IEEE University of Calabria Student Branch

The Montreal Chapter of the IEEE Signal Processing Society, in collaboration with STARaCom, cordially invites you to attend the following talks, as part of its series of Short Hybrid-Seminars on Selected Topics in Signal Processing. Now that restrictions imposed by Covid-19 have been relaxed, this event will take a hybrid form, with participants having the option to attend in person or virtually. Co-sponsored by: STARaCom Speaker(s): Hamed Hojatian, Minh Dat Nguyen Bldg: McConnell Engineering, 3480 University St., ECE Department, Room 603, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 0E9, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/328482

Abstract: Due to the explosive growth of new users and new applications, it is expected that the wireless spectrum will need to be used in a dynamic fashion starting in the near future. This can be achieved by using the concept of cognitive radio, giving users access to the unused spectrum under dynamic spectrum access. It is generally accepted that conventional methods of cognitive radio will fall short of being able to handle the enormous demand for spectral resources, and therefore it is expected that techniques from artificial intelligence or machine learning will help provide dynamic control for spectrum sharing. The process of spectrum sharing begins with sensing the spectrum. Recently, a number of techniques for spectrum sensing employing machine learning have been introduced. In this talk, we employ a machine learning approach known as generative adversarial networks towards this purpose. This particular approach is known to be very successful for anomaly detection in image processing. We alter performance criteria used in this set of networks from image processing applications to wireless and employ such networks for spectrum sensing, both in conventional and cooperative spectrum sensing. Initial results show the efficacy of this approach. Speaker(s): Dr. Ender, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/329642

(The English version will follow) Bienvenue à « Photonique en français », un atelier de langue pour les étudiants et les professionnels pour pratiquer la conversation en français technique, de réseautage et social. Prérequis Niveau de français minimal: complété niveau 2 sur l’échelle québécoise, ou équivalent, à l’oral. Ces classes bénéficieront aux étudiants à partir des niveau 3-4 sur l’échelle québécoise, et serviront de renforcement pour la pratique et compréhension orale pour les étudiant.e.s aux niveaux 5 à 8 voulant parfaire leur conversations professionnelles et techniques en photonique. Pour plus d’information sur les niveaux de français, veuillez-vous référer a cette description des niveaux : (https://centre-pauline-julien.cssdm.gouv.qc.ca/files/Site-web-CPJ-description-niveaux.pdf ) Objectifs du programme pour l’étudiant Pratiquer la description avec des moyens simples (1) sa formation, (2) son environnement immédiat Développer un lexique de 20 à 30 termes de vocabulaire technique et professionnelles sur des sujets touchant à la photonique Évoquer des sujets techniques et professionnelles dans le cadre de défis encadrés sur différentes thématiques de recherche Rapprocher étudiants de recherche en apprentissage du français ___________________________________ Welcome to "Photonics in French", a language workshop for students and professionals to practice conversation in technical, networking and social French. Prerequisites Minimum level of French: completed level 2 on the Quebec scale, or equivalent, in oral. These classes will benefit students from level 3-4 on the Quebec scale, and will serve as reinforcement for practice and oral comprehension for students at levels 5 to 8 who want to perfect their professional and technical conversations in photonics. For more information on the French levels, please refer to this level description: (https://centre-pauline-julien.cssdm.gouv.qc.ca/files/Site-web-CPJ-description-niveaux.pdf ) Program objectives for the student Practice describing in simple ways (1) one's background, (2) one's immediate environment Develop a lexicon of 20 to 30 technical and professional vocabulary terms on topics related to photonics Discuss technical and professional topics in the context of supervised challenges on different research themes Bring research students closer to learning French Speaker(s): Dr. Lawrence Chen, Agenda: 13:00-13:30: Welcome & refreshments / Accueil et rafraichissements 13:30-14:30: Workshop & presentation / Atelier et présentation Introductions : 5 minutes Tables-rondes #1: Brise-glace / ice-breaker: 15 minutes Présentation et discussion technique : 15 minutes Tables-rondes #2: les défis photoniques en français :20 minutes Fin de la séance : 5 minutes Room: Mc603, Bldg: McConnell Engineering Building, Room MC603, 3480 Rue University , Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 0E9