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IEEE Buenaventura
November 2015 Newsletter

In This Issue

Sponsors

•          Advanced Personnel Profiles
•          Integrity Search and Consulting
•          Login Consulting Services
•          Engility Corporation
•          Syntesis Global
•          Kelly Horiuchi - Farmers Insurance Agency

IEEE Section and Regional Events

•          Nov 5 - The Space Traveler’s Hitchhiker Guide - Section Fall Celebration Dinner
          Dec 1 - Entrepreneurship Workshop: Alternative Sources of Funding
          Dec 6-10 - IEEE GLOBECOM 2015 - Registration Info and Volunteer Opportunities

IEEE Technical Talks

•          Nov 4 - Collaborative Robots (CoBots) Augmenting Electronics Manufacturing and Testing
•          Nov 11 - Context-aware Intelligent Assistant Software Systems & the Internet
          Nov 18 - Recent Advances in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
          Nov 19 - To Boldly Go… Well, You Know: NASA’s Dawn Mission to the Asteroid Belt
          Dec 2 - Servo Drive-Motor Considerations, Technologies and Future Insight for Robotics Applications
          Dec 16 - Electronic Healthcare Record (EHR): Current Status and Improvements Needed in the Future

Other Announcements

          Jan 2-4 - IEEE Rising Stars Conference in Las Vegas
          Join IEEE Today and Get 14 Months of Membership for the Price of 12

Sponsors

Advanced Personnel Profiles
Job Opportunities

ASIC Group Manager
Alfred Mann Foundation (www.aemf.org), Valencia

The ASIC Group Manager is a senior contributor of the product development team, responsible for all aspects of ASIC development.  In addition to managing a small team of design engineers, this individual will also contribute to the ASIC design work, as well as function as a technical mentor to team members, and will be a key technical contributor to the overall system design.

This is a very technical position in a collaborative and creative atmosphere.  AMF has a 9/80 work schedule & is focused on R & D, making a difference in the quality of life of individuals needing unmet medical attention.
Contact Pat Jacobs -  805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com

Market Research Analyst
Bioness (www.bioness.com), Valencia

The Market Research Analyst will be a key team member of the marketing team, partnering closely with product marketing, business development and operations.  As a Market Research Analyst you will be asked to methodically survey customer preferences and statistical data in order to support strategic commercial decisions.  A successful candidate will be able to blend quantitative and qualitative disciplines to analyze data, trends, strategies and competition to increase market share.
Contact Pat Jacobs -  805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com

Software Quality Assurance
Bioness (www.bioness.com), Valencia

Design & development of software test and test automation framework.  2-3 years experience in an FDA regulated industry.  Experience with Java & Android, HTML, C, C++, C#.  BS in computer software, biomedical or EE.
Contact Pat Jacobs -  805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com

Sr. Implant Manufacturing Test Engineer
Second Sight (www.2-sight.com), Sylmar

Develops and supports manufacturing tests for implantable medical product. Analyses production failures and takes corrective action.

BS/BA in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering.  Experience developing automated test systems for mixed signal electronic devices.  5+ years’ experience with implantable medical electronics preferred.
Contact Pat Jacobs - 805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com

Process Development Engineer
Second Sight (www.2-sight.com), Sylmar

Develops, improves and maintains manufacturing processes and tooling used to assemble retinal prosthesis implantable medical product to achieve quality, yield and/or output goals.  Mechanical Engineer with 2+ years experience.
Contact Pat Jacobs - 805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com


Integrity Search and Consulting
Job Opportunities

Current opportunities require relevant BS/MS degree.

Sr. Electro-Mechanical Project Mgr - Energy/Green Technology - commercial hi-volume manufacturing org - 7+ yrs. Proj. mgmt. w/ complete system products, commercial product development; NPI expertise - $130-145K - Pasadena, CA area.
If interested please email resume to Will Branning at: will@integrity-staffing.com; may call Will at 805-482-8700 x230.

Engineering Mgr - Energy/Green Technology - commercial/hi-volume manufacturing organization - 10+ yrs. Engineering leadership - cross functional eng. Ldrshp. Exper, full-cycle commerical prod. development; multi-discipline best practices and execution - $135-150K - Pasadena, CA area.
If interested please email resume to Will Branning at: will@integrity-staffing.com; may call Will at 805-482-8700 x230.

Senior/Principal Digital Engineer - FPGA design/architecture; VHDL expertise - 10+ yrs related experience - US citizenship and ability to obtain Secret clearance required - leader in development of EW/ESM systems - South San Jose, CA area - $120-145K.
If interested please email resume to Will Branning at: will@integrity-staffing.com; may call Will at 805-482-8700 x230.

Lead Java Developer - Java/J2EE development; mentor sw engineers; estimate work/task breakdowns - 7+ yrs related experience; REST/SOAP web services; lead experience - leading med device company in Chatsworth, CA area - $130-150K plus 15% bonus.
If interested please email resume to Will Branning at: will@integrity-staffing.com; may call Will at 805-482-8700 x230.

Quality Engineer - oversee product quality for leading med device company involved with autonomous robots/internet video technologies - Santa Barbara, CA area - 2 to 6 yrs related experience - up to $85K.
If interested please email resume to Will Branning at: will@integrity-staffing.com; may call Will at 805-482-8700 x230.

Senior SIP-Internet Video conferencing SW Engineers (2) - SIP implementation; C++, RTP/RTCP/SDP; Linux - Santa Barbara, CA area - 5+ years related experience - $110-145K.
If interested please email resume to Will Branning at: will@integrity-staffing.com; may call Will at 805-482-8700 x230.

Program Finance Analyst - EVMS; program finance experience (government/defense) - ITAR reqts make only US citizens and Green Card holders eligible - 6+ years related experience - Northridge, CA area - $100-125K.
If interested please email resume to Will Branning at: will@integrity-staffing.com; may call Will at 805-482-8700 x230.


Login Consulting Services
Job Opportunities

Large Aerospace company in Canoga Park is seeking Three CREO CAD Designers for a 12 month plus contract assignment.
•          70% - Performs concept layouts, preliminary design, and final design of mechanical components.  Performs mechanical integration of thrusters, tanks, valves, and electronic hardware to meet customer requirements.  Candidate is responsible for concept development, performing trade studies, CAD model generation of designs, tolerance analysis, mass analysis, and electrical interconnect cabling.
•          20% - Performs or coordinates thermal and structural analysis for predicting component and system level performance in the design of the products.  Interacts with manufacturing to assure hardware is producible.
•          10% - Prepares and presents design presentations to internal and external customers.  The candidate will be responsible for preparing documentation for test reports, analysis reports and input to proposals.  Excellent communication skills are required.
Contact: Meredith Jacobson:  818-288-2119 or  Meredith.Jacobson@loginconsult.com

Major biotech / pharmaceutical company in Thousand Oaks has a long term consulting position for a cross functional Project Manager who has experience working in a large enterprise.
This project involves managing large, cross-functional projects that span the entire enterprise in such areas as: desktop computing, messaging, wireless technologies, internet and web technologies, voice and data networks, data centers, mobile computing, business continuity planning and execution, change management, and security authentication and authorization.
Consultant will lead the entire aspect of each managed project: Not only technology implementation, but also management of budget, communications of impacts to users, and setup of post-implementation support and incident management.
Contact: Meredith Jacobson:  818-288-2119 or  Meredith.Jacobson@loginconsult.com

Large Bio-Pharma in Thousand Oaks is seeking a System Administrator with hands-on experience with AWS Services for a 6 Month+ contract position.
Must have at least 2+ years of sysops experience in support of 24-7 services with a scalable product that serves high volumes of actively subscribed users and 2+ years of related experience required supporting systems, storage and virtual environments.
•          EC2
•          AWS VPC
•          S3
•          Route53
•          CloudFormation
Contact: Meredith Jacobson:  818-288-2119 or  Meredith.Jacobson@loginconsult.com

Major biotech / pharmaceutical company has long term contract positions open for Business Analyst who will be a leader on the Partner Services Restructuring Project.
The Business Analyst will work within the internal Information Security and Risk Management department. Supporting the client functional areas of this global service as it relates to the project.
Job Tasks Include:
•          Requirement gathering and managing the task of moving all pertinent wholesale ordering to the ServiceNow Catalog.
•          Serve as scribe for the project team meetings and any various specific task related meetings with other work teams as necessary
•          Assist with the development of the new Request for Consultation process
•          Research and Development of for the build of the content.
•          Knowledge Management
•          Partner Connections Config Management Database - assist with deliverables for Phase I
Contact: Meredith Jacobson:  818-288-2119 or  Meredith.Jacobson@loginconsult.com

Major government organization in Ventura has a 6 Month+ contract position open for an experienced C#, .NET Web Developer.
The Developer will be assisting with the development of mobile apps.
•          Strong  C# .NET developer experienced in ASP.NET Web Forms. Mobile apps development experience is a plus.
•          Requirements gathering and technical design creation experiences.
•          Web API Development experience with XML and JSON response.
•          SQL Server experience; scheme development and SSIS experience.
•          Strong SQL skills and a working knowledge with TSQL.
•          Understanding of MS Access Form development for migrations to SQL Server/ASP.NET solutions.
•          Working understand of the TCP/IP network; FTP, SSH, HTTP.
Contact: Meredith Jacobson:  818-288-2119 or  Meredith.Jacobson@loginconsult.com

Large Bio-Pharma in Thousand Oaks is seeking a Biotechnology/Medical Communications Consultant for a 18 month, Part-Time Position.
The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years’ experience as a communicator for a biotechnology/healthcare company or other mid-to-large size technology-based enterprise. Preferably, the candidate will have experience in internal communications and skills in staff engagement and change management communications.
•          Writing for internal company audiences
•          Change management communications
•          Staff engagement communications
•          Microsoft SharePoint,
•          Video editing software
•          PowerPoint presentation skills
Contact: Meredith Jacobson:  818-288-2119 or  Meredith.Jacobson@loginconsult.com


Engility Corporation
Job Opportunities

Engility seeks systems engineers to lead engineering planning and execution of the US Navy Joint Mission Planning Systems Mission Planning Environment (JMPS MPE) projects in Pt. Mugu, CA. Please use this URL to see more information and apply for the job: https://careers-engility.icims.com/jobs/14506/jmps-system-engineering-lead/job?mode=view

Engility is looking to hire a Systems Analyst to support Joint Range Extension (JRE) Help Desk work in San Diego, CA. Please click here to learn more about the job and apply: https://careers-engility.icims.com/jobs/13409/jre-systems-analyst/job?mode=view

Engility is looking for a Senior Electronics Design Engineer to design, build and test both analog and digital electronics, including RF Circuitry. Must have experience designing electronics from the circuit board up through the systems level. Secret clearance preferred. Please contact Jennifer.Rubin@Engillitycorp.com or use this URL to view the job posting: https://careers-engility.icims.com/jobs/14307/sr-electronics-design-engineer/job?mode=view


Syntesis Global

Syntesis Global introduces the “New Standard” for Creating a Culture of Excellence in Leadership Development, Organizational Dynamics, Career Transitions and Outplacement Services: Syntesis Global™. With over thirty years of business experience, Syntesis Global™ offers state-of-the-art Performance Consulting through Executive Coaching, Change Management, Team Building, Organizational and Career Management services. Contact Rick Hernandez, President and CEO at contactus@syntesisglobal.com


Kelly Horiuchi - Farmers Insurance Agency

Kelly Horiuchi is proud to be a scientist and offer her insurance services to the technical community of Ventura County. Farmers Insurance Group of Companies make up one of the country’s largest insurers of vehicles, homes and small businesses and provide a wide range of other insurance and financial services products. Farmers is proud to serve more than 10 million households with more than 20 million individual policies across all 50 states through the efforts of over 50,000 exclusive and independent agents and nearly 24,000 employees. Contact Kelly at khoriuchi@farmersagent.com

IEEE Section Events

November 5, 2015
The Space Traveler’s Hitchhiker Guide
IEEE Buenaventura Section Fall Celebration Dinner

6:00 to 9:00 PM

Purchase tickets at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2015-11-section
Discounts for IEEE members
Seating limited to the first 230 reservations

Program

At this sit down dinner, we will start with a short safari excursion of the sky by Space Entrepreneur Pam Hoffman.
We will honor a group of 50 very special IEEE members who are recipient of legacy IEEE pins.
And for the piece de resistance, we will meet An amazing panel of planetary scientists from NASA – JPL for a conversation moderated by Dr. Rosaly M. Lopes.

We will transport ourselves forward in time when we can travel and visit many planets of our galaxy. Our panelists will share their thoughts about what they would write in a “Hitchhiker Guide” for readers with the ambition to visit the largest planets of our galaxy.

Rosaly M.  Lopes, Ph.D., will be the Panel Moderator. Dr. Lopes is the Manager & Senior Research Scientist, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Planetary Science. She joined JPL as National Research Council Fellow in 1989 and, in 1991, became a member of the Galileo Flight Project, a mission to Jupiter. She was responsible for observations of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io from 1996 to 2001, using Galileo’s Near-infrared mapping spectrometer. During this exciting period of her career, she discovered 71 active volcanoes on Io, a moon of Jupiter, for which she was honored in the 2006 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records as the discoverer of the most active volcanoes anywhere.

Dr. Lopes is currently a member of the Cassini Flight Project, with the role of Investigation Scientist on the Cassini Titan Radar Mapper Team. She is studying the geology of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, particularly its strange ice volcanoes. She chairs the Outer Planets Task Group of the International Astronomical Union’s working group for planetary system nomenclature, and is therefore responsible for overseeing the naming of features on the outer planets and satellites. Dr. Lopes has written more than one hundred peer-reviewed scientific publications. In addition to her science work, she is a strong supporter of education, diversity, and outreach, nationally and internationally. She has been active in the media, giving hundreds of interviews, and has been featured on over twenty TV documentaries and shows in the US alone, including for National Geographic, Discovery, Science Channel, PBS, The Weather Channel and History channel. She has published seven books, “The Volcano Adventure Guide” (Cambridge University Press, 2005; Portuguese translation 2008), “Volcanic Worlds: Exploring the Solar System Volcanoes” (Praxis-Springer, 2004; co-edited by Tracy Gregg), “Io After Galileo” (Praxis-Springer, 2007, co-edited by John Spencer), “Alien Volcanoes” (John Hopkins Press, 2008, co-authored by Michael Carroll), “Volcanoes: A Beginner’s Guide” (Oneworld Publishing Co., UK, 2011, also a book on tape), “Modeling Volcanic Processes” (Cambridge University Press, 2013, co-edited with S. Fagents and T. Gregg) and “Alien Seas” (Praxis, 2013, co-edited with Michael Carroll). She was honored to have Sally Ride write the Foreword for “Volcanic Worlds”, the first planetary science book to have all its chapters written by female scientists, and to have Arthur C. Clarke and James Cameron write the Forewords for, respectively, “Alien Volcanoes” and “Alien Seas”.

In 2005, Dr. Lopes won the prestigious American Astronomical Society’s Carl Sagan medal for excellence in communicating science to the public. Among her other awards are the Lowell Thomas award for exploration from The Explorers Club (2014), the Wings Women of Discovery award (2009), the NASA Exceptional Service Medal (2007), the Women at Work Medal of Excellence (2006), the Latinas in Science medal from the Comision Feminil Mexicana Nacional (1991), and the 1997 Woman of the Year in Science and Technology Award from the Miami-based GEMS.

Laurie Barge is a Research Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Planetary Chemistry & Astrobiology.  She is researching hydrothermal vents, water-rock interfaces, and chemical energy for life to understand habitability of icy worlds and early Mars. She is also looking at the chemistry / electrochemistry of iron minerals (especially iron oxyhydroxides and iron sulfides): organic interaction, redox reactions, implications for Mars habitability and the emergence of life on Earth. She is also researching self-organization in chemical, geological, and prebiotic systems: from inorganic self-assembly to the emergence of metabolism.

Luther Beegle, Ph.D., is the group supervisor for the Instrument Development and Spectroscopy Research Element at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is an experimental astrophysicist by training and has extensive experience developing and designing instrumentation such as organic molecule extract techniques, charged particle optics, ion mobility spectrometers, and cylindrical ion trap mass spectrometers for space and terrestrial applications. In addition, a current area of research is how robotic sample acquisition techniques physically and chemically alter the volatile components of samples on current and future in situ missions. Dr. Beegle has earned a Ph.D., Astrophysics University of Alabama at Birmingham (1997), an M.S., Physics University of Alabama at Birmingham (1995), and a B.S., Physics/Astronomy, University of Delaware (1990).

Michael Russell, Ph.D., is the Planetary Chemistry and Astrobiology at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. Michael Russell’s research into the emergence of life and early evolution will help determine whether earth alone supports life in our universe. He theorizes that oxygenic photosynthesis, acting upon iron sulfide deposits in volcanic, oceanic vents, allowed the precursors of protein and RNA to form. Dr. Russell’s study of 360-million-year-old mineral deposits in Ireland led to the insight that iron sulphite cells may have provided three-dimensional molds for the first cell walls. His groundbreaking research led to a tour of North America as the Society of Economic Geologists’ distinguished lecturer in 1984. In June 2009, Dr. Russell was awarded the William Smith Medal from the Geological Society of London for his lifetime contribution to applied geology.

Since 2006, Dr. Russell has tested his theory as a NASA Senior Research Fellow at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena. In addition, a number of ongoing international collaborations have bolstered his original narrative of the hydrothermal origin of life as a result of geological, geochemical and tectonic forces. Russell has been featured on two BBC programs, including “Origin of Life” and “Life on Mars.” Russell did his undergraduate work at the University of London in Geology and Chemistry (1963), took his PhD at University of Durham on Mineral Deposit Geochemistry (1973), taught at the University of Glascow, and was a visiting Professor at the University of Grenoble.

Anezina Solomonidou, Ph.D., is a Planetary Geologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She specializes in the study of the general geology and more specifically in volcanology and spectroscopy of the icy moons of the outer solar system. She studies the nature of the surface and the intercorrelation between the surface, the atmosphere and the interior of planetary bodies. Since 2014, she is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) working with Dr. Rosaly Lopes. She holds collaborations with various scientists and institutions from all over the world such as the Observatory of Paris, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL) etc. Dr. Solomonidou has a PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysic, Observatoire de Paris – LESIA, Paris, France (co-tutelle) (2013), an MSC in Geosciences – Planetary Geology, University College London (2008), and a BS in Geology, University of Patras (2007).

Mark Swain, Ph.D., is the Group Supervisor, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Exoplanet Discovery and Science. He researches how to characterize the observations of exoplanets, the environments in which they form, and the development of techniques and new instrumentation for high-dynamic-range exoplanet spectroscopy. Dr Swain’s goal is to eventually characterize exoplanets in the habitable zone. He has been exploring the following three questions: 1) are there observable, systematic metallicity differences in the hot Jovian exoplanets, and what does this reveal about formation scenarios? What role does water have in governing the atmospheric radiation balance in exoplanet atmospheres? And What are the differences between the dayside and nightside on hot Jovian worlds? Dr. Swain earned a Ph.D., Physics and Astronomy from the University of Rochester (1996), an M.A., Physics from the University of Rochester (1992), and a B.A., Physics, from the University of Virginia (1989).

We invite industry members to join us during the networking opening session and mix with other members. We have free "exhibit" space if you would like to bring brochures, product demos or poster.

Our ultimate objective is to start a cross-university student branch in Ventura County that optimally will be headquartered in CSU Channel Islands. CUCSI is launching a 4 year engineering program in Spring of 2016.

Location
New Location
The First Neighborhood Community Center

31830 Village Center Road
Westlake Village, CA 91361

Purchase tickets at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2015-11-section

Click here for informational flyer (PDF)


December 6 - 10, 2015
IEEE GLOBECOM 2015

Network with the most influential design and development engineers!
Showcase your company to the largest technical, professional association in the world.
Meet engineers, industry leaders, government employees and academics from more than 60 countries.
Participate in an expanded Industry Program for communications Engineers and Practitioners.

Our section is actively supporting the upcoming IEEE GLOBECOM 2015 that will take place in San Diego from the 6 to 10 December.

GLOBECOM 2015 is one of two flagship conferences of the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), together with IEEE ICC. IEEE GLOBECOM is a five-day event.  Two days are dedicated to tutorials and workshops, while the remaining three days are dedicated to the industry forum and exhibition (IF&E) program and the technical symposia.  The program of the technical symposia includes oral or poster presentations of about 1000 scientific papers, grouped into 12 thematic symposia, and more than 15 parallel sessions.  In addition to the technical program, IEEE GLOBECOM 2015 will feature an IF&E program, including industry-focused workshops, tutorials, keynote talks from industrial leaders, panel discussions, a large exposition, and business and industrial forums.

•          Be a volunteer at GLOBECOM:  Gets you access to this amazing array of talks and events at a minimal cost.  Please consider being a volunteer to the conference.  Contact Bridge Carney bcarney@ieee-bv.org
•          Become an exhibitor:  A 10'x10' booth costs only $3,300.  Read more here.  Contact Upkar Dhaliwal, Exhibit Chair, upkar@ieee.org // +1 858 353 1796
•          Registration is now live:  Register online

IEEE Technical Talks

November 4, 2015
Collaborative Robots (CoBots) Augmenting Electronics Manufacturing and Testing

Pizza and Networking:  6:30 PM
Presentation:  7:00 PM
Presenter:  Andy Tomat, Teradyne
Meeting is free and open to the public.  Please register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2015-11-raia

Abstract
Collaborative Robots (CoBots) execute strenuous or monotonous tasks, ensure quality control, and operate safely alongside their human operators. Safety and ease of operation are imperative to the assimilation of CoBots into the manufacturing environment. Moreover, CoBots are designed to be highly adaptable, to empower manufacturing employees, and to provide rapid return on investment. The capacity to teach CoBots a variety of tasks, and move them around the factory floor sets CoBots apart from conventional assembly line robots. These qualities make CoBots appealing to manufacturing businesses that want to leverage existing employees with new tools, to grow the volume and consistency of their products. Andy Tomat will describe the design, applications, and impact of CoBots in Electronics Manufacturing and Testing.

About the Speaker
Andy Tomat is the Head of Corporate Development at Teradyne, a leading developer and supplier of automatic test equipment to semiconductor, wireless, and aerospace markets. Andy has 25 years of experience using technical, marketing, and financial background to grow businesses and increase shareholder value. He has helped launch several startups in the imaging space and holds multiple patents in digital imaging and content management. Andy possesses a B.A in Physics and Mathematics from Cornell University, and an M.B.A in Marketing and Finance from The University of Connecticut School of Business.

Location
CLU Swenson Center, Room 101
California Lutheran University
141 Faculty Street
Thousand Oaks, CA  91360

Parking:  Visitors may park on CLU streets after 7 PM without a permit.  Before 7 PM, we recommend that you park in the G1 visitor lot on the southwest corner of Olsen and Mountclef, and walk to the Swenson building.  Do not park in the faculty/staff lots, and do not park in the areas marked “Homeowner Parking Only”.

Presented By:  IEEE Robotics and Automation / Industry Applications Chapter

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November 11, 2015
Context-aware Intelligent Assistant Software Systems & the Internet

Pizza and Networking:  6:30 PM
Presentation:  7:00 PM
Presenter:  Rao Machiraju, reQall Inc.
Meeting is free and open to the public.  Please register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2015-11-cs

Abstract
The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) was an early packet switching network and the first network to implement the protocol suite TCP/IP.   First demonstration of packet switching was in August 1968. ​​WWW and Internet followed and we deem it to be a pervasive phenomenon.

This talk is about the possibilities of Internet of Things and context awareness that is brought about by billions of sensors and the technology disruption that is poised to happen that is going to change our practices in production, consumption and commerce.  Specifically, we will walk thru use cases in automobile, health and food applications’

About the Speaker
Rao Machiraju is the CEO of reQall Inc., an MIT Media Lab spin off and a NASA Research Partner. He is also the Co-founder of Magically Inc. Rao was a Principal Scientist at Apple Inc., heading various groups including The Learning Communities Laboratory. Rao holds 10 patents in computing/information retrieval. He has an interdisciplinary educational background: Masters in Public Health (M.P.H. from California State University, Northridge), he studied General Systems and Information Networks under James Grier Miller and Kjell Samuelson (Certificate from United Nations Institute for Training and Research, University of Stockholm and UCLA), and Ed.D in Instructional Technology (Doctorate from University of Southern California).​

Location
CLU Swenson Center, Room 101
California Lutheran University
141 Faculty Street
Thousand Oaks, CA  91360

Parking:  Visitors may park on CLU streets after 7 PM without a permit.  Before 7 PM, we recommend that you park in the G1 visitor lot on the southwest corner of Olsen and Mountclef, and walk to the Swenson building.  Do not park in the faculty/staff lots, and do not park in the areas marked “Homeowner Parking Only”.

Click here for informational flyer (PDF)

Presented By:  IEEE Computer Society Chapter


November 18, 2015
Recent Advances in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer

Dinner (optional):  Available at 6:00 PM for $10, payable at the door.
Presentation (free):
  7:00 PM
Presenter:  Richard Lam, Prostate Oncology Specialists, Inc.
Free admission to presentation.  No registration required.

Abstract
Prostate cancer covers a large spectrum of conditions from latent to life-threatening. The array of treatments encompasses many options including active surveillance, hormone therapy, immunotherapy, surgery, radiation, brachytherapy, cryotherapy, focal therapy, proton therapy, nutritional and alternative therapies, HIFU and chemotherapy. The choice needs to be based judiciously on the unique profile of each individual. And with prostate cancer, the patient and the doctor need to weigh in the treatment’s impact on the individual’s quality-of-life. Learning about the various treatments is empowering and leads a solution that is personalized and that balances the management of the condition and quality of life.

About the Speaker
Richard Lam, MD is a board-certified internist and oncologist who has been specializing full time in the treatment of prostate cancer since 2001. He is director of clinical research at Prostate Oncology Specialists, Inc. Dr. Lam has written numerous articles based on his research. He is an active member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology. Dr. Lam continues to promote prostate cancer awareness and education by giving lectures at various medical conferences and prostate support groups throughout the country. He is particularly interested in utilizing state-of-the-art therapeutics for advanced prostate cancer.

Dr. Lam received his undergraduate degree in biology, magna cum laude, at UCLA. He then went on to earn his medical degree at UCLA School of Medicine before completing his residency training in the specialty of internal medicine at UCLA Center of Health Sciences. He completed his oncology and hematology fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

Location
CLU Swenson Center, Room 101
California Lutheran University
141 Faculty Street
Thousand Oaks, CA  91360

Parking:  Visitors may park on CLU streets after 7 PM without a permit.  Before 7 PM, we recommend that you park in the G1 visitor lot on the southwest corner of Olsen and Mountclef, and walk to the Swenson building.  Do not park in the faculty/staff lots, and do not park in the areas marked “Homeowner Parking Only”.

Presented By:  IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Chapter

Click here for informational flyer (PDF)


November 19, 2015
To Boldly Go… Well, You Know: NASA’s Dawn Mission to the Asteroid Belt
6:30 PM

Presenter:  Marc D. Rayman, NASA JPL
Meeting is free and open to the public.  Please register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2015-11-aess

Abstract
The ambitious Dawn mission, launched in September 2007, is one of NASA’s most remarkable ventures into the solar system. The spacecraft has recently completed a spectacular exploration of Vesta and is now traveling to Ceres; these were among the last uncharted worlds in the inner solar system prior to Dawn. They are the two most massive residents of the main asteroid belt. Ceres is so large that it is included in the category of dwarf planets, along with Pluto. Remnants from the time that planets were formed, Ceres and Vesta hold clues that will help scientists understand the dawn of the solar system. Dawn orbited Vesta from July 2011 to September 2012 and returned astonishing views of this fascinating world. It is the only spacecraft ever to orbit an object in the asteroid belt. Such a mission would be impossible without the use of ion propulsion, a technology that has mostly been in the domain of science fiction, but which was tested extensively on the Deep Space 1 mission, paving the way for Dawn. Dr. Marc Rayman, Dawn’s Chief Engineer and Mission Director at JPL, will describe the Dawn mission and its use of ion propulsion as well as its two exotic destinations. He will also share the excitement and profundity of controlling a spacecraft in deep space.

About the Speaker
Dr. Marc D. Rayman is not only a top rocket scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory but also a magnificent communicator. He grew up in Toledo, Ohio earned an A.B. in physics from Princeton University. His undergraduate work focused on astrophysics and cosmology. He received an M.S. in physics from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he conducted investigations in nuclear physics. He then performed research at the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA) on experimental tests of special relativity and atomic and laser physics, and received his Ph.D. there. He continued at JILA as a postdoctoral researcher. Throughout his time at JILA, he worked with Dr. John Hall, who subsequently won a Nobel Prize in Physics.

Dr. Rayman combined his scientific training with his lifelong study and passion for the exploration of space by joining JPL in 1986. His work there has spanned a broad range, including optical interferometry missions to detect planets around other stars, design of a mission to return samples from Mars, a laser altimeter for Mars, an infrared space telescope, the development of systems to use lasers instead of radios to communicate with interplanetary spacecraft, and more.

In 1994, he helped initiate a new NASA program to characterize highly sophisticated and risky technologies for future space science missions by flying them on dedicated test flights. The first mission of this New Millennium program, Deep Space 1 (http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov/ds1), was launched in October 1998, and he worked on it from its inception in 1995 to its conclusion in 2001. During the course of the project, Dr. Rayman served as chief mission engineer, mission director, and project manager. The new technologies that were tested on DS1 (including such exotic systems as ion propulsion and artificial intelligence) were designed to reduce the cost and risk and to improve the performance of subsequent interplanetary missions. The primary mission was extremely successful and led to a very productive and exciting extension, culminating in a spectacular encounter with Comet Borrelly that yielded NASA's first close-up images of the nucleus of a comet. The spacecraft remains in orbit around the Sun.

Now he is chief engineer and mission director on a mission that builds on DS1 to study the two largest unexplored worlds in the inner solar system. Launched in September 2007, Dawn (http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov) is designed to explore two giants of the main asteroid belt, protoplanet Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres, in an ambitious mission that should reveal much about the dawn of the solar system. In July 2011, Dawn became the only spacecraft ever to orbit a resident of the asteroid belt. Following an outstandingly successful investigation of Vesta, it left in September 2012 for its 2015 appointment with mysterious Ceres.

Dr. Rayman is the recipient of numerous honors. His many accolades from NASA include an extraordinary three Exceptional Achievement Medals and two Outstanding Leadership Medals, which are among NASA's most selective awards. He was named a JPL Fellow, the highest technical position available, "for extraordinary technical contributions made over an extended period." He is the only person to have received both the Exceptional Technical Excellence Award and the Exceptional Leadership Award, two of JPL’s most prestigious honors. Asteroid Rayman was named in recognition of his contributions to space exploration.

Marc is very active in education and public outreach. He is a highly regarded and popular speaker, relating the thrill of science and the excitement of discovery, and he has appeared frequently on television and been quoted often in other news media on subjects as wide-ranging as DS1 and Dawn, a fire onboard the Mir space station, the discovery of the top quark, and the profundity of humankind’s exploration of the cosmos. His DS1 blog (at http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov/ds1/archives.html) had an enormous following and gained critical acclaim as it provided an exceptionally entertaining and informative view into the flight of DS1, and his Dawn blog (at http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal.asp) continues in the same delightful style. Marc is technical advisor and a popular writer for NASA's educational website the Space Place (at http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/, where his digital alter ego Dr. Marc resides).

In addition to more than 50 technical publications in physics and engineering, he has published many articles on Apollo, Skylab, the space shuttle, piloted and robotic missions of the former USSR, interplanetary missions, and a variety of topics in astrophysics, cosmology, and space exploration for reference books, encyclopedias, magazines, and newspaper.

Location
New Location
Lundring Events Center
California Lutheran University
130 Overton Court
Thousand Oaks, CA  91360

Parking:  Parking is free of charge in the parking lot of the Lundring Events Center.

Presented By:  IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society Chapter

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December 2, 2015
Servo Drive-Motor Considerations, Technologies and Future Insight for Robotics Applications

Pizza and Networking:  6:30 PM
Presentation:  7:00 PM
Presenter:  Karl Meier, ADVANCED Motion Controls
Meeting is free and open to the public.  Please register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2015-12-raia

Abstract
There is a robotics revolution happening right now and robots today rely on more than just being programmed for navigation, object detection and avoidance or other on-the-fly intelligent operations.  Autonomous, remotely controlled or in-place robots require an array of enabling hardware that is also critical to overall system performance. This presentation focuses on motion control technologies, specifically servo drives, and how this affects robot designs.  Also, discussed will be insight to future designs that will allow for even more compact robotic systems.

Robots have long been the desire of mankind to help in conducting work deemed unfit or dangerous.  Without a complete understanding of motion control and how it affects robotic designs, true performance is rarely realized.  As a core ‘enabling technology’, servo driven motion control can maximize how robots provide that assistance.  So many major robotics platforms are currently active around the world with many more projects in the works.  An educational insight to what these robotic companies are doing, what they know about motion control technology and future deliverables will be the basis for this knowledge transfer.

About the Speaker
Karl Meier is a key executive team member with ADVANCED Motion Controls for nearly 15 years and leads marketing and business development expansion efforts and continues to provide strategic direction for engineering and product development.  His extensive product and industry knowledge comes from 30+ years of experience, including work in the Space Shuttle program as an officer in the U.S.A.F.  He has assisted many companies over the years with automation needs and continues to interface with many industry leading robotics companies and research institutions. His formulation of a ‘University Outreach’ program has assisted hundreds of projects from top educational institutions like Carnegie-Mellon’s ‘Red Team’, Ohio State University’s ‘Birt’, University of Pennsylvania’s ‘X-RHex’ and many, many others. Karl’s education includes a BSEEE ‘83, NDSU, Fargo, ND and an MSCS ‘87, WCU, Santa Barbara (extension campus), CA.  He has also spent time as a graduate assistant and conducted personal research developing algorithms for artificially intelligent identification systems using predictive pattern recognition techniques. He is a senior member of IEEE and member of AUVSI and selected as a member of RoboBusiness’ Advisory Council.  He is the Founding Chairman of the RAS chapter in IEEE’s Region 6 Buenaventura Section.  He has written several technical articles and given presentations at conferences on a variety of technical subjects.

Location
CLU Swenson Center, Room 101
California Lutheran University
141 Faculty Street
Thousand Oaks, CA  91360

Parking:  Visitors may park on CLU streets after 7 PM without a permit.  Before 7 PM, we recommend that you park in the G1 visitor lot on the southwest corner of Olsen and Mountclef, and walk to the Swenson building.  Do not park in the faculty/staff lots, and do not park in the areas marked “Homeowner Parking Only”.

Presented By:  IEEE Robotics and Automation / Industry Applications Chapter

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December 16, 2015
Electronic Healthcare Record (EHR): Current Status and Improvements Needed in the Future

Dinner (optional):  Available at 6:00 PM for $10, payable at the door.
Presentation (free):
  7:00 PM
Presenter:  Carlo Reyes, Health e-MedRecord
Free admission to presentation.  No registration required.

Abstract
Digital technology and mobile platforms connected to the web have enhanced significantly our ability to share information. Medical records represent a set of data that is rich in content and value to the patient and the team providing medical care.  Digital health care infrastructure, in the form of electronic health records (EHRs), enables the exchange of patient information between all the players, eliminates duplication of tests, and accelerates diagnosis and treatment. Today’s implementation of EHRs still faces some hurdles. Carlo Reyes, MD will present the current status of the EHR industry and share some of the challenges that need to be addressed for full implementation of an electronic based system.

About the Speaker
Carlo Reyes, MD is a board certified physician in emergency medicine and pediatrics, a healthcare law attorney, and Vice Chief of Staff at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, California. He is the CEO, president and co-founder of Health-e-MedRecord, a company that developed medical app and healthcare integration platform that allows patients to keep track of their medical record using a mobile app on their phone. The intent is to place the patient at the center of a network of physicians, hospitals, caregivers, and first-responders through interfaces that enhance user connectivity, provider workflow, and patient compliance.

Location
CLU Swenson Center, Room 101
California Lutheran University
141 Faculty Street
Thousand Oaks, CA  91360

Parking:  Visitors may park on CLU streets after 7 PM without a permit.  Before 7 PM, we recommend that you park in the G1 visitor lot on the southwest corner of Olsen and Mountclef, and walk to the Swenson building.  Do not park in the faculty/staff lots, and do not park in the areas marked “Homeowner Parking Only”.

Presented By:  IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Chapter

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The second annual IEEE Rising Stars Conference will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Excalibur Hotel & Casino on January 2 - 4, 2016. The goal of this conference is to connect and inspire students and young professionals through networking, tech talks, and professional development workshops. There is a large diversity of topics that will be covered, ranging from 3D Printing to Cybersecurity to In-Space Manufacturing to Workplace Challenges. Participants will also gain experience in teamwork, creativity, and entrepreneurialism through the "Pitch Your Team Idea" competition. Participating companies include, but are not limited to, Hewlett-Packard, Google, Southwest Research Institute, Qualcomm, Raytheon, Dolby, Made in Space, Virgin Galactic, Intel, and Orbital ATK. More information can be found on the conference website.

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