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Wednesday, October 5, 2016 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Stop and Talk with President Feridun Hamdullahpur

Come to "Stop and Talk", a chance to chat with President Feridun Hamdullahpur in the Great Hall of the Student Life Centre (SLC). There's no agenda or formal remarks, just a chance to connect and talk about how your term is going and anything else that's on your mind. 

Thursday, October 6, 2016 11:00 am - 11:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD comprehensive examination - Anqi Huang

Candidate

Anqi Huang

Topic

Security evaluation of quantum key distribution systems

Supervisors

Vadim Makarov (Physics and Astronomy) and Christopher Wilson

Background subjects

  • Basics of quantum optics
  • Quantum key distribution protocols and their implementations
  • Quantum attacks
Thursday, October 6, 2016 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

MASc seminar - Jingyun Bian

Candidate

Jingyun Bian

Title

Grammar-Based Representations of Large Sparse Binary Matrices

Supervisor

En-Hui Yang

Abstract

Large sparse matrices representation is a fundamental problem in big data processing and analysis. To reduce the requirement of memory bandwidth, it is important to develop alternative compact representations of large sparse matrices, while facilitating, if possible, matrix operations.

Thursday, October 6, 2016 3:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

MASc seminar - Swapnil Kanabar

Candidate

Swapnil Kanabar

Title

Periodic Adaptive Control for Discrete-Time SISO Plant

Supervisors

Daniel Miller and Andrew Heunis

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 10:00 am - 10:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

MASc seminar - Syeda Maryam

Candidate

Syeda Maryam

Title

Predictive Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease Using Diffusion MRI

Supervisor

Oleg Michailovich

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 10:00 am - 10:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD seminar - Mohammad Saleh Moonesan

Candidate

Mohammad Saleh Moonesan

Title

A Study of Medium Voltage Form-Wound Coil Turn-to-Turn Insulation of Converter Fed Rotating Machines

Supervisors

Sheshakamal Jayaram and Edward Cherney (Adjunct)

Monday, October 17, 2016 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

STATE-OF-THE-ART MANY-OBJECTIVE EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS FOR OPTIMIZATION

IEEE Distinguished Lecture

STATE-OF-THE-ART MANY-OBJECTIVE EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS FOR OPTIMIZATION

Speaker:  Gary G. Yen, Regents Professor, FIEEE, FIET

Oklahoma State University, School of Elecrical and Computer Engineering, USA

Place:  University of Waterloo, EIT 3142

*Refreshments will be provided

Friday, October 21, 2016 10:00 am - 10:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD defence - Mohammad Saleh Moonesan

Candidate

Mohammad Saleh Moonesan

Title

A Study of Medium Voltage Form-Wound Coil Turn-to-Turn Insulation of Converter Fed Rotating Machines

Supervisors

Sheshakamal Jayaram and Edward Cherney (Adjunct)

Friday, October 28, 2016 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Utilizing Thermal Storage to Enable High Penetration of Renewables in Canada

IEEE Kitchener - Waterloo Section

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ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Presents a Seminar on:
Utilizing Thermal Storage to Enable High Penetration of Renewables in Canada

Dr. Steven Wong
T&D Renewable Integration Specialist
CanmetENERGY – Natural Resources Canada

Invited by:
Professor Kankar Bhattacharya