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ISQED’26 has opened the Call for Papers, have a look. Young Professional invite to two Happy Hour events, join at least one. Don’t miss the AI Summit at the end of the month and don’t forget to register to ISTAS’25 planned beginning of September.
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The 27th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED’25)
ISQED’26 stands as the leading conference at the intersection of multiple disciplines within electronic design. A pioneer and leading multidisciplinary conference, ISQED accepts and promotes papers related to the manufacturing, design and EDA. The Call for Papers is open. ISQED is soliciting proposals for special sessions. These should aim at offering a complementary experience to the regular sessions and are of general interest to the audience of ISQED. Ongoing research projects can be presented at ISQED under the Work in Progress (WIP) category. This provides a unique opportunity to authors to receive early feedback on their current work. All past Conference proceedings & Papers have been published in IEEE Xplore digital library and indexed by Scopus.
All paper submission end September 17th. Don’t miss the opportunity to participate.
IEEE Local Chapter Events
8/19, 6:00 pm, CS, The Sketches of Infinite Data and Algorithms for Real-Time Data Insights, Virtual. This talk introduces key sketching and approximation techniques that help generate real-time data insights by processing data streams. Speaker: Dr. Vishnu Pendyala.
8/20, 7:00 pm, CS, Tech Talk: Model Context Protocols: Building Intelligence into Engineering Workflows, Virtual. Model Context Protocols (MCPs) are emerging as a powerful abstraction for embedding structured context across engineering workflows — from test infrastructure to deployment pipelines, platform services, and AI-assisted development. Speaker: Mahesh Reddy Konatham.
8/21, 6:00 pm, YP, IEEE Happy Hour Mixer for Young Professionals & Interns, San Jose. Networking opportunities to bridge the transition from student to professional. – Build connections for internships and potential career opportunities.
8/21, 7:30 am, PES, PG&E Diablo Canyon Power Plant Site Visit, Avila Beach. Site Tour will include a risk management presentation and site visits to turbine deck, control room simulator, Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, and marina. Registration is mandatory, limited seats.
8/26, 5:00 pm, CIS/CS, OCCS GET Series: Deploying AI Systems in Healthcare & Real-World MLOps at Scale, Virtual. In this session, the first talk delves into the deployment of agentic AI systems in healthcare, addressing challenges such as data heterogeneity, safety, regulation, and trust. The second talk bridges the gap between ML experimentation and production. Speakers: Vivek Bharti, Babul Sahu.
8/26, 5:30 pm, CS, Towards Efficient Learning on Edge by Hyperdimensional Computing, Virtual. In this talk, Dr. Fatemeh Asgarinejad will introduce the fundamentals of HDC and briefly discuss existing research that has extensively explored various stages of HDC algorithm. Speaker: Dr. Fatemeh Asgarinejad.
8/26, 6:50 pm, MEMS, Wearable ultrasound technology, Virtual. In this presentation, I will demonstrate a soft ultrasonic technology that can noninvasively and continuously acquire dynamic information about deep tissues and central organs.al. Speaker: Dr. Sheng Xu.
8/28, 11:30 am, NANO, Extremely Power-Dense Solar Panels for the Extremes of Space, Sunnyvale. In this talk, I will present flexible TMD solar cells that integrate semitransparent contacts and engineered interfacial layers to enhance charge collection, optical absorption, and environmental stability. Speaker: Dr. Koosha Nassiri Nazif.
8/28, 12:00 pm, EPS, Advances in Vertical Wire Technology for Wire Bond Applications, Virtual. This presentation will detail new advances in Vertical Wire Technology to further reduce wire pitch, increase I/O density, and reduce package footprint. Speaker: Basil Milton.
8/28, 5:30 pm, YP, IEEE Young Professional Happy Hour, San Francisco. Come join us for a fun Thursday evening at Tempest SF (Dive Bar)! Network with local IEEE young professionals and students in the area for internships, while enjoying delicious food and drinks.
8/29, 3:30 pm, WIE, IEEE SCV WIE AI Summit 2025, Santa Clara. Our sessions will cover the latest developments in Large Language Models and Foundation Models, exploring efficient fine-tuning, multilingual adaptation, and the role of LLMs as knowledge bases. Speakers: multiple.
9/3, 8:00 am, CIS, International Symposium on Computational Intelligence (ISCI) 2025 – Ethical AI, Virtual. This symposium brings together leading researchers, practitioners, and thought leaders to explore cutting-edge developments in trustworthy, explainable, and responsible artificial intelligence.. Speakers: see event agenda.
9/4, 7:00 pm, TEMS, Adjustments at the Half in 2025 to Prepare for 2026, Virtual. Sean Murphy, consultant at SKMurphy, Inc. will facilitate a peer-to-peer discussion for engineering managers that will help you to look back at 2025 to gather lessons learned and apply them to your plans for 2026. Speaker: Sean Murphy.
9/7, 10:00 am, SIT, SSIT’s Pre-Conference STEM Workshop Day Aboard the USS Hornet Museum, Alameda. he IEEE REACH program and the USS Hornet related technologies will be showcased in this effort. This full-day experience is designed to engage young students (ages 12-18) and their teachers. Speakers: see event page.
9/9, 7:00 pm, CNSV, Startup Funding & Trends in Silicon Valley and Beyond, Hybrid. In this presentation, Dawn DeBruyn will discuss how things are playing out this year for investment across AI and other sectors. Speaker: Dawn DeBruyn Novarina.
9/10, 9:00 am, IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS25), Santa Clara. ISTAS is a multi/inter/trans‐disciplinary forum for engineers, policy makers, entrepreneurs, philosophers, researchers, social scientists, technologists, and polymaths to collaborate, exchange experiences, and discuss the social implications of technology. Speakers: multiple, see agenda.
9/11, 6:30 pm, MAG, Tape Roadmap and Challenges with using new High Areal Density Tapes, Hybrid. This presentation will focus into the magnetic data tape technological innovations, real-world tape alerts and errors, and architectural changes shaping the next generation of tape storage. Speaker: Turguy Goker.
9/17, 6:00 pm, CS, Panel discussion – From Prompt to Production: Operationalizing Agentic LLM Systems, Virtual. This panel brings together leading voices from AI research, infrastructure engineering, and real-world application domains to discuss how agentic LLM systems are moving from lab experiments to production-grade deployments. Speakers: Yubin Kim, Gautam Solaimalai,, Shaleen Kumar Gupta, Vishal Jain. Rahul Raja, Harsh Varshney.
9/18, 12:00 pm, EPS, Digital Twins for Printed Electronics for 3D Packaging, High-performance Sensors, and High-capacity Batteries, Virtual. The manufacturing process for printed electronics, can suffer from process drifts and does not have an active feedback loop to fix errors. In this research, we develop a digital twin for aerosol jet 3D printing, a jetting-based method to create printed electronics to address this concern. Speaker: Prof. Rahul Panat.
9/18, 5:30 pm, IAS, Developing a Vehicle-to-Grid Strategy: Standards, Charging Considerations & More, Pleasant Hill. Charging as well as discharging EVs, also known as vehicle-to-grid (V2G) unlocks a range of benefits for drivers, utilities, as well as the broader community. Speaker: Frances Bell .
9/19, 8:00 am, PES/IAS, Reimagining the Future of the Electric Grid, Santa Clara. The Santa Clara University School of Engineering invites you to a full day of presentations from experts in academia and industry on the future of the electric grid. Speakers: multiple, see agenda.
9/23, 11:00 am, CS, AUTOMATED PUBLIC TRANSIT (AI Talks #24), Virtual. This presentation explores the evolution of automated transportation within public transit systems, focusing on ADASTEC’s real-world deployments and technology. Speaker: Dr. Ali Ufuk Peker.
10/4, 2:00 pm, PES, Folsom Powerhouse Visit, Folsom. Join us for a fascinating visit to the historic Folsom Powerhouse, a landmark in hydroelectric power that once lit up Sacramento.
10/8, 5:00 pm, SVTH, A Recent History of Silicon Valley Technologies and Companies, Hybrid. Panel discussion with Prof. John Hennessy, Alan J Weissberger, and Tom Coughlin about the history of technologies and companies in Silicon Valley since the late 1970s.
Calendar View of IEEE Events
If you have missed an event search it in the calendar above and contact the organizing chapter for a life recording or look for it on the chapter‘s archive page.
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