August 2018 - IEEE NSW Section Upcoming Events & News (2)
August 2018 - IEEE NSW Section Upcoming Events & News (2)
Contents
1. Final Notices
- IEEE NSW Section Outstanding Volunteer Awards (Deadline 31st of August)
- IEEE NSW Section Committee Nominations (Deadline 31st of August)
- IEEE TALE2018 (Deadline for research and non-research submissions 24th of August)
2. Upcoming NSW Events
- Ethics for the 21st Century: 22 Aug 2018 (UNSW)
- JILS - Young Professional Achiever Lectures (Appreciating the scientific contribution from our Young Professional members): 23 August 2018 (Chatswood)
- Introduction to Standardised Nursing Terminology and Classification Systems: 29 Aug 2018 (UOW)
- JILS - Voltage Measurement and Harmonic Analysis Based on Josephson Voltage Standards: 13 Sep 2018 (Chatswood)
3. Upcoming NSW Conferences
- IEEE TALE 2018
- IEEE NSS/MIC 2018
- ITNAC 2018
- ICSEng 2018
4. Next Section Meeting
Quick Note:
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1. Final Notices
1. IEEE NSW Section Outstanding Volunteer Awards
Nominations close 31st of August and self-nominations are permitted. If you have put in a big effort to support the IEEE in any way please consider applying or nominating. The following awards will be presented at the 2018 NSW Section AGM: IEEE NSW Outstanding Volunteer, IEEE NSW Outstanding Young Professional and IEEE NSW Outstanding Student Volunteer
More information: http://sites.ieee.org/nsw/awards-recognition/
2. IEEE NSW Committee Nominations
Would you like to make a difference? Ready for a governance position within the NSW Section? Committee nominations close 31 August 2018. For details and the nomination form, see the July issue of Circuit. http://sites.ieee.org/nsw/files/2018/07/Circuit_July_2018.pdf
3. IEEE TALE2018
Final deadline for research and practitioner (non-research) submissions is the 24th of August 2018. This is the last chance to submit a contribution to showcase to the Asia- Pacific IEEE community what NSW has to offer in engineering, computer science, information technology education and other STEM fields. DO NOT miss out on this great opportunity as this conference will not be back in Australia for many years! More information: https://tale2018.org and section 3 of this newsletter.
2. Upcoming NSW Events
1. Ethics for the 21st Century
About: Ethics is the philosophy of human conduct. How should we act? That's the question of ethics. Throughout most of history, the repertoire of actions available to us was very limited, as was their reach and complexity. Likewise, power structures were largely independent and trade was slow, which contained the impact of actions in both space and time. Today we have a globalised economy run by a network of cybersystems comprised of people, software, data, algorithms, AIs, companies, and very few modern empires whose tentacles touch billions of people in over 100 countries. So, what is ethics today, and what will it be in the future? If we as a civilisation want to flourish in this century, we have to understand which actions will take us there. This talk will reflect upon this question and indicate a few paths for reframing our understanding of ethics for the 21st century.
Speaker: Tiberio Caetano
Date: 22 August 2018
Time : 6 – 7pm
Location: University of NSW (Kensington)
More information: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/174519
2. JILS - Young Professional Achiever Lectures (Appreciating the scientific contribution from our Young Professional members)
Topics:
Developing a Novel Ablation Modality for Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common chronic heart rhythm disorder, increasing the risk of stroke, dementia and heart failure by two- to five-fold. Catheter ablation of cardiac tissue aims to electrically isolate AF triggers. Tissue ablation using synergistic electroporation and electrolysis has demonstrated early preclinical success in cancer treatment and presents an exciting opportunity in cardiac ablation.
Luke Zhao (University of Sydney)
Wastewater Management – An IOT Approach
This lecture presents a novel solution to improve the current wastewater network management procedures employed by Shoalhaven Water. Also a prototype end device has been developed to solve associated problems with the current method of testing sewer pumping station pump performance, in terms of achieved flow rate, for quality control and quality assurance.
Adam Drenoyanis (University of Wollongong)
A Smart Sensing System for Early Detection of Osteoporosis
This presentation will give a short introduction on osteoporosis and bone health and then a brief explanation of the development of a smart portable PoC device for early detection of bone loss.
Nasrin Afsarimanesh (Macquarie University)
Date: 23 August 2018
Time: 6:00 – 7:30PM
Location: Chatswood
More information: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/170256
3. Introduction to Standardised Nursing Terminology and Classification Systems
Centre for IT-enabled Transformation (CITT) and IEEE NSW Computer Society Joint Research Seminar
Abstract: Nursing is a scientific discipline, has a unique body of knowledge. Standardized nursing terminology and classification systems identify key components of the nursing care process and organize these components into a coherent structure which represents the knowledge of nursing discipline. Standardized nursing terminology and classification systems have been widely used in nursing practice, education, research, and implemented for developing health information systems for planning, documenting, and evaluating nursing care. This presentation will present an introduction to standardized nursing terminology and classification systems, and the current state and challenges associated with using these standardized nursing terminology and classification systems.
Date: 29 August 2018
Time: 1:00 – 2:00PM
Location: University of Wollongong
More information: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/176164
4. JILS - Voltage Measurement and Harmonic Analysis Based on Josephson Voltage Standards
About: Josephson voltage standards take advantage of the ultimate accuracy of the quantum Josephson effect to produce voltage signals with perfectly known characteristics. They have been in common use dc voltage measurements since the 80s. More recently their operation has been extended to the measurement of ac voltage.
At the National Measurement Institute Australia, we have developed a number of Josephson voltage standards for dc and ac voltage measurements and extended their operation to spectrum analysis.
This presentation will (a) explain the operation of the quantum voltage standards, (b) describe how they can be used in dc and ac voltage measurements and spectrum analysis, (c) discuss the relevant measurement errors and (d) explain the implications of the redefinition of the International System of units (SI) to voltage measurements.
Speaker: Dr Dimitrios Georgakopoulos of National Measurement Institute
Date: 13 September 2018
Time: 6:00 – 7:30PM
Location: Chatswood
More Information: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/170257
Please note that our events are advertised across numerous sites.
Find out First:
- IEEE vTools https://events.vtools.ieee.org
Rolled out Progressively:
- Our Section Website http://sites.ieee.org/nsw/
- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IEEE-NSW-Section-146048629397751/
- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13578458
3. Upcoming NSW Conferences
1. IEEE TALE 2018
IEEE TALE2018 is the R10 flagship engineering and computing education conference. We are calling for academic research presentations on learning and innovative practice as well as non-research presentations from K-12, VET and Industry. Dr Bror Saxberg, VP of Learning Science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, veteran tech entrepreneur Xiaochen Susan Zhang, and Emeritus Professor James Trevelyan will give keynotes at the conference. The conference will be held in Wollongong, 4-7 December 2018. Final Deadline is the 24th of August. More information: https://www.tale2018.org
Tracks include:
1. Engineering Education
2. Computing & IT Education
3. STEM Education (K-12)
4. Technology-Enhanced Learning
5. Online & Flexible Learning
6. Laboratory Learning (All forms - F2F and Online)
7. Workplace & Industry-Based Learning
8. Community-Based & Informal Learning
9. International & Transnational Education
10. Equity, Diversity & Widening Participation
11. Engineering of Technologies for Learning: An Emerging Discipline
12. X-Reality & Immersive Learning Environments
2. IEEE NSS/MIC 2018
The 2018 Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS) and Medical Imaging Conference (MIC) will be held at the International Convention Centre Sydney, in Sydney, Australia, from the 10th to 17th of November. This conference is the premier gathering of experts in radiation detection instrumentation with its applications in nuclear science, medical imaging, and space. More information: http://www.nssmic.org/2018/
3. ITNAC 2018
The International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference will be held at the University of New South Wales 21-23 of November 2018. Deadline is the 15th of August More information: http://www.itnac.org.au/
4. 26th International Conference on Systems Engineering (ICSEng)
During December 18-20, 2018, the 26th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING will be held first time in Sydney, Australia, at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
Outside NSW and Australia (New)
5. Applied Autonomy Systems Summit 2018 (AASS 2018)
The Applied Autonomy Systems Summit 2018 (AASS 2018) is the second annual symposium in bringing together different academic disciplines and industries to present and discuss the state of the art of applied autonomous systems. Such systems are based on the developments in enabling technologies within robotics, computing, and telecommunications. Autonomous systems have become a strong disruptive force that have the potential to change how we work, how we live, where we live, how we travel etc. The main drivers being the society’s need for efficiency and sustainability. The symposium attracts the academia and industry parties from diverse fields such as: human behavior, engineering, technology, business, political science, and philosophy, to present and discuss the wave of change the autonomous systems represent
Extended Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 August 2018
Website for the conference is: https://www.usn.no/aass/
4. Next Section Meeting
Time: 7 - 9pm
Date: Monday the 3rd of September
Location: Seminar Room 2 at the Library, Building Q, Northern Institute of TAFE St Leonards Campus, Gore Hill
A key focus of this meeting will be to continue to look and refine the work of the section committee members
