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Multi-wavelength lasers have emerged as a promising solution for a range of applications: from sensing to high-frequency signal generation or all-optical processing. For instance, they are an appealing solution to generate mm-wave or THz signals: besides the reduce footprint or the lack of required alignment, the coupling between modes leads to lower noise level. However, lasing is still a “winner takes it all” process, thus simultaneous emission at multiple wavelengths can be a challenging target to reach. A rather careful design or a precise control mechanism are typically required. In this talk, I will briefly review demonstrated schemes to implement multi-wavelength lasers on Photonic ICs, with a particular focus on laser designs compatible with (active) generic foundry platforms. I will discuss the difficult trade-off between flexibility, tunability and stability, and highlight the approach we chose relying on a phase-controlled optical feedback loop. Finally, I will present some of our recent results exploiting such multi-wavelength lasers for new applications such as spectral multiplication of frequency combs and wavelength conversion. Speaker(s): Martin Virte, Room: MC603, Bldg: McConnell Engineering building, 3480 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 0E9

IEEE SIGHT MTL is proud to present "Can you hear our voice? Background of the Destruction and Ways Forward after February 2023 Earthquakes in Türkiye" - an insightful event featuring guest speaker Fatma Özdoğan. Join us as we explore the potential of technology in mitigating the impact of natural disasters and improving our ability to respond to them. As an architect based in Türkiye, Fatma Özdoğan has international professional experience in Türkiye, Azerbaijan, and Qatar, research experience in Colombia, Lebanon and Türkiye. After completing her studies in Türkiye, she was offered a scholarship at Oxford Brookes University, UK to study the MA Development and Emergency Practice programme. She improved her knowledge of the interrelationship between sustainable urban development and natural/man-made crises. She recently began her doctoral studies at the faculty of planning at the University of Montreal, Canada. Her research interest is disaster management with a particular interest in post-disaster reconstruction. She studies the relationship between the country's responses to disasters and development. Her current research aims to understand communities' needs as architects and propose sustainable solutions to bridge the gaps between the needs and the services provided. In this event, Fatma will be discussing the first humanitarian crisis, urgent needs, disaster intervention and challenges. She will talk about the planning and decision-making process and its impact on the environment. Then she will introduce briefly how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) were used in intervention and coordination. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from one of the leading experts in the field. Join us for "Post-Disaster Recovery Efforts After 2023 Earthquakes and Flooding in Türkiye" and discover how technology can help us build more resilient communities. * If you are looking for help please check the Canadian Red Cross fundraising portal here: https://www.redcross.ca/turkiyesyriaappeal/IEEESIGHTMontreal. and Turkish Philanthropy Funds here: https://donate.tpfund.org/team/496882 ** see funding opportunities: (https://htb.ieee.org/funding-opportunities/projects/ ) Speaker(s): Fatma Özdoğan Agenda: 5:00 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.: Welcome and introduction by IEEE SIGHT MTL 5:10 p.m. - 5:20 p.m.: Presentation by IEEE Turkey Section 5:20 p.m. - 5:50 p.m.: Presentation by Fatma Ozdogan 5:50 p.m. - 6:10 p.m.: Questions & Answers 6:10 p.m. - 6:25 p.m.: Fundraising announcements 6:25 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.: Thank you and conclusion Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/353000

EM-based medical technologies are receiving increasing interest in the global scientific community. One of the most studied applications in this field is the use of microwaves for cancer diagnosis, particularly for breast cancer detection, made possible by the significant dielectric contrast between healthy and neoplastic tissues. Several microwave imaging prototypes for breast cancer detection have been proposed, some even tested in pre-clinical settings on volunteers and patients, demonstrating reasonable target detection capabilities in dense/medium-dense tissues. In this seminar, an overview of the work done and on-going at the University of Pavia investigating the potential of millimeter (mm-) waves for early-stage breast cancer detection in fat tissues will be disclosed. In particular, the main design steps will be shown and critically discussed. In addition, the perspectives of multi-modal approaches (based on mm-waves, Ultrasounds, and elastography) to improve the cancer detection capabilities in different breast compositions will be presented. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 0E9, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/358922

Health Informatics (HI) is a challenging and expanding field of research which is driving innovation in healthcare delivery. HI facilitates data-driven decision making which both enhances the quality of care to patients and boosts efficiency for health-care providers. To achieve this, HI necessitates the acquisition and processing of large volumes of personal data, giving rise to logistical and ethical concerns surrounding the effective and responsible stewardship of this information. In this talk, Dr. Saeed Samet will discuss some of the privacy challenges in HI, followed by a review of his previous and current research in privacy-preserving protocols and security aspects of HI. Speaker(s): Dr. Saeed Samet Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/358586

Join (https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenadiez/), Technical Director Laser and Medical Markets, Optica, and (https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewposner/), Director Workforce & Photonics Education, Optonique & Optica Ambassador 2023 to share perspectives, needs and opportunities on the photonics industry network in Québec and worldwide. The meeting will be followed by a networking session with catering. Co-sponsored by: INRS Optica-SPIE Student Chapter Speaker(s): Dr Helena Diez-y-Riega, Dr. Matthew Posner Room: Tudor-Jonhson Room, Bldg: Campus Varennes, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Quebec, Canada, J3X 1P7

Quantum mechanics is among the most challenging scientific topics and students constantly struggle to master basic concepts. Yet, we are in the midst of a second quantum revolution, which will be responsible for many of the key physical technological advances for the 21st century. The future STEM workforce need to be familiarized with quantum concepts as well as gaining hands-on experience in the instrumentation widely used in emerging technological areas (e.g., nanotechnology and biomedicine). Join us as we share experiences in the teaching of quantum topics at different levels; K-12, technical college, and university (from freshman to senior and graduate student levels). The topics include: - lecture classes and easily understandable and affordable experiments with single and entangled photons; - how to improve students’ learning, especially at large enrollment, and how to evaluate what the students learned; - how to elicit average students’ interest; - training technicians; - K-12 education, outreach activity and public engagement using animations, educational websites, software simulation tools and games devoted to “quantum”. This symposium will comprise of a presider overview, 30-min invited talks, 15-min contributed talks and posters. Co-sponsored by: University of Rochester Speaker(s): Bahaa Saleh & Matthew Posner, Prof. Svetlana Lukishova Agenda: Find the agenda via https://etop.creol.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/2023/05/SESSIONS_ETOP_QUANTUM_May_11_2023.pdf Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/361186

Starlink orbits at about 550km, which results in lower latency, in comparison to GEO satellites which orbit around 35,786km. Each satellite features a compact, flat-panel design that minimizes volume, allowing for a dense launch stack to take full advantage of the launch capabilities of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. join us to learn more about Starlink Speaker(s): Tim Belfall Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/360280

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Concordia University and the Industry Applications Society (IAS) chapter in collaboration with the Industrial Electronics Society (IES), Power Electronics Society (PELS), Power & Energy Society (PES) and IAS Concordia University Student Branch chapters in the IEEE Montreal Section cordially invites you to a seminar presented by Dr. Raja V Ramakrishnan, Chief-scientist (controls) at Halla Mechatronics, USA. This presentation gives a review of sensorless motor control drive systems. The present status of such drives in the industry and what challenges does the automotive industry faces implementing sensorless drives in its safety critical components. It then shows how such a drive system helps to develop next generation safety architecture for motor control drives by bringing down the cost but increasing the fault tolerant behaviour. Co-sponsored by: IEEE IAS society and IEEE Montreal Speaker(s): Raja Ramakrishnan Agenda: 3 pm to 3:30 pm -> Refreshments 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm -> Presentation 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm -> Questions and answers Room: 03.309, Bldg: EV, Concordia University SGW Campus, 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd west, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H3G 1M8

This presentation examines two Course Outlines, traditional and hybrid, for a Module (Radio Communication Equipment Installation) in the Telecom program at the Pearson Electrotechnology Centre, located in Montreal Canada Speaker(s): Geoffrey Alleyne Agenda: 1:30pm - Speaker introduction and opening remarks 1:35pm - Presentation 2:35pm - Q&A 2:50pm - Closing remarks Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/361395

The Montreal Chapter of the IEEE Signal Processing (SP) Society cordially invites you to attend the following talk, to be given by Dr. Mehrsan Javan, Co-Founder and CTO of Sportlogiq, on Wednesday May 31st 2023, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm at Concordia University (EV-Building Room EV003.309). Speaker(s): Dr. Mehrsan Javan Room: EV003.309, Bldg: EV Building, 1515 Rue Ste-Catherine W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G-2W1