• September 11: The Next Leap in Wireless: Inside the Evolution from Wi-Fi 7 to 8 - Online, IEEE Oregon and Buenaventura ComSoc (ComSoc)
• September 17: Panel Discussion - From Prompt to Production: Operationalizing Agentic LLM Systems - Online, IEEE Santa Clara Valley Section and Buenaventura Computer Society (CS)
• Volunteers Needed: First Lego League Robotics Tournament
• Volunteers Needed: Newbury Park High School Robotics Team, FIRST Robotics Competition
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Register at: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/497970
The arrival of Wi-Fi 7 in early
2024, based on IEEE 802.11be, marks a paradigm shift in wireless
networking—moving from single-link connections toward
collaborative multi-link operation, enabling greater capacity and
lower latency. With multi-link operation, Wi-Fi 7 can achieve a
maximum throughput of 30 Gbps.
While this peak throughput supports most existing applications, it
falls short of meeting the strict reliability demands of emerging
use cases such as the metaverse, augmented and virtual reality,
robotics, and industrial automation. These challenges are driving
the development of the next generation—Wi-Fi 8.
To address these needs, the IEEE 802.11 Task Group bn has been
established to define Ultra High Reliability (UHR) PHY and MAC
layers. Their goal is to improve WLAN reliability, reduce latency,
enhance manageability, and increase throughput across varying
signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs).
In this talk, we will identify and describe the key PHY and MAC
elements that will shape Wi-Fi 8, which will operate in the 2.4
GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands. We will also discuss the enabling
mechanisms under design and present performance results where
appropriate.
About the speaker:
Dr. Cheng Chen is a Senior Staff
Wireless Standards Engineer at Intel Corporation. He leads Intel's
standardization efforts on Wi-Fi sensing (802.11bf) and integrated
millimeter wave (802.11bq) within the IEEE 802.11 Working Group,
as well as Intel's Wi-Fi certification programs within the Wi-Fi
Alliance. He currently serves as Editor for the IEEE 802.11bq Task
Group, Technical Editor for the Wi-Fi 7 Technical Task Group, and
Vice Chair of the Wi-Fi Sensing Task Group in the Wi-Fi Alliance.
He previously served as Technical Editor for the Wi-Fi 6 Technical
Task Group (July 2021–June 2022).
Dr. Chen is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an IEEE ComSoc
Distinguished Lecturer for the 2025–2026 term. He is an active
contributor and voting member of multiple IEEE 802.11 standards,
including 802.11ay (Next-generation 60 GHz Wi-Fi), 802.11be
(Extremely High Throughput), 802.11bf (WLAN Sensing), 802.11bn
(Ultra High Reliability), and 802.11bq (Integrated Millimeter
Wave). He also contributes to several Wi-Fi Alliance certification
programs, including Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 7, and Wi-Fi sensing.
In recognition of his outstanding contributions across standards
forums, Dr. Chen has received multiple awards, including the IEEE
Standards Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to IEEE
802.11ay and the Wi-Fi Alliance Leadership Recognition Award for
the Wi-Fi 6 launch.
Dr. Chen earned his B.E. degree in Electronics and Information
Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology,
Wuhan, China, in 2011, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in
Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL,
in 2013 and 2016, respectively.
Register at:
https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/494702
As large language models (LLMs)
evolve from static, prompt-based tools into autonomous, agentic
systems capable of reasoning, planning, and acting with minimal
human oversight, organizations face an exciting yet complex
frontier. These advanced systems hold the potential to
revolutionize enterprise workflows, developer tools, and
customer-facing applications—but realizing that potential requires
navigating a host of technical and ethical challenges.
This panel brings together leading voices from AI research,
infrastructure engineering, and real-world application domains to
discuss how agentic LLM systems are moving from lab experiments to
production-grade deployments. Panelists will explore critical
topics such as orchestration, safety, observability, and
evaluation, while offering hard-earned lessons from deploying
these systems at scale.
Whether you're building tools for developers, integrating LLM
agents into enterprise pipelines, or shaping the next wave of
intelligent products, this discussion will equip you with the
strategic and technical know-how to bring agentic AI into
impactful, everyday use. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn what
it truly takes to operationalize the future of AI.
Once
again IEEE Buenaventura Section is supporting middle school robotics
by sponsoring the annual FIRST Lego League Robotics Tournament. The
tournament will be on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at the Ventura
County Office of Education Conference Center in Camarillo. Teams of
young robot enthusiasts that will compete for a chance to go to the
regional tournament. The IEEE has been generous in its support over
many years both financially and in providing volunteers. It is a lot
of fun and you will be greatly impressed with what these young
people accomplish and their enthusiasm.
If you are available to volunteer from 8 AM to 4 PM we can
definitely use you in a variety of roles, from assisting judges,
monitoring the games, and other jobs. No robotics experience is
needed. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Please E-mail Deron Johnson and the planning team at fll-2025@ieee-bv.org to
volunteer or ask questions. Feel free to pass this on to anyone you
think might enjoy volunteering!
The
Newbury Park High School Robotics Team is seeking a volunteer
software mentor, to help prepare to compete in the international FIRST
Robotics Competition. While the robots are programmed in Java,
anyone with a software background could help resolve multi-vendor
integration issues. Meetings are held after school on
weekdays; however, we can hold sessions in the evenings and on
weekends to accommodate professionals. Please contact the coach,
Chuck Seabury, at cseabury@pacbell.net,
if you are interested.
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