IEEE Galveston Bay Section

The automobile companies in the global market focused on the recent technologies towards Hydrogen (H2) and FC-VPT to improve the Tank-To-Wheel (TTW) efficiency. Cost-effective solutions for 'Eco' friendly, free of emission, and high-power capacity are the inherent benefits. The DC-DC power converters play a crucial influence in boosting the fuel cell stack power through voltage conversion. Therefore, ensure the demand of the motor and transmission in the vehicles. Several DC converter topologies are proposed for various vehicular applications. State-of-the-art technology, newly developed families of the unidirectional non-isolated DC-DC Multistage Power Converter (MPC) configuration for Fuel Cell – Vehicular Power Train (FC-VPT), Renewables, and Microgrids application will be discussed with the presentation. DC-DC power converters with the new modified version are viable and cost-effective solutions with reduced size and increased efficiency. The comprehensive review, comparison of different topologies, and suitability for various applications will be discussed in the presentation, correctly applied to a small vehicle's power train to large vehicles (bus, trucks, etc.). Finally, the advantages/disadvantages will be pointed out in the presentation for the prominent features of each converter, its challenges, and application for fuel cell (FC) technology, EVs, Microgrids, and Renewables. Topics of coverage - Introduction to Electric Vehicles classification: (1) Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), (2) Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) (3) Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), 4) Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) - EV Configuration series, parallel, series-parallel, Complex Hybrid - Energy Storage Technology - Wireless Charging Technologies - Power Electronics Converter - Few Experimental Results - Research Activities - Impact of Electric Vehicles - Trends, Challenges and Future Research Speaker(s): Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban, Houston, Texas, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/265872

The automobile companies in the global market focused on the recent technologies towards Hydrogen (H2) and FC-VPT to improve the Tank-To-Wheel (TTW) efficiency. Cost-effective solutions for 'Eco' friendly, free of emission, and high-power capacity are the inherent benefits.The DC-DC power converters play a crucial influence in boosting the fuel cell stack power through voltage conversion. Therefore, ensure the demand of the motor and transmission in the vehicles. Several DC converter topologies are proposed for various vehicular applications. State-of-the-art technology, newly developed families of the unidirectional non-isolated DC-DC Multistage Power Converter (MPC) configuration for Fuel Cell – Vehicular Power Train (FC-VPT), Renewables, and Microgrids application will be discussed with the presentation.DC-DC power converters with the new modified version are viable and cost-effective solutions with reduced size and increased efficiency. The comprehensive review, comparison of different topologies, and suitability for various applications will be discussed in the presentation, correctly applied to a small vehicle's power train to large vehicles (bus, trucks, etc.). Finally, the advantages/disadvantages will be pointed out in the presentation for the prominent features of each converter, its challenges, and application for fuel cell (FC) technology, EVs, Microgrids, and Renewables. Topics of coverage- Introduction to Electric Vehicles classification:(1) Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), (2) Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV)(3) Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), 4) Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV)- EV Configuration series, parallel, series-parallel, Complex Hybrid- Energy Storage Technology- Wireless Charging Technologies- Power Electronics Converter- Few Experimental Results - Research Activities- Impact of Electric Vehicles- Trends, Challenges and Future ResearchSpeaker(s): Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban, Houston, Texas, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/265872

VHSIC and the ETA-10: The First CMOS and Only Cryogenically Cooled Supercomputer Supercomputer Progress Until Today David Bondurant, Retired PE Pikes Peak Life Member Affinity Group Chair Region 5 LMAG Coordinator Control Data Corporation (CDC) was the World’s Leading Supercomputer company for 40-years. Starting as classified group of Navy code breakers during WWII building tube-type computers, CDC was building the fastest computers by the 1970s in the Twin Cities. By the early 1980s, CDC needed a dramatic leap forward to stay ahead of Cray Research, and several Japanese supercomputer companies. They creates ETA Systems to build a computer 10 times more powerful than any of the day, the ETA-10. During the 1970s, fielded military computer technology was failing to keep pace with rapidly evolving commercial technology. In 1980, the DoD launched an aggressive technology development called Very High Speed Integrated Circuits (VHSIC) to rapidly develop 1.2 micron and 0.5 micron semiconductor and advanced computer-aided design tools. Across town from ETA Systems, Honeywell Solid State Electronics was developing leading edge CMOS and packaging technologies under a VHSIC contract. The presentation will describe how Honeywell and ETA Systems worked together to create the ETA-10, The First CMOS and Only Cryogenically Cooled Supercomputer. then describe how CMOS Supercomputers have evolved until today. Speaker(s): David BONDURANT, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/269491

VHSIC and the ETA-10: The First CMOS and Only Cryogenically Cooled SupercomputerSupercomputer Progress Until TodayDavid Bondurant, Retired PEPikes Peak Life Member Affinity Group ChairRegion 5 LMAG CoordinatorControl Data Corporation (CDC) was the World’s Leading Supercomputer company for 40-years. Starting as classified group of Navy code breakers during WWII building tube-type computers, CDC was building the fastest computers by the 1970s in the Twin Cities.By the early 1980s, CDC needed a dramatic leap forward to stay ahead of Cray Research, and several Japanese supercomputer companies. They creates ETA Systems to build a computer 10 times more powerful than any of the day, the ETA-10.During the 1970s, fielded military computer technology was failing to keep pace with rapidly evolving commercial technology. In 1980, the DoD launched an aggressive technology development called Very High Speed Integrated Circuits (VHSIC) to rapidly develop 1.2 micron and 0.5 micron semiconductor and advanced computer-aided design tools. Across town from ETA Systems, Honeywell Solid State Electronics was developing leading edge CMOS and packaging technologies under a VHSIC contract.The presentation will describe how Honeywell and ETA Systems worked together to create the ETA-10, The First CMOS and Only Cryogenically Cooled Supercomputer.then describe how CMOS Supercomputers have evolved until today.Speaker(s): David BONDURANT, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/269491

This talk will cover the progression of AMD "Zen" and "Zen 2" cores. We will explore what is underneath the hood in the cores that power AMD RyZenTM processors and will discuss some of the changes that have powered the generational improvements and the architural features that have been added throughout this progression. Speaker(s): Mark Evers, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/269458

This talk will cover the progression of AMD "Zen" and "Zen 2" cores. We will explore what is underneath the hood in the cores that power AMD RyZenTM processors and will discuss some of the changes that have powered the generational improvements and the architural features that have been added throughout this progression.Speaker(s): Mark Evers, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/269458

Automated speech recognition has gone from clunky demos and wild dreams in the 1950s to a ubiquitous productivity tool today. We’ll sketch this evolution and growth, highlighting some key milestones along the way. In doing so, we’ll explore the who’s, how’s, and why’s of the investments that made this possible, as the technology progressed from analog filters to machine learning. Along the way we’ll explain the basics of audio processing, phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics – fancy words linguists use to break down the amazing process of moving concepts and knowledge of the world from one brain to another via language. We’ll even do a shallow dive into the Hidden Markov Models that underlie most of today’s speech recognition systems, and the art of designing dialogs that compensate for their shortcomings. Finally, we’ll touch on the debate about how close we really are to the holy grail of “natural language understanding”. Is The Singularity™ right around the corner or not? Co-sponsored by: Pikes Peak Computer Society Speaker(s): Mark Holthouse, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/269461

Automated speech recognition has gone from clunky demos and wild dreams in the 1950s to a ubiquitous productivity tool today. We’ll sketch this evolution and growth, highlighting some key milestones along the way. In doing so, we’ll explore the who’s, how’s, and why’s of the investments that made this possible, as the technology progressed from analog filters to machine learning. Along the way we’ll explain the basics of audio processing, phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics – fancy words linguists use to break down the amazing process of moving concepts and knowledge of the world from one brain to another via language. We’ll even do a shallow dive into the Hidden Markov Models that underlie most of today’s speech recognition systems, and the art of designing dialogs that compensate for their shortcomings. Finally, we’ll touch on the debate about how close we really are to the holy grail of “natural language understanding”. Is The Singularity™ right around the corner or not?Co-sponsored by: Pikes Peak Computer SocietySpeaker(s): Mark Holthouse, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/269461

This talk, “People Skills in a Competitive Environment,” will present information which should be useful to the professional development of individuals who work in technical fields. The competitive environment will be defined, people skills will be identified, and the application of these skills will be discussed. Methods of skill assessment will be presented including the idea of using performance evaluations to improve the skills. A self-assessment of skills will be discussed along with ideas for skills improvement. Humor is used during the presentation. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions. Speaker(s): Joe, Houston, Texas, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/269575

This talk, “People Skills in a Competitive Environment,” will present information which should be useful to the professional development of individuals who work in technical fields. The competitive environment will be defined, people skills will be identified, and the application of these skills will be discussed. Methods of skill assessment will be presented including the idea of using performance evaluations to improve the skills. A self-assessment of skills will be discussed along with ideas for skills improvement. Humor is used during the presentation. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions.Speaker(s): Joe, Houston, Texas, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/269575

Workshop Overview The Project Management workshop/webinar is intended for engineers, technical leads, project leaders, and functional managers who want to practice the fundamentals of project management to help themselves and their groups accomplish their endeavors, whether at work, at home, or in the community. Participants will learn basic project management techniques, and most importantly, how to apply them in real life without excessive paperwork or overhead! The workshop will include templates and checklists to take away, and examples of how to apply project management techniques to engineering and personal projects. Speaker(s): TAREK, Houston, Texas, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/269581

Workshop OverviewThe Project Management workshop/webinar is intended for engineers, technical leads, project leaders, and functional managers who want to practice the fundamentals of project management to help themselves and their groups accomplish their endeavors, whether at work, at home, or in the community. Participants will learn basic project management techniques, and most importantly, how to apply them in real life without excessive paperwork or overhead! The workshop will include templates and checklists to take away, and examples of how to apply project management techniques to engineering and personal projects.Speaker(s): TAREK, Houston, Texas, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/269581