Why an equity lens is critical in the design and deployment of AI In 2023, the Center for Technology Innovation (CTI) at Brookings launched the AI Equity Lab, an interdisciplinary, cross-sector research and policy project aimed at finding solutions that lead to more inclusive artificial intelligence. Since its inception, the AI Equity Lab has engaged more than 60 distinguished experts who understand the intersection between AI and society to collaboratively assess and determine the opportunities and risks AI presents in critical areas, including education, health care, journalism, and criminal justice. On December 9, join the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings for an event with CTI Director and AI Equity Lab co-chair Nicol Turner Lee, who will provide an update on the work of the Lab and moderate a panel of experts who will share more about their findings and discuss why the framing of equity in human-centered AI is critical to advancing more democratized and ethical models. https://www.brookings.edu/events/why-an-equity-lens-is-critical-in-the-design-and-deployment-of-ai/ Please register here and at this meeting site. This event is hosted by IEEE NH Comm/Sig Society within IEEE. It originates from Brookings Institute. Agenda: https://www.brookings.edu/events/why-an-equity-lens-is-critical-in-the-design-and-deployment-of-ai/ Please register here and at this meeting site. This event is hosted by IEEE NH Comm/Sig Society within IEEE. It originates from Brookings Institute. Bldg: The Brookings Institution Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, washington dc, District of Columbia, United States

Abstract – This talk focuses on the interaction of electromagnetic waves with metamaterials and manipulating the polarization state of light, which are essential for on-chip photonics and quantum information processing. By designing a metasurface based on geometrical-scaling-induced phase modulations, the transformation and distribution of different polarization-entangled photon pairs have been realized with multichannel dielectric metasurfaces. This is a significant development in applying metasurface to quantum networks. We also show a strategy to overcome the fundamental limit of polarization multiplexing capacity of metasurfaces by introducing the engineered noise to the precise solution of Jones matrix elements, where the conventional restriction of polarization multiplexing roots from the dimension constraint of the Jones matrix. This approach implies a new paradigm for high-capacity optical display, information encryption, and data storage. As a practical application, we also present a metasurface that achieves a matte appearance in reflection while offering broadband, perfect transmission, showcasing its potential for various optical technologies. References: Y.J. Gao et al., Simultaneous generation of arbitrary assembly of polarization states with geometrical-scaling-induced phase modulation, Physical Review X 10 (3), 031035 (2020) Y.J. Gao, et al., Metasurface design for the generation of an arbitrary assembly of different polarization states, Physical Review B 104 (12), 125419 (2021) Y.J. Gao, et al., Multichannel distribution and transformation of entangled photons with dielectric metasurfaces Physical Review Letters 129, 023601 (2022) Xiong, et al., Breaking the limitation of polarization multiplexing in optical metasurfaces with engineered noise, Science 379, 294 (2023) Chu, et al., Diffuse reflection and reciprocity-protected transmission via a random-flip metasurface, Science Advances 7, eabj0935 (2021) Chu, et al., Matte surfaces with broadband transparency enabled by highly asymmetric diffusion of white light, Science Advances 10, eadm8061 (2024) Co-sponsored by: Advanced Science Research Center - the Graduate Center - City University of New York Speaker(s): Mu Wang Room: Auditorium, Bldg: Advanced Science Research Center CUNY, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace, New York, New York, United States, NY 10031, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/447321

[] Join the Cake Celebration at 2pm. Congratulate Tom Willis and Irwin Gerszberg. Tom has been selected for the IEEE Communications Society Award for Public Service in the Field of Telecommunications. Irwin has been selected to be inducted into the IEEE Eta Kappa Nu HKN. Please arrive early to go through Security. You will be directed to the Barnegat Room for the Celebration. Please feel free to share your Congratulations by replying to this Event Notice. Agenda: 1:50pm Arrive at Security 2:00pm Cake AT&T Labs, 200 South Laurel Ave, Middletown , New Jersey, United States

You are invited to attend the Roger Williams University Computer Science Senior Design Team Fall Semester presentations of their AY 2024-2025 year-long capstone project on December 10th, 2024 at 2:00 PM Eastern. The Fall Semester focused on Analysis and Design. Presentations will begin at 2:10 and each is about 20-25 minutes in length. The order of presentations is listed below and a Zoom link is provided for remote access. Times are approximate 2:10 PM: Advising: This is the third phase of a multi-year effort to assist students and advisors in planning future courses. The current system provides the courses a student needs to take, but not their order or prerequires. Registration often becomes a stressful and frustrating time. This student-focused system allows students to better anticipate how their courses align semester by semester. Through drag and drop, students can see the impact of “what-if” planning as they think about moving courses around among semesters. Client Dr. Anne Anderson. Team Nikki Gardiner, Gabriel T. Gwiazda, Nick Vieira. 2:40 NUWC Configuration Management Database (CMDB) project establishes a robust system integrating scripts, graphical user interfaces (GUI), and file generation capabilities tailored for effective configuration management for security applications. The CMDB centralizes information on data structures for security keys, relationships, and configurations, supporting streamlined decision-making and project file generation. Scripts automate data synchronization and validation processes, ensure data integrity and reliability across the CMDB. GUI interfaces will empower users with intuitive tools to visualize and manage configuration data effectively. The system will produce reports and documentation, facilitating compliance and security requirements. Clients Kevin Dowty, and Alex Kasparek Team Isabel Cyr, Luca Martinez, Jack Noyes, Liam Reynolds. 3:10 AOA Deployment: This multi-year project leverages Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Angle of Arrival (AOA) technology and AI for building a solution that finds the accurate locations of equipment/people in indoor spaces carrying BLE tags. This project involves backend development and creating machine learning models. The goal of this project is to consume the data to find the accurate location of BLE tags. This is the second year of the project. The devices are already programmed to send data through an IoT network; AI models are also trained to determine the location of the tags, In this phase, the focus will be on the deployment of the models and increasing the accuracy of the AI model. The project will also explore dynamically placed locators as well as the static locators currently in place. Clients Dr Issa Ramaji and Dr Sonya Cates. Team: Kyle Deleyer, Louis Sader, Derek J. Trevens, Jack Bielawa 3:40 Deep-CV: Computer vision enables machines to extract meaningful information from digital images, videos, and other visual objects. Real-world implications are enormous, benefiting several industries, ranging from security, energy and utilities, and manufacturing to medical imaging, DNA sequencing, and automotives. This project aims to build a Python based integrated computational framework for implementing state-of-the-art deep learning models, such as CNN and CNN-LSTM. Theoretical/mathematical aspects of the model architectures are analyzed and entire deep learning models, implementation pipeline is constructed using PyTorch APIs, Python classes, and functions. Includes data extraction and visualization, resizing and normalization, input preparation, model construction and implementation, performance evaluation and hyperparameter tuning, and model selection and validation. The best performing model configuration is identified out of several constructed models using empirical results and robust theoretical analysis. Special focus is given for validating and optimizing written code to increase the efficiency of the software. Client Dr. Hum Bhandari Team: Maria Mangiameli, Tabitha Sylvia, Gokdeniz Tingur. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/450662

Please join your collegues and friends for our annual holiday lunch on December 11th. Venue: Niskayuna Reformed Church, 3041 Troy-Schenectady Road, Niskayuna, NY 12309 Date - Dec 11, 2024 Time - 11:30 AM to 1 PM Please RSVP by Monday 12/06/2023 to this email if you are attending. However, it will be very kind of you to let us know as early as you can so that it can be planned well and have enough food for everyone to enjoy. A brief presentation will be made at the beginning of the meeting. 3041 Troy-Schenectady Road Niskayuna Reformed Church Niskayuna, New York United States 12309, Niskayuna, New York, United States, 12309

IEEE Eta Kappa Nu Professional Member Induction. Ceremony by invitation. Cake Celebration on 10 December announced elsewhere. Send greetings and congratulations (via [email protected]) to: Irwin Gerszberg, V.P. Engineering/Director Engineering, AT&T Fellow, Distinguished Inventive Scientist Advanced RF Access Technologies, New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame, IEEE Senior Member Dr Peter Vetter, President, Nokia Core Bell Labs, Bell Labs Fellow, IEEE Fellow and Honorary Professor of KU Leuven Dr Theodore Sizer II, EVP Optical System and Device Research, Nokia Bell Labs, Bell Labs Fellow, IEEE Fellow Dr TK Srinivas, Consultant and Entrepreneur, IEEE Senior Member Dr Paula Muller, Entrepreneur and Founder of MyCareLink360, IEEE Senior Member Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/449585

Neuromorphic computing or brain-inspired computing is considered as a potential solution to overcome the energy inefficiency of the von Neumann architecture for artificial intelligence applications -. In order to realize spin-based neuromorphic computing practically, it is essential to design and fabricate electronic analogues of neurons and synapses. An electronic analogue of a synaptic device should provide multiple resistance states. A neuron device should receive multiple inputs and should provide a pulse output when the summation of the multiple inputs exceeds a threshold. We have been carrying out investigations on the design and development of various synaptic and neuron devices in our laboratory. Domain wall (DW) devices based on magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs), where the DW can be moved by spin-orbit torque, are suitable candidates for the fabrication of synaptic and neuron devices . Spin-orbit torque helps in achieving DW motion at low energies whereas the use of MTJs helps in translating DW position information into resistance levels (or voltage pulses) . This talk will summarize various designs of synthetic neurons synaptic elements and materials . The first half of the talk will be at an introductory level, aimed at first-year graduate students. The second half will provide details of the latest research. K. Roy, A Jaiswal, and P Panda, “Towards Spike-Based Machine Intelligence With Neuromorphic Computing,” Nature 575, 607-617 (2019). W. L. W. Mah, J. P. Chan, K. R. Ganesh, V. B. Naik, S. N. Piramanayagam, “Leakage Function in Magnetic Domain Wall Based Artificial Neuron Using Stray Field,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 123, 092401 (2023). D. Kumar, H. J. Chung, J. P. Chan, T. L. Jin, S. T. Lim, S. S. P. Parkin, R. Sbiaa, S. N. Piramanayagam, “Ultralow Energy Domain Wall Device for Spin-Based Neuromorphic Computing,” ACS Nano 17, 6261-6274 (2023). R. Maddu, D. Kumar, S. Bhatti, S. N. Piramanayagam, “Spintronic Heterostructures for Artificial Intelligence: A Materials Perspective,” Phys. Stat. Sol. RRL 17, 2200493 (2023). Speaker(s): Prem Bldg: ECEC Building, ECEC 327, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, USA, Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07102, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/451248

This is our year-end technical meeting and dinner honoring our past Chapter Chairs. Abstract We will begin with a brief overview of radiation effects in electronics, and their effect on reliability. Then we will cover the history of the discovery and our growing awareness of them, with special attention paid to the place of the Harvard Cyclotron Laboratory (HCL)/Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Rad Test program in that history. We will then look at what factors made HCL so prominent in the early work of understanding these effects, and why the re-purposing of equipment built at HCL for the MGH program was particularly useful in electronics reliability testing. Finally, we will finish with a few words on the future of the MGH test program. Speaker(s): Ethan Cascio Agenda: PLEASE NOTE THE NEW 5PM START TIME FOR THIS MEETING 5:00 PM Networking and light dinner 5:30 PM Technical Presentation 7:00 PM Questions and Answers 7:15 PM Informal Q&A and networking 7:30 PM Adjournment Bldg: Main Cafeteria, Lincoln Laboratory, 244 Wood St, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States, 02421, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/420285

IEEE-CT EOY volunteer thank-you dinner Agenda: 5:30pm Social 6:00pm Appetizers 7:00pm Dinner 9:00pm+ Good wishes for the holidays Casa Mia at the Hawthorne, 2421 Berlin Tpke, Berlin, Connecticut, United States, 06037

[]Mark Goldstein, President of International Research Center will present an insightful and in-depth session on the future of the satellite industry, focusing on the key developments shaping the telecommunications, broadband, and Earth Observation (EO) segments. His presentation will explore the revolution in launch capabilities and capacities as well as cutting-edge technologies such as Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations, the rise of 5G satellite Direct to Device (D2D) integration, and innovations in remote sensing and analysis. We'll examine the impact of these trends on global connectivity, high-speed internet access, intelligence and environmental monitoring, and cybersecurity while also examining the challenges and opportunities facing industry stakeholders. Gain a strategic understanding of how these advancements are revolutionizing the satellite landscape, driving growth in critical sectors, and finding innovative new applications and use cases. Speaker(s): Mark Goldstein , Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/448655

The rapid proliferation of phased arrays across diverse applications, including 5G/6G communications, commercial space exploration, advanced WiFi systems, and critical infrastructure technologies, is driving groundbreaking innovation in microwave and millimeter-wave engineering. These cutting-edge systems, powered by digital beamforming and software-defined radio (SDR), are no longer confined to labs; they now define modern infrastructure, from rooftops and arenas to satellites and urban landscapes. Meeting stringent SWaP-C (Size, Weight, Power, and Cost) requirements, these systems leverage high-performance active and passive components to achieve miniaturization and advanced distributed processing. Knowles R&D enables these advancements through advances in its portfolio of High-Q capacitors, RF and microwave filters, EMI mitigation solutions, and precision-engineered thin-film substrates, tailored to meet the demands of high-frequency signal integrity, thermal management, and electromagnetic compatibility. These innovations address critical challenges across a range of disciplines, including Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Communications, Microwave Theory and Techniques, Antennas and Propagation, Circuits and Systems, Vehicular Technology, and Robotics and Automation, accelerating progress in telecommunications, autonomous systems, IoT, and space exploration. This presentation will examine the evolution of phased array architectures and the critical role of advanced component technologies in driving the next generation of high-frequency systems. For more information, contact George Blasiak, Industry Liaison, Syracuse IEEE, [email protected] Speaker(s): Greg Alton Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/445992

Imaging, Sensing, and Wearable Devices Using Nanophotonic Platforms Abstract – Personalized health emphasizes prevention and early diagnosis over solely tailoring therapies. My lab’s nanophotonic approaches center on developing precision tools to detect biomarkers, imaging molecular interaction functions, and designing sustainable wearable devices. In this talk, I will highlight two research areas: ultrafast optical force nanoscopy and wearable metasurface sensors. I will introduce Decoupled Optical Force Nanoscopy (Dofn), a technique that addresses current limits in nanoparticle thermal profiling by enabling nanosecond temporal and nanometer spatial resolutions. Dofn also offers a non-invasive way to identify cell membrane molecules without purification. Next, I will discuss wearable metasurface-enabled sensors for wireless charging of implanted devices. Tested on live animals, this technology demonstrates a tenfold power enhancement, enabling long-term tracking of brain activity. These innovations mark significant strides in wearable sensing for personalized health. Super-resolution PAUL Brain Imaging for Guiding Blood-brain Barrier Modulation Abstract – The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a formidable obstacle in delivering therapeutic agents to the brain, blocking nearly all potential treatments for neurological diseases. Focused ultrasound (FUS) offers an exciting solution by temporarily opening the BBB to allow targeted drug delivery. Yet, understanding the safety and effectiveness of this approach remains a major challenge. Traditional brain imaging modalities fall short—they either lack the resolution or the sensitivity needed to monitor subtle changes in BBB permeability and the resulting hemodynamic responses. In this talk, I’ll introduce a groundbreaking multimodality imaging approach: PAUL imaging. By integrating the molecular sensitivity of photoacoustic imaging with the microvascular detail of super-resolution ultrasound localization—and further enhancing it with deep learning—PAUL imaging delivers fast, high-resolution insights into BBB permeability and cerebral hemodynamics. This powerful platform provides a transformative tool for advancing brain-drug delivery and uncovering the biological impacts of BBB modulation, opening new avenues in the treatment of neurological disorders. Co-sponsored by: Advanced Science Research Center - the Graduate Center - City University of New York Speaker(s): Yang Zhao, Yun-Sheng Chen Room: Auditorium, Bldg: Advanced Science Research Center CUNY, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace, New York, New York, United States, NY 10031, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/447327

IEEE Boston SSCS Distinguished Lecture Dr. Rabia Tugce Yazicigil Title: The Circuit Frontier: Innovating and Expanding ASIC Solutions for Enhanced Biosensing and Seamless Wireless Communication Abstract: This talk will introduce Cyber-Secure Biological Systems, leveraging living sensors constructed from engineered biological entities seamlessly integrated with solid-state circuits. This unique synergy harnesses the advantages of biology while incorporating the reliability and communication infrastructure of electronics, offering a unique solution to societal challenges in healthcare and environmental monitoring. In this talk, examples of Cyber-Secure Biological Systems, such as miniaturized ingestible bioelectronic capsules for gastrointestinal tract monitoring and hybrid microfluidic-bioelectronic systems for environmental monitoring, will be presented. Additionally, I will introduce a universal noise-centric data decoding approach using GRAND that facilitates ultra-low-energy wireless communications, a critical requirement for the success of these biological systems and numerous other applications. In this talk, I will delve into the intricacies of interdisciplinary approach for system design, spotlighting the potential of energy-efficient integrated circuits in the domains of biosensing and wireless communications. These collaborative research projects involve MIT BE/MechE, BU ECE/BME, and MIT RLE-Northeastern University. Speaker(s): Dr. Rabia Yazicigil, Agenda: 3:00 PM Welcome 3:15 PM Introduction and IEEE Boston SSCS and IEEE SSCS Distinguished Lecture Program 3:30 PM IEEE Boston SSCS Distinguished Lecture Dr. Rabia Tugce Yazicigil 4:30 PM Light Reception / Apero 5:00 PM Event Concludes 125 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111

This talk will explore how wireless power transfer has evolved from a long-standing dream into a transformative reality, enabling innovations like untethered electric vehicles, autonomous robots, and more. Speaker(s): Dr. Chris Mi Room: 654, Bldg: Whittemore Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States, 24060, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/451777