EXCOM Meeting Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/399081

In today's engineering environment the need for requirements and requirements management is a given. Any industry can benefit from the use of Systems Engineering. Good requirements help keep projects on track, ensure the needs of the customer/user are met, and provide a baseline for the V&V team. A good process and tool can prevent scope creep as changes are managed and traced. This talk will describe best practices in getting started with requirements management tools. While many tools are introduced as silver bullets, the reality is that the introduction of a process and tool takes time and effort to learn and impacts processes. Schedules will likely expand and not compress on the first project to use a tool. I'll walk through an example of how introducing SE can help a company focus on results and create an efficient process to document projects and build the required deliverables. Co-sponsored by: Seattle University Student Chapter Speaker(s): Paul Kostek Agenda: 5.30 PM to 6.00 PM Networking and Dinner 6.00 PM to 6.50 PM Techtalk Room: Room # Stuart T. Rolfe Community Room , Bldg: Admissions and Alumni Building,, Seattle University, 824 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98122, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/420698

IEEE Seattle Section Excom meeting with chapter and society chairs. Agenda: IEEE Seattle Section Excom meeting with chapter and society chairs. - Approval of past minutes. - Treasurer’s report - Secretary’s report - Chapter Reports - Affinity Group Reports - Student Branch Reports - Committee Chair Reports - On-going Business - Follow-up - New Business Items - Action Items; review and updates Room: Room # Stuart T. Rolfe Community Room , Bldg: Admissions and Alumni Building , Seattle University, 824 12th Ave, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98122, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/420705

Join us for our second industry tour of the 2023-2024 school year! On Friday, May 16th we will be touring the PSE substation at Kirkland. The facility is used to switch power for local distribution, including an office for controlling. Transportation will be provided! Here are the logistics for the tour: When: Thursday 5/16 from 2:30 PM - 4 PM (leave at 1:15pm) Where: 13635 NE 80th Street, Redmond, WA 98052 Kirkland, Washington, United States

This presentation delves into the basics of developing applications powered by Large Language Models (LLMs), using the open-source terminal application DeveloperGPT as a primary example. Attendees will learn about the foundational concepts required for developing LLM applications, techniques for effective prompting and performance evaluation, strategies for LLM-application integration, and the considerations involved in using various LLMs. This talk is free and open to the public. Speaker(s): Anthony Luo, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/420871

Meet the Consultants! Find out how we can help you achieve your goals and objectives. Co-sponsored by: IEEE Power and Energy Society Agenda: 4:00 pm PDT IEEE Announcements 4:02 pm PDT Meet the Consultants 4:45 pm PDT Q&A 4:55 pm PDT Salute to the IEEE Consultants Seattle Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/418998

(https://seattlesocial.eventbrite.com) Join IEEE-USA for an evening of fun, networking, food, beverages, and swag as we hold our first Seattle BrewPub Social at Vinason Pho - SODO. This IEEE Member Exclusive event is limited to only 50 attendees! Members are encouraged to bring up to two non-member friends. Spots will fill up fast and when they’re gone – they’re gone! Reserve your ticket(s) now for ONLY $10 per person (includes food, swag, two drinks, networking and more!) Tickets: (https://seattlesocial.eventbrite.com/) Note: For IEEE Members bringing guests, sign up for the appropriate number of tickets (you + guests) and then note each of the guest’s names in the "Other Information" field. This event is open to individuals 21 and older. Vinason Pho - SODO 1521 1st Avenue South Seattle, Washington 98134 https://www.vinason.net/ Dress: Business Casual Co-sponsored by: IEEE-USA 1521 1st Avenue South, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98134

Antennas are integral part of wireless communication devices and traditionally have remained off the Integrated Circuits (ICs which are also commonly known as chips) resulting in large sized modules. In the last decade, the increased level of integration provided by silicon technologies and emerging applications at millimeter wave frequencies (such as 5G/6G) has helped to achieve true System-on-Chip solutions bringing the antennas on the chip. This is because antenna sizes at these frequencies become small enough for practical on-chip realization. Though, there are a number of benefits of putting antennas on-chip, such as monolithic integration resulting in compact systems, robustness due to absence of bond wires or other connection mechanisms between the antenna and the circuits, lower cost due to mass manufacturing in standard CMOS processes, etc. However, there are a number of challenges to overcome, for instance dealing with silicon substrate high conductivity and permittivity (resulting in poor radiation efficiency), metal stack-up and layout restrictions, and on-chip characterization through delicate probes, etc. Furthermore, the co-design of circuits and antenna, which sometime have contradicting requirements, need knowledge of both the domains. This talk aims to discuss the above challenges in detail as well as the proposed solutions. In particular, many design examples will be shown for the gain and radiation efficiency enhancement of on-chip antennas through artificial magnetic conductors. The talk will conclude with the upcoming trends in the field of on-chip antennas. Co-sponsored by: University of Washington - Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Speaker(s): Prof. Atif Shamim, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/420398

Antennas are integral part of wireless communication devices and traditionally have remained off the Integrated Circuits (ICs which are also commonly known as chips) resulting in large sized modules. In the last decade, the increased level of integration provided by silicon technologies and emerging applications at millimeter wave frequencies (such as 5G/6G) has helped to achieve true System-on-Chip solutions bringing the antennas on the chip. This is because antenna sizes at these frequencies become small enough for practical on-chip realization. Though, there are a number of benefits of putting antennas on-chip, such as monolithic integration resulting in compact systems, robustness due to absence of bond wires or other connection mechanisms between the antenna and the circuits, lower cost due to mass manufacturing in standard CMOS processes, etc. However, there are a number of challenges to overcome, for instance dealing with silicon substrate high conductivity and permittivity (resulting in poor radiation efficiency), metal stack-up and layout restrictions, and on-chip characterization through delicate probes, etc. Furthermore, the co-design of circuits and antenna, which sometime have contradicting requirements, need knowledge of both the domains. This talk aims to discuss the above challenges in detail as well as the proposed solutions. In particular, many design examples will be shown for the gain and radiation efficiency enhancement of on-chip antennas through artificial magnetic conductors. The talk will conclude with the upcoming trends in the field of on-chip antennas. Co-sponsored by: University of Washington - Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Washington State University - Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Speaker(s): Prof. Atif Shamim, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/420398

IEEE VTS Chicago is pleased to invite VTS Distinguished Speaker Prof. Halim Yanikomeroglu of Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada to give a VTS Distinguished Lecture on High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) in Near-Space: Towards an Integrated Network of Networks. We are also pleased to work with various other co-hosts from the US and Canada. This meeting is virtual so please register on Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrcemgqDMtGdw9a04DNTVGs1CMJDlXKR-R. Speaker(s): Halim Yanikomeroglu, Agenda: All times in CDT: 6:00 to 6:05 PM Introduction 6:05 to 6:45 PM VTS Distinguished Lecture: Prof. Halim Yanikomeroglu 6:45 to 6:55 PM Q&A 6:55 to 7:00 PM Closing and adjournment Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/410338