This meeting brings volunteers to plan and coordinate the upcoming K–12 Coding events. We will discuss event structure, curriculum, logistics, volunteer roles, and potential funding or sponsorship opportunities. The goal is to create an engaging, hands-on coding experience that inspires the next generation of young programmers. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/493524

Monthly ExCom meeting. All Section members are welcome. Dinner will be provided for $10 per person. Please give cash to Matt on the day of. Students do not need to bring payment. Please register for the vTools event so we can get an accurate headcount. Include dietary restrictions in "Special Requests" when registering. If you have Chapter/Affinity Group updates or other announcements and discussion points you would like to add to the agenda, please send them to the Section Chair Brianne Tengan <[email protected]> 2 days in advance. 244 Holmes Hall, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96822, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/461225

Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) implement Machine Learning (ML) algorithms that can address competitive resource allocation problems, together with detection and mitigation of anomalous behavior. In this talk, the speaker will discuss their use in next-generation (NextG) communications within the context of cognitive networks to address i) spectrum sharing, ii) detecting anomalies, and iii) mitigating security attacks. GANs have the following advantages. First, they can learn and synthesize field data, which can be costly, time-consuming, and non-repeatable. Second, they enable pre-training classifiers by using semisupervised data. Third, they facilitate increased resolution. Fourth, they enable recovering corrupted bits in the spectrum. The talk will provide basics of GANs, a comparative discussion on different kinds of GANs, performance measures for GANs in computer vision and image processing as well as wireless applications, a number of datasets for wireless applications, performance measures for general classifiers, a survey of the literature on GANs for i)–iii) above, some simulation results, and future research directions. In the spectrum sharing problem, connections to cognitive wireless networks are established. Simulation results show that a particular GAN implementation is better than a convolutional autoencoder for an outlier detection problem in spectrum sensing. Co-sponsored by: Vishnu S. Pendyala, SJSU Speaker(s): Dr. Vishnu S. Pendyala, Prof. Ender Ayanoglu Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/493301

August ExCom 733 Bishop Street, Suite 2000, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/485243

Monthly ExCom meeting. All Section members are welcome. Dinner will be provided for $10 per person. Please give cash to Matt on the day of. Students do not need to bring payment. Please register for the vTools event so we can get an accurate headcount. Include dietary restrictions in "Special Requests" when registering. If you have Chapter/Affinity Group updates or other announcements and discussion points you would like to add to the agenda, please send them to the Section Chair Brianne Tengan <[email protected]> 2 days in advance. The HPU map can be found in this link: https://www.hpu.edu/about-us/files/dt-wp-map.pdf Room: Sharkys Cove (Second Floor-by Sunset Ballroom), Bldg: ATM Aloha Tower Marketplace, 1 Aloha Tower Dr, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/481443

September ExCom 733 Bishop Street, Suite 2000, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/485244

Lei of Growth: Aloha, Mentorship & Career Building is a special event created to support and celebrate women in engineering and technology in Hawai'i. This event combines professional growth with the welcoming spirit of Hawai‘i. The participants will take part in a fun and meaningful lei-making activity, where making a lei becomes a symbol of building connections, sharing knowledge, and growing together. It’s a chance to relax, meet others, and enjoy a mix of culture and career support in one place. The participants will also join mentoring circles, where they can talk with experienced engineers and ask questions about their career path, job search, or how to succeed in engineering. A career corner will be available to help them improve their resume or LinkedIn profile. There will be time to network, enjoy light snacks, and meet others in a friendly setting. Lei of Growth will give tools, encouragement, and inspiration — all with the spirit of aloha. Honolulu , Hawaii, United States

Monthly ExCom meeting. All Section members are welcome. Dinner will be provided for $10 per person. Please give cash to Matt on the day of. Students do not need to bring payment. Please register for the vTools event so we can get an accurate headcount. Include dietary restrictions in "Special Requests" when registering. If you have Chapter/Affinity Group updates or other announcements and discussion points you would like to add to the agenda, please send them to the Section Chair Brianne Tengan <[email protected]> 2 days in advance. The HPU map can be found in this link: https://www.hpu.edu/about-us/files/dt-wp-map.pdf Room: Sharkys Cove (Second Floor-by Sunset Ballroom), Bldg: ATM Aloha Tower Marketplace, 1 Aloha Tower Dr, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/481813

October ExCom 733 Bishop Street, Suite 2000, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/485245