IEEE Lebanon Section

Presentation of Dr. Eric Senn Speaker(s): Dr. Eric Senn, Room: Jean El Hawa, Bldg: SoE, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon, Lebanon, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/317784

A Webinar On Thursday June 30th, 2022 at 6:00 PM (BEY time - GMT +3) By: M. Wissam Al Jurdi is a senior software engineer. He specializes in machine learning and is currently an AI engineer at CME Offshore SAL, working in MLOps - France. He is also researcher on Recommender Systems with multiple publications in this field. Title: It is all about data Topic: Online Ads, personalized marketing, customized offers, and all aspects of individualized Internet experience are based on data. Let’s talk about data quality for online AI and Recommender Systems and impact on developers, system architects and AI engineers. Link: https://unk.zoom.us/j/98894240014 Co-sponsored by: LaRRIS (Laboratoire de Recherche en Réseaux, Informatique et Sécurité) and Inside Telecom Speaker(s): M. Wissam Al Jurdi, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/317334

A Webinar On Tuesday July 12, 2022 @ 6 PM (Beirut time - GMT +3) Title: Resilience Across Complex Systems Topic: Will you be surprised to know that social and behavioral sciences, business and economics, physical and human geography, information sciences, public health and engineering systems are related? Let’s talk about how complex systems can bridge those disciplines. By: Prof. Liaquat Hossain is the Chairperson of Cyber Systems Department at UNK and holds the prestigious Nebraska Healthcare Collaborative Chair of Population Health. Previously, he held senior academic and administrative positions at University of Sydney, University of Hong Kong and Lund University. His Postdoc was at MIT and his PhD at University of Wollongong. Prof. Liaquat Hossain Website: https://www.unmc.edu/cihc/faculty/narrative/unk/Liaquat_Hossain.html Zoom Link: https://unk.zoom.us/j/98894240014 Co-sponsored by: LaRRIS (Laboratoire de Recherche en Réseaux, Informatique et Sécurité) and Inside Telecom Speaker(s): Prof. Liaquat Hossain, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/318627

-Introduction to cybersecurity and machine learning. -Ethical hacking and monitoring. -Effectiveness of ML-based frameworks in tackling three different network security related problems. -DNS typosquatting, intrusion detection in autonomous/connected vehicles. -Intrusion detection in networked systems. -Future research opportunities on how to further improve such frameworks. Speaker(s): Alaa Hijazi, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/319441

-Effectiveness of ML-based frameworks in tackling three different network security related problems. -DNS typosquatting, intrusion detection in autonomous/connected vehicles. -Intrusion detection in networked systems. -Future research opportunities on how to further improve such frameworks. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/319442

Single-phase inverter control techniques for interfacing renewable energy sources with micro-grid – Parallel and series connected inverter topologies with active and reactive power flow control along with grid current shaping Renewable energy sources (RESs) have been receiving significant attention recently worldwide as a sustainable alternative type of energy supply in the energy mix. Inverters are being used to convert the dc voltage into ac voltage before being injected into the grid or isolated loads. Speaker(s): Sanjib Kumar Panda, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/319822

Dear IEEE Members, Dear Colleagues, On behalf of Lebanon Section Jt. Chapter, IE13/PE31/CAS04/PEL35 and Lebanese International University IEEE SB, we would like to invite you to attend the webinar entitled "Single-phase Parallel &series connected Inverters" by Prof. Sangib Kumar Panda on Friday July 22, 2022 from 3:00 till 4:00 PM Beirut zone time. Abstract: Single-phase inverter control techniques for interfacing renewable energy sources with micro-grid – Parallel and series connected inverter topologies with active and reactive power flow control along with grid current shaping Renewable energy sources (RESs) have been receiving significant attention recently worldwide as a sustainable alternative type of energy supply in the energy mix. Inverters are being used to convert the dc voltage into ac voltage before being injected into the grid or isolated loads. In this presentation: - A novel current control technique is proposed to control both active and reactive power flow from a renewable energy source feeding a micro-grid system through a single-phase parallel connected inverter. The parallel connected inverter ensures active and reactive power flow from the grid with low current THD even in the presence of non-linear load. A p-q theory-based approach is used to find the reference current of the parallel connected converter to ensure desired operating conditions at the grid terminal. The proposed current controller is simple to implement and gives superior performance over the conventional current controllers such as rotating frame PI controller or stationary frame Proportional Resonant (PR) controller. The stability of the proposed controller is ensured by direct Lyapunov method. A new technique based on the Spatial Repetitive Controller (SRC) is also proposed to improve the performance of the current controller by estimating the grid and other periodic disturbances. Detailed experimental results are presented to show the efficacy of the proposed current control scheme along with the proposed non-linear controller to control the active and reactive power flow in a single-phase micro-grid under different operating conditions. - A control strategy for a single-phase series connected inverter with the micro-grid is proposed to interface AC loads not only to regulate the load voltage under voltage disturbances but also, to control the load power drawn from the micro-grid. The inverter compensating voltage works in such a way that, irrespective of any type of disturbances in the micro-grid voltage (such as sag, swell or harmonic distortions), the load voltage is maintained at its rated voltage level with low THD in voltage. The proposed control strategy also facilitates a specific amount of active power flow (from renewable energy source) to the load irrespective of the micro-grid voltage condition. The rest of the load power is supplied by the micro-grid. To facilitate this control strategy a Spatial Repetitive Controller (SRC) is proposed and implemented in micro-grid phase (q ) domain to make the controller independent of the micro-grid frequency. The proposed controller ensures dynamic stability of the system even if there is a sudden change in the micro-grid frequency. Detailed experimental results are presented to show the efficacy of the proposed series inverter system along with the controller under different operating conditions. Click here to register: Regards, Abdallah Speaker(s): Sangib, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/320095

Do you want to start learning about the revolutionary field of Artificial Intelligence? Buckle up and join us where you will learn all the fundamentals of AI. This workshop includes HANDS ON PRACTICE and certification at the end of completion. EVENT DATE: 23 July 2022 TIME: 1 PM REGISTRATION LINK: https://my.forms.app/form/62d6f99b971e3e097d4745c6 Zoom links will be sent via email Co-sponsored by: Beirut AI Speaker(s): Mr. Daya, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/320260

ASME Student Regional Team in the Middle East and Africa Region in collaboration with the American University of Beirut Robotics Club and IEEE Lebanon Joint Chapter RAS/IMS/CSS invites you to our workshop PCB design workshop by Eng. Hani Al Jamal. Hani is an incoming Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interests include RF circuit design techniques and battery-less electromagnetic-based sensors and has been involved in the design of several PCBs. In 2022, Hani graduated from the American University of Beirut with a BEng in ECE (with High Distinction). There, he served as the President of the AUB Robotics Club and was the recipient of the Distinguished Graduate Award in addition to the Dean’s Award for Creative Achievement. Whether it be phones, planes, robots, drones, cars or IoT devices, _PCBs are everywhere. This workshop will introduce you to common hardware prototyping techniques and then walk through an end-to-end process of realizing a hardware circuit from the brainstorming and simulation phase to component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout, fabrication, and testing. You will learn how to design your own PCB on KiCad through a step-by-step virtual tutorial. It will be held virtually on Monday, July 25, 2022, at 6:30 PM Beirut Time 11:30 USA time. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/320432

Lebanon IoT and AI Challenge Launching Ceremony and Orientation Session Thursday, July 28th, 2022 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Beirut Time, (GMT +3) Virtual - via Zoom Register to attend the Launching Ceremony via: https://shorturl.at/joHLV Under the patronage of the President of the LEBANESE UNIVERSITY (UL), Prof. Bassam Badran, Lebanon IoT & AI Challenge launches its second edition for the year 2022 The challenge is a national capacity-building and pre-incubation program for Graduation Projects, and startups that have innovative ideas in the areas of Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and related fields to enable and leverage a smart future. Participants compete in local finals. Winners win free tickets to Gitex Technology Week, Dubai, UAE, and get qualified to the regional finals to compete for the regional title (on the level of the Middle East). Register to join the challenge via: https://register.arabiotai.org/ Agenda: Ceremony Agenda - Welcome Note - Eng. Mohamad Aboud, VP, IEEE TEMS for Membership Development and Marketing - Eng. Hussien Mostafa Ezzalden, Program Manager, Arab IoT and AI Challenge - Prof. Riad Makdessi (Representative of the Lebanese University), Co-Founder & Director, Centre MINE, Lebanese University - Dr. Walid Karam, Secretary, IEEE Lebanon Section - Dr. Sara Abou Chakra, Chair, IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE), Lebanon - Prof. Rony Darazi, Chair - IEEE Computer Society - Lebanon Chapter - Eng. Christophe Zoghbi, Founder & CEO Zaka, Founder & President Beirut AI - Mr. Rudy Shoushany, Founder of CryptoTalks & DxTalks | Forbes Technology Council - Orientation Session/Q&A, Ms. Sara Abou Ibrahim - Program Manager - Lebanon IoT and AI Challenge Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/320513