Brain-computer interface (BCI) is a direct link between the human brain and the computer. It involves registering the activity of the central nervous system and interpreting it to determine the state of the human brain or to decode a certain number of commands. In this talk we will discuss ways to detect and interpret brain activity, and some interesting achievements in various research labs. Also, we will look at the BCI market a show some of the devices and algorithms designed by Microsoft Research. Agenda: - 5.30 PM to 6.00 PM - Networking Event with the speaker and IEEE members. - 6.00 PM to 6.45 PM - Tech Talk and Question Hour. Co-sponsored by: Seattle University Student Chapter Speaker(s): Dr. Ivan Tashev, Room: Student Center, Room # 160, Seattle University, 901 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98122, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/350010

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: Student Center 160 , Bldg: Student Center, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98122, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/351141

Santiago de Chile is the smartest city in Latin America, according to the Cities in Motion ranking prepared by the IESE Business School. In the global ranking it comes in at number 66. The Chilean capital has become a kind of laboratory where different technologies are tested. Through the Smart City Santiago project, within the Plan Nacional Chile Territorio Inteligente, these initiatives in the field of mobility, environmental control and citizen safety are brought together. Among other measures, what stand out are the commitment to electric buses and taxis, charging facilities, smart electricity meters or variable message signs on roads. In addition, sensors in cities are a fundamental tool for collecting data of all kinds: from noise, to temperature, to air quality or determining when it is necessary to water a particular park or garden. This information, for example, is crucial for initiatives such as Smartdrop, a system developed by three Chilean engineers that can reduce park watering by up to 50%. To avoid wasting this unique asset, sensors and information from nearby weather stations are used. Soil moisture and temperature are continuously monitored, allowing, for example, more intensive watering on hot days than on rainy ones. Co-sponsored by: IEEE Power and Energy Society Agenda: 12:00 pm PDT IEEE Announcements 12:02 pm PDT Introduction of Speaker 12:04 pm PDT Presentation 12:45 pm PDT Q&A Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/347799

For efficient design, verification and validation of integrated circuits and components it is important to have an easy to customize workflow. Python has become the standard programming language for machine learning, scientific computing and engineering. In this talk we describe the gdsfactory design automation tool. GDSfactory provides you an end to end workflow that combines layout, verification and validation, which is an extensible, open source, python driven flow for turning your chip designs into validated products. Speaker(s): Joaquin Matres, Ph.D., Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/348254

Join us for our IEEE St. Patty's Day networking Event. Meet your fellow colleagues, find out who is hiring, new projects in your industry, create the alliance and join the Consortium. First Guinness is on the House! Co-sponsored by: IEEE Power and Energy Society Agenda: 3:00 pm PDT IEEE Announcements 3:02 pm PDT Meet the Team 3:04 pm PDT Order a Guinness and a corn beef and cabbage sandwich 3:06 pm PDT Get to know the Team 3:30 pm PDT Group Photo 4:30 pm PDT Happy St. Patty Day 21 Mercer Street, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109

Join us for our IEEE St. Patty's Day networking Event. Meet your fellow colleagues, find out who is hiring, new projects in your industry, create the alliance and join the Consortium. First Guinness is on the House! Co-sponsored by: IEEE Power and Energy Society Agenda: 3:00 pm PDT IEEE Announcements 3:02 pm PDT Meet the Team 3:04 pm PDT Order a Guinness and a corn beef and cabbage sandwich 3:06 pm PDT Get to know the Team 3:30 pm PDT Group Photo 4:30 pm PDT Happy St. Patty Day 21 Mercer Street, Seattle , Washington, United States, 98109