July
19, 2016
The Things we Ought to Know About Digital Communications:
Part 2 of 3
Modulation, Bandwidth, Power
Spectrum and How Error Tolerance and Coding Schemes Make it All Work
Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM
Presentation: 7:00 PM
Presenter: Bernard Sklar
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public. Please register at
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Abstract
The
emergence of digital communications has been a critical part of the
information age, and as wireless telecommunications in particular adopts a number
of strategic technologies for the 4G and 5G standards, we push up against
fundamental limitations in bandwidth and spectral efficiency, peak throughput
and datarates, performance at cell edge and highly mobile environments, and
challenges for low latency and overall energy efficiency. In order to
understand these seemingly complex interdependent physical limitations of how
we communicate, this series of 3 lectures attempts to start from the
fundamentals and develop them through the advanced state-of-the-art of
digital communications of today, all with an intuitive and clear explanation
for the basis of why things work the way they do, and what we are doing to
push the envelope in coming generations of digital comm. This first lecture
will focus on laying the groundwork of why digital communications is
preferred over its analog legacy, key concepts of signal-to-noise, bandwidth
and dynamic range, the principles of Nyquist and Shannon that define
capability within a given bandwidth, how communications depends on modulation
waveshape selection, and the basis for bandwidth efficiency and
time-bandwidth product targets.
Second in a
three-part series of lectures
Tuesday, May 17: Part I : Fundamentals
of Digital Communications, Modulation, and Capacity and Why Things Are the
Way They Are
Tuesday, July 19: Part
II: Modulation, Bandwidth, Power, Spectrum and How Error Tolerance
and Coding Schemes Make it All Work
Tuesday, August 30: Part III:
Multipath Limitations, Coherence, Fading and Enabling Techniques for MIMO,
Diversity Gain, and Spectral Re-Use in the Future
About the
Speaker
Bernard Sklar, PhD, President,
Communications Engineering Services, Tarzana, California. Dr. Sklar was
previously at The Aerospace Corporation and has acquired over 50 years of
experience in the electronics industry in a wide variety of technical design
and management positions. He has worked at Republic Aviation Corporation,
Hughes Aircraft Company, and Litton Systems, and has taught communications at
both the University of Southern California and UCLA. He is currently
associated with the University of Cape Town, South Africa, as an External
Examiner. He also has taught at other universities and has presented numerous
short courses throughout the United States, Europe, and the Far East. Dr.
Sklar has published and presented scores of technical papers, is the
recipient of the 1984 Prize Paper Award from the IEEE Communications Society
for his tutorial series on digital communications, and is the author of
Digital Communications: Fundamentals and Applications, Second Edition
(Prentice-Hall, 2001). He is a past chairman of the Los Angeles Council IEEE
Education Committee.
Location
Skyworks
Solutions
649 Lawrence Drive
Newbury Park, CA 91320
(Not the main building; please use link
to arrow that pinpoints building)
Presented by: IEEE Buenaventura
Communications Society Chapter
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July
20, 2016
Section Mixer: The Moon Landing and Other Moon Events
6:30 PM to 9:00
PM
Celebrating the moon landing and other moon events
with tales from an Apollo engineer
Be our guest, bring friends, meet new faces, relax,
reminisce and have fun
CLU
Center for Entrepreneurship
Cal
Lutheran Westlake Center
31416 Agoura Road
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Presented by IEEE Buenaventura Section
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July
21, 2016
Big Safari: US Air Force Fast Intervention Program
Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM
Presentation: 7:00 PM
Presenter: Jerry Knotts
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Abstract
For
more than 50 years, Big Safari aircraft have performed dangerous and
essential missions to collect intelligence, conduct surveillance and
reconnaissance, and engage in special operations missions around the globe in
the interest of national security. Big Safari represents a system designed
for fast intervention that focuses on providing quick access to resources,
efficient contracting engagements with suppliers and streamlined processes
and distribution methods. Key personnel are trained for most efficient
interventions .Jerry Knotts served 24 years in the US Air Force (USAF) and
was a team member of the USAF Big Safari Program.
About the
Speaker
Colonel Jerry E. Knotts (Ret.) was
fourteen years in the Big Safari special reconnaissance program at General
Dynamics in Fort Worth, Texas; E-Systems in Greenville, Texas; and Lockheed
Aircraft Services in Ontario, California. Jerry was responsible for creating
and flight testing a number of specially configured aircraft, including the
Combat Sent, Combat Talon, Cobra Ball, Rivet Joint and many others. During
1968, he completed 112 missions over North Vietnam in an F-105 Wild Weasel.
Jerry
retired from the Air Force with 24 years of service. His last assignment was
as commander of the Washington Area Contracting Center at Andrews Air Force
Base. He was responsible for Air Force procurement throughout the Nation's
Capital, and a region from the Azores to Saint Louis, His responsibilities
included the White House and the Presidential VIP aircraft fleet.
For
his outstanding service to our nation, Jerry received the Legion of Merit,
the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Meritorious Service Medal with two oak
leaf clusters, the Air Medal with 13 oak leaf clusters, and the Air Force
Commendation Medal.
For
his remarkable public service, Jerry has received numerous awards. In 1996 he
was honored by the Conejo Valley Historical Society. That same year, Jerry
and his wife, Mary, both received the William E. Hamm Award from the
California Lutheran University Community Leaders Club. Jerry also has been
honored for his community service by having a seat designated in his name in
the Thousand Oaks Civic Center Forum Theater. He previously received the
Outstanding Service Award and the Silver Patrick Henry Medal from the
Military Order of the World Wars.
Since
retirement from the USAF, Jerry Knotts has been a serial entrepreneur, coach,
angel investor and has worked with numerous entrepreneurs for over 30 years.
Over this period of time, he started five companies and mentored over 300
start-ups.
Currently,
Jerry is President, California Coast Venture Forum, Inc.(www.ccvf.org),
parent of the Clean Business Investment Summit and President, Entrepreneurs
Without Borders. He serves as mentor/screener for SoCalBio and the LARTA
Institute wherein he supports DARPA, NSF, and the NIH-CAP (National Institute
of Health - Commercialization Assistance Program). As treasurer, Youth
Enrichment Foundation, Alexandria, VA, he supports 28 Youth Leadership
Conferences throughout the country. He is also Executive Secretary, Society of
Wild Weasels and board member/Treasurer of the Air Warrior Courage Foundation
(AWCF) / Wounded Warriors Emergency Support Fund that supports wounded
warriors in areas not covered by government programs..
He is
a member, Dean's Board of Advisors, California Lutheran University (CLU)
School of Management, a mentor with CLU, UCLA, UCSF, Auburn, Penn State,
CSUCI and UCSB Entrepreneur programs and a panel member for the Goldman Sachs
10,000 Businesses Program at LACC and LBCC. His previous executive positions
included Vice-President/General Manager, Government Electronics Division,
California Microwave Inc. (CMI), Woodland Hills, CA; and Vice-President,
American Nucleonics Corporation (ANC), Westlake Village, CA. These two
companies provided specialized airborne electronic reconnaissance systems.
Jerry
holds a BSEE (Electrical Engineering) from The Pennsylvania State University;
and an MBA from Auburn University. In addition, he is a graduate of the
Defense Acquisition University, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Air
Command and Staff College, and Air War College. He is a Senior Life Member of
the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE); Chairman, IEEE
Buenaventura Life Member Affinity Group, and past Secretary, IEEE
Buenaventura Section. Jerry is a pilot, licensed, Registered Professional
Engineer (PE), Amateur Radio operator (K3ZZO) and life member of the Texas,
California, and National Society of Professional Engineers. He is also a life
member of both the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association (River Rats)
and the Society of Wild Weasels.
Location
CLU
Swenson Center, Room 101
California
Lutheran University
141 Faculty Street
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Parking: Visitors may park on CLU
streets after 7 PM without a permit. Before 7 PM, we recommend that you
park in the G1
visitor lot on the southwest corner of Olsen and Mountclef, and walk to
the Swenson building. Do not park in the faculty/staff lots, and do not
park in the areas marked “Homeowner Parking Only”.
Presented By: IEEE Buenaventura Aerospace
and Electronic Systems Society Chapter
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July
27, 2016
Effective Project Management through Proactive Action Management
Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM
Presentation: 7:00 PM
Presenters: Vahe
Jabagchourian and Harry Jabagchourian
Free and open to the public. Please register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2016-07-ent
Abstract
Project
management is a methodical approach to planning and guiding project processes
from start to finish. According to the Project Management Institute, the
processes are guided through five stages: initiation, planning, executing,
controlling, and closing. Actions are the lowest common denominator in
Project Management. Effective, proactive, and collaborative management of
project actions increases the likelihood of meeting project technical, cost,
and schedule goals. Various types of actions (action item, issue, risk,
opportunity, and lessons learned) will be defined along with the stages
required for process maturity (CMMI). Integration of project management
processes with action oriented processes and lessons learned will be
addressed. A web-based collaborative tool will be demonstrated that enhances
maturity of the processes and increases the likelihood of meeting project
performance objectives (cost, schedule, technical).
About the
Speakers
Vahe Jabagchourian is a Software
Applications Developer. He holds a BS Computer Engineering from UC Irvine and
an MS Computer Engineering from CSUN. Post-graduation Vahe pursued further
studies in software development leading to strong interest and orientation in
developing web applications for business and project management. He has
developed a web based Project Management application to help organizations
effectively track and manage Action Items, Issues, and Lessons Learned.
Harry Jabagchourian holds a BSEE from
Yerevan Polytech, Armenia, MS System Science from UCSB, and MBA from
Pepperdine University. He has served the commercial, defense, and aerospace
industries on projects such as satellite communications, heart
defibrillators, Space Shuttle, and Space Station. His range of
responsibilities include power system design, systems engineering, integrated
product and process development (IPPD), project risk management, and program
management best practices. Harry has been a frequent speaker at Biomedical,
Department of Defense, NASA, and Project Management Institute (PMI)
conferences.
Location
CLU
Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 113
Cal
Lutheran Westlake Center
31416 Agoura Road
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Presented by: IEEE Buenaventura Section
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July
28, 2016
Webinar: Branding Your Startup
Presentation: 11:00 AM to noon PDT
Presenter: Bridgeman Carney
Free webinar. Please register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2016-07-ent2
Abstract
Bridge
Carney will explain branding as
the positioning of your public image and how it affects the presence of your
company to align and attract prospective clients, partners, or investors to
your startup company.
The
mindset and process of branding
is a core element to the overall go-to-market strategy and is as important as
the idea, its development, the financials, and the business operations. We
will explore the power of your messaging and images on operations and funding
efforts.
About the
Speaker
Bridgeman Carney (Bridge) began his
career on the technical side in very first days digital computers, then later
moved into the marketing side and completing his personal ‘tri-fecta’ as a
top salesperson with assignments in large and small technology companies. Mr.
Carney’s roles range from ‘in-the-trenches’ to executive management is all
phases of his career. He is today an expert in Marketing aspects of a
business and works extensively with early stage companies. Carney’s work
establishes a Management team’s values in the mind set and process of
Marketing needed to construct business’s core values, go-to-market
strategies.
Presented by: IEEE Buenaventura
Section
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(PDF)
July
28, 2016
3D-IC Global Shutter Image Sensors: HDR and More with High Quality Image
Capture
Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM
Presentation: 7:00 PM
Presenter: Les Kozlowski
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Abstract
Mr.
Les Kozlowski will discuss the imminent debut of stacked image sensor
products delivering unprecedented image quality from newly developed global
shutter fabrication and circuit technology. The high-quality, low-noise,
global shutter image sensors are the answer to what comes next in the roadmap
for commercial CMOS image sensors (CIS). While global shutter image sensors
were a goal of even the earliest pioneers of MOS-based technology, such as
Mr. Peter Noble and his seminal UK image sensor team in the late 1960s, high
quality global shutter devices have simply been unavailable until just
recently. Even the latest such devices have noise higher than competing
rolling shutter devices along with inferior parasitic image suppression. The
key is the use of advanced stacked sensor technology and unique circuit
solutions together enabling competitive pixel sizes while eliminating reset
noise and parasitic image formation. Furthermore, global shutter image
capture greatly improves video quality with less complex (cheaper) image
signal processors for emerging HDR cameras.
About the
Speaker
Mr. Les Kozlowski is currently Founder,
President and CEO of AltaSens, a company that introduced the world’s first
high-performance CIS sensors to professional HDTV cameras in 2004 and
ultimately became the largest supplier of CIS for HDTV videoconferencing
systems. His current focus is on helping to lead AltaSens, which was acquired
by JVC Kenwood in 2012, and its world class camera partners to proliferate
the ultimate near-term CIS solution: low-noise, high-quality global shutter
technology. Les received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electronic Engineering
with emphasis on Electromagnetic Engineering in 1975 and 1977. He has nearly
forty US patents including five devoted to the stacked global shutter, along
with over 150 publications in various journals and proceedings. He also
co-authored a chapter on infrared sensor technology with the late, esteemed
Dr. Walter Kosonocky for the last two editions of the Optics Handbook. Topics
included infrared focal plane arrays manufactured at his prior employers,
Rockwell Scientific and Hughes Aircraft, using earlier stacked sensor
technologies.
Location
CSUCI
Del Norte Hall, Room 1500
California State University, Channel Islands
Camarillo, CA 93012
Parking: Please
register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2016-07-ips . Parking
free of charge in designated IEEE parking lot.
Presented by: IEEE Buenaventura
Photonics Society Chapter
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August
3, 2016
Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Techniques for Cognitive
Radio
Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM
Presentation: 7:00 PM
Presenter: Yahia Tachwali
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Abstract
Artificial
intelligence and machine learning techniques are increasingly used in modern
systems to improve its performance, usability and efficiency. Cognitive radio
technology offers radios that are aware of its wireless environment and has
the ability to learn and adapt to its by changing its operating parameters.
A
typical machine learning system is comprised of a preprocessing stage,
followed by a feature extraction stage and a classification/decision making
system. This presentation discuss the design and implementation of those
stages for cognitive radio applications.
About the
Speaker
Yahia Tachwali, Ph.D. is a Research and
Development Engineer at Keysight Technologies. He worked as a postdoctoral
researcher at the Georgia Institute of Technology, in the Broadband Wireless
Networking Lab under the supervision of Prof. Ian F. Akyildiz. He received
his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of
Oklahoma in 2010. His doctoral research focused on building cognitive radios
in small form factor platforms and investigated the use of compressive
sensing techniques to perform efficient spectrum sensing operations. He has
authored more than 20 journal articles and conference papers in the field of
signal processing for cognitive radio applications. His research interests
are: cognitive radio networks, the design and implementation of DSP algorithms
on software radio platforms, spectrum sensing, machine learning,
reconfigurable wireless systems, and compressive sensing techniques.
Location
CLU
Swenson Center, Room 101
California
Lutheran University
141 Faculty Street
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Parking: Visitors may park on CLU
streets after 7 PM without a permit. Before 7 PM, we recommend that you
park in the G1
visitor lot on the southwest corner of Olsen and Mountclef, and walk to
the Swenson building. Do not park in the faculty/staff lots, and do not
park in the areas marked “Homeowner Parking Only”.
Presented By: IEEE Buenaventura
Robotics and Automation/Industry Applications Chapter
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August
4, 2016
Extraordinary Lives: James Schultz, interviewed by William Hsu
6:30 PM to 8:30
PM
Free and open to
the public.
Please register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2016-08-lives
Extraordinary
Lives
Inside The IEEE Members’ Studio
Hosted by William
Hsu, Ph.D., MBA
CLU Westlake Entrepreneurship Center
Our Guest of
Honor
James Schultz
Sr. IEEE Member
CLU
Center for Entrepreneurship
Cal
Lutheran Westlake Center
31416 Agoura Road
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Presented by IEEE Buenaventura Section
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