C/Com

Spurious Emissions of Wireless Equipment: Impact, Regulation, Investigation and Suppression

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:33:53 -0700

Start: 12 Oct 2010 - 5:30pm

End: 12 Oct 2010 - 7:00pm

Please join us for the very exciting presentation sponsored by your IEEE Columbus Computer and Communications Society!

Title
Spurious Emissions of Wireless Equipment: Impact, Regulation, Investigation and Suppression

Presenter
Dr. Qin Yu, Alcatel-Lucent

Place
DeVry University, Room 115
1350 Alum Creek Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43209
Directions
Free Parking

Agenda
5:30-6:00 Arrivals, Social and Networking, Refreshments (a light meal will be made available)

6:00-7:00 Presentation, Q/A

Abstract
Spurious emissions of wireless devices, intentional radiators, deteriorate the equipment performance and interfere with other services and equipment. In this presentation, the broad impact of high frequency spurious emissions from wireless devices on low power and high power equipment are discussed first. After a brief review of the regulatory requirements on spurious emissions of licensed wireless equipment, how to measure both the conducted and radiated spurious emissions is addressed. Finally the suppression techniques of spurious emissions are presented.

Bio
Qin Yu, of Alcatel-Lucent (former Lucent Technologies, Inc.), is a 1996 graduate (Ph.D.) from The Ohio State University in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Qin received her M.S. degree in 1988 and B.S. degree in 1985 from Southeast University in China in the Department of Electrical Engineering. She worked on product EMI related modeling, design and troubleshooting and suppression while working for ITT Automotive, Inc. as an EMC design engineer. Qin is presently an RF/EMC specialist at Bell Labs of Alcatel-Lucent. Her current job function is to look for breakthrough technologies for improving product design and ensure the compliance of products with both regulatory EMC and radio equipment certification requirements, including defining the product regulatory requirements, conducting radio equipment certification, reviewing product EMC design and trouble-shooting and suppressing product EMI problems. Qin has published more than 20 technical papers on journals and proceedings of international conferences.

RSVP
Please RSVP using the links at the IEEE Columbus website (http://www.ieeecolumbus.org/node/190)

Podcast #4 - Evolution of IP Multimedia Subsystem -- IMS

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:28:00 -0700

Greetings and welcome to the IEEE Columbus podcast series. This is our fourth podcast in the series, the recent C/Com event, "Evolution of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)" was recorded for the benefit of our Section members. This is a result of our C/Com Chapter's endeavor to provide local IEEE resources and events to all of our chapter members unable to attend local events. We are interested in your feedback about this, so please let us know at c...@ieeecolumbus.org IEEE Columbus Section - Evolution of IP Multimedia Subsystem -- IMS 76:38 180 MBs Enjoy!

More on ASCII Software Modeling

admin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:47:55 -0700

Blog post by C/Com Speaker Bill Sempf on his recent talk on ASCII modeling:

Podcast #2 - ASCII Modeling - Microsoft M

admin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:11:39 -0700

Greetings and welcome to the IEEE Columbus podcast series. This is our second podcast in the series, the recent C/Com event, "Software modeling with ASCII, and no I'm not kidding" was recorded for the benefit of our Section members. This is a result of our C/Com Chapter's endeavor to provide local IEEE resources and events to all of our chapter members unable to attend local events. We are interested in your feedback about this, so please let us know at c...@ieeecolumbus.org IEEE Columbus Section - Software modeling with ASCII, and no I'm not kidding 86:21 202 MBs Enjoy!

Evolution of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS): C/Com Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Bhumip Khasnabish

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:30:24 -0800

Start: 11 May 2010 - 5:30pm

End: 11 May 2010 - 7:00pm

*** 1 PDH Certificate for Professional Engineers (PEs) Now Available ***

Title:
Evolution of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)

Abstract:
Commoditization of voice service has reached such a state that anyone with a server to provide registry and addressing (identification) functions can offer it to the Internet community using the voice over the Internet protocol (IP) or VoIP technology. Traditional client-server model has evolved to peer-to-peer and cloud models for near-real-time voice and multimedia (gaming, video, etc.) sessions.

Voice mail service is being replaced by Instant messaging (for presence-announced users), use of Star codes for advanced call/session feature activation is being replaced by Web based service-provisioning interface, and so on. Similar revolution is also happening in the areas of IP-based Television (IPTV) service development and distribution.

These are only a glimpse of what is possible with the new/emerging converged services paradigm. However, many issues related to reliability/availability, security/privacy, mobility, service provisioning and continuity, regulation, operations, and quality of service and experience (QoS/QoE) still remain open.
In this discussion, we will explore the current activities of the traditional service providers to find implementable and operable solutions to these problems in the evolving Next Generation Networks (NGNs). The objective is to support VoIP, IPTV, and other multimedia services /seamlessly /over a variety of interconnected networks using the emerging IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) and service-oriented architecture/network (SOA/SON) based standards.

Bio:
Dr. Bhumip Khasnabish is a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Communications Society. He has authored numerous patents and publications in a variety of areas related to converged services and new generation networking. He recently authored a Book Chapter (Chapter 4) entitled "Next Generation Technologies, Networks, and Services," for publication in "Next Generation Telecommunications Networks, Services, and Management," Edited by T. Plevyak and V. Sahin, Copyright 2010 IEEE, NJ, USA.

Location:
DeVry University
1350 Alum Creek Drive
Columbus, OH 43209
Room 8
(614) 253-7291

Google Maps:
http://is.gd/aZ63v

When
11 May 2010
5:30P to 7:00P

A light meal and refreshments will be served.

Software modeling with ASCII, and no I'm not kidding

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:02:37 -0800

Start: 8 Apr 2010 - 6:30pm

End: 8 Apr 2010 - 8:30pm

Please mark your calendars for this special event.

If you are tired of designing your software with a whiteboard, but you hate UML, then textual modeling might be for you. Ever wanted to 'just write some code' but didn't want to actually build the whole product? Just need a prototype, but want it to actually be stable? Then 'M' might be for you. Bill will eschew the slides, fire up ye old text editor and design a piece of software from his upcoming Wrox book on textual modeling. You will learn what 'M' is, what it isn't, and how it is going to help you design better software.

This special event is with Bill Sempf a well-known author of several programming books.

Location:
DeVry University
1350 Alum Creek Drive
Columbus, OH 43209
Room 7
(614) 253-7291

Google Maps:
http://is.gd/aZ63v

When
08 April 2010
6:30P to 8:30P

A light meal and refreshments will be served.

SANS Course - Security 503: Intrusion Detection In-Depth

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:44:18 -0800

Start: 22 Feb 2010 - 6:30pm

UPDATE: IEEE members get 10% off the registration fee!! Contact clau...@computer.org for more information.

Senior IEEE Member Jim Clausing is teaching an upcoming Intrusion Detection course. Jim is also a volunteer with the Computer and Communications Joint Society.

For more information and to register for the course, click here.

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Course Information

Mentor: Jim Clausing
Dates: Monday, February 22, 2010 - Monday, April 26, 2010
Meeting Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Where:

AT&T
8372 E. Broad Street
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

Mentor Bio:
Jim Clausing: Jim has over 25 years experience in the IT field (including system administration and security for most of that time). He has done research in parallel processing and distributed systems. For the last 12 years, he has focused primarily on network security including server hardening (primarily Unix/Linux), intrusion detection (host-and network-based), firewalls, perimeter defense, incident response, forensics and malware analysis. He holds the GIAC GCIA Gold, GCFA Gold, GREM Gold, GCIH, GCFW, GSIP, and GSOC, the CISSP, and Checkpoint's CCSA (now expired). He serves on the GIAC Advisory Board and the GIAC Board of Directors. In addition, Jim is a volunteer incident handler for the Internet Storm Center (isc.sans.org) and was a coauthor for the SANS Press book Securing Solaris 8 & 9 Using the Center for Internet Security Benchmark. He enjoys cycling and is an instrument-rated private pilot.

Jim has mentored the Security 502, 503, and 508 courses. In addition, he has taught numerous SANS Stay Sharp/STAR classes, the Security 601 Reverse-Engineering Malware, and Management 414 (SANS+S CISSP training) and is excited to bring Security 503, the SANS intrusion detection cours back to central Ohio.

Jim shares this about GIAC certifications and SANS Mentoring, "I've learned a lot from SANS courses, and the certifications are tangible proof of what I've learned. Plus, I've always found that I learn at least as much from attempting the cert as I do from the classes because the SANS/GIAC certs are the most demanding out there. I've gotten a lot out of my SANS certifications and this is an opportunity to give something back".

The Past, Present, and Future of Supercomputing

admin — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:02:21 -0800

Start: 17 Dec 2009 - 7:00pm

End: 17 Dec 2009 - 8:30pm

Please join us for this interesting presentation by our partner organization the Columbus Chapter of the ACM:

The Past, Present, and Future of Supercomputing
by
Paul Buerger

Date: Thursday, December 17, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM

Location:
Upper Arlington Main Library, Meeting Room A
2800 Tremont Road, Upper Arlington 43221

Abstract:
Whether you call it supercomputing or high-performance computing or high-end computing, it is an interesting niche of the computing universe. This talk involves a casual stroll through some interesting computer hardware of the past forty or so years with some speculation about future directions.

The principal application has been technical computing. That is, computation in the interest of science and engineering. Large computing systems have been used in finance for a few years and we have seen where that led.

Early supercomputers were just the fastest systems around. However, from early on parallelism has played a major role. From vectors to clusters, parallelism at some level has been involved. Currently, supercomputers consist of thousands of PC's or game computers. Future supercomputers may consist of millions of elements designed for cell phones or other hand-held devices.

Dr. Buerger has been involved with computational science and scientific computing for over forty years. For much of that time he was supporting scientific researchers in his roles in technical support at Ohio Supercomputer Center. He has served COCACM in several roles.

Reservations Requested
To make a reservation send e-mail to cocacm@acm.org by Wednesday, December 16.

DARPA Grand Challenge – Invention on a Schedule; Development of Unmanned Robotic Vehicles

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:09:26 -0700

Start: 19 Nov 2009 - 6:00pm

End: 19 Nov 2009 - 8:30pm

DARPA Grand Challenge – Invention on a Schedule; Development of Unmanned Robotic Vehicles

Date/Time:
19 Nov 2009
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Location:
Ohio State University
Dreese Laboratories
Building 279
Room 260
2015 Neil Ave
Columbus, OH 43210

Directions/Maps/Parking:
http://www.osu.edu/map/building.php?building=279

Abstract:
Developing an innovative product or service can be challenging. Add unsolved technology goals, a fixed schedule, limited resources and budget, and the problem can seem overwhelming.
But somehow a small team with little funding or resources was able to place 12th out of 196 teams in an event created to advance technology in autonomous robotic ground vehicles... How did they do that?

The DARPA Grand Challenge and the DARPA Urban Challenge are events sponsored by the US Government to help promote the development of autonomous land robotic vehicles. The government is looking to meet a congressional mandate to have 33% of military ground vehicles operating unmanned by the year 2015.
This presentation will show how an ad-hoc team was able to compete in this international competition. Grayson will discuss technical obstacles, building a team, innovating on a fixed schedule with a small budget, utilization of an incremental development process, techniques used to accelerate technology discovery, mentoring, and the benefits of student participation. He will demonstrate with Grand Challenge pictures and video.

Speaker Bio:
Grayson Randall is president of Insight Technologies, Inc. (www.insightrobots.com), a North Carolina company which specializes in ground based robots for both commercial and military use. Insight Technologies, Inc. performs both research and development on control systems for autonomous robotic unmanned vehicles.

Mr. Randall led the Insight Racing team (www.insightracing.org) in the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Grand Challenge series of races. Insight Racing’s most recent entry was a computer driven Lotus Elise which was developed in conjunction with NC State University. The Elise would drive through city traffic without a driver, remote control, or any human intervention whatsoever.

Mr. Randall is a “Distinguished Visitor” for the IEEE Computer Society. He received the Outstanding Engineer Award from IEEE Region 3 at SoutheastCon 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia where Mr. Randall was chosen from among over 30,000 engineers in the Southeastern United States. Mr. Randall was also recognized by IEEE-USA in 2007 “for leadership that inspired pre-college students and college engineering students in the area of robotics.”

Grayson is chairman of IEEE Robotics and Automation chapter for Eastern North Carolina. He mentored a FIRST high school robotics team which won 1st place in the 2004 international FIRST competition as well as numerous other awards.

C/Com Planning Meeting

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:51:47 -0700

Start: 20 Oct 2009 - 6:00pm

End: 20 Oct 2009 - 7:30pm

The Computer and Communications Society has grown by leaps and bounds this year. As a result, we need to branch out and begin getting more feedback from our Members, and staffing our offices.

Please join me to help identify some upcoming topics, events, speakers, and volunteers for the coming year.

This could be your chance to become more involved with the ever-growing IEEE Columbus C/Com Society. Volunteering is a great way to build your network of people in the industry and can help you get references for Senior Member grade.

Volunteer roles/offices that need staffed:

Vice-Chair(s)
Student Outreach Chair
Conference Chair
Collaboration Chair (with such groups as the ACM)

Our goal is to spread around the responsibilities to enable people to volunteer as much or as little as they can. We want to be mindful of our busy schedules.

Needs for Upcoming Events:

Software Engineering Series?
Student Research Conference
Cloud Computing?
Information Security?
Presentations on upcoming Microsoft Platforms?
Distinguished Lecturers
Tours?
Others?

Location:
Panera Bread - Easton
3942 Townsfair Way
Columbus, OH 43219

Parking nearby

Google Maps:
http://tinyurl.com/ycel2nn

I hope to see you there!

Jack Freund
IEEE Columbus Section C/Com Chair
c...@ieeecolumbus.org