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AI is often describes as transforming productivity , it’s also redefining how communities connect, engage, and create impact. This session shows how to use AI to turn passive groups into activated ecosystems through personalized engagement, real-time knowledge access, and meaningful participation, brought to life through the journey of ASK (Actionable Support Knowledge). If you’re looking to build, grow, or energize a community that truly delivers value, this is your invitation to learn, collaborate, and be part of something bigger. About the speaker: Nita Ambedkar Founder of Source-Right, with 20+ yrs of building technology solutions, consulting. Source-Right focuses on building tech solutions in AI /IoT space, program management consulting and building teams for small medium scale businesses. Agenda: Explore use cases for AI for community building Demo ASK platform Behind the scene – learnings Room: 302, Bldg: Madison Central Library, 201 West Mifflin Street, Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53703, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/556736

IEEE Chicago and IEEE Computer Society Chicago are pleased to be partners for the Global Cybersecurity Initiative Conference here in Chicago that will be held at Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago Kent School of Law. IEEE Chicago members can get a discounted rate for the event using the code IEEE2026 by entering this in the website: https://gcsichicago.org/registration-for-annual-conference/ Agenda: April 30, 2026 Illinois Institute of Technology (565 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL 60661) The intersection of AI adoption and cyber readiness 8:30am Registration 8:45 – 9:00am Welcoming Remarks- 9:00 – 9:50 am Distinguished Speaker – 9:50 – 10:30 am CISO Panel Moderator: Bruce Coffing, CISO, City of Chicago Speakers: Fred Kwong, CISO, DeVry Ricardo Lafosse, CISO, The Kraft Heinz Company Sebastiaan Gybels, Sr VP, Northern Trust Rebecca Lively, Stealth Startup 10:30 – 10:45 am Networking Break 10:45 – 11:10 am Fireside Chat with on AI & Sustainability interviewer: Jason Czarnezki, Dean, Chicago-Kent College of Law 11:10 – 11:55 am CxO Panel – Securing supply chains amid opacity and concentration risks Moderator: Mark Rorabaugh, CEO, InfraShield Speakers: Stephen Reynolds, Attorney with McDermott, Will Terry Kurzynski, Chief Security Advisor, HALOCK Matt Hartzman, Advisor, Hartzman Partners Noon – 1:00 pm Networking Lunch 1:00 – 1:30 pm Fireside Chat – Nitin Raina, Global CISO at Thoughtworks Interviewer: Gregg Friedman, President, ISSA Chicago 1:30 – 2:00 pm Fireside Chat – David Neuman, Chief Operating Officer at acceligence Interviewer: Nicole Beebe, Dean, College of Computing, Illinois Tech 2:00 – 2:15 pm Networking Break 2:20 – 3:10 pm Board Level discussions – Elevating Cybersecurity as a Strategic Business Priority Moderator: Laszlo Gonc, Founder/CEO, Next Era Transformation Group) Speakers: Robert Barr, PDA Board member Bob Kress, Retired MD at The Accenture Security Wendy Betts, Information Security Officer, Rotary International 3:10 – 3:25 pm Networking Break 3:25 – 4:05 pm Panel on Cybersecurity for highly regulated areas Healthcare, Fintech and Insurance Moderator: Richard Warner, Chicago-Kent College of Law Speakers: Mahmood Khan, CISO, CNA Karen Habercross, Vice President, Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer 4:05 – 4:45 pm Distinguished Speaker – Evan Pena, Founder, Armadin 4:45-5:00 pm Closing Remarks – Kasi Paturi, President, PAABC 5:00-6:00 pm Networking Bldg: IIT Chicago Kent School of Law, 565 West Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60661

The IEEE Region 4 Young Professionals Mentoring-Meet Event connects young professionals with experienced IEEE professionals who serve as mentors to support career development, support skill-building, and provide industry insight. Participants will engage in one-on-one mentoring sessions. Agenda: 7:00 PM — Welcome & Opening Remarks 7:10 PM — Breakout Rooms Open (one-on-one mentoring session) 8:10 PM — Return to Main Room / Open Networking 8:12 PM — Closing Remarks 8:15 PM — End Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544997

Join the IEEE RRVS section and Naira Hovakimyan to network and learn about the Ontological Robustness for Certification of Autonomous Systems. This event will be in person at the RVC Woodward Technology Center building, and hosted online via Webex. Speaker(s): Naira Hovakimyan, Agenda: 6:00 PM Social Time 6:30 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Section Meeting, Networking, Introduce Speaker 7:15 PM Presentation Room: Classroom 1308, Bldg: Woodward Technology Center (WTC), 3301 N Mulford Rd, Rockford, IL 61114, Rockford, Illinois, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/556598

[]This presentation provides a high-level description of CALCE-UMD activities in reliability physics of microelectronic systems, starting with a brief history and continuing on to recent trends in multiscale modeling of the reliability of advanced microelectronic packaging. The discussion includes specific focus on the importance of considering material microstructure in predictive reliability physics modeling; and explores the role of reliability physics in the context of AI/ML* approaches for reliability modeling. In Topic 1, we will examine three examples where microstructure-sensitive modeling can provide important insights into material behavior: (i) organic interposers/substrates that are based on fabric-reinforced composites; (ii) solder alloys with heterogeneous multiscale microstructure; (iii) sintered silver materials with agglomerated nanoporous microstructure. In Topic 2, we will qualitatively explore the interplay between reliability physics and AI/ML in influencing both epistemic as well as aleatory uncertainties in reliability predictions. *AI/ML: Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Speaker(s): Abhijit Dasgupta, Bldg: ARMS 3115, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/554090

This presentation summarizes an integrated workflow to quantify and model how real char particle morphology influences gas–solid multiphase transport, with a focus on improving the fidelity of reactor- scale simulations for biomass–coal conversion systems. Char particles produced from bituminous coal and biomass (pine sawdust) are imaged using high-resolution micro-CT, and their 3D geometries are reconstructed in ScanIP for particle-scale analysis. Using these realistic morphologies, particle-scale CFD simulations resolve coupled conservation equations (mass, momentum, species, and energy) under combustion-relevant boundary conditions, enabling direct evaluation of morphology-driven flow and thermal fields and their impact on aerodynamic drag. The study further assesses the accuracy of classical drag correlations developed for idealized shapes by comparing them against 3D simulation results across multiple particle orientations and Reynolds numbers (Re = 20–200), highlighting substantial model discrepancies when irregularity and orientation effects are present. Unlike the conventional models, to consider the full picture of the particle morphology and reduce the computational burden of high-fidelity CFD, a deep-learning algorithm has been developed in which a CNN ingests voxelized 3D particle images along with Reynolds number/orientation encoding to predict drag coefficients, achieving high accuracy and enabling rapid parameter sweeps that are impractical with CFD alone. Speaker(s): Dr. Dongyu Liang, Room: E101, Bldg: Engineering Building, southfield, Michigan, United States, 48075

Join us for an exciting technical talk organized by IEEE LTU Student Branch. Speaker(s): SREEDHAR BABU SESHAGANI, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/557408

[] Join us for the administrative online meeting of the Robotics & Automation Society (RAS) Chapter 14 in the Southeastern Michigan Section! This meeting will focus on planning events for 2026, and we invite all local RAS members to participate and share their input. We aim to record the meeting, so if you are unable to attend, you can catch up later. Your ideas and contributions are essential in shaping an exciting year ahead—don’t miss out! Co-sponsored by: [email protected] Agenda: 06:30 PM - Meeting opens 06:35 PM - Introductions 06:40 PM - Topics and Speakers for 2026 06:55 PM - Other potential areas/ideas/exploratory thoughts 07:00 PM - Wrap up and share notes ALL times are local EDT/EST! Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/551494

We proudly present an IEEE foundation video documentary entitled: “The Bit Player“. One of Michigan’s famous sons, however not many Michiganians know about him – Indeed few know that Claude E. Shannon is also credited as the father of "Information Theory". You will learn more about him and at the same time get a refresher on the mankind changing impact Claude Elmwood Shannon made on the world today. This documentary was made in 2018 and brought to you by the (https://www.ieeefoundation.org/) who partially funded this along with the (https://www.itsoc.org/) The trailer for this 90-minute video is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3OldEtfBrE&authuser=0 AFTER the movie - we can have a brief discussion session. NOTE: You must supply your own soda pop and popcorn! :-) Trivia may also follow, so bring your Jeopardy hats too. We are celebrating this on the occasion of Shannon's birthday (April 30th, 1916). Attendee Feedback: It's a great opportunity to be with our new friends and learning from your guidance about IEEE Role Models we admire." -- Kit August "Thank you so much for the Documentary..." -- Marie Christie Agenda: 7:00 PM - Welcome, Chapter business update; (on your own) Pizza, Popcorn and Soda Pop 7:05 PM - Documentary Start 8:05 PM - End of Documentary; Start of Q & A; Group Discussion 8:30 PM - Wrap Up Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/551377

[] Join us for the administrative online meeting of the Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS) & Communications Society (ComSoc) Chapter 3 in the Southeastern Michigan Section! This meeting will focus on planning events for 2026, and we invite all local AESS and ComSec members to participate and share their input. We aim to record the meeting, so if you are unable to attend, you can catch up later. Your ideas and contributions are essential in shaping an exciting year ahead—don’t miss out! Co-sponsored by: [email protected] Agenda: 08:00 PM - Meeting opens 08:05 PM - Introductions 08:10 PM - Topics and Speakers for 2026 08:25 PM - Other potential areas/ideas/exploratory thoughts 08:30 PM - Wrap up and share notes ALL times are local EDT/EST! Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/551424