September
7, 2022
Tracking Maneuvering Targets in a World of Netted Sensors
9:00 AM PDT
Online
Register at:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AEuPB1WZRBKgBRRyLjMkow
Description
With the advancement of sensor and communications systems technologies and
the desire for better surveillance, the interest in sensor netting has grown
significantly over the past few years. This lecture starts by motivating the
need for multisensor/multitarget tracking and then develops the fundamental
concepts of single target tracking, tracking in the presence of maneuvers,
multiple-model tracking, sensor resource management, multitarget tracking,
and multiple sensor tracking. Future directions of sensor netting for target
tracking and the associated technical challenges are discussed. An
illustrative approach with minimal use of equations is taken in this lecture
in order to reach a broad audience.
About the Speaker
William Dale Blair is a
principal research engineer with the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)
and recently completed an assignment as the Technical Director for the C2BMC
Knowledge Center of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). He received the BS and
MS degrees in electrical engineering from Tennessee Technological University
in 1985 and 1987. In January 1998, he received the Ph.D. degree in electrical
engineering from the University of Virginia. Prior to joining GTRI, Dr. Blair
was with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) in
Dahlgren, Virginia. At NSWCDD, he originated two benchmark problems for
target tracking and radar resource allocation. He also led a project that demonstrated
through a real-time tracking experiment that modern tracking algorithms can
be utilized to reduce the radar time and energy required by a phased array
radar to support surveillance tracking.
Presented by: IEEE Aerospace and
Electronics Systems Society
September
13, 2022
Reliable and Scalable Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Protocol Design for
Intelligent Transportation
10 AM PDT
Online
Register at:
www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2022-09-com
Description
Reliable and scalable wireless transmissions for
Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) are technically challenging. Each vehicle, from
driver-assisted to automated one, will generate a flood of information, up to
thousands of times of that by a person. Vehicle density may change
drastically over time and location. Emergency messages and real-time
cooperative control messages have stringent delay constraints, while
infotainment applications may tolerate a certain degree of latency. On a congested
road, vehicles need to exchange information badly, only to find that services
are not available due to scarcity of wireless spectrum. Considering the
service requirements of heterogeneous V2X applications, service guarantee
relies on an in-depth understanding of network performance and innovations in
wireless resource management. In this talk, we compare the performance of
vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) beacon broadcasting using random access-based (IEEE
802.11p) and resource allocation-based (C-V2X) protocols and introduce
several enhancement strategies to mitigate packet collisions, recover from
transmission errors, and support two-user non-orthogonal transmissions. They
can be become enabling tools toward reliable and scalable V2X for future
intelligent transportation systems.
About the Speaker
Lin Cai is a Professor with the
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of
Victoria. She is an NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellow, an Engineering
Institute of Canada (EIC) Fellow, and an IEEE Fellow. In 2020, she was
elected as a Member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars,
Artists and Scientists, and a 2020 "Star in Computer Networking and
Communications" by N2Women. Her research interests span several areas in
communications and networking, focusing on network protocol and architecture
design supporting emerging multimedia traffic and the Internet of Things. She
was a recipient of the NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement (DAS) Grants in
2010 and 2015, respectively. She has co-founded and chaired the IEEE Victoria
Section Vehicular Technology and Communications Joint Societies Chapter. She
is an elected member of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) Board of
Governors, 2019 - 2024. She is the Associate Editor-in-Chief for IEEE
Transactions on Vehicular Technology and has served as the Distinguished
Lecturer of the IEEE VTS Society and IEEE ComSoc Society.
Presented by: IEEE Communications Society
chapters
September
16, 2022
UAS Symposium: Developments in Unmanned Aerial System Technologies and
Applications
9:00 AM to 2:00
PM PDT
Online
Register at:
events.vtools.ieee.org/m/311391
Description
Featuring more than 10 sessions with expert speakers
from across industry and academia discussing their research and development
efforts in UAS technologies and applications. Come and network with subject
matter experts and colleagues in the UAS field. In-person 12 noon - 5 PM EDT
at the University of Binghamton ITC for all interested with (no cost)
pre-registration and available live via Zoom worldwide.
Agenda
Featuring industry and academic experts on these topics:
9:00 – SYMPOSIUM OPENING: BRIDGING INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH – Thomas Gaska,
Lockheed Martin (LM) Avionics
9:15 - UAS SEARCH AND RESCUE - Vince Socci, On Target Motion and IEEE
AESS Chapter Chair
9:45 - UAS TEAMING EXPLORATION - Scott Ashcraft, LM AI/Autonomy
10:15 - OVERVIEW OF A WORLD RECORD SMALL UAS ENDURANCE PLATFORM – Dustin
Gamble, LM Small UAS
10:45 - UAS AND DRONE OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE – Brian Carey, LM Concept
Prototyping
11:00 – UAS INDOOR NAVIGATION – Professor Kanad Ghose, Binghamton
University
11:30 – Break
11:45 – AVUSI SUAS COMPETITION – Professor C. Tom Avedisian, Cornell
University
12:15 – UAS OPEN SOURCE – Professor Karthik Dantu, University of Buffalo
12:45 - UAS SWARMS – Professor Karthik Dantu, University of Buffalo
1:15 - INTEGRATED MODULAR AVIONICS PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE – Thomas
Gaska, LM Avionics
1:45 - CALL TO ACTION - CAPSTONE PROJECTS WITH ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES –
Thomas Gaska
2:00 - CLOSING
Presented by: IEEE Binghamton Section and
its Joint AESS/VTS Chapter. Cohosted by IEEE AESS Chapters in Huntsville, San
Diego, and more. Students are welcome.
September
22, 2022
Light Detectors
6:30 PM at Hub101 in Westlake
Village
Speaker: Stewart Miller
Food and Networking: 6:30 PM
Presentation: 7:00 PM
Meetings are free and open to the public. Register at: www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2022-09-pho
Description
This presentation will discuss extreme ultraviolet (EUV) to the mid infrared
(MIR) spectrum light detectors and their applications. Light detectors for
each part of this spectral range will be discussed along with their
advantages and disadvantages. Almost all of these detectors must be connected
to a circuit to obtain a voltage that can be digitized with an analog to
digital converter (ADC). We will discuss the different types of amplifier
circuits, including voltage amplifiers, transimpedance amplifiers, and
integrating amplifiers because of their importance in obtaining optimal
system performance. In addition, information on dark and optical testing will
be presented.
About the Speaker
Stewart Miller received a BS
degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from California State
Polytechnic University, Pomona in 1992. He has been working for 30 years in
the optical components industry designing silicon photodiodes, avalanche
photodiodes, photodiode assemblies, and LED assemblies. He enjoys learning
about physics, and participating in several outdoor sports - his favorite of
which is whitewater river rafting.
Location
Hub101
Cal Lutheran Center for Entrepreneurship
31416 Agoura Road
Westlake Village, CA 91361
(map)
Presented by: IEEE Buenaventura Photonics
Chapter
Volunteers
Needed: IEEE Buenaventura Fall STEM Event for Girls
“Girls
Make STEM with Heart”, the IEEE Buenaventura fall STEM event for
middle-school girls, will be on Saturday,
October 8 at La Reina High School in Thousand Oaks. If you were
involved in last year’s event, you know what a wonderful experience it was
for the students, parents, and volunteers. If you were not involved, here is
some background:
∙
114 students attended seven different workshops covering chemistry, circuits,
ham radio, light, robotics, solar energy, and math and numbers.
∙ We had at least three mentors per workshop. Each student was able to
get plenty of attention.
∙ A concurrent parent program combined engaging speakers with fun
hands-on activities.
∙ At the end of the day, students got to show what they learned to
their parents.
∙ La Reina graciously let us use their classrooms and cafeteria. Each
classroom is equipped with a computer projector, movable tables and chairs,
and Wi-Fi connectivity.
∙ Lunch and materials are provided by IEEE.
∙ See the IEEE
Foundation Newsletter for an excellent write-up of the event, and our
YouTube channel for a photo
montage.
Planning for this year’s event has already started. If you
are interested in volunteering, please contact us at stem2022@ieee-bv.org
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