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Sunday, March 15, 2026
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Monday, March 16, 2026
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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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March 17, 2026 -Women in Sustainability Series 2026 – Physical AI at the Edge: Dr. Prabha Sundaravadivel
Women in Sustainability Series 2026 – Physical AI at the Edge: Dr. Prabha Sundaravadivel
Physical AI at the Edge: Autonomous Drones, Embedded Vision, and Hardware-Optimized Learning Edge AI is redefining how intelligent systems operate in real-world, bandwidth-limited, and safety-critical environments. Rather than relying on centralized cloud infrastructure, next-generation autonomous platforms demand low-latency, energy-efficient, and hardware-aware intelligence deployed directly at the edge. This guest lecture presents a systems-level perspective on designing edge-native AI architectures spanning three converging domains: autonomous drone platforms, embedded computer vision, and lightweight large language models (LLMs). We will examine how drone autonomy benefits from onboard perception-action loops, real-time multi-modal sensing, and closed-loop control frameworks that operate without persistent cloud connectivity. The talk further explores edge-optimized vision pipelines for agricultural and environmental monitoring, including model compression, quantization, spectral-RGB fusion, and real-time deployment on resource-constrained hardware such as Jetson, FPGA, and heterogeneous SoCs. Finally, we discuss the emerging role of LLMs in physical AI systems, not as chat interfaces, but as structured reasoning engines integrated with robotic sensing and decision pipelines. Hardware-aware optimization strategies, including pruning, mixed-precision inference, memory- latency tradeoffs, and accelerator-centric design, will be highlighted as key enablers of scalable deployment. This invited talk concludes by outlining a unifying design framework for building autonomous, interpretable, and deployable edge intelligence systems across agriculture, environmental monitoring, and cyber-physical domains. All are welcome! You do not need to be a member to attend. If you are interested and unable to attend, please register and a recording will be sent out after the event. Speaker(s): Prabha , Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/531954
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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March 18, 2026 -Dine and Learn – Some Effects of Weak Radio Wave and Magnetic Fields on Biological Systems
Dine and Learn – Some Effects of Weak Radio Wave and Magnetic Fields on Biological Systems
We invite you to join us for this incredible opportunity to expand your technical horizons while enjoying great food and networking! We are thrilled to welcome our guest speaker, Prof. Frank Barnes who will share insights and expertise on Effects of Weak Radio Wave and Magnetic Fields on Biological Systems. Whether you are a professional, recent graduate, or student passionate about technology, this dine and learn offers an evening of learning, dining, and meaningful connections with fellow IEEE members. Talk Abstract: In this talk we will provide a short review of some of the history on the setting safety standards for the exposures to electromagnetic fields at both low frequencies and radio frequencies. This will be followed up with brief review of some of the physics and chemistry that enable biological systems to sense very weak fields and to use them as communications and controls systems to change the growth rates of cancer cells and bacteria. We will also show that growing cancer cells and bacteria emit very weak radio waves. The talk finishes with a review of few papers showing detrimental biological effects well below current safety guidelines and some positive therapeutic applications. Speaker Bio: Dr. Frank Barnes. Professor Emeritus Electrical Computer and Energy Engineering University of Colorado Boulder He and his students have worked on large verity of subjects since 1959 ranging from maser and lasers, semiconductor devices through energy storage systems, telecommunication and effects of electromagnetic fields on biological systems. Since 2014, he and his students have largely concentrated on trying to understand how weak magnetic and radio frequency fields modify the growth rates of cancer cells and bacteria building up from the quantum mechanics nuclear pairs in large biological models through changes in chemical reaction rates to changes in the biology, and possible health effects. Dr. Frank Barnes received his B.S. from Princeton University in electrical engineering in 1954, his M.S. Engineer and PhD from Stanford University in 1955, 1956, and 1958. He joined the University of Colorado in 1959. He was appointed a Distinguished Professor in 1997. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2001 and received the Gordon Prize 2004 for innovations in Engineering Education from the National Academy. He is a fellow of IEEE, AAAS, and served as Vice President of IEEE for publication and as Chairman of the Electron Device Society and President of the Bioelectromagnetics Society, and as U.S. Chair of Commission K-International Union of Radio Sciences (URSI). He and his students have built lasers, flash lamps, super conductors, avalanche photo diodes and other electron devices. Recently they have been studying the effects weak magnetic field on radical concentrations and changes in the growth rate of cancers and other cells. The event will take place in the conference space on the fifth-floor atrium in the Engineering and Computer Science building at the University of Denver. Parking: TBD Speaker(s): Prof. Barnes Agenda: The event will take place in the conference space on the fifth-floor atrium in the Engineering and Computer Science building at the University of Denver. 6:00 PM-6:30 PM Food and networking 6:30 PM-7:30 PM Talk/Presentation 7:30 PM-8:30 PM Q&A and Discussion 8:30 PM Adjourn Room: Conference Space on The Fifth-Floor Atrium, Bldg: Engineering and Computer Science , 2155 E Wesley Ave, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80210, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/540204
Thursday, March 19, 2026
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March 19, 2026 -CENTENNIAL – AESS-SPS Social
CENTENNIAL – AESS-SPS Social
Come join us at Resolute Brewing Company and meet some of your fellow IEEE AESS-SPS members and officers. Food provided. Food truck: Gyros King 7286 S Yosemite St. #110, Centennial, Colorado, United States, 80112
Friday, March 20, 2026
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March 20, 2026 -Quantum Imaging and the Zero-Magnetic-Field Limit of Quantum Measurement
Quantum Imaging and the Zero-Magnetic-Field Limit of Quantum Measurement
Abstract: Entangled photons possess nonclassical correlations that can be harnessed for imaging. In contrast to conventional optical imaging, quantum imaging based on coincidence detection of entangled photons demonstrated super-resolution beyond the classical diffraction limit. We will present both experimental imaging results and the underlying theoretical framework that explains these advantages. Because photons originate from atoms and molecules, our work also examines atomic physics at the interface between classical and quantum formalisms. We show that the Bloch equation, traditionally regarded as a classical equation of motion, can be reformulated to yield the quantum von Neumann and Schrödinger equations. This correspondence reveals a classical origin for the standard quantum spin equations and clarifies the relationship between the two descriptions. We have further developed a theory that models the multistage Stern–Gerlach experiment envisioned by Heisenberg and Einstein and conducted by Frische and Segre, with improved accuracy compared to existing treatments. More recently, we performed quantum measurements of atomic beam splitting under extremely low magnetic field gradients. Conventional Stern–Gerlach experiments rely on strong gradients to spatially resolve the split beams. In contrast, we use optical spectroscopy to resolve spatially overlapping atomic distributions that would otherwise appear inseparable, thereby enabling low-field quantum measurements. While conventional theoretical models agree with experiments at high magnetic fields, they exhibit noticeable discrepancies as the magnetic field gradient approaches zero. Our theory remains consistent with experimental observations across the entire field range. A key outcome of this work is an estimate of the electron spin collapse time, expressed in dimensionless units of Larmor precession cycles. For the three-stage Stern–Gerlach configuration, our validation constitutes a retrospective agreement with historical data. In the single-stage configuration, the test is prospective. The theoretical framework was fixed before the low-field experimental data were acquired, ensuring that no post hoc adjustments to the theory were introduced. Speaker(s): Lihong, Boulder, Colorado, United States
Saturday, March 21, 2026
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