Welcome to the 7th Joint Annual Meeting of the IEEE Magnetics Society and IEEE Nanotechnology Council Chicago Chapters, to be held in a hybrid form (in-person plus on Zoom) with in-person venue at Northwestern University on Friday, November 21, 2025. The meeting will provide free breakfast & lunch and face-to-face interaction with the best local Chicago reserachers in Magnetics and Nanotechnology! The meeting will convene local and international academics, professionals and students with broad interests in magnetics and nanotechnology. The meeting will provide a forum for highlighting the latest advances in magnetism, spintronics, nanotechnology, and nanoelectronics, and will provide opportunities to facilitate networking and collaboration. There are no Registration Fees, but registration is required. Zoom link for remote attendees: TBD Confirmed Speakers: Yayoi Takamura (IEEE Dinstinguished Lecturer) University of California Davis Wenzhuo Wu (IEEE Dinstinguished Lecturer) Purdue University Jennifer Volk University of Wisconsin Madison Adina Lucian-Mayer University of Illinois Chicago Dirk Morr University of Illinois Chicago Andrew Higginbotham University of Chicago David Barton Northwestern University Jeffrey Richards Northwestern University Haidan Wen Argonne National Laboratory Junyi Yang Argonne National Laboratory Jinhyeong Jang Argonne National Laboratory Shubham Syntiant Corp. Sean Sullivan memQ Additional Information about Sponsors of the event: IEEE Magnetics Society ((https://ieeemagnetics.org/)) focus is on all matters involved in the fundamental development, design, and application of magnetic devices, including magnetic materials and phenomena. The society sponsors numerous conferences throughout the year. IEEE Nanotechnology Council ((https://ieeenano.org/)) is a multi-disciplinary group whose purpose is to advance and coordinate work in the field of Nanotechnology carried out throughout the IEEE in scientific, literary and educational areas. The Council supports the theory, design, and development of nanotechnology and its scientific, engineering, and industrial applications. IEEE Nanotechnology Council Young Professionals (https://ieeenano.org/category/young-professionals) is a representative branch of the Young Professionals segment inside the IEEE Nanotechnology Council, with the mission of promoting young professionals for academic success and professional connections. Co-sponsored by: IEEE Chicago, IEEE NTC Young Professionals Agenda: Breakfast & coffee 8:30am-8:55am title Opening remarks 8:55am-9:00am Session 1: Frontiers in materials science (Chair: Yue Li, Argonne) Yayoi Takamura (IEEE DL) UC Davis 9:00am-9:35am Tailoring Magnetic Spin Textures in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3-based Micromagnets Adina Lucian-Mayer UIC 9:35am-10:00am Quantum functionality in 2D materials Haidan Wen Argonne 10:00am-10:25am Exploring ultrafast collective dynamics of emergent materials coffee break 10:25am-10:40am Session 2: Advance in electronics (Chair: Vinod Sangwan, Northwestern U) Wenzhuo Wu (IEEE DL, virtual) Purdue 10:40am-11:15am Tellurene Electronics and Beyond Jennifer Volk UW Madison 11:15am-11:40am The Dance of the Magnetic Flux Quanta Shubham Syntiant Corp. 11:40am-12:05am Sensing Sound: MEMS Microphone Technology & Applications Lunch: 12:05am-1:20pm Session 3: Quantum circuits and materials (Chair: Valentine Novosad, Argonne) Andrew Higginbotham U Chicago 1:20pm-1:45pm Supercondcutor-semiconductor hybrid quantum circuit elements Sean Sullivan memQ 1:45pm-2:10pm memQ's Scalable Path to Distributed Quantum Computing Dirk Morr UIC 2:10pm-2:35pm Majorana Zero Modes and Quantum Algorithms inTopological Superconductors Junyi Yang Argonne 2:35pm-3:00pm coffee break 3:00pm-3:15pm Session 4: Applied materials (Chair: Yuepeng Zhang, Argonne) David Barton Northwestern U 3:15pm-3:40pm Jeffrey Richards Northwestern U 3:40pm-4:05pm Electrical Properties of Dense Suspensions of Conductive Particles Jinhyeong Jang Argonne 4:05pm-4:30pm Bridging semiconductors and nano-biotechnology: magneto-electro-photocatalysis Room: Room 160, Bldg: O. T. Hogan Biological Sciences Building, , 2205 Tech Drive, Evanston, Illinois, United States, 60208, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/493525

Title: Understanding and using the embedding spaces of large generative models Speaker: Anand Sarwate, Professor of ECE, Rutgers University Abstract: Training massive ML/AI models on massive amounts of data supposedly creates latent representations or features that are “universal” in the sense that the large model acts as a feature extractor that maps inputs into an embedding space. In this talk I will discuss recent empirical work that looks at embeddings for generative models. In particular, I will describe an approach that uses a third model as a “microscope” to uncover differences between two other models. Simple methods on the embedding space of the “microscope” model show that outputs of different models are distinguishable, which potentially opens the door to several applications. Time permitting, I will describe other insights about embedding spaces. Bio: Anand D. Sarwate is currently a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rutgers University. Prior to joining Rutgers he was a Research Assistant Professor at TTI-Chicago and a postdoc at the ITA Center at UCSD. He received undergraduate degrees in mathematics and electrical engineering from MIT (2002) and a PhD from UC Berkeley (2008). His research interests include information theory, machine learning, signal processing, optimization, and privacy and security. Dr. Sarwate is a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Information Theory Society for 2024--2025 and is on the Board of Governors of the IEEE Information Theory Society. Location: University of Illinois Chicago, Lecture Center C4 Speaker(s): Anand Sarwate, Bldg: Lecture Center C4, University of Illinois Chicago East Campus, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60607

The Twin Cities IEEE Computer Society & North Hennepin Community College present: Bruce Schneier on Integrity and Trustworthy AI Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist, called a “security guru” by The Economist. He is the author of over one dozen (https://schneier-production.mystagingwebsite.com/books/)—including his latest, (https://www.schneier.com/books/a-hackers-mind/)—as well as hundreds of articles, (https://schneier-production.mystagingwebsite.com/essays/), and (https://schneier-production.mystagingwebsite.com/cryptography.html). His influential newsletter “(https://schneier-production.mystagingwebsite.com/crypto-gram/)” and his blog “(https://schneier-production.mystagingwebsite.com/)” are read by over 250,000 people. He has testified before Congress, is a frequent guest on television and radio, has served on several government committees, and is regularly (https://schneier-production.mystagingwebsite.com/news/) in the press. Schneier is a fellow at the (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/) at Harvard University; a Lecturer in Public Policy at the (https://www.hks.harvard.edu/); a board member of the (https://www.eff.org/) and (https://www.accessnow.org/); and an Advisory Board Member of the (https://epic.org/) and (https://www.verifiedvoting.org/). He is the Chief of Security Architecture at (https://inrupt.com/) Co-sponsored by: North Hennepin Community College Speaker(s): Bruce Schneier, Agenda: November 21, 2025 2:00 PM: In-person sign-in. Light snacks & beverages provided. 2:30 PM: Setting the agenda: - Cybersecurity education issues. - NHCC's Cybersecurity certificate (coming Spring 2026). 3:00 PM: Bruce Schneier on Integrity and Trustworthy AI. 3:30 PM: Q&A and general discussion. 4:00 PM: Conclusion. Room: CLA 120, Bldg: Center for Liberal Arts (CLA), North Hennepin Community College, 7411 85th Avenue North, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States, 55445, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/462883

The IEEE Central Illinois Section is cohosting a tour of the National Weather Service (NWS) forecasting office and "KILX" radar site in Lincoln, IL. This free, online and in-person event is open to all IEEE members and IEEE students 18 years of age or older. This event will include a technical presentation regarding storm forecasting via the WSR-88D dual-polarization radar and related technologies, and short tour of the forecasting office. According to the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL), dual-polarization radar can extract information about the horizontal and vertical properties of particles held aloft. These size and shape data allow meteorologists to classify rain, ice pellets, snow, hail, non-precipitation particles and ground clutter with greater accuracy. REGISTRATION: If you plan to attend, you must register below to reserve your seat. Registration and attendance are free to all IEEE members. BRINGING A GUEST? If registering, please indicate if you plan to bring a guest. IEEE members may bring one nonmember guest. PARKING and ACCESSIBILITY: Parking spaces are available adjacent the building, and the facility is wheelchair accessible. Restrooms and a water fountain will also be available. Federal law prohibits all visitors from bringing firearms or other weapons into the facility. For any additional questions: please see the attached contact information. ABOUT US: Formed as part of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) on June 28th, 1951; the IEEE Central Illinois Section serves members in Champaign, Springfield, Bloomington, Peoria, Quincy, Decatur, Danville and their surrounding areas. Speaker(s): , Ed Shimon Agenda: 3:30 PM Start of tour 4:30 PM Conclusion of tour 1362 IL-10, Lincoln, Illinois, United States, 62656

"Cybersocial Third Friday" is a monthly reoccurring networking/social meetup hosted by the IEEE R4 Iowa-Illinois Section and Computer Society Chapter. Cybersocial is a monthly event held the third Friday of each month. Join us for our monthly social hour and see your friends and colleagues. You don't need to be a Computer Society member or even an IEEE member to join us. Open to all engineers and technical professionals. There will be appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages provided. [] Agenda: We plan to meet IN PERSON at Five Cities in Bettendorf. Five Cities Brewery , Bettendorf, Iowa, United States, 52722