Recent developments in the automotive industry point to a new emerging domain of connected vehicles, in which vehicles equipped with wireless radios can communicate a wide range of information to each other as well as the Internet infrastructure, including traffic updates, safety notification and infotainment content. The first half of the talk will focus on how to develop a hybrid network architecture for vehicular networks which combines both the existing cellular infrastructure as well as new vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication capabilities. Compared to either a purely centralized cellular-based approach or a purely distributed V2V approach, our proposed hybrid network architecture will improve cost, capacity and robustness. The second half of the talk will elaborate one particular example of vehicular applications – collaborative automotive sensing, which could be supported by vehicular networks. In collaborative automotive sensing, hundreds of embedded automotive sensors in each vehicle, coupled with online maps and other databases as well as crowd-sourced information from other cars, can jointly assess vehicular surrounding environments and driving contexts, and be used to enhance system performance and  provide assistance to vehicle drivers and passengers. Bio: Dr. Fan Bai is a Staff Researcher in the Electrical & Control Systems Lab., Research & Development and Planning, General Motors Corporation, since Sep., 2005. Before joining General Motors research lab, he received the B.S. degree in automation engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 1999, and the M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering, from University of Southern California, Los Angeles, in 2005. His current research is focused on the discovery of fundamental principles and the analysis and design of protocols/systems for next-generation vehicular networks, for safety, telematics and infotainment applications.  He published 80 research papers in top-quality conferences and journals, and received more than 8,000 citations (according to Google Scholar).  He also has more than 80 patents granted or pending. He received Charles L. McCuen Special Achievement Award from General Motors Corporation in recognition of his accomplishment in area of vehicle-to-vehicle communications for drive assistance & safety. He was featured as “ITS People” in 2014 by IEEE ITS Magazine for his technical contributions to vehicular networks and intelligent transportation systems. He serves as Technical Program Co-Chairs for IEEE WiVec 2007, IEEE MoVeNet 2008, ACM VANET 2011 and ACM VANET 2012, among other leading roles in academic and industry technical conferences. He is an Associate Editor of IEEE Transaction on Vehicular Technology and IEEE Transaction on Mobile Computing, and he also serves as guest editors for IEEE Wireless Communication Magazine, IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine and Elsevier AdHoc Networks Journal. He is a Fellow and Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE, and a member of Sigma Xi scientific community. Share this event on Facebook and Twitter We hope you can make it! Cheers, IEEE Seattle Communication Society (COM-19) and Vehicular Technology Society ( VT-06) joint chapter

Technical Seminar by Dr. Fan Bai Title: Towards building Internet of Vehicles Abstract: Recent developments in the automotive industry point to a new emerging domain of connected vehicles, in which vehicles equipped with wireless radios can communicate a wide range of information to each other as well as the Internet infrastructure, including traffic updates, safety notification and infotainment content. The first half of the talk will focus on how to develop a hybrid network architecture for vehicular networks which combines both the existing cellular infrastructure as well as new vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication capabilities. Compared to either a purely centralized cellular-based approach or a purely distributed V2V approach, our proposed hybrid network architecture will improve cost, capacity and robustness. The second half of the talk will elaborate one particular example of vehicular applications – collaborative automotive sensing, which could be supported by vehicular networks. In collaborative automotive sensing, hundreds of embedded automotive sensors in each vehicle, coupled with online maps and other databases as well as crowd-sourced information from other cars, can jointly assess vehicular surrounding environments and driving contexts, and be used to enhance system performance and provide assistance to vehicle drivers and passengers. Speaker(s): Dr. Fan Bai, Location: Room: Rm 1E-112 Bldg: Bellevue City Hall 450 110th Avenue NE Bellevue, Washington 98004

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This month we’ll be talking with Matt Kinsel of ASCO Power Technologies, who will be accompanied by Larry Blaine and Newman Telischak.   Meeting Agenda          Types of Automatic Transfer Switches and when to specify          Closed Transition and monthly testing requirement          Bypass-Isolation feature and when it is appropriate          Withstand Current Rating          Relationship between UL 2200 (Generators) and UL 1008          NFPA 110 and NEC requirements          Breaker vs. Contactor ATS          3 pole and 4 pole applications   Matt Kinsel Sales Engineer, ASCO Power Technologies.  Matt serves as the technical Sales Engineer for ASCO in Washington and Alaska. He joined Larry in 2016 to start the new ASCO Sales Office in the Pacific Northwest. His areas of experience include schools, pumps stations, refineries, and data centers. Matt regularly travels around the Pacific Northwest to assist Engineers with their ATS applications and give presentations.   Larry Blaine District Manager, ASCO Power Technologies.  Larry has over 30 years of experience in the area of standby power switching and generator paralleling. He has assisted consulting engineers in designing standby power systems for health care, water and wastewater, data centers, manufacturing facilities, and other industries. Larry has spent most of his career as the Sr. Applications Engineer at S.F. Griggs and Associates, the manufacturer’s representative for ASCO.   Newman Telischak Sales Engineer, ASCO Power Technologies. Newman is a Field Sales Trainee for ASCO Power Technologies, and he joined the ASCO team in 2016. He works with consultants and electrical distributors in the states of Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. Newman’s focus is assisting consulting engineers design standby power systems in the healthcare, data center, and manufacturing industry.           Location: 701 Pike St Suite 1200 Seattle, Washington 98101

Co-sponsored by: IEEE Seattle Section & Seattle YP & PES “Seventy percent of employed Americans who give presentations agree that presentation skills are critical to their success at work, according to a new Prezi survey… The other 30% don’t know it yet.”  - Forbes Put your presentation and improv skills to the test by presenting hilarious PowerPoint decks that you have never seen before. You have thirty seconds for each of the six slides in your deck. All the slides are tied together by a theme suggested by the title slide of the deck. The audience decides the winner of bragging rights and a special prize! Whether you come to watch and laugh or you come to participate, you get to eat free pizza. Use the link above to register, and join us for this awesome event! Agenda:          Pizza will be available at 6:00PM          Introduction and explanation of rules at 6:10PM          Competition starts around 6:15PM Location: Room: 1919 Bldg: 99 14865 NE 36th St Redmond, Washington 98052

Co-sponsored by: Seattle Section, PES, Young Professional Affinity Group The IEEE Seattle YP has formed a local partnership with Startup Grind; a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. Under this partnership, IEEE members pay a reduced fee for local Startup Grind events. However, the IEEE is further subsidizing the cost to only $5/person for the first 5 registrants with the PROMOCODE below. The event takes place on Tuesday, June 27th at 6pm with networking, drinks, and food among entrepreneurs in Seattle. At 6:45pm, an insightful business driven Q/A session with the speaker will take place. The discussion will be focused on how the speaker got started in their respective business space with guidance and recommendations for aspiring entrepreneurs.  PROMO CODE:  IEEETIX --- Register Below using promo code: https://www.startupgrind.com/events/details/startup-grind-seattle-presents-startup-grind-hosts-heather-redman-managing-director-flying-fish-partners#/ Location: 111 SO Jackson St. Seattle,, Washington