To view complete details for this event, click here to view the announcement IEEE WIE Panel Discussion : From Blueprints to Startups - Engineers as Emerging Founders in the Startup Ecosystem From Blueprints to Startups: Engineers as Emerging Founders in the Startup Ecosystem As part of the IEEE WIE Day 2026 celebrations, IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Newfoundland and Labrador, together with the Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship (MCE), invites you to an engaging panel discussion on innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership in STEM. Hear from entrepreneurs, startup leaders, innovation mentors, and academic experts as they share their experiences in transforming ideas into impactful ventures. The discussion will explore innovation, entrepreneurship, mentorship, startup development, and the opportunities and challenges involved in building successful ventures. Whether you are a student, researcher, early-career professional, or aspiring entrepreneur, this event offers valuable insights while celebrating the contributions of women in STEM innovation and entrepreneurship. A networking session with refreshments will follow the panel discussion. Registration is required. Please scan the QR code on the event flyer to register. Seating is limited, and registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.   Date and Time Date: 03 Jul 2026Time: 04:00 PM NDT to 05:00 PM NDT Add Event to Calendar iCal Google Calendar Location Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada Room Number: EN 3075 Hosts Newfoundland-Labrador Section Affinity Group, WIE Newfoundland-Labrador Section Contact Event Hosts

To view complete details for this event, click here to view the announcement IEEE WIE Panel Discussion : From Blueprints to Startups - Engineers as Emerging Founders in the Startup Ecosystem From Blueprints to Startups: Engineers as Emerging Founders in the Startup Ecosystem As part of the IEEE WIE Day 2026 celebrations, IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Newfoundland and Labrador, together with the Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship (MCE), invites you to an engaging panel discussion on innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership in STEM. Hear from entrepreneurs, startup leaders, innovation mentors, and academic experts as they share their experiences in transforming ideas into impactful ventures. The discussion will explore innovation, entrepreneurship, mentorship, startup development, and the opportunities and challenges involved in building successful ventures. Whether you are a student, researcher, early-career professional, or aspiring entrepreneur, this event offers valuable insights while celebrating the contributions of women in STEM innovation and entrepreneurship. A networking session with refreshments will follow the panel discussion. Registration is required. Please scan the QR code on the event flyer to register. Seating is limited, and registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.   Date and Time Date: 03 Jul 2026Time: 04:00 PM NDT to 05:00 PM NDT Add Event to Calendar iCal Google Calendar Location Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada Room Number: EN 3075 Hosts Newfoundland-Labrador Section Affinity Group, WIE Newfoundland-Labrador Section Contact Event Hosts

To view complete details for this event, click here to view the announcement Digital Twin Enhanced Condition Monitoring and Maintenance Decision Making of Critical Engineering Systems 🌟 The IEEE NL Section Women in Engineering (WIE) invites you to a special talk titled "Digital Twin Enhanced Condition Monitoring and Maintenance Decision Making of Critical Engineering Systems", by Dr. Mihiran Galagedarage Don, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Speaker Biography Dr. Mihiran Galagedarage Don is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at Memorial University of Newfoundland and a Visiting Researcher at Aalto University, Finland. From 2023 to 2025, he led Aalto University’s “Digital Twin World” flagship research program. He earned a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (2023) and an M.Eng. in Process Engineering (2019) from Memorial University of Newfoundland. He also holds a master’s degree in Sustainable Process Engineering (2016) and a B.Sc. in Materials Engineering (2009) from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. His interdisciplinary background enables him to identify and pursue opportunities for collaboration. His current research focuses on developing enhanced condition-monitoring systems for critical engineering applications using component-scale digital twins, fostering collaboration across disciplines such as mechanical engineering, materials science, and intelligent systems. Talk Abstract Failures in marine propulsion systems, though infrequent, can cause significant safety and economic consequences through loss of propulsion (LOP) events. Emerging maritime trends—including hydrogen propulsion, Arctic navigation, and autonomous operations—further increase the need for advanced condition monitoring. This study reviews digital twin (DT) research for marine propulsion systems, highlighting the limited focus on component-level DTs despite their potential for predictive maintenance and reliability improvement. Key challenges include limited dynamic models, computational cost, data availability, ownership issues, and communication constraints. To address these gaps, the study proposes the Digital Twin Research Hub (DTRH), a bond graph–based multi-physics framework for developing efficient component-level DTs and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. Date and Time Date: 28 May 2026Time: 12:00 PM NDT to 01:00 PM NDT Add Event to Calendar iCal Google Calendar Location Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada Room Number: Faculty Lounge (EN4000) Hosts Newfoundland-Labrador Section Affinity Group, WIE Newfoundland-Labrador Section Contact Event Hosts Registration Link to External Registration

To view complete details for this event, click here to view the announcement Digital Twin Enhanced Condition Monitoring and Maintenance Decision Making of Critical Engineering Systems 🌟 The IEEE NL Section Women in Engineering (WIE) invites you to a special talk titled "Digital Twin Enhanced Condition Monitoring and Maintenance Decision Making of Critical Engineering Systems", by Dr. Mihiran Galagedarage Don, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Speaker Biography Dr. Mihiran Galagedarage Don is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at Memorial University of Newfoundland and a Visiting Researcher at Aalto University, Finland. From 2023 to 2025, he led Aalto University’s “Digital Twin World” flagship research program. He earned a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (2023) and an M.Eng. in Process Engineering (2019) from Memorial University of Newfoundland. He also holds a master’s degree in Sustainable Process Engineering (2016) and a B.Sc. in Materials Engineering (2009) from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. His interdisciplinary background enables him to identify and pursue opportunities for collaboration. His current research focuses on developing enhanced condition-monitoring systems for critical engineering applications using component-scale digital twins, fostering collaboration across disciplines such as mechanical engineering, materials science, and intelligent systems. Talk Abstract Failures in marine propulsion systems, though infrequent, can cause significant safety and economic consequences through loss of propulsion (LOP) events. Emerging maritime trends—including hydrogen propulsion, Arctic navigation, and autonomous operations—further increase the need for advanced condition monitoring. This study reviews digital twin (DT) research for marine propulsion systems, highlighting the limited focus on component-level DTs despite their potential for predictive maintenance and reliability improvement. Key challenges include limited dynamic models, computational cost, data availability, ownership issues, and communication constraints. To address these gaps, the study proposes the Digital Twin Research Hub (DTRH), a bond graph–based multi-physics framework for developing efficient component-level DTs and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. Date and Time Date: 28 May 2026Time: 12:00 PM NDT to 01:00 PM NDT Add Event to Calendar iCal Google Calendar Location Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada Room Number: Faculty Lounge (EN4000) Hosts Newfoundland-Labrador Section Affinity Group, WIE Newfoundland-Labrador Section Contact Event Hosts Registration Link to External Registration

To view complete details for this event, click here to view the announcement Technical Event Co-hosted by IEEE Newfoundland-Labrador Computer, Communications, and Circuits & Systems Joint Societies Chapter and IEEE Kingston Communications Society Chapter EEE Newfoundland-Labrador Computer, Communications, and Circuits & Systems Joint Societies Chapter and IEEE Kingston Communications Society Chapter cordially invite you to a technical presentation entitled “Phononic Frequency Combs” by Dr. Adarsh Ganesan, Assistant Professor at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani – Dubai Campus, UAE. When: 11:00-12:00pm on May 22, 2026 (Friday, NL local time)  Where: online at https://mun.webex.com/mun/j.php?MTID=mdc7f149139d7e7e709438d527ee0f343   Seminar Title: Phononic Frequency Combs Seminar Speaker: Dr. Adarsh Ganesan Seminar Abstract: Phononic frequency combs (PFC) are the mechanical analogues of celebrated photonic frequency combs. These represent a newly documented physical phenomenon in the well-researched physical domain of mechanical resonators. The emergence of PFC is mediated by nonlinear modal coupling. Through a series of experiments using micromechanical resonators, various physical features of PFC have been identified. These include drive parameters for comb operation, hysteresis for comb spectrum tailoring and nonlinear sensitivity to physical perturbations. My talk will describe the physics of PFC and will emphasize how these combs could be foundational to the fields of materials science, molecular science and chemical science. In that respect, I will present our first conceptual demonstrations of material combs, molecular combs and chemical combs respectively. I will also showcase our recent demonstrations of broadband PFC using optical tweezers and phonon lasers. The future work will be focused on the applications of PFC in sensing, communications and quantum information science. Biography of the Speaker: Adarsh Ganesan is currently an assistant professor at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani – Dubai Campus, UAE. He obtained his BE (Hons) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from BITS Pilani in 2014 and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Cambridge in 2018. He carried out his postdoctoral research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, USA from 2018-2021. After serving as an assistant professor at Ahmedabad University, India from 2021-2024, Adarsh joined the Dubai Campus of BITS Pilani in July 2024. Adarsh has been recognized for his doctoral work on phononic frequency combs by the 2017 John Winbolt Prize (Cambridge University), 2017 UK Doctoral Researcher Award, 2018 APS GSNP Student Speaker Award, 2018 IET Hudswell International Research Scholarship and 2019 BITS Alumni Association Global 30 Under 30 Award. Date and Time Date: 22 May 2026Time: 11:00 AM NDT to 12:00 PM NDT Add Event to Calendar iCal Google Calendar Location This event has virtual attendance info. Please visit the event page to attend virtually. Hosts Newfoundland Labrador Sect Chap, C16/COM19/CAS04 Kingston Section Chapter, C16/COM19 Contact Event Hosts Registration Starts 15 May 2026 10:30 AM CST Ends 22 May 2026 10:30 AM CST No Admission Charge

To view complete details for this event, click here to view the announcement IEEE Newfoundland-Labrador Computer, Communication, and Circuits & Systems Joint Societies Chapter Technical Event IEEE Newfoundland-Labrador Computer, Communication, and Circuits & Systems Joint Societies Chapter cordially invites you to a technical presentation entitled “Phononic Frequency Combs” by Dr. Adarsh Ganesan, Assistant Professor at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani – Dubai Campus, UAE. Seminar Title: Phononic Frequency Combs Seminar Speaker: Dr. Adarsh Ganesan Seminar Abstract: Phononic frequency combs (PFC) are the mechanical analogues of celebrated photonic frequency combs. These represent a newly documented physical phenomenon in the well-researched physical domain of mechanical resonators. The emergence of PFC is mediated by nonlinear modal coupling. Through a series of experiments using micromechanical resonators, various physical features of PFC have been identified. These include drive parameters for comb operation, hysteresis for comb spectrum tailoring and nonlinear sensitivity to physical perturbations. My talk will describe the physics of PFC and will emphasize how these combs could be foundational to the fields of materials science, molecular science and chemical science. In that respect, I will present our first conceptual demonstrations of material combs, molecular combs and chemical combs respectively. I will also showcase our recent demonstrations of broadband PFC using optical tweezers and phonon lasers. The future work will be focused on the applications of PFC in sensing, communications and quantum information science. Biography of the Speaker: Adarsh Ganesan is currently an assistant professor at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani – Dubai Campus, UAE. He obtained his BE (Hons) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from BITS Pilani in 2014 and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Cambridge in 2018. He carried out his postdoctoral research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, USA from 2018-2021. After serving as an assistant professor at Ahmedabad University, India from 2021-2024, Adarsh joined the Dubai Campus of BITS Pilani in July 2024. Adarsh has been recognized for his doctoral work on phononic frequency combs by the 2017 John Winbolt Prize (Cambridge University), 2017 UK Doctoral Researcher Award, 2018 APS GSNP Student Speaker Award, 2018 IET Hudswell International Research Scholarship and 2019 BITS Alumni Association Global 30 Under 30 Award.   When: 11:00-12:00pm on May 22, 2026 (Friday, NL local time)   Where: online at https://mun.webex.com/mun/j.php?MTID=mdc7f149139d7e7e709438d527ee0f343   Date and Time Date: 22 May 2026Time: 09:30 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST Add Event to Calendar iCal Google Calendar Location This event has virtual attendance info. Please visit the event page to attend virtually. Hosts Newfoundland Labrador Sect Chap, C16/COM19/CAS04 Contact Event Host Registration Starts 15 May 2026 10:30 AM CST Ends 22 May 2026 10:30 AM CST No Admission Charge

To view complete details for this event, click here to view the announcement IEEE OES-GRSS-APS Invited Talk 2 (14 July 2026) IEEE OES-GRSS-APS Invited Technical Talk 2 Speaker: Dr. Kegen Yu Title：Monitoring Ocean States with Spaceborne GNSS Reflectometry Abstract: Global Satellite Navigation System Reflectometry (GNSS-R) is an emerging remote sensing technology that is increasingly widely used in Earth observation, environmental parameter retrieval, and monitoring of marine and terrestrial disasters. This talk primarily discusses the use of spaceborne GNSS-R technology for monitoring ocean conditions, selecting three ocean parameters—sea surface wind speed and direction, and sea surface wave height—as retrieval targets. It focuses on studying how to construct ocean parameter retrieval models using machine learning algorithms under the condition of sufficient observational data samples. Model training primarily utilizes GNSS-R observation data from China's Fengyun-3E and the U.S. CYGNSS satellites, along with several ocean parameter product datasets as reference data. Through extensive experimental data processing, the model's performance was validated, demonstrating that spaceborne GNSS-R technology can be applied to monitor ocean conditions and serve as an effective supplement to existing ocean monitoring techniques. Time: 3pm-4pm NST, 14 July, 2026 Location: CSF-1203, Memorial University Date and Time Date: 14 Jul 2026Time: 03:00 PM NDT to 04:00 PM NDT Add Event to Calendar iCal Google Calendar Location St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada Building: CSF Room Number: 1203 Hosts Newfoundland-Labrador Sect Jt.Chap,OE22/GRS29/AP03 Contact Event Host Speakers Kegen Yu   Topic: Monitoring Ocean States with Spaceborne GNSS Reflectometry

To view complete details for this event, click here to view the announcement Measuring Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Networks Starlink and alike have attracted a lot of attention recently, however, the inner workings of these low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite networks are still largely unknown. This talk presents an ongoing measurement campaign focusing on Starlink and OneWeb on roofs, vehicles, vessels and airplanes, including their satellite access networks, gateway and point-of-presence structures, and backbone and Internet connections, revealing insights applicable to other LEO satellite providers. It also highlights the challenges and research opportunities of the integrated space-air-ground-aqua network envisioned by 6G mobile communication systems and calls for a concerted community effort from practical and experimentation aspects.     Date and Time Date: 13 Apr 2026Time: 09:00 AM NDT to 10:00 AM NDT Add Event to Calendar iCal Google Calendar Location Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada Building: S. J. Carew Building Room Number: EN-2022 Hosts Newfoundland-Labrador Section Newfoundland-Labrador Section Affinity Group, WIE Contact Event Hosts Department of Computer Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland Speakers Dr. Jianping Pan Biography: Dr. Jianping Pan is a professor of computer science at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He received his Bachelor's and PhD degrees in computer science from Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, and he did his postdoctoral research at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He also worked at Fujitsu Labs and NTT Labs. His area of specialization is computer networks and distributed systems, and his current research interests include protocols for advanced networking, performance analysis of networked systems, and applied network security. He received IEICE Best Paper Award in 2009, Telecommunications Advancement Foundation's Telesys Award in 2010, WCSP 2011 Best Paper Award, IEEE Globecom 2011 Best Paper Award, JSPS Invitation Fellowship in 2012, IEEE ICC 2013 Best Paper Award, NSERC DAS Award in 2016, IEEE ICDCS 2021 Best Poster Award and DND/NSERC DGS Award in 2021, and has been serving on the technical program committees of major computer communications and networking conferences including IEEE INFOCOM, ICC, Globecom, WCNC and CCNC. He was the Ad Hoc and Sensor Networking Symposium Co-Chair of IEEE Globecom 2012 and an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. He is a senior member of the ACM and a Fellow of the IEEE.

To view complete details for this event, click here to view the announcement Measuring Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Networks Starlink and alike have attracted a lot of attention recently, however, the inner workings of these low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite networks are still largely unknown. This talk presents an ongoing measurement campaign focusing on Starlink and OneWeb on roofs, vehicles, vessels and airplanes, including their satellite access networks, gateway and point-of-presence structures, and backbone and Internet connections, revealing insights applicable to other LEO satellite providers. It also highlights the challenges and research opportunities of the integrated space-air-ground-aqua network envisioned by 6G mobile communication systems and calls for a concerted community effort from practical and experimentation aspects.     Date and Time Date: 13 Apr 2026Time: 09:00 AM NDT to 10:00 AM NDT Add Event to Calendar iCal Google Calendar Location Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada Building: S. J. Carew Building Room Number: EN-2022 Hosts Newfoundland-Labrador Section Newfoundland-Labrador Section Affinity Group, WIE Contact Event Hosts Department of Computer Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland Speakers Dr. Jianping Pan Biography: Dr. Jianping Pan is a professor of computer science at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He received his Bachelor's and PhD degrees in computer science from Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, and he did his postdoctoral research at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He also worked at Fujitsu Labs and NTT Labs. His area of specialization is computer networks and distributed systems, and his current research interests include protocols for advanced networking, performance analysis of networked systems, and applied network security. He received IEICE Best Paper Award in 2009, Telecommunications Advancement Foundation's Telesys Award in 2010, WCSP 2011 Best Paper Award, IEEE Globecom 2011 Best Paper Award, JSPS Invitation Fellowship in 2012, IEEE ICC 2013 Best Paper Award, NSERC DAS Award in 2016, IEEE ICDCS 2021 Best Poster Award and DND/NSERC DGS Award in 2021, and has been serving on the technical program committees of major computer communications and networking conferences including IEEE INFOCOM, ICC, Globecom, WCNC and CCNC. He was the Ad Hoc and Sensor Networking Symposium Co-Chair of IEEE Globecom 2012 and an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. He is a senior member of the ACM and a Fellow of the IEEE.

To view complete details for this event, click here to view the announcement Measuring Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Networks Starlink and alike have attracted a lot of attention recently, however, the inner workings of these low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite networks are still largely unknown. This talk presents an ongoing measurement campaign focusing on Starlink and OneWeb on roofs, vehicles, vessels and airplanes, including their satellite access networks, gateway and point-of-presence structures, and backbone and Internet connections, revealing insights applicable to other LEO satellite providers. It also highlights the challenges and research opportunities of the integrated space-air-ground-aqua network envisioned by 6G mobile communication systems and calls for a concerted community effort from practical and experimentation aspects.   Date and Time Date: 13 Apr 2026Time: 09:00 AM NDT to 10:00 AM NDT Add Event to Calendar iCal Google Calendar Location Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada Building: S. J. Carew Building Room Number: EN-2022 Hosts Newfoundland-Labrador Section Newfoundland-Labrador Section Affinity Group, WIE Contact Event Hosts Department of Computer Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland   Speakers Dr. Jianping Pan Biography: Dr. Jianping Pan is a professor of computer science at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He received his Bachelor's and PhD degrees in computer science from Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, and he did his postdoctoral research at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He also worked at Fujitsu Labs and NTT Labs. His area of specialization is computer networks and distributed systems, and his current research interests include protocols for advanced networking, performance analysis of networked systems, and applied network security. He received IEICE Best Paper Award in 2009, Telecommunications Advancement Foundation's Telesys Award in 2010, WCSP 2011 Best Paper Award, IEEE Globecom 2011 Best Paper Award, JSPS Invitation Fellowship in 2012, IEEE ICC 2013 Best Paper Award, NSERC DAS Award in 2016, IEEE ICDCS 2021 Best Poster Award and DND/NSERC DGS Award in 2021, and has been serving on the technical program committees of major computer communications and networking conferences including IEEE INFOCOM, ICC, Globecom, WCNC and CCNC. He was the Ad Hoc and Sensor Networking Symposium Co-Chair of IEEE Globecom 2012 and an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. He is a senior member of the ACM and a Fellow of the IEEE.