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Special Presentation by Prof. Walid Saad (Virginia Tech, USA) Hosted by Future Networks Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AIML) Working Group Date/Time: Thursday, March 21st, 2024 @ 12:00 UTC [] Topic: Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)-Native Wireless Systems with Common Sense Abstract: Next-generation wireless systems, such as 6G and beyond, are expected to tightly embed artificial intelligence (AI) into their design, giving rise to what is termed AI-native wireless systems. Remarkably, despite significant academic, industrial, and standardization efforts dedicated to AI-native wireless systems in the past few years, even the very definition of such systems remains ambiguous. Presently, most endeavors in this domain represent incremental extensions of conventional "AI for wireless" paradigms, employing classical tools like autoencoders, diffusion models, or large-language models to replicate established wireless functionalities. However, such approaches suffer from inherent limitations, including the opaque nature of the adopted AI models, their tendency toward curve-fitting, reliance on extensive training data, energy inefficiency, and limited generalizability to novel new, unseen scenarios and out-of-domain/out-of-distribution data points. To surmount these challenges, in this talk, we unveil a bold, pioneering framework for the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI)-native wireless systems. We particularly show how the fusion of wireless systems, digital twins, and AI can catalyze a transformative, revolutionary paradigm shift in both wireless and AI technologies by conceptualizing a next-generation AGI architecture imbued with "common sense" capabilities, akin to human cognition. This architecture is envisioned to empower networks with reasoning, planning, and other human-like cognitive faculties such as imagination and deep thinking. We first define the technical tenets of common sense and, subsequently, we demonstrate how the proposed AGI architecture can instill a new level of generalizability, explainability, and reasoning into tomorrow’s wireless networks, liberating them from their conventional physical constraints. We then discuss how AGI-native wireless systems can unleash novel use cases such as digital twins with analogical reasoning, resilient experiences for cognitive avatars, and brain-level holographic experiences. Following the establishment of the foundational principles and components of AGI-native wireless systems, we take a significant stride forward by forging a link with the emerging concept of semantic communications. In doing so, we demonstrate how the integration of causal reasoning (a key component of our AGI vision) with semantic communication can usher in a new era of knowledge-driven, reasoning AGI-native wireless systems. These systems represent a major departure from today’s data-driven, knowledge-agnostic models, offering enhanced sustainability and resilience in their design and operation. We present our recent key results, rooted in AI, theory of mind, digital twins, and game theory, laying the groundwork for the realization of AGI-native wireless systems, and illustrating how our designed framework reduces data volume in networks while enhancing reliability, crucial for next-generation wireless services like connected intelligence and holography. We conclude with a discussion on the exciting opportunities in this field that can help redefine the intersection of wireless communications and AI. Co-sponsored by: IEEE Future Networks Speaker(s): Prof. Walid Saad Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/409919

Engineering Ethics - The study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices to be made by a person’s moral philosophy - The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession organization ethics - Encompasses the more general definition of ethics, but applied it more specifically to situations involving engineers in their professional lives. - Engineering ethics often involves choices on an organizational level rather than personal level. - Review the existing NJ statutes governing professional licensed practices and how these statutes incorporate ethical rules of conduct; - Present case studies of current headlines that could have ethical aspects - Conclude with a general discussion of professional ethics in a global economy including the impact of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on engineers (e.g., the Anti-bribery Provisions) Speaker(s): Constantine Papademas Agenda: This Engineering Ethics session will immediately follow our regularly scheduled monthly session. These will both require separate registrations. There will be a fee for ALL participants. The cost for ALL participants will be $150. Two hours of instruction will be provided. CEU Evaluation Form can be found at: (https://innovationatwork.ieee.org/ieee-pes-northjersey-certificates/) At this time, our attendance is being limited to fifty (50). Please only register if you know you are going to attend, and you must be registered to participate. Room: Aruba Room, Bldg: PSE&G - Hadley Road Facility, 4000 Hadley Road, South Plainfield, New Jersey, United States, 07080

[] Join us for a reading of a talk by CM Jansky, Jr "who was a participant at many conferences dealing with radio regulations, broadcast planning, and radio navigation and sea rescue. He became a member of the Institute of Radio Engineers (now the Institute of Electrical and Electronic engineers) in 1918, being made a Fellow Member in 1928. He was President of the Institute in 1934 and a member of its Board of Directors from 1929 to 1942. He was senior partner of the firm Jansky and Bailey, consulting radio engineers, of Washington, D.C." "Karl Guthe Jansky died in Red Bank, New Jersey in February, 1950 at the age of forty-four. In the trying period that followed his death I told the members of his family that his contribution to basic science was such that the full value of his discovery would not be recognized for at least half a century. How wrong can a man be! Here just six years later I found myself before a group of astronomers, physicists and radio engineers far more competent that I, viewing with amazement the progress which has taken place in recent years in a new branch of astronomy based upon a scientific discovery made by a man I am proud to say was my brother." "From an after-dinner address by C. M. Jansky, Jr., at the 94th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Columbus, Ohio, March 23, 1956." The photographs with this article, not otherwise credited, are by courtesy of Mary Jansky Striffler, sister of Karl Jansky, and Marguerite Jansky Froscher, daughter of C. M. Jansky, Jr." "C. M. Jansky, Jr. (1895-1975) was born in Barry County, Michigan. After receiving the B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Wisconsin in 1917 and 1919, respectively, he taught radio communications and electronics at the University of Minnesota from 1920 to 1929, becoming associate professor of radio engineering. In 1920, he established the first radio broadcasting station west of the Mississippi River at Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mr. Jansky was a participant at many conferences dealing with radio regulations, broadcast planning, and radio navigation and sea rescue. He became a member of the Institute of Radio Engineers (now the Institute of Electrical and Electronic engineers) in 1918, being made a Fellow Member in 1928. He was President of the Institute in 1934 and a member of its Board of Directors from 1929 to 1942. He was senior partner of the firm Jansky and Bailey, consulting radio engineers, of Washington, D.C." Copyright © 1979-2004 Cosmic Quest, Inc., Ohio State University Radio Observatory and North Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/411057

The TNJSF (formerly the NJRSF) is a science fair competition for high school students (grades 9-12) for students in ten counties of northern New Jersey. The mission of the TNJSF is to support, encourage, and recognize student involvement in scientific researh and engineering design. It is our belief that students can only truly appreciate the creative nature of the process if they have actually experienced it themselves. In addition, we endeavor to provide resources which further this overarching goal, including giving students various opportunities to interact with professional scientists and engineers. The opportunity to partake of the TNJSF itself as well as other resources we offer is intended to be open to all high school students in our northern NJ region. IEEE volunteers are needed for Special Awards Judging at the Fair Special awards judging takes place on Saturday morning. Judges are asked to arrive at the judges' room by 9:00 a.m. to determine their project assignments with their team and to receive instructions from the Judging Coordinator. Judging of projects takes place from 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. During this time, judges will meet with students at their project displays and evaluate their work. At least 2 judges on the award team should see each project under consideration. At 12:00 p.m., the judges reconvene in the judges' room to discuss the projects and determine which projects will be awarded. Judging of special awards is usually completed by 1:00 p.m. Volunteers use the registration link. Kean University, 1000 Morris Ave, Union, New Jersey, United States, 07083

The stochasticity of power injections from weather-dependent renewable energy resources challenges power system operations and increases the risk-exposure of electricity market participants. Defining safety regions for which any operative or market decision must be viable can be an effective and tractable tool to overcoming these challenges. Yet, designing such safety regions from historical data with respect to their impact on the quality of the decision risk is tricky. This seminar discusses two proposals for data-driven robust decision tools in renewable-dominant electric power systems that explicitly internalize probabilistic performance metrics of their solution. First, we discuss an approach to learn prescriptive safety regions for wind power generation. We leverage recent results from differentiable programming to create individual safety intervals for each wind generator that adapt to current grid situations such that they optimize an operator-defined risk target. Second, we discuss a method to internalize adversarial uncertainty sets in electricity market clearing such that consumer risk is minimized. We define these sets using a factor stressing approach inspired from financial engineering and show that consumer risk in terms of excess payments can be effectively reduced at a low overall system cost. Speaker(s): Robert Mieth Agenda: - Talk by Robert Mieth at 11:00 am - Lunch box after the talk at 12:00 pm - You don't have to be an IEEE member to attend this meeting. Room: 202, Bldg: ECE, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 141 Warren St, Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07103

Planned by the Region 1 and Region 2 Computer Chapters and the local NJ Coast Instrumentation & Measurements / Computer Joint Chapter, and Region 1 & 2 Professional Activities Events, and associates: Join in for a Presentation by Dr Giovanni Vannucci: Total Eclipse of the Sun: A Day at the Museum at the AT&T Labs Science & Technology Center & Museum in Middletown New Jersey. Prepare for the rare event: the 8 April Total Eclipse of the Sun that will pass through our Regions. The 26 March Event will begin at 12 Noon with a Meet and Greet Dr Giovanni Vannucci, Lunch with Leaders & Luminaries, Networking, Watch Party, STEM students, Museum Tours, and social networking. The Live Event will wind down with Cupcakes and Cookies at 3pm. Information from NASA: The Monday, April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The total solar eclipse will begin over the South Pacific Ocean. Weather permitting, the first location in continental North America that will experience totality is Mexico’s Pacific coast at around 11:07 a.m. PDT. https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/where-when/ Speaker(s): Dr Giovanni Vannucci, Agenda: 26 March 2024 12 Noon Welcome to the AT&T Labs Science and Technology Innovation Center and Museum Meet & Greet the Speaker, Dr Giovanni Vannucci, Social Experience Lunch with Leaders and Luminaries, STEM Guests Presentation by Dr Giovanni Vannucci Discussions with Colleagues and Watch Party Tour of the Museum with Expert Docents 3.00 PM Formal Program winds down with cupcakes Bldg: A, AT&T Science and Technology Innovation Center and Museum, 200 S Laurel Ave., Middletown Township, New Jersey, United States

Chiplet is a chip design method and heterogeneous integration is a chip packaging method. Chiplet design and heterogeneous integration packaging have generated lots of traction lately. For the next few years, we will see more implementations of a higher level of chiplet designs and heterogeneous integration packaging, whether it is for cost, time-to-market, performance, form factor, or power consumption. Speaker(s): John H Lau, Agenda: 6:10 PM: Networking and Refreshments 6:30 PM: Announcements and Speaker Introduction 6:35 PM: DL 7:30 PM: Questions and Answers 7:45 PM: Adjourn ============ In this lecture, the following topics will be covered. System-on-Chip (SoC) Why Chiplet Design? Chiplet Design and Heterogeneous Integration Packaging – Chip Partition and Chip Split Chip partition and Heterogeneous Integration Chip split and Heterogeneous Integration Advantages and Disadvantages Lateral Communication between Chiplets (e.g., Bridges) Bridge Embedded in Build-up Package Substrate Bridge Embedded in Fan-Out EMC with RDLs UCIe Hybrid Bonding Bridge Chiplet Design and Heterogeneous Integration Packaging - Multiple System and Heterogeneous Integration Multiple System and Heterogeneous Integration with Package Substrate (2D IC Integration) Multiple System and Heterogeneous Integration with Thin Film layer on the Package Substrate (2.1D IC Integration) Multiple System and Heterogeneous Integration with TSV-less (Organic) Interposer (2.3D IC Integration) Multiple System and Heterogeneous Integration with Passive TSV-Interposer (2.5D IC Integration) Multiple System and Heterogeneous Integration with Active TSV-Interposer (3D IC Integration) Summary Potential R&D Topics in Chiplet Design and Heterogeneous Integration Packaging Trends in Chiplet Design and Heterogeneous Integration Packaging Who Should Attend? If you (students, engineers, and managers) are involved with any aspect of the electronics industry, you should attend this course. It is equally suited for R&D professionals and scientists. The lectures are based on the publications by many distinguish authors and the books by the lecturer. Room: 201 Bluemont Room, Bldg: Arlington Central Library, 1015 North Quincy Street, Arlington, Virginia, United States, 22201, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/408058

In recent times, we often hear a call for the governance of AI systems, but what does that really mean? In this talk, I will first adopt a control theory perspective to explain governance that determines the reference input via value alignment, data scientists acting as the controller to meet the values in a machine learning system, and facts captured in transparent documentation as the feedback signal. I will then adopt a nursing theory perspective to explain how the control theory perspective lacks caring and the need for a carative approach that starts with the real-world problem as experienced by the most vulnerable people. I will conclude with an example of a project on using machine learning to evaluate applicants for home solar panel systems in rural India as well as a discussion of governing large language models. Co-sponsored by: Fairleigh Dickinson University Speaker(s): Dr. Kush Varshney , Agenda: In recent times, we often hear a call for the governance of AI systems, but what does that really mean? In this talk, I will first adopt a control theory perspective to explain governance that determines the reference input via value alignment, data scientists acting as the controller to meet the values in a machine learning system, and facts captured in transparent documentation as the feedback signal. I will then adopt a nursing theory perspective to explain how the control theory perspective lacks caring and the need for a carative approach that starts with the real-world problem as experienced by the most vulnerable people. I will conclude with an example of a project on using machine learning to evaluate applicants for home solar panel systems in rural India as well as a discussion of governing large language models. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/410062

We study the problem of deriving financially adequate prices for trading a perishable commodity under a centralized auction with environmental considerations. Our model is based on an electricity market, with producers using conventional technologies with byproduct emissions; and environmentally clean producers subject to exogenous weather realizations, but lower emissions in production. For this purpose, we derive a new financially adequate market clearing pricing scheme. Unlike related financially adequate pricing schemes that only take into account the marginal market costs associated with market clearing commodity demands, the proposed pricing scheme also takes into account the marginal market costs associated with the market participants operating at maximum capabilities. The proposed pricing scheme allows to analyze the effects of environmental limitations in the market, as it internalizes, in the pricing signals, the costs or benefits associated with compliance of these limits by the market participants; and in particular, conventional technology producers including transit operators. Speaker(s): Alberto Lamadrid Agenda: - Talk by Alberto Lamadrid at 4:00 pm - Dinner box after the talk at 5:00 pm - You don't have to be an IEEE member to attend this meeting. Room: 202, Bldg: ECE, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 141 Warren St, Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07103

[]For nearly 50 years, chemical engineer and inventor Mária Telkes applied her prodigious intellect to harnessing the power of the sun. She designed and built the world’s first successfully solar-heated modern residence and identified a promising new chemical that, for the first time, could store solar heat like a battery. And yet, along the way, she was undercut and thwarted by her boss and colleagues — all men — at MIT. Despite these obstacles, Telkes persevered and, upon her death in 1995, held more than 20 patents. She is now recognized as a visionary pioneer in the field of sustainable energy. An unexpected and largely forgotten heroine, Telkes was remarkable in her vision and tenacity — a scientist and a woman in every way ahead of her time. Her research and innovations from the 1930s through the ‘70s continue to shape how we power our lives today AFTER the documentary - 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! If you registered for the original event, you are already included in the Webex link notification that will go out the morning of this re-screening. Agenda: 6:00 PM - Welcome and Introductions, Chapter business update; (on your own) Pizza, Popcorn and Soda Pop 6:05 PM - Documentary 7:05 PM - End of Documentary; Start of Q & A; Group Discussion 7:15 PM - Wrap Up ALL times are in EST/EDT (UTC-4 or UTC-5) depending upon local day light savings times in when effect Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/410227

[] Abstract: More than 80% consumer Internet traffic is for videos and most of them are recorded videos. Meanwhile, many organizations (such as national parks, vacation resorts, departments of transportation) provide real-time visual data (images or videos). These videos allow Internet users to observe events remotely. This speech explains how to discover real-time visual data on the Internet. The discovery process uses a crawler to reach many web pages. The information on these web pages are analyzed to identify candidates of real-time data. The data is downloaded multiple times over an extended time period; changes are detected to determine whether it is likely to provide real-time data. The data can be used during an emergency. For example, viewers may check whether a street is flooded and cannot pass. It is also possible using the data to observe long-term trends, such as how people react to movement restrictions during the COVID pandemic. Bio: Yung-Hsiang Lu is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is a University Faculty Scholar of Purdue University. He is a fellow of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), distinguished visitor of the Computer Society, distinguished scientist and distinguished speaker of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). Dr. Lu is the inaugural director of Purdue’s John Martinson Engineering Entrepreneurial Center (2020-2022). In 2019, he received Outstanding VIP-Based Entrepreneur Award from the VIP (Vertically Integrated Projects) Consortium. His research areas include computer vision, embedded systems, cloud and mobile computing. Dr. Lu has advised 400 undergraduate students in research projects and taught more than 5,000 students in classrooms. He has advised multiple student teams winning business plan competitions; two teams of students started technology companies and raised more than $1.5M. Speaker(s): Prof. Yung-hsiang Lu, Agenda: Welcome Remark - Dr. Ping-Tsai Chung Presentation - Prof. Yung-Hsiang Lu, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Purdue University Q/A. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/409030

Featuring: Professor Dr Ali Abedi, Associate Vice President for Research, UMaine Abstract: MESAT1- Maine’s 1st Small Satellite MESAT1’s launch is funded by NASA CSLI program and its design and development is sponsored by NASA, MSGC, and the University of Maine. Electrical engineering students at UMaine built this CubeSat, which is 30 cm long with cross section of 10 cm x 10 cm, carries 4 multi-spectral cameras, and three radios. MESAT1 is scheduled to be launched to space from Vandenberg Space Force base onboard Firefly rocket in May 2024. It carries three payloads designed by Falmouth High school, Fryeburg Academy, and Saco Middle School students and teachers. UMaine has been collaborating with USM, AMSAT and NERRS to design and get the spacecraft ready for launch. The initial prototypes were built at Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) center and final flight certifications including vibration tests was completed at Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC). In this talk various aspects of the system from design, engineering, flight certification, and regulatory licenses will be discussed. Coordinated with IEEE Computer Society Region 1 and Region 2 Chapters Coordinator Coordinated with IEEE Region 1 Professional Activities Webinar Coordinated with IEEE ComSoc History Committee and part of A Milestone Moments Series celebrating: IEEE Milestone Project Echo, Telstar, and discovery of Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation evidence of the Big Bang origins of the Universe. Bio – Dr. Ali Abedi, Associate Vice President for Research, UMaine Ali Abedi received his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, from (http://www.cst.uwaterloo.ca/) in 2004. He joined the (http://www.umaine.edu/), Orono in 2005, where he is currently Associate Vice President for Research and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He leads UMaine Artificial Intelligence and UMaine Space initiatives. He was visiting Associate Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD and Guest Researcher at (http://www.nist.gov/) in 2012 and Faculty Fellow at NASA in 2016. Dr. Abedi is founding Director of (http://umaine.edu/wisenetlab) where he directs research programs in wireless communications and sensor networks for structural monitoring, space explorations and bio-medical applications. Dr. Abedi is a senior member of IEEE and currently serves as Vice President of IEEE Council on Radio Frequency Identification ((https://www.ieee-rfid.org/council-leaders/)), and IEEE R1 Student Activities Committee Chair. Speaker(s): Professor Dr Ali Abedi, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/407737