2009 Events

Optical Device Design, Fabrication and Characterization

    • Dr. Winnie Ye

    • Canada Research Chair

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    This talk will give and overview on the design, fabrication and characterization of optical devices.

    • Nov. 19, 2009
    • 11:30AM - 12:30AM

Low Power Asynchronous-Logic Circuit Design

    • Dr. Gwee Bah Hwee

    • A CASS Distinguished Lecturer - Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University, School of EEE, Singapore

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    Asynchronous-logic is an emerging methodology where the microprocessor will be increasingly asynchronous – 40% by 2020 from the present 11% (ITRS roadmap).

    • Sept. 29, 2009
    • 12:30PM - 1:30PM

Real-Time Simulation for Smart Grids

    • Dr. Peng Zhang

    • BC Transmission Corp., Vancouver, BC

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    Smart grids and sustainable energy will be powering our economy in the future, and will help meet energy challenges such as climate change and fossil fuel crisis.

    • Sept. 10, 2009
    • 9:30PM - 11:00PM

Secure Provision of Reactive Power Ancillary Services in Competitive Electricity Markets

    • Dr. Ismael El-Samahy

    • Technical Officer, Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), Toronto, ON

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    Adequate provision of reactive power is essential in power systems in order to ensure their secure and reliable operation. Reactive power is tightly related to bus voltages throughout a power network, and hence reactive power services have a significant effect on system security. Insufficient reactive power supply can result in voltage collapse, which has been one of the reasons for some major blackouts worldwide.

    • Jun. 26, 2009
    • 1:30PM - 2:30PM

Alleviating the Negative Impact of Implementing Distributed Generation on the Existing Distribution System Protection Schemes

    • Dr. Walid El-khattam

    • Post-Doctoral Fellow & Lecturer, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Western Ontario

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    Introducing Distributed Generation (DG), traditional and renewable technologies, into distribution systems has both positive and negative impacts on system operation.

    • Jun. 16, 2009
    • 1:30PM - 2:30PM

Electric Power Distribution System: A Future Perspective

    • Walid Morsi

    • Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

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    This presentation provides an overview of current issues and challenges involved in integrating renewable energy sources with the electric power network.

    • Jun. 8, 2009
    • 3:30PM - 4:30PM

WiSense:A Wireless Sensor Network Project Overview

    • Dr. Peter MacKinnon

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    This talk will provide an overview of WiSense, a research and development project that partners industry and university research groups with the mission of defining and studying design challenges.

    • May 13, 2009
    • 12:00PM - 1:00PM

General-Purpose EM Solver (GEMS): A New Simulation Tool for Modeling Large-Scale Electromagnetic Systems on Parallel Platforms

    • Raj Mittra

    • RAM Associates and Wenhua Yu, 2COMU

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    • May. 5, 2009
    • 11:00AM - 1:00PM

Impedance Matching Systems

    • Dr. Robson Nunes de Lima

    • Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department of Universidade Federal da Bahia (Salvador, Brazil)

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    Impedance matching is an essential part of an RF system that is used to maximize the power transfer from a generator to a load and to minimize the reflections from the load.

    • May. 19, 2009
    • 1:00PM - 2:00PM

SDR Based Power amplifiers /Transmitters for Advanced Wireless and Satellite Communications

    • Fadhel Ghannouchi

    • Fellow of IEEE, Fellow IET, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada

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    The next wave in the information revolution will consist of bringing intelligence to the information and communication technology (ICT) sector, allowing seamless and intelligent networking and communication between different users using different services and operators. This will lead to the convergence of communication technologies, aiming at the development and deployment of cooperative and ubiquitous networks that involve existing and future wireless and satellite communications systems.

    • Mar. 6, 2009
    • 3:30PM - 4:30PM

Ceramic Stereolithography and Shape Optimization for Microwave Component Design

    • Prof. Dominique Baillargeat

    • XLIM, University de Limoges (France)

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    The design of advanced components for space and terrestrial telecommunications requires both sophisticated design methodologies and manufacturing technologies for improving current component performances.

    • Mar. 4, 2009
    • 1:30PM - 2:30PM

Automated Response Surface Model Generation and Adaptive Sampling

    • Dirk Gorissen

    • Ghent University, Belgium

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    • Feb. 27, 2009
    • 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Fiber Optic Communications: From Backbone to Access Networks

    • Dr. Velko Tzolov

    • Co-Founder and Senior Vice President at Palladium7 Corporation, Ottawa

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    The talk will provide a short overview of the evolution of the fiber optics communications in the last decade. The emphasis will be on the DWDM (dense wavelength division multiplexing) and other key technology enablers.

    • Jan. 22, 2009
    • 1:00PM - 2:00PM