Our June Newsletter

Hawaii Section Newsletter

Aloha and welcome to the June issue of the IEEE Hawaii Section Newsletter!

We have many opportunities for individuals to make a difference in

their communities and profession through the IEEE. Furthermore,

any IEEE member who might be willing to serve as an officer in the

Hawaii Section is urged to contact our nominations chair:

johnoborland@aol.com

In this issue:
1. New Members Welcome!
2. Chapter Update
3. Calendar of Activities
4 Job Postings
5. Additional News and Links

1. New Members in the Hawaii Section

We extend a hearty welcome to new members of the Hawaii Section:
Brandoch Calef
Michael Thomas Garrison
Jordan Lucas Melcher
Jeremy Young

Welcome to Travis Taylor who recently moved into the Hawaii Section.

2. Chapter Update

The Maui Chapter of the Hawaii Student Branch of the IEEE hosted
the first annual Student Innovation Day this past April at the new
Science Building on the University of Hawaii Maui College campus.
The Student Innovation Day was designed to exhibit the projects and
talents of the students enrolled in Maui College s Electronics and
Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) Associated Arts program and
the Engineering Technology Bachelor of Applied Science program.

Also at UH, students from the Hilo Computer Science Department won
the 2013 Microsoft U.S. Imagine Cup and will entering the worldwide
completion in Russia next month. Team Poliahu from came out on top
with its application  Help Me Help,  which focused on community aid
for disaster relief efforts.

Signal Processing Society is having a membership promotion. More
details and links at this blog post:
http://hi-comm.blogspot.com/2013/06/sps-membership-promotion.html

3. Calendar of Activities

July 1 - EXCOM meeting and Tech talk:

Buffet and Hawaii Section, COM19/SP01 Chapter Technical Talk Please
note: To help with the cost of the buffet, members pay $5.00 and
non-members $10.00. For student members and the speaker, there is
no charge. Title: The University of Hawai i Smart Sustainable
Microgrid Project Abstract: This talk starts by discussing
Hawai i s energy landscape and the Renewable Energy and Island
Sustainability (REIS) program. The state of Hawai i and the US
Department of Energy (DOE) signed a memorandum of understanding in
2008 known as the Hawai i Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI) requiring
70% of Hawaii s energy come from clean sources by 2030.
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/19137
Please send questions to john.camery@ieee.org

July 10 - Computer Society Tech Talk: "Advanced Analytics"

Presentation by Kishore Erukulapati, followed by a panel
discussion. Professionals from Big Data, Open Data, Data Mining,
and Advanced Analytics are encouraged to participate in the panel
discussion. We'll meet in the excellent Ali'i conference room of
the CaptialOne360 Cafe overlooking Fort Derussy. (free parking) All
members and students are encouraged to attend! For more info and to
RSVP (free food) please visit this link:
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/19173

August - NO Executive Committee meeting in August.

August 14 - "Turbo Talks" Hawaii Section and Computer Society

A fun and fact-filled event, an opportunity for members to present
short, focused talks. Want a chance to practice your public
speaking? Know of an exciting new technology or engineering
approach? The stage is yours! We'll meet in the excellent Ali'i
conference room of the CaptialOne360 Cafe overlooking Fort Derussy.
(free parking) All members and students are encouraged to share!
For more info and to RSVP (free food) please visit this link:
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/19171

4. Job Postings: *

Facilities Engineer Position for First Hawaiian Center - Downtown.
Seeking candidate with electrical and/or mechanical engineering
experience/degree to manage the operations and maintenance of the
First Hawaiian Center (a 30-story office building in Downtown
Honolulu) building infrastructure and operating systems. For
details please contact Barb Nitta, VP/Staffing Manager, with First
Hawaiian Bank. Phone number 808-525-6276. Email bnitta@fhb.com.

* Members, please send your feedback:
  - Should we include job postings in the newsletter?
  - Should there be a limit?
  - Should we "filter" by profession, skill-level?
  - Should employers be "screened"?  How so?

5. Additional News and Links:

Note thatjune 28 is the deadline for early registration for the
IEEE Annual Meeting in Portland, OR on 1-4 May.. For further details
see the Hawaii Section Blog:
http://hawaii-ieee.blogspot.com/2013/06/ieee-usa-annual-meeting.html


Sergio Focardi, Prof. Emeritus of the University of Bologna,
recently of E-CAT FAME, died on 22 June, 2013.


Links for further information about IEEE Hawaii:

The Chair's blog: http://hawaii-ieee.blogspot.com/

Hawaii Section's Website: http://ieee-hawaii.org

Hawaii Computer Chapter's Website: http://computer-hawaii.org

Hawaii Communications/Signal Processing Chapter's Website:
https://webinabox.vtools.ieee.org/wibp_home/index/CH06255

Hawaii Oceanic Engineering Chapter s Website
https://webinabox.vtools.ieee.org/wibp_home/index/CH06147

Hawaii Microwave Theory and Techniques Chapter s Website
https://webinabox.vtools.ieee.org/wibp_home/index/CH06253

Hawaii Section on LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4790391

Computer Chapter on LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4821808

Send your newsletter suggestions and questions to
david.morse@ieee.org

1 July 2013 Hawaii Section IEEE Meeting Announcement

The University of Hawai’i Smart Sustainable Microgrid Project

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EXCOM, Buffet and Hawaii Section COM19/SP01 Chapter Technical Talk 

Please note: To help with the cost of the buffet, members pay $5.00 and non-members $10.00.

For student members and the speaker, there is no charge.

Title: The University of Hawai’i Smart Sustainable Microgrid Project

Abstract: This talk starts by discussing Hawai’i’s energy landscape and the Renewable Energy and Island Sustainability (REIS) program. The state of Hawai’i and the US Department of Energy (DOE) signed a memorandum of understanding in 2008 known as the Hawai’i Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI) requiring 70% of Hawaii’s energy come from clean sources by 2030. 

At the beginning of 2009 we formed a multidisciplinary research and education program at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, (REIS) to focus on renewable energy, sustainability, and smart grids. The REIS group won an internal UHM sustainability competition in 2009 and in 2010 won a DOE work force training grant in the Strategic Training and Education in Power Systems.  We discuss goals of our group including building the REIS program,  research and education activities, and interfacing with other UHM sustainability efforts,  outside academic institutions,  industry, and government.

We then discuss the University of Hawai’i Manoa (UHM) Smart Sustainable Microgrid Project.  This project is in coordination with the UHM Department of Electrical Engineering, UHM facilities, and Hawaiian Electric Company.   We discuss some of the goals and research of this project which include; sensing and monitoring, modeling and analysis, optimization and control,   and social and economic and policy considerations.  This talk focuses on applying signal processing methods to the sensing and monitoring project and also the modeling and analysis project. We also discuss a new Smart Campus Energy Lab and  the UHM microgrid which will serve as a laboratory testbed. 

Location: Building: Maple Gardens Restaurant Room Number: Small Room in the back 909 Isenberg Street Honolulu,  Hawaii United States 96826
Date: 01-July-2013 Time: 05:30PM to 09:30PM (4.00 hours) All times are: US/Hawaii Add Meeting to Calendar
Email meeting contact... John W. Camery, Mobile: (808) 342-7800, E-mail: john.camery@ieee.org

No Admission Charge.

Click Here to Register

Speaker:

Anthony Kuh of IEEE

Topic: The University of Hawai’i Smart Sustainable Microgrid Project

Abstract: This talk starts by discussing Hawai’i’s energy landscape and the Renewable Energy and Island Sustainability (REIS) program. The state of Hawai’i and the US Department of Energy (DOE) signed a memorandum of understanding in 2008 known as the Hawai’i Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI) requiring 70% of Hawaii’s energy come from clean sources by 2030. At the beginning of 2009 we formed a multidisciplinary research and education program at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, (REIS) to focus on renewable energy, sustainability, and smart grids. The REIS group won an internal UHM sustainability competition in 2009 and in 2010 won a DOE work force training grant in the Strategic Training and Education in Power Systems. We discuss goals of our group including building the REIS program, research and education activities, and interfacing with other UHM sustainability efforts, outside academic institutions, industry, and government. We then discuss the University of Hawai’i Manoa (UHM) Smart Sustainable Microgrid Project. This project is in coordination with the UHM Department of Electrical Engineering, UHM facilities, and Hawaiian Electric Company. We discuss some of the goals and research of this project which include; sensing and monitoring, modeling and analysis, optimization and control, and social and economic and policy considerations. This talk focuses on applying signal processing methods to the sensing and monitoring project and also the modeling and analysis project. We also discuss a new Smart Campus Energy Lab and the UHM microgrid which will serve as a laboratory testbed.

Biography: Anthony Kuh received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
at the University of California, Berkeley in 1979, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from
Stanford University in 1980, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton
University in 1987. Dr. Kuh previously worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories and has been
on the faculty in Electrical Engineering at the University of Hawai’i since 1986. He is currently a Professor in the Department and is also currently serving as director of the interdisciplinary renewable energy and island sustainability (REIS) group. Previously, he served as Department Chair of Electrical Engineering Dr. Kuh's research is in the area of neural networks and machine learning, adaptive signal processing, sensor networks, communication networks, and renewable energy and smart grid applications.

Dr. Kuh won a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award
and is an IEEE Fellow. He was also a recipient of the Boeing A. D. Welliver Fellowship and received a Distinguished Fulbright Scholar’s Award working at Imperial College in London. Dr. Kuh was an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems, served on the IEEE Neural Networks Administrative Committee, served on the IEEE Neural Networks for Signal Processing Committee, and was a Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society. Dr. Kuh co-chaired the 1993 International Symposium on Nonlinear Theory and Its Applications (NOLTA) and served as the technical co-chair for the 2007 IEEE ICASSP both held in Honolulu. He is currently serving as the IEEE Signal Processing Society Regions 1-6 Director at Large, on the Board of Governors of the Asia Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association, and as a senior editor of the IEEE Selected Topics on Signal Processing Journal. 

Email: kuh@hawaii.edu

Address: 484 Holmes Hall, 2540 Dole St., Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96822

Meeting Agenda:

1. Sign-in and distribution of MD Materials

2. EXCOM /Buffet

3. Review statistics about the Signal Processing Society

4. Technical talk

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IEEE-USA Annual Meeting

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8:30 am SusTech Conference Thursday

6:30 pm Annual Meeting

6:30 pm Annual Meeting Opening Reception

Come and help represent Hawaii at the IEEE-USA Annual Meeting.  The IEEE-USA 2013 Annual Meeting is August 1-4, 2013 in Portland, Oregon; sponsored by IEEE-USA and the IEEE Oregon Section with assistance from Region 6.The Annual Meeting provides an unparalleled training opportunity for IEEE’s U.S. volunteers and members.  Thursday and Friday’s program will feature the inaugural IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability with both academic and application-oriented presentations.Friday afternoon through Sunday morning the program will provide sessions on basic volunteer training, interactive workshops honing leadership skills, exhibits on the latest IEEE products and services, opportunities for networking and exchange of best practices, and the IEEE-USA awards ceremony recognizing the best of our U.S. engineers.For information on the program and activities click here.

June Meeting Minutes

Title	IEEE Communications / Signal Processing Meeting at Maple Gardens, 5:30 PM, June 3, 2013
Category	Technical Talk
Description	Our monthly EXCOM meeting followed by a tech talk. It's an open meeting for both IEEE / Society members and guests. Agenda - Meeting Agenda: 1. Plan Chapter Elections 2. Plan Activities 3. Distribute MD Items 4. Tech Talk Minutes of the Meeting => 1. David Morse will investigate a new meeting location for the next PACE event. 2. Mark Rognstad will investigate planning an ROV Tour activity for his Chapter and the Section. 3. MD Materials (IEEE pens/pads/membership material) were distributed to meeting participants. 4. IEEE Election & Future leadership development within our section => All IEEE Hawaii members interested in leadership positions in our section (Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer) are encouraged to submit nominations. It is important to develop new leadership due to term limits on the members that are currently in leadership roles in our section. 5. IEEE Computer Society Plans to organize a presentation in July 2013 on "Advanced analytics" by Kishore Erukulapati, followed by a panel discussion. Professionals from Big Data, Open Data, Data Mining, and Advanced Analytics are encouraged to participate in the panel discussion. Additional details will be forthcoming soon. 6. PACE Chair (David Morse) communicated that PACE meeting will be held in August and will be sponsored by IEEE Hawaii Section and Computer Society Chapter. IEEE USA provides $500 funding for this. This will focus on 5 minutes turbo talk by participants. The best presentations will be posted in social media. Additional details will be forthcoming soon. 7. Hawaii-Manoa Student Branch wins again !!! Hawaii-Manoa Student Branch won IEEE 2013 Central area award again in the category of "Best Large Student Branch" Attendees => 1. Bobae Kim 2. Kenny Luong 3. Matthew Inoyue 4. John W. Camery 5. Eran Agmon (Guest Speaker) 6. David Morse 7. Song Choi 8. Chris Russel 9. Kishore Erukulapati 10. Larvy Martin 11. Bonson Eralin 12. Mark Rognstad IEEE Communications / Signal Processing Technical Talk - Speaker: Eran Agmon Topic: Amateur Radio in Hawaii Eran Agmon will discuss his experience with Amateur Radio in Hawaii and possibly other subjects of interest to the audience. Biography: Eran Agmon Amateur Radio License: WH6R & 4X1AI Ex:Tektronix Inc. World Wide Consulting Sales Engineer for Telecom Test Equipment and Sales Manager for Hawaii and Pacific Islands Specialties:Network Management & Troubleshooting Network Infrastructure Network Security RF and Telecom Test Equipment Power Protection Color Printers Experience President & CEO ComTest Technologies Inc. July 1990 – Present (22 years 11 months) Email: eran@comtest.com Address: 3049 Ualena St, , Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96819 More information is available at - http://hawaii-ieee.blogspot.com/2013/05/june-meeting-ieee-announcement.html
Keywords	IEEE, Digital Communications, Signal Processing, Amateur Radio, Network management, Computer Science
Guest Attendance	2
IEEE Member Attendance	10
Admission Charge	true
Invite Students	true
Start Time	2013-06-03 17:30:00
End Time	2013-06-03 19:30:00
Time Zone	US/Hawaii
Location
Region	6
Section	HAWAII
OrganizationalUnit	COM19/SP01
City	Honolulu, HI
State/Province	Hawaii
Country	United States
1st Speaker
Topic	Amateur Radio in Hawaii
First Name	Eran
Last Name	Agmon
E-Mail Address	eran@comtest.com
Submission Info
Created On	2013-06-11 09:42:38 UTC
Submitter	KISHORE ERUKULAPATI
Submitter Email	ekishore@gmail.com

UH-Maui IEEE Student Innovation Day

On April 18, 2013 the Maui Chapter of the Hawaii Student Branch of the IEEE hosted the first
annual Student Innovation Day at the new Science Building on the University of Hawaii Maui College
campus. The Student Innovation Day was designed to exhibit the projects and talents of the students
enrolled in Maui College’s Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) Associated Arts
program and the Engineering Technology Bachelor of Applied Science program. Displays were set up in
the lobby of the Science Building to feature class projects and to set the stage for the event. Guests
were encouraged to investigate and interact with the displays. In the Optics Lab an optics experiment
and tutorial web site were presented. The day was capped off with a panel discussion of experts from
Maui’s technical and scientific community. Invitations were extended to members of Maui’s
educational, scientific and professional communities as well as to the public at large. Additionally, the
Maui Ham Radio club and the Maui Makers club were invited to talk about their organizations.
Attendance averaged 40 people during the 3 hour exhibition and 20 people remained for the panel
discussion. Refreshments were provided throughout the program.

Check it out on the Facebook link

Mentors:

• Jung Won Park Faculty, STEM & Counselor of UHMC IEEE
• Anil Mehta Faculty, STEM & Chair, Student Activity Coordination Committee, Region 5 of The IEEE 

Student Branch Officers

• Spencer Eldred,  Chair of UHMC IEEE, ET student 
• Kanoe Hardin,  Secretary of UHMC IEEE, ET student