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IEEE Buenaventura
October 2019 Newsletter

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Local IEEE Events

∙  Oct 1: Internet of Things (IoT) – Innovation that MattersPostponed
∙  Oct 17: Simulation & Modeling of Spacecraft Electric Propulsion (SEP)Hub101
∙  Oct 19: Girls Make Tech with Heart — 5th Annual IEEE Fall STEM EventLa Reina
∙  Oct 30: AI-based Multi-modal Human-robot InteractionCLU, Gilbert Room 253

Other IEEE Announcements

∙  Oct 1: Happy IEEE Day! Join IEEE Now and Save $30, and Get Membership Benefits through the End of 2020
∙  Call For Nominations: IEEE Buenaventura Section Officers

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Local IEEE Events

October 1, 2019 — Postponed
Internet of Things (IoT) – Innovation that Matters

The Engineering & Business series talk, “Internet of Things (IoT) – Innovation that Matters”, originally scheduled for Tuesday, October 1, has been postponed. We hope to announce a new date in the near future.


October 17, 2019
Simulation & Modeling of Spacecraft Electric Propulsion (SEP)

Food and Networking: 6:30 PM
Presentation: 7:00 PM
Speaker: Lubos Brieda
Meetings are free and open to the public. Register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2019-10-aes

Abstract
This talk will discuss simulation approaches used by the spacecraft electric propulsion (SEP) community. Electric, or plasma, propulsion, uses electromagnetic fields to ionize and accelerate propellant to velocities higher than achievable with conventional chemical rockets. The first part of the talk will review some common SEP devices. We will then discuss kinetic and fluid approaches used for modeling the discharge and the plume regions. These simulations are used to optimize the device operation and to study any detrimental spacecraft interaction effects.

About the Speaker
Lubos Brieda has received his Master's in Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2005 and his Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from The George Washington University in 2012. His graduate work focused on developing simulation tools for modeling electric propulsion devices and their interaction with spacecraft components. He has worked as research engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards AFB, and a contamination engineer at NASA Goddard. Since 2012, he has working providing plasma and rarefied gas modeling support through his company Particle in Cell Consulting LLC. He also offers online plasma simulation courses, which have been summarized in a book to be released this winter.

Location

Hub101
Cal Lutheran Center for Entrepreneurship
31416 Agoura Road
Westlake Village, CA 91361
(map)

Presented by: IEEE Buenaventura Aerospace and Electronic Systems Chapter


October 19, 2019
Girls Make Tech with Heart
5th Annual IEEE Fall STEM Event
10:00 AM to 2:30 PM
FULL

Girls in middle school (typically age 10 to 14) will become scientists and engineers for a day. They can choose from workshops on chemistry, circuits, imaging & virtual reality, solar energy, programming & cybersecurity, or assistive devices; with a focus on how these technologies can be used by an aging population.

Parents can attend a concurrent program with a mix of hands on experiences that can be duplicated at home and discover the future that awaits their daughters in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). The parents program will conclude with a visit to the classrooms to see what the students have learned.

Girls can participate without parents attending. All girls will be under the supervision of mentors.

Location

La Reina High School & Middle School
106 West Janss Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

This event is organized by the IEEE Buenaventura Section, with the gracious hospitality of La Reina High School and Middle School in Thousand Oaks. The event is supported by women and men in STEM professions and from the following organizations:
∙  Aptiv Foundation
∙  IEEE Foundation
∙  IEEE-USA

Flyer (PDF)


October 30, 2019
AI-based Multi-modal Human-robot Interaction

Dinner (optional): Available at 6:00 PM for $12, payable at the door.
Presentation (free): 7:00 PM
Speaker: Bahareh Abbasi
Free admission to presentation.

Abstract
There is a growing need for service robots that can support independent living of the elderly and people with disabilities, as well as robots that can assist human workers in a warehouse or on a factory floor. However, robots that collaborate with humans should act predictably and ensure that the interaction is safe and effective. Therefore, when humans and robots collaborate for example during Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), robots should be able to recognize human actions and intentions and produce appropriate responses. To do so, it is crucial to understand how two humans interact during a collaborative task and how they perform them. Humans employ multiple communication modalities when engaging in collaborative activities; similarly, service robots require information from multiple sensors to plan their actions based on the interaction and the task states.

Service robots for the elderly require information from multiple modalities to maintain active interaction with a human during performing interactive tasks. We study in detail the scenario where a human and a service robot collaborate to find an object (Find Task) in the kitchen so it can be used in a subsequent task such as cooking. Based on the data collected during human studies, we develop an Interaction Manager which allows the robot to actively participate in the interaction and plan its next action given human spoken utterances, observed manipulation actions, and gestures. We develop multiple modules for a robot in the Robot Operating System (ROS), including H-O action recognition using vision, gesture recognition using vision, speech recognition using the Google speech recognition API, a dialogue tool which includes a multimodal dialogue act (DA) classifier that determines the intention of the speaker, and the Interaction Manager itself. The proposed system is validated using two different robot platforms: a Baxter robot and a Nao robot. The preliminary user study provides the evidence that by using the developed multimodal Interaction Manager, the robot can successfully interact with the human in the Find Task.

About the Speaker
Dr. Bahareh Abbasi received her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Tehran, Iran, in 2013. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago, where she also completed her M.S. in ECE. She has joined CCC Information Services, Inc. as a research and development engineer intern since 2017. Her primary research interests include robotics, haptics, multimodal human–robot interaction, and machine learning. Her works have been published in prestigious conferences and journals such as TRO, ICRA, IROS, ROMAN, and ISMR.

Location

CLU – Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center, 2nd Floor, Room 253
California Lutheran University
130 Overton Court
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
(map)

Parking: Free parking is available in the lot east of the Gilbert building. Additional free parking is available in the lot on the southwest corner of Olsen and Mountclef. Do not park in the faculty/staff/reserved lots.

Presented by: IEEE Buenaventura Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Chapter

Visit the EMBS chapter web site for details on other upcoming events

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Call for Nominations: IEEE Buenaventura Section Officers

The IEEE Buenaventura Section Nominations Committee asks for your help in identifying members who may be interested in serving on the Section Executive Committee for 2020, for the following positions:
∙  Section Chair
∙  Section Vice Chair
∙  Section Treasurer
∙  Section Secretary

The elected officers are expected to serve a term of one calendar year (1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2020), and to maintain active IEEE membership during their service. In order to hold office, a candidate must be of Graduate Student Member level or higher. You may nominate yourself or a colleague.

The deadline to submit nominations to nominations@ieee-bv.org is Friday, October 25, 2019. The following information is needed:
∙  Position of Interest (Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, or Secretary)
∙  Name of Nominee
∙  E-mail Address of Nominee
∙  IEEE Membership Number (if self-nomination)
∙  IEEE Membership Grade Level (Graduate Student Member, Member, Senior Member, or Fellow)
∙  Biographical Sketch (no more than 150 words)

Pending sufficient nominations, the Section Operating Committee may fill positions at their October meeting.

Should you have questions regarding the election process, please do not hesitate to contact the committee chair Sana Sarfraz at sanasarfraz@ieee.org .

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Development and support of manufacturing test systems (both hardware and software) for implantable medical products. Analyses production failures and takes corrective action.
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∙  Medical device experience preferred

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Second Sight (www.secondsight.com), Sylmar, CA

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∙  Knowledge of US / OUS medical device regulations, such as FDA QSR, FDA IDE/HDE/PMA regulations, and the European Active Implantable Medical Device Directive.
∙  Understanding of FDA compliance and GCPs.

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Second Sight (www.secondsight.com), Sylmar, CA

Provide quality engineering support to ensure that the products conform to established specifications and consistently meet or exceed the requirements of our customer and patients.

∙  3 or more years experience as a Quality Engineer or in related field in the medical device industry.  ASQC CQE a plus.
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