Homes and businesses are electrifying with heat pumps, electric vehicles, and solar panels. Simultaneously, power outages caused be extreme weather events are raising important questions about the health of the power grid. For example: How should we value grid resilience? Who should pay for it? How can we achieve it? Jointly hosted by UVM's center on energy and autonomy, (https://www.uvm.edu/cems/create), and the local (https://site.ieee.org/gms-pes/), this event will feature short talks about grid resiliency issues from the (i) public service, (ii) utility, (iii) research, and (iv) technology perspectives. Following these talks, we will convene a panel discussion to dialogue about common pain-points and the path forward. Participating speakers include - Kerrick Johnson, (https://publicservice.vermont.gov/about-us) - Mike Burke, (https://greenmountainpower.com/about/mike-burke-bio/) - Erin Mayfield, (https://www.sustainabletransitions.earth/people) - Cece Chu and Xiao Wang, Technologists with (https://www.analog.com/en/solutions/energy/smart-grid-infrastructure.html) Dinner: Pizza and drinks will be served at this event (4:30-5PM). Coffee will be served part way through. Please do register in advance to attend this free event. Location: This event will be hosted at the new (https://www.uvm.edu/ruralpartnerships/contact-us), located at the center of UVM's campus. Patrick Leahy Building 102. Parking: https://www.uvm.edu/map/. Click on the menu on the left, expand the “parking” section and go to “visitor parking”, which shows visitor parking options. The Jeffords upper and/or lower lots are recommended, but the visitor parking in Gutterson is also a good option (10 minute walk to the Leahy Center). Parking lots require use of the “park mobile” app. PDH Credits: 2 hours of PDH credits are available for this event. Co-sponsored by: CREATE Agenda: - 4:30-5PM: Dinner (Casual) - 5-5:45PM: Presentations - 5:45-6PM: Coffee Break - 6-6:30PM: Presentations - 6:30-7PM: Panel Discussion Room: 102, Bldg: Patrick Leahy Building, 105 Carrigan Drive, Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05405, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/476322

Monthly ExCom meeting. All Section members are welcome. Send agenda items to [email protected] 2 days in advance. Dinner will be provided for $10 per person. Please give cash to Matt Sahara on the day of. Students do not need to bring payment. 244 Holmes Hall, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96822, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/461221

As part of the IEEE YP Mentoring Meet initiative, we have organized a workshop on behalf of IEEE Region 6 titled "Mentoring for Leaders: Elevating Leadership & Management Excellence." This workshop aims to provide valuable insights into effective leadership and management skills, strategies for their development, essential certifications and training, and the profound impact of mentorship on professional growth. The session will commence with our speaker outlining the objectives of the mentoring program, setting the foundation for an engaging discussion on leadership and management. Participants will gain practical knowledge of these critical skills, offering a glimpse into the key competencies required for effective leadership. This will be an interactive workshop, and we encourage active participation. Please bring your questions and engage in meaningful discussions to maximize the learning experience. Speaker(s): Naznin Akter, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/474748

April Excom Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/468372

Join us for a joint Pau Hana with the Marine Technology Society (MTS) Hawaii Section! Pupus will be provided. [] Co-sponsored by: Marine Technology Society Hawaii Section 685 Auahi St, Suite 216/217, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813

We are excited to coordinate with Hitachi Rail to organize a Behind-the-Scenes Skyline Tour for IEEE WIE and PES members! This exclusive tour will take guests through both the Operations and Control Center (OCC)—where trains are operated, monitored, and controlled—and the Shop area, where train maintenance takes place. The tour is free, but space is limited to 15 people. If you're interested, please let me know as soon as possible to secure your spot! Looking forward to seeing you there.-- Honolulu , Hawaii, United States

Abstract Microwave and Radio Frequency devices have demonstrated significant potential in non-destructive, non-ionizing, contactless, and wireless sensing applications. Among various structures, the ones with planar form factor are more attractive due to their conformal, inexpensive, and straightforward fabrication process. These microwave/RF sensors operate based on the perturbation of the electromagnetic (EM) field and the interaction of the EM field with materials in their close vicinity. Conventionally, these microwave/RF sensors have been fabricated using metal traces and microstrip lines which gives good microwave response and behavior for those sensors monitoring dielectric properties of solid and liquid materials. However, microwave/RF sensor applications were limited in exposure to gas molecules due to their negligible sensitivities to gas molecules. To address this challenge, secondary materials such as polymers, nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes and titanium nanotubes, and recently titanium carbide (MXene) were introduced to act as an interface layer to enable gas sensing and even light sensing directly at microwave frequencies. This lecture will mainly focus on different planar microwave/RFID-based structures and their interactions with nanomaterials such as TiO2 nanotubes, mesoporous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), and MXene in exposure to gas molecules and water vapors. Moreover, conductive polymers such as PEDOT:PSS will be discussed in microwave structures as an alternative to metals in microstrip lines to eliminate the use of extra interface materials for monitoring gases. In addition, the potential of 3D printing and other additive manufacturing techniques will be discussed in the nanomaterials concept to empower the microwave/RFID-based sensors. Co-sponsored by: Wayne Shiroma Speaker(s): Dr. Zarifi Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/481486

Professional Image Seminar - 20 min Headshots and Networking - 40 min 733 Bishop Street, Suite 2000, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/478612

Open-source tools for energy system modeling have gained significant attention to support transparent policy and technical decision-making. However, many of these tools lack fine-grained data or a sufficiently broad regional scope, limiting effective collaboration, adoption, and long-term support. In response, the PyPSA meets Earth initiative was established to bridge these gaps by promoting open, independent research, knowledge sharing, and transparent planning in energy modeling. PyPSA meets Earth maintains tools such as PyPSA-Earth and PyPSA-Distribution, which facilitate sector-coupled energy modeling for any region worldwide. This talk will introduce the initiative’s vision, showcase current tools and applications, and outline opportunities for interested individuals and organizations to join and contribute. Speaker: Davide Fioriti is Assistant Professor at the University of Pisa and co-director of the PyPSAmeetsEarth initiative. He received the Ph.D. in Pisa in 2019 with a thesis on planning and operation methods for rural electrification by mini-grids, in which he developed his skills in mathematical optimization and microgrids. Thereafter, he expanded his interests into multi-energy systems. In 2021, he joined the PyPSAmeetsEarth initiative, initially focusing on Africa, where is has been an active contributor and facilitator of the various workstreams. He has collaborated with several private and public companies (4+) and public entities (10+) in several funded projects. In 2018 he was visiting scholar at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/480958

Power system oscillation is a significant stability concern for utility companies, especially with the increased interconnection of inverter-based resources (IBRs). Traditionally, oscillations are investigated using phasor data. This presentation approaches the problem by examining the actual voltage and current waveforms underlying the phasors. It is found that oscillations are the appearance of beating waveforms in the phasor form. The beating waveforms, in turn, are caused by interharmonics (defined per IEC 61000-4-30). Notably, it can be proven that the presence of interharmonics is both a necessary and sufficient condition for phasor oscillations, and synchronous generator oscillations can be easily explained using interharmonics. Multiple field measurement results will be used to substantiate these findings. The interharmonic insights could lead to many innovative applications. Two of them will be shared here. The first one is to locate oscillation sources using measurement data. The second one is to determine generator participation factors based on small-signal power system dynamic models. Speaker(s): Wilsun Xu Agenda: 4:00pm - Event Starts 4:45pm - Q&A 5:00pm - Adjourn Times are in PST. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/477906

Panel Discussion Speakers: Shaolei Ren is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Riverside. His research broadly focuses on AI, energy, and public health. His work has generated broader societal impacts, shaping AI policies adopted by international organizations such as the United Nations, UNESCO, and WHO. Additionally, his research has driven industry innovations, including the development of the first real- time water footprint reporting tool for computing. He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award (2015) and several paper awards, including at ACM e-Energy (2024, 2016) and IEEE ICC (2016). He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. --------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Sharon Hsiao is Assistant Professor & David Packard endowed junior fellow in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Santa Clara University. Prior to SCU, Dr. Hsiao was an assistant professor at Arizona State University and Columbia University, where she established several research projects and taught graduate & undergraduate level courses. Dr. Hsiao’s research focuses on educational technologies, computational modeling, visual analytics, and adaptive technology for personalized learning. Her research methodology involves AI and HCI approaches, applied data science and machine learning techniques in researching effective technology to help people learn. Dr. Hsiao actively involves in several international research communities, including Educational Data Mining (EDM), Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK), Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED), and European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL). She serves as the Program Chair of 14th International Conference on Educational Data Mining, Organizing Chair of the 9th of International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge, and several other leadership and editing positions. https://webpages.scu.edu/ftp/ihsiao/ --------------------------------------------------------------- Irina Raicu directs the Internet Ethics program at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. She is a certified information privacy professional, and her work addresses a wide variety of topics—from online privacy to social media’s impact on society, from the digital divide to the ethics of encryption, and the many ethical issues associated with artificial intelligence. Raicu was a member of the Partnership on AI's first working group on Fair, Transparent, and Accountable AI, and she served as a member of the initial cohort of the city of San Jose’s privacy advisory task force. Together with other center staff, Raicu has worked with multiple companies in the process of developing their responsible tech/responsible AI policies and processes. Her writing has appeared in publications including The Atlantic, U.S.A. Today, Forbes, MarketWatch, Slate, the San Francisco Chronicle, and she is the primary contributor to the blog Internet Ethics: Views from Silicon Valley. (https://www.scu.edu/ethics/about-the-center/people/irina-raicu/(https://www.scu.edu/ethics/about-the-center/people/irina-raicu/)) US Local Chapter Moderator: Yuhong Liu, Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Santa Clara University. Her research interests include responsible AI, trustworthy computing and cyber security of emerging applications, such as online social media, Internet-of-things and Blockchain. She has published over 100 papers on prestigious journals and peer reviewed conferences. She is currently serving as an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology (TCSVT), IEEE Transactions on Service Computing (TSC), Multimedia Tools and Applications (MTAP), APSIPA Transactions on Signal and Information Processing (TSIP), and a Youth EBM Editor of the Blockchain: Research and Applications Journal. She serves as an IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Visitor (2022-2024), and an APSIPA Distinguished Lecturer (2021- 2022). She is the recipient of the 2019 Researcher of the Year Award at School of Engineering, Santa Clara University, the 2013 University of Rhode Island Graduate School Excellence in Doctoral Research Award, and the Best Paper award of the IEEE International Conference on Social Computing 2010 (acceptance rate 13%). (https://www.scu.edu/engineering/faculty/liu-yuhong/(https://www.scu.edu/engineering/faculty/liu-yuhong/)) Co-sponsored by: Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association (APSIPA) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/482441

The IEEE Women in Engineering Oregon Section Affinity Group presents an inspiring event focused on the vital role of women engineers in advancing sustainable technologies and climate solutions. This event will highlight key innovations in renewable energy, battery storage, carbon management, and clean energy technologies, showcasing how engineers are driving impactful global change. Through expert discussions and knowledge-sharing, attendees will gain insights into emerging trends in climate tech and eco-friendly innovations. The event also provides a platform for networking and empowering the next generation of engineers committed to sustainability. Speaker(s): Simay Akar Koehler , Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/479567