“Harnessing Sunlight for Energy Grids: Future Foresight Considerations for Sustainability” with Shona V.Z. de Jong, Queens University, Canada Date/Time: Tuesday, December 3, 2024; 6:00-7:00 pm PST, 9-10 pm EST Abstract: Optimistic predictions envision solar photovoltaic (solar PV) power as the renewable energy source to support the global electricity supply. This raises some hard questions: What... Read more →

Networking Night hosted by the IEEE Orange County Section [] Join us for delicious pizza from Sgt Pepperoni's Pizza Store and meet other IEEE members in person at our monthly networking event in Irvine! Please register with your IEEE # and bring a jacket as we will be at the outdoor patio. (Include any dietary... Read more →

[]Mark Goldstein, President of International Research Center will present an insightful and in-depth session on the future of the satellite industry, focusing on the key developments shaping the telecommunications, broadband, and Earth Observation (EO) segments. His presentation will explore the revolution in launch capabilities and capacities as well as cutting-edge technologies such as Low Earth... Read more →

IEEE Orange County Section Executive Committee Monthly meeting - occurs every 2nd Thursday of the month. All IEEE OC Committee/Chapter/Affinity/SIG Chair/Key Volunteers (or their proxy) are requested to attend. Other IEEE members are also welcome to attend. Please RVSP here to receive the meeting login information. Routine attendance is required to qualify for your chapter... Read more →

Luigi Vanfretti is currently a Full Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, since July 2022, where he was a tenured Associate Professor from 2017-6/2022-6. At RPI, he leads research projects in his laboratory and with his research team, ALSETLab, in the domains of electrical power systems and aircraft electrification. In addition to his academic duties, through... Read more →

Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) implement Machine Learning (ML) algorithms that have the ability to address competitive resource allocation problems together with detection and mitigation of anomalous behavior. In this talk, we 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... Read more →