Co-sponsored by: CB Sanderson   Machine ethics is the study of how autonomous systems can be imbued with ethical values. Ethical autonomous systems are needed because, inevitably, near future systems are moral agents; consider driverless cars, or medical diagnosis AIs, both of which will need to make choices with ethical consequences. Although machine ethics has been the subject of theoretical and philosophical study for about twenty years, it is only in the past five years that proof-of-concept ethical machines have been demonstrated in the laboratory. This webinar aims to open a discussion of the interesting and difficult technical challenges of engineering ethical machines, alongside wider societal and regulatory questions of how such machines should be governed, if and when they find real-world application.Panelists:- Alan Winfield (University of the West of England)- Katina Michael (Arizona State University)- Sarah Spiekermann (Vienna University of Economics and Business)- Louise Dennis (University of Liverpool)- Jean-François Bonnefon (Université Toulouse-1 Capitole)   Location: Houston, Texas

Co-sponsored by: Ryan Hobbs Stuck in a rut?    Set NEW Sparks for Your Next Phase of LIFE!!! Finish with a focus! Spark your semester finish to a successful new career or a successful summer break. The IEEE Student Branch at Lamar University will be hosting a Motivational Seminar facilitated by Mr. Taylor Troutman. He will help you transition from your current steady state of final exams and academic life and help you jump-start to a successful new career or how to find productive work or purpose during the summer break. This seminar is focused around sharing challenges/success and motivation moments in overcoming preparation for Spring Semester Exams, Spring Graduation, and Summer Break. Speaker(s): Taylor Troutman, Location: Room: 1103 Bldg: Cheery Engineering Building Lamar University Beaumont, Texas 77705

Co-sponsored by: NSF IUCRC BRAIN Center The BRAIN Student Group and IEEE EMBS Houston Section will round off the semester with a couple more events. These events are being hosted in order to increase awareness of the ongoing research of the faculty and students affiliated with the BRAIN Center. The final events will be lab tours. All that can attend are encouraged to come. Free coffee and snacks will be provided. The first tour will be of Prof. Cunjiang Yu's lab, which specializes in the development of flexible and stretchable electronics for biomedical applications. The attendees will first meet in the conference room for coffee/snacks, and then the tour will begin around 10:45-1:00 pm. Faheem Ershad will be hosting the lab tour, which should take approximately 30-45 minutes.  Agenda: 11:30 AM: Meet for coffee and doghnuts 11:45 AM: Lab tour starts 12:30 PM: Second lab tour session starts 1:00 PM: End Location: Room: 316 Bldg: Multidisciplinary Research and Engineering Building University of Houston Houston, Texas 77004

Congratulations Class of 2019! IEEE Houston Section Young Professional would like to celebrate your accomplishments by inviting you to the annual IEEE STEP (Student Transition and Elevation Partnership) Event! Join us for a tour of Houston’s very own hidden engineering marvel, the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. Immediately following the tour, we’ll head over to La Grange for the Networking Celebration! Here you’ll have the opportunity to casually network with professionals and learn about the benefits of being an IEEE professional member after graduation. There will also be a surprise IEEE gift for IEEE members (Students & Professionals) that attend the tour and networking event. As this is an IEEE ticketed event, a fee is required – however if you attend the tour & networking event the fee is refunded! The Cistern tour has a max of 28 persons and tickets are first come first serve! Make sure to register your attendance as soon as possible as to not miss out! Interested in learning a bit more about the Cistern before the tour? Visit: https://buffalobayou.org/visit/destination/the-cistern/ *An assortment of appetizers will be provided *Drinks are NOT included Agenda: Agenda: 4:00 - 4:30 pm Arrival & Distribution of Tour Tickets 4:30 – 5:15 pm Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern Tour                         Address: 105 Sabine St, Houston, TX 77007 5:15 – 5:30 pm Group Picture & Travel to next location 5:30 – 7:00 pm Networking Celebration                         Address: La Grange, 2517 Ralph St, Houston, TX 77006 7:00 – 7:15 pm Close out of event Location: Houston, Texas 77007

Co-sponsored by: Moriah Hargrove Anders Houston Section Secretary invites all current and incoming student branch officers to sign up and attend this Student Branch Officer Training Class.  We will cover IEEE resources, navigating vTools, leveraging your Section, funding opportunities, and everything in-between! Refreshments will be provided to those in attendance.  You will not want to miss this first annual officer training meeting! A webinar link will be emailed to those who are unavailable to attend in person but who are still interested in the demonstrations and conversations. Speaker(s): Moriah Hargrove Anders, Agenda: 12:45PM - 1:00PM Arrival 1:00PM - Meeting will start on-time 3:00PM - Meeting conclusion & in-person meeting mingling   Location: Room: 108 Bldg: John B. Coleman Library University Dr. Prairie View, Texas 77445