IEEE Region 5

IEEE PI2 Austin, January 28, 2024, Tech Meeting In-Person 6 PM Central / 7 PM Eastern at Balcones Country Club Balcones Country Club: 8600 Balcones Dr. Austin, TX 78750 **NEW LOCATION** Dinner and soft beverages will be provided for those with reservations. If you do not have a reservation you will not be able to eat. Cost, to defray the room, dinner and refreshments cost: Thank you in advance: IF REGISTERED IN ADVANCE (Before January 21, 2025) Members and Non-Members: Select Register & Pay now, $25.00 Paypal from your credit card when registering - you do not need a Paypal account to use it. Click through to the credit card/debit page. OR Select Register Now and Pay Later and pay $25.00 cash or credit/debit with Square at the meeting. Please register in advance before January 21 (skip the payment) IEEE Student Members: Free (must register in advance before January 21 with your IEEE member number) Skip the payment All registrants After January 20, 2025: Pay $30.00 at the the meeting in cash Attendees must be registered before the event for food accommodations. Unfortunately, we are charged more for the meals after the advance registration date For PDH hours, please email the PI2 Secretary, Charles Goertz at HaleyHirschfeld.org or [email protected]. Abstract: The beauty is in the details, especially in relay and control design, where even the smallest mistake can lead to disastrous results. In this discussion, we’ll look at some real-world incidents that could have been averted through a better-quality control process, underscoring the importance of self-checks, following procedures, and cultivating a strong thought process to achieve high-quality designs and implementations. As advancements in technology and process automation diminish the hands-on involvement of engineers, we’ll also confront the unique challenges awaiting the next generation—challenges of design and the seamless transfer of knowledge. Speaker(s): Wes Kaisershot, Bldg: Balcones Country Club, 8600 Balcones Club Dr., Austin, Texas, United States, 78750

[] Dr. Baek-Young Choi is an internationally leading scholar in the Internet of Things, 5G and beyond, cloud computing, and cybersecurity. Dr. Choi's innovative research has led to numerous Best Paper, Best Poster, and Best Video awards, as well as recognition as conferences’ keynote speaker, Distinguished Lecturer, and Associate Editor-in-Chief of the flagship magazine of the IEEE Society. She has served in many international leadership roles in her technical society, including Chair of IEEE Women in Communications Engineering, Chair of Sister societies, and a technical oversight committee of flagship conferences in IEEE, general chair, and technical program committee chair for multiple international conferences and workshops. Speaker(s): Baek-Young Choi, PhD Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/456310

Peter Teahen will be our presenter. The scope of a mass fatalities response extends well beyond the return of remains to surviving family members. Addressing the complex needs of such an incident includes several critical tasks: protecting potential crime scenes; managing resources and personnel effectively; conducting comprehensive searches and recovering remains; understanding relevant legal and regulatory issues; identifying and returning remains accurately; and ensuring that the families of the deceased are treated with compassion, dignity, and respect for their cultural and religious beliefs. It is essential that responders are equipped with the necessary tools to fulfill their duties and are prepared to manage the substantial physical and emotional stress they will encounter during the response. Co-sponsored by: IEEE-USA MOVE Program Speaker(s): Peter Teahen Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/462333

Our inaugural talk of the 2025 Invited Seminar Series comprises of two back to back talks covering a few interesting topics revolving around cloud computing including user access control, authentication and authorization, deploying machine learning models and accelerating ML workflow on the cloud platforms. Co-sponsored by: Media Partner: Open Research Institute (ORI) Speaker(s): Saidaiah Yachuri, Kunal Sekhri Agenda: - Invited talk from (https://www.linkedin.com/in/saidaiah-yechuri-1257bb14/), SDE at Amazon Web Services(25 mins) - Invited talk from (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunalsekhri/), Senior SW Engg. at Google (25 mins) - Q/A Session (10 mins) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/460746