IEEE & UIowa American Society of Mechanical Engineering Make-a-thon

Bldg: Iowa Memorial Union, 125 N Madison St, Iowa City, IA 52242 , Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242

University of Iowa IEEE partners with ASME for a Make-a-thon, (hackathon where hardware, software, and mechanical based projects are created in this timespan and best project wins). Bldg: Iowa Memorial Union, 125 N Madison St, Iowa City, IA 52242 , Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242

Wayne State University Seminar: From Market Signals to Maintenance Decisions for Wind Energy Assets

Room: Conference Room, Bldg: Manufacturing Engineering Building, Wayne State University Industry and Systems Engineering, 4815 4th Street, Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/554374

Dr. Ezzat will present his research group’s efforts to develop data-driven methods for forecasting electricity market signals and to further leverage them in informing wind energy operations. He will begin with a multivariate statistical approach for electricity price forecasting designed to capture the operational, economic, and temporal dependencies inherent in electricity price signals. The proposed approach is evaluated using two years of electricity price data from the California Independent System Operator, demonstrating significant improvements in both point and probabilistic forecast metrics relative to well-established statistical methods and emerging deep learning approaches. Independent validation against industry-adopted forecasting systems further demonstrates the method’s competitive performance and practical relevance. He will then turn to how variability in market signals, which is typically viewed as a challenge for power producers, can instead be transformed into an opportunity for improved decision-making. In particular, he will explore how grid-level information, such as electricity prices and curtailment, can create new operational opportunities for condition-based maintenance of wind turbine fleets. Taken together, these results highlight how market signals can be both accurately predicted and effectively utilized for wind energy operations, thereby bridging forecasting and optimization in renewable energy systems. Co-sponsored by: Wayne State University Room: Conference Room, Bldg: Manufacturing Engineering Building, Wayne State University Industry and Systems Engineering, 4815 4th Street, Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/554374

IA-IL Section – 2026 April Third Friday Social

Five Cities Brewery , Bettendorf, Iowa, United States, 52722

Join other tech professionals and friends for our Tech Social every Third Friday. This is a monthly reoccurring networking/social meetup hosted by the IEEE R4 Iowa-Illinois Section and Computer Society Chapter. 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. [] Agenda: We plan to meet IN PERSON at Five Cities in Bettendorf. Five Cities Brewery , Bettendorf, Iowa, United States, 52722

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SOCIAL! Ax Throwing @ Old School Arcade and Ax Throwing

27 9th St SE, Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55904

We are hosting a young professionals social! Come join us for ax throwing and fun. As well as arcade games and food. We will meet at the entrance before going inside. We look forward to seeing you there. Please register so we know how many people to anticipate. If there are any questions, please email [email protected]. 27 9th St SE, Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55904