A new trend in the aerospace industry is the use of composite materials in the construction of aircraft wings and fuselages. This has brought about new technologies, with a reduction in weight being a major advantage. At the same time, lightning safety has become a new challenge, not only for aircraft system integrators but for component and subassembly designers as well. Due to the low conductivity of the composite structures, in the case of a direct lightning strike, high currents will flow through the conductive structural elements. As a result of electromagnetic effects, a significant amount of energy will be present on all aircraft metallic assemblies, including electrical harnesses, cables, and hydraulic transport elements. Considering that all hydro- mechanical components are connected with hydraulic tubes, they become part of conductive paths where induced currents and pulse voltages can cause serious damage. The intention of this article is to bring awareness to the Aerospace industry and to outline safety boundaries concerning future projects with composite structures. To reserve parking, please click on the following link: https://www.offstreet.io/events/4YJDDFPV and enter your vehicle license plate. Co-sponsored by: Sheree Wen Speaker(s): Neno, Bldg: Student center, Student Center 210, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98122, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/506265

Seattle IEEE EXCOM meeting Co-sponsored by: Sheree Wen Bldg: Student Center, Student Center 210 , Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98122, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/506264

Abstract: State-of-the-art ASR systems excel on close-talk benchmarks but struggle with far-field conversational speech, where error rates remain above 20%. Current benchmark datasets inadequately assess generalization across domains and real-world conditions, often relying on oracle segmentation that yields overly optimistic results. Distant ASR (DASR) faces unique challenges including overlapping speech, varied recording setups, and dynamic speaker interactions that significantly complicate system development. Despite these difficulties, spontaneous conversational speech represents the next frontier for developing more human-like AI agents capable of natural multi-party communication. This talk presents recent advances in DASR through three interconnected efforts: (1) the CHiME-7 and CHiME-8 DASR challenges, which established rigorous benchmarks for generalizable robust meeting transcription, (2) end-to-end joint modeling that unifies speaker diarization and speech recognition into a single framework, moving beyond traditional pipeline approaches, and (3) synthetic data generation leveraging large language models and text-to-speech systems to create realistic multi-speaker training data at scale. Speaker(s): Samuele , Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/505533

[] Join us for the THREE presentations below with a complimentary lunch served upon arrival starting at 1:00 pm. There is no fee to attend, but you must register in advance! All IEEE members, non-members, and guests are welcome to attend. Our speakers are Dennis Lewis with Boeing and Jason Bommer with Ansys - a former and current Distinguished Lecturer (DL) with the IEEE EMC Society, respectively. NOTES: - Park in designated areas only near the Boeing Bldg 2-122. A map will be sent to you before the meeting that shows the parking areas. - To obtain entry to Boeing and receive a badge, all attendees MUST register no later than Monday, October 13, and provide all required information specified on the registration form. - Seating is strictly limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Speaker(s): Dennis Lewis, Jason Bommer, Dennis Lewis Agenda: 1:00 pm - Registration Check In and Lunch courtesy of the EMC Chapter 2:00 pm - Back by Popular Demand! The essential DL talk on Connectors and Cables by Dennis Lewis 2:30 pm - Antenna Simulation and the Dynamic Mission: A Case Study in Airborne Radar Altimeter and 5G Coexistence by Jason Bommer 3:30 pm - Refreshment Break 3:50 pm - Overview of Boeing Dual Robotic Antenna Measurement System (DRAMS) by Dennis Lewis 4:20 pm - Technical tour of the Boeing DRAMS lab with LIVE demo 5:00 pm - Adjourn Bldg: 2-122, The Boeing Company, 7701 14th Ave South, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98108

A TEAMS Meeting Option has been added - see below. Pizza Sponsor: TÜV SÜD EMC Laboratory Facility Sponsor: TÜV SÜD EMC Laboratory - Plymouth MI s[] Kimball Williams Speaker(s): Kimball Williams TUV SUD, 47523 Clipper St, Plymouth, Michigan, United States, 48170, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/504501