General News

UOIT plays host to IEEE SEGE conference

IEEE SEGE was held at UOIT with more than 80 papers from around 18 countries and participants from academia and industries. There were invited talks by scholars who presented latest research and technologies in the area of smart energy grids. The SEGE conference was organized in number of specialized sessions to cover focus areas within smart energy grid such as transmission / distribution lines, micro energy grids, energy storage, transportation electrification, information and communications, and safety and security.

Also the conference welcomed papers and speakers from number of Canadian universities.

The participants showed high interest at UOIT campus and facilities, and in particular their great interests during the ACE tour.

Hydro One has kindly contributed to support SEGE event and sponsored the best paper awards, which were judged by independent referees from academia and industries who reviewed all papers and presentations and selected the top regular and student papers who are awarded during the closing ceremony of the conference.

All attendees showed high interest in the conference program and organization, invited speakers, presented papers, UOIT facilities, and Ontario great weather during the conference, and promised to visit us in the next year's SEGE 2017 event.

The UOIT research team of smart energy grid engineering showed competitive performance and has been recognized and ranked high among regular and student papers, and successfully won three best paper awards: two regular papers and one student paper, as follows:

Supervisory Controller for Power Management of AC/DC Microgrid
Student: Mohamed El-Hendawi, Supervisor: Hossam Gaber

Upcoming Activities and Conferences

The 4th Annual IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability

Date: Oct 9-10, 2016
Location: Phoenix, AZ., U.S.A.

The 4th Annual IEEE Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech 2016) Conference is designed to explore the development and application of science, engineering and technology in achieving a sustainable lifestyle for humanity. It brings together scientists, engineers, technologists and scholars from multiple disciplines to hold a dialogue on environmental issues and collaborate on ideas to develop and utilize innovative tools and intelligent systems to address them. The attendees are expected to be exposed to the tools, connections and proactive solutions to take their sustainability programs to the next level.

SusTech 2016 conference will feature technical papers, posters and workshops. A number of prominent experts will be giving keynotes and invited talks. Best Posters and Papers in the conference will be eligible for an award. Full papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Papers accepted in the conference proceedings and presented during the conference will be submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore and other Abstracting & Indexing (A&I) databases.

Proposals are solicited for both oral and poster presentations from industry, government and academia (including students) covering relevant research, technologies, methodologies, tools and case studies. Topics with policy implications are also welcome. Poster presentations this year will be limited to students.

Important Dates

For more information, please visit the conference website at http://sites.ieee.org/sustech/.

2016 IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC)

Date: Oct 12-14, 2016
Location: Ottawa

The IEEE Electrical Power & Energy Conference (EPEC) 2016: - "Smart Grid and Beyond: Future of the Integrated Power System" - will be held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on October 12-14, 2016. EPEC 2016 is an opportunity for presenting and discussing the latest developments in the Electric Power & Energy Systems: academic, industrial and government research and development, industrial and business trends and challenges, as well as regulatory and policy aspects. This includes debate on the potential impact of these developments on the society. The conference provides an international forum for the presentation of peer-reviewed Technical Papers, Industrial Panel Presentations and Exhibits, and Tutorials/Workshops. There will also be opportunities to tour electric power system installations in the Canadian National Capital Region.

For more information, please visit the http://www.epec2016.ieee.ca .

Power System Stability and Control Course

Date: Oct 24-27, 2016
Location: Calgary, AB

This course will provide a comprehensive overview of power system stability and control problems. This includes the basic concepts, physical aspects of the phenomena, methods of analysis, examples of incidents of system instability, challenges to the secure operation of present-day power systems, and comprehensive approach to enhancing system security.

Out-of-town delegates can receive preferred hotel accommodation rates at the Carriage House Inn, by asking for the "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers" rate.

2016 International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM)

Date: Oct 31-Nov 4, 2016
Location: Montreal

The 12th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM) is inviting authors to submit original contributions in the network and service management research area. CNSM 2016 is a selective single-track conference, covering all aspects of the management of networks and services, pervasive systems, enterprises, and cloud computing environments. The core track is accompanied by a series of workshops and poster sessions.

For more information, please visit the http://www.cnsm-conf.org/2016/.

2016 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence for Security and Defense Applications (CISDA)

Date: December 6-9, 2016
Location: Athens, Greece

2016 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence for Security and Defense Applications (CISDA), organized by the IEEE Canada Ottawa Section's CI/SMC Chapter, will be held in Athens, Greece on December 6-9, 2016. CISDA 2016 is an opportunity for presenting and discussing the latest esearch efforts rooted in Computational Intelligence as applied to defense and security problems. First-class contributions addressing research challenges in these areas and their CI-based solutions (i.e., neural networks, fuzzy systems, evolutionary computation, swarm intelligence, rough sets, granular computing, and other emerging learning or optimization techniques) are solicited.

For more information, please visit the http://www.ieeeottawa.ca/ci/cisda2016/.

IEEE Humanitarian Technology Conferences around the world

Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) on October 13-16, 2016

GHTC 2016 will be hosted by the Seattle Section in Region 6. GHTC 2016 has issued their call for papers. Download the PDF here: http://sites.ieee.org/ghtc/files/2016/01/GHTC2016-CFP.pdf For more information, see: www.ieeeghtc.org

International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS) on October 21-22, 2016

ISTAS will be hosted by the Kerala Section in Trivandrum India, sponsored by SSIT. ISTAS has issued their call for papers. Download the PDF here: http://istas2016.org/downloads/CFP.pdf For more information, see: http://istas2016.org/

Humanitarian Technology Conference on December 21-23, 2016

The IEEE R10 HTC will be hosted at the Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, INDIA. For more information and the call for papers, please, refer to: http://www.ieeehtc2016.com/

2017 IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference

IHTC 2017 will take place in Toronto. please stay tuned for more information as it becomes available http://www.ihtc2017.ieee.ca/

Section Events Online

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Message from the Section Chair : A Past Section Chair

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Please find the IEEE Montreal Section Newsletter (Issue 6, January 2012): http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r7/montreal/files/IEEE_Montreal_Newsletter_Jan_2012.pdf

The IEEE Montreal Section ExCom would like to thank to all contributors and editors.

The previous issues (# 5, Nov. 2011) can be accessed through:
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r7/montreal/files/IEEE_Montreal_Newsletter_Oct_2011.pdf

http://ewh.ieee.org/r7/montreal/index.php

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