
Chicago Chapter

The Computer Society (CS), Chicago Chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) serves engineering and computer professionals in the twelve counties of the greater Chicago area. As part of the Chicago Section, the CS Chapter provides a local interface to the worldwide network of the IEEE. In addition, the CS Chapter organizes technical presentations, social events, and networking opportunities of interest to computer professionals. We partner with FutureCon to bring cybersecurity conferences to IEEE Computer Society Chicago members. We also work with the Chicago Chapter of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) to co-host joint technical events. Our topics deal with computing and information technology such as big data and data science, connected vehicles, IoT, machine learning and AI, software development, user experience and design, parallel and distributed computing, quantum computing, cybersecurity, computer education and visualization.
For further information or to find out about volunteer or speaking opportunities contact Alvin Chin.
Chapter Organization
Chair: Alvin Chin, BMW Group Tech Office USA (alvin.chin@ieee.org)
Vice-Chair: Gina Martinez, Lewis University (gina.martinez.us@ieee.org)
Upcoming Events
Secure Sourcing of Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Products
Wednesday, May 23, 2021, 6-7 PM
Speaker: Dan Shoemaker, IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Lecturer, University of Detroit Mercy
Systems are built out of components that are integrated from the lowest level of a supply chain up to a finished product. This creates a serious weakness in that malicious code, or counterfeit parts can be inserted at the bottom of the process without scrutiny and then integrated up into the end-product, as was demonstrated by the recent SolarWinds hack.
The possibility of such a thing occurring is so obvious that you would think that there have been practical efforts to address it. However, even though we’ve expended much time and effort to ensure robust, efficient and defect free code, we have done very little to ensure against compromises that could occur during the integration process. Thus, the aim of this talk will be to outline the challenge of supply chain risk, as well as present a couple of potential solutions.
Details and registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/272384
Past Events
No More Dashboards: Why Employees Aren’t Using Data and What to Do About It
Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 6-7 PM
Speaker: Nate Nichols, Narrative Science
Event Details:
https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/272384
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOQAMq6AiLg
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AI and Creative Writing: How Computers Can Help People Write Fiction
Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 6-7 PM
Speaker: Melissa Roemmele
Event Details:
https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/268427
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhAexPWKR98
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A Computational Digital-Physical Interface for Infrastructure Production
Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 6-7 PM
Speaker: Volker Mueller
Event Details: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/264770
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj9FAKGsPrI
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Current Status of Quantum Computing
Thursday, February 24, 2021, 6-7 PM
Speaker: Chuck Easttom, Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Computer Society
Event Details: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/259470
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT0PyFkQ0XY
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A Collaborative Digital Fabrication Project with Chicago High School Students
Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 6-7 PM
Speaker: Jeff Solin, Teacher, Lane Tech High School
Event Details: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/260916
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOQ-9zLctxY
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Explaining and Accelerating Machine Learning For Finance
Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 6-7 PM
Speaker: Mark Bennett, NVIDIA
Event Details: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/256126
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzMeZ8lQf3c
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DATA SCIENCE PIONEERS DOCUMENTARY
19 Feb 2020 – We will have our first IEEE Computer Society Chicago meeting of 2020, which will be a documentary screening of Data Science Pioneers from Dataiku
THE REAL VIDEO GAME COMPANY: WHEN STARTING AND RUNNING YOUR OWN VIDEO GAME COMPANY BECOMES A REALITY
In this talk, Dr. Dominiak shared her experiences with Webfoot from its conception to its success. She answered many questions from the audience regarding skill and technology requirements, best practices and current trends in the video game programming industry.
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