A Decade+ of Breast Microwave Imaging (BMI): Lessons Learned and Future Directions
Room: ENGMC603, Bldg: McConnell Engineering Building, 3480 Rue University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaMicrowave breast imaging is a promising frontier in breast cancer detection. This presentation summarizes over a decade of diverse studies, from early beginnings to a prototype portable device for underserved communities. We've developed a Health-Canada-approved device using 24 small vector network analyzers. Ongoing efforts focus on a low-cost multistatic device. Disparities in breast cancer detection for marginalized populations highlight the need for the system's low-cost, portable, and user-friendly solutions. A critical review emphasizes the need to improve specificity for BMI. High-contrast image reconstruction methods sometimes overshadow accuracy, a key area for investigation. The presentation focuses on radar-based reconstruction algorithms, addressing various challenges. It introduces a differential dual-breast diagnostic strategy for more accurate estimates. In conclusion, a decade of research underscores ongoing learning and integration for advancements, crucial for impacting early breast cancer detection in remote locations and low-middle income countries. Room: ENGMC603, Bldg: McConnell Engineering Building, 3480 Rue University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Open challenges in TT&C: The control of mega-constellations and IoT for Earth Observation
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/379150The TT&C is a critical function that ensures the spacecraft system operates properly, by sending Telecommand, receiving Telemetry, and doing tracking for the orbit determination. Although the TT&C engineering for LEO satellites is well consolidated, when it comes to the design of TT&C subsystems for low-latency and large networks there are several open research directions. This seminar will provide an overview of the main challenges that are faced when designing the TT&C for such kind of networks, taking as main reference Mega-constellations and IoT for the Earth Observation. The level of technical details will be provided in a style to help attendance to get familiar with the topic, thus making the seminar accessible also to engineers outside the specialty of TT&C. Speaker(s): Dr. Andrea Modenini, Dr. Gunes Karabulut Kurt Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/379150
Webinar Technical Talk: The Truth About the Phasor Measurement Unit by Dr. Harold Kirkham
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/387728Webinar by the IEEE Montreal Section Power and Energy Chapter The IEEE Montreal Section is inviting all interested IEEE members and non-members to this webinar. Speaker(s): Dr. Harold Kirkham, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/387728
Challenging Complexity with Advanced Systems Engineering Technologies
Room: EV002.309, Bldg: EV Building, Concordia University , Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G 1M8The Montreal Chapters of the IEEE Control Systems (CS) and Systems, Man & Cybernetics (SMC) cordially invite you to attend the following in-person talk, to be given by Dr. Haifeng Zhu, Aerospace Systems Expert at Boeing. Co-sponsored by: Concordia University Speaker(s): Dr. Haifeng Zhu Room: EV002.309, Bldg: EV Building, Concordia University , Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G 1M8
L’automatisation pour la production et l’assemblage de très haute précision
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/387114Quelques soient les produits développés en optique-photonique, la production et l’assemblage de très haute précision sont un défi pour le recrutement et la rétention de la main-d’œuvre, pour la qualité et pour la productivité. Déjà active dans le développement et l’automatisation des opérations les plus précises et délicates, Solutions Novika désire vous entendre sur vos besoins. Co-sponsored by: Optonique. Speaker(s): Patrick Martel, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/387114