IEEE-USA Washington Update – Tune in to watch live
Join us as IEEE-USA Director of Government Relations Russ Harrison discusses what Congress is doing for, and to our profession during the COVID-19 crisis. #IEEEUSAhelp #COVID19 Facebook livestream: https://bit.ly/wa-update-7-10-fb YouTube… Read more
Free academic conferences and workshops in July
Here are some academic conferences or workshops in July that are virtual and free for non-authors. Most, if not all, of them still require registration. IEEE: • IEEE International Conference… Read more
Sustainable and Renewable Energy – BSU Online Event
Sustainable Energy – Meet alumni from the Mechanical Engineering program at Boise State. These three engineers work in the sustainable/renewable energy industry. Host: Yvette Barrios Panel: Todd Haynes, Lars Dorr,… Read more
IEEE Member Benefits Bulletin
IEEE publishes a member benefits bulletin for its members. This bulletin is a great source of information about member benefits from across IEEE that you can use as you work or learn… Read more
Online Educational Resources
Please feel free to share these links with your kids, grandkids, family, and friends. MIT FULL STEAM Ahead is a collection of resources for teaching and learning online. MIT will… Read more
COVID-19: Your IEEE Resources
IEEE has created a webpage dedicated to sharing resources for COVID-19 Reseach of interest to the IEEE community. https://covid19.ieee.org
Tribute to Admiral Archie Clemins of Boise
Please check out Bob Kustra’s tribute to Boisean U.S. Navy Admiral Archie Clemins, who passed away in March. https://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article241493621.html? Admiral Clemins served as Command in Chief, US Pacific Fleet from 1996… Read more
BSU Research Computing Days – Registration Open and Guest Speaker Announced
———- Forwarded message ——— From: Research Computing <researchcomputing@boisestate.edu> Date: Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 2:19 PM Subject: Research Computing Days – Registration Open and Guest Speaker Announced To: <ebarneysmith@boisestate.edu> Registration is open! Use… Read more
IEEE-Boise WIE (Women In Engineering) Kick-off meeting
We are excited to start the IEEE WIE Section in Boise. Please join the kick off meeting on Jan 30th between 3pm-4pm at BSU MEC 202p to discuss our annual… Read more
2019 IEEE Boise Section Fall Picnic
Free IEEE Boise Section fall picnic catered by Boise student branches. Family and friends are welcome. Location: Bldg: Shelter site KA Municipal Park 500 S Walnut St Boise, Idaho 83712
Microgrid Architectures and Enabling Technologies
This two-part seminar provides an overview of AC and DC Microgrid architectures, components, and hierarchies. The challenges of maintaining reliable and optimal operation of an autonomous local power system are… Read more
IEEE-1547
This presentation is an overview of IEEE Standard 1547. We will discuss interconnection and interoperability of distributed energy resources and the benefits they can provide to distribution and transmission systems…. Read more
Deep Convolutional Spiking Neural Networks for Image Classification
Spiking neural networks are biologically plausible counterparts of the artificial neural networks, artificial neuralnetworks are usually trained with stochastic gradient descent and spiking neural networks are trained with spiketiming dependant… Read more
Robotics for Industry
Learn about the state of robotics and automation plus the biggest challenges facing robotics development today. Presented by Toyota Advanced Logistics (Bastien Solutions) roboticists working from their laboratory right here… Read more
People Skills for Engineers
Co-sponsored by: Boise State University (ECE380 class) Most engineers do not receive adequate people skills training in school or on the job. As a result, many engineers are grossly underprepared… Read more
Three generations of retro machines
Co-sponsored by: IEEE Boise Computer Society Presentation for three generations of retro machines from one of the original developers of the Atari and Amiga. Speaker(s): Joe Decuir, Agenda: 3:45PM-4:00PM Networking… Read more
Pahsimeroi Fish Hatchery Upgrades
Co-sponsored by: MBussert@Idahopower.com : This presentation will focus on recent construction of two fish ladders and an adult steelhead and salmon barrier weir at Idaho Power’s Pahsimeroi Hatchery. Speaker(s): Jerrod… Read more
Effects of major global events on the Bitcoin blockchain and network
Anthony will present results from his research into the effects of major global events on the Bitcoin blockchain and network. Speaker(s): Anthony Luo , Agenda: 6:00 Networking, meet & greet (refreshments… Read more
Boise OpCom
Monthly meeting Agenda: Budget review Event planning Review and comments on growing our community activities Other items Location: Boise, Idaho
IVRC – Idaho VR Council, Boise, Idaho
Co-sponsored by: I Virtual reality is changing the way products, buildings and even homes are being designed. Join us for a panel discussion on how virtual reality is impacting the… Read more
vTools tutorial
*** Training event for new chapter officers. Q: contact Chris Gunning (cgunning@ieee.org) *** Speaker(s): Chris, Location: Boise, Idaho
Fundamentals of Overcurrent Protection on Electric Distribution Systems
Co-sponsored by: MBussert@IdahoPower.com This presentation will provide an overview of the devices used for overcurrent protection on electric utility distribution systems; including breakers, reclosers, sectionalizers, and fuses. It will also… Read more
Quantum Computing: A Tutorial Survey
*** Demo event for showing new vTools @Event feature. Q: contact Chris Gunning (cgunning@ieee.org) *** Quantum computing could dramatically improve computational efficiency for particular tasks. A number of physical systems,… Read more
Inverter-Based Resources: Hold On!
Co-sponsored by: John Stubban The interconnected power system in the U.S. has experienced the addition of increasing amounts of inverter-based generation resources over the past several years. In particular, a… Read more
Instructor sought for BSU Computer Architecture course
The BSU Electrical&Computer Engineering (ECE) department is looking for someone who can teach the Computer Architecture course next semester. If interested, please contact Jim Browning jimbrowning@boisestate.edu . Here’s the course… Read more
VR talk recording now available on IEEE.tv
Patience is golden! Duane Mathes’s talk on VR is now available on IEEE.tv. This was a very informative and entertaining talk. If you missed the live talk last year, here’s… Read more
SCADA Fundamentals and Security Threats Faced by Electrical Utilities
Attendees will learn about SCADA fundamentals and services provided to the company by the Technical Operations Group. The discussion will include threats to electric utilities who are faced with increasingly… Read more
Milorad Papic newly elevated to IEEE Fellow
Congratulations to Milorad Papic from our section. Milorad was selected for the 2019 IEEE Fellow class for his contributions to probabilistic planning methods to mitigate cascading of the bulk power… Read more
BSU Cyber-Physical Systems Security Forum on Nov. 30th
You are invited to the upcoming event organized by Boise State University: Join us for a Cyber-Physical Systems Security Forum at Boise State University on November 30. This FREE interactive forum… Read more
IEEEXtreme Region 6 unofficial results
Here are the UNOFFICIAL RESULTS for IEEEXtreme 12.0 Region 6 teams as of November 8, 2018. Final results will be posted soon on the IEEEXtreme web site at https://ieeextreme.org/. The members… Read more