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Costas Stasopoulos
DESCRIPTION:
What are the Awards that someone can be nominated for in IEEE and how is it best to proceed in order to be successful?
Why should we nominate worthy individuals or groups?
What are the Awards that someone can be nominated for in IEEE and how is it best to proceed in order to be successful?
Why should we nominate worthy individuals or groups?
B017
26 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific knowledge requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
"COSTAS M. STASOPOULOS WORK EXPERIENCE Upon completion of my studies in the USA I worked for four (4) years as an Electrical Engineer with focus in Communications. During the first year I was employed by the International News Agency, Agence France-Presse (AFP), and during the next three years by Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques (SITA), the world's leading service provider of integrated IT business solutions and communication services of the air transport industry. Since 1991 I work for the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC), the major electricity provider of Cyprus, responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Cyprus. I am currently the Head of the Nicosia-Kyrenia-Morfou unit, which is the largest area unit of the EAC, employing more than 430 employees. Throughout my career, I have held various engineering specialist as well as management positions in various departments including Forward Planning, Methods and Programming, Commercial Terms, Electricity Supply, Drawing office, One Stop Shop, Installations Inspectors, Meter Readers, Underground Cables and Substations and the Overhead Network departments. I participate in the formulation of the strategy of the organization, and I coordinate and monitor the implementation of goals and objectives while adhering to ISO standards and measurement and analysis of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). I represent the organization at the national and international level in various conferences and fora and through participation or membership in committees with strategic partners, customers, institutions, foundations and government bodies. In order to best represent the organization and ensure that objectives, processes, and operations are aligned with Industry Standards, Public, Global and European Policy, I actively promote their awareness as well as adoption across the various departments, accordingly. I develop and oversee the annual budget of the unit and I negotiate partnerships with external entities and industry partners, such as utility organizations (telco, water, etc.), where common interests or potential for operational synergies, new revenue streams, cost reductions or improvement in the quality of service, can lead to increased value to the organization, the customers or the society at large. I have coordinated many projects including undergrounding of mains and large photovoltaic and wind farm plant studies. I have contributed towards the formulation of policy regarding renewable energy and grid connections and have participated in many working groups and committees including the GIS, Smart Metering, Fleet management and the SCADA project. I have participated in the idea development as well as the writing of two proposals for European Commission project grants: “Mobilizing Networks across Europe to Inspire and Cultivate Web Entrepreneurship” and the “Pan-European Web Entrepreneurship and Startup Ecosystem” project, for which I am currently a member of the advisory committee. My main interests include Renewable Energy, Smart Grids, Innovations and Start-ups. I am passionate about maintaining excellent interpersonal relationships with and among employees and I direct much time, effort and resources towards ensuring that employees are and feel valued and listened to, and are encouraged to reach their maximum potential both at the personal and the team and organizational level, contributing significantly to a positive and fruitful culture for the whole organization. I have been an active volunteer member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) which is the world's largest association of technical professionals with more than 430,000 members. IEEE is a non-profit organization with members in more than 160 countries around the world. I started volunteering from 1992 as a founding member of the Cyprus Section, moving through the levels of hierarchy to the position of Chair. Inspired by IEEE’s vision and successful global presence, I have been active, holding various roles of responsibility in committees, chapter and Region activities and IEEE conferences. I held the positions of IEEE Region 8 Secretary from 2007-2012, IEEE Region 8 Director-Elect 2013-2014 and IEEE Region 8 Director 2015-2016. As IEEE Region 8 Director-Elect and Director, I put a lot of emphasis on policy evaluation and formulation for the benefit of the IEEE community and humanity at large. As a member of the IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Activities in Africa, I worked in partnership with the committee to find ways to increase the presence of IEEE in Africa and to benefit the general population through various technology and educational projects. Significant progress has been made in program development and relationship building that has strategically poised IEEE for meaningful and sustained engagement on the continent. An Africa Area has been established with my help and a three year Strategic and Operational Plan has been developed in order to pursue the Strategic Goals: Supporting Engineering Education and Workforce Development, Building a sustainable community of IEEE members and volunteers, Government Policy Support and IEEE Reputation Enhancement. As Region 8 Director I devoted significant effort and resources towards two important objectives for the region: “To get closer to Industry” and to “Increase activities for Students and Young Professionals”. They were all met with great success. We decided to get closer to the Industry by rolling out an ongoing Project that includes periodical surveys of our members who work in the industry, followed by subsequent analysis of results and design and implementation of specialized programs that aim to fulfil their needs. Within the scope of this Project we have started a big internship program where students and young professionals collaborate with industry for their mutual benefit and we have also started a mentorship program from senior members towards students and young professionals. In order to increase activities for students and young professionals, among other things, we organized eight regional student congresses across the various areas of Region 8 and also a big Region 8 Student and young professional congress with more than 400 attendees and great success. As a member of the Ad Hoc Committee on Engagement in Europe I helped to expand IEEE’s engagement with the European engineering community, which includes nearly 60,000 IEEE members. Our collaborative role was to lead and manage the IEEE European Public Policy Initiative, whose main objective has been to expand dialogue between the European engineering community and appropriate bodies of the EU and to develop presence in Europe though the establishment of a new office in Europe. I have participated actively in the following IEEE committees: IEEE New Initiatives Committee 2013, 2014, IEEE Smart Tech Metro Area Committee 2014, 2015, Ad Hoc Committee on Engagement in Europe, 2015, 2016, IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Activities in Africa 2014, 2015, 2016, IEEE Committee on Entrepreneurship 2014. As the Regional Director from January 2015 until the end of 2016, I am a member of the Board of Directors of IEEE and a member of the MGA Board and participate in various committees like MGA Strategic Direction & Environmental Assessment Committee, MGA Geographic Unit Operations Support Committee and others. As the Regional Director I have participated in numerous events and represented IEEE in Conferences, Award Ceremonies and Milestone Events. EDUCATION I studied Electrical Engineering at the Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA. I received a B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1987. In 1992 I received a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA), Management concentration, from the Maastricht Business School of Management, Netherlands. Since then I have attended tens of courses, seminars, workshops and conferences keeping updated on the current and future trends of the technology.
"COSTAS M. STASOPOULOS WORK EXPERIENCE Upon completion of my studies in the USA I worked for four (4) years as an Electrical Engineer with focus in Communications. During the first year I was employed by the International News Agency, Agence France-Presse (AFP), and during the next three years by Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques (SITA), the world's leading service provider of integrated IT business solutions and communication services of the air transport industry. Since 1991 I work for the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC), the major electricity provider of Cyprus, responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Cyprus. I am currently the Head of the Nicosia-Kyrenia-Morfou unit, which is the largest area unit of the EAC, employing more than 430 employees. Throughout my career, I have held various engineering specialist as well as management positions in various departments including Forward Planning, Methods and Programming, Commercial Terms, Electricity Supply, Drawing office, One Stop Shop, Installations Inspectors, Meter Readers, Underground Cables and Substations and the Overhead Network departments. I participate in the formulation of the strategy of the organization, and I coordinate and monitor the implementation of goals and objectives while adhering to ISO standards and measurement and analysis of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). I represent the organization at the national and international level in various conferences and fora and through participation or membership in committees with strategic partners, customers, institutions, foundations and government bodies. In order to best represent the organization and ensure that objectives, processes, and operations are aligned with Industry Standards, Public, Global and European Policy, I actively promote their awareness as well as adoption across the various departments, accordingly. I develop and oversee the annual budget of the unit and I negotiate partnerships with external entities and industry partners, such as utility organizations (telco, water, etc.), where common interests or potential for operational synergies, new revenue streams, cost reductions or improvement in the quality of service, can lead to increased value to the organization, the customers or the society at large. I have coordinated many projects including undergrounding of mains and large photovoltaic and wind farm plant studies. I have contributed towards the formulation of policy regarding renewable energy and grid connections and have participated in many working groups and committees including the GIS, Smart Metering, Fleet management and the SCADA project. I have participated in the idea development as well as the writing of two proposals for European Commission project grants: “Mobilizing Networks across Europe to Inspire and Cultivate Web Entrepreneurship” and the “Pan-European Web Entrepreneurship and Startup Ecosystem” project, for which I am currently a member of the advisory committee. My main interests include Renewable Energy, Smart Grids, Innovations and Start-ups. I am passionate about maintaining excellent interpersonal relationships with and among employees and I direct much time, effort and resources towards ensuring that employees are and feel valued and listened to, and are encouraged to reach their maximum potential both at the personal and the team and organizational level, contributing significantly to a positive and fruitful culture for the whole organization. I have been an active volunteer member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) which is the world's largest association of technical professionals with more than 430,000 members. IEEE is a non-profit organization with members in more than 160 countries around the world. I started volunteering from 1992 as a founding member of the Cyprus Section, moving through the levels of hierarchy to the position of Chair. Inspired by IEEE’s vision and successful global presence, I have been active, holding various roles of responsibility in committees, chapter and Region activities and IEEE conferences. I held the positions of IEEE Region 8 Secretary from 2007-2012, IEEE Region 8 Director-Elect 2013-2014 and IEEE Region 8 Director 2015-2016. As IEEE Region 8 Director-Elect and Director, I put a lot of emphasis on policy evaluation and formulation for the benefit of the IEEE community and humanity at large. As a member of the IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Activities in Africa, I worked in partnership with the committee to find ways to increase the presence of IEEE in Africa and to benefit the general population through various technology and educational projects. Significant progress has been made in program development and relationship building that has strategically poised IEEE for meaningful and sustained engagement on the continent. An Africa Area has been established with my help and a three year Strategic and Operational Plan has been developed in order to pursue the Strategic Goals: Supporting Engineering Education and Workforce Development, Building a sustainable community of IEEE members and volunteers, Government Policy Support and IEEE Reputation Enhancement. As Region 8 Director I devoted significant effort and resources towards two important objectives for the region: “To get closer to Industry” and to “Increase activities for Students and Young Professionals”. They were all met with great success. We decided to get closer to the Industry by rolling out an ongoing Project that includes periodical surveys of our members who work in the industry, followed by subsequent analysis of results and design and implementation of specialized programs that aim to fulfil their needs. Within the scope of this Project we have started a big internship program where students and young professionals collaborate with industry for their mutual benefit and we have also started a mentorship program from senior members towards students and young professionals. In order to increase activities for students and young professionals, among other things, we organized eight regional student congresses across the various areas of Region 8 and also a big Region 8 Student and young professional congress with more than 400 attendees and great success. As a member of the Ad Hoc Committee on Engagement in Europe I helped to expand IEEE’s engagement with the European engineering community, which includes nearly 60,000 IEEE members. Our collaborative role was to lead and manage the IEEE European Public Policy Initiative, whose main objective has been to expand dialogue between the European engineering community and appropriate bodies of the EU and to develop presence in Europe though the establishment of a new office in Europe. I have participated actively in the following IEEE committees: IEEE New Initiatives Committee 2013, 2014, IEEE Smart Tech Metro Area Committee 2014, 2015, Ad Hoc Committee on Engagement in Europe, 2015, 2016, IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Activities in Africa 2014, 2015, 2016, IEEE Committee on Entrepreneurship 2014. As the Regional Director from January 2015 until the end of 2016, I am a member of the Board of Directors of IEEE and a member of the MGA Board and participate in various committees like MGA Strategic Direction & Environmental Assessment Committee, MGA Geographic Unit Operations Support Committee and others. As the Regional Director I have participated in numerous events and represented IEEE in Conferences, Award Ceremonies and Milestone Events. EDUCATION I studied Electrical Engineering at the Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA. I received a B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1987. In 1992 I received a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA), Management concentration, from the Maastricht Business School of Management, Netherlands. Since then I have attended tens of courses, seminars, workshops and conferences keeping updated on the current and future trends of the technology.
David Law
DESCRIPTION:
"Technology standards ensure that products and services perform as intended. They also foster interoperability, create uniform design, installation and testing methods, protect users and their environment and improve the quality of life of countless communities and individuals worldwide. IEEE-SA is a central source of standards in traditional and emerging technologies, particularly in telecommunications, information technology and power generation"
"Technology standards ensure that products and services perform as intended. They also foster interoperability, create uniform design, installation and testing methods, protect users and their environment and improve the quality of life of countless communities and individuals worldwide. IEEE-SA is a central source of standards in traditional and emerging technologies, particularly in telecommunications, information technology and power generation"
B109
17 participants
1 hour Talk
Paper and pen
SPEAKER BIO:
David Law is a Distinguished Technologist at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). David serves as the Chair of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group and has participated in the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group since 1989. David’s career with HPE, its 3Com acquisition, and its BICC Data Networks acquisition ranged from the development of Ethernet adapter cards, the first stackable Ethernet repeaters, stackable Ethernet switches, as well as being the technical lead on ASIC development teams for stackable repeaters and switching chipsets. Throughout this career, David has been a member of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group where he has held a number of leadership positions, including Chair of IEEE 802.3 since 2008 and Vice-Chair between 1996 and 2008. David has also served in a number of IEEE-Standards Association (IEEE-SA) governance positions. David has received the IEEE-SA Standards Medallion, the IEEE-SA Standards Board Distinguished Service Award, the IEEE-SA International Award, 2016 IEEE Computer Society Karlsson Award, and the 2017 IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award. David earned his BEng (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland.
David Law is a Distinguished Technologist at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). David serves as the Chair of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group and has participated in the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group since 1989. David’s career with HPE, its 3Com acquisition, and its BICC Data Networks acquisition ranged from the development of Ethernet adapter cards, the first stackable Ethernet repeaters, stackable Ethernet switches, as well as being the technical lead on ASIC development teams for stackable repeaters and switching chipsets. Throughout this career, David has been a member of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group where he has held a number of leadership positions, including Chair of IEEE 802.3 since 2008 and Vice-Chair between 1996 and 2008. David has also served in a number of IEEE-Standards Association (IEEE-SA) governance positions. David has received the IEEE-SA Standards Medallion, the IEEE-SA Standards Board Distinguished Service Award, the IEEE-SA International Award, 2016 IEEE Computer Society Karlsson Award, and the 2017 IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award. David earned his BEng (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland.
Miguel Regala
DESCRIPTION:
A talk with a realistic view of the world of cyber security and hacking, as seen by someone who is payed to do it.
A talk with a realistic view of the world of cyber security and hacking, as seen by someone who is payed to do it.
- What is hacking and who are hackers
- Education in cyber security
- Capture the flag and bug bounty programs.
B035
45 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific knowledge requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
Miguel Regala, aka fisher, is an infosec specialist. He is on the Google Bug Bounty Hall of Fame.
Miguel Regala, aka fisher, is an infosec specialist. He is on the Google Bug Bounty Hall of Fame.
António Sacavém
DESCRIPTION:
You are full of work and have a project in hand to deliver tomorrow and that is crucial to the success of your company, but a colleague of yours asks you for help with a task that has nothing to do with you ... your answer is which? Sometimes we say "yes," even when our will is to say "no." Because we are afraid of being burdened with conscience, of being frowned upon in the eyes of others, or because we think that our refusal can bring us problems and conflicts. Then, we get into 2nd place, we cancel our will, and sooner or later we feel frustration and regret. At other times, even if we say "no," we do not do it competently and we distance ourselves from the other. In this workshop, you will learn that there is more than one kind of "no", the body language associated with them, and will carry a set of important tools to say "non-positive", a non-confident that will increase your productivity , help you balance the work / family relationship and promote your professional and personal fulfillment. Remember ... the "non-positive" is the way to a "greater YES".
You are full of work and have a project in hand to deliver tomorrow and that is crucial to the success of your company, but a colleague of yours asks you for help with a task that has nothing to do with you ... your answer is which? Sometimes we say "yes," even when our will is to say "no." Because we are afraid of being burdened with conscience, of being frowned upon in the eyes of others, or because we think that our refusal can bring us problems and conflicts. Then, we get into 2nd place, we cancel our will, and sooner or later we feel frustration and regret. At other times, even if we say "no," we do not do it competently and we distance ourselves from the other. In this workshop, you will learn that there is more than one kind of "no", the body language associated with them, and will carry a set of important tools to say "non-positive", a non-confident that will increase your productivity , help you balance the work / family relationship and promote your professional and personal fulfillment. Remember ... the "non-positive" is the way to a "greater YES".
B029
45 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific knowledge requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
António Sacavém is an assistant professor at the European University and a visiting professor at IPAM and the Leadership Lab at CATÓLICA-LISBON School of Business & Economics. He is a partner, trainer and coach at António Sacavém Communication Academy ® and provides training in communication, leadership and negotiation skills, both at university level and in several national and international companies (eg Toyota, Fujitsu, Farfetch, Grupo Impresa, Institute of Computer science, etc.). Antonio facilitates, through team coaching, processes of change management, organizational development, strategic reflection, team motivation and profiling. He was business director at SONAE. He holds a PhD in management from the European University - Laureate International Universities, with a dissertation on leadership and communication, the MS in Organizational Behavior, ISPA, the executive MBA, the ISCTE Business School and the Leadership & Organizational Transformation, London Business School at the SONAE Learning Center. He is an executive coach (ACC by ICF). António is also the holder of several international certifications, such as the Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP), Activision Coaching by Variations, accredited by the ICF and the Nonverbal Communications Mastery Course (Instructor's Level), by JNForensics and ministered by Joe Navarro. He is a licensed partner for Portugal of the Center for Body Language and founder of the brands Microexpressões Faciais ® and Corporal Language ®. Conducts research in the areas of leadership, communication, emotional contagion and the like. António was invited to develop the line "Strength of Expression" at SIC. His work has been shared on several television channels including SIC, RTP1, TVI and TVI24. He was coach of CEOs, corporate executives, athletes and celebrities. He is married to Ana Sacavém with whom he has 3 children.
António Sacavém is an assistant professor at the European University and a visiting professor at IPAM and the Leadership Lab at CATÓLICA-LISBON School of Business & Economics. He is a partner, trainer and coach at António Sacavém Communication Academy ® and provides training in communication, leadership and negotiation skills, both at university level and in several national and international companies (eg Toyota, Fujitsu, Farfetch, Grupo Impresa, Institute of Computer science, etc.). Antonio facilitates, through team coaching, processes of change management, organizational development, strategic reflection, team motivation and profiling. He was business director at SONAE. He holds a PhD in management from the European University - Laureate International Universities, with a dissertation on leadership and communication, the MS in Organizational Behavior, ISPA, the executive MBA, the ISCTE Business School and the Leadership & Organizational Transformation, London Business School at the SONAE Learning Center. He is an executive coach (ACC by ICF). António is also the holder of several international certifications, such as the Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP), Activision Coaching by Variations, accredited by the ICF and the Nonverbal Communications Mastery Course (Instructor's Level), by JNForensics and ministered by Joe Navarro. He is a licensed partner for Portugal of the Center for Body Language and founder of the brands Microexpressões Faciais ® and Corporal Language ®. Conducts research in the areas of leadership, communication, emotional contagion and the like. António was invited to develop the line "Strength of Expression" at SIC. His work has been shared on several television channels including SIC, RTP1, TVI and TVI24. He was coach of CEOs, corporate executives, athletes and celebrities. He is married to Ana Sacavém with whom he has 3 children.
Mohammad Hossein Babaee
DESCRIPTION:
IEEEmadC (ieeemadc.org) is an award-winning annual global contest for IEEE student members on the development of mobile applications, organized by an enthusiastic group of IEEE volunteers for students across the globe. The uniqueness of this contest is that all developed applications need to be in accordance with STEM disciplines and aligned with the IEEE goals and values of ‘Advancing Technology for Humanity’. The contest serves as motivation to reach the main project goals such as educate and encourage students to build their engineering, team and entrepreneurial skills in order to pursue an engineering career, become more competitive in the industry or start their own company. Launched in 2013 as a project within IEEE Region 8, IEEEmadC has grown into a global venture and has been organized four times with continued growth, proving its viability and impact. In total, more than 1,300 participants have submitted more than 700 ideas, from which 175 have been successfully implemented and developed as mobile applications to date. Furthermore, more than 250 IEEEmadC ambassadors in total have organized numerous lectures, workshops and webinars around the globe with more than 1500 participants. During the workshop we will present IEEEmadC program and stages and basics of mobile application development and design.
IEEEmadC (ieeemadc.org) is an award-winning annual global contest for IEEE student members on the development of mobile applications, organized by an enthusiastic group of IEEE volunteers for students across the globe. The uniqueness of this contest is that all developed applications need to be in accordance with STEM disciplines and aligned with the IEEE goals and values of ‘Advancing Technology for Humanity’. The contest serves as motivation to reach the main project goals such as educate and encourage students to build their engineering, team and entrepreneurial skills in order to pursue an engineering career, become more competitive in the industry or start their own company. Launched in 2013 as a project within IEEE Region 8, IEEEmadC has grown into a global venture and has been organized four times with continued growth, proving its viability and impact. In total, more than 1,300 participants have submitted more than 700 ideas, from which 175 have been successfully implemented and developed as mobile applications to date. Furthermore, more than 250 IEEEmadC ambassadors in total have organized numerous lectures, workshops and webinars around the globe with more than 1500 participants. During the workshop we will present IEEEmadC program and stages and basics of mobile application development and design.
B110
14 participants
1 hour Talk
Basic Computer Programming Knowledge
SPEAKER BIO:
"Membership Development Coordinator, IEEE Portugal Section Lead Design, IEEEMadC Team Ex Representative Student Activities Committee Iran Section"
"Membership Development Coordinator, IEEE Portugal Section Lead Design, IEEEMadC Team Ex Representative Student Activities Committee Iran Section"
Rafael Arrais
DESCRIPTION:
Collaborative Robotics is a research domain from the field of Industrial Robotics that originates frequent innovation and is in constant development. Collaborative Robotics aims to combine advanced dexterity of humans with robotic automation capabilities, such as high levels of precision and the ability to work with heavy payloads. Through this combination, it is possible to increase productivity, better adapt to product customization, enhance work conditions, and increase the level of ergonomics for operators in an aging society. INESC TEC is currently working in several European R& initiatives (H2020 ScalABLE4.0, H2020 FASTEN) where important technological progress is being achieved on the domain of Collaborative Robotics, namely through the development of mechanisms of Augmented Reality for Human-Robot Interaction. In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity of experience a real Interactive Augmented Reality System for Assembly Operations that will shed a light on how the Factory of the Future will be.
Collaborative Robotics is a research domain from the field of Industrial Robotics that originates frequent innovation and is in constant development. Collaborative Robotics aims to combine advanced dexterity of humans with robotic automation capabilities, such as high levels of precision and the ability to work with heavy payloads. Through this combination, it is possible to increase productivity, better adapt to product customization, enhance work conditions, and increase the level of ergonomics for operators in an aging society. INESC TEC is currently working in several European R& initiatives (H2020 ScalABLE4.0, H2020 FASTEN) where important technological progress is being achieved on the domain of Collaborative Robotics, namely through the development of mechanisms of Augmented Reality for Human-Robot Interaction. In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity of experience a real Interactive Augmented Reality System for Assembly Operations that will shed a light on how the Factory of the Future will be.
I-108
20 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific knowledge requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
Researcher at the Centre of Robotics in Industry and Intelligent Systems (CRIIS) of INESC TEC. PhD Student at FEUP. Former IEEE Young Professionals Portugal Chair and Vice-Chair. Former IEEE UP Student Branch Treasurer.
Researcher at the Centre of Robotics in Industry and Intelligent Systems (CRIIS) of INESC TEC. PhD Student at FEUP. Former IEEE Young Professionals Portugal Chair and Vice-Chair. Former IEEE UP Student Branch Treasurer.
IEEE Region 8 SAC & YP
DESCRIPTION:
In this workshop, students and young professionals will be put in one room and work on the launching of a new collaborative program. Currently, STEP is the only initiative aiming at bringing students and young professionals closer together. It's time for something new and out of the box. Do you think you have what it takes to revolutionize IEEE? Join us and have a direct impact on your future as a volunteer! We look forward to working with you!
In this workshop, students and young professionals will be put in one room and work on the launching of a new collaborative program. Currently, STEP is the only initiative aiming at bringing students and young professionals closer together. It's time for something new and out of the box. Do you think you have what it takes to revolutionize IEEE? Join us and have a direct impact on your future as a volunteer! We look forward to working with you!
B119
20 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific knowledge requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
The IEEE R8 SAC Team is a multicultural group of people that represent the student activities in our Region. We are Femia-our Chair, Ines-our Student Representative, Mona-our Past Chair, Paul-our Student Paper Contest Coordinator, Josemi- our Electronic Communication Coordinator, Yara-our Awards and Contests Coordinator, Sara-our Student Branch Coordinator and George-our Projects and Initiatives Coordinator. We are a team of 8 motivated and enthusiastic people, available to help you! More here: https://ieeer8.org/category/student-activities/sa-contacts/
The IEEE R8 SAC Team is a multicultural group of people that represent the student activities in our Region. We are Femia-our Chair, Ines-our Student Representative, Mona-our Past Chair, Paul-our Student Paper Contest Coordinator, Josemi- our Electronic Communication Coordinator, Yara-our Awards and Contests Coordinator, Sara-our Student Branch Coordinator and George-our Projects and Initiatives Coordinator. We are a team of 8 motivated and enthusiastic people, available to help you! More here: https://ieeer8.org/category/student-activities/sa-contacts/
Mohammed Amin, Marios Antonio
DESCRIPTION:
The scope of this workshop is to know more about IEEE Industry initiatives and to allow attendees to walk through the process of engaging local industry in IEEE Students & oung Professional activities.
The scope of this workshop is to know more about IEEE Industry initiatives and to allow attendees to walk through the process of engaging local industry in IEEE Students & oung Professional activities.
B220
20 participants
2 hour Talk
Paper and Pen
SPEAKER BIO:
IEEE R8 Industry Ambassador.
IEEE R8 Industry Ambassador.
José Devezas
DESCRIPTION:
A real enterprise to building a new generation of search engines.
A real enterprise to building a new generation of search engines.
B222
24 participants
2 hour Talk
No specific knowledge requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
José Devezas is a 2nd year PhD student at MAP-i, the Doctoral Program in Computer Science of the Universities of Minho, Aveiro, and Porto. His ongoing thesis, entitled “Graph-Based Entity-Oriented Search”, was born from his recurrent fascination with connecting data and building general models to help people solve their information needs. He has done work in several domains, including information retrieval, music recommender systems, network science and data visualization. He is currently exploring the usage of hypergraphs as a join representation for text and knowledge, with the goal of improving retrieval effectiveness of entity-oriented search engines.
José Devezas is a 2nd year PhD student at MAP-i, the Doctoral Program in Computer Science of the Universities of Minho, Aveiro, and Porto. His ongoing thesis, entitled “Graph-Based Entity-Oriented Search”, was born from his recurrent fascination with connecting data and building general models to help people solve their information needs. He has done work in several domains, including information retrieval, music recommender systems, network science and data visualization. He is currently exploring the usage of hypergraphs as a join representation for text and knowledge, with the goal of improving retrieval effectiveness of entity-oriented search engines.
Shashank Gaur
DESCRIPTION:
Conversation Actions help developers fulfill user requests by having a two-way dialog with users. When users request an action, the Google Assistant processes this request, determines the best action to invoke, and invokes a Conversation Action if relevant. From there, assigned action manages the rest, including how users are greeted, how to fulfill the user's request, and how the conversation ends. This workshop is aimed at introducing the participants with the basics of Conversation actions for Google Assistant. During this workshop participant will learn how does conversation actions work, basics of the programming concepts and also design ideas for those actions.
Conversation Actions help developers fulfill user requests by having a two-way dialog with users. When users request an action, the Google Assistant processes this request, determines the best action to invoke, and invokes a Conversation Action if relevant. From there, assigned action manages the rest, including how users are greeted, how to fulfill the user's request, and how the conversation ends. This workshop is aimed at introducing the participants with the basics of Conversation actions for Google Assistant. During this workshop participant will learn how does conversation actions work, basics of the programming concepts and also design ideas for those actions.
B322
23 participants
2 hour Talk
Basic Programming Skills | Computers/Laptops
SPEAKER BIO:
Shashank Gaur is a PhD Candidate at CISTER Research Institute and Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto. His research work focuses on context aware computing in wireless sensor networks and extension towards Internet of Things. He has been also involved with open source communities such as GNURadio, NS3, Twisted and loves any code written in Python. His past experience involves working for EADS, Infineon Technologies, Google Summer of Code, ECE Paris, etc. Shashank is an active volunteer for 8 years with IEEE. He is also member of some societies such as Computer, ComSoC, CES, RAS, etc.
Shashank Gaur is a PhD Candidate at CISTER Research Institute and Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto. His research work focuses on context aware computing in wireless sensor networks and extension towards Internet of Things. He has been also involved with open source communities such as GNURadio, NS3, Twisted and loves any code written in Python. His past experience involves working for EADS, Infineon Technologies, Google Summer of Code, ECE Paris, etc. Shashank is an active volunteer for 8 years with IEEE. He is also member of some societies such as Computer, ComSoC, CES, RAS, etc.
Jan Verveckken
DESCRIPTION:
Everybody has a story to tell, full of experience and wisdom. Not many can tell it in a way you would want to listen. In this workshop, we will find out which experience, point of view, idea, technical insight, master thesis,... we have to share with the world. We will shape the content down to the key ideas, cover it with methods to entice the audience, and build it up again to a full presentation. After this session, you will have: A clear impression of how an audience perceives you, An understanding of tricks public speakers use to entice an audience, Depending on group size, an outline of your speech on which to build further - a finished 5min speech, Depending on group size, general tips - personal tips to improve your audience impression
Everybody has a story to tell, full of experience and wisdom. Not many can tell it in a way you would want to listen. In this workshop, we will find out which experience, point of view, idea, technical insight, master thesis,... we have to share with the world. We will shape the content down to the key ideas, cover it with methods to entice the audience, and build it up again to a full presentation. After this session, you will have: A clear impression of how an audience perceives you, An understanding of tricks public speakers use to entice an audience, Depending on group size, an outline of your speech on which to build further - a finished 5min speech, Depending on group size, general tips - personal tips to improve your audience impression
B323
20 participants
2 hour Talk
Pen, paper and cell phone
SPEAKER BIO:
Started as volunteer in IEEE Student Branch Leuven. After SBC2010 (what SYP was called then), grew into IEEE R8 and MGA volunteering. Currently IEEE R8 Secretary.
Started as volunteer in IEEE Student Branch Leuven. After SBC2010 (what SYP was called then), grew into IEEE R8 and MGA volunteering. Currently IEEE R8 Secretary.
Dr. Peter Magyar, Ms. Tasneem Yousif, Bahrain
DESCRIPTION:
The presentation gives a short overview about the technical as well as the chapter and membership activities of the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS). The actual status and the regional characteristics of the membership and chapter development will be demonstrated. The member promoting programs and services of the Society, as well as the awards, contests, travel programs, opportunities for volunteering and the supporting services will be introduced. Some attributes try to give an answer to the question in title: IAS has 15,000 members incl. 5,000 student grade members which are organized in 160 section chapters and 225 student branch chapters. IAS is organizing more than 40 technical conferences annually, supporting six student-led technical conferences and about 30 chapter, student, YP and WIE events worldwide. IAS supported ~450 members, mostly students to attend technical conferences last year.
The presentation gives a short overview about the technical as well as the chapter and membership activities of the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS). The actual status and the regional characteristics of the membership and chapter development will be demonstrated. The member promoting programs and services of the Society, as well as the awards, contests, travel programs, opportunities for volunteering and the supporting services will be introduced. Some attributes try to give an answer to the question in title: IAS has 15,000 members incl. 5,000 student grade members which are organized in 160 section chapters and 225 student branch chapters. IAS is organizing more than 40 technical conferences annually, supporting six student-led technical conferences and about 30 chapter, student, YP and WIE events worldwide. IAS supported ~450 members, mostly students to attend technical conferences last year.
B017
26 participants
1 hour Talk
IEEE volunteer knowledge
SPEAKER BIO:
Peter Magyar (M´92, SM´04, F´07, LF´18) received the Dipl. eng. and the Dr. tech. degrees from the Budapest University of Technology, Hungary, in 1967 and 1975, respectively. From 1967 to 1991, he was with the Department of Automation of the same university as an assistant professor and a research associate. He led the Laboratory of Microprocessor Controlled Drives (1981-1991) of the same Department. He was research fellow of the Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany (1980-81). From 1991 to 2009, he worked for industrial companies in Germany. He retired from Hella KGaA Hueck & Co., Germany in 2009. Dr. Magyar has been IEEE volunteer in various positions. He was secretary, vice chair and chair of the IAS/PELS/IES German Chapter (1998-2004). He was the chapter coordinator of the Germany Section (2005-09) and member (2007-09) as well as chair of the R8 Chapter Coordination Subcommittee (2009-11). He has served the IA Society as Chapter Area Chair R8 (2004-08), as member-at-large (2005), as chairman of the Inter-Society Cooperation Committee (2006-07) as well as chair of the Chapters and Membership Department since 2009. Dr. Magyar is recipient of the IAS Distinguished Service Award (2006) and has been elevated to IEEE fellow (2007).
Peter Magyar (M´92, SM´04, F´07, LF´18) received the Dipl. eng. and the Dr. tech. degrees from the Budapest University of Technology, Hungary, in 1967 and 1975, respectively. From 1967 to 1991, he was with the Department of Automation of the same university as an assistant professor and a research associate. He led the Laboratory of Microprocessor Controlled Drives (1981-1991) of the same Department. He was research fellow of the Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany (1980-81). From 1991 to 2009, he worked for industrial companies in Germany. He retired from Hella KGaA Hueck & Co., Germany in 2009. Dr. Magyar has been IEEE volunteer in various positions. He was secretary, vice chair and chair of the IAS/PELS/IES German Chapter (1998-2004). He was the chapter coordinator of the Germany Section (2005-09) and member (2007-09) as well as chair of the R8 Chapter Coordination Subcommittee (2009-11). He has served the IA Society as Chapter Area Chair R8 (2004-08), as member-at-large (2005), as chairman of the Inter-Society Cooperation Committee (2006-07) as well as chair of the Chapters and Membership Department since 2009. Dr. Magyar is recipient of the IAS Distinguished Service Award (2006) and has been elevated to IEEE fellow (2007).
Stamatis Dragoumanos
DESCRIPTION:
Providing a solution for a local problem is one thing. Assuring that this solution is maintainable and viable is an other. Educating the society to solve the problem themselves is the best. In this workshop we will find out what tools IEEE provides for that and a simple and fun method to brainstorm ideas and build team of enthusiasts.
Providing a solution for a local problem is one thing. Assuring that this solution is maintainable and viable is an other. Educating the society to solve the problem themselves is the best. In this workshop we will find out what tools IEEE provides for that and a simple and fun method to brainstorm ideas and build team of enthusiasts.
B110
20 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific knowledge requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
Stamatis Dragoumanos is a Software Engineer and Developer with specialization on Human-Computer Interaction in Virtual and Augmented Environments with almost 15 years of experience. He has a deep knowledge on programming languages, 3D graphics design and development, game development and web application. He is also a Chemical Engineer and has MSc in Computational Fluid Dynamics. He has a 12 year experience on teaching programming languages, algorithms and data structures on a variety of student ages and education level. Eight years of experience out of 12 are in pre-university students as an Educator in private primary schools and public high schools. He is certified Soft Skill Trainer by Erasmus+ and certified Professional Scrum Master I by scrum.org. He is an inquiry based learning enthusiast and he strongly believes that soft skills development is one of the most important concepts that is missing in today’s Educational System. He has participated in the forming and first steps of 4 startups and he is awarded by the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry for one of them. His reasearch interests are on Human Computer Interaction, Augmented Reality, and Education. He is member of IEEE Region 8 Educational Activities Subcommittee and chair of IEEE Region 8 Pre-University works committee since 1/1/2017, Chair of Greece IEEE Section Educational Activities, IEEE Academic Global Ambassador since 2014 and co-founder and administrator of IEEE Region 8 News Digital.
Stamatis Dragoumanos is a Software Engineer and Developer with specialization on Human-Computer Interaction in Virtual and Augmented Environments with almost 15 years of experience. He has a deep knowledge on programming languages, 3D graphics design and development, game development and web application. He is also a Chemical Engineer and has MSc in Computational Fluid Dynamics. He has a 12 year experience on teaching programming languages, algorithms and data structures on a variety of student ages and education level. Eight years of experience out of 12 are in pre-university students as an Educator in private primary schools and public high schools. He is certified Soft Skill Trainer by Erasmus+ and certified Professional Scrum Master I by scrum.org. He is an inquiry based learning enthusiast and he strongly believes that soft skills development is one of the most important concepts that is missing in today’s Educational System. He has participated in the forming and first steps of 4 startups and he is awarded by the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry for one of them. His reasearch interests are on Human Computer Interaction, Augmented Reality, and Education. He is member of IEEE Region 8 Educational Activities Subcommittee and chair of IEEE Region 8 Pre-University works committee since 1/1/2017, Chair of Greece IEEE Section Educational Activities, IEEE Academic Global Ambassador since 2014 and co-founder and administrator of IEEE Region 8 News Digital.
Ana Cigarán Romero
DESCRIPTION:
How is working in a male dominant company for women engineers? Which challenges do face women working in engineering fields and what are their keys for success? This workshop aims to:
How is working in a male dominant company for women engineers? Which challenges do face women working in engineering fields and what are their keys for success? This workshop aims to:
- Commonly discuss these questions with multicultural participants of the IEEE R8 SYP;
- Provide some background on communication theories focussing on the gender issue;
- Provide advice and tools to women in engineering for being successful in meetings, in strong negotiations and in confident decision taking.
B119
15 participants
1 hour Talk
Paper and Pen
SPEAKER BIO:
Ana Cigarán Romero obtained a degree in electrical engineering from ICAI- Comillas University, Madrid (Spain) in 2010, writing her thesis “Analysis of the Competitiveness Indicators in the Iberian Electricity market” in the Energy Management Direction of Iberdrola (Madrid). Since 2011 she has been working at 50Hertz in Berlin (Germany), the Transmission System Operator (TSO) in North-Eastern Germany, as an expert for the development, implementation and compliance monitoring of European technical standards/grid codes. Furthermore, she is the compliance manager of the system operation department in 50Hertz and also the convenor of several European working groups within the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E). Within IEEE, she is the Chair of IEEE Women in Engineering in the Germany Section, the Outreach Officer of the IEEE R8 WIE Committee and member of the IEEE European Public Policy Working Group on Energy.
Ana Cigarán Romero obtained a degree in electrical engineering from ICAI- Comillas University, Madrid (Spain) in 2010, writing her thesis “Analysis of the Competitiveness Indicators in the Iberian Electricity market” in the Energy Management Direction of Iberdrola (Madrid). Since 2011 she has been working at 50Hertz in Berlin (Germany), the Transmission System Operator (TSO) in North-Eastern Germany, as an expert for the development, implementation and compliance monitoring of European technical standards/grid codes. Furthermore, she is the compliance manager of the system operation department in 50Hertz and also the convenor of several European working groups within the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E). Within IEEE, she is the Chair of IEEE Women in Engineering in the Germany Section, the Outreach Officer of the IEEE R8 WIE Committee and member of the IEEE European Public Policy Working Group on Energy.
Costas Stasopoulos
DESCRIPTION:
What is Networking and how can it be done successfully? Why should you network? What channels should you use to network? Is electronic networking better than the face to face one? Ways and technique to be successful.
What is Networking and how can it be done successfully? Why should you network? What channels should you use to network? Is electronic networking better than the face to face one? Ways and technique to be successful.
B035
30 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific knowledge requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
I have been an active volunteer member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) which is the world's largest association of technical professionals with more than 430,000 members. IEEE is a non-profit organization with members in more than 160 countries around the world. I started volunteering from 1992 as a founding member of the Cyprus Section, moving through the levels of hierarchy to the position of Chair. Inspired by IEEE’s vision and successful global presence, I have been active, holding various roles of responsibility in committees, chapter and Region activities and IEEE conferences. I held the positions of IEEE Region 8 Secretary from 2007-2012, IEEE Region 8 Director-Elect 2013-2014 and IEEE Region 8 Director 2015-2016. As IEEE Region 8 Director-Elect and Director, I put a lot of emphasis on policy evaluation and formulation for the benefit of the IEEE community and humanity at large. As a member of the IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Activities in Africa, I worked in partnership with the committee to find ways to increase the presence of IEEE in Africa and to benefit the general population through various technology and educational projects. Significant progress has been made in program development and relationship building that has strategically poised IEEE for meaningful and sustained engagement on the continent. An Africa Area has been established with my help and a three year Strategic and Operational Plan has been developed in order to pursue the Strategic Goals: Supporting Engineering Education and Workforce Development, Building a sustainable community of IEEE members and volunteers, Government Policy Support and IEEE Reputation Enhancement. As Region 8 Director I devoted significant effort and resources towards two important objectives for the region: “To get closer to Industry” and to “Increase activities for Students and Young Professionals”. They were all met with great success. We decided to get closer to the Industry by rolling out an ongoing Project that includes periodical surveys of our members who work in the industry, followed by subsequent analysis of results and design and implementation of specialized programs that aim to fulfil their needs. Within the scope of this Project we have started a big internship program where students and young professionals collaborate with industry for their mutual benefit and we have also started a mentorship program from senior members towards students and young professionals. In order to increase activities for students and young professionals, among other things, we organized eight regional student congresses across the various areas of Region 8 and also a big Region 8 Student and young professional congress with more than 400 attendees and great success. As a member of the Ad Hoc Committee on Engagement in Europe I helped to expand IEEE’s engagement with the European engineering community, which includes nearly 60,000 IEEE members. Our collaborative role was to lead and manage the IEEE European Public Policy Initiative, whose main objective has been to expand dialogue between the European engineering community and appropriate bodies of the EU and to develop presence in Europe though the establishment of a new office in Europe. I have participated actively in the following IEEE committees: IEEE New Initiatives Committee 2013, 2014, IEEE Smart Tech Metro Area Committee 2014, 2015, Ad Hoc Committee on Engagement in Europe, 2015, 2016, IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Activities in Africa 2014, 2015, 2016, IEEE Committee on Entrepreneurship 2014. As the Regional Director from January 2015 until the end of 2016, I am a member of the Board of Directors of IEEE and a member of the MGA Board and participate in various committees like MGA Strategic Direction & nvironmental Assessment Committee, MGA Geographic Unit Operations Support Committee and others. As the Regional Director I have participated in numerous events and represented IEEE in Conferences, Award Ceremonies and Milestone Events. I studied Electrical Engineering at the Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA. I received a B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1987. In 1992 I received a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA), Management concentration, from the Maastricht Business School of Management, Netherlands. Since then I have attended tens of courses, seminars, workshops and conferences keeping updated on the current and future trends of the technology.
I have been an active volunteer member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) which is the world's largest association of technical professionals with more than 430,000 members. IEEE is a non-profit organization with members in more than 160 countries around the world. I started volunteering from 1992 as a founding member of the Cyprus Section, moving through the levels of hierarchy to the position of Chair. Inspired by IEEE’s vision and successful global presence, I have been active, holding various roles of responsibility in committees, chapter and Region activities and IEEE conferences. I held the positions of IEEE Region 8 Secretary from 2007-2012, IEEE Region 8 Director-Elect 2013-2014 and IEEE Region 8 Director 2015-2016. As IEEE Region 8 Director-Elect and Director, I put a lot of emphasis on policy evaluation and formulation for the benefit of the IEEE community and humanity at large. As a member of the IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Activities in Africa, I worked in partnership with the committee to find ways to increase the presence of IEEE in Africa and to benefit the general population through various technology and educational projects. Significant progress has been made in program development and relationship building that has strategically poised IEEE for meaningful and sustained engagement on the continent. An Africa Area has been established with my help and a three year Strategic and Operational Plan has been developed in order to pursue the Strategic Goals: Supporting Engineering Education and Workforce Development, Building a sustainable community of IEEE members and volunteers, Government Policy Support and IEEE Reputation Enhancement. As Region 8 Director I devoted significant effort and resources towards two important objectives for the region: “To get closer to Industry” and to “Increase activities for Students and Young Professionals”. They were all met with great success. We decided to get closer to the Industry by rolling out an ongoing Project that includes periodical surveys of our members who work in the industry, followed by subsequent analysis of results and design and implementation of specialized programs that aim to fulfil their needs. Within the scope of this Project we have started a big internship program where students and young professionals collaborate with industry for their mutual benefit and we have also started a mentorship program from senior members towards students and young professionals. In order to increase activities for students and young professionals, among other things, we organized eight regional student congresses across the various areas of Region 8 and also a big Region 8 Student and young professional congress with more than 400 attendees and great success. As a member of the Ad Hoc Committee on Engagement in Europe I helped to expand IEEE’s engagement with the European engineering community, which includes nearly 60,000 IEEE members. Our collaborative role was to lead and manage the IEEE European Public Policy Initiative, whose main objective has been to expand dialogue between the European engineering community and appropriate bodies of the EU and to develop presence in Europe though the establishment of a new office in Europe. I have participated actively in the following IEEE committees: IEEE New Initiatives Committee 2013, 2014, IEEE Smart Tech Metro Area Committee 2014, 2015, Ad Hoc Committee on Engagement in Europe, 2015, 2016, IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Activities in Africa 2014, 2015, 2016, IEEE Committee on Entrepreneurship 2014. As the Regional Director from January 2015 until the end of 2016, I am a member of the Board of Directors of IEEE and a member of the MGA Board and participate in various committees like MGA Strategic Direction & nvironmental Assessment Committee, MGA Geographic Unit Operations Support Committee and others. As the Regional Director I have participated in numerous events and represented IEEE in Conferences, Award Ceremonies and Milestone Events. I studied Electrical Engineering at the Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA. I received a B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1987. In 1992 I received a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA), Management concentration, from the Maastricht Business School of Management, Netherlands. Since then I have attended tens of courses, seminars, workshops and conferences keeping updated on the current and future trends of the technology.
Christopher James
DESCRIPTION:
This talk deals with the current capabilities in biomedical engineering in extracting information from the human body – and in particular the functioning human brain. Popularised by many stories, novels, films and TV series ever since we can remember the story of the android – half human and half machine - has always been one that intrigues … is it possible to create an android? Can we interface humans to machine? Can we read people’s minds? We will go on a journey through what research into biomedical engineering and specifically brain-computer interfacing can currently achieve against what we have predicted over the years and what “the movies” tell us … you can decide: science fact or science fiction? We will also attempt a live demo of brain control (assuming a live brain can be find that is awake and functioning well).
This talk deals with the current capabilities in biomedical engineering in extracting information from the human body – and in particular the functioning human brain. Popularised by many stories, novels, films and TV series ever since we can remember the story of the android – half human and half machine - has always been one that intrigues … is it possible to create an android? Can we interface humans to machine? Can we read people’s minds? We will go on a journey through what research into biomedical engineering and specifically brain-computer interfacing can currently achieve against what we have predicted over the years and what “the movies” tell us … you can decide: science fact or science fiction? We will also attempt a live demo of brain control (assuming a live brain can be find that is awake and functioning well).
B029
50 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific knowledge requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
The Region 8 Vice-Chair of Technical Activities for 2017/18 is Prof. Christopher James, an academic from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom, who has been a member and volunteer with IEEE for over 25 years. He is a Biomedical Engineer and as well as volunteering within Region 8 he is also a volunteer within the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS). He is also Director of a start-up company called EMbody Biosignals Ltd.
The Region 8 Vice-Chair of Technical Activities for 2017/18 is Prof. Christopher James, an academic from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom, who has been a member and volunteer with IEEE for over 25 years. He is a Biomedical Engineer and as well as volunteering within Region 8 he is also a volunteer within the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS). He is also Director of a start-up company called EMbody Biosignals Ltd.
Region 8 SAC Team (Femia, Ines, Josemi, Sara, Paul)
DESCRIPTION:
Join our fun SAC Team in learning the tips and tricks on leadership of your team or student branch, exchange ideas with the rest of the attendees and participate in the challenges of how to drive a team of leaders forward, while working on having an exemplary result!
Join our fun SAC Team in learning the tips and tricks on leadership of your team or student branch, exchange ideas with the rest of the attendees and participate in the challenges of how to drive a team of leaders forward, while working on having an exemplary result!
B111
21 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific knowledge requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
The IEEE R8 SAC Team is a multicultural group of people that represent the student activities in our Region. We are Femia-our Chair, Ines-our Student Representative, Mona-our Past Chair, Paul-our Student Paper Contest Coordinator, Josemi- our Electronic Communication Coordinator, Yara-our Awards and Contests Coordinator, Sara-our Student Branch Coordinator and George-our Projects and Initiatives Coordinator.
The IEEE R8 SAC Team is a multicultural group of people that represent the student activities in our Region. We are Femia-our Chair, Ines-our Student Representative, Mona-our Past Chair, Paul-our Student Paper Contest Coordinator, Josemi- our Electronic Communication Coordinator, Yara-our Awards and Contests Coordinator, Sara-our Student Branch Coordinator and George-our Projects and Initiatives Coordinator.
Mohammad Seif El Din, Fairouz Fattoum
DESCRIPTION:
It is a workshop of two parts. First part is the IEEE PES presentation to let the attendees know about IEEE PES or to know more about it and its programs [40 mins]. Question & nswers [20 mins]. Second part is the Member Driven Initiatives Contest, which is a contest between the attendees to present initiatives that fits the IEEE PES mission. We need an announcement to the attendees of the IEEE R8 SYP congress to apply in it [60 mins]. The prize for the first place will be determined soon. Till now, we decided to provide full support to the winning proposal until it gets fund from PES.
It is a workshop of two parts. First part is the IEEE PES presentation to let the attendees know about IEEE PES or to know more about it and its programs [40 mins]. Question & nswers [20 mins]. Second part is the Member Driven Initiatives Contest, which is a contest between the attendees to present initiatives that fits the IEEE PES mission. We need an announcement to the attendees of the IEEE R8 SYP congress to apply in it [60 mins]. The prize for the first place will be determined soon. Till now, we decided to provide full support to the winning proposal until it gets fund from PES.
B109
17 participants
1 hour Talk
Priority to officers of PES Chapters, Student Branch Chapters
SPEAKER BIO:
Mohamed Seif is an electric power engineer at the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, where he is working in a DCS controlled High Voltage substation. He graduated from the faculty of Engineering, Ain shams university, with Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Power and Machines Engineering in 2011. Now, He is working on Master of Science in the Electric Vehicles effects on the electricity grid. He still IEEE volunteer since 2009. He is the IEEE Egypt SIGHT founder and chairman in 2017. Now, He is the IEEE PES Membership Development Committee chairman.
Mohamed Seif is an electric power engineer at the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, where he is working in a DCS controlled High Voltage substation. He graduated from the faculty of Engineering, Ain shams university, with Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Power and Machines Engineering in 2011. Now, He is working on Master of Science in the Electric Vehicles effects on the electricity grid. He still IEEE volunteer since 2009. He is the IEEE Egypt SIGHT founder and chairman in 2017. Now, He is the IEEE PES Membership Development Committee chairman.
Lloyd Green, David Law
DESCRIPTION:
Through the IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems (A/IS) and related initiatives, IEEE has been aiming to incorporate ethical aspects of human well-being into its work by providing an incubation space for new standards and consensus-building for ethical implementation of intelligent technologies.
Through the IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems (A/IS) and related initiatives, IEEE has been aiming to incorporate ethical aspects of human well-being into its work by providing an incubation space for new standards and consensus-building for ethical implementation of intelligent technologies.
B109
21 participants
1 hour Talk
Basic understanding of technologies such as autonomous and intelligent systems | Pen and paper/Notepad
SPEAKER BIO:
Lloyd Green is Director of Engagement Marketing and Creative Community Services for the IEEE. In this role, Lloyd is responsible for defining, delivering and evangelizing IEEE-SA digital and marketing services to drive growth, innovation, and brand recognition. He brings a wealth of technology related experience in the areas of strategic marketing, corporate communications, market intelligence, business development and product marketing. Lloyd has been a frequent speaker for the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) on emerging technologies including IoT and MEMS/Wearables. Previously, Lloyd was Director of Marketing and Customer Support at Juniper Networks
Lloyd Green is Director of Engagement Marketing and Creative Community Services for the IEEE. In this role, Lloyd is responsible for defining, delivering and evangelizing IEEE-SA digital and marketing services to drive growth, innovation, and brand recognition. He brings a wealth of technology related experience in the areas of strategic marketing, corporate communications, market intelligence, business development and product marketing. Lloyd has been a frequent speaker for the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) on emerging technologies including IoT and MEMS/Wearables. Previously, Lloyd was Director of Marketing and Customer Support at Juniper Networks
Ravendar Bhojwani
DESCRIPTION:
Artificial Intelligence has already touched over 70% of population on earth. Sooner or later, jobs that we know that wouldn't exists in next 50 years and jobs that we even heard of today will be the jobs that we will be doing after 50 years. The fourth industrial revolution primarily driven by automation and AI technologies will transform 21st century and it is the change that our world is not prepared for. In this talk, Ravendar will talk about how AI is already impacting your life and how you can better prepare yourself to embrace the future. As an engineer or technology students or worker, how can you also join this revolution to make an impact on the humanity.
Artificial Intelligence has already touched over 70% of population on earth. Sooner or later, jobs that we know that wouldn't exists in next 50 years and jobs that we even heard of today will be the jobs that we will be doing after 50 years. The fourth industrial revolution primarily driven by automation and AI technologies will transform 21st century and it is the change that our world is not prepared for. In this talk, Ravendar will talk about how AI is already impacting your life and how you can better prepare yourself to embrace the future. As an engineer or technology students or worker, how can you also join this revolution to make an impact on the humanity.
B322
26 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
Ravendar Lal is a Senior Product Manager of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Group at Amazon Inc and currently based in Seattle, USA. Currently he oversees and leads the product and technology development of AI related initiatives at Amazon. He has been working at Amazon for over 5 years in various roles. He holds Masters Degree in Computer Science from University of Maryland and his area of research is Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Semantic Web and Artificial Intelligence. Ravendar is also Young Professionals Chair of IEEE Region 6. Under his leadership, IEEE Region 6 has initiated 7 new YP Chapters and Region YP membership for the very first time in past 10 years has not declined and in fact increased. IEEE Region 6 is only IEEE region in USA whose YP membership has increased this year.
Ravendar Lal is a Senior Product Manager of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Group at Amazon Inc and currently based in Seattle, USA. Currently he oversees and leads the product and technology development of AI related initiatives at Amazon. He has been working at Amazon for over 5 years in various roles. He holds Masters Degree in Computer Science from University of Maryland and his area of research is Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Semantic Web and Artificial Intelligence. Ravendar is also Young Professionals Chair of IEEE Region 6. Under his leadership, IEEE Region 6 has initiated 7 new YP Chapters and Region YP membership for the very first time in past 10 years has not declined and in fact increased. IEEE Region 6 is only IEEE region in USA whose YP membership has increased this year.
Stamatis Dragoumanos
DESCRIPTION:
Motivating a multi disciplinary team of volunteers, is a bit tricky. If at the same time you want to produce a structured and well documented result it is even more trickier. Keeping the fun and at the same time avoid being biased need patience and great self control. In this talk I will present to you a case study where my team was kept motivated while at the same time I was creating and testing a new educational method on them, which was presented in EDUCON 2017. I am totally excited that most members of this team realized what they deeply prefer to do as a profession and they now follow that path.
Motivating a multi disciplinary team of volunteers, is a bit tricky. If at the same time you want to produce a structured and well documented result it is even more trickier. Keeping the fun and at the same time avoid being biased need patience and great self control. In this talk I will present to you a case study where my team was kept motivated while at the same time I was creating and testing a new educational method on them, which was presented in EDUCON 2017. I am totally excited that most members of this team realized what they deeply prefer to do as a profession and they now follow that path.
B035
31 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
Stamatis Dragoumanos is a Software Engineer and Developer with specialization on Human-Computer Interaction in Virtual and Augmented Environments with almost 15 years of experience. He has a deep knowledge on programming languages, 3D graphics design and development, game development and web application. He is also a Chemical Engineer and has MSc in Computational Fluid Dynamics. He has a 12 year experience on teaching programming languages, algorithms and data structures on a variety of student ages and education level. Eight years of experience out of 12 are in pre-university students as an Educator in private primary schools and public high schools. He is certified Soft Skill Trainer by Erasmus+ and certified Professional Scrum Master I by scrum.org. He is an inquiry based learning enthusiast and he strongly believes that soft skills development is one of the most important concepts that is missing in today’s Educational System. He has participated in the forming and first steps of 4 startups and he is awarded by the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry for one of them. His reasearch interests are on Human Computer Interaction, Augmented Reality, and Education. He is member of IEEE Region 8 Educational Activities Subcommittee and chair of IEEE Region 8 Pre-University works committee since 1/1/2017, Chair of Greece IEEE Section Educational Activities, IEEE Academic Global Ambassador since 2014 and founder and administrator of IEEE Region 8 News Digital.
Stamatis Dragoumanos is a Software Engineer and Developer with specialization on Human-Computer Interaction in Virtual and Augmented Environments with almost 15 years of experience. He has a deep knowledge on programming languages, 3D graphics design and development, game development and web application. He is also a Chemical Engineer and has MSc in Computational Fluid Dynamics. He has a 12 year experience on teaching programming languages, algorithms and data structures on a variety of student ages and education level. Eight years of experience out of 12 are in pre-university students as an Educator in private primary schools and public high schools. He is certified Soft Skill Trainer by Erasmus+ and certified Professional Scrum Master I by scrum.org. He is an inquiry based learning enthusiast and he strongly believes that soft skills development is one of the most important concepts that is missing in today’s Educational System. He has participated in the forming and first steps of 4 startups and he is awarded by the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry for one of them. His reasearch interests are on Human Computer Interaction, Augmented Reality, and Education. He is member of IEEE Region 8 Educational Activities Subcommittee and chair of IEEE Region 8 Pre-University works committee since 1/1/2017, Chair of Greece IEEE Section Educational Activities, IEEE Academic Global Ambassador since 2014 and founder and administrator of IEEE Region 8 News Digital.
Vincenzo PIURI
DESCRIPTION:
Ensuring a sustainable environment is increasingly necessary for well-being of the humanity. Monitoring and managing natural and artificial environments has nowadays a significant relevance both locally and worldwide. The IEEE Environmental Engineering Initiative aims at bringing together competences, knowledge and aspirations which are fragmented across various groups so as to offer a comprehensive view of the expertise and knowledge available in IEEE, while preserving the specific focus of each group. This initiative encompasses 23 Societies and Technical Council, Standard Association, MGA, EAB, and already attracted interest of various other groups. This talk is directed to introduce the scope and the goals of this Initiative, the impact and the prospective activities.
Ensuring a sustainable environment is increasingly necessary for well-being of the humanity. Monitoring and managing natural and artificial environments has nowadays a significant relevance both locally and worldwide. The IEEE Environmental Engineering Initiative aims at bringing together competences, knowledge and aspirations which are fragmented across various groups so as to offer a comprehensive view of the expertise and knowledge available in IEEE, while preserving the specific focus of each group. This initiative encompasses 23 Societies and Technical Council, Standard Association, MGA, EAB, and already attracted interest of various other groups. This talk is directed to introduce the scope and the goals of this Initiative, the impact and the prospective activities.
B029
30 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
Vincenzo Piuri has received his Ph.D. in computer engineering at Politecnico di Milano, Italy (1989). He is Full Professor in computer engineering at the Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (since 2000). He has been Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano, Italy and Visiting Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and at George Mason University, USA. His main research interests are: intelligent systems, artificial intelligence, signal and image processing, machine learning, pattern analysis and recognition, biometrics, intelligent measurement systems, industrial applications, digital processing architectures, fault tolerance, dependability, and cloud computing infrastructures. Original results have been published in more than 400 papers in international journals, proceedings of international conferences, books, and book chapters. He is Fellow of the IEEE, Distinguished Scientist of ACM, and Senior Member of INNS. He has been IEEE Vice President for Technical Activities (2015), IEEE Director, President of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, Vice President for Education of the IEEE Biometrics Council, Vice President for Publications of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society and the IEEE Systems Council, and Vice President for Membership of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society. He is Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Systems Journal (2013-19), and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Computers and the IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, and has been Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and the IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. He received the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society Technical Award (2002). He is Honorary Professor at Obuda University, Budapest, Hungary, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, China, Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan, and the Amity University, India.
Vincenzo Piuri has received his Ph.D. in computer engineering at Politecnico di Milano, Italy (1989). He is Full Professor in computer engineering at the Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (since 2000). He has been Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano, Italy and Visiting Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and at George Mason University, USA. His main research interests are: intelligent systems, artificial intelligence, signal and image processing, machine learning, pattern analysis and recognition, biometrics, intelligent measurement systems, industrial applications, digital processing architectures, fault tolerance, dependability, and cloud computing infrastructures. Original results have been published in more than 400 papers in international journals, proceedings of international conferences, books, and book chapters. He is Fellow of the IEEE, Distinguished Scientist of ACM, and Senior Member of INNS. He has been IEEE Vice President for Technical Activities (2015), IEEE Director, President of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, Vice President for Education of the IEEE Biometrics Council, Vice President for Publications of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society and the IEEE Systems Council, and Vice President for Membership of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society. He is Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Systems Journal (2013-19), and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Computers and the IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, and has been Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and the IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. He received the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society Technical Award (2002). He is Honorary Professor at Obuda University, Budapest, Hungary, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, China, Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan, and the Amity University, India.
Sara Pena Barros, Flavia, Vinko, Skander, Almedin, Mohamed
DESCRIPTION:
- Mandatory to all funded YPs
B323
23 participants
1 hour Talk
Pen and paper
SPEAKER BIO:
Sara Pena Barros, born and raised in Portugal, living in The Netherlands. Received her MSc in Electronics Engineering and Telecommunications in 2013, having spent her first 3 undergraduate years at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, and her last two years at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Her studies culminated with a full-year research project “OFDM for Data Distribution in Phased Array Antennas” in collaboration with Thales Nederland B.V., for which a patent application was filed. After graduating, she continued with the company and joined their ‘Surface Radar – Strategy, Technology and Innovations’ group in Delft as an Advanced Development Engineer. There, she is involved in several projects and studies related to the development of advanced waveforms, target classification algorithms and Integrated Topside Design. IEEE member since 2009, she has served as a volunteer in several positions, currently acting as Region 8 Young Professionals Chair. On her free time, she has a blast singing with Krashna Musika, TU/Delft choir. Flavia is one of the Vice-Chairs of the global IEEE Young Professionals team, and the Region 7-10 Young Professionals Representative. Her responsibilities include developing and implementing the Young Professionals business plan, especially the micro-volunteering project, and supporting young volunteers in Region 7-10. She became an IEEE volunteer in 2013 during her BSc degree in the UK, as the publicity officer for the University of Southampton Student Branch. Since then, she’s been part of various IEEE teams, including the Region 8 Young Professionals Subcommittee (currently serving as the team’s past-chair), and the European Public Policy Committee. Outside IEEE, Flavia is currently part of the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences at Stockholm University, looking into information security with a particular interest in cyber-forensics. Vinko Lesic was born in Croatia in 1986. He started his IEEE volunteering within a local student branch in 2009 and further served several roles in his section, specially pleased for taking part in organization of Central European Student and Young Professionals Congress in Zagreb, 2015. Currently, he is acting as a Croatia Section Secretary and Region 8 Young Professionals Subcommittee member. After involvement in few EU projects and a three-month stage at Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, Vinko received his PhD in 2014 from University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Croatia, in the area of wind turbines and generator control. He continued his academic career at the same faculty as a postdoctoral researcher and later as an assistant professor with focus on model predictive control of building climate and microgrid operation. He complements his profession and volunteering with fatherhood and photography. Skander Mansouri has a bachelor degree in computer science from the national Institute of Applied Science and Technology, and he’s currently continuing his studies to get his engineering degree. He's been active with IEEE, In fact, he was the former chair of the IEEE INSAT Student branch and currently the chair of the MESYP Tunisia 2017 and recently joined the Region 8 Young Professionals Subcommittee team. Skander didn't stop there with IEEE, he has been working also with the IEEE SIGHT Tunisian chapter. He works on project TAWASOL aiming to connect all primary schools with internet connectivity while providing the right tools for better understanding of internet usage. Besides his volunteering work, Skander is into the entrepreneurial world since he is working at Vynd, a local startup aiming to contribute in the improvement of services provided by companies and local businesses while highlighting the voice of the customer. Almedin Kavaz was born and raised in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2016 he has got a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Department for Electric Power Engineering at a University of Sarajevo. During his studies, he has been a very active member of the IEEE and has served in roles ranging from membership development officer, student branch chairman to leadership in the Young Professionals AG Bosnia and Herzegovina section. For the last 11 months he has served as the IEEE Young Professional AG chairman in IEEE Bosnia and Herzegovina Section. Almedin currently works for Energoinvest d.d., a multidisciplinary engineering company with dominant export orientation. Mohamed: Earning his BSc degree in computer and communication Engineering from Alexandria university in 2014, MBA holder specialized in International Business also he is publishing papers and work on researches in the digital marketing field in Egypt. Mohamed El Dallal has since been able to turn his passions into reality through various projects. He is currently the Co-founder and CEO of Innovideas LLC. for marketing and advertising, Co-founder of Dcodes LLC. for software solutionsand Co-founder and board member of Techne Summit, a yearly international conference aimed at supporting and encouraging technological entrepreneurship in Egypt. His passion for photography, videography, entrepreneurship and youth empowerment at an early age encouraged him to start his journey as the Co-founder of two startups: View finders Photography club and Event Popper web platform. Mohamed is also an avid volunteer, participating with several NGOs, project and youth initiatives both inside and outside of Egypt since 2009. He is currently a member of the Global Shapers community in Alexandria –initiative from world economic forum- , as well as an IEEE Region 8 Young Professionals committee member and IEEE Dig Once Ad-hoc committee member and IEEE Smart village.
Sara Pena Barros, born and raised in Portugal, living in The Netherlands. Received her MSc in Electronics Engineering and Telecommunications in 2013, having spent her first 3 undergraduate years at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, and her last two years at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Her studies culminated with a full-year research project “OFDM for Data Distribution in Phased Array Antennas” in collaboration with Thales Nederland B.V., for which a patent application was filed. After graduating, she continued with the company and joined their ‘Surface Radar – Strategy, Technology and Innovations’ group in Delft as an Advanced Development Engineer. There, she is involved in several projects and studies related to the development of advanced waveforms, target classification algorithms and Integrated Topside Design. IEEE member since 2009, she has served as a volunteer in several positions, currently acting as Region 8 Young Professionals Chair. On her free time, she has a blast singing with Krashna Musika, TU/Delft choir. Flavia is one of the Vice-Chairs of the global IEEE Young Professionals team, and the Region 7-10 Young Professionals Representative. Her responsibilities include developing and implementing the Young Professionals business plan, especially the micro-volunteering project, and supporting young volunteers in Region 7-10. She became an IEEE volunteer in 2013 during her BSc degree in the UK, as the publicity officer for the University of Southampton Student Branch. Since then, she’s been part of various IEEE teams, including the Region 8 Young Professionals Subcommittee (currently serving as the team’s past-chair), and the European Public Policy Committee. Outside IEEE, Flavia is currently part of the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences at Stockholm University, looking into information security with a particular interest in cyber-forensics. Vinko Lesic was born in Croatia in 1986. He started his IEEE volunteering within a local student branch in 2009 and further served several roles in his section, specially pleased for taking part in organization of Central European Student and Young Professionals Congress in Zagreb, 2015. Currently, he is acting as a Croatia Section Secretary and Region 8 Young Professionals Subcommittee member. After involvement in few EU projects and a three-month stage at Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, Vinko received his PhD in 2014 from University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Croatia, in the area of wind turbines and generator control. He continued his academic career at the same faculty as a postdoctoral researcher and later as an assistant professor with focus on model predictive control of building climate and microgrid operation. He complements his profession and volunteering with fatherhood and photography. Skander Mansouri has a bachelor degree in computer science from the national Institute of Applied Science and Technology, and he’s currently continuing his studies to get his engineering degree. He's been active with IEEE, In fact, he was the former chair of the IEEE INSAT Student branch and currently the chair of the MESYP Tunisia 2017 and recently joined the Region 8 Young Professionals Subcommittee team. Skander didn't stop there with IEEE, he has been working also with the IEEE SIGHT Tunisian chapter. He works on project TAWASOL aiming to connect all primary schools with internet connectivity while providing the right tools for better understanding of internet usage. Besides his volunteering work, Skander is into the entrepreneurial world since he is working at Vynd, a local startup aiming to contribute in the improvement of services provided by companies and local businesses while highlighting the voice of the customer. Almedin Kavaz was born and raised in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2016 he has got a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Department for Electric Power Engineering at a University of Sarajevo. During his studies, he has been a very active member of the IEEE and has served in roles ranging from membership development officer, student branch chairman to leadership in the Young Professionals AG Bosnia and Herzegovina section. For the last 11 months he has served as the IEEE Young Professional AG chairman in IEEE Bosnia and Herzegovina Section. Almedin currently works for Energoinvest d.d., a multidisciplinary engineering company with dominant export orientation. Mohamed: Earning his BSc degree in computer and communication Engineering from Alexandria university in 2014, MBA holder specialized in International Business also he is publishing papers and work on researches in the digital marketing field in Egypt. Mohamed El Dallal has since been able to turn his passions into reality through various projects. He is currently the Co-founder and CEO of Innovideas LLC. for marketing and advertising, Co-founder of Dcodes LLC. for software solutionsand Co-founder and board member of Techne Summit, a yearly international conference aimed at supporting and encouraging technological entrepreneurship in Egypt. His passion for photography, videography, entrepreneurship and youth empowerment at an early age encouraged him to start his journey as the Co-founder of two startups: View finders Photography club and Event Popper web platform. Mohamed is also an avid volunteer, participating with several NGOs, project and youth initiatives both inside and outside of Egypt since 2009. He is currently a member of the Global Shapers community in Alexandria –initiative from world economic forum- , as well as an IEEE Region 8 Young Professionals committee member and IEEE Dig Once Ad-hoc committee member and IEEE Smart village.
Andrejs Romanovs, Antonio Luque, Matej Pacha and Ievgen Pichkalov
DESCRIPTION:
This interactive workshop opens the deep secrets of IEEE Membership and explains the real benefits to students and young professional from being the member of IEEE.
This interactive workshop opens the deep secrets of IEEE Membership and explains the real benefits to students and young professional from being the member of IEEE.
B110
20 participants
2 hour Talk
Writing material
SPEAKER BIO:
Experienced team from R8 Membership Development Subcomittee, leaded by Andrejs Romanovs. Dr. Andrejs Romanovs, Associate Professor with the Information Technology Institute of Riga Technical University (Latvia), has almost 30 years professional experience in academia and industry teaching numerous post-graduate courses and developing over 50 industrial and MISs for state institutions and private business worldwide. His professional interests include modeling and design of management and industrial information systems, cybersecurity, IT governance and IT risk management, information systems for health care, e-commerce, integrated information technologies in business of logistics, as well as education in these areas. Andrejs has volunteering in the IEEE since 2008, holding leading positions in Latvia Section and being involved in R8 activities. He was founder of different IEEE units in Latvia Section - Computer Society Chapter, Education Society Chapter, RTU Student Branch, WIE AG Chapter, as well of two annual IEEE international scientific conferences for young professionals and PhD students. Senior Member of IEEE and Past Chair of Latvia Section, Andrejs now is responsible for Membership Development in R8, holding the positions of R8 MD Subcommittee Chair and Member Recruitment & ecovery Committee Member.
Experienced team from R8 Membership Development Subcomittee, leaded by Andrejs Romanovs. Dr. Andrejs Romanovs, Associate Professor with the Information Technology Institute of Riga Technical University (Latvia), has almost 30 years professional experience in academia and industry teaching numerous post-graduate courses and developing over 50 industrial and MISs for state institutions and private business worldwide. His professional interests include modeling and design of management and industrial information systems, cybersecurity, IT governance and IT risk management, information systems for health care, e-commerce, integrated information technologies in business of logistics, as well as education in these areas. Andrejs has volunteering in the IEEE since 2008, holding leading positions in Latvia Section and being involved in R8 activities. He was founder of different IEEE units in Latvia Section - Computer Society Chapter, Education Society Chapter, RTU Student Branch, WIE AG Chapter, as well of two annual IEEE international scientific conferences for young professionals and PhD students. Senior Member of IEEE and Past Chair of Latvia Section, Andrejs now is responsible for Membership Development in R8, holding the positions of R8 MD Subcommittee Chair and Member Recruitment & ecovery Committee Member.
Mark A. Vasquez, Dominik Boesl, Raja Chatila, Maria Axente, Andrea Bertolini, Maria Isabel Aldinhas Ferreira
DESCRIPTION:
Does ethics matter? What role do technologists play in ensuring responsible deployment of disruptive technologies? What challenges do we face when designing technologies in the context of societal impacts? The IEEE TechEthics program is hosting this highly interactive session to present information on the objectives of the program and to further explore a key topic on ethics in technology. In the first hour, Dominik Boesl (Chair, IEEE TechEthics Ad Hoc Committee), Raja Chatila (Executive Committee Chair, IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems), and Mark A. Vasquez (IEEE TechEthics Program Manager) will provide information about ethics-related activities across IEEE, discuss the importance of ethics in the development and execution of technology, and lead an open forum for the audience to share thoughts, questions and ideas. In the second hour, Mark will moderate a panel discussion titled "Ethical and Societal Considerations in an AI Generation," featuring a panel of leading experts in the fields of artificial intelligence (Maria Axente, PwC), law (Andrea Bertolini, University of Pisa) and roboethics (Maria Isabel Aldinhas Ferreira, University of Lisbon) as they discuss ethical and societal considerations in this AI generation. Join us as we explore how ethics helps to shape technology for the benefit of humanity.
Does ethics matter? What role do technologists play in ensuring responsible deployment of disruptive technologies? What challenges do we face when designing technologies in the context of societal impacts? The IEEE TechEthics program is hosting this highly interactive session to present information on the objectives of the program and to further explore a key topic on ethics in technology. In the first hour, Dominik Boesl (Chair, IEEE TechEthics Ad Hoc Committee), Raja Chatila (Executive Committee Chair, IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems), and Mark A. Vasquez (IEEE TechEthics Program Manager) will provide information about ethics-related activities across IEEE, discuss the importance of ethics in the development and execution of technology, and lead an open forum for the audience to share thoughts, questions and ideas. In the second hour, Mark will moderate a panel discussion titled "Ethical and Societal Considerations in an AI Generation," featuring a panel of leading experts in the fields of artificial intelligence (Maria Axente, PwC), law (Andrea Bertolini, University of Pisa) and roboethics (Maria Isabel Aldinhas Ferreira, University of Lisbon) as they discuss ethical and societal considerations in this AI generation. Join us as we explore how ethics helps to shape technology for the benefit of humanity.
B111
19 participants
2 hour Talk
No specific requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
Dominik Boesl is chair of the IEEE TechEthics Ad Hoc Committee. He has been responsible for Innovation and Technology Management at KUKA since he first joined KUKA Laboratories as Head of Corporate Strategy and Member of the Board in 2011. In 2012, he became Corporate Innovation Manager at KUKA AG, directly reporting to the Management Board. Since January 2017 he acts as Vice President Consumer Driven Robotics and Senior Corporate Innovation Manager. His responsibility for innovation and evangelism efforts spans the entire KUKA group. In addition to his career, Dominik has constantly been lecturing at different universities and is an author of technical and scientific publications. At Munich Technical University School of Education, he is researching "Technology & Robotic Governance": the ethical, moral, socio- cultural, -political and -economic implications of technologies such as robotics, automation and artificial intelligence on humankind.
Raja Chatila, IEEE Fellow, is the Executive Committee Chair of the IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems. He is Director of Research at the French National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS), and Director of the Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics (ISIR) at Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris, France. He is also Director of the Laboratory of Excellence “SMART” on human-machine interactions. His work covers several aspects of autonomous and interactive Robotics, in robot navigation and SLAM, motion planning and control, cognitive and control architectures, human-robot interaction, and robot learning, and to applications in the areas of service, field and space robotics. He is author of over 150 international publications on these topics. He is past President of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (2014-2015) and member of the French Commission on the Ethics of Research in Digital Sciences and Technologies (CERNA). IEEE Pioneer Award in Robotics and Automation.
Mark A. Vasquez is a Certified Association Executive (CAE) with over 25 years of experience in association management at IEEE. His experience includes various roles in the events and intellectual property areas, including management of IEEE's Conference Publications Program. He currently serves as the program manager for IEEE TechEthics (techethics.ieee.org), a program that has been launched to drive conversations about the ethical and societal impacts of technology. In this capacity, he works to develop relationships with others in the technology ethics community, produces events, convenes thought leaders, and more. He also leads the IEEE Virtual Events Program, which has provided over 1,000 technologists and technology students in Africa with access to IEEE content. Mark is a mechanical engineering graduate of The Cooper Union.
Maria Axente is the AI Programme Driver at PwC. She works with partners across academia, government, think tanks, start-ups, and other stakeholders, in order to shape and implement AI strategy within the Firm, focused on developing new services for clients and manage internal transformation. She is PwC AI for Good Lead and an evangelist for tech for good and responsible application of technology while promoting ethical issues related to data and algorithms and their impact on businesses. Maria is part of the advisory board of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on AI, member of the IEEE’s Working Group on a Standard for Child and Student Data Governance (IEEE P7004), an advocate for children and youth rights in the age of AI, and a Fellow of The RSA. Maria is particularly focused upon the issues and policies relating to the impact of AI on children and young people, the future of work, diversity and inclusion in AI and data trust and commons managed by ethics to ensure that the benefits to be delivered by AI are equitably spread across society.
Andrea Bertolini is an assistant professor of private law at the Dirpolis Institute of the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa (SSSA), and adjunct professor in private law at the University of Pisa Department of Economics and Business. His research ranges from private law (contracts, torts and the law of obligations) to technology regulation (robotics and AI), and bioethics, with a comparative and law and economics approach. On such matters, he is often audited by policy makers and international organizations, including the European Parliament and Commission, the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, and the World Economic Forum. Dr Bertolini holds undergraduate degrees summa cum laude in law from SSSA and the University of Pisa, a Ph.D. summa cum laude in private law from SSSA, as well as a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Yale Law School. He is an attorney licensed to practice in Italy and New York.
Maria Isabel Aldinhas Ferreira is a Portuguese semiotician and linguist. She is a member and researcher of the Centre of Philosophy of the University of Lisbon and a researcher at the Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics of Instituto Superior Técnico. Her research work is dedicated to Artificial Cognition, Human Robot Interaction and Ethical and Societal issues in AI. She is the co-founder of the International Conference on Robot Ethics (and Standards)- ICRE 2015, ICRESS 2017 and ICRES 2018 and the author of several publications on the topic. She is also responsible for the Lisbon Robotics Cluster Think Tank, an initiative of the University of Lisbon and the Lisbon City Council.
Dominik Boesl is chair of the IEEE TechEthics Ad Hoc Committee. He has been responsible for Innovation and Technology Management at KUKA since he first joined KUKA Laboratories as Head of Corporate Strategy and Member of the Board in 2011. In 2012, he became Corporate Innovation Manager at KUKA AG, directly reporting to the Management Board. Since January 2017 he acts as Vice President Consumer Driven Robotics and Senior Corporate Innovation Manager. His responsibility for innovation and evangelism efforts spans the entire KUKA group. In addition to his career, Dominik has constantly been lecturing at different universities and is an author of technical and scientific publications. At Munich Technical University School of Education, he is researching "Technology & Robotic Governance": the ethical, moral, socio- cultural, -political and -economic implications of technologies such as robotics, automation and artificial intelligence on humankind.
Raja Chatila, IEEE Fellow, is the Executive Committee Chair of the IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems. He is Director of Research at the French National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS), and Director of the Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics (ISIR) at Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris, France. He is also Director of the Laboratory of Excellence “SMART” on human-machine interactions. His work covers several aspects of autonomous and interactive Robotics, in robot navigation and SLAM, motion planning and control, cognitive and control architectures, human-robot interaction, and robot learning, and to applications in the areas of service, field and space robotics. He is author of over 150 international publications on these topics. He is past President of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (2014-2015) and member of the French Commission on the Ethics of Research in Digital Sciences and Technologies (CERNA). IEEE Pioneer Award in Robotics and Automation.
Mark A. Vasquez is a Certified Association Executive (CAE) with over 25 years of experience in association management at IEEE. His experience includes various roles in the events and intellectual property areas, including management of IEEE's Conference Publications Program. He currently serves as the program manager for IEEE TechEthics (techethics.ieee.org), a program that has been launched to drive conversations about the ethical and societal impacts of technology. In this capacity, he works to develop relationships with others in the technology ethics community, produces events, convenes thought leaders, and more. He also leads the IEEE Virtual Events Program, which has provided over 1,000 technologists and technology students in Africa with access to IEEE content. Mark is a mechanical engineering graduate of The Cooper Union.
Maria Axente is the AI Programme Driver at PwC. She works with partners across academia, government, think tanks, start-ups, and other stakeholders, in order to shape and implement AI strategy within the Firm, focused on developing new services for clients and manage internal transformation. She is PwC AI for Good Lead and an evangelist for tech for good and responsible application of technology while promoting ethical issues related to data and algorithms and their impact on businesses. Maria is part of the advisory board of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on AI, member of the IEEE’s Working Group on a Standard for Child and Student Data Governance (IEEE P7004), an advocate for children and youth rights in the age of AI, and a Fellow of The RSA. Maria is particularly focused upon the issues and policies relating to the impact of AI on children and young people, the future of work, diversity and inclusion in AI and data trust and commons managed by ethics to ensure that the benefits to be delivered by AI are equitably spread across society.
Andrea Bertolini is an assistant professor of private law at the Dirpolis Institute of the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa (SSSA), and adjunct professor in private law at the University of Pisa Department of Economics and Business. His research ranges from private law (contracts, torts and the law of obligations) to technology regulation (robotics and AI), and bioethics, with a comparative and law and economics approach. On such matters, he is often audited by policy makers and international organizations, including the European Parliament and Commission, the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, and the World Economic Forum. Dr Bertolini holds undergraduate degrees summa cum laude in law from SSSA and the University of Pisa, a Ph.D. summa cum laude in private law from SSSA, as well as a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Yale Law School. He is an attorney licensed to practice in Italy and New York.
Maria Isabel Aldinhas Ferreira is a Portuguese semiotician and linguist. She is a member and researcher of the Centre of Philosophy of the University of Lisbon and a researcher at the Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics of Instituto Superior Técnico. Her research work is dedicated to Artificial Cognition, Human Robot Interaction and Ethical and Societal issues in AI. She is the co-founder of the International Conference on Robot Ethics (and Standards)- ICRE 2015, ICRESS 2017 and ICRES 2018 and the author of several publications on the topic. She is also responsible for the Lisbon Robotics Cluster Think Tank, an initiative of the University of Lisbon and the Lisbon City Council.
Amith khandakar
DESCRIPTION:
The PMP certification is the gold standard of project management certification. Recognized and demanded by organizations worldwide, the PMP validates one’s competence to perform in the role of a project manager, leading and directing projects and teams. The essential skills and knowledge required to qualify for PMP certification are documented in the “Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge” (PBMOK) which is published by the Project Management Institute (PMTI). Attendees will get the opportunity to learn the tools and techniques for Cost and Time Management in Project Management, as taught in the Project Management Professional certification, through lectures and interactive hands-on exercises. Additionally, attendees will benefit from learning this from the point of view of an MSc graduate working in an academic environment. The workshop will last for approximately 5 Hours, including hands on exercises.
The PMP certification is the gold standard of project management certification. Recognized and demanded by organizations worldwide, the PMP validates one’s competence to perform in the role of a project manager, leading and directing projects and teams. The essential skills and knowledge required to qualify for PMP certification are documented in the “Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge” (PBMOK) which is published by the Project Management Institute (PMTI). Attendees will get the opportunity to learn the tools and techniques for Cost and Time Management in Project Management, as taught in the Project Management Professional certification, through lectures and interactive hands-on exercises. Additionally, attendees will benefit from learning this from the point of view of an MSc graduate working in an academic environment. The workshop will last for approximately 5 Hours, including hands on exercises.
B119
19 participants
2 hour Talk
Pen and paper | Calaculator
SPEAKER BIO:
Amith Khandakar earned his degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from Bangladesh. He graduated as the Valedictorian (President Gold Medal Recipient). He did his Masters in Computing (Networking Concentration) from Qatar University. He is currently the General Secretary of the IEEE Qatar Section and also the Qatar University IEEE Student Branch Coordinator and Adviser (Faculty). He is currently working with the Electrical Engineering Department of Qatar University. He is also a certified PMP (Project Management Professional) and CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Administrator). He is the IEEE Region 8 Humanitarian Activities Committee member and also the IEEE Region 8 Professional Activities Speaker
Amith Khandakar earned his degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from Bangladesh. He graduated as the Valedictorian (President Gold Medal Recipient). He did his Masters in Computing (Networking Concentration) from Qatar University. He is currently the General Secretary of the IEEE Qatar Section and also the Qatar University IEEE Student Branch Coordinator and Adviser (Faculty). He is currently working with the Electrical Engineering Department of Qatar University. He is also a certified PMP (Project Management Professional) and CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Administrator). He is the IEEE Region 8 Humanitarian Activities Committee member and also the IEEE Region 8 Professional Activities Speaker
Júlio Santos, Hugo Peixoto, Paulo Köch
DESCRIPTION:
Blockchain technology, coupled with cryptoeconomics, allows us to confidently approach a whole new class of problems. It's a force for good, bringing censorship resistance to a global economy. In the first part of this talk, we'll give you a short overview of the ecosystem, covering decentralization, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and ICOs. The second part will be a practical deep dive into an application of blockchain technology: provably fair random number generation for games of chance. We'll explore commitment schemes, state channels, and an actual implementation of a solution based on Ethereum.
Blockchain technology, coupled with cryptoeconomics, allows us to confidently approach a whole new class of problems. It's a force for good, bringing censorship resistance to a global economy. In the first part of this talk, we'll give you a short overview of the ecosystem, covering decentralization, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and ICOs. The second part will be a practical deep dive into an application of blockchain technology: provably fair random number generation for games of chance. We'll explore commitment schemes, state channels, and an actual implementation of a solution based on Ethereum.
B017
41 participants
2 hour Talk
No specific requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
Hugo, Júlio and Paulo are the founders of Life on Mars, an incredible team of engineers based in Porto.
Hugo thrives on developing an extensive familiarity with details most software engineers would call arcane. He strives to create software that stands the test of time and is flexible enough to incorporate change. He's a cohost on the "Conversas em Codigo" podcast, and co-organizer of the "Porto Codes" meetup.
Júlio is a co-founder and CTO at Berlin-based Fractal Blockchain. He's building a decentralized future and helping humankind level up through blockchain technology.
Paulo is a staunch defender of building cultures of excellence and openness. Permanently discontent with the status quo, he keeps himself sharp with designing software architectures that will always be able to cope with the next feature at the right scale.
Hugo, Júlio and Paulo are the founders of Life on Mars, an incredible team of engineers based in Porto.
Hugo thrives on developing an extensive familiarity with details most software engineers would call arcane. He strives to create software that stands the test of time and is flexible enough to incorporate change. He's a cohost on the "Conversas em Codigo" podcast, and co-organizer of the "Porto Codes" meetup.
Júlio is a co-founder and CTO at Berlin-based Fractal Blockchain. He's building a decentralized future and helping humankind level up through blockchain technology.
Paulo is a staunch defender of building cultures of excellence and openness. Permanently discontent with the status quo, he keeps himself sharp with designing software architectures that will always be able to cope with the next feature at the right scale.
Ricardo Soares and Domingos Martins
DESCRIPTION:
Progressive Web Apps use modern web capabilities to deliver fast, native-app experiences with no app stores or downloads, and all the goodness of the web. In this workshop you will learn how to improve any web application and transform it into a working Progressive Web App.
Progressive Web Apps use modern web capabilities to deliver fast, native-app experiences with no app stores or downloads, and all the goodness of the web. In this workshop you will learn how to improve any web application and transform it into a working Progressive Web App.
B220
19 participants
2 hour Talk
Basic knowledge of Javascript and React | Laptop with internet connection
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TBA
TBA
Luís Paulo Reis
DESCRIPTION:
RoboCup is focused on promoting Robotics and Artificial Intelligence research, by offering a publicly appealing, but formidable challenge: “Building robots able to play soccer”. Building a robot that plays soccer will not by itself generate significant social and economic impact, but the accomplishment will certainly be considered a major achievement for the field and will push the state-of-the art in multi-robot systems. In fact, in the future, humans and robots will have to work together in complex environments, to solve difficult problems and perform hard tasks, as a team. Thus, methodologies to enable robots to learn, interact and cooperate with their human counterparts are needed, in order to allow this joint work. This talk will be focused on methodologies developed for creating multi-robot and human-robot heterogeneous teams with emphasis on the cooperation, interaction and learning methodologies developed on our Robotic Soccer project: FC Portugal. This project developed methodologies for creating heterogeneous robotic soccer teams capable of following human/robot coach high-level advice using concepts such as strategy, tactics, formations and setplays. The project also developed methodologies for learning humanoid robot complex skills, using simulation, such as walking, kicking, getting up or passing/receiving a ball, although the methodologies developed may also be used for other types of skills and robots. The project enabled our research groups to win 4 World and 10 European robotic soccer championships of distinct leagues/competitions. The talk will be illustrated with videos from the project and short exercises/challenges for the audience.
RoboCup is focused on promoting Robotics and Artificial Intelligence research, by offering a publicly appealing, but formidable challenge: “Building robots able to play soccer”. Building a robot that plays soccer will not by itself generate significant social and economic impact, but the accomplishment will certainly be considered a major achievement for the field and will push the state-of-the art in multi-robot systems. In fact, in the future, humans and robots will have to work together in complex environments, to solve difficult problems and perform hard tasks, as a team. Thus, methodologies to enable robots to learn, interact and cooperate with their human counterparts are needed, in order to allow this joint work. This talk will be focused on methodologies developed for creating multi-robot and human-robot heterogeneous teams with emphasis on the cooperation, interaction and learning methodologies developed on our Robotic Soccer project: FC Portugal. This project developed methodologies for creating heterogeneous robotic soccer teams capable of following human/robot coach high-level advice using concepts such as strategy, tactics, formations and setplays. The project also developed methodologies for learning humanoid robot complex skills, using simulation, such as walking, kicking, getting up or passing/receiving a ball, although the methodologies developed may also be used for other types of skills and robots. The project enabled our research groups to win 4 World and 10 European robotic soccer championships of distinct leagues/competitions. The talk will be illustrated with videos from the project and short exercises/challenges for the audience.
B222
20 participants
2 hour Talk
Basic knowledge of computer science and engineering
SPEAKER BIO:
Luis Paulo Reis is an Associate Professor at the University of Porto in Portugal and Director of LIACC – Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science Laboratory where he also coordinates the Human-Machine Intelligent Cooperation Research Group. He is an IEEE Senior Member and he was president of the Portuguese Society for Robotics, is vice-president of the Portuguese Association for Artificial Intelligence. During the last 25 years he has lectured courses, at the University, on Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Robotics, Multi-Agent Systems, Simulation and Modelling, Games and Interaction, Educational/Serious Games and Computer Programming. He was principal investigator of more than 10 research projects in those areas. He won more than 50 scientific awards including more than 15 RoboCup awards and best papers at conferences such as ICEIS, Robotica, IEEE ICARSC and ICAART. He supervised 18 PhD and 101 MSc theses to completion. He organized more than 60 international scientific events and belonged to the Program Committee of more than 250 scientific events. He is the author of more than 300 publications in international conferences and journals (indexed at SCOPUS or ISI Web of Knowledge).
Luis Paulo Reis is an Associate Professor at the University of Porto in Portugal and Director of LIACC – Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science Laboratory where he also coordinates the Human-Machine Intelligent Cooperation Research Group. He is an IEEE Senior Member and he was president of the Portuguese Society for Robotics, is vice-president of the Portuguese Association for Artificial Intelligence. During the last 25 years he has lectured courses, at the University, on Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Robotics, Multi-Agent Systems, Simulation and Modelling, Games and Interaction, Educational/Serious Games and Computer Programming. He was principal investigator of more than 10 research projects in those areas. He won more than 50 scientific awards including more than 15 RoboCup awards and best papers at conferences such as ICEIS, Robotica, IEEE ICARSC and ICAART. He supervised 18 PhD and 101 MSc theses to completion. He organized more than 60 international scientific events and belonged to the Program Committee of more than 250 scientific events. He is the author of more than 300 publications in international conferences and journals (indexed at SCOPUS or ISI Web of Knowledge).
Ana Madureira
DESCRIPTION:
Technical writing is a highly valuable skill. It is crucial for anyone working in a tech-related business or just academic/scientific papers, for students academics, engineers and scientists communicating their knowledge and work results. What is involved in scientific/technical writing, and how can you become a better writer? Technical writing is not just about understanding technical information and recording it in a document. Technical writing takes high-level information and processes it into understandable content for a specific audience. This workshop will outline and define the technical writing process, best practices, and steps to launch your technical writing profile and identify some tips for publishing your first academic/scientific paper.
Technical writing is a highly valuable skill. It is crucial for anyone working in a tech-related business or just academic/scientific papers, for students academics, engineers and scientists communicating their knowledge and work results. What is involved in scientific/technical writing, and how can you become a better writer? Technical writing is not just about understanding technical information and recording it in a document. Technical writing takes high-level information and processes it into understandable content for a specific audience. This workshop will outline and define the technical writing process, best practices, and steps to launch your technical writing profile and identify some tips for publishing your first academic/scientific paper.
B323
15 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific knowledge requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
Ana Madureira was born in Mozambique in 1969. She received the B.S. in Computer Science Engineering, M.S. degree in Electrical and Computers Engineering, and Ph.D. in Production and Systems degrees in 1993, 1996, and 2003, respectively. She is Coordinator Professor in Informatics Engineering Department at the School of Engineering (ISEP/IPP) since 1994, and has a significant experience in Computer Science undergraduate/graduate courses and in master and PhD thesis supervision. She has been involved in more than 20 R&D projects from which she coordinated 3 national funding in the area of Distributed Scheduling. She has published 4 books, 1 patent and over 90 papers in scientific conference proceedings, journals and books. The main research interests are related to the application of Optimization and Artificial Intelligence Techniques to the design of approaches based on Nature Inspired Computation for scheduling, including, MAS, Autonomic Computing, Machine Learning techniques, User modellin, Decision-Support Systems and Data Science.
Ana Madureira was born in Mozambique in 1969. She received the B.S. in Computer Science Engineering, M.S. degree in Electrical and Computers Engineering, and Ph.D. in Production and Systems degrees in 1993, 1996, and 2003, respectively. She is Coordinator Professor in Informatics Engineering Department at the School of Engineering (ISEP/IPP) since 1994, and has a significant experience in Computer Science undergraduate/graduate courses and in master and PhD thesis supervision. She has been involved in more than 20 R&D projects from which she coordinated 3 national funding in the area of Distributed Scheduling. She has published 4 books, 1 patent and over 90 papers in scientific conference proceedings, journals and books. The main research interests are related to the application of Optimization and Artificial Intelligence Techniques to the design of approaches based on Nature Inspired Computation for scheduling, including, MAS, Autonomic Computing, Machine Learning techniques, User modellin, Decision-Support Systems and Data Science.
Khaled Mokhatar
DESCRIPTION:
The 5G Technology
5G Preposition
Economic effect
Future of Telecom
The 5G Technology
5G Preposition
Economic effect
Future of Telecom
B035
20 participants
1 hour Talk
General Tech Knowledge
SPEAKER BIO:
Emerging Technologies, Commercialization Innovation Expert with BSc in Computer & Systems Engineering with 12 years ICT corporate experience. Previously worked for Google, HP and Etisalat Misr. Additionally Certified from University of California - Berkeley - USA for Mentoring Innovative Technology Startups. Part of the IEEE for more than 10 years, member of the Educational Activities Board, Chairing the YP Industry Engagement and Member in the IEEE Region 8 Strategic Planning (Europe, Middle East and Africa). International Speaker in the 5G World Summit in England, 5G Asia Summit in Singapore, Digital Participation Summit in Germany, IEEE Day in Jordan and IEEE SBC in Spain. Speaker in many local events in UAE & gypt.
Emerging Technologies, Commercialization Innovation Expert with BSc in Computer & Systems Engineering with 12 years ICT corporate experience. Previously worked for Google, HP and Etisalat Misr. Additionally Certified from University of California - Berkeley - USA for Mentoring Innovative Technology Startups. Part of the IEEE for more than 10 years, member of the Educational Activities Board, Chairing the YP Industry Engagement and Member in the IEEE Region 8 Strategic Planning (Europe, Middle East and Africa). International Speaker in the 5G World Summit in England, 5G Asia Summit in Singapore, Digital Participation Summit in Germany, IEEE Day in Jordan and IEEE SBC in Spain. Speaker in many local events in UAE & gypt.
Simão Belchior
DESCRIPTION:
Global Forest Watch is an online platform that provides data and tools for monitoring forests. Vizzuality has been working with the World Resources Institute and many other partners in the development of this platform since 2014, bringing key global and regional datasets to the hands of people that have an active role in monitoring and protecting forest around the world. In this talk I will walk you through the key features of Global Forest Watch, I will tell you about the technologies we use to build it and what challenges we face when managing, analysing and rendering large amounts of geographical data on the web.
Global Forest Watch is an online platform that provides data and tools for monitoring forests. Vizzuality has been working with the World Resources Institute and many other partners in the development of this platform since 2014, bringing key global and regional datasets to the hands of people that have an active role in monitoring and protecting forest around the world. In this talk I will walk you through the key features of Global Forest Watch, I will tell you about the technologies we use to build it and what challenges we face when managing, analysing and rendering large amounts of geographical data on the web.
B029
26 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific knowledge requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
Simão has been working in the field of biodiversity, conservation and social development since he finished his studies at FEUP in 2009. He started as a web developer at UNEP-WCMC, having moved towards project and product management after a few years. In 2014 he joined Vizzuality a mission-driven design and technology agency based in Madrid and with offices in Cambridge and Porto. At Vizzuality Simão leads a team of designers, developers, data scientists and social scientists in the development of several projects focused in having a positive impact in our planet's future.
Outside of the office Simão has been active as a FEUP Alumni Ambassador in the UK, and more recently as Vice President of AlumniEI FEUP.
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Simão has been working in the field of biodiversity, conservation and social development since he finished his studies at FEUP in 2009. He started as a web developer at UNEP-WCMC, having moved towards project and product management after a few years. In 2014 he joined Vizzuality a mission-driven design and technology agency based in Madrid and with offices in Cambridge and Porto. At Vizzuality Simão leads a team of designers, developers, data scientists and social scientists in the development of several projects focused in having a positive impact in our planet's future.
Outside of the office Simão has been active as a FEUP Alumni Ambassador in the UK, and more recently as Vice President of AlumniEI FEUP.
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João Matos
DESCRIPTION:
Purpose of this workshop: Based on a distance learning platform in the area of electrical circuit analysis, it is intended to show the elementary principles of the techniques used in the development of a real circuit. Show the unusual but much needed cooperation work between teachers and students. Genesis: Understanding the rudiments of electric circuits is fundamental in the formation of an electrical engineer, but also an added value for the generality of the engineers, being important the existence of an electrical circuits course in any engineering degree. As an electronic teacher, I challenged the students to build a game that would promote and facilitate learning in the area of circuit analysis. After some brainstorming meetings, we decided to go ahead with the creation of a digital database of problems related to the theme, for later use as elements of the game. During the first year the enthusiasm was great so we have been circumventing the difficulties related to the little time available and with some lack of experience in the creation and management of databases. Even so we created a set of over 500 variants of problems that were tested by students (from the following year). After a phase of slow progress, we have now been able to offer 2 fellowships for initiation to scientific research (BIIC), which have given a new impetus to the development of the project. We are currently working on analytical and automatic resolution of electrical circuits and their integration with SPICE-type programs. Soon we will re-install the platform online.
Purpose of this workshop: Based on a distance learning platform in the area of electrical circuit analysis, it is intended to show the elementary principles of the techniques used in the development of a real circuit. Show the unusual but much needed cooperation work between teachers and students. Genesis: Understanding the rudiments of electric circuits is fundamental in the formation of an electrical engineer, but also an added value for the generality of the engineers, being important the existence of an electrical circuits course in any engineering degree. As an electronic teacher, I challenged the students to build a game that would promote and facilitate learning in the area of circuit analysis. After some brainstorming meetings, we decided to go ahead with the creation of a digital database of problems related to the theme, for later use as elements of the game. During the first year the enthusiasm was great so we have been circumventing the difficulties related to the little time available and with some lack of experience in the creation and management of databases. Even so we created a set of over 500 variants of problems that were tested by students (from the following year). After a phase of slow progress, we have now been able to offer 2 fellowships for initiation to scientific research (BIIC), which have given a new impetus to the development of the project. We are currently working on analytical and automatic resolution of electrical circuits and their integration with SPICE-type programs. Soon we will re-install the platform online.
B322
18 participants
1 hour Talk
Paper and pen
SPEAKER BIO:
João Nuno Matos is a Professor at the Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal and a Research Scientist with the Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT), Universidade de Aveiro (UA). He received the (five years) degree in electronics and telecommunications engineering, from Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal, in 1982, the master degree, in electrical engineering, from Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal, in 1989, and the doctoral degree, in electrical engineering, from Universidade de Aveiro, in 1995. From 1982 to 1983 he was with Portugal Telecom Inovação. Since 1983, he is with the Universidade de Aveiro where holds an associated professor position. In 1990 he collaborated with Ensa, Division Spacio, Madrid, Spain. From 1998 to 2000 was the Head of the Eletrónica e Telecomunicações Department (UA) His main research interests include smart antennas, wireless power transmission, vehicular communications and software-defined radio. He is the author or co-author of close to 100 national and international book chapters, journals and conferences papers. He has been a reviewer and author of papers in magazines and conferences. Dr. Matos is member of several conference and journal scientific committees as well as professional organizations. Currently he serves the IEEE Portugal Education Chapter as Treasurer and Secretary.
João Nuno Matos is a Professor at the Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal and a Research Scientist with the Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT), Universidade de Aveiro (UA). He received the (five years) degree in electronics and telecommunications engineering, from Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal, in 1982, the master degree, in electrical engineering, from Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal, in 1989, and the doctoral degree, in electrical engineering, from Universidade de Aveiro, in 1995. From 1982 to 1983 he was with Portugal Telecom Inovação. Since 1983, he is with the Universidade de Aveiro where holds an associated professor position. In 1990 he collaborated with Ensa, Division Spacio, Madrid, Spain. From 1998 to 2000 was the Head of the Eletrónica e Telecomunicações Department (UA) His main research interests include smart antennas, wireless power transmission, vehicular communications and software-defined radio. He is the author or co-author of close to 100 national and international book chapters, journals and conferences papers. He has been a reviewer and author of papers in magazines and conferences. Dr. Matos is member of several conference and journal scientific committees as well as professional organizations. Currently he serves the IEEE Portugal Education Chapter as Treasurer and Secretary.
Sara Pena Barros, Flavia, Vinko, Skander, Almedin, Mohamed
DESCRIPTION:
Come and find out more about the new Entrepreneurship Initiative. Still in pilot phase, you will have the chance to personally impact the way the program is led and implemented. We look forward to working with you into shaping the future of Entrepreneurship in Region 8! To add to the fun, you will also get a quick dirty intro to what's behind all the buzz and get the chance to solve a real life problem by implementing your own business model canvas. Finish the session pitching your idea to the group and getting the feedback you need to be the star of this new Initiative!
Come and find out more about the new Entrepreneurship Initiative. Still in pilot phase, you will have the chance to personally impact the way the program is led and implemented. We look forward to working with you into shaping the future of Entrepreneurship in Region 8! To add to the fun, you will also get a quick dirty intro to what's behind all the buzz and get the chance to solve a real life problem by implementing your own business model canvas. Finish the session pitching your idea to the group and getting the feedback you need to be the star of this new Initiative!
B223
24 participants
1 hour Talk
Paper and pen
SPEAKER BIO:
Sara Pena Barros, born and raised in Portugal, living in The Netherlands. Received her MSc in Electronics Engineering and Telecommunications in 2013, having spent her first 3 undergraduate years at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, and her last two years at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Her studies culminated with a full-year research project “OFDM for Data Distribution in Phased Array Antennas” in collaboration with Thales Nederland B.V., for which a patent application was filed. After graduating, she continued with the company and joined their ‘Surface Radar – Strategy, Technology and Innovations’ group in Delft as an Advanced Development Engineer. There, she is involved in several projects and studies related to the development of advanced waveforms, target classification algorithms and Integrated Topside Design. IEEE member since 2009, she has served as a volunteer in several positions, currently acting as Region 8 Young Professionals Chair. On her free time, she has a blast singing with Krashna Musika, TU/Delft choir. Flavia is one of the Vice-Chairs of the global IEEE Young Professionals team, and the Region 7-10 Young Professionals Representative. Her responsibilities include developing and implementing the Young Professionals business plan, especially the micro-volunteering project, and supporting young volunteers in Region 7-10. She became an IEEE volunteer in 2013 during her BSc degree in the UK, as the publicity officer for the University of Southampton Student Branch. Since then, she’s been part of various IEEE teams, including the Region 8 Young Professionals Subcommittee (currently serving as the team’s past-chair), and the European Public Policy Committee. Outside IEEE, Flavia is currently part of the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences at Stockholm University, looking into information security with a particular interest in cyber-forensics. Vinko Lesic was born in Croatia in 1986. He started his IEEE volunteering within a local student branch in 2009 and further served several roles in his section, specially pleased for taking part in organization of Central European Student and Young Professionals Congress in Zagreb, 2015. Currently, he is acting as a Croatia Section Secretary and Region 8 Young Professionals Subcommittee member. After involvement in few EU projects and a three-month stage at Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, Vinko received his PhD in 2014 from University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Croatia, in the area of wind turbines and generator control. He continued his academic career at the same faculty as a postdoctoral researcher and later as an assistant professor with focus on model predictive control of building climate and microgrid operation. He complements his profession and volunteering with fatherhood and photography. Skander Mansouri has a bachelor degree in computer science from the national Institute of Applied Science and Technology, and he’s currently continuing his studies to get his engineering degree. He's been active with IEEE, In fact, he was the former chair of the IEEE INSAT Student branch and currently the chair of the MESYP Tunisia 2017 and recently joined the Region 8 Young Professionals Subcommittee team. Skander didn't stop there with IEEE, he has been working also with the IEEE SIGHT Tunisian chapter. He works on project TAWASOL aiming to connect all primary schools with internet connectivity while providing the right tools for better understanding of internet usage. Besides his volunteering work, Skander is into the entrepreneurial world since he is working at Vynd, a local startup aiming to contribute in the improvement of services provided by companies and local businesses while highlighting the voice of the customer. Almedin Kavaz was born and raised in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2016 he has got a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Department for Electric Power Engineering at a University of Sarajevo. During his studies, he has been a very active member of the IEEE and has served in roles ranging from membership development officer, student branch chairman to leadership in the Young Professionals AG Bosnia and Herzegovina section. For the last 11 months he has served as the IEEE Young Professional AG chairman in IEEE Bosnia and Herzegovina Section. Almedin currently works for Energoinvest d.d., a multidisciplinary engineering company with dominant export orientation. Mohamed: Earning his BSc degree in computer and communication Engineering from Alexandria university in 2014, MBA holder specialized in International Business also he is publishing papers and work on researches in the digital marketing field in Egypt. Mohamed El Dallal has since been able to turn his passions into reality through various projects. He is currently the Co-founder and CEO of Innovideas LLC. for marketing and advertising, Co-founder of Dcodes LLC. for software solutionsand Co-founder and board member of Techne Summit, a yearly international conference aimed at supporting and encouraging technological entrepreneurship in Egypt. His passion for photography, videography, entrepreneurship and youth empowerment at an early age encouraged him to start his journey as the Co-founder of two startups: View finders Photography club and Event Popper web platform. Mohamed is also an avid volunteer, participating with several NGOs, project and youth initiatives both inside and outside of Egypt since 2009. He is currently a member of the Global Shapers community in Alexandria –initiative from world economic forum- , as well as an IEEE Region 8 Young Professionals committee member and IEEE Dig Once Ad-hoc committee member and IEEE Smart village.
Sara Pena Barros, born and raised in Portugal, living in The Netherlands. Received her MSc in Electronics Engineering and Telecommunications in 2013, having spent her first 3 undergraduate years at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, and her last two years at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Her studies culminated with a full-year research project “OFDM for Data Distribution in Phased Array Antennas” in collaboration with Thales Nederland B.V., for which a patent application was filed. After graduating, she continued with the company and joined their ‘Surface Radar – Strategy, Technology and Innovations’ group in Delft as an Advanced Development Engineer. There, she is involved in several projects and studies related to the development of advanced waveforms, target classification algorithms and Integrated Topside Design. IEEE member since 2009, she has served as a volunteer in several positions, currently acting as Region 8 Young Professionals Chair. On her free time, she has a blast singing with Krashna Musika, TU/Delft choir. Flavia is one of the Vice-Chairs of the global IEEE Young Professionals team, and the Region 7-10 Young Professionals Representative. Her responsibilities include developing and implementing the Young Professionals business plan, especially the micro-volunteering project, and supporting young volunteers in Region 7-10. She became an IEEE volunteer in 2013 during her BSc degree in the UK, as the publicity officer for the University of Southampton Student Branch. Since then, she’s been part of various IEEE teams, including the Region 8 Young Professionals Subcommittee (currently serving as the team’s past-chair), and the European Public Policy Committee. Outside IEEE, Flavia is currently part of the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences at Stockholm University, looking into information security with a particular interest in cyber-forensics. Vinko Lesic was born in Croatia in 1986. He started his IEEE volunteering within a local student branch in 2009 and further served several roles in his section, specially pleased for taking part in organization of Central European Student and Young Professionals Congress in Zagreb, 2015. Currently, he is acting as a Croatia Section Secretary and Region 8 Young Professionals Subcommittee member. After involvement in few EU projects and a three-month stage at Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, Vinko received his PhD in 2014 from University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Croatia, in the area of wind turbines and generator control. He continued his academic career at the same faculty as a postdoctoral researcher and later as an assistant professor with focus on model predictive control of building climate and microgrid operation. He complements his profession and volunteering with fatherhood and photography. Skander Mansouri has a bachelor degree in computer science from the national Institute of Applied Science and Technology, and he’s currently continuing his studies to get his engineering degree. He's been active with IEEE, In fact, he was the former chair of the IEEE INSAT Student branch and currently the chair of the MESYP Tunisia 2017 and recently joined the Region 8 Young Professionals Subcommittee team. Skander didn't stop there with IEEE, he has been working also with the IEEE SIGHT Tunisian chapter. He works on project TAWASOL aiming to connect all primary schools with internet connectivity while providing the right tools for better understanding of internet usage. Besides his volunteering work, Skander is into the entrepreneurial world since he is working at Vynd, a local startup aiming to contribute in the improvement of services provided by companies and local businesses while highlighting the voice of the customer. Almedin Kavaz was born and raised in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2016 he has got a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Department for Electric Power Engineering at a University of Sarajevo. During his studies, he has been a very active member of the IEEE and has served in roles ranging from membership development officer, student branch chairman to leadership in the Young Professionals AG Bosnia and Herzegovina section. For the last 11 months he has served as the IEEE Young Professional AG chairman in IEEE Bosnia and Herzegovina Section. Almedin currently works for Energoinvest d.d., a multidisciplinary engineering company with dominant export orientation. Mohamed: Earning his BSc degree in computer and communication Engineering from Alexandria university in 2014, MBA holder specialized in International Business also he is publishing papers and work on researches in the digital marketing field in Egypt. Mohamed El Dallal has since been able to turn his passions into reality through various projects. He is currently the Co-founder and CEO of Innovideas LLC. for marketing and advertising, Co-founder of Dcodes LLC. for software solutionsand Co-founder and board member of Techne Summit, a yearly international conference aimed at supporting and encouraging technological entrepreneurship in Egypt. His passion for photography, videography, entrepreneurship and youth empowerment at an early age encouraged him to start his journey as the Co-founder of two startups: View finders Photography club and Event Popper web platform. Mohamed is also an avid volunteer, participating with several NGOs, project and youth initiatives both inside and outside of Egypt since 2009. He is currently a member of the Global Shapers community in Alexandria –initiative from world economic forum- , as well as an IEEE Region 8 Young Professionals committee member and IEEE Dig Once Ad-hoc committee member and IEEE Smart village.
Jan Verveckken
DESCRIPTION:
Getting thrown from an academic environment into an employee role is quite a drastic change. Through improvisational acting, we will take a dive into several roleplaying situation, where everything is imaginary and nothing is scripted. From the deeper meaning of team work, to trying to understand what the boss is asking, from selling the worst product in the world, to lying to your boss... what we will learn is only clear afterwards.
Getting thrown from an academic environment into an employee role is quite a drastic change. Through improvisational acting, we will take a dive into several roleplaying situation, where everything is imaginary and nothing is scripted. From the deeper meaning of team work, to trying to understand what the boss is asking, from selling the worst product in the world, to lying to your boss... what we will learn is only clear afterwards.
B119
18 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
Started as volunteer in IEEE Student Branch Leuven. After SBC2010 (what SYP was called then), grew into IEEE R8 and MGA volunteering. Currently IEEE R8 Secretary.
Started as volunteer in IEEE Student Branch Leuven. After SBC2010 (what SYP was called then), grew into IEEE R8 and MGA volunteering. Currently IEEE R8 Secretary.
José Pedro Silva, Sandra Costa, Ana Trigo, Rui Costa, Mohamed Amin, Bev Bachmayer
DESCRIPTION:
Are you curious about how IEEE can help you if you choose an industrial career? Do you have question to ask to actual IEEE members that are also great engineers in industry?
Are you curious about how IEEE can help you if you choose an industrial career? Do you have question to ask to actual IEEE members that are also great engineers in industry?
B017
44 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific knowledge requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
We will meet José Pedro Silva (Portugal Section Chair working at Critical Manufacturing), Sandra Costa (former WiE Portugal Chair) from Bosch, Rui Costa (R8 corresponding member) CTO of Veniam, Mohamed Amin (IEEE R8 Industry Ambassador) and Bev Benchmayer (33 years at Intel). This will be a panel discussion moderated by Ana Margarida Trigo (Portugal Section Secretary) PhD student at Bosch.
We will meet José Pedro Silva (Portugal Section Chair working at Critical Manufacturing), Sandra Costa (former WiE Portugal Chair) from Bosch, Rui Costa (R8 corresponding member) CTO of Veniam, Mohamed Amin (IEEE R8 Industry Ambassador) and Bev Benchmayer (33 years at Intel). This will be a panel discussion moderated by Ana Margarida Trigo (Portugal Section Secretary) PhD student at Bosch.
Diogo Gonçalves
DESCRIPTION:
How to create smart screens by levering human behavior.
How to create smart screens by levering human behavior.
B035
40 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific knowledge requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
Diogo Gonçalves is the Founder of the initiatives There are Free Lunches Lectures, and Nudge Portugal. He writes regularly for Psychology Today (as part of the body of behavioral economics experts) and Huffington Post (USA), Behavioraleconomics.com (UK) and economiacomportamental.org (Brazil). He has a degree in Social Psychology from the Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada - ISPA (PT), a Master in Data Analysis applied to Consumer Behavior by NOVA IMS (PT), and a PhD from TIBER - Tilburg Institute for Behavioral Economics Research, University of Tilburg (NL). During the year 2018, he will teach Behavioral Economics modules in the Executive Education of the European University and NOVA SBE.
Diogo Gonçalves is the Founder of the initiatives There are Free Lunches Lectures, and Nudge Portugal. He writes regularly for Psychology Today (as part of the body of behavioral economics experts) and Huffington Post (USA), Behavioraleconomics.com (UK) and economiacomportamental.org (Brazil). He has a degree in Social Psychology from the Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada - ISPA (PT), a Master in Data Analysis applied to Consumer Behavior by NOVA IMS (PT), and a PhD from TIBER - Tilburg Institute for Behavioral Economics Research, University of Tilburg (NL). During the year 2018, he will teach Behavioral Economics modules in the Executive Education of the European University and NOVA SBE.
Lloyd Green, David Law
DESCRIPTION:
Emerging technologies has been viewed as a solution to address many of the challenges in the world today. Today’s emerging technologies include blockchain, Wearables and digital reality. While some of these technologies continue to gain momentum in the marketplace, the lack of standards may impede some of their larger market acceptance. This session will review some of these emerging technologies and look at several IEEE standards development activities to aid their market acceptance.
Emerging technologies has been viewed as a solution to address many of the challenges in the world today. Today’s emerging technologies include blockchain, Wearables and digital reality. While some of these technologies continue to gain momentum in the marketplace, the lack of standards may impede some of their larger market acceptance. This session will review some of these emerging technologies and look at several IEEE standards development activities to aid their market acceptance.
B109
18 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific knowledge requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
Lloyd Green is Director of Engagement Marketing and Creative Community Services for the IEEE. In this role, Lloyd is responsible for defining, delivering and evangelizing IEEE-SA digital and marketing services to drive growth, innovation, and brand recognition. He brings a wealth of technology related experience in the areas of strategic marketing, corporate communications, market intelligence, business development and product marketing. Lloyd has been a frequent speaker for the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) on emerging technologies including IoT and MEMS/Wearables. Previously, Lloyd was Director of Marketing and Customer Support at Juniper Networks.
Lloyd Green is Director of Engagement Marketing and Creative Community Services for the IEEE. In this role, Lloyd is responsible for defining, delivering and evangelizing IEEE-SA digital and marketing services to drive growth, innovation, and brand recognition. He brings a wealth of technology related experience in the areas of strategic marketing, corporate communications, market intelligence, business development and product marketing. Lloyd has been a frequent speaker for the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) on emerging technologies including IoT and MEMS/Wearables. Previously, Lloyd was Director of Marketing and Customer Support at Juniper Networks.
Mike Sousa
DESCRIPTION:
"Agile is a current industry Buzz word, but what does that mean to my work?
Can I afford to lose the "Agile train"?
Come and find how Agile can help you organize your work, project and life!
I will cover from basic to medium/advanced topics, leaving space for all your questions, so feel free to prepare in advance some questions/topics you would like me to cover."
"Agile is a current industry Buzz word, but what does that mean to my work?
Can I afford to lose the "Agile train"?
Come and find how Agile can help you organize your work, project and life!
I will cover from basic to medium/advanced topics, leaving space for all your questions, so feel free to prepare in advance some questions/topics you would like me to cover."
B029
37 participants
1 hour Talk
Pen and paper, and a curious mind!
SPEAKER BIO:
"My main objective is to lead teams to new levels of high-productivity through an Agile mindset.
When I got my Master of Software Engineering, in Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) I became a true “Agent of Change” and it is with that spirit that I want to keep my focus on continuously improve the state of software engineering, creating a truly efficient and human-centered vision of software development.
“Lead by example!” - I want to become a worthy Leader that sets the example for others, allowing teams to perform at their best, growing continuously and achieving high levels of delivery. And not less important, have lots of fun while doing it!"
"My main objective is to lead teams to new levels of high-productivity through an Agile mindset.
When I got my Master of Software Engineering, in Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) I became a true “Agent of Change” and it is with that spirit that I want to keep my focus on continuously improve the state of software engineering, creating a truly efficient and human-centered vision of software development.
“Lead by example!” - I want to become a worthy Leader that sets the example for others, allowing teams to perform at their best, growing continuously and achieving high levels of delivery. And not less important, have lots of fun while doing it!"
Shashank Gaur
DESCRIPTION:
Engaging local YP AGs/Society Chapters for ComSoc activities. It would include following topics:
Engaging local YP AGs/Society Chapters for ComSoc activities. It would include following topics:
- Introduction to IEEE ComSoc and ComSoc YP
- Possible Activities and Resources
- Funding Opportunities
- Material and Speakers
- Local Engagement with Sections and YP AGs
B110
17 participants
1 hour Talk
Basic IEEE Volunteer at Section level | Pen and paper
SPEAKER BIO:
Shashank Gaur is a PhD Candidate at CISTER Research Institute and Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto. His research work focuses on context aware computing in wireless sensor networks and extension towards Internet of Things. He has been also involved with open source communities such as GNURadio, NS3, Twisted and loves any code written in Python. His past experience involves working for EADS, Infineon Technologies, Google Summer of Code, ECE Paris, etc. Shashank is an active volunteer for 8 years with IEEE. He is also member of some societies such as Computer, ComSoC, CES, RAS, etc.
Shashank Gaur is a PhD Candidate at CISTER Research Institute and Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto. His research work focuses on context aware computing in wireless sensor networks and extension towards Internet of Things. He has been also involved with open source communities such as GNURadio, NS3, Twisted and loves any code written in Python. His past experience involves working for EADS, Infineon Technologies, Google Summer of Code, ECE Paris, etc. Shashank is an active volunteer for 8 years with IEEE. He is also member of some societies such as Computer, ComSoC, CES, RAS, etc.
IEEE R8 SAC
DESCRIPTION:
Did you ever face difficulties in being part of a competitive and overenthusiastic team? Did you ever have problems including members in decisions in your Student Branch? Do you have many strong voices in the team? Would you wish to be able to better handle the conflicts that arise between the SB members? Then come join us in a workshop were you will develop ways to address and solve conflicts in order to be part of a successful and peaceful team!
Did you ever face difficulties in being part of a competitive and overenthusiastic team? Did you ever have problems including members in decisions in your Student Branch? Do you have many strong voices in the team? Would you wish to be able to better handle the conflicts that arise between the SB members? Then come join us in a workshop were you will develop ways to address and solve conflicts in order to be part of a successful and peaceful team!
B111
20 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
The IEEE R8 SAC Team is a multicultural group of people that represent the student activities in our Region. We are Femia-our Chair, Ines-our Student Representative, Mona-our Past Chair, Paul-our Student Paper Contest Coordinator, Josemi- our Electronic Communication Coordinator, Yara-our Awards and Contests Coordinator, Sara-our Student Branch Coordinator and George-our Projects and Initiatives Coordinator. We are a team of 8 motivated and enthusiastic people, available to help you! More here: https://ieeer8.org/category/student-activities/sa-contacts/
The IEEE R8 SAC Team is a multicultural group of people that represent the student activities in our Region. We are Femia-our Chair, Ines-our Student Representative, Mona-our Past Chair, Paul-our Student Paper Contest Coordinator, Josemi- our Electronic Communication Coordinator, Yara-our Awards and Contests Coordinator, Sara-our Student Branch Coordinator and George-our Projects and Initiatives Coordinator. We are a team of 8 motivated and enthusiastic people, available to help you! More here: https://ieeer8.org/category/student-activities/sa-contacts/
Eltijani Elrayah
DESCRIPTION:
City authorities, local governments and private sectors are increasingly looking for innovative ways to use network video systems, analytic applications and big data to make cities safer & marter, especially for fast growing cities. Through this workshop we will have an overview about the latest technologies and smart systems for smart cities lies in video platforms.
City authorities, local governments and private sectors are increasingly looking for innovative ways to use network video systems, analytic applications and big data to make cities safer & marter, especially for fast growing cities. Through this workshop we will have an overview about the latest technologies and smart systems for smart cities lies in video platforms.
B222
18 participants
1 hour Talk
In order to get the most out of the training, you need to have an understanding of networks in an IP video context. We strongly recommend attendances spend 30 minutes on Axis’ web-based Basic networks training to confirm their network knowledge: https://www.axis.com/learning/videos | Pen and paper
SPEAKER BIO:
Eltijani Elrayah is a senior electronics and communications engineer with wide experience in the fields of ICT, Video Surveillance & V systems. He works as senior pre-sales engineer for Middle east and levant at Axis Communications the market leader in network video surveillance. He has a proven work records in many of mid to large-size projects together with reputable engineering consultancy utilities, contractor & overnment firms. He is an active IEEE senior member for 11 years, volunteer at IEEE Sudan, IEEE Egypt, IEEE Cloud computing and IEEE CS.
Eltijani Elrayah is a senior electronics and communications engineer with wide experience in the fields of ICT, Video Surveillance & V systems. He works as senior pre-sales engineer for Middle east and levant at Axis Communications the market leader in network video surveillance. He has a proven work records in many of mid to large-size projects together with reputable engineering consultancy utilities, contractor & overnment firms. He is an active IEEE senior member for 11 years, volunteer at IEEE Sudan, IEEE Egypt, IEEE Cloud computing and IEEE CS.
Julie Bernicker
DESCRIPTION:
Want to learn how you can utilize the features on IEEE Collabratec? Or perhaps you would like a general overview of the platform? This workshop will teach you how you can get the most out of IEEE Collabratec based on your personal needs and goals. It will include a demonstration on how to use the IEEE Member Directory and other features available as a benefit of membership. We will also ensure to allot time to answer questions you may have about the platform.
Want to learn how you can utilize the features on IEEE Collabratec? Or perhaps you would like a general overview of the platform? This workshop will teach you how you can get the most out of IEEE Collabratec based on your personal needs and goals. It will include a demonstration on how to use the IEEE Member Directory and other features available as a benefit of membership. We will also ensure to allot time to answer questions you may have about the platform.
B220
19 participants
2 hour Talk
Pen
SPEAKER BIO:
Julie Bernicker, Online Community Specialist Julie Bernicker is an Online Community Specialist for IEEE Collabratec. She earned her B.A. in communications, with a minor in Women’s & ender Studies, from Rutgers University, NJ. She has been working at IEEE since July of 2015. Prior to joining IEEE, Julie brings her previous experience in public relations, social media and search engine optimization.
Julie Bernicker, Online Community Specialist Julie Bernicker is an Online Community Specialist for IEEE Collabratec. She earned her B.A. in communications, with a minor in Women’s & ender Studies, from Rutgers University, NJ. She has been working at IEEE since July of 2015. Prior to joining IEEE, Julie brings her previous experience in public relations, social media and search engine optimization.
Stamatis Dragoumanos
DESCRIPTION:
STEM, STEAM, TISP, Millennials, Piaget, Montessori, Inquiry Based Learning, Soft skills, Hard skills . Are these words familiar to you? Do you want to undesrstand how these words are interconnected? In a 2 hour fun but at the same time educational experience, the child within you will come to the surface making you understand all about the new ways education should be. We will demonstrate IEEE's way of implementing Inquiry Based Learning methods and what you can do to bring the wind of change to your local community.
STEM, STEAM, TISP, Millennials, Piaget, Montessori, Inquiry Based Learning, Soft skills, Hard skills . Are these words familiar to you? Do you want to undesrstand how these words are interconnected? In a 2 hour fun but at the same time educational experience, the child within you will come to the surface making you understand all about the new ways education should be. We will demonstrate IEEE's way of implementing Inquiry Based Learning methods and what you can do to bring the wind of change to your local community.
B322
19 participants
2 hour Talk
No specific requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
Stamatis Dragoumanos is a Software Engineer and Developer with specialization on Human-Computer Interaction in Virtual and Augmented Environments with almost 15 years of experience. He has a deep knowledge on programming languages, 3D graphics design and development, game development and web application. He is also a Chemical Engineer and has MSc in Computational Fluid Dynamics. He has a 12 year experience on teaching programming languages, algorithms and data structures on a variety of student ages and education level. Eight years of experience out of 12 are in pre-university students as an Educator in private primary schools and public high schools. He is certified Soft Skill Trainer by Erasmus+ and certified Professional Scrum Master I by scrum.org. He is an inquiry based learning enthusiast and he strongly believes that soft skills development is one of the most important concepts that is missing in today’s Educational System. He has participated in the forming and first steps of 4 startups and he is awarded by the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry for one of them. His reasearch interests are on Human Computer Interaction, Augmented Reality, and Education. He is member of IEEE Region 8 Educational Activities Subcommittee and chair of IEEE Region 8 Pre-University works committee since 1/1/2017, Chair of Greece IEEE Section Educational Activities, IEEE Academic Global Ambassador since 2014 and founder and administrator of IEEE Region 8 News Digital.
Stamatis Dragoumanos is a Software Engineer and Developer with specialization on Human-Computer Interaction in Virtual and Augmented Environments with almost 15 years of experience. He has a deep knowledge on programming languages, 3D graphics design and development, game development and web application. He is also a Chemical Engineer and has MSc in Computational Fluid Dynamics. He has a 12 year experience on teaching programming languages, algorithms and data structures on a variety of student ages and education level. Eight years of experience out of 12 are in pre-university students as an Educator in private primary schools and public high schools. He is certified Soft Skill Trainer by Erasmus+ and certified Professional Scrum Master I by scrum.org. He is an inquiry based learning enthusiast and he strongly believes that soft skills development is one of the most important concepts that is missing in today’s Educational System. He has participated in the forming and first steps of 4 startups and he is awarded by the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry for one of them. His reasearch interests are on Human Computer Interaction, Augmented Reality, and Education. He is member of IEEE Region 8 Educational Activities Subcommittee and chair of IEEE Region 8 Pre-University works committee since 1/1/2017, Chair of Greece IEEE Section Educational Activities, IEEE Academic Global Ambassador since 2014 and founder and administrator of IEEE Region 8 News Digital.
Flavia Dinca, Rafal Sliz, Shashank Gaur
DESCRIPTION:
While IEEE has been promoting career resources as a membership benefit for years, recent member satisfaction surveys show that they leave much to be desired, in spite of the fact that they are one of the top needs of young IEEE members. As an extension of their business plan, the IEEE YP team is exploring ways to revamp IEEE career resources so they become a truly useful membership benefit. However, this cannot be achieved without properly understanding what is needed from such resources – hence this workshop! Regardless of whether you are a student, recent graduate, or several years into your career, come and share your thoughts on what type of career resources you would like to see from IEEE, develop your ideas into actionable plans, and shape the next steps of the global Young Professionals community. Goodies will be given to the best project pitch!
While IEEE has been promoting career resources as a membership benefit for years, recent member satisfaction surveys show that they leave much to be desired, in spite of the fact that they are one of the top needs of young IEEE members. As an extension of their business plan, the IEEE YP team is exploring ways to revamp IEEE career resources so they become a truly useful membership benefit. However, this cannot be achieved without properly understanding what is needed from such resources – hence this workshop! Regardless of whether you are a student, recent graduate, or several years into your career, come and share your thoughts on what type of career resources you would like to see from IEEE, develop your ideas into actionable plans, and shape the next steps of the global Young Professionals community. Goodies will be given to the best project pitch!
B323
19 participants
2 hour Talk
No specific requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
Flavia is one of the Vice-Chairs of the global IEEE Young Professionals team, and the Region 7-10 Young Professionals Representative. Her responsibilities include developing and implementing the Young Professionals business plan, especially the micro-volunteering project, and supporting young volunteers in Region 7-10. She became an IEEE volunteer in 2013 during her BSc degree in the UK, as the publicity officer for the University of Southampton Student Branch. Since then, she’s been part of various IEEE teams, including the Region 8 Young Professionals Subcommittee (currently serving as the team’s past-chair), and the European Public Policy Committee. Outside IEEE, Flavia is currently part of the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences at Stockholm University, looking into information security with a particular interest in cyber-forensics.
Flavia is one of the Vice-Chairs of the global IEEE Young Professionals team, and the Region 7-10 Young Professionals Representative. Her responsibilities include developing and implementing the Young Professionals business plan, especially the micro-volunteering project, and supporting young volunteers in Region 7-10. She became an IEEE volunteer in 2013 during her BSc degree in the UK, as the publicity officer for the University of Southampton Student Branch. Since then, she’s been part of various IEEE teams, including the Region 8 Young Professionals Subcommittee (currently serving as the team’s past-chair), and the European Public Policy Committee. Outside IEEE, Flavia is currently part of the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences at Stockholm University, looking into information security with a particular interest in cyber-forensics.
Jan Verveckken
DESCRIPTION:
In this workshop, we will take a close look at the physical feedback loops related to stress that exist our bodies. We will examine stress and its symptoms, in short and long term. After convincing ourselves that longterm stress is not a good thing to have, we will look at stepwise solutions towards it. Finally, as one of the major preventions of stress, we will look at time management.
In this workshop, we will take a close look at the physical feedback loops related to stress that exist our bodies. We will examine stress and its symptoms, in short and long term. After convincing ourselves that longterm stress is not a good thing to have, we will look at stepwise solutions towards it. Finally, as one of the major preventions of stress, we will look at time management.
B017
56 participants
1 hour Talk
Pen and paper
SPEAKER BIO:
Started as volunteer in IEEE Student Branch Leuven. After SBC2010 (what SYP was called then), grew into IEEE R8 and MGA volunteering. Currently IEEE R8 Secretary.
Started as volunteer in IEEE Student Branch Leuven. After SBC2010 (what SYP was called then), grew into IEEE R8 and MGA volunteering. Currently IEEE R8 Secretary.
Carina Branco
DESCRIPTION:
Introducing Design Thinking (Stanford Methodology) to enable mind-orientation and focus to leverage customer experience.
Introducing Design Thinking (Stanford Methodology) to enable mind-orientation and focus to leverage customer experience.
B035
56 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
Carina Branco was born in 1971 in Lisbon and was admitted to practice law in 1997 by the Portuguese Bar Association (Lisbon). She graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of the Portuguese Catholic University of Lisbon (1994) and attended the postgraduate course in Communication and Intellectual Property Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra in 1999. Carina is fluent in English and Spanish and understands and expresses reasonably in French. In 2017 he founded the Techlawyers © concept, a brand of legal services that is primarily aimed at the Technology, IT, Innovation and Creativity industries or companies from other sectors strongly impacted by some of these industries. In 2018, the law firm pbbr integrates Carina Branco as a consultant for the TMT area, being born to Techlawyers © by pbbr. His practice remains focused on legal advice to international business, general commercial, intellectual property, data protection and management, and venture capital. Previously, she had held the position of Legal Officer of the technology listed NOVABASE (2002/2017) and more remotely in her career, as a senior lawyer at Albuquerque and Associados RL. Its initial practice began with Public Procurement and Commercial and Corporate Advisory Services to multinational clients, including Bell Helicopter Textron, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, AMS, Teleperformance and Cisco Systems, having worked in the United States on several occasions. Subsequently and in the service of Novabase, he developed a practice with a strong international component and support for business development not only within the European Union but also in the United States, Saudi Arabia, UAE (Dubai and Abu Dhabi), People's Republic of China, Hong Kong , Taiwan ROC, Algeria, Kenya, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Mexico and others. Very interested in the development of soft skills, she invested time and effort over the years in learning and training in Business Design and Thinking (Stanford University), Communication, Leadership and Negotiation Techniques methodologies. In June 2017 she won the 1st prize of Hackathon "Hack For Good" of the Gulbenkian Foundation integrated in the "Women in Tech" team with the CURA project. In 2009, the legal team of Novabase, itself addressed, was finalist of the ILO Awards in the category of "General Business". Carina Branco is married and the mother of three children, 16, 15 and 12 years old. LinkedIn
Carina Branco was born in 1971 in Lisbon and was admitted to practice law in 1997 by the Portuguese Bar Association (Lisbon). She graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of the Portuguese Catholic University of Lisbon (1994) and attended the postgraduate course in Communication and Intellectual Property Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra in 1999. Carina is fluent in English and Spanish and understands and expresses reasonably in French. In 2017 he founded the Techlawyers © concept, a brand of legal services that is primarily aimed at the Technology, IT, Innovation and Creativity industries or companies from other sectors strongly impacted by some of these industries. In 2018, the law firm pbbr integrates Carina Branco as a consultant for the TMT area, being born to Techlawyers © by pbbr. His practice remains focused on legal advice to international business, general commercial, intellectual property, data protection and management, and venture capital. Previously, she had held the position of Legal Officer of the technology listed NOVABASE (2002/2017) and more remotely in her career, as a senior lawyer at Albuquerque and Associados RL. Its initial practice began with Public Procurement and Commercial and Corporate Advisory Services to multinational clients, including Bell Helicopter Textron, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, AMS, Teleperformance and Cisco Systems, having worked in the United States on several occasions. Subsequently and in the service of Novabase, he developed a practice with a strong international component and support for business development not only within the European Union but also in the United States, Saudi Arabia, UAE (Dubai and Abu Dhabi), People's Republic of China, Hong Kong , Taiwan ROC, Algeria, Kenya, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Mexico and others. Very interested in the development of soft skills, she invested time and effort over the years in learning and training in Business Design and Thinking (Stanford University), Communication, Leadership and Negotiation Techniques methodologies. In June 2017 she won the 1st prize of Hackathon "Hack For Good" of the Gulbenkian Foundation integrated in the "Women in Tech" team with the CURA project. In 2009, the legal team of Novabase, itself addressed, was finalist of the ILO Awards in the category of "General Business". Carina Branco is married and the mother of three children, 16, 15 and 12 years old. LinkedIn
Dora Fourou, Mohamed El Dallal, José Sepulcre
DESCRIPTION:
During this workshop, all participants will have the chance to understand what the Digital Marketing is and which are the main Tactics, through examples. Moreover, we will be presenting the importance of the Social Media and why companies and brands are going online, showing also examples of different kind of posts (Announcement Posts, Engagement Post, Promotional Posts etc). In addition to all of the above, all participants will have the chance to meet with the basic metrics (Statistics) that matters while you run a Social Account.
During this workshop, all participants will have the chance to understand what the Digital Marketing is and which are the main Tactics, through examples. Moreover, we will be presenting the importance of the Social Media and why companies and brands are going online, showing also examples of different kind of posts (Announcement Posts, Engagement Post, Promotional Posts etc). In addition to all of the above, all participants will have the chance to meet with the basic metrics (Statistics) that matters while you run a Social Account.
B109
24 participants
1 hour Talk
Knowledge of the internet and social media | Pen and paper
SPEAKER BIO:
Dora Fourou is a Digital Marketer focusing on Performance Marketing on e-Commerce, and she is a certified Google AdWords Partner. She has a bachelor’s degree on Applied Informatics in Administration and Economy, and she is an IEEE member for 7 years. Currently, she is the IEEE Region 8 Assistant Secretary (Social Media and WebSite), and an IEEE Academic Ambassador. She is also the Marketer and member of the Editorial Board of the IEEE Region 8 News Digital. On a day to day basis, she is responsible to create - manage and optimize online advertising campaigns using different Social Media platforms, Google AdWords or setting up collaborations with bloggers and public personas. Her main focus is on increasing the ROI (Return on Investment) of her clients. Mohamed El Dallal - Earning his BSc degree in computer and communication Engineering from Alexandria university in 2014, MBA holder specialized in International Business also he is publishing papers and work on researches in the digital marketing field in Egypt. Mohamed El Dallal has since been able to turn his passions into reality through various projects. He is currently the Co-founder and CEO of Innovideas LLC. for marketing and advertising, Co-founder of Dcodes LLC. for software solutionsand Co-founder and board member of Techne Summit, a yearly international conference aimed at supporting and encouraging technological entrepreneurship in Egypt. His passion for photography, videography, entrepreneurship and youth empowerment at an early age encouraged him to start his journey as the Co-founder of two startups: View finders Photography club and Event Popper web platform. Mohamed is also an avid volunteer, participating with several NGOs, project and youth initiatives both inside and outside of Egypt since 2009. He is currently a member of the Global Shapers community in Alexandria –initiative from world economic forum- , as well as an IEEE Region 8 Young Professionals committee member and IEEE Dig Once Ad-hoc committee member and IEEE Smart village.
Dora Fourou is a Digital Marketer focusing on Performance Marketing on e-Commerce, and she is a certified Google AdWords Partner. She has a bachelor’s degree on Applied Informatics in Administration and Economy, and she is an IEEE member for 7 years. Currently, she is the IEEE Region 8 Assistant Secretary (Social Media and WebSite), and an IEEE Academic Ambassador. She is also the Marketer and member of the Editorial Board of the IEEE Region 8 News Digital. On a day to day basis, she is responsible to create - manage and optimize online advertising campaigns using different Social Media platforms, Google AdWords or setting up collaborations with bloggers and public personas. Her main focus is on increasing the ROI (Return on Investment) of her clients. Mohamed El Dallal - Earning his BSc degree in computer and communication Engineering from Alexandria university in 2014, MBA holder specialized in International Business also he is publishing papers and work on researches in the digital marketing field in Egypt. Mohamed El Dallal has since been able to turn his passions into reality through various projects. He is currently the Co-founder and CEO of Innovideas LLC. for marketing and advertising, Co-founder of Dcodes LLC. for software solutionsand Co-founder and board member of Techne Summit, a yearly international conference aimed at supporting and encouraging technological entrepreneurship in Egypt. His passion for photography, videography, entrepreneurship and youth empowerment at an early age encouraged him to start his journey as the Co-founder of two startups: View finders Photography club and Event Popper web platform. Mohamed is also an avid volunteer, participating with several NGOs, project and youth initiatives both inside and outside of Egypt since 2009. He is currently a member of the Global Shapers community in Alexandria –initiative from world economic forum- , as well as an IEEE Region 8 Young Professionals committee member and IEEE Dig Once Ad-hoc committee member and IEEE Smart village.
Luís Simões
DESCRIPTION:
Let's talk about a new era of organisations where autonomy and responsibility weight more that hierarchy, managers and control. These are organic organisations designed for humans with purpose.
Let's talk about a new era of organisations where autonomy and responsibility weight more that hierarchy, managers and control. These are organic organisations designed for humans with purpose.
B029
53 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
Luís Simões currently works at Lemon Works.
Luís Simões currently works at Lemon Works.
Khaled Mokhatar
DESCRIPTION:
Important Personal Branding Tips and Business Development Tools for creating startups. For Students & Ps.
Important Personal Branding Tips and Business Development Tools for creating startups. For Students & Ps.
B110
24 participants
1 hour Talk
No specific knowledge requirements
SPEAKER BIO:
Emerging Technologies, Commercialization Innovation Expert with BSc in Computer & ystems Engineering with 12 years ICT corporate experience. Previously worked for Google, HP and Etisalat Misr. Additionally Certified from University of California - Berkeley - USA for Mentoring Innovative Technology Startups. Part of the IEEE for more than 10 years, member of the Educational Activities Board, Chairing the YP Industry Engagement and Member in the IEEE Region 8 Strategic Planning (Europe, Middle East and Africa). International Speaker in the 5G World Summit in England, 5G Asia Summit in Singapore, Digital Participation Summit in Germany, IEEE Day in Jordan and IEEE SBC in Spain. Speaker in many local events in UAE & gypt.
Emerging Technologies, Commercialization Innovation Expert with BSc in Computer & ystems Engineering with 12 years ICT corporate experience. Previously worked for Google, HP and Etisalat Misr. Additionally Certified from University of California - Berkeley - USA for Mentoring Innovative Technology Startups. Part of the IEEE for more than 10 years, member of the Educational Activities Board, Chairing the YP Industry Engagement and Member in the IEEE Region 8 Strategic Planning (Europe, Middle East and Africa). International Speaker in the 5G World Summit in England, 5G Asia Summit in Singapore, Digital Participation Summit in Germany, IEEE Day in Jordan and IEEE SBC in Spain. Speaker in many local events in UAE & gypt.
International Iberian Nanotechnology
DESCRIPTION:
The INL International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, located in Braga (North of Portugal) was founded by the governments of Portugal and Spain under an international legal framework to perform interdisciplinary research, deploy and articulate nanotechnology for the benefit of society.
INL aims to become the world-wide hub for nanotechnology addressing society’s grand challenges.
INL Website
The INL International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, located in Braga (North of Portugal) was founded by the governments of Portugal and Spain under an international legal framework to perform interdisciplinary research, deploy and articulate nanotechnology for the benefit of society.
INL aims to become the world-wide hub for nanotechnology addressing society’s grand challenges.
INL Website
Blip
DESCRIPTION:
SOFTWARE ENGINEERS WHO THINK DIFFERENTLY
It's an amazing experience working at Blip. Creating the new. Reinventing the rules. And delivering the most inventive sports betting websites, mobile apps and retail systems for five million customers around the globe.
Agile practices. Bespoke technology. And an international team of 300 people who are as inspired by bold new ideas as you are.
It all starts here.
Blip Website
SOFTWARE ENGINEERS WHO THINK DIFFERENTLY
It's an amazing experience working at Blip. Creating the new. Reinventing the rules. And delivering the most inventive sports betting websites, mobile apps and retail systems for five million customers around the globe.
Agile practices. Bespoke technology. And an international team of 300 people who are as inspired by bold new ideas as you are.
It all starts here.
Blip Website
Abyssal
DESCRIPTION:
Founded in 2012, Abyssal was created to develop integrated Subsea Navigation Solutions for Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs).
The company´s mission is to develop and successfully integrate technologies that increase safety, reliability and efficiency in ROV operations. To develop the best solutions, Abyssal has been working together with ROV pilots, subsea contractors and Oil & as companies to better understand their needs.
Abyssal is tireless in the establishment of mutually beneficial partnerships with selected players in the industry in order to enhance the capabilities and benefits of the solutions it offers to the market.
Abyssal Website
Founded in 2012, Abyssal was created to develop integrated Subsea Navigation Solutions for Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs).
The company´s mission is to develop and successfully integrate technologies that increase safety, reliability and efficiency in ROV operations. To develop the best solutions, Abyssal has been working together with ROV pilots, subsea contractors and Oil & as companies to better understand their needs.
Abyssal is tireless in the establishment of mutually beneficial partnerships with selected players in the industry in order to enhance the capabilities and benefits of the solutions it offers to the market.
Abyssal Website
Science at FEUP
DESCRIPTION:
Tour of FEUP Laboratories going through the Computer Graphics Lab, High Voltage, Robotics and Smart Grids.
Disclaimer: The High Voltage Lab is not suited for participants with heart problems or phobias of thunderstorms and/or loud noises.
CG Website LAT Website SG Website Robtics Lab Website
Tour of FEUP Laboratories going through the Computer Graphics Lab, High Voltage, Robotics and Smart Grids.
Disclaimer: The High Voltage Lab is not suited for participants with heart problems or phobias of thunderstorms and/or loud noises.
CG Website LAT Website SG Website Robtics Lab Website
Bosch Aveiro
DESCRIPTION:
One of the Bosch branches in Portugal. This company focuses on thermotechnology.
Bosch Website
One of the Bosch branches in Portugal. This company focuses on thermotechnology.
Bosch Website
Bosch Braga
DESCRIPTION:
Another of the Bosch branches in Portugal. This company works in car multimedia.
Bosch Website
Another of the Bosch branches in Portugal. This company works in car multimedia.
Bosch Website