Administrative meeting for March - June 2026 Agenda: 11:30 - Arrival 11:45 -12:45 - Discuss future meetings and presenters 13:00 - Adjourn Paloma Blanca Mexican Cuisine, 5800 Broadway #300, , San Antonio,, Texas, United States, 78209

Meeting to start working on organizing and setting up the MILCOM 2027 conference coming to San Antonio on Oct. 18th thru the 22nd of 2027. Agenda: TBD Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/537320

The IEEE Computer Society Seattle Section and the IEEE UW Bothell Student Chapter invite you to an evening of technical talks focused on designing and operating scalable systems in real-world environments. Join industry experts as they share insights from building high-scale platforms, third-party integrations, and resilient distributed architectures. As part of the program, Nikita Chhatre, Senior Software Development Manager at Amazon, will present “Embedded Apps in Amazon Seller Central: Building Scalable Third-Party Integration Architecture.” Rashmesh Radhakrishnan, Senior Software Engineer specializing in large-scale secure platforms and device connectivity systems, will present “Designing for the Stampede: Rethinking the Thundering Herd.” Why Attend? - Learn practical scalability strategies from industry leaders - Gain insights into large-scale integration architecture - Explore resilient system design patterns for distributed and IoT environments - Connect with engineers, architects and students Hosted by: IEEE Computer Society Seattle Section & IEEE UW Bothell Student Chapter Audience: Software engineers, system architects, cloud engineers, IoT developers, and students interested in scalable system design We look forward to seeing you there! Speaker(s): Nikita Chhatre, Rashmesh Radhakrishnan Agenda: 05:30 PM Welcome and refreshments 05:45 PM Embedded Apps in Amazon Seller Central: Building Scalable Third-Party Integration Architecture 06:30 PM 15-min break 06:45 PM Designing for the Stampede: Rethinking the Thundering Herd 07:30 PM Networking + Wrap up Room: UW1-041, Bldg: UW1, 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell, Washington, United States, 98011, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/539942

Due to logistics considerations this meeting will be in-person only. The meeting will begin with a tour followed by a presentation. The tour will include a walk-through of the Plus One Customer Experience Center showing a robotic depalletization cell (DepalOne), the lineup of robot grippers, and a live demo of worldwide supervised autonomy infrastructure named Yonder. It will conclude with a lab unit that is the Plus One flagship product, robotic parcel induction (InductOne). After the tour we will meet in a conference room for pizza (no charge), a brief Chapter business meeting and a presentation on the work Plus One is doing in AI-enabled robotic guidance and target identification software . Speaker(s): Shaun Edwards, Ben Garis-Hodge Agenda: 11:30: Tour of Plus One facilities 12:00: Pizza in conference room, brief remarks related to IEEE/RAS 12:15 Main Presentation begins 12:45: Questions 1:00: Meeting Ends Plus One Robotics, 639 Billy Mitchell Blvd Suite #185, San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78226

Advances in intelligent computing are redefining how we discover therapeutics and engineer regenerative tissues. This talk presents two complementary, algorithm-driven approaches aimed at transforming treatments for neurological and skeletal disorders. First, we introduce a computational peptidomics pipeline that mines genomic data to identify precursor sequences encoding neuroactive peptides, which are key modulators of signal transmission that bind heptahelical receptors. Traditional peptide discovery is slow and serendipitous; our algorithms predict peptide maturation pathways, including post-translational modifications, and pair these predictions with a high-sensitivity assay capable of detecting receptor-generated second messengers such as InsPs and cAMP. This integrated strategy has yielded promising peptide-based drug candidates for Parkinson’s disease and Osteoporosis, now advancing through animal testing. Parallel to this, we present a bioengineering framework for creating biomimetic, biocompatible bone scaffolds. Using uCT images of osteoporotic bone, we design and 3D-print trabecular structures optimized for both mechanical strength and osteoconductivity, addressing limitations of current synthetic scaffolds. These engineered matrices, enhanced by the osteogenic Calcitonin Receptor Fragment Peptide, support robust osteoblast growth and functional bone formation. Together, these innovations illustrate how algorithmic design and intelligent technologies can accelerate next-generation healing, from molecular therapeutics to regenerative tissues. Co-sponsored by: Vishnu S. Pendyala, SJSU Speaker(s): Dr. Vishnu S. Pendyala, Prof. Srinivas Pentyala Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/538191

Semi-Annual Planning Meeting for Lone Star Section officers, chapter officers, student branch officers, affinity group officers, and committee chairs/members. Any IEEE member in the Lone Star Section is welcome to attend. Co-sponsored by: Trinity University Agenda: See attached agenda in the media section for a detailed agenda. 8:00 am Breakfast 8:20 am Call to Order 12:00 noon Lunch & Discussion 1:00 pm Adjourn - Optional tour of Trinity MakerSpace for those interested. Room: CSI-448, Bldg: Center for the Sciences and Innovation, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78212, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/531998

Monthly Lone Star Section Executive Committee Meeting Agenda: Room: CR 1.102, Bldg: 168, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78238, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/524435

First time meeting for the new group of officers. The meeting will be in the cafeteria, one of the small dining rooms (being reserved today as I type this). Get your food and come to the room. There is sometimes a 10-minute delay getting your food. For the two external visitors, stop at the main gate on Culebra; the guard will check your ID and give you a temporary visitor badge from the guard (and directions, which are easy--the first main building on the right). Agenda: - Officers - Planning - Talks - Meeting Formats - Events - Upcoming Events Room: Dining Room TBD, Bldg: Slick Cafe (Bldg. 161), Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78238

IEEE Lone Star Section EMBS Chapter and the Life Members Affinity Group will host Bill Ercoline for a presentation on the History of Instrumented Flight.. Seating goes to those who register via this vtools event in the order received; plan ahead to REGISTER. At the door, there is a $20.00 fee for Members, $30.00 for Guests and $5.00 for Students. We accept Cash or Check, no credit cards. Exact amounts preferable. Remainder of the tab will be picked up by the EMB. Speaker(s): Dr. Bill Ercoline, Agenda: 11:30 AM: Business meeting and lunch 12:00-12:50 PM: Presentation by Speaker 1:00 PM: Meeting adjourned Room: Mission Room, Alamo Cafe on 281, 14250 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78232

Join us for a talk on how SmartNICs and RDMA Power AI in the Cloud, and get insights into the state of the Chapter. Training modern Large Language Models (LLMs) requires tens of thousands of GPUs acting as a single "AI Supercomputer." To build this "AI Hypercomputer," we must first address the CPU bottlenecks of traditional general-purpose networking. This talk begins by analyzing why standard TCP/IP processing limits Model Training performance and introduces the concept of "Kernel Bypass" and the role of SmartNICs in offloading network processing from the host CPU. We will explore why modern AI clusters have moved toward hardware offloads (like RDMA) to achieve the high throughput and low latency required for GPU-to-GPU communication. We will also discuss the specific challenges of running lossless transport protocols over lossy Ethernet, where congestion and packet drops can cause severe performance degradation ("tail latency") in large-scale training jobs. The session concludes by analyzing the architectural design patterns required to optimize flow control and ensure reliable delivery in massive AI infrastructure environments. This event features a leading industry expert from Google addressing this important topic, followed by updates on the state of our chapter from the IEEE CIS SCV Chair. 🎤 Talk 1 The Infrastructure of AI: How SmartNICs and RDMA Power the Cloud Speaker: Sujithra Periasamy, Google 🎤 Talk 2 State of the Chapter Speaker: Dr. Vishnu S. Pendyala, Chair, IEEE CIS Santa Clara Valley Chapter Co-sponsored by: Vishnu S. Pendyala, San Jose State University Speaker(s): Sujithra Periasamy, Dr. Vishnu S Pendyala Room: MLK Room 225, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library (SJSU), 150 E San Fernando St San Jose, California 95112, San Jose, California, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/537154