is and how it works, and what the Greatest Common Devisor is and how it is calculated. The tutorial concludes with the description of popular Symmetric and Asymmetric Ciphers, such as the RSC, DES, AES, RC4, ECC, RSA, D-H, Merkle, and Shamir.

Part 2

In this tutorial we provide a simplified description of Quantum Cryptography (QC), the qubit, the superposition of states, and the polarization of photons, the quantum key distribution (QKD), the BB84 and B92 protocols, the K05 enhanced protocol, the generation of entangled photons and the teleportation phenomenon, and the vulnerabilities of realistic quantum networks. We continue with Chaotic processes and Chaos Cryptography, and we introduce Chaotic Quantum Cryptography. We describe biometrics in communications as part of security and privacy, and we finish up with security of the next generation optical network in which we introduce and describe methods for intrusion detection, countermeasure strategies and also autonomous network counterattack scenarios.

Visit IEEE Expert Now!

TOP 10 CLEAN ENERGY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

2010-06-09T12:18:00.000-07:00

Tech Insiders Webinar Series
DATE: Thursday, June 24th, 2010

TIME: 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT / 18:00 GMT
(Duration: 1 hour)

Second Webinar in Build Your Prototype Series! Register Here!

Description: Clean energy is one of the largest and fastest growing markets in the world, creating abundant opportunities for entrepreneurial engineers to develop new products and services that help the industry by solving key technical challenges. The first step is to create a functional prototype and demonstrate it for customers and investors. Next, you must quickly iterate on the prototype to prepare it for high-volume commercial deployment.

Learn about 10 clean energy business opportunities that address important industry needs in the smart grid, wind, solar, biomass, and energy storage markets. Gain useful tips for creating a prototype and an introduction to specific starter kits, reference designs, and other tools you can use to shorten time to market for high-quality products.

Complimentary Wireless Broadband Online Tutorial

2010-06-08T19:55:00.000-07:00

Register here for a free online tutorial from IEEE Communications Society: Next Generation Wireless Broadband, by Benny Bing.

This tutorial provides a strong foundation on emerging broadband wireless standards on 802.16m, 802.22 and LTE that offer many powerful wireless features. Topics covered include the physical (PHY) layer, adaptive modulation and coding, OFDMA, SC-FDMA, multiple antenna systems, medium access control (MAC), TDD and FDD transmission, and the frame formats. Two case studies on wireless relay and co-operative networks and on improving cell edge performance for OFDMA networks are included.

Free access for a limited time only!

For a full list of IEEE Communication Society tutorials, visit http://www.comsoc.org/freetutorials now!

New EAC Blog and RSS Feed

2010-06-03T15:02:00.001-07:00

Welcome to the IEEE Region 4 Educational Activities Blog.

This RSS Feed will be included on the Region 4 Website for all members to view.