BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Drupal iCal API//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Events items teaser X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a16ec82504a3 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260603T093000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260603T143000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/ieee-antenn a-microwave-tech-day-2026 LOCATION:PSE - Pearl Sullivan Engineering Building 200 University Ave West IDEAs Clinic™ Room 1427 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:IEEE Antenna & Microwave Tech Day 2026 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join us for the University of Waterloo Local Celebration of IEE E\nAntenna & Microwave Tech Day 2026.\n\nThis free in-person event will fe ature:\n\n* Invited talks and UW lab presentations\n * Student booths\, de mos\, and posters\n * Panel discussion\n * Networking opportunities + Surp rise contest announcement\n(In-person attendees only)\n\nLunch\, coffee\, refreshments\, and snacks will be provided.\n\nOrganized by the IEEE AP-S and IEEE MTT-S Student Branch Chapters at\nthe University of Waterloo.\n\n _NOTE: General event registration is welcome. We are currently seeking\nad ditional professors and students to participate in invited talks\,\nresear ch demos\, and panel discussions. Anyone who is interested or\nfeels their work aligns well with the event themes is encouraged to\ncontact the IEEE Student Branch Chapter Chairs: Sebastian Ratto\nValderrama (MTT-S) at sra ttovalderrama@uwaterloo.ca or A. Mansoori\n(AP-S) at amansoori@uwaterloo.c a to secure a spot._ DTSTAMP:20260527T130714Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a16ec8251625 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260526T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260526T143000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/phd-defence -notice-towards-trustworthy-federated-learning SUMMARY:PhD Defence Notice: Towards Trustworthy Federated Learning: Securit y\,\nPrivacy\, and Verifiability CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Candidate: Biniyam Deressa\n\nDate: May 26\, 2026\n\nTime: 1:30 PM\n\nLocation: Online - contact the candidate for more information.\n \nSupervisor: Hasan\, Anwar DTSTAMP:20260527T130714Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a16ec8252011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260520T130000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260520T140000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/phd-defence -notice-perception-aligned-representation SUMMARY:PhD Defence Notice: Perception-Aligned Representation Learning for 3D\nVisual Content CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Candidate: Sheyang Tang\n\nDate: May 20\, 2026\n\nTime: 1:00 PM \n\nLocation: Online - contact the candidate for more information.\n\nS upervisor: Wang\, Zhou DTSTAMP:20260527T130714Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a16ec8252816 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260519T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260519T110000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/phd-seminar -notice-learning-based-universal-degradation SUMMARY:PhD Seminar Notice: Learning-based Universal Degradation Model for\ nDownstream Vision Tasks CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Candidate: Paul Yang\n\nDate: May 19\, 2026\n\nTime: 10:00 AM\n \nLocation: Online - contact the candidate for more information.\n\nSup ervisor: Wang\, Zhou DTSTAMP:20260527T130714Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a16ec8252e8a DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260508T113000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260508T123000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/masc-semina r-optimization-based-trajectory-generation LOCATION:EIT - Centre for Environmental and Information Technology 200 Univ ersity Avenue West EIT 3145 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:MASc Seminar: Optimization-based Trajectory Generation for Autonomo us\nVehicles CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Candidate: Venkata Kameswara Praneeth Kolapalli\n\nDate: May 8\ , 2026\n\nTime: 11:30 AM\n\nLocation: EIT 3145\n\nSupervisor: Yash Vardhan Pant\n\nAll are welcome! DTSTAMP:20260527T130714Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a16ec825361e DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260513T130000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260513T150000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/phd-defence -notice-mock-environments-ownership-aware LOCATION:EIT - Centre for Environmental and Information Technology 200 Univ ersity Avenue West EIT 3151-53 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:PhD Defence Notice: From Mock Environments to Ownership-Aware\nComp ilation: Practical Advances in Low-Level Program Reasoning CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Candidate: Siddharth Priya\n\nDate: May 13\, 2026\n\nTime: 1:00 PM\n\nLocation: EIT 3151-53\n\nSupervisors: Gurfinkel\, Arie DTSTAMP:20260527T130714Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a16ec8253dd2 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260505T130000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260505T150000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/phd-defence -notice-beyond-lab-integrated-biosensing SUMMARY:PhD Defence Notice: Beyond the Lab: Integrated Biosensing Platforms \nfor Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Continuous Monitoring in Blood\,\nSkin \, and Brain CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Candidate: Fatemeh Keyvani\n\nDate: May 5\, 2026\n\nTime: 1:00 PM\n\nLocation: Online - contact the candidate for more information.\n\ nSupervisors: Poudineh\, Mahla DTSTAMP:20260527T130714Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a16ec8254369 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260504T093000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260504T113000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/phd-defence -notice-reconfigurable-radio-frequency-devices LOCATION:EIT - Centre for Environmental and Information Technology 200 Univ ersity Avenue West Room 3142 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:PhD Defence Notice: Reconfigurable Radio Frequency Devices Based on \nMonolithic Integration of Phase Change Material Switches and\nFerroelect ric Variable Capacitors CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Candidate: Mehran Golcheshmeh\n\nDate: May 4\, 2026\n\nTime: 9: 30 AM\n\nLocation: EIT 3142\n\nSupervisors: Mansour\, Raafat DTSTAMP:20260527T130714Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a16ec8254ace DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260427T140000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260427T150000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/ieee-invite d-talk-recent-trends-multifunctional-filtering LOCATION:EIT - Centre for Environmental and Information Technology 200 Univ ersity Avenue West Room 3151 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:IEEE Invited Talk: Recent Trends in Multifunctional Filtering Anten nas CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Jawad Y. Siddiqui\n\nDate: Monday\, April 27\, 202 6\n\nTime: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT\n\nLocation: Hybrid — Join in person in EIT 3151 or on Microsoft Teams\n\nHosted by: IEEE KW AP-S & MTT-S Stude nt Branch Chapters\, IEEE Waterloo\nEMC Chapter\, and IEEE Waterloo Young Professionals DTSTAMP:20260527T130714Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a16ec8255423 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260501T140000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260501T160000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/phd-compreh ensive-proposal-examination-notice-ensuring-code LOCATION:EIT - Centre for Environmental and Information Technology 200 Univ ersity Avenue West EIT 3151-53 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:PhD Comprehensive Proposal Examination Notice: Ensuring Code Qualit y\nin GenAI: A Digital Twin-Guided Framework CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Candidate: Mingyang Xu\n\nDate: May 1\, 2026\n\nTime: 2:00 PM\n \nLocation: EIT 3151-53\n\nSupervisor: Tahvildari\, Ladan DTSTAMP:20260527T130714Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR