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Past Meetings/Seminars:

Development of Diagnostic Measurement Techniques for Power Equipment Using Radio Sensing, Computational Electromagnetic Method, and Signal Processing
Speaker: Ms. Dr. Masatake Kawada, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
DATE: Friday June 5, 2009
TIME: Registration and Networking: 0140 pm ; Seminar: 02:00 pm – 03:30 pm
PLACE: National Research Council, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Building M-50, Room 115.

Parking
: No fee at the visitor’s parking. Map: to view the map, click here.
ORGANIZED & SPONSORED BY: Joint
Chapter of IEEE Ottawa-Montreal Section DEIS, IEEE Ottawa PES Chapters, Ottawa IMS Chapter, Ottawa RS Chapter, and EPMG of INMS/NRC
ADMISSION: Free but registration is required for security reasons.  To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail to
Mahmoud Abou-Dakka.
For more details: Please click on "Announcement" - pdf file.

Contact:
Raed Abdullah, Wahab Almuhtadi, Mahmoud Abou-Dakka

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Microelectronics Reliability: It's evolution from Military to Commercial Requirements
Speaker: Dr. Ray Haythornthwaite
DATE: Thursday May 21, 2009
TIME: Refreshments, Registration and Networking: 06:30 p.m.; Seminar: 07:00 p.m. – 08:00 p.m.
PLACE: Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., School of Advanced Technology, T-Building, Room T230.

Parking
: No fee after 5:00 p.m. at the Visitors’ Parking Lots 8 (green) & 9 (red). Please respect restricted areas. Map: to view the map,
click here.
ADMISSION: All welcome - Free.
REGISTRATION: pre-registration Registration required. To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail contacting: Raed Abdullah
ORGANIZED BY: IEEE Reliability Ottawa Chapter, IEEE ComSoc/BTS Ottawa Chapter, IEEE LEOS Ottawa Chapter, IEEE AESS Ottawa Chapter, IEEE P/MTT Ottawa Chapter, IEEE CS Ottawa Chapter, and Algonquin College Student Branch.
CONTACT: details -
Raed Abdullah and Patrick Couture.
 

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Impact of Renewable Energy Resources on the Electrical Power System Stability
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Mo El-Hawary, IEEE Fellow, IEEE PES Distinguished Lecturer, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
 Canada

DATE: Friday April 17, 2009
TIME: Refreshments, Registration and Networking: 06:30 p.m.; Seminar: 07:00 p.m. – 08:00 p.m.
PLACE: Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., School of Advanced Technology, T-Building, Room T129.

Parking
: No fee after 5:00 p.m. at the Visitors’ Parking Lots 8 (green) & 9 (red). Please respect restricted areas. Map: to view the map,
click here.
ADMISSION: All welcome - Free.
REGISTRATION: pre-registration Registration required. To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail contacting: almuhtadi@ieee.org.
ORGANIZED BY: IEEE PES Ottawa Chapter, Reliability Chapter, IEEE Ottawa Section Educational Activities, Women in Engineering Affinity Group, and Algonquin College Student Branch.
CONTACT: details - Wahab Almuhtadi, Branislav Djokic,
Raed Abdullah and Patrick Couture.

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Compensation of Long Input Delays for Unstable Nonlinear and PDE Systems

Speaker:  Dr. Miroslav Krstic, Sorenson Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Control Systems and Dynamics at UC San Diego

Date & Time: March 19, 2009. Refreshments, Registration and Networking: 06:30 p.m.; Seminar: 07:00 p.m. – 08:30 p.m.
Location:
Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Ave. School of Advanced Technology, Building-T, Room T129
Parking: No fee after 5:00 p.m. at the Visitors’ Parking Lots 8 & 9. Please respectrestricted areas.
Admission: Free. Registration required. To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail contacting: Wahab Almuhtadi at almuhtadi@ieee.org.
More Info: Contact: Jurek Sasiadek jsas@ccs.carleton.ca, Wahab Almuhtadi almuhtadi@ieee.org, Raed Abdullah RaedAbdullah@ieee.org, Balakumar Balasingam balasing@site.uottawa.ca, Branislav Djokic branislav@ieee.org, Patrick Couture Cout0009@algonquincollege.com  


Abstract:

Input delays create challenges in stabilization problems in many applications for unstable plants. I will present new designs for global stabilization of broad classes of nonlinear systems with long input delays. I will also introduce problems where the length of the input delay is highly uncertain, or even completely unknown, and present adaptive control designs for stabilization in the presence of this and other parametric uncertainties. In addition to input delays, I will discuss other infinite-dimensional input dynamics, such as those that combine convective and diffusive phenomena. Finally, I will show designs for PDEs with long input delays, such as unstable reaction-diffusion equations and anti-stable wave equations
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About the Speaker:
Miroslav Krstic is a Sorenson Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Control Systems and Dynamics at UC San Diego. He is a Fellow of IEEE and IFAC and a co-author of eight books: Nonlinear and Adaptive Control Design (1995), Stabilization of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems (1998), Flow Control by Feedback (2002), Real-Time Optimization by Extremum Seeking Control (2003), Control of Turbulent and Magnetohydrodynamic Channel Flows (2007), Boundary Control of PDEs (2008), Adaptive Control of Parabolic PDEs (2009), and Delay Compensation for Nonlinear and PDE Systems (2009).

 
Smart Distribution Grids Need Smart Protection
Speakers: Dr. Alexey Chaly,
CEO of Tavrida Electric
DATE:
Friday, October 24, 2008
TIME: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
PLACE: 970 Merivale Rd, Ottawa, ON , Hydro Ottawa Lunch Room
PARKING: No fee at the visitor’s parking. Please respect restricted areas.
REGISTRATION/ADMISSION
: Mandatory, for security reasons, by e-mail to RaedAbdullah@ieee.org by October 22, 2008. Free to members; Non-members: $5.00 (at the door)
Refreshments and nibbles will be provided. Feel free to pass this information to others that may benefit. Seating is limited.

ORGANIZED BY:
IEEE Ottawa: Power & Energy Society Chapter, Reliability Society Chapter, Educational Activities Committee, Women in Engineering, Graduates of the Last Decade, Alliance of IEEE Consultant Network, and Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation Society Chapter.
Fore more details:
Please click on "Announcement" - pdf file to view the seminar flyer.
Contact:
Raed Abdullah, Wahab AlmuhtadiBranislav Djokic, Preeti Raman, Anissa Shaddy, Abhay Raman, Mahmoud Abou-Dakka.

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DC and AC Programmable Josephson Voltage Standards: applications, achievements and limitations
Speakers: Dr. Alain Rüfenacht,
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado, USA
DATE:
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
TIME: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
PLACE: National Research Council, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Building M-36, Kelvin Room
PARKING: No fee at the visitor’s parking. Please respect restricted areas.
Map
: http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/images/photos/directions/map_southcampusbig.jpg .
ADMISSION: Free but registration is required for security reasons.
To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail to Branislav Djokic at branislav@ieee.org.

ORGANIZED BY:
IEEE Ottawa Educational Activities, Instrumentation & Measurement Chapter, PES, RS Chapters, and EPMG of INMS/NRC.
Fore more details:
Please click on "Announcement" - pdf file to view the seminar flyer.
Contact:
Wahab AlmuhtadiBranislav Djokic, Voicu Groza, Raed Abdullah

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New Developments in Cooperative Control with Application to Formation Flying
Speaker:
Dr. Amir Aghdam,
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
DATE: Wednesday, December 05, 2007
TIME: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Refreshments will be provided
PLACE: University of Ottawa, School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE), 800 King Edward Ave., 5th Floor, Board Room 5084.

Parking
: Please respect restricted parking areas around University of Ottawa. Map: to view the map, click here.
ORGANIZED & SPONSORED BY: IEEE Ottawa Section Joint Chapter of Robotics & Automation, and Control Systems Societies (RCS), Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS), Power Engineering Society (PES), Reliability Society (RS), Instrumentation and Measurement Society (IMS) Chapters and Educational Activities
ADMISSION: Free but registration is required.  To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail to Branislav Djokic at branislav@ieee.org.
For more details: Please click on "Announcement" - pdf file.

Contact:
Wahab Almuhtadi, Branislav Djokic, Raed AbdullahVoicu Groza, Jurek Sasiadek, Hugh Reekie

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Filed Visit to the Bells Corners Complex (Labs) of the CANMET Technology Centre (CETEC), NRCan

DATE: November 9, 2007
TIME: 1:00 - 3:15 p.m.
PLACE: CANMET Energy Technology Centre, 1 Haanel Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Map: to view the map, please click here.
ORGANIZED & SPONSORED BY: IEEE Ottawa Section Chapters of Power Engineering Society (PES) and Reliability Society (RS) and CANMET Energy Technology Centre (CETEC)
ADMISSION: Free but registration is required for security reasons. 
Registration: To register please send an e-mail of your intention by Thu., Nov 8th to Raed Abdullah. The first group of 15 filled up fast, so NRCan offered to allow for another group of fifteen.
For more details: Please click on "Announcement" - pdf file.

Contact:
Wahab Almuhtadi, Raed Abdullah

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The Role of JEMIC in Japan’s Electrical Power Industry
Speaker:
Mr. Usa Kakinuma,
Vice President, Japan Electric Meters Inspection Corporation (JEMIC), Tokyo, Japan
Calibration of Active/Reactive Power/Energy Meters at JEMIC
Speaker: Dr. Kunihiko Takahashi,
Director, Technical Research Laboratory, JEMIC, Tokyo, Japan
DATE: Tuesday, July 03, 2007
TIME: Registration: 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.; Seminar: 10:00 am – 11:30 pm.
PLACE: National Research Council, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Building M-50, Auditorium.

Parking
: No fee at the visitor’s parking. Map: to view the map, click here.
ORGANIZED & SPONSORED BY: IEEE Ottawa Section I&M/PES/RS Chapters and EA, and EPMG of INMS/NRC
ADMISSION: Free but registration is required for security reasons.  To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail to Branislav Djokic at branislav@ieee.org.
For more details: Please click on "Announcement" - pdf file.

Contact:
Wahab Almuhtadi, Branislav Djokic, Raed AbdullahVoicu Groza

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“RoHS Reliability Impact,” and “Value Stream Mapping” Speaker: Larry Akre, Sr. Procurement Quality Engineer for Emerson Process Management, Rosemount Flow Division, USA
DATE: Thursday, May 17, 2007
TIME: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 pm
PLACE: Room T119, T-Building, School of Advanced Technology, Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario

Parking
: free after 5:00 pm. Please park in Lots #8 and 9.
Map: to view the map, please click here
ORGANIZED & SPONSORED BY: Co-Sponsored by the IEEE Ottawa Section’s Reliability, Power Engineering, Robotics & Automation + Control Systems, Engineering Management Society Chapters, and Algonquin College Student Branch
REGISTRATION: To confirm a seat and food, e-mail: RaedAbdullah@ieee.org

 By May 16th: IEEE Members: $5; Students $2,  Non-IEEE Members $10
After May : 16th Add $5 to the above
Sandwiches, finger snacks and drinks will be provided to those registered.
For more detailed information: Please click on "Announcement" - pdf file.
Contact:
Wahab Almuhtadi, Raed Abdullah, Jean Couillard, Jurek Sasiadek Jason Tang
To view the presentations:
1- “RoHS Reliability Impact,” please click here.
2- “Value Stream Mapping”, please click here.

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Seminar: On-site Tests and Calibrations for High-Voltage/High-Current Measurement Equipment
Speaker: Dr. Alexander Bulinski, National Research Council, Ottawa
DATE
: Thursday, November 23, 2006. (For maps, click on the underlined hyperlinks below.)
TIME:
10:40 a.m. Registration and Networking; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Seminar.
PLACE:
National Research Council, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Building M-36, Kelvin Room.
Admission:
No fee at the visitor’s parking. Please respect restricted areas..
Contact: Mahmoud Abou-DakkaWahab Almuhtadi, Branislav DjokicRaed Abdullah

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Seminar: Software in Safety-Critical Aeronautical Products
Branimir Dulic, P.Eng., Aircraft Certification Branch, Transport Canada, Ottawa
DATE
: Tuesday, October 31, 2006. (For maps, click on the underlined hyperlinks below.)
TIME:
6:00 p.m. Refreshments, Registration and Networking; 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Seminar.
PLACE:
Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., Advanced Technology Building-T, Room T119.
Admission:
IEEE members: Free Non-members, Retired / Job Seekers: $5.00
Non-members, Students: $3.00 Non-members: $10.00 Refreshments included.

Contact: Raed AbdullahBranislav DjokicWahab Almuhtadi, Jason Tang

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Achieving Cleaner and More Efficient Electricity Production
Using Free Spinning Reserve

Prof. Stan Pejovic, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto

DATE: Thursday, November 17, 2005. (For maps, click on the underlined hyperlinks below.)
TIME: 6:00 p.m. Refreshments, Registration and Networking; 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Seminar.
PLACE: Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., Advanced Technology Building ( T ), Room T106.
PARKING: No fee after 5:00 p.m. at the Visitors’ Parking Lots 8 & 9. Please respect restricted areas.
Contact: 
Jurek SasiadekBranislav Djokic, Wahab Almuhtadi, Raed Abdullah, Juan Acosta
Admission: IEEE members: Free Non-members, Retired / Job Seekers: $5.00
Non-members, Students: $3.00 Non-members: $10.00 Refreshments included
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An Optically Isolated Hybrid Two-Stage Current Transformer for Measurements at High Voltage
Dr. Branislav Djokic, National Research Council, Ottawa

DATE: Thursday, September 22, 2005.
TIME: 10:40 a.m. Registration and Networking; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Seminar.
PLACE: National Research Council, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Building M-36, Kelvin Room.
PARKING:
No fee at the visitor’s parking. Please respect restricted areas.
Contact: Branislav Djokic, Wahab Almuhtadi, Raed Abdullah
Admission: Free. Registration required for security reasons. To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail: branislav@ieee.org

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Communications in Power Systems and International Standards
Karlheinz Schwarz, NettedAutomation, Germany
Christoph Brunner, ABB, Switzerland

DATE: Friday, September 9,2005
TIME: Registration, Networking, and Coffee/Pastry: 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.; Seminar: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Lunch 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Coffee breaks 10:20 - 10:40 a.m. and 2:20 - 2:40 p.m.
PLACE: National Research Council, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Building M-50, Auditorium.
PARKING:No fee at the visitors parking. Please respect restricted areas.
Information Contact: Branislav Djokic, Wahab Almuhtadi, Raed Abdullah
Maike Luiken Miller 
Registration: To ensure a seat for this seminar, please click here: Online registration

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Measurement of Space Charge in High Voltage Polymeric Insulation with the Thermal Step Method
By Dr. Mahmoud Abou-Dakka, National Research Council, Ottawa
DATE: Thursday, April 21, 2005.
TIME: 10:40 a.m. Registration and Networking; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Seminar.
PLACE: National Research Council, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Building M-36, Kelvin Room.
PARKING: No fee at the visitor’s parking. Please respect restricted areas.
nformation Contact: Branislav Djokic, Wahab Almuhtadi, Raed Abdullah Voicu Groza
Registration: Free. Registration required for security reasons.To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail contacting: Mahmoud.Abou-Dakka@nrc.ca

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Understanding Power Phenomena in Power Systems
by
Prof. Dr. Leszek S. Czarnecki, IEEE Fellow, Louisiana State University.
Opening Address: Dr. Eddy So, NRC
Power Systems and the role of Instrumentation and Measurements

Monday, April 25, 2005, Registration, Networking and Coffee/Pastry: 8:30-9:0 a.m. Seminar: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Buffet Lunch 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Coffee breaks 10:20 – 10:40 a.m. and 2:20 – 2:40 p.m.
National Research Council, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Building M-50, Auditorium. No fee at the visitor’s parking
. Please respect restricted areas.
Information Contact: Branislav Djokic, Wahab Almuhtadi, Raed Abdullah,
Voicu Groza
Registration: To ensure a seat for this seminar, please click here: Online registration

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Synchronous Optical NETwork/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SONET/SDH)
by
Burt Christian, Agere Systems, Ottawa
Friday, March 18, 2005 - 6:30 p.m. Refreshments, Registration and Networking; 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Seminar
Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., Advanced Technology Building (T), Room T117
Information Contact: Branislav Djokic, Wahab Almuhtadi, Raed Abdullah, or Jamie Blackburn ieee@algonquincollege.com.
Registration: To ensure a seat, please register on-line by following the hyperlinks below:
Members & Students: http://modasolutions.com/Forms/IEEE_EDUCATION/index25022005-nonpaying.htm
Non-members: http://modasolutions.com/Forms/IEEE_EDUCATION/index25022005.htm

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Power System Stability and Trends in Wide Area Protection
by Prof. Dr. Miroslav Begovic, Georgia Institute of Technology; IEEE Fellow
Fiday, June 11, 2004 - 6:30 p.m. Refreshments, Registration and Networking; 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Seminar
Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., Advanced Technology Building (T), Room T117
Information Contact: Branislav Djokic, Wahab Almuhtadi, Raed Abdullah, or ieee@algonquincollege.com.

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What Do You Need to Know About Electrical Power?
Electric Power Systems for Non Power System Experts
by Bill Kennedy, P.Eng., FEIC, Alberta Electric System Operator, President IEEE Canada

Ontario's Electricity Supply Situation and Prospects of Meeting Power Demand

by the Keynote Speaker, Prof. Carl Kropp, Carleton University

Thursday, May 27, 2004 -10:00 a.m. Refreshments, Registration and Networking;
10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Seminar; Lunch 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
National Research Council, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Building M-50, Auditorium.
Information Contact: Branislav Djokic, Wahab Almuhtadi, Raed Abdullah, John Grefford
To view the presentation: Click here.

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What is the Meaning of ‘Safe’ in Nuclear Technology?
Qualification of Electrical Equipment for Harsh Environmental Conditions
in Nuclear Power Plants
by Dr. Artur Faya, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Wednesday, May 5, 2004 - 6:30 p.m. Refreshments, Registration and Networking; 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Seminar
Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., Advanced Technology Building (T), Room T117
Information Contact: Branislav Djokic, Wahab Almuhtadi, Raed Abdullah, or ieee@algonquincollege.c

To view the presentation: Click here.

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Seminar: Computer Applications in Power Systems - SCADA
Speaker: Michael Leslie, P.Eng., Hydro Ottawa
Dece
mber 17th, 2003 - 6:30 PM Registration; 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Seminar
Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., Advanced Technology Building (T), Room T117
Information Contact: Wahab Almuhtadi, Branislav Djokic, Raed Abdullah, or ieee@algonquincollege.com

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