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IEEE Buenaventura August 2018 Newsletter
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Local IEEE Events ∙  Aug 1: IEEE Buenaventura Summer Mixer: Our Free Will vs. Artificial Intelligence — Hub101 Other IEEE Announcements ∙ IEEE-USA Upcoming Webinars ∙ Call for Nominations: IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Job Opportunities and Sponsors ∙ Advanced Personnel Profiles — Staffing & Recruiting Since 1995 ∙ Syntesis Global — Management Consulting ∙ Ameriprise Financial — D. F. Rick Speidel, Financial Advisor
Local IEEE Events
August 1, 2018 IEEE Buenaventura Summer Mixer: Our Free Will vs. Artificial Intelligence A Panel Discussion with Technical Experts Taco buffet catered by Taqueria Jalisco Restaurant opens at 6:30 PM Panel Discussion/Q&A starts shortly after 7:00 PM Event is free of charge, but pre-registration is requested to help us plan appropriately. Register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2018-08-mixer Abstract How do we preserve our own voice and freedom of decision when big data “reads us” and gives unsolicited advice? Does artificial Intelligence manipulate our power of decision? Furthermore, recent research showed that algorithms may have kept some human biases that were involuntarily embedded at time of programming? This Summer event will be Q&A between the audience and a panel of guest experts in artificial intelligence, sensing, imaging, internet search engines and algorithms. Together, we will explore how to live in a smart environment while staying alert of the boundaries between our privacy and our connectivity. About the Panelists Jason Isaacs, PhD is currently an assistant professor of Computer Science at California State University, Channel Islands. His research interests include multiagent control systems, UAV path planning, localization and mapping, and sensor networks.  Dt. Isaacs received the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara, CA and a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky. Upon graduation he spent the next six years working as a motion control development engineer for Lexmark International Incorporated His UCSB postdoctoral scholar in applied research was sponsored through the Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies. Sana Sarfraz, BE, MSc. is an Autonomous Driving Systems Engineer at Aptiv, previously known as Delphi, a global technology company in the space of autonomous driving. Sana has developed algorithms for path estimation over the last 4 years, and the 4 years prior, she developed avionic weather radar systems at  Rockwell Collins. She is an expert in modeling, simulation and analysis of complex electronic systems and seeks elegant methods to provide real-time information in the dynamic regime of autonomous transportation systems. Sana has a BE(Hons) from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani and an MSc in Aerospace Engineering from Pennsylvania State University. Don Thomas, BSEE, CISSP, CISA has 35 years of expertise in cyber security, building networks, gathering intelligence and architecting solutions to protect enterprises.   Mr. Thomas guided Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Mattel, Disney, EarthLink and Lockheed in architecting and implementing secure solutions for their enterprises. Mr. Thomas has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the California State University Northridge and Engineering Management certification from CalTech.  He is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and a Certified Global Information Assurance Incident Handler (GIAC/GCIH). Location Hub101 Cal Lutheran Center for Entrepreneurship 31416 Agoura Road Westlake Village, CA 91361 (map) Presented by: IEEE Buenaventura Section Flyer (PDF)
Other IEEE Announcements
IEEE-USA Upcoming Webinars IEEE-USA offers a number of webinars around its mission to support the career and public policy interests of IEEE's U.S. members. Upcoming webinar topics include: ∙ Helping You—and the Children in Your Life—Learn STEM Subjects More Effectively ∙ Damaging Phrases Women Use In The Office ∙ Negotiations For Women ∙ Government Affairs Updates ∙ What contributes most to satisfaction in technical careers See the IEEE-USA calendar for details. Call for Nominations: IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Dear members of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, We would like to solicit nominations of candidates to serve on the Board of Governors (BoG) of the Circuits and Systems Society (CASS). The deadline for nominations is 31 August 2018. The nomination information and form are available on our website: ieee-cas.org/call-bog-nominations-2019-2021
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