IEEE PSES SCV-SF-OEB Joint Chapter

Registration Closed NoticeRegistration is now closed. Please do not <a href="http://register.Thank" target="_blank" title="register.Thank">register.Thank you for your <a href="http://understanding.IEEE" target="_blank" title="understanding.IEEE">understanding.IEEE Event Agenda - Tuesday May 12, 2026🔹 5:00 PM – 5:30 PMRegistration, Refreshments, Food & Networking (Meet & Greet)Featured Speakers & Sessions🔹 5:30 PM – 6:15 PMTopic 1: Industry Talk – Standardizing Automotive Firmware for SDVsExperts from Mercedes-Benz, Arm, and Athos Silicon will discuss the urgent need for a standardized, secure, and vendor-agnostic firmware <a href="http://foundation.Key" target="_blank" title="foundation.Key">foundation.Key focus areas:- Overcoming fragmented firmware ecosystems- UEFI as a scalable automotive standard- Enabling functional safety, cybersecurity, and interoperability- Supporting chiplet-based and next-gen ADAS architecturesSpeakers:- François Piednoël – (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/francoispiednoel/)-" target="_blank" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/francoispiednoel/)-">https://www.linkedin.com/in/francoispiednoel/)- Sachin Athanikar – (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sachin-athanikar-18ba5914/)-" target="_blank" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sachin-athanikar-18ba5914/)-">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sachin-athanikar-18ba5914/)- Dong Wei (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dongweimba/)🔹" target="_blank" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dongweimba/)🔹">https://www.linkedin.com/in/dongweimba/)🔹 6:15 PM – 6:45 PMTopic 2: Academic Keynote – Safe Embodied AI: From Theory to DeploymentProf. Ding Zhao (Carnegie Mellon University)Topics include:- Rare-event safety in autonomous systems- Safe reinforcement and imitation learning- Generalizable and adaptive AI safety- Future of trustworthy embodied AI at scaleSpeaker:- Ding Zhao – (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ding-zhao-01130730/)🔹" target="_blank" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ding-zhao-01130730/)🔹">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ding-zhao-01130730/)🔹 6:45 PM – 7:15 PMTopic 3: Industry Talk – Static Safety Is Dead: Continuous Risk & Compliance for SDVsAkshay Chalana (CEO & Co-founder, Saphira AI)Modern vehicles evolve continuously through software updates, AI-driven functionality, and increasing connectivity—yet safety and cybersecurity practices remain largely <a href="http://static.This" target="_blank" title="static.This">static.This talk explores:- What breaks when traditional safety assumptions no longer hold- Real-world ADAS/autonomy failure propagation: dataset bias, requirement drift, and system boundary ambiguity- Cross-domain challenges between safety and cybersecurity- A new model for continuous, system-aware risk assessment and compliance- Treating compliance artifacts as live infrastructure integrated into development pipelinesThis session provides a practical path to maintaining certification-grade rigor while operating at software <a href="http://velocity.Speaker:-" target="_blank" title="velocity.Speaker:-">velocity.Speaker:- Akshay Chalana – (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshaychalana/)🔹" target="_blank" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshaychalana/)🔹">https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshaychalana/)🔹 7:15 PM – 7:30 PMQ&A and open discussion - Aditi RamadwarAbout This Technical ForumThis technical forum brings together OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, semiconductor leaders, researchers, and innovators to address the challenge of fragmentation and define a unified, future-ready mobility <a href="http://stack.Who" target="_blank" title="stack.Who">stack.Who Should Attend:- Automotive engineers and architects- Safety and cybersecurity specialists- Semiconductor and embedded systems professionals- Researchers in autonomous vehicles and AI safety- Technical decision-makers from OEMs and suppliers- Students in Automotive, Compute, Mechanical & Electrical EngineeringWe would be delighted if you could join us and participate in shaping the future of intelligent <a href="http://transportation.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="transportation.Speaker(s):">transportation.Speaker(s): Francois, Wei , Sachin, Zhao, AkshayIn-Person at:SEMI Headquarters, 673 S Milpitas Blvd, Milpitas, California, United States, 95035, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/551666

Presentation: ISO 13849-1:2023, the fourth edition of the functional safety standard for machinery, was recently published. However, there are several technical flaws and unproven techniques implemented in this edition!  Presentation topics will include: safety-related embedded software programmable logic controllers (PLCs) approaches to determining safety performance levels electromagnetic interference (EMI) immunity test methods Register for this presentation at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYucOuorTMjGtczUhblCBzdvodahaN_u-MS Find out if your product evaluations should continue to use ISO 13849-1:2015 and IEC 62061:2021 instead of the new standard! Speaker: Doug Nix co-owns Compliance InSight Consulting, Inc., and writes the Machinery Safety 101 blog. His experience since 1985 includes control system design, testing, certification and consulting for electrical equipment and automation systems. He specializes in risk assessment and machinery safety. Nix is a 30-year member of the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) and a Senior Member of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). He serves on 11 CSA, IEC and ISO Technical Committees related to his work and to Standards development. More information is at http://www.complianceinsight.ca and http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougnix .

Our PSES Chapter recently achieved Joint Chapter Status, and we are very happy to welcome everyone in all 3 Bay Area Sections (SCV / SF / OEB) to our FIRST Joint Chapter online meeting on Wednesday, May 10, at 5:00 pm PDT. Others interested, both Members and non-Members, are also welcome! Zoom meeting information is below. Two main agenda items: (1)  Accepting nominations in 2023 for our Chapter Vice-Chair, Secretary and Webmaster positions.  Yes, you can even nominate yourself! If you cannot attend the online meeting please send your nominations to our Chapter Chair, John McBain, at [email protected]. If you first would like to discuss roles & responsibilities, just let John know! Chapter officer positions typically are held only for two years to let other members have the opportunity to participate. It’s a rewarding activity – both professionally (new contacts and technical information) and socially (we have fun!).  Responsibilities are shared among the officers, so the time commitment is minimal. One of the best results of becoming an officer is meeting and developing lasting relationships with other product safety professionals – especially difficult in these days of continuing organizational “long COVID”. (2)  Planning for our 2023-24 Chapter activities - primarily arranging Technical Meetings and finding a home for in-person meetings. Your ideas for presentations are always welcome, so bring that topic you always wanted to hear about and we will find a speaker.  If you would like to do a presentation yourself, that’s great! We had a great year in 2022 and we are looking forward to 2023 and 2024. Our Chapter online Technical Presentations in 2022 (with links): Nov 9     Mexico Market Access and Changes in 2022, by Maja Bland & Nadia Farhan Oct 12   Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), by Bhanu Sharma, PhD Sep 14  Why Functional Safety?, by Jason Mauldin May 11  The Basics of Laser Safety in the Workplace, by Regan Arndt Apr 13   Changes to the FCC Rules for RF Exposure!, by Vina Kerai Mar 9     OTA Software updates – the big picture, by Florian Rohde Feb 9     Safety Datasheets and Chemical Regulations, by Shalini Saini Ram Jan 12   Bonding and Grounding, by Richard Nute Here is the Zoom meeting information: When: May 10, 2023 05:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqdeigrT4vHtfiIW8xjF-akWbbJouma5cQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Working together through our IEEE Society we can enhance our professional experiences and careers – and enjoy doing it, too! We hope to see you at the May 10 meeting, but even if you are not able to attend, please send in your nomination.  Thank you!