The IEEE Nanotechnology Council – North Jersey Chapter (CH01288, NANO42) is pleased to announce its Spring 2026 Invited Lecture Series, featuring distinguished speakers from leading institutions across North America and Europe. Spring 2026 Lecture Lineup (https://lnkd.in/eCxjb5SB): February 23, 2026 | 2:00–3:00 PM (EST) Interplays between structural chirality, CISS, and pure spin current transport in chiral matters by Prof. Dali Sun (Department of Physics, North Carolina State University) March 23, 2026 | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM (EST) Advanced Functional Nanocomposite Materials and Their Applications in High-Performance Physical/Chemical Sensing by Prof. Seonghwan Kim (Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary) April 23, 2026 | 10:00–11:00 AM (EST) Numerical Simulation of Transport in Large-Area Disordered Materials by Dr. Aron Cummings (Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC & BIST, Barcelona, Spain) We warmly invite students and researchers interested in nanotechnology, spin transport, functional materials, and computational modeling to join us. Speaker(s): Dali Sun, Seonghwan Kim, Aron Cummings Agenda: Spring 2026 Lecture Lineup (https://lnkd.in/eCxjb5SB): February 23, 2026 | 2:00–3:00 PM (EST) Interplays between structural chirality, CISS, and pure spin current transport in chiral matters by Prof. Dali Sun (Department of Physics, North Carolina State University) March 23, 2026 | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM (EST) Advanced Functional Nanocomposite Materials and Their Applications in High-Performance Physical/Chemical Sensing by Prof. Seonghwan Kim (Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary) April 23, 2026 | 10:00–11:00 AM (EST) Numerical Simulation of Transport in Large-Area Disordered Materials by Dr. Aron Cummings (Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC & BIST, Barcelona, Spain) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/539153

Join Anil Malakar, Cloud & AI Solutions Architect with 22+ years of experience and author of practical guides on generative AI and agentic systems, for a fast-paced 60-minute session. This IEEE workshop directly addresses the IEEE's interest in "making" and "engineering design" by empowering students to build their own personal AI engineering workstation. We move AI from an abstract, cloud-based service to a tangible, configurable system on their own hardware. Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: · Understand the benefits and possibilities of running modern AI models locally versus relying solely on cloud APIs. · Install and configure a complete, open-source GenAI stack (Ollama, Llama 3.1, or any other LLM available) on their personal computers. · Integrate the Strands Agents SDK to create basic agentic workflows. · Build and interact with a functional local AI Agent to demonstrate core Agentic AI concepts. · Identify minimum hardware requirements and performance trade-offs for local AI development. Co-sponsored by: IEEE North Jersey Section Speaker(s): Mr. Anil Malakar Room: 205, Bldg: Becton Hall, 960 River Road, TEANECK, New Jersey, United States, 07666, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/546175