[] Abstract: Cities worldwide are transitioning quickly towards a low-carbon environment, high quality of living, and resource-efficient economy. Artificial Intelligence of Things (IoT) is a combination of Artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to enable autonomous decision-making, data analytics, and system optimization. This talk will share our experiences on AIoT for smart cities. The first work is called Green IoT, which provides artificial intelligence and open data for sustainable city development. In this work, we developed an intelligent IoT system for air pollution monitoring in Uppsala, Sweden. The second work, called Smart Water Auditing, uses IoT and machine learning to provide insights into how much water is consumed in different domestic use categories. It aims to reduce water consumption and raise awareness of people's water consumption habits. This talk will present our AIoT system designs, machine learning algorithms, implementation, and experimental results in Hong Kong and Sweden. Bio: Dr. Edith C.H. Ngai is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Hong Kong. Before joining HKU in 2020, she was an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Technology at Uppsala University, Sweden. Her research interests include IoT, edge intelligence, smart cities, and smart health. Her co-authored papers received a Best Paper Award in QShine 2023 and Best Paper Runner-Up Awards in ACM/IEEE IPSN 2013 and IEEE IWQoS 2010. She was an Area Editor of IEEE Internet of Things Journal from 2020 to 2022. She is an Associate Editor in IEEE Transactions of Mobile Computing and IEEE Transactions of Industrial Informatics. She has been a TPC co-chair in IEEE SmartCity 2015, IEEE GreenCom 2022, and IEEE/ACM IWQoS 2024. She was a project leader of the "Green IoT" in Sweden, which was named on IVA's 100 List by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in 2020. She received a Meta Policy Research Award in Asia Pacific in 2022. She is a Distinguished Lecturer in the IEEE Communication Society from 2023 to 2024. HKU IoT Lab: https://www.eee.hku.hk/~iotlab/ At the time of the event, go to https://simnet.zoom.us/j/91698723639?pwd=M05JeHAzUWlYRmVXTDdheEhzamQyUT09 Or on the Zoom app Meeting ID: 91698723639 Meeting Passcode: 848898 Co-sponsored by: Pradeep Kumar Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/417512

The Seattle Chapter of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society (UFFC-S) aims to provide UFFC-S members with opportunities for professional and personal growth as well as network with the local, vibrant UFFC community. Dr. Ayache Bouakaz, PhD will be our guest speaker. Dr. Bouakaz is Director of Research at the Imaging & Brain Institute of the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) in Tours, France. His research focuses on imaging and therapeutic applications of ultrasound. He is a prolific author and inventor. He is notably the IEEE UFFC Distinguished Lecturer for 2023-2024. Dr. Bouakaz will present on "Ultrasound and microbubbles for anticancer drug delivery: From physics to clinics." This meeting will be hosted by our friends and colleagues at Philips Healthcare. The meeting will be hybrid. Please register so that organizers can plan accordingly. Online meeting details will be made available well in advance of the event. In-person seating is limited. Light refreshments will be provided. All guests must enter through Building A and be escorted to the meeting room. NOTE: Dr. Bouakaz will be in the Seattle area for two nights. On June 24th he will present at Philips Healthcare in Bothell. On June 25th he will present at the University of Washington in Seattle. Feel free to attend either or both events. Speaker(s): Ayache, Agenda: 5:00 PM: Networking and Refreshments 5:15 PM: Welcome and Introductions 5:30 PM: Tech Talk 6:15 PM: Q&A 6:30 PM: Adjourn Philips Healthcare, 22100 Bothell Everett Hwy, Bothell, Washington, United States, 98021, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/421804

The Seattle Chapter of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society (UFFC-S) aims to provide UFFC-S members with opportunities for professional and personal growth as well as network with the local, vibrant UFFC community. Dr. Ayache Bouakaz, PhD will be our guest speaker. Dr. Bouakaz is Director of Research at the Imaging & Brain Institute of the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) in Tours, France. His research focuses on imaging and therapeutic applications of ultrasound. He is a prolific author and inventor. He is notably the IEEE UFFC Distinguished Lecturer for 2023-2024. Dr. Bouakaz will present on "Ultrasound and microbubbles for anticancer drug delivery: From physics to clinics." This meeting will be hosted by our friends and colleagues at Philips Healthcare. The meeting will be hybrid. Please register so that organizers can plan accordingly. Online meeting details will be made available well in advance of the event. In-person seating is limited. Light refreshments will be provided. All guests must enter through Building A and be escorted to the meeting room. NOTE: Dr. Bouakaz will be in the Seattle area for two nights. On June 24th he will present at Philips Healthcare in Bothell. On June 25th he will present at the University of Washington in Seattle. Feel free to attend either or both events. Speaker(s): Ayache, Agenda: 5:00 PM: Networking and Refreshments 5:15 PM: Welcome and Introductions 5:30 PM: Tech Talk 6:15 PM: Q&A 6:30 PM: Adjourn Philips Healthcare, 22100 Bothell Everett Hwy, Bothell, Washington, United States, 98021, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/421804

The Seattle Chapter of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society (UFFC-S) aims to provide UFFC-S members with opportunities for professional and personal growth as well as network with the local, vibrant UFFC community. Dr. Ayache Bouakaz, PhD will be our guest speaker. Dr. Bouakaz is Director of Research at the Imaging & Brain Institute of the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) in Tours, France. His research focuses on imaging and therapeutic applications of ultrasound. He is a prolific author and inventor. He is notably the IEEE UFFC Distinguished Lecturer for 2023-2024. Dr. Bouakaz will present on "Ultrasound and microbubbles for anticancer drug delivery: From physics to clinics." This meeting will be co-sponsored by the University of Washington in Seattle and the IEEE UFFC Seattle Chapter. The University of Washington will host this event. Please register so that organizers can plan accordingly. NOTE: Dr. Bouakaz will be in the Seattle area for two nights. On June 24th he will present at Philips Healthcare in Bothell. On June 25th he will present at the University of Washington in Seattle. Feel free to attend either or both events. Co-sponsored by: University of Washington Speaker(s): Ayache, Agenda: 3:00 PM: Networking and Refreshments 3:15 PM: Welcome and Introductions 3:30 PM: Tech Talk 4:15 PM: Q&A 4:30 PM: Adjourn Room: N130, Bldg: William H. Foege Hall, University of Washington, 3720 15th Ave NE, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/421807

[] Title: Advancing Network Sustainability - Challenges and Solution Approaches Reducing humankind’s carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions to slow climate change is one of humanity’s Grand Challenges. Communication networks play a key role in addressing that challenge, enabling applications that reduce the need for physical travel as well as solutions that optimize efficiency of resource and energy usage. Examples range from teleworking to remote operations, from smarter agriculture to more energy-efficient factory floors. However, for all their benefits, networks also have a significant environmental footprint themselves that collectively rivals that of entire countries. It is thus becoming important to make networks themselves "greener" and devise solutions that allow networks to be operated in ways that make them more sustainable while continuing to meet increasing traffic demands and service requirements. Many of today’s network sustainability improvements relate to general advances in energy efficiency of computing hardware as well as in transmission technology (antennas, lasers). While this is where arguably the biggest opportunities lie, the question arises regarding the role that other layers in the networking stack can play in advancing network sustainability. For example, can data planes be designed in ways that make them inherently more energy-efficient? What protocol advances might enable greener networking solutions? How can networks be optimized not just for QoS or utilization but for carbon and what novel tools are needed to operate networks more sustainably? How can we even properly account for energy usage and other sustainability parameters to be optimized? In which ways can network programmability, faster control loops, and AI- or intent-based networking help? This presentation will provide a brief introduction into network sustainability and discuss some of the key challenges that solutions need to address. A number of solution approaches will be presented and opportunities for further research and engagement on this topic pointed out. The presentation will draw on some of the activities that are currently taking place in the IETF and the Internet Architecture Board's E-Impact program. Bio: Dr. Alexander Clemm is a recognized expert in network management technology and networking software in which he has been involved throughout his career. His most recent activities have been in the areas of sustainable networking, future networking services, intent-based networking, service assurance, and telemetry. After 7+ years as a Distinguished Engineer at Futurewei and prior to that 18 years at Cisco, he recently decided to pursue an academic sabbatical and embark on new adventures. Alex has for many years been regularly serving on the committees of IEEE conferences, including NOMS/IM and NetSoft as a member of the steering committee and on several occasions as general co-chair or TPC co-chair. He is the recipient of the 2020 Salah Aidarous Award given by IEEE CNOM and IFIP TC6.6 to "an individual who has provided unremitting service and dedication to the IT and Telecommunications Network Operations and Management community." Alex has an extensive publication record including 70+ papers, 70+ patents, and 15 RFCs. He holds an M.S. degree from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from the University of Munich, Germany, both in Computer Science. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/423149