Events

IEEE Chicago proudly presents a Panel Discussion on Engineering the Climate Transition: Innovation & Resilience in the Midwest hosted by the IEEE Chicago Climate Sustainability Local Group, in conjunction with Chicago Climate Week https://www.chicagoclimateweek.org/ where climate events in the Chicago area will be held the week of July 15 to 23. Join IEEE Chicago Section as part of Chicago Climate Week for a virtual panel discussion on engineering's role in the climate transition. Industry experts will explore innovation and resilience strategies shaping the Midwest's response to climate change, followed by an open audience Q&A. The session will feature opening remarks, a moderated panel discussion with guest speakers, and a dedicated Q&A segment where attendees can engage directly with the panelists. Our panelists include: Peiyuan Li, Senior Research Associate, Climate Research Team, Discovery Partners Institute Sajith Wijesuriya, Vice Chair, Climate, Sustainability, and Innovation, IEEE Young Professionals Program John Walz, Treasurer, IEEE Technology for a Sustainable Climate The panel will be moderated by: Narendra Venkatesan, Chair, IEEE Chicago Climate Sustainability Local Group Alvin Chin, Vice-Chair, IEEE Chicago Climate Sustainability Local Group Please see the Zoom link below to join the panel virtually and see the flyer below. [] Speaker(s): Peiyuan Li, Sajith Wijesuriya, John Walz, Narendra Venkatesan, Alvin Chin Agenda: Time Duration Segment 18:00–18:05 5 min Welcome & Opening Remarks 18:05–18:10 5 min Moderator Intro 18:10–18:45 35 min Moderated Panel Discussion 18:45–18:55 10 min Audience Q&A 18:55–19:00 5 min Closing & Calls to Action Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/567656

[]Inspired by the recent Netflix series: "3 Body Problem", we present a series of 3 documentary sessions featuring the Chinese science fiction writer Liu Cixin. The series is titled "Rendezvous with the Future" in which he shares thoughts on 3 topics: - First Contact : "Contact with an alien civilization has many possibilities. It might have a good outcome. Equally it might have terrible consequences. Any child knows not to open the door to strangers. They know not to greet strangers casually. This is a matter of common sense." — Liu Cixin - Voyage to the Stars: "I think if humans want to survive, our only choice is to expand our living space in the universe. Like H.G. Wells once said: Human beings will either fill the universe or perish completely. There is no other choice." — Liu Cixin - Becoming a SuperCivilization: "The characteristics of a supercivilization are that it uses technology to enhance its evolution to become a more powerful species. Second, the energy that a supercivilization can use must be really huge. Third, it must have gone a long way on this path of understanding the laws of the universe. But a technologically advanced supercivilization cannot be a civilization with only ideas. It must have left its own mark on the universe. It must have spread to places of considerable distance." - Liu Cixin Each episode is approximately 50 minutes long and will be followed by a 30~40 minutes group discussion period. NOTE: You will need to register for each event separately, and will(https://www.webex.com/downloads.html)on your phone/tablet or laptop/desktop computer. This specific vtool URL enrolls you in the "Voyage to the Stars" session. There is a part 3 to this series Come join us for this FREE Conference: engage with our presenters/moderators and join in the discussions and networking sessions embedded in the schedule. We look forward to greeting you all and engaging in both serious discussions and flights of fancy. Co-sponsored by: IEEE Southeastern Michigan Membership Development Committee Agenda: 7:00 pm Sign-in - Networking 7:05 pm Start of Documentary: “Voyage to the Stars” 8:00 pm End of Documentary 8:05 Roundtable Open Discussion. Followed by Wrap up & conclusion of conference. (We look forward to seeing you all here at the next documentary to expand the discussion.) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565838

This session explores how to make autonomous AI agents trustworthy at scale. Using a fraud investigation scenario built on Apache Kafka, the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and an LLM-based reasoning agent, the talk shows how governance can be engineered into both the real-time data layer and the tool boundary that controls agent actions. Attendees will learn - Why the trust boundary in an agentic system belongs in the server, not only in the prompt - How MCP can be used as a typed, auditable governance contract - Engineering patterns behind shadow mode, approval-gated tools, and multi-model routing - How these concepts come together in a working open-source reference implementation they can explore afterward This session is designed for engineers, architects, product leaders, researchers, students, and anyone interested in building trustworthy AI-agent systems. Co-sponsored by: Central Indiana IEEE Computer Society Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/563554

[]Over the course of a little less than twenty years, inventor Frank J. Sprague (1857-1934) achieved an astonishing series of technological breakthroughs--from pioneering work in self-governing motors to developing the first full-scale operational electric railway system--all while commercializing his inventions and promoting them (and himself as their inventor) to financial backers and the public. Agenda: 7:00 PM - Welcome and Introductions, Chapter business update; (on your own) Pizza, Popcorn and Soda Pop 7:05 PM - Documentary Start 8:30 PM - End of Documentary; Start of Q & A; Group Discussion 8:45 PM - Wrap Up ALL times are in EDT/EST! Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565836

Workshop Overview The Introduction to Project Management seminar is intended for engineers, technical leads, project leaders, and functional managers who want to learn the basic fundamentals of project management, in order to help themselves and their groups accomplish their endeavors, whether at work, at home, or in the community. Participants will learn basic project management techniques, and most importantly, how to apply them in real life without excessive paperwork or overhead! The workshop will include templates and checklists to take away, and examples of how to apply project management techniques to engineering, personal projects and some project management personal/human touch tips. Speaker(s): Sharan Kalwani, , , Agenda: 9:00 AM - Welcome and Introductions, Chapter business update 10:15 AM - Skills Talk: Part 1 11:00 AM - Break 11:15 AM - Skills Talk: Part 2 12:00 Noon - Break & Lunch 12:45 PM - Skills Talk: Part 3 plus Exercises 2:25 PM - Q&A and Formal Conclusion Certificate, CEUs (or PDH) are available by prior request. Please indicate this at the time of registration *and* email the sponsors in advance. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/559506

Infrastructure (10 a.m.) and CAE Simulation (1 p.m.) double header on the same day, (Two events, two vTools links, same day) Sunday, 26th of July 2026: This Technology Infrastructure below from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. USA Eastern Daylight Time via this vTools Registration page, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565509 followed by CAE Simulation from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. USA Eastern Daylight Time via https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565502 Have any unsolved issues with technology infrastructure, the combination of systems (including computer hardware and software, as well as facilities where they are installed, and the land in which those facilities are located) and organizations that make technology work? Find insight here: Fields in and outside of science and engineering are welcome, as everyone on Earth is affected by infrastructure. This will be a long talk with summary of the topic followed by a few papers case studies then a long Q&A section. Please note: this meeting will be recorded so that it can be posted for the general public later. Ask your questions or give your comments from multiple topics in infrastructure, including of course data centers for artificial intelligence companies, the trade of rare-earth minerals that are used in computer hardware, and any other topics that appear in these case studies. Google Meet Live Stream link: https://meet.google.com/cim-mieu-ups Speaker(s): Sharan Kalwani, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565509

Infrastructure (10 a.m.) and CAE Simulation (1 p.m.) double header on the same day, (Two events, two vTools links, same day) Sunday, 26th of July 2026: Technology Infrastructure from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. USA Eastern Daylight Time via https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565509 followed by this CAE Simulation below from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. USA Eastern Daylight Time via this vTools Registration page, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565502 Looking for low-cost open-source CAD/CAE simulation tools or the latest commercial ones? See some tools here: This will be a long talk with summary of the topic followed by a paper for a case study then a long Q&A section. Please note: this meeting will be recorded so that it can be posted for the general public later. The latest open-source CAD/CAE tools and commercial ones will be shown from multiple engineering fields. Ask your questions or give your comments from multiple engineering and/or pure-science fields, including, but not limited to, mechanical/materials (including AutoCAD, SolidWorks), chemical, electrical/MEMS (including Cadence, OrCAD, CoventorWare, IntelliSuite, COMSOL), civil/geotechnical (including geographic information systems), and/or pure-science fields (including open-source simulation tools from universities). Google Meet Live Stream link: https://meet.google.com/cim-mieu-ups Speaker(s): Sharan Kalwani, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565502

[]Inspired by the recent Netflix series: "3 Body Problem", we present a series of 3 documentary sessions featuring the Chinese science fiction writer Liu Cixin. The series is titled "Rendezvous with the Future" in which he shares thoughts on 3 topics: - First Contact : "Contact with an alien civilization has many possibilities. It might have a good outcome. Equally it might have terrible consequences. Any child knows not to open the door to strangers. They know not to greet strangers casually. This is a matter of common sense." — Liu Cixin - Voyage to the Stars: "I think if humans want to survive, our only choice is to expand our living space in the universe. Like H.G. Wells once said: Human beings will either fill the universe or perish completely. There is no other choice." — Liu Cixin - Becoming a SuperCivilization: "The characteristics of a supercivilization are that it uses technology to enhance its evolution to become a more powerful species. Second, the energy that a supercivilization can use must be really huge. Third, it must have gone a long way on this path of understanding the laws of the universe. But a technologically advanced supercivilization cannot be a civilization with only ideas. It must have left its own mark on the universe. It must have spread to places of considerable distance." - Liu Cixin Each episode is approximately 50 minutes long and will be followed by a 30~40 minutes group discussion period. NOTE: You will need to register for each event separately, and will need (https://www.webex.com/downloads.html) on your phone/tablet or laptop/desktop computer. This specific vtool URL enrolls you in the "Becoming a SuperCivilization" session. Come join us for this FREE Conference: engage with our presenters/moderators and join in the discussions and networking sessions embedded in the schedule. We look forward to greeting you all and engaging in both serious discussions and flights of fancy. Co-sponsored by: IEEE Southeastern Michigan Membership Development Committee Agenda: 7:00 pm Sign-in - Networking 7:05 pm Start of Documentary: “Becoming a SuperCivilization” 8:00 End of Documentary 8:05 pm Roundtable Open Discussion. Followed by Wrap up & conclusion of conference. (We look forward to seeing you all here at the next documentary to expand the discussion.) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565840

Join us for another exciting tech event organized by IEEE LTU Student Branch. Speaker(s): , Tarun Kumar Chatterjee Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/567660