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:6a836ead3f71a DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260819T143000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260819T153000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/ece-seminar -notice-retrotrafo-development-knowledge-and LOCATION:EIT - Centre for Environmental and Information Technology 200 Univ ersity Avenue West Room 3142 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:ECE Seminar Notice: RETROTRAFO: Development of knowledge and\ntechn ology to implement retrofilling in power transformers using\nbiodegradable or recycled fluids and fostering circular economy CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Elsa Diez Busto\, Assistant Professor\, Department of\nBusiness Administration\, University of Cantabria\, Spain\n\nDate and time: August 19\, 2026 at 2:30 p.m.\n\nLocation: EIT 3142\n\nAll are welc ome! DTSTAMP:20260817T202725Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a836ead4427e DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260820T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260820T110000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/masc-semina r-room-temperature-quantum-sensing-strain-0 LOCATION:EIT - Centre for Environmental and Information Technology 200 Univ ersity Avenue West EIT 3145 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:MASc Seminar: Room Temperature Quantum Sensing of Strain in Hexagon al\nBoron Nitride CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Candidate: Aleksandar Misic\n\nDate: August 20\, 2026\n\nTime: 10:00 AM\n\nLocation: Hybrid (EIT 3145)\n\nSupervisor: Dr. Mustafa Yavuz\n \nCo-Supervisor: Dr. Eihab Abdel-Rahman\n\nAll are welcome! DTSTAMP:20260817T202725Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a836ead45186 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260813T130000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260813T140000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/masc-semina r-four-wave-mixing-frequency-conversion-warm SUMMARY:MASc Seminar: Four-Wave Mixing Frequency Conversion in Warm Cesium\ nVapour for Hybrid Quantum Repeater Interfaces CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Candidate: William Losin\n\nDate: August 13\, 2026\n\nTime: 1:0 0 PM\n\nLocation: Hybrid (EIT 3145)\n\nSupervisor: Michal Bajcsy\n\nCo-Sup ervisor: Michael Reimer\n\nAll are welcome! DTSTAMP:20260817T202725Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a836ead45e41 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260812T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260812T130000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/phd-compreh ensive-proposal-examination-notice-data-driven-0 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: Data-Driven Asset-Aw are\nHierarchical Framework for Optimizing Unbalanced Distribution Network s\nwith Aggregated Electric Vehicle Charging CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Candidate: Ahmed Sayed Abdelaal Abdelaziz\n\nDate: August 12\, 2026\n\nTime: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM\n\nLocation: EIT 3151-53\n\nSupervisor: El Shatshat\, Ramadan DTSTAMP:20260817T202725Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a836ead46daf DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260811T090000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260811T120000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/phd-compreh ensive-proposal-examination-notice-long-term LOCATION:EIT - Centre for Environmental and Information Technology 200 Univ ersity Avenue West Room 3142 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:PhD Comprehensive Proposal Examination Notice: A Long-Term Planning \nModel for an Airport Thermo-electric Microgrid CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Candidate: Nassim Najafi\n\nDate: August 11\, 2026\n\nTime: 9:0 0 AM – 12:00 PM\n\nLocation: EIT 3142\n\nSupervisors: Canizares\, Claudi o – Kazerani\, Mehrdad DTSTAMP:20260817T202725Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a836ead47cfb DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260807T110000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260807T140000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/phd-compreh ensive-proposal-examination-notice-calibration LOCATION:EIT - Centre for Environmental and Information Technology 200 Univ ersity Avenue West Room 3142 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:PhD Comprehensive Proposal Examination Notice: Calibration and\nCha racterization of Large-Scale Phased Antenna Arrays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Candidate: Mohammad Abdollah Chalaki\n\nDate: August 7\, 2026\n \nTime: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM\n\nLocation: EIT 3142\n\nSupervisors: Boumaiz a\, Slim – Mitran\, Patrick DTSTAMP:20260817T202725Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a836ead48c5d DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260805T140000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260805T170000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/phd-compreh ensive-proposal-examination-notice-energy-0 LOCATION:EIT - Centre for Environmental and Information Technology 200 Univ ersity Avenue West Room 3142 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:PhD Comprehensive Proposal Examination Notice: Energy Management\nS ystem for Isolated Microgrids with Hydrogen Energy Storage Systems CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Candidate: Kevin Paucar Cordova\n\nDate: August 5\, 2026\n\nTim e: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM\n\nLocation: EIT 3142\n\nSupervisor: Canizares\, Cl audio DTSTAMP:20260817T202725Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a836ead49a6c DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260804T083000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260804T113000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/phd-defence -notice-modeling-mosfet-transport-drift-diffusive LOCATION:EIT - Centre for Environmental and Information Technology 200 Univ ersity Avenue West Room 3142 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:PhD Defence Notice: Modeling of MOSFET Transport: Drift-Diffusive t o\nQuasi-Ballistic and Room-Temperature to Cryogenic CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Candidate: Dylan Ma\n\nDate: August 4\, 2026\n\nTime: 8:30 AM – 11:30 PM\n\nLocation: EIT 3142\n\nSupervisor: Wei\, Lan DTSTAMP:20260817T202725Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a836ead4a850 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260731T140000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260731T150000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/phd-seminar -toward-contextual-traffic-scene-understanding SUMMARY:PhD Seminar: Toward Contextual Traffic Scene Understanding in\nAuto nomous Vehicles for Safe Navigation CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Candidate: Danial Sadrian Zadeh\n\nDate: July 31\, 2026\n\nTime : 2:00 PM\n\nLocation: Online\n\nSupervisor: Otman A. Basir\n\nCo-Supervis or: Behzad Moshiri\n\nAll are welcome! DTSTAMP:20260817T202725Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a836ead4b4ea DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260730T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260730T113000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/events/ieee-solid- state-circuit-society-webinar-will-ai-replace LOCATION:E5 - Engineering 5 200 University Avenue West E5 4106-28 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:IEEE Solid-State Circuit Society Webinar: Will AI Replace Analog\nD esigners? CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:WILL AI REPLACE ANALOG DESIGNERS?\n\nDATE: July 30\, 2026\nTIM E: 10:00–11:30 a.m. EDT\nLOCATION: E5-4128/4106\n\nJoin the IEEE Solid-S tate Circuits Society Kitchener-Waterloo Chapter\nfor a local watch party of the IEEE SSCS technical webinar featuring\nProfessor Behzad Razavi (UCL A). Faculty\, graduate students\, and\ninterested undergraduate students a re welcome. DTSTAMP:20260817T202725Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR