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SUMMARY:ChiBrrCon Cybersecurity Conference in Chicago
DESCRIPTION:IEEE Chicago is proud to be a partner of the ChiBrrCon cybersecurity conference\, details of the event are below: \n\n\nEvent Registration Details: Date: 5-Feb 2026 Location: Illinois Institute of Technology\, Herman Hall Your Code for Discount Registration: IEEE2026 for 40% discount \n\n\n Register Here \n3241 S Federal St\nHermann Hall\nChicago\, IL 60616
URL:https://ieeechicago.org/event/chibrrcon-cybersecurity-conference-in-chicago/
CATEGORIES:Technical
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SUMMARY:IEEE SPS Chicago Chapter Seminar by Prof. Thrasyvoulos (Thrasos) N. Pappas
DESCRIPTION:Friday February 6th 11:00am to 12:30pm \nLocation: UIC\, Lecture Center C1 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMachine Learning and Visual Texture Analysis \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Thrasyvoulos (Thrasos) N. Pappas\, PhD \nElectrical and Computer Engineering  \nNorthwestern University \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: We review recent progress in visual texture analysis from structural texture similarity metrics to the extraction of material properties. We then investigate data-driven texture modeling via analysis and synthesis with generative adversarial networks. For network training and testing\, we have compiled a diverse set of spatially homogeneous textures\, ranging from stochastic to regular. We adopt StyleGAN3 for synthesis and demonstrate that it produces diverse textures beyond those represented in the training data. For texture analysis\, we propose GAN inversion using a novel latent domain reconstruction consistency criterion for synthesized textures\, and iterative refinement with a sliced Wasserstein loss for real-world textures. We propose perceptual procedures for evaluating network capabilities\, exploring the global and local behavior of latent space trajectories\, and comparing with existing texture analysis-synthesis techniques.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio: Thrasos Pappas received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT in 1987. From 1987 until 1999\, he was a Member of the Technical Staff at Bell Laboratories\, Murray Hill\, NJ. He joined the ECE Department at Northwestern in 1999. His research interests are in human perception and electronic media\, including image analysis\, quality and compression\, content-based retrieval\, and tactile and multimodal interfaces. Prof. Pappas is a Fellow of the IEEE\, SPIE and IS&T. He has served as Vice President-Publications (2015-17) and member of the Board of Governors (2004-07) of the Signal Processing Society of IEEE\, Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Image Processing (2010-12)\, and technical program co-chair of ICIP-01 and ICIP-09. He has also served as co-chair of the SPIE/IS&T Conference on Human Vision and Electronic Imaging (1997-2018). He is currently one of the two founding Editors-in-Chief of the IS&T Journal of Perceptual Imaging.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFaculty Host: Dr. Enis Cetin (aecyy@uic.edu) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n802 S Halsted St\, \nChicago\, IL 60607
URL:https://ieeechicago.org/event/ieee-sps-chicago-chapter-seminar-by-prof-thrasyvoulos-thrasos-n-pappas/
CATEGORIES:Technical
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SUMMARY:Distinguished Lecture on Generative Large Language Models by Prof. Jen-Tzung Chien
DESCRIPTION:IEEE SPS Chicago ChapterDistinguished Lecture \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday February 13th  at 2 PM \nLocation: SEO 1000 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nGenerative Large Language Models \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProf. Jen-Tzung ChienLifetime Chair ProfessorNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University \nHsinchu\, Taiwan \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis talk will introduce the fundamentals of flexible generation and long-context representation in large language models and highlight the advances in diffusion process\, flow matching and state-space model for image\, speech and language applications. The issues of uncertainty\, scalability\, discriminability\, low-latency and multi-modality will be discussed. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio: Jen-Tzung Chien is the Chair Professor in National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University\, Taiwan. He has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed articles in machine learning\, natural language processing and computer vision\, and three books including Bayesian Speech and Language Processing\, 2015\, Source Separation and Machine Learning\, 2018\, and Machine Learning for Speaker Recognition\, 2020. He received the Best Paper Award in IEEE Workshop on Automatic Speech Recognition and Understanding in 2011\, and IEEE International Workshop on Machine Learning for Signal Processing in 2023. He serves as an Elected Member of the IEEE Machine Learning for Signal Processing Technical Committee and the IEEE Speech and Language Processing Technical Committee\, and the Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Audio\, Speech and Language Processing. \n**The meeting will be followed by a meeting with graduate students and other interested participants to discuss potential joint research ideas and U.S.-Taiwan collaboration opportunities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFaculty Host: Prof. Mojtaba Soltanalian (msol@uic.edu) \nDept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n851 S Morgan St \nCHICAGO\, IL 60607
URL:https://ieeechicago.org/event/distinguished-lecture-on-generative-large-language-models-by-prof-jen-tzung-chien/
CATEGORIES:Technical
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SUMMARY:VTS Industry Engagement Webinar: Canada's accomplishments and plans in CAVs
DESCRIPTION:IEEE VTS Chicago members and others are invited to attend the IEEE VTS Industry Engagement Webinar\, hosted by the IEEE VTS Industry Engagement Committee.  Please see below for details for the webinar and how to register.  \n\,
URL:https://ieeechicago.org/event/vts-industry-engagement-webinar-canadas-accomplishments-and-plans-in-cavs/
CATEGORIES:Technical
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SUMMARY:IEEE Industry & Community Outreach Summit – Central Illinois (Feb 22–24\, 2026)
DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Industry & Community Outreach Summit 2026 convenes industry leaders\, educators\, students\, and community partners across Central Illinois to strengthen STEM pathways\, workforce development\, and industry collaboration. \nHosted by the IEEE Central Illinois Section\, the Summit features engagements with local high schools\, universities\, women’s leadership organizations\, innovation hubs\, and industry partners. IEEE President-Elect Jill Gostin will participate in presentations and community discussions highlighting: \n• Engineering as a humanitarian and public-impact profession• Workforce readiness and digital transformation• Women and underrepresented communities in STEM• Industry–education collaboration• Lifelong learning and professional development \nAll events are NO COST. Some sessions are invitation-only due to venue capacity and host coordination. \n \nPeoria\, IL
URL:https://ieeechicago.org/event/ieee-industry-community-outreach-summit-central-illinois-feb-22-24-2026/
CATEGORIES:Professional
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SUMMARY:Quantum computers: what makes them different\, what could they enable\, and how would we build one?
DESCRIPTION:IEEE Chicago Quantum Computing Local Group\, IEEE Computer Society Chicago Chapter and the UIC IEEE student branch are proud to host this event with our sister society ACM Chicago on quantum computing\, the hot topic in computing and especially in Chicago\, with the Chicago Quantum Computing hub and Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park.  This event is hybrid.  If you are coming in-person\, please register in-person below.  If you are attending online\, register at the Zoom link below.  \nTo get to the UIC MakerSpace from UIC Student Center East\, see this video below: \nhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/15RMwhmW1fz0oUJbFjAvirOf91UZz5sgp/view?usp=sharing \n728 W Roosevelt Road\n295\nChicago\, IL 60607
URL:https://ieeechicago.org/event/quantum-computers-what-makes-them-different-what-could-they-enable-and-how-would-we-build-one/
CATEGORIES:Technical
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SUMMARY:IEEE – IAS/IES CHICAGO CHAPTER FEBRUARY SATURDAY NEC SEMINAR 2026
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE TOPIC:\nThe 2026 National Electrical Code (NEC) is the latest version of electrical code issued by the NFPA. This program has been developed to review the new content within the 2026 NEC and various differences from the previous 2023 NEC\, in such a way so that the material learned can be applied immediately with increased proficiency\, safety and efficiency. This year’s seminar will also feature two supporting presentations on related topics \n\nOverview of the 2026 National Electric Code (NEC)\nNFPA 70B & 70E\nMost Common OSHA Electrical Oversights\n\nEach On-Site Seminar Participant will receive:  \n\nBuffet Style Breakfast & Lunch\nBreak Snacks and Beverages\nCopy of the Analysis of Changes\, 2026 NEC\nA Certificate of Attendance\n8 Professional Development Hour Credits\nHardcover Copy of the 2026 NEC Handbook (Optional)\n\n       \n1055B Remington Blvd \nBolingbrook\, IL 60440
URL:https://ieeechicago.org/event/ieee-ias-ies-chicago-chapter-february-saturday-nec-seminar-2026/
CATEGORIES:Technical
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