Abstract: Unstructured documents often come with embedded structured data. Representing valuable and structured information as tables is popular in health, financial, and many domains. However, manual extraction of structured information from documents typically costs tremendous time and labor, motivating the need for a system for automating the process. After such tables have been extracted, the data can be used for a wide variety of tasks such as question answering and various “down-stream” analytics tasks. In this talk, we will discuss how to leverage ground-breaking pre-trained language models (e.g., BERT, ChatGPT) to develop tools for automated table extraction from various types of documents. We will present different applications from cancer registry reporting, cancer care, and psychiatry hospitalization prediction. Speaker(s): Raymond Ng Room: CSF-1302, Bldg: Core Science Facility , 45 Arctic Avenue, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Abstract : MOQ is currently being standardized by the IETF as a low-latency transport for live media, optimized for real-time publishing, in-network caching, and scalable delivery. This presentation will analyze MOQ's core features, including its efficient multiplexing and low-latency capabilities, derived from QUIC. We will discuss its impact on media delivery, focusing on enhanced reliability and performance for demanding, large-scale applications, demonstrating its role in future media ecosystems. Co-sponsored by: Prof. Abdelhak Bentaleb Speaker(s): Dr. Ali C. Begen, Room: ER1071, Bldg: Concordia University, 2155 Guy Street, Department of Computer Science & Software Engineering (CSSE), MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, H3G 1M8

[] IEEE Winnipeg Young Professionals are jointly hosting a workshop with UMIEEE. This one-hour workshop is designed for beginners who want to get started with Python programming which is one of the most popular and versatile programming languages today. Participants will gain hands-on experience with Python syntax, logic building, and simple program creation. Room: E2-125, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T4W9

This presentation brings a common awareness about the corporate data team that most organizations are establishing as they go through their enterprise transformation and modernization journey. The corporate data team, often referred to as the Data Office, serves as a critical function responsible for managing data quality, governance, and integration across disparate source systems providing accessibility to analytics and reporting for all business departments in the organization. This case study explores the history of how organizations typically handled data in the past and how technology as well as data practices have evolved to leverage data to become a critical element for an organization’s enterprise strategy. We will examine how the data team is structured, the impact of each of the key roles (such as data engineers and data scientists), how data is governed, and the data architecture that is supported by a centralized data team. The presentation also reviews the technical and organizational challenges faced by modern corporate data teams. This session should demonstrate why organizations have had to mature their data practices to accelerate business outcomes and efficiently manage data for strategic growth. Speaker(s): Mike Jacobson, Agenda: - Land Acknowledgement - Introduction of the Speaker - Talk on "Emergence of the Corporate Data Team" - Q&A - Refreshments Room: ED 388, Bldg: Education, University of Regina, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, S4S 0A2

In this industrial tour, SIEMENS President and CEO Mr. Faisal Kazi will be attending for the presentation for 30 minutes and there is chance of receiving an overview SIEMENS productions. It is free to join for everyone. Snack and Meal will also be provided Speaker(s): Faisal Bldg: SIEMENS, 1577 North Service Road East, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, L6H 0H6

As human-centric services continue to flourish in the 6G era, enabling seamless interaction between humans and digital systems requires more than traditional communication paradigms. Semantic communication (SemCom) has thus emerged as a critical enabler for the Human Digital Twin (HDT)—a virtual representation of individuals that reflects their cognitive, behavioral, and physiological states. By prioritizing the transmission of meaning rather than raw data, SemCom significantly enhances the efficiency and contextual relevance of HDT interactions. This presentation introduces several SemCom-driven HDT frameworks that integrate semantic encoding, representation alignment, and knowledge-grounded compression to enable personalized and context-aware communication. We detail the architectural integration of SemCom into HDT systems and emphasize core enabling technologies such as semantic integrity and privacy protection, semantics-aware transmission optimization, context-grounded semantic inference, cognitive-aware personalization, and generative intelligence integration. Through case studies, we demonstrate how SemCom empowers HDT to support adaptive, efficient, and meaningful services, particularly in domains such as healthcare and cognitive monitoring. Finally, we outline future research challenges and highlight the central role of SemCom in unlocking the full potential of HDT within intelligent human-centric systems. Speaker(s): Jun Cai, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/507886

This session provides a technical overview of tradeoffs in the use of precision, multi-lane millimeter-wave test fixtures for empirical characterization of 200G and 400G silicon SerDes. Measurement data from 67 GHz and 110 GHz channel emulators are analyzed, with emphasis on the impact of higher order modes in coaxial test cables relative to 200G and 400G Nyquist frequencies. For 224G SerDes, results demonstrate the ability to trade test cable loss at Nyquist against modal bandwidth, maintaining at least 20% BW margin. The discussion extends to candidate signaling strategies for 400G, evaluating whether these trends persist as modulation formats and channel requirements evolve. The findings inform the design and validation of next-generation serial PHYs, highlighting physical layer constraints and opportunities for advancing high-speed data center interconnects. Speaker(s): Andrew Josephson, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/505970

The world is nonlinear and linked. Small-gain theory is one of the most important tools to tackle fundamentally challenging control problems for interconnected linear and nonlinear systems. In this talk, I will first review early developments in nonlinear small-gain theorems and associated nonlinear control design and show how it served as a basic tool to unify numerous results in constructive nonlinear control. Then, I will present recent developments in network/cyclic small-gain theorems for complex large-scale nonlinear systems, with a special focus on event-triggered control and feedback optimization. Finally, I will discuss briefly how machine learning techniques can be invoked to relax the conservativeness of small-gain designs, that falls into the emerging area of learning-based control, a new direction in control theory. Speaker(s): Zhong-Ping Jiang, Room: SF B560, Bldg: SF B560, 172 St. George St.,, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5R 0A3

Creating a safe space after midterms for students to destress and prioritize mental and physical health. Join us in Roosters cafe to unwind and relax. Activities include: Painting Boardgames Music Chatting Face Masks Snacks Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Get ready to rev your engines! Introducing Formula WIEEE 🏎️🏁 ⚙️ A robotics + engineering competition like no other – and it’s open to everyone ! 🧑‍💻 Form a team of 3–4 members 🫂 Beginner-friendly (perfect for first years, no experience needed)! 🛠️ Workshops, tutorials & kits included 📅 Kickoff on October 11th → start brainstorming with your team 🧠⚡️ 🏆 Competition Day: November 8th @ MB9 🤝 Networking event at the end! 🎟️ Tickets are $15 🔗 The registration link can be found in our bio Bring your friends, or join other participants to form a team on the spot! Tickets are limited, so don’t miss out! 🚦 Room: MB-9, Bldg: MB Building Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada