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In this presentation, I will present some of the recent progresses in building conversational agents, with a focus on the speech modality. I will introduce desirable properties of such systems and explain some of the key concepts, core ideas, and main technologies developed in practical systems. Speaker(s): , Dong Yu Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/545402

The technology industry is rapidly crossing a critical threshold. We are moving beyond AI as a passive Copilot (a tool that simply advises engineers) and entering the era of AI as an active Agent. These new agents are capable of autonomously diagnosing issues and executing changes directly within global production environments. However, granting AI write-access to mission-critical infrastructure introduces a new class of systemic business risk. Without the right safeguards, autonomous systems can make unpredictable decisions or be manipulated, leading to cascading operational failures. The transition to autonomy requires technology leaders to fundamentally rethink their Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and security strategies. In this session, the speakers bridge the gap between strategic leadership and architectural rigor. Attendees will receive a comprehensive blueprint for safely managing the transition to AI-operated infrastructure, ensuring their systems remain highly intelligent and fundamentally incorruptible. The Dual-Track Roadmap This session provides a comprehensive framework to navigate the era of Agentic SRE, divided into two distinct tracks: Track 1: The Management Imperative (Strategy) Quantifying the ROI of Autonomy: Learn how to balance the efficiency gains of autonomous systems against operational costs and underlying model risks. Defining Agentic Oversight: Establish the critical cultural and operational boundaries between decisions that require human approval and tasks that can be safely fully automated. Track 2: The Security Blueprint (Architecture) Pioneering the IARA Framework: A high-level overview of the Incorruptible Autonomy Reference Architecture, a 7-pillar security model for safely deploying AI agents. Architecting Trust: Discover how to grant AI systems temporary, just-in-time permissions to prevent unauthorized access and severely limit the blast radius of any potential errors. Speaker(s): Ankush Sharma, Kunal Kannav Room: 108, Bldg: Alameda, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/547313

[]Chiplets have become a compelling approach to scaling and heterogeneous integration e.g. integrating workload-specific processors and massive bandwidth memory systems into computing systems; integrating die from multiple function-optimized process nodes into one product; integrating silicon from multiple businesses into one product. Chiplet-based products have been produced in high volume by multiple companies using proprietary chiplet ecosystems. Recently, the community has proposed several new standards (e.g., UCIe) to facilitate integration and interoperability of any compliant chiplet. Hyperscalers (e.g., Google, Amazon) are actively designing high volume products with chiplets through these open interfaces. Other communities are exploring the end-to-end workflow and tooling to assemble chiplet-based products. High performance computing can benefit from this trend. However, the performance, power, and thermal requirements unique to HPC, present many challenges to realizing a vision for affordable, modular HPC using this new approach. Architectural modeling and simulation will play a critical role in pathfinding for this new potential direction for HPC beyond Exascale. Speaker(s): John Shalf, Agenda: see ‘location’ for WebEx details Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/539463

(NOTE: This event is only open to SJSU students, faculty and staff.) Silicon Valley is commonly acknowledged as the tech capital of the world. How did Silicon Valley come into being, and what can we learn for our own careers? The story goes back to local Hams trying to break RCA's tube patents, Stanford "angel" investors, the sinking of the Titanic, WW II and radar, and the SF Bay Area infrastructure that developed –these factors pretty much determined that the semiconductor and IC industries would be located in the Santa Clara Valley, and that the Valley would remain the world’s innovation center as new technologies emerge –digital, then software, biotech, VR, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, LLMs –and be the model for innovation worldwide. This talk will give an exciting and colorful history of development and innovation that began in Palo Alto in 1909. You'll meet some of the colorful characters –Cyril Elwell, Lee De Forest, Bill Eitel, Charles Litton, Fred Terman, David Packard, Bill Hewlett, Bill Shockley and others –who came to define our worldwide electronics industries through their inventions and process development. You'll understand some of the novel management approaches that have become the hallmarks of its tech startups. In this talk, the key Silicon Valley attributes will be illustrated and analyzed, for consideration by engineers interested in creating their own start-ups and high-tech businesses, working for them, or simply understanding them. Speaker(s): Paul Wesling, San Jose State Unversity, San Jose, California, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/545434

The talk will explore some of the research projects in the Adaptive Microsystems (AdaMist) lab led by Dr. Cretu, with an emphasis on a common vision and strategy. Polymer-based transducers, fabricated using green, rapid and low-cost processes, have been used for inertial and ultrasonic transducers. MEMS accelerometers with piezoelectric polymers show the promise of novel microfabrication technologies, while photosensitive polymers (SU-8) are the base of a new generation of CMUT (Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer) arrays. Poly-CMUT applications, from custom small probes for biomedical imaging to industrial applications like nondestructive testing and monitoring, open a new world of opportunities. Speaker(s): Edmond Cretu, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/552485

This is a hybrid in-person and online event. Pre-registration is required for either. Conversational AI systems today speak with remarkable confidence, often giving the impression of understanding and reasoning. However, teams deploying these systems often quickly encounter familiar problems: drift, hallucinations, contradictory answers, and conversations that quietly lose their original purpose. Why do systems that seem so capable end up behaving so unpredictably? In this talk, Elena Gostrer will examine these behaviors from a practical, product-engineering perspective. Rather than exploring model internals, this talk will focus on what actually happens when humans interact with probabilistic language models – and why traditional software assumptions fail in conversational settings. Elena will also discuss what architectural patterns teams are adopting to keep in control, and she’ll highlight why combining generative AI with explicit structure, state, and constraints is becoming essential. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of why conversational AI breaks, what helps it behave more reliably, and how to think differently about designing human-AI interactions. Speaker(s): Elena Gostrer, 925 Thompson Place, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94085, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/541387

Th[]e transition to 3D heterogeneous integration has fundamentally changed the thermal characterization problem. Buried heat sources, anisotropic thin-film materials, through-silicon vias, and multilayer stacked structures require measurement techniques with sub-micron spatial resolution, depth sensitivity, and a temporal range — capabilities that infrared thermography and Raman spectroscopy cannot reliably deliver at this level of structural complexity. This session presents optical sampling thermoreflectance as a practical, commercially available solution, with real measurement data from a university lab and an industrial FA environment. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/551389

Continuation of Speaker Series at Stanford IEEE. Stanford, California, United States, 94305

Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) is at the forefront of deploying Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology in Canada, anchored by the GE Vernova Hitachi BWRX-300. As North America’s first commercial, grid-scale SMR, DNNP plans up to four units totaling 1,200 MW. The project introduces advanced safety features, including natural circulation cooling, integral isolation valves, and passive heat removal, while supporting thousands of jobs and boosting Ontario’s economy. A collaboration between OPG, GE Vernova Hitachi, AtkinsRéalis, and Aecon-Kiewit, DNNP strengthens Ontario’s clean energy leadership and sets a model for SMR deployment globally. With construction underway, DNNP will help meet rising electricity demand, advance electrification, and deliver reliable, carbon-free power, showcasing nuclear innovation’s vital role in climate action and economic growth. Speaker: Michael Takla, Ontario Power Generation Event Moderator: Dr. Maike Luiken, PhD, SMIEEE, IEEE-HKN, FEIC, FCAE, is managing director, R&D, at a start-up company, Carbovate Development, and Adjunct Research Professor, Western University, Canada. Speaker(s): Michael Takla, Maike Luiken Agenda: We were given written permission to rebroadcast the Canadian earlier program which will be on April 1 at 9:00am. The SCV Section Life Members Affinity Group program will be at the more convenient time on Apr 15, 2026 at 07:00 PM Pacific Time Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/547687

Join us at Santa Clara University for the APEC 2026 Download Event, hosted by the IEEE PELS San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. This engaging session brings together engineers, researchers, and industry professionals to explore the most impactful moments and innovations presented at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) 2026. The event will highlight key takeaways from technical sessions, including emerging trends in wide bandgap semiconductors, advances in high-efficiency power conversion, AI-driven design optimization, and next-generation energy systems. Attendees will gain valuable insights into cutting-edge research and real-world applications shaping the future of power electronics. In addition, we will cover standout keynote sessions, offering perspectives from industry leaders on the evolving landscape of power electronics. The program aims to foster knowledge sharing, networking, and discussion within the local power electronics community. Student Highlights: Students are especially encouraged to attend! This is a great opportunity to: - Discover cutting-edge topics that can inspire your coursework, senior projects, or research direction - Learn directly from experts about industry expectations and emerging career paths in power electronics - Network with professionals and local engineers from leading companies in Silicon Valley - Gain exposure to real-world applications beyond the classroom Whether you attended APEC or want a curated overview of its most important developments, this download event is an excellent opportunity to stay informed, get inspired, and expand your professional network. Bldg: Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, California, United States, 95053

Diamond Semiconductor Device Design & Fabrication [] Abstract: Diamond Quanta: making diamond as available as silicon Speaker: Adam Khan Founder & CEO Diamond Quanta AGENDA: Thursday April 23, 2026 11:30 AM: Networking, Pizza & Drinks Noon -- 1 pm: Seminar Please register on Eventbrite before 9:30 AM on Thursday April 23, 2026 $4 IEEE members $6 non IEEE members (discounts for unemployed and students ) Bldg: ==> Use corner entrance: Kifer Road / San Lucar Court ==> Do not enter at main entrance on Kifer Road, EAG Labs, 810 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale, California, California, United States, 95051

Monthly AdCom meeting: 1. Welcome - Hualiang 2. Symposium status update - Annette/Paul/Hualiang 3. Education outreach status - Masha/Azmat/Hualiang 4. Chapter Storage - Hualiang XXXX NOT 5. Monthly talk preparation - Chandan/Luu 6. Chapter website update - XXXX NOT Venkatesh/Claire/Paul 7. Senior member advancement - Dwayne Xxxx NOT 8: Election 2026 9: Open discussion - All Agenda: Monthly AdCom meeting: 1. Welcome - Hualiang 2. Symposium status update - Annette/Paul/Hualiang 3. Education outreach status - Masha/Azmat/Hualiang 4. Chapter Storage - Hualiang XXXX NOT 5. Monthly talk preparation - Chandan/Luu 6. Chapter website update - XXXX NOT Venkatesh/Claire/Paul 7. Senior member advancement - Dwayne Xxxx NOT 8: Election 2026 9: Open discussion - All Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/549396