Join us for a pizza dinner and meet other IEEE members in person at our monthly networking night, which is always the 2nd Wednesday of every month at Sgt Pepperoni's in Irvine. 

There will be Senior IEEE members who can provide endorsements. Please register with your IEEE #.

If you cannot eat pepperoni, there will be chicken and vegetarian options. If you have anything you want to share, such as robots, please bring them along!

Group photo - May 2026: https://r6.ieee.org/ocs/2026/05/networking-night-2026-may-13/

CHEERS OCEANEERS! August 12th, 2026

This month is about RoboSub!  Our main presentation is from Teagan Darling and other team members from Miramar College Engineering Club.

Miramar College Engineering Club: RoboSub 2026 Overview

The Miramar College Engineering Club just competed in its first year of the RoboSub competition. This competition tasks students from around the world with creating Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) with the goal of completing a series of increasingly difficult tasks and claiming the title of RoboSub 2026 Champion.

This talk will give an overview of the team’s trials, tribulations, innovative fixes, spectacular… let’s call them missteps, and great connections formed over the past year.

In addition, we will have Leverett Bezanson, Chair of the Marine Technology Society (MTS), present information about their last cycle of internships including some details about the projects that they worked on.
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Welcome to the monthly event for the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (OES), San Diego Chapter, which is hosting this meeting jointly along with TMA BlueTech (The Maritime Alliance), and MTS (Marine Technology Society).

Please join us for the main presentation and also plenty of time for networking and friendly conversation about everything oceanic, engineering, science, Blue Tech, and more.  No need to be an IEEE or OES member, or TMA, or MTS.  Everyone is invited.

This month, we will be at Quantum Brewing again, a cool science-themed brewery founded by a biochemist.

No ticket required, but please order something for yourself from the brewery.

Please grab a bite from a nearby restaurant, which is okay to bring into the brewery per the owner.

The food and drinks are not being funded by the hosts.  Please open your own tab.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82229787692?pwd=JFjJkbxKaib9TpY9Mmay9Eg2qHVYWr.1 

“Heat Adaptation in Practice: Community-Facing Approaches to Extreme Heat in Singapore and India”

with Veerappan Swaminathan, CEO of SL2 Group, Singapore

Date/Time: Tuesday, August 11, 6pm – 7 pm Pacific Time

Abstract:

Extreme heat is an increasingly urgent climate adaptation challenge, especially for older adults and heat-vulnerable households living in dense urban and tropical environments. While heat resilience is often discussed through the lens of policy, urban planning, or public health, effective adaptation also depends on practical socio-technical systems that can work in real homes, care facilities, and communities.

This talk will share lessons from two ongoing community-facing projects: StayCool in Singapore, which combines heat and humidity sensors, physiological wearables, an app, heat alerts, and trained volunteers to support vulnerable households; and a heat adaptation project at Muthiyor Nanban Home in Tamil Nadu, India, which uses site assessment, environmental measurement, stakeholder engagement, and targeted interventions to improve thermal comfort for elderly residents. The talk will highlight implementation lessons for engineers interested in climate resilience, sensing, community systems, and adaptation in practice.

IEEE Orange County PES/IAS Chapter's ExCom meeting

All IEEE OC PES/IAS Chapter members are requested to attend this meeting. 

To AVOID unauthorized attendance you MUST REGISTER for this event so that you can be sent the meeting link.

Agenda: The Sacramento Valley YP Group Meeting is a coordination and planning forum for events

We hope you are having a great summer break. We are excited to invite student interns, recent graduates, young professionals, and industry leaders to our outdoor casual networking event at Log Boom Park in Kenmore, WA. Enjoy this relaxed setting to connect and share your experiences. Food and drinks will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you there.

     As AI, high-performance computing, and heterogeneous integration continue to scale, advanced packaging is facing growing interconnect challenges across redistribution layers, IC substrates, HDI boards, silicon vias, and emerging glass-core platforms. Higher bandwidth and larger package form factors require finer wiring, smaller vias, higher fan-out density, and more reliable vertical interconnects. In this context, copper seed formation and via metallization are becoming increasingly important bottlenecks for next-generation package and substrate scaling.
     Conventional copper deposition technologies, including physical vapor deposition, electroless plating, and electroplating, each play essential roles in today’s manufacturing flows. However, as via structures become smaller, deeper, rougher, or higher in aspect ratio, limitations such as step coverage, liquid circulation, process uniformity, and seed-layer continuity become more difficult to manage. These challenges are especially relevant across multiple interconnect layers, including motherboard HDI PCBs, IC substrates, RDL, memory and interposer silicon vias, and Si BEOL metal, etc.
     This presentation will introduce Nano Copper Deposition as a solution family for AI-era interconnect scaling. The talk will cover DeepVia™ HDI for high-aspect-ratio via metallization in motherboard HDI PCBs, DS-SAP™ for resolving the trade-off between thin surface seed layers and robust via coverage in IC substrates, and other applications such as Dual Seed Damascene for fine and high-aspect-ratio damascene structures in BEOL and RDL applications, and DeepVia™ Silicon for memory and interposer silicon vias. The discussion will highlight how these approaches can support higher I/O density, improved escape routing, reduced layer-count dependency, and broader process flexibility for next-generation advanced packaging.

Hello Foothill Section members,

Notice is hereby given that Consultants Network will Host a seminar on August 5, Wednesday 6:30pm PT with MS Teams.

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/237149292218357?p=UsiWkOQBpDEZ1tQ4gb

Speaker: Robert Usher, OCIE SBDC Network, Business Consultant, IE SBDC

Topics: The Basics of Business Startup

After a few monthly meetings, I would like to hear your voices what you want to pick up and your ideas to be a consultant. 

I hope our consultants and members will run a successful business.

Facebook Livestream: https://bit.ly/webinar-8-5-26-fb
LinkedIn Livestream: https://bit.ly/webinar-8-5-26-li
YouTube Livestream: https://bit.ly/webinar-8-5-26-yt

The webinar will be recorded and available at the links provided above.

U.S. IEEE Members are eligible for a PDH after watching this webinar. Apply here.

If you have any issues receiving your PDH or filling out the form, please contact the IEEE Continuing Education Staff at credentials@ieee.org. 

We look forward to your participation in this IEEE-USA webinar. Visit our IEEE-USA Webinar Archive here. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.

Future-Proof Your Career: Skills & Tech for What’s Next

As technology continues to evolve rapidly, staying relevant requires more than technical expertise—it demands adaptability, continuous learning, and a forward-looking mindset. This webinar is designed for IEEE members at all stages, from students to experienced professionals, who want to stay competitive in a changing landscape.

We will explore key technology trends shaping the future, including artificial intelligence, clean energy systems, digital transformation, and intelligent automation. In addition, the session will highlight essential skills such as systems thinking, collaboration, digital fluency, and strategic problem-solving.

Participants will gain practical insights on how to upskill and reskill at any stage of their career. Whether you are advancing, pivoting, or re-entering the workforce, this session will help you build a future-ready path aligned with emerging opportunities.

U.S. IEEE Members are eligible for a PDH after watching this webinar. Apply here.

If you have any issues with receiving your PDH or filling out the form, please contact the IEEE Continuing Education Staff at credentials@ieee.org. 

We look forward to your participation in this IEEE-USA webinar. Visit our IEEE-USA Webinar Archive here. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.

IEEE Alaska Executive Committee Meeting

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 ⋅ 6:00 – 7:30pm (Alaska Time - Anchorage)

Jeremie Smith is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting using the IEEE Alaska Section Account

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98832778456?pwd=WnhVWFpOOGQ0YkZEVnlqMlJjWG5lZz09

Meeting ID: 988 3277 8456
Passcode: 269832

Please register if you will be attending.

One of the requirements for elevation for Membership in IEEE is to have a minimum of 2 senior members to write recommendation letters in support of the the enrollee/ candidate. As many do not know many Senior Members, the Orange County IEEE Section will be conducting an Elevation Day with Senior members present to provide the needed support.

https://www.ieee.org/membership/senior

Announcing…

IEEE Senior Member Grade
Elevation Night

Sponsored by the IEEE Orange County Section

Date:   31 July 2026

Time:  6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Where:  Mimi's Cafe, 4030 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92604

Who:  All IEEE Members who qualify for Senior Membership

You are invited to an important event – an opportunity to apply for IEEE Senior Member grade!

All IEEE members who meet the qualifications below are encouraged to attend and meet with Senior Members, Fellows, and Honorary Members. Bring your application, obtain Senior Member references and learn more about what Senior membership means. Refreshments are complimentary.

Do you qualify as a Senior Member?

1)      Candidates shall be an engineer, scientist, educator, technical executive, or originator in IEEE-designated fields (Bylaw 1-104.11)

2)      Candidates shall have been in professional practice for at least ten years (see full qualifications)

3)      Candidates shall have shown “significant performance” over a period of at least five of those years in professional practice.

For all information and the application form
https://www.ieee.org/membership/senior

Please bring to the event four copies of both your completed application form and your detailed resume or CV, complete with full details and a strict timeline of dates.

IEEE Senior Members, or above, are invited as reviewers and endorsers. Event has limited seating. This event is exclusive to IEEE members applying for IEEE Senior Membership or serving as reviewers and endorsers, other individuals are kindly asked to refrain from attending this special event. If your availability or willingness to attend changes, please contact the organizing team to cancel your registration to allow for others to attend.

Questions?

Contact Dr Ahmed Saber - ahmed.saber@etap.com

IEEE Senior Members Make a Difference!

With the increasing demands for higher signal speeds coupled with the need for decreasing feature sizes, interconnect related signal integrity effects such as delay, distortion, reflections, crosstalk, ground bounce and electromagnetic interference have become the dominant factors limiting the performance of high-speed systems. These effects can be diverse and can seriously impact the design performance at all hierarchical levels including integrated circuits, printed circuit boards, multi-chip modules and backplanes. This talk provides a comprehensive approach for understanding the multidisciplinary problem of signal integrity: issues/modeling/analysis in high-speed designs.

The IEEE Signal Processing Society Industry Board and Santa Clara Valley Chapter are pleased to announce an upcoming event on Video Coding Standards in the Age of AI which will be held on July 30, 2026 in Palo Alto, CA.

As AI continues to evolve, it is playing an increasingly important role in next-generation signal processing and multimedia technologies. At the same time, major international and open-source standardization organizations are actively exploring how AI can be integrated into future standards. This event will bring together experts from industry and the standards community to discuss the latest advances in AI for video coding, current standardization efforts, and future research directions.

Speakers

This event features distinguished speakers from industry and standardization community:

• Arianne Hinds (INCITS L3 Chair)
• Debargha Mukherjee (Google, Principal Engineer / Director)
• Alican Nalci (Meta, Research Scientist)
• Leo Zhao (Tencent, Principal Research Scientist)

Whether you are a researcher, engineer, student, or practitioner interested in AI and video compression, we warmly welcome you to join us for an evening of technical discussions and networking with leaders from academia and industry.

Advanced synthesis methods have made it possible to create millions of nanoparticles on a single chip.  These megalibraries provide a wealth of information, but their formidable size renders manual characterization infeasible.  This talk will describe the development of novel artificial intelligence techniques to automate nanoparticle characterization.  First, we show that neural architecture search can create machine learning models that generalize well to previously-unseen nanoparticle datasets.  Next, we demonstrate a rapid, unsupervised segmentation technique for our data that is expected to perform at least 25 times faster, on average, than the benchmark method.  We then describe how image processing can be applied to nanoparticle images before machine learning model training such that accuracy is improved by >10% relative to baseline.  These artificial intelligence techniques are expected to significantly accelerate nanoparticle analysis relative to manual processes and represent a step towards “self-driving” laboratories.

Humans have managed to pollute the land, the seas, and the atmosphere of our precious planet. We now realize the dangers of such pollution and are working hard to reverse, to the extent possible, the processes that create such pollution. Another kind of pollution is beginning to endanger our well-being as a species. The problem is often referred to as “space junk.” In the seven decades since the advent of space flight in 1957, we have launched a large number of satellites, some of which are still functional and provide valuable services in communications, monitoring, observation, navigation, and surveillance. The number of such satellites has been growing steadily and is slated for even greater growth with our insatiable need for additional communication bandwidth and proposals for exotic projects such as energy harvesting and space-based data centers. Alongside the functioning satellites, we also have dead satellites and a host of space trash: Discarded rocket parts, ballistic missile pieces, debris created by explosions or collision between space objects, dropped tools, coolant droplets, and thermal paint flakes. Until now, we have managed to deal with such space junk, given the fairly low density of objects and the vastness of space. We are now at a critical stage when detection followed by evasive maneuvers to dodge space junk is becoming less feasible. NASA estimates that by early 2025, there were more than 25,000 fairly large objects in Earth's orbit. The number of space junk items may increase exponentially due to collisions between existing items. It is high time that we give serious thought to dealing with trash in space, as we do on Earth.

In this talk, Dr. Jianquan Liu presents an industry perspective on the convergence of video analytics and generative AI. The talk begins with an overview of video analytics, covering advancements in action recognition, object tracking, human-object interactions, scene recognition, and behavioral pattern analysis. These technologies enable efficient extraction, retrieval, visualization, and summarization of video content. The presentation then explores the impact of generative AI, particularly large language models (LLMs), on video understanding. It discusses how LLMs enhance object recognition, semantic segmentation, action recognition, captioning, visual question answering, and storytelling. Dr. Liu provides industry case studies to illustrate these applications while also addressing limitations and challenges. The talk introduces NEC's narrative summarization framework, designed to tackle key challenges in video analytics. It concludes with a demonstration of "Video with LLM" technology, showcasing its practical application in automating traffic accident investigation reports. This presentation offers valuable insights into the current state and future potential of AI-driven video intelligence, bridging the gap between technical innovation and practical application for both industry professionals and general audiences.

“Preparing for 100% Clean and Renewable Energy Systems”

with Dr Ahmed Mousa, Chief Innovation Officer for Galileo Group, Inc.

Date/Time: Tuesday, July 28, 6pm – 7 pm Pacific Time

Abstract:

This talk will outline the characteristics of 100% clean and renewable energy systems, and how we can prepare for them, considering the guidelines of IEEE Planet Positive. Utilities must supply critical leadership in addressing climate change, sustainability, socioeconomic issues, and environmental stewardship. The transition to a sustainable future requires balancing today’s short-term needs with future planning for 100% clean and renewable energy systems. Issues include global collaboration, the role of inverter-based resources, climate change mitigation, large load vs. energy efficiency/load management and the future role of energy control centers. Supporting equity and inclusion mandates planning for rural electrification and for providing affordable power to disadvantaged communities.

We are organizing part5 of the IEEE San Diego Electronics Packaging Society (EPS) chapter meeting.

The agenda is as follows:

1. Next technical lectures
2. About EPS subsidy
3. Webpage development & Linkedin page
4. IMAPS collaboration 
5. Ask EPS for merchandise/swag 
6. Membership drive
7. Invite student chapters 
8. Booth at local events 

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming how organizations generate revenue, streamline operations, and automate complex business processes. From intelligent sales prospecting and personalized customer engagement to autonomous AI agents capable of reasoning, planning, and executing multi-step workflows, AI is becoming an essential driver of business efficiency and competitive advantage.

Following our June session on AI-Powered Productivity, the IEEE Orange County Computer Society GET-AI Series continues with a practical, demo-driven July session focused on how organizations can leverage AI to improve efficiency, reduce operational costs, accelerate business processes, and build intelligent enterprise applications.

This double-feature session combines business and technical perspectives to demonstrate how AI can optimize both customer-facing and enterprise workflows through intelligent automation, advanced prompting techniques, and production-ready AI agent architectures.

As organizations increasingly adopt AI across their operations, the challenge is no longer simply using AI it is applying it strategically to create measurable business value.

This session explores how AI can help organizations:

• Improve operational efficiency through intelligent automation
• Reduce manual effort and operational costs
• Increase sales pipeline quality using AI-driven insights
• Automate repetitive business workflows
• Build enterprise-grade autonomous AI agents to Save Cost

Whether you're a business leader, consultant, architect, developer, product manager, or AI enthusiast, this session provides practical strategies and demonstrations that can be immediately applied within your organization.

Through live demonstrations, this session explores how LangGraph enables developers to build production-ready AI systems that are reliable, scalable, and designed to create efficient enterprise workflows. Attendees will learn how to move beyond simple LLM applications to intelligent agent architectures that streamline operations, optimize resource utilization, and reduce the cost of developing and operating AI-powered solutions.

• LangGraph fundamentals
• Designing efficient AI workflows
• Enterprise AI agent architecture
• Memory and state management
• Tool orchestration and workflow automation
• Human-in-the-loop approvals
• Multi-agent collaboration
• Enterprise automation and cost optimization patterns
• Best practices for building scalable, production-ready AI systems

👉 Takeaway: Learn how to build efficient, enterprise-grade AI systems that automate complex workflows, optimize business operations, reduce development and operational costs, and deliver measurable business value through intelligent automation.

This session demonstrates how AI can fundamentally transform go-to-market execution by identifying real-time business opportunities through trigger events, market signals, sentiment analysis, and intelligent prospecting.

Through live demonstrations, attendees will learn how AI can generate highly personalized outreach, automate prospect research, and enable sales teams to focus on meaningful customer engagement instead of manual list building.

• AI-driven sales intelligence
• Intelligent prospect discovery
• Event-driven customer engagement
• Effective prompting for business workflows
• Hyper-personalized outreach
• Reducing customer acquisition costs
• Improving pipeline quality through AI

👉 Takeaway: Learn how AI can improve sales efficiency, reduce manual effort, and create higher-quality business opportunities through intelligent automation.

Pradyumna Kodgi
Principal Product Manager | Oracle Health & AI
IEEE Senior Member | Vice Chair, IEEE EMBS – Orange County
Member, IEEE AI Agentic Systems & AI Policy Committees

📍 California, USA
📧 pkodgi@ieee.org
🔗 linkedin.com/in/pkodgi

Sign up to volunteer today! Google Form Link (https://forms.gle/KSkkUYPK2QVNQrKS7)

Where: Glad Tidings Family Life Complex

When: 7/27, 2pm to 7:00pm.

Who: For volunteering, college students and professionals are welcome to join!

STEM education is more than just learning about technology or engineering—it’s about developing critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills that are essential in today’s world. By exposing your child to STEM:

• Help them discover new interests and talents.
• Prepare them for high-paying and rewarding careers.
• Show them that they can be creators, innovators, and leaders.

Schedule:

2:15 - 2:30 PM | Welcome & Kickoff

• Welcome
• Event Overview
• Review of safety rules
• Introduction of volunteers, experiment leads, and technology demonstrators

2:30 PM | Presentation #1

Three classes (Build New Car/ attach Robot Arm, Troubleshoot Car/ Review/ Coding, and Art class)

2:45 PM- 5 PM | Build Car and Logo Art Design

5:00 PM– 5:40 PM | Dinner  

6:00 PM– 6:45 PM | Finish Car Building, and Test obstacle course/ race track

6:45 – 7:00 PM | Closing, Photos & Thank You

Our Program’s Commitment

Through our partnership with the IEEE Oakland-East Bay Section, TryEngineering, and Glad Tidings, we are dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment. Here’s why this program is unique:

Mentors Who Care: STEM professionals from your community will guide your child every step of the way.

• Hands-On Learning: Engaging activities like designing bridges, building robots, and creating LED circuits make learning exciting.

Equity in Education: Our goal is to provide access and opportunity to all children, particularly those in underrepresented communities. 

We understand the vital role parents play in their child’s success. During the event, you’ll:

• See firsthand how STEM activities boost confidence and teamwork.
• Learn about free and affordable resources to continue your child’s STEM journey.
• Meet other parents who share the same goal of empowering their children.

This is a chance to show your child that their dreams matter and that they belong in STEM fields. Secure your spot today!

Register by March 23th
To ensure we have the proper supplies and resources, please RSVP by end of day March. 23, so we can better plan the workshop.

Together, let’s inspire a generation of problem solvers, innovators, and dreamers. We look forward to seeing you there!

Warm regards,
Aaron Lin, IEEE
Benita McLarin, Glad Tidings

Dear IEEE Region 6 Volunteers,

Please plan on attending all or as much of this all-hands meeting as possible. There is much to discuss.
This event is open to all Region 6 volunteers (those who receive or should be receiving emails from this listserv: r6-leadership@listserv.ieee.org

At AWS scale, a single capacity planning error misallocates hundreds of millions in CapEx. Spreadsheets don't survive at this velocity — closed-loop AI systems do.

This session delivers a practitioner's unfiltered view from inside hyperscale infrastructure planning at AWS. We examine how AI pipelines connect demand forecasting, gap analysis, build planning, and rack deployment into a single end-to-end system and what that looks like in operational reality. We explore how feedback loops enable planning systems to detect model drift, recalibrate on actuals, and compound forecast accuracy over time.

But intelligence without failure analysis is incomplete. We confront what happens when the forecast is wrong at scale, how failure cascades across procurement, deployment, and customer commitments, and how human-in-the-loop governance and explainable AI contain the damage and restore trust.

AI that plans, connects, fails, and learns.