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BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CIE/USA-DFW Site - ECPv6.11.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ciedfw.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for CIE/USA-DFW Site REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20150101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210731T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210731T170000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20210720T034456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210720T034456Z UID:9053-1627736400-1627750800@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:Affiliate Event - 2021 DFW AACC Youth Symposium DESCRIPTION:CIE/USA-DFW Chapter is proud to sponsor the Youth Symposium held by DFW AACC (Dallas/Fort Worth Asian-American Citizens Council).\n\nEvent Objective: To enrich and challenge the minds of the today’s youths and help high school and college students with career and higher education goals.\nEvent schedule: 1-5PM on July 31\,2021 (Saturday)\nTarget Audience: High school & college students and parents\nHost of the event:  DFW AACC\nSponsor of the event: CIE/USA-DFW\, Diodes\, Texas Instruments\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n  URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/affiliate-event-2021-dfw-aacc-youth-symposium/ CATEGORIES:Affiliate Programs,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/DFWAACC-YOUTH-SYMPOSIUM3-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210508T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210508T163000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20210416T144549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T144549Z UID:9049-1620482400-1620491400@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2021 CIE/USA-DFW Spring Technical Symposium and Leadership Assessment and Mentoring Program (LAMP) DESCRIPTION:Spring Technical Symposium!\n\n \nSpring LAMP Symposium!\n \n\n \n \n\nResilience and Sustainability for the Future\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nThe CIE/USA-DFW Chapter is proud to unveil our WEBINAR event for the 2021 Spring Technical Symposium\, “Resilience and Sustainability for the Future”\, and Leadership Assessment and Mentoring Program (LAMP)\, “Be a Resilient Leader”. Admission is free but advanced registration is required. Webinar details will be provided via email after registration and before the event starts. Please plan to join the meeting 5 minutes prior to the start time to ensure you do not miss a single minute! \nThe 2021 CIE/USA-DFW Spring Technical Symposium “Resilience and Sustainability for the Future” aims to present and exchange ideas about the efforts to strengthen the resilience and sustainability to meet the future needs of prosperity. Three scientific and engineering experts from high-tech companies and academic institutes in the DFW Metroplex will share their research\, innovations\, thoughts\, and vision in their respective fields of batteries\, power infrastructures\, and energy resources. All speakers will answer any questions you may have after their presentations. \nThe 2021 Leadership Assessment and Mentoring Program (LAMP) event will be conducted by successful and experienced leaders within the Dallas area. LAMP is one of the long-standing CIE/USA-DFW events featuring “Leadership” and “Career Mentoring” for young professionals. This event is especially designed for graduating university students and young professionals who desire to enhance their knowledge and hands-on experience on the hiring process\, career development\, corporate culture\, and leadership. After the speakers have presented\, a Q&A panel discussion will be conducted for those who may have questions. \n\n  \nTechnical Symposium Speaker Profiles:\nSamuel Wong\nProduct Line Manager\, Battery Charging Products\, Battery Management Solutions\, Texas Instruments \nSpeech Title: Sustainable Power with Energy Harvesting for IoT Applications\nSpeech Abstract: One of the challenges of smart home or factory is to provide endless power to run the IoT nodes. It is cost prohibitive to power them with wired power or battery power which requires routine charging. Energy harvesting that leverages sustainable sources such as solar or ambient light becomes the only viable solution. This talk will provide an overview of the common energy sources\, energy storage elements\, and how to convert the energy for IoT applications. \n \nSamuel Wong is product line manager for battery charging products within TI’s battery management solutions division. He has 10 years of experience driving innovation at TI across both battery charging and battery gauging products. He holds a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and an MS in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nDr. Mohammad E. Khodayar\nAssociate Professor\, Electrical and Computer Engineering\, Southern Methodist University \nSpeech Title: Energy Supply Resilience and Economics: Transition toward Active Distribution Networks and Microgrid Technology\nSpeech Abstract: The proximity of the generation and demand in microgrids improves the power quality\, reliability\, and resilience in the distribution network. Furthermore\, the autonomous operation of these facilities introduces technical\, environmental\, and economic benefits stemming from leveraging renewable energy resources and energy storage technologies. This presentation addresses the benefits\, opportunities\, and challenges of integrating and operating microgrids in distribution networks. The interconnection among the electricity and natural gas networks is addressed by introducing energy hubs in microgrids. An effective framework to enhance the resilience of microgrids with energy hubs is presented. Moreover\, a framework that captures the interactions between the distribution network and microgrid operators is presented. The presented framework addresses the strategic behavior of the microgrid operators to exchange energy with the distribution network and the economic operation of the distribution networks. \n \nMohammad E. Khodayar received the B.S\, M.S.\, and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering. He was a Senior Research Associate with the Robert W. Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation\, Illinois Institute of Technology. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering\, Southern Methodist University\, Dallas\, TX\, USA. He is an associate editor of the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy and IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. He is the author of over 50 Journals and Conference proceedings. He was the guest editor for the special section on “Optimization techniques in renewable energy system planning\, design\, operation\, and control”\, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. His research area is power system operation and planning\, application of artificial intelligence to power systems and large-scale stochastic optimization. \n\n\n  \n  \nDr. Allan Zhong\nHalliburton Distinguished Scientist\, Halliburton \nSpeech Title: Reducing Carbon Footprints Through Innovation in Oil/Gas Industry\nSpeech Abstract: The natural history of earth climate change is reviewed at multiple temporal scales and the factors that influence current global warming are investigated. It is shown that human excessive consumption of materials and energy is the root cause of current global warming. How oil/gas industry is helping to combat global warming through transitioning into clean energy and reducing its carbon footprint through innovation\, will be discussed with examples. \n \nAllan Zhong is the Halliburton Distinguished Scientist\, Halliburton\, a strategic and visionary technology leader with broad engineering/research experience and proven track record to drive innovation and new product development\, deliver results with commercial impact. He has 22 issued or pending US patents. He has also published more than 60 technical papers. Prior to Halliburton\, Allan worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company\, where he developed an industry leading fracture mechanics-based truck tire durability model. He is a Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and member of Society of Petroleum Engineer (SPE). He earned a Ph.D. in applied mechanics from California Institute of Technology. \n\n  \n  \nLAMP Speaker Profiles:\nDavid Lu\nVice President\, Network Systems & Automation\, AT&T Labs\, Church Leader\, Board Member of DFW CIE & DFW USCCC\, Mentor & Adviser for Multiple Employee Resource Groups and Mentoring Circles at AT&T\, and Cellist. \nSpeech Title: A Journey from Musician to Technology Executive – Unleash Your Full Potential\nSpeech Abstract: The world and technology are changing in an unprecedented pace around us. So is today’s young people’s career aspiration. This talk will explore tips on how to discover your true self\, unleash your full leadership potential\, and fulfill your dream. \n \nDavid Lu currently leads a global team of more than 2\,500 people responsible for the architecture\, development and engineering of AT&T’s next generation SDN (Software Defined Network) automation platform and open source (Linux Foundation ONAP) enabling AT&T’s network virtualization and target network systems transformation including PaaS & SaaS\, policy control & orchestration\, hyper-automation and AI/ML driven data analytics. He is the recipient of number of industry awards including IEEE CQR Chairman’s Award\, CIO 100 Award\, CIE AAEOY Award\, and currently holds 53 patents. He is also a frequent speaker at industry conferences and community forums. \n  \n  \nBing Xie\nCorporate Board Member\, University Adviser\, Angel Investor\, Former Senior Vice President/Executive Officer for Texas Instruments \nSpeech Title: Thrive In Time Of Uncertainty\nSpeech Abstract: Covid-19 has introduced a lot of changes to our professional as well as personal lives. How to improve one’s tolerance and thrive amid uncertainty. \n \nBing Xie is senior global business executive with a successful track record in global revenue growth strategy\, digital transformation and talent development. He now works as corporate board member\, university adviser and angel investor. Before his retirement end of 2020\, he was Senior Vice President/Executive Officer for Texas Instruments Inc.\, overseeing global Sales and Application teams and $14+ billion in sales revenue. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAlex Machoka \nSenior Director Transmission Operations\, Oncor \nSpeech Title: Inevitability of Change: Intersection of Leadership and Generations in the Workplace\nSpeech Abstract: How to effectively lead multiple generations especially for young leaders leading older employees\, who in most cases have more functional experience. \n \nAlex Machoka has worked at Oncor Electric delivery in Texas since May 2005 and is currently Senior Director in Transmission Operations. Alex started with Oncor in 2005 as a Transmission Protection and Control technician where he worked on substation system protection and relay maintenance. In 2009\, after attaining an MBA from University of Dallas\, he joined Oncor’s leadership development program and was an assistant manager in the vegetation management group where he managed storm restoration response\, utility vegetation management program. Since then\, he’s had multiple leadership roles at Oncor with the most recent role prior to current role as the distribution operations director for Dallas Metro region. URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2021-cie-usa-dfw-spring-technical-symposium/ CATEGORIES:Free Events,LAMP,SymposiumSeminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2020-Spring-Symposium-flyer_V1-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210201T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211231T170000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20210127T222332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210127T222332Z UID:9048-1612166400-1640970000@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:Online: 2021 CIE Mentoring Circle DESCRIPTION:Online: 2021 CIE Mentoring Circle\n  \n“Man is the only animal that can learn from history and from the experiences of others. Mentoring groups are one of the most efficient and highest forms of this learning and developing\,” says Mark Carpenter\, Sr. Vice President of Transmission and Distribution Operations at Oncor\, one of the architects and driving forces of CIE’s mentoring circle program. “CIE’s mentoring circle focuses on talent development\, the most important element in any organization\,” states Claire Jung\, Engineering Director in Analog Power Products at Texas Instruments. With the support of the CIE leaders including our founder-Dr. Faa-Ching Wang\, the mentoring circle started many years ago. \nMany agree with them\, as dozens of volunteers join this annual program every year\, aiming to learn from experienced community leaders. They meet in small groups\, discuss topics about the workplace or in everyday life\, and practice their leadership skills. Each group is led by one or two mentors\, follows a self-paced curriculum\, and meets online for two to three hours every two months. \nProgram mentees eagerly praise the benefits of this mentoring circle. “This is one thing that saves you time in the long run\,” says Will Jordan\, a supervisor at Oncor. “By hanging out with excellent people in CIE\, I could be a better person and a better leader myself!” says Minkai Wu\, a manager at Capital One. “I highly recommend this program to anyone who wants to become a better leader\,” says Yanping Chen\, Vice President as Quantitative Strategist at Goldman Sachs. “In the CIE mentoring groups\, all who participate—including the group leaders—grow and develop by learning from the perspectives and experiences of others. I urge you to take this opportunity and to later lead others in similar endeavors\,” says Mr. Carpenter. “You’ll be glad you did.” URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2021-cie-mentoring-circle/ CATEGORIES:Free Events,Mentoring ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CIE-Mentoring-circle-flyer-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200816T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200816T170000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200813T042958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200813T042958Z UID:9045-1597582800-1597597200@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:Affiliate Event - 2020 DFW AACC Youth Symposium DESCRIPTION:CIE/USA-DFW Chapter is proud to sponsor the Youth Symposium held by DFW AACC (Dallas/Fort Worth Asian-American Citizens Council).\n\nEvent Objective:  To provide an immersive experience for the incoming classes so that they may have a more clear view of their future directions\nEvent schedule:  1-5PM on 8/16 (Sunday)\nTarget Audience: High school students and parents\nHost of the event:  DFW AACC\nSponsor of the event: Texas Instruments\, CIE/USA-DFW\n\n  \nRegistration\n  URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2020-aacc-youth-symposium/ CATEGORIES:Affiliate Programs,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/AACPOSTER2020-1-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200809 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200810 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200713T061155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250112T005445Z UID:9027-1596931200-1597017599@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:ONLINE: 2020 CIE/USA-DFW Young Achiever Award DESCRIPTION:2020 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Convention\n\n\n2020 CIE/USA-DFW Fall Technical Symposium\n\n\n\n\n \nAWARDEES\n  \n                    \nVeronica Fang                                        Kai Tsuei                                             Justin Li \n                   \nJames Li                                                   Emily Zhong                                      David Yang \n                \nAnthony Zhou                                          Brian Jiang \n2020 YAA/CRS Award Ceremony Video\n\n  \nEVENT SUMMARY URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2020-cie-usa-dfw-young-achiever-award/ CATEGORIES:Free Events,YAA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2020-YAA-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200808T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200809T170000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200716T024124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200716T024124Z UID:9043-1596880800-1596992400@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:ONLINE: 2020 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Convention DESCRIPTION:2020 CIE/USA-DFW Fall Technical Symposium\n\n\n2020 CIE/USA-DFW Young Achiever Award\n\n\n\n\nREGISTRATION (CLOSED)\n\n\nFall Technical Symposium\n\n\nLeadership and Career Development and Award Ceremony\n\n\nPROCEEDINGS\n\n\n2020 Proceedings\n\n\n \n \nEvent Summary URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2020-cie-usa-dfw-annual-convention/ CATEGORIES:Convention,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2020-Annual-Convention-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200808 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200809 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200716T065252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250302T070030Z UID:12395-1596844800-1596931199@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:ONLINE: 2020 CIE/USA-DFW Fall Symposium DESCRIPTION:2020 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Convention\n\n\n2020 CIE/USA-DFW Young Achiever Award\n\n\n\n\n  \nREGISTRATION(CLOSED)\n\n\nFall Technical Symposium\n\n\nLeadership and Career Development and Award Ceremony\n\n\nPROCEEDINGS\n\n\n2020 Proceedings\n\n\n\nFALL TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM\nLeadership and Career Development Seminar\nDay #1 August 08 – Technical Seminar (Register here – Fall Technical Symposium) \nDay #2 August 09 – Leadership and Career Development Seminar (Register here – Leadership and Career Development and Award Ceremony) \nThe CIE/USA-DFW Chapter is proud to unveil our Fall Symposium and Leadership and Career Development Seminar using online webinar platform with the theme Technology Fusion – Industry Transformation in Today\’s World.  The areas of focus are medical\, transportation\, artificial intelligence (AI)\, and big data. \nAdmission is free but advance registration is required. Webinar details will be provided via email after registration and before the event starts. Please plan to join the meeting 5-10 minutes prior to the start time to ensure you do not miss a single minute! \nProgram Content – August 08\nFall Technical Symposium 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CST\n\nKeynote: Current Challenges in Health Care: We Need Your Help\, Dr. Robert Hendler\, Chief Medical Officer\, Texas Hospital Association (THA) and Foundation (THAF)\n\n  \n\nDriving an Intelligent Revolution in Transportation\, Karl-Heinz Steinmetz\, General Manager\, Automotive Systems\, HEV/EV & Powertrain\, Texas Instruments\n\n  \n\nA Brief Introduction to COVID-19 Forecasting\, Dr. Qiwei Li\, Assistant Professor Mathematical Sciences\, University of Texas at Dallas\n\n  \n\nMonitoring Genomic Evolution of COVID-19 Viruses\, Dr. Ching-Yung Lin\, CEO\, Graphen\, Inc.\n\n  \n\nQuestion and Answer Session\n\n \n \n \n  \n  \n \n\nProgram Content – August 09\nLeadership Track Seminar 2:00 PM – 4:40 PM CST\n  \nCoping with Anxiety In The Era Of COVID-19 \n\nBeverly Bo Wu\, M.D.\, Associate Director Psychiatric Emergent Department\, Parkland Hospital\n\n  \nChanneling Leonardo: What 21st Century Engineers and Scientists Need to Be Successful \n\nDr. Stephanie Adams\, Dean of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science UT Dallas\n\n  \nThe Four Letter Word You Don’t Want to Hear…But Should More Often \n\nThomas Rajan\, Managing Director – Global Co-Brand Partnerships\, American Airlines\n\n  \nPanel Discussion \n\nModerator: Sheana Chen\, CIE/USA-DFW Policy Advisor\n\n\nVirtual Ceremony 4:40 PM – 5:30 PM CST\n\nSponsors & Volunteers Recognition\nYoung Achiever Award Recognition (YAA)\nCommunity Resilience Scholarship (CRS) Recognition\n\n \nEVENT SUMMARY  URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2020-cie-usa-dfw-fall-technical-symposium/ CATEGORIES:Free Events,SymposiumSeminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2020-Fall-Symposium-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200530T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200530T160000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200318T061007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200318T061007Z UID:8960-1590832800-1590854400@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:ONLINE: 2020 CIE/USA-DFW MathComp/MathFun DESCRIPTION:2020 MathComp Winner\, Test Results\, Questions\, and News Release\n\n2020 MathComp Winner List [PDF]\n2020 MathComp Test Results [PDF]\n2020 MathFun Resources [PDF]\n\nSpeaker Presentations\n\nAmy Li\nJulia Camacho\nKevin Meng\n\n \nThe annual MathComp/MathFun event and parenting seminar are the flagship events of the CIE/USA-DFW Chapter\’s youth program. It has served our community for 30 years. Each year\, the event attracts nearly 1\,000 participants including students\, parents\, educators\, and volunteers. This fair consists of three programs: (1) a math competition\, (2) a math fun fair\, and (3) a parenting seminar. The goal is to stimulate young students\’ interest in Science\, Technology\, Engineering\, and Math (STEM). \nThis year we will bring the event online to continue to provide educational value and fun for young kids and families. The event will be held on May 30\, 2020 and it is FREE. We are extremely happy to have DFWCIA as a co-organizer this year. \nMathComp/MathFun Brochure\nProvides overall view of this event \nOnline User Guide\nProvides contest rules\, instructions and FAQ \nZoom Guide for Participant\nA YouTube demo video shows how to use Zoom in this event \nOnline Mock Test Sessions\nWill be posted when available \nParenting Seminar Speakers and Panelists\nDr. Glênisson de Oliveira \nDr. de Oliveira has a history of enhancing science\, technology\, engineering and mathematics education from kindergarten through 12th grade and at the undergraduate level in Rhode Island. His work has been funded through science and education grants from multiple agencies\, including a $12.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation.\nHe earned a Ph.D. in theoretical physical chemistry from Purdue University and served as Dean of Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS) and Dean of Honors College\, University of North Texas (UNT). He is a professor of Chemistry in UNT. \nAmy Li (Student) \nAmy is an incoming 2020 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) freshman. She is from Highland Park High School. She has been active in high school math contests. She is USA Junior Mathematical Olympiad (USAJMO) Qualifier\, Math Prize for Girls Olympiad (MPFGO) Qualifier. She is Program Director of Health and Education Largesse Program. \nJulia Camacho (Student) \nJulia is an incoming 2020 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) freshman. Julia is from TAMS. Julia is passionate about computational biology and is an Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) grand award winner and an American Junior Academy of Science (AJAS) fellow. She is also the founder of SparkSTEM\, and is a National Winner of the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Award. \nKevin Meng (Student) \nKevin is an incoming 2020 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) freshman. Kevin is from Plano West Senior High School. Kevin is a passionate innovator who enjoys developing technical projects that solve real-world problems. He is an Intel ISEF Best in Category Winner\, ACM Cutler-Bell Prize Winner\, Coca-Cola Scholar\, He is a founder of ArcGen Technologies LLSa \nSample Competition Problems\nGrade 1 Practice Questions and Answers\nGrade 2 Practice Questions and Answers\nGrade 3 Practice Questions and Answers\nGrade 4 Practice Questions and Answers\nGrade 5 Practice Questions and Answers\nGrade 6 Practice Questions and Answers\nGrade 7 Practice Questions and Answers\nGrade 8 Practice Questions and Answers \nPast Event Photos URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2020-mathcomp-mathfun/ CATEGORIES:Free Events,MathComp/MathFun ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-MathComp-MathFun-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200418T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200418T170000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200713T063518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200713T063518Z UID:9041-1587214800-1587229200@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:ONLINE: 2020 CIE/USA-DFW Spring Technology Symposium DESCRIPTION:Webinar Link\nZoom Meeting Number: 801506819\nThe CIE/USA-DFW Chapter is proud to unveil our first ever WEBINAR event for the 2020 Spring Technical Symposium\, “AI for Real-Life Application“\, and Leadership Assessment and Mentoring Program (LAMP)\, “The Future of Diversity and Inclusion“. Admission is free but advance registration is required. Webinar details will be provided via email after registration and before the event starts. Please plan to join the meeting 5 minutes prior to the start time to ensure you do not miss a single minute! \nThe 2020 CIE/USA-DFW Spring Technical Symposium “AI for Real-Life Application” aims to exchange ideas\, best practices and technical innovations in the field of artificial intelligence. Three executives and experts from high-tech companies and educational institutions around the Dallas area will share their real-life applications\, including their innovations\, technologies\, and challenges they may have encountered along the way. All speakers will answer any questions you may have after their presentation is over. Please find the speaker information below: \nSpeaker Profiles:\nI Want my Self-Driving Car to Work! – Testing Integrated Circuits for Mission Critical Applications\nProfessor Jennifer Dworak (Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at SMU)\n\nJennifer Lynn Dworak is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Southern Methodist University. Her research interests include manufacturing test\, hardware security\, and the reliability of digital circuits and systems. She is a recipient of an NSF CAREER Award and a 2012 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award funded by Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Dr. Dworak holds PhD\, MS\, and BS degrees in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University in College Station\, TX\, USA. \n\n\nHow 7-Eleven Built a Cashierless Store in Less Than a Year\nDr. Shahmeer Mirza (Tech Lead Manager at 7Next\, R&D Division of 7-Eleven)\nShahmeer Mirza is a Tech Lead Manager and Machine Learning Engineer at 7Next\, the R&D Division of 7-Eleven. He leads a team of machine learning\, hardware\, application\, and systems engineers to develop applied AI products. Shahmeer was previously at PepsiCo\, where he started the Applied Machine Learning practice within Snacks R&D. There\, he developed next generation automation\, computer vision\, and machine learning solutions for Industry 4.0 applications. Shahmeer is also passionate about democratizing AI capabilities; while at PepsiCo\, he created the first in a series of Data Analytics courses to upskill associates across the Snacks R&D organization. He holds a B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Georgia Tech\, and is currently finishing his M.S. in Computer Science at Georgia Tech. \nHarnessing Video Games to Crowd Source AI\nProfessor Cory Clark (Computer Science\, SMU and CTO\, BALANCED Media|Technology)\n\nDr. Clark serves as Deputy Director of Research at SMU Guildhall\, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at SMU as well as CTO of BALANCED Media | Technology. He has over 15 years of experience with a background in finding solutions to large-scale problems by combining several areas of study\, such as gaming\, systems biology\, distributed computing\, and artificial intelligence/machine learning. He has raised over $20MM in research\, seed\, and series funding from government and private entities as well as served as CTO of a gaming technology startup that was acquired. He has led multiple Advanced DoD R&D projects from concept to commercialization and most recently lead a team to a $2.5MM XPRIZE Grand Prize win. Dr. Clark’s innovations in human-in-the-loop machine learning techniques have led to numerous publications\, patents and invitations to speak at top conferences around the world. \n  \nImmediately following the STS program\, the Leadership Assessment and Mentoring Program (LAMP) event will be conducted by three executives and leaders within the Dallas area. LAMP is one of the long-standing CIE/USA-DFW events featuring “Leadership” and “Career Mentoring” for young professionals. This event is especially designed for graduating university students and young professionals who desire to enhance their knowledge and hand-on experience on hiring process\, career development\, corporate culture\, and leadership. After the speakers have presented\, a QA panel discussion will be conducted for those who may have questions. URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2020-cie-usa-dfw-spring-technology-symposium/ CATEGORIES:Free Events,SymposiumSeminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2020-LAMP-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190816T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190816T213000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200713T030829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250112T004643Z UID:9029-1565976600-1565991000@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2019 CIE/USA-DFW Young Achiever Award DESCRIPTION:2019 CIE/USA AAEOY\n\n\n2019 CIE/USA-DFW International Technology and Leadership Conference\n\n\n\n\n2019 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Banquet\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYoung Achiever Award (YAA) promotes and recognizes exceptional academic excellence in STEM\, and active involvement of extra-curricular activities and community services of the youths. The award is to recognize students of 10th and 11th grade with top academic achievements at school\, outstanding engineering and science accomplishments\, demonstrated leadership and active involvement of community services. The award will be presented at the CIE/USA-DFW 2019 Annual Convention evening banquet at Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West Hotel on Friday August 16\, 2019. \n \n  URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2019-cie-usa-dfw-young-achiever-award/ CATEGORIES:Free Events,YAA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2019-YAA-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180818T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180818T210000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200712T094604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250112T004049Z UID:9024-1534611600-1534626000@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2018 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Banquet DESCRIPTION:2018 CIE/USA-DFW Fall Technical Symposium\n\n\n2018 CIE/USA-DFW Young Achiever Awards\n\n\n\n\n \n \nDinner Banquet Keynote Speaker\nDr. Simon Yeung\, Senior Vice President\, R & D\, PepsiCo\n \nDr Simon Yeung is a senior R&D executive experienced in multiple technologies and markets. His industry experience and knowledge includes power generation\, transportation\, controls\, plastics\, coatings\, renewable energy\, consumer electronics\, consumer goods\, composites\, and packaging. In addition to being an innovator personally with multiple patents\, Dr Yeung has led and transformed large\, global organizations in product development\, total cost out\, and technical services for corporations while balancing multiple objectives and budgets. He has successfully commercialized technology platforms\, and is well versed in intellectual property and technology transfer\, contract and partnership negotiation (e.g. JDA\, JV)\, capital projects\, Six Sigma\, as well as experienced in working with and facilitating cross-functional teams to create and implement strategic plans that yield significant and margin-accretive results. \nDr Yeung started his professional career at General Electric Corporate R&D center\, where he worked on research projects in multiple areas. He moved to GE Plastics (now SABIC Innovation Plastics) where he held a number of R&D leadership positions in process technology\, product development\, and platform development. In 2007\, Dr Yeung joined The Dow Chemical Company as Solar R&D Director\, where he started the Dow Solar business. In 2009\, he was named Global R&D Director for Materials Science and Engineering in Corporate R&D in Dow Chemical\, where he led a global\, multi-disciplinary organization engaging in innovative research and development activities in materials science\, materials and parts design\, modeling\, and processing. He also led and implemented a front-end exploration approach in technology assessment and development\, as well as Six Sigma for Corporate R&D in Dow Chemical. Dr Yeung then spent 4 years at Avery Dennison\, first as the Global Vice President of R&D for Graphics and Reflective Solutions (GRS) and Performance Tapes (PT) with a combined revenue of $850MM\, then as Global Vice President of Segment Innovation responsible for leading innovation for 8 different market segments with the total revenue exceeding US$4.7B. After that\, he went to Valspar where he was Vice President of R&D for Consumer Paint for Valspar Corporation. He joined PepsiCo in Jan 2017 as Senior Vice President R&D\, Snacks Functions Capability\, responsible for science and technology for Snacks worldwide. In addition\, Dr Yeung holds board membership in a number of organizations\, including most recently PaintCare and Corporate Visiting Committee for Case Western Reserve University. \nCIE Day Proclamation\n \n  \n  URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2018-cie-usa-dfw-annual-banquet/ LOCATION:Renaissance Dallas Addison\, 15201 Dallas Parkway\, Addison\, TX\, 75001\, United States CATEGORIES:Convention,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2018-Banquet-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180818T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180818T210000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200712T093039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250112T003012Z UID:9025-1534611600-1534626000@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2018 CIE/USA-DFW Young Achiever Awards DESCRIPTION:2018 CIE/USA-DFW Fall Technical Symposium\n\n\n2018  CIE/USA-DFW Annual Banquet URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2018-cie-usa-dfw-young-achiever-awards/ LOCATION:Resources_achiever_award CATEGORIES:Free Events,YAA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2018-YAA-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180818T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180818T170000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200712T093840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250111T223458Z UID:9023-1534593600-1534611600@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2018 CIE/USA-DFW Fall Technical Symposium DESCRIPTION:2018 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Banquet\n\n\n2018 CIE/USA-DFW Young Achiever Awards\n\n\n\n\n \n \nKeynote Speakers\nKeynote 1: Last Mile Security in Connected Sensor Applications\nXiaolin Lu (TI Fellow\, Director of Kilby Innovation Lab\, Texas Instruments)\n2016 CIE/USA AAEOY (Asian American Engineer of the Year) Awardee\nXiaolin Lu is fellow of Texas Instruments and director of Kilby Innovation Lab responsible for driving various differentiated industrial- and energy-related connected system level solutions using TI embedded processors\, connectivity\, analog and power management devices. Her focus area covers: connected sensors\, ultra-low-power connected MCU and analog as well as security.\nXiaolin is well-known as an embedded system and software expert inside and outside TI and has given keynote and plenary talks at numerous technical conferences. She is the author/co-author of more than 60 U.S. issued patents and the recipient of a series of awards: 2016 Asian American Engineer of the Year\, and Society of Women Engineers (SWE)\, etc. \nKeynote 2: Dissolvable Fracturing Tools: How to turn a terrible material into a great product\nDr. Michael Fripp (Chief Scientific Advisor\, Halliburton)\nMichael Fripp is a Distinguished Engineer and has worked for the last 18 years creating new oilfield technology for Halliburton. He has over 350 awarded and pending patents that address many aspects of downhole oil and gas production. He is a principal inventor of the materials in dissolving hydraulic fracturing tools as well as of oilfield acoustic telemetry and fluidic devices. He has been named as an Innovative Thinker by World Oil Magazine and has been recognized as a Texas Genius by the organization Genius Awards. Dr. Fripp has a PhD degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT and is a licensed professional engineer. He has authored numerous technical papers and has coauthored 4 books. \nKeynote 3: Advanced Analytics to Optimize Customer Experience in Retail Electricity Delivery\nDarshan Bhate (VP of Strategy\, Pricing & Analytics\, TXU Energy)\n\nDarshan Bhate is the Vice President of Strategy\, Pricing & Analytics of TXU Energy\, where he is responsible for the P&L for the Residential and Mass Markets business units\, and leading the enterprise analytics function that generate measurable incremental value through the application of AI/ML principles and techniques. Before joining TXU Energy\, Darshan worked in Investment Banking (Mergers & Acquisitions) Group of Credit Suisse in New York city. Darshan graduated from University of Michigan – Stephen M. Ross School of Business with a MBA (Honors) in Finance & Corporate Strategy. He also has a MS degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a BE degree in Mechanical Engineering from Govt. College of Engineering\, Pune\, India. \nParallel Sessions\nSession 1: Automation and Smart Machines\n2:45 – 3:15 PM: Dr. Andrew Stevens\, Machine Learning Engineer\, Sivananthan Laboratories\n3:15 – 3:45 PM: Dr. Simon Mak\, Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship and Associate Director\, SMU\n3:45 – 4:15 PM: Dr. Frank Lewis\, Moncrief-O’Donnell Endowed Chair and Head\,\nAdvanced Controls & Sensors Group UTA Research Institute (UTARI)\, UTA\n4:15 – 4:45 PM: Panel Discussion\n4:45 – 5:30 PM: Networking\n[Click here for bio and abstract] \nSession 2: Advanced Materials and Manufacturing\n2:45 – 3:15 PM: Craig Lee\, AT&T Plano Foundry Director\, AT&T\n3:15 – 3:45 PM: Dr. Adrian Avendano\, Chief Product Officer\, Ares Materials\n3:45 – 4:15 PM: Dr. Walter Voit\, Founder and CEO\, Adaptive 3D\n4:15 – 4:45 PM: Panel Discussion\n4:45 – 5:30 PM: Networking\n[Click here for bio and abstract] \nSession 3: Leadership & Career Development\n2:45 – 3:15 PM: Kim Cummings\, AVP HR & Diversity\, BNSF Railway\n3:15 – 3:45 PM: Dr. Chee Ching\, Vice President\, Automation\, Technology & Development\, AT&T\n3:45 – 4:15 PM: Conrad Chun\, Vice President of Communications\, Boeing Global Services\n4:15 – 4:45 PM: Panel Discussion\n4:45 – 5:30 PM: Networking\n[Click here for bio and abstract] \n  URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2018-cie-usa-dfw-fall-technical-symposium/ LOCATION:Resources_achiever_award CATEGORIES:Free Events,SymposiumSeminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2018-Fall-Symposium-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180407T123000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180407T180000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200713T002250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200713T002250Z UID:9034-1523104200-1523124000@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2018 CIE/USA-DFW Spring Technology Symposium DESCRIPTION:The CIE/USA-DFW Chapter is pleased to present the 2018 Spring Technical Symposium “Advances in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning and their Applications” on Saturday April 7th\, 2018\, from 12:30PM to 6:00PM at Centennial Auditorium at Southern Methodist University (SMU). This event is co-hosted by CIE-DFW Chapter\, IEEE Dallas Section and SMU. Admission is free\, but advance registration is required. \n \n  URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2018-cie-usa-dfw-spring-technology-symposium/ LOCATION:Southern Methodist University – Centennial Hall Visitors Center\, 3140 Dyer St\, Dallas\, TX\, 75205\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Events,SymposiumSeminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2018-Spring-Symposium-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190102 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200712T080741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200712T080741Z UID:9022-1514764800-1546387199@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2017 CIE/USA-DFW Mentoring Program DESCRIPTION:Introduction\nThe CIE Mentoring Program (CMP) event is one of the long-standing CIE/USA-DFW events featuring “Leadership” and “Career Mentoring” for young professionals. This event is especially designed for graduating university students and young professionals who desire to enhance their knowledge and hand-on experience on hiring process\, career development\, corporate culture\, and leadership. The goal of our program: foster relationships with young students/professionals and provide guidance as they navigate the early challenges of adulthood. Mentoring can be dated back to ancient Greek Mythology\, primarily the story of Mentor from Homer\’s Odyssey. As Odysseus was fighting in the Trojan War\, he put a friend\, Mentor\, in charge of his most prized possession: his son\, Telemachus. Mentor became Telemachus\’ coach\, counselor\, teacher\, protector\, and trusted advisor as he helped him grow from a young man into adulthood while his father was away. The word Mentor eventually evolved from a name into a word meaning trusted advisor\, friend\, teacher\, and wise person. In addition\, history has shown us many examples of successful mentoring relationships: Socrates and Plato\, Hayden and Beethoven\, Freud and Jung. Mentoring is now considered a fundamental form of human development where someone invests their time\, energy\, and personal knowledge in the growth of another person. This program seeks to do exactly that. \nAs a Mentor\, you will have the ability to change a young person\’s life. You will work directly with your mentee(s) to help address a myriad of topics such as: information overload\, work/life balance\, generational issues\, communications\, developing networking skills\, culture transitions\, setting career goals\, bridging the college gap\, and career guidance. These topics are essential to helping our young professionals evolve in to the future leaders of tomorrow. \nSo why become a Mentor? Mentoring isn\’t just useful for the person you are assisting\, but it can help you in various ways. First\, you experience the satisfaction from supporting another human being. Studies have shown that the greatest single aspect of becoming successful and overcoming hardships is through overwhelming support and motivation. This can be observed by little league coaches and their impacts on children\, Boy Scout leaders and their pupils\, and CEO\’s and other executive leaders. Second\, mentors grow themselves! You will hone your development on key skills such as listening\, questioning\, facilitation\, empathizing\, planning\, and confidence. Furthermore\, as you work closer and closer with your mentee(s)\, you will gain a sense of self-reflection. You will notice your own areas of improvement\, your own weaknesses\, and your own strengths. Together\, you will both grow beyond expectations and that is what mentoring is about. \nAs a Mentee\, you will learn from local leaders in a variety of industries. You will work directly with your mentor(s) to get answers on topics that are important to you: setting goals\, engaging in effective communication\, handling conflict in the workplace\, work/life balance\, job seeking skills\, and how to become a strong leader. These of course\, are just a small sample of questions that you may have. As part of the CMP\, the program is designed to put you\, the mentee\, in the drivers’ seat. In addition\, the CMP steering committee will work hard to pair you with a mentor that matches you direct needs and areas of interest. We will evaluate you and your mentor based on the personal activities you share\, the level of education\, the industry you are in\, and the type of mentoring you are looking for. \nSo why become a Mentee? Everyone needs a little help and advice at some point in our lives. Very few (and we mean very)\, have the ability to navigate the complexities of life without needing some external guidance. Through the helping hand of a mentor\, you have the one thing many people do not: a sounding board. Struggling with handling a high intensity job and maintaining a healthy life? We guarantee the mentors have been there. Worried about getting a job upon graduation? Yeah\, they have been there as well. By interacting with a proven industry leader\, your worries will subside as you receive advice from a mentor who has made it. Let them help you cultivate a successful career and help your dreams come true. \nSo what are you waiting for? Apply through the buttons on the right hand side of the website. On behalf of the CIE/USA-DFW Chapter\, we are looking forward to providing you a helping hand. \nGeneral Rules and Guidelines\nGuidelines:\n\nMentee checklist prior to meeting Mentor\n\nDefine your personal goals. Consider the skill set you will need to reach these goals. How can a mentor help you reach these goals?\nPrepare to take initiative in developing Mentor relationship\, and practice active listening\n\n\nMentee & Mentor to learn more about each other\, and best methods to work together\n\nEstablish a meeting cadence between mentee and mentor. Suggested schedule is once every 2 week\, ideally face to face\, or via phone calls\, Text or Email.\nDiscuss formality of meetings: Agenda\, minutes\, action items.\nAgree on communication tools/style. Is texting\, phone calls acceptable on-demand or should everything be scheduled?\nFind commonalities in background\, education\, personal interests\, hobbies\, etc\n\n\nSet Goals & expectations – Build a framework for success\n\nReview the rules together\nUnderstand what Mentor expects and what Mentee expects\nReview mentee’s needs assessment and establish achievable goals for the duration of the program\nDiscuss what success look like\nAgree on how to evaluate outcomes at mid-point and at the end of the program. Document this as early as possible.\nReview time management strategies in lieu of set expectations\n\n\nActions at Mentor’s discretion:\n\nThe Mentor may offer to write the mentee a progress reports to mentee’s managers\nThe Mentor may offer to introduce mentee to hiring managers or directly hire the mentees. Mentors are under no such obligation to directly assist mentees in seeking a job.\n\n\n\nRules:\n\nRespect mentee’s schedule and make every effort to meeting appointments\nBoth mentor and mentee must respect CIE Program Confidentiality\n\nMentoring Confidentiality Statement – “For a mentoring relationship to develop\, both the mentor and mentee must feel that discussions of private issues or problems are being handled with discretion. The purpose of this agreement is to protect both the mentor and mentee from a breach in confidentiality during the mentoring process” \n\nAbide by ethical behavior and rules of etiquette\n\nFAQ\nQuestions before you participate in CIE Mentoring Program (CMP):\n\nWhat is CMP – CIE Mentoring Program?\n\nThe CIE Mentoring Program (CMP) event is one of the long-standing CIE/USA-DFW events featuring “Leadership” and “Career Mentoring” for young professionals. This event is especially designed for graduating university students and young professionals who desire to enhance their knowledge and hand-on experience on hiring process\, career development\, corporate culture\, and leadership. \n\nWho is CIE/USA-DFW Chapter – the host of CMP?\n\nCIE/USA-DFW Chapter was established in January 1989 and registered in the state of Texas as a non-profit organization in 1992\, and has been very active in the Metroplex since then. We focus on promoting the community interest in Science\, Technology\, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). \n\nHow long will CMP last?\n\nCMP is actively supported by CIE/USA-DFW for 2 semesters from September to April. The time depends on the goals and availability of the participants. Participants may choose to continue their relationship beyond the CIE-supported time frame on their own. \n\nIs there any sign-up cost?\n\nNo\, participants are responsible for any expense that may be incurred. \n\nIf I am not able to continue with the mentoring program after it started\, what should be the next step?\n\nIf you are really unable to continue\, we suggest you meet with the Mentoring Program Manager (MPM). \n\nCan I claim any expenses?\n\nNo\, participants are responsible for any expense that may be incurred. \n\nWill we need to meet face-to-face?\n\nIt’s up to you. It can be in person\, via phone\, e-mail\, web meeting\, or other form of communication. \n\nIf I don’t feel the relationship/match is working\, what should be the next step?\n\nPlease contact the MPM to discuss the issues and next steps. Please use the provided email address (ciementoringprogram@gmail.com) or call (469-647-9386) \n\nCan I be both a mentor and mentee?\n\nNo\, you can only be one of them. \nAs a mentor:\n\nWhat are the mentor qualifications/requirements?\n\nWe require mentors to have at least 10 years of experience as a professional and currently have a leadership role within your organization. \n\nDo I need to be a CIE/USA-DFW life time member in order to be a mentor?\n\nNo\, you don’t. You are very welcome to become a CIE life time member but it is not necessary. \n\nAm I expected to schedule meetings with the mentee?\n\nNo\, this program is mentee-driven and scheduling meetings is an expectation of the mentee. \n\nWhat happens if the mentee is not responsive?\n\nIf the Mentee has not responded after a month\, please reach out to the MPM. \n\nWho can I contact for mentoring resources & training?\n\nPlease contact the MPM to discuss resources that are available. \n\nWill CIE be willing to inform my management that I am volunteering as a mentor?\n\nIf you would like\, the CIE will gladly notify your management or anyone else with your involvement in the program. \n\nWill the mentor’s personal information be kept confidential and secure?\n\nYes. All applicants are expected to comply and respect each other’s privacy. \n\nHow big is each mentoring group\, one to one or one to many?\n\nThe current goal of the program is to provide mentees with private 1:1 mentoring. However\, if mentors are willing to lead mentoring circles in order to allow more mentees to be part of the program\, we may consider both 1 on 1 and mentoring circles. \n\nAs a mentor\, how much time am I expected to spend communicating with my mentee?\n\nThere is no set expectation on time commitment. In general\, we recommend mentees and mentors to agree on meeting frequency and to be respectful of each other’s availability. A guideline is 1 hour meeting either weekly or bi-weekly. \n\nWhat are the benefits of mentoring?\n\n\nGain satisfaction in sharing expertise with others.\nEnhance your professional skills e.g. leadership skills by working with others with different background or personality\, communication\, listening and management skills.\nCreate an impact with your experience for the next generation.\nEnhance your resume\nGain fresh perspectives\n\nAs a mentee:\n\nWhat are the mentee qualifications/requirements?\n\nWe request that mentees be young professionals with less than 5 years of work experience and at a minimum junior/senior level in college. \n\nAm I required to be a CIE/USA-DFW Chapter member?\n\nWe ask all applicants be a member of the CIE/USA-DFW Chapter. Learn more at http://www.ciedfw.org/index.html. \n\nAm I expected to schedule meetings with the mentee?\n\nAs a mentee\, the expectation is to drive the relationship with the mentor. How frequently\, through what channels\, and meeting times should be scheduled by you (working with your mentor) \n\nWhat happens if the mentor is not responsive?\n\nIf the Mentor has not responded after a month\, please reach out to the MPM. \n\nWill CIE be willing to inform my management that I am volunteering as a mentee?\n\nIf you would like\, the CIE will gladly notify your management or anyone else with your involvement in the program. \n\nWill the mentee’s personal information be kept confidential and secure?\n\nYes. All applicants are expected to comply and respect each other’s privacy. \n\nAs a mentee\, how much time am I expected to spend communicating with my mentor?\n\nThere is no set expectation on time commitment. In general\, we recommend mentees and mentors to agree on meeting frequency and to be respectful of each other’s availability. A guideline is 1 hour meeting either weekly or bi-weekly. \n\nWhat are the benefits of a mentee?\n\n\nGain from the mentor’s expertise\nReceive critical feedback in key areas\, such as communications\, interpersonal relationships\, technical abilities\, change management and leadership skills\nDevelop a sharper focus on what is needed to grow professionally within the organization\nLearn specific skills and knowledge that are relevant to personal goals\nGain knowledge about the organization’s culture and unspoken rules that can be critical for success; as a result\, adapts more quickly to the organization’s culture\n\n  URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2017-cie-usa-dfw-mentoring-program/ CATEGORIES:Free Events,Mentoring ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2017-Mentoring-Program-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170819T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170819T210000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200712T044617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250112T001933Z UID:9017-1503162000-1503176400@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2017 CIE/USA-DFW Young Achiever Awards DESCRIPTION:2017 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Convention\n\n\n2017 CIE/USA-DFW Fall Technical Symposium\n\n\n\n\n2017  CIE/USA-DFW Annual Banquet\n\n\n\n\n\n \nYAA Winners\n1) Cody Fang\, Plano West Senior High School \n2) Kenny Huang\, Jasper High School \n3) Jeffrey Jehng\, Highland Park High School \n4) Lucas Jia\, Texas Academy of Math & Science \n5) I-Jung Lin\, Plano Clark High School \n6) Henry Liu\, Flower Mound High School \n7) Christina Lu\, Plano West Senior High School \n8) Richard Luo\, Highland Park High School \n9) Joanna Quan\, Greenhill School \n10) Michael Shen\, Texas Academy of Math & Science \n11) Victoria Shiau\, Greenhill School \n12) Frances Wu\, Plano West Senior High School \n13) Angela Yeh\, Richardson Berkner High School \n14) David Yue\, Jasper High School \n15) Philip Zeng\, Grapevine High School \n16) Allan Zhang\, St. Mark’s School of Texas \n17) Sharon Zhang\, The Hockaday School \n18) Vivian Zhao\, Murphy McMillen High School \n19) Charissa Zou\, Plano West Senior High School \n  URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2017-cie-usa-dfw-young-achiever-awards/ LOCATION:Resources_achiever_award CATEGORIES:Free Events,YAA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2017-YAA-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170819T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170819T210000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200712T023512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200712T023512Z UID:9014-1503144000-1503176400@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2017 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Convention DESCRIPTION:2017 CIE/USA-DFW Fall Technical Symposium\n\n\n2017 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Banquet\n\n\n\n\n2017 CIE/USA-DFW Young Achiever Awards\n\n\n\n\n\n \nThe 2017 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Convention is an event featuring a Fall Technical Symposium\, VIP Reception and Dinner Banquet. The Convention will be held on August 19th \, 2017 at Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel (900 E. Lookout Dr\, Richardson\, Texas 75082\, USA). 2017 is CIE/USA’s centennial anniversary. CIE/USA centennial celebration will be an important part of the dinner banquet program. \nSchedule\nSaturday\, August 15\, 2015\n1:00 PM – 5:00 PM          Technology Symposium (Free to the Public)\n5:20 PM – 6:20 PM          VIP Reception (Invitation Only)\n6:30 PM – 9:00 PM         Dinner Banquet (Registration Required) \nPlanning Committee\nConvention Chair: Dr. Allan Zhong\n \nAllan Zhong is the technology manager for R & D at Halliburton Company. He is also a leading expert in solid mechanics and numerical simulations. He earned a Ph.D. in applied mechanics from California Institute of Technology. He is involved in many community services\, such as volunteer youth soccer coach\, science fair judge\, board director of home owner association\, 2015 VP of youth program for CIE/USA-DFW and 2017 EVP and Board Director for CIE/USA-DFW. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAdvisors: Edward Yu\, Xinfen Chen\, Grace Tyler\, Yu Meng\, Sammy Yang\, Qing Zhao \,Faa-Ching Wang\nHotel Management: Greg Nichols\, Kevin Liang\, Claire Jung\nRegistration: Susan Yin\nLogistics: Xiang Luo\, Steven Xu\, Tony Yin\, Lani Ma\, Greg Nichols\nInventory: Steven Xu\, Sean Luo\, and Arnold Zhang\nVolunteer Coordination: Winnie Liang\nBanquet Chair: Greg Nichols\nBanquet Emcee: Sam Liu\nStage Management: Alice Yang\nBanquet Program: Jinhong Liu\, Greg Nichols\nMedia Presentation: Uchenna Ndusorouwa\, Greg Nichols\nYoung Achiever Award: James Wanerdi\, Shawn Xiong\nGuest Management: Greg Nichols\, Susan Yin\nGuest Invitation: Claire Jung\, Marrisa Yang\, Shuyi Yan\, Greg Nichols\, Allan Zhong\nVIP Reception: Shuyi Yan\nVIP Reception Emcee: Sam Liu \nFall Technical Symposium:Will Zhou\, Linwei Zhang\, Cong Bi\nSpeaker Invitation: Claire Jung\, Allan Zhong\, Yu Meng\, Kevin Liang\, Xiang Luo\, Elaine Kung \nPublicity:Wen-Shin Wang\, Fei Cen\nProceedings: David Ai\, Lily Jiang\, Hanna Tong\nArtistic Designs: Huang-Chun Wen\, Pei-Chun Wen\, Shangting Detweiler\nWebmaster: Wayne Huang URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2017-cie-usa-dfw-annual-convention/ LOCATION:Resources_achiever_award CATEGORIES:Convention,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2017-Convention-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170819T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170819T170000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200712T043102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250112T001159Z UID:9016-1503144000-1503162000@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2017 CIE/USA-DFW Fall Technical Symposium DESCRIPTION:2017 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Convention\n\n\n2017 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Banquet\n\n\n\n\n2017 CIE/USA-DFW Young Achiever Awards\n\n\n\n\n \n \nKeynote Speakers\nKeynote 1: Unleash Your Imagination – Innovation Opportunities for the Next Century\nDavid Lu (VP\, D2 Platform & Systems Development\, AT&T)\n2017 CIE/USA AAEOY (Asian American Engineer of the Year) Awardee\n\nDavid Lu is currently responsible for development and engineering of AT&T next generation ECOMP platform and Open ECOMP (ONAP) to enable the AT&T network virtualization (SDN) and target OSS/BSS transformation including API\, micro-services\, policy control & orchestration\, hyper-automation\, and advanced data analytics. \nSince joining AT&T Bell Labs in 1987\, David has served in various leadership positions at AT&T. He holds 38 patents and has frequently appeared as a guest speaker at technical and leadership seminars and conferences throughout the world. David received numerous industry awards including the 2015 Chairman’s Award from IEEE Communication Society for Network and Systems Quality and Reliability and 2017 CIE AAEOY (Asian America Engineer of Year) Award. He has also been very active in community organizations and activities including AT&T APCA\, CIE/USA-DFW\, and DFW Asian American Chamber of Commerce. He was recognized by AT&T APCA with the 2015 Corporate Leadership Award. \nDavid has an undergraduate degree in music\, majoring in cello performance and graduate degree in Computer Science. \nKeynote 2: Data Intelligence Enables Intelligent R&D\nTony Chang (VP\, US R&D Competence Center\, Huawei )\n2017 CIE/USA AAEOY (Asian American Engineer of the Year) Awardee\n\nTony Chang is Vice President of Huawei US R&D Competence Center and a Corporate R&D Tools Planning & Test Authority\, leading the evolution and innovation of the company’s overall R&D model\, methodology\, tools\, quality\, global lab effectiveness and customer test partnership to improve the efficiency and TTM. \nSince joining Huawei in 2008\, he has led the R&D teams in building up the company-wide Test Automation\, Test Case & Lab Standardization/SDE\, Test Data Correlation Methodology\, Advanced Product Verification Strategy/Methodology\, Advanced Solution Integration Strategy/Methodology\, Future R&D Ecosystem Operation Platform and Smart Delivery-JAD. \nPrior to Huawei\, Tony held various senior roles at Nortel Networks Inc. from 1987 to 2008 including Director of MCI Development & Deployment\, Director of Carrier Verification\, Sr. Director of Wireless Verification & Tools Developments and Corporate Test Environment Design Authority. \nDuring his twenty years of research on testing and tools at Nortel\, Tony has set up the company-wide Test Automation Platform\, Global Lab Standardization and industry leading Test Process and Solution Integration Automations which improved the overall R&D efficiency\, product quality\, customer satisfaction and facilitated Nortel’s product competition. \nTony earned Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Pratt Institute\, Brooklyn\, NY. He also has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Fun Jen Catholic University\, Taiwan\, R.O.C. \nKeynote 3: Forging Into the Future with Intelligent Machines and the Technologies that Enable Them\nSeema Deshpande (Director\, DLP Systems Technology Development\, Texas Instruments Inc.)\n2017 CIE/USA AAEOY (Asian American Engineer of the Year) Awardee\n\nSeema Deshpande is Director of Systems Technology Development for Texas Instruments (TI) DLP® Products. She is responsible for the architecture\, design and development of innovative products across projection\, digital cinema\, industrial and automotive applications. Seema manages a global organization of engineers responsible for the development of DLP products that support a wide range of applications including front projection and cinema\, Pico projection\, wearable displays\, VR/AR\, automotive head-up display\, smart adaptive headlights\, and 3-D printing. \nSeema earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Karnataka University\, India and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston\, Texas. \nParallel Sessions\nSession 1: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence\n2:45 – 3:15 PM: Tim Hwang\, CEO\, FiscalNote\n3:15 – 3:45 PM: Dr. David Treichler\, Director Strategy and Technology\, Oncor Electric Delivery\n3:45 – 4:15 PM: Dr. Logan Song\, Founder and President\, DFW Chinese IT Association LLC\n4:15 – 4:45 PM: Panel Discussion\n[Click here for bio and abstract] \nSession 2: Advance in Healthcare and Biometrics\n2:45 – 3:15 PM: Dr. Jinming Gao\, Professor\, UT Southwestern Medical Center\n3:15 – 3:45 PM: Dr. J.-C. Chiao\, Professor\, University of Texas at Arlington\n3:45 – 4:15 PM: Dr. Walter Voit\, Associate Professor\, The University of Texas at Dallas\n4:15 – 4:45 PM: Panel Discussion\n[Click here for bio and abstract] \nSession 3: Leadership & Career Development\n2:45 – 3:15 PM: Elaine Kung\, Director\, Network on Demand & Integrated Solutions\, AT&T\n3:15 – 3:45 PM: Jennifer Jao\, Divisional Information Officer\, Information Systems\, Toyota Motor North America\n3:45 – 4:15 PM: Kim Cummings\, AVP HR & Diversity\, BNSF Railway\n4:15 – 4:45 PM: Panel Discussion\n[Click here for bio and abstract] \n  URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2017-cie-usa-dfw-fall-technical-symposium/ LOCATION:Resources_achiever_award CATEGORIES:Free Events,SymposiumSeminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2017-Fall-Symposium-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170408T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170408T170000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200712T072008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T050044Z UID:9021-1491652800-1491670800@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2017 CIE/USA-DFW Spring Technology Symposium DESCRIPTION:“Smart City\, Smart Health”\nThe CIE/USA-DFW Chapter is pleased to present the 2017 Spring Technical Symposium “Smart City\, Smart Health” on Saturday April 8th\, 2017\, from 12:30PM to 5:30PM at TI Auditorium at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). This event is co-hosted by CIE-DFW Chapter\, IEEE Dallas Section and The University of Texas at Dallas. Admission is free\, but advance registration is required. \nThe 2017 CIE/IEEE/UTD Spring Technical Symposium “Smart City\, Smart Health” aims on exchanging ideas\, best practices and technical innovations in the field of smart cities and smart health. Two key areas of interest in this symposium include:\n§1. Novel applications of technology to improve quality of life of residents living in urban areas to support a strong and healthy economic\, social and cultural development.\n§2. Novel technologies that support improvement of healthcare infrastructure and services\, and wearable/implantable technologies that improve physiological data acquisition and/or assistance to the disabled individuals. \nSix executives and experts from high-tech companies and research institutions around the Dallas area will present topics in these fields and their innovations\, applications and challenges. Panel discussion will follow immediately after the presentation. \n \nParking Information\nPlease be sure to park only in the GREEN zone inside the UTD campus (violators could be ticketed). We encourage our participants to park in the PS4 parking building in which GREEN zone is located on the 5th floor. URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2017-cie-usa-dfw-spring-technology-symposium/ LOCATION:University of Texas at Dallas – ECSS\, Engineering and Computer Science\, 800 W. Campbell Rd.\, Richardson\, TX\, 75080\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Events,SymposiumSeminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2017-Spring-Symposium-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170408T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170408T170000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200712T053327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250111T234820Z UID:9018-1491652800-1491670800@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2017 CIE/USA-DFW Leadership and Career Development DESCRIPTION:“8 Essentials for Early Career”\nThe CIE/USA-DFW Chapter is pleased to present the 2017 Spring Technical Symposium “8 Essentials for Early Careers” on Saturday April 8th\, 2017\, from 12:30 PM to 5:00 PM at Ericsson Lecture Hall at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). This seminar is a parallel track alongside the 2017 CIE/IEEE/UTD Spring Technical Symposium. Admission is free but advance registration is required. \nThe 2017 Leadership and Career Development “8 Essentials for Early Careers” targets graduating university students and young professionals who desire career advice before and immediately after their entrance in to the workforce. \nFour industry leaders from companies around the Dallas area will come share their personal experiences and provide guidance in the areas of networking\, career growth\, and selecting the right career for you. This is part one of a two part speaker series. \n  \n \nParking Info\nPlease be sure to park only in the GREEN zone inside the UTD campus (violators could be ticketed). We strongly encourage our participants to park in the PS4 parking building in which GREEN zone is located on the 5th floor. URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2017-cie-usa-dfw-leadership-and-career-development/ LOCATION:University of Texas at Dallas – ECSS\, Engineering and Computer Science\, 800 W. Campbell Rd.\, Richardson\, TX\, 75080\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Events,LAMP ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2017-Leadership-and-Career-Development-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160827T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160827T210000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200709T081548Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T045655Z UID:9008-1472317200-1472331600@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2016 CIE/USA-DFW Young Achiever Awards DESCRIPTION:2016 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Convention\n\n\n2016 CIE/USA-DFW Fall Technical Symposium\n\n\n\n\n2016 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Banquet\n\n\n\n\n\n \nFor detailed eligibility and application information\, please download the following forms. \n\n\n\nApplication Form and Instructions\nCommunity Service Recommendation Letter Template\nTeacher Recommendation Letter Template URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2016-cie-usa-dfw-young-achiever-awards/ LOCATION:Resources_achiever_award CATEGORIES:Free Events,YAA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2016-YAA-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160827T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160827T210000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200709T034854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200709T034854Z UID:9005-1472299200-1472331600@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2016 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Convention DESCRIPTION:2016 CIE/USA-DFW Fall Technical Symposium\n\n\n2016 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Banquet\n\n\n\n\n2016 CIE/USA-DFW Young Achiever Awards\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \nThe 2016 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Convention is an event featuring an Fall Technical Symposium\, VIP Reception and Dinner Banquet. The Convention will be held on August 27\, 2016 at Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel (900 E. Lookout Dr\, Richardson\, Texas 75082\, USA). \nSchedule\nSaturday\, August 15\, 2015\n1:00 PM – 5:00 PM          Technology Symposium (Free to the Public)\n5:20 PM – 6:20 PM          VIP Reception (Invitation Only)\n6:30 PM – 9:00 PM         Dinner Banquet (Registration Required) \nPlanning Committee\nWang Li has 20 years of experience in the power electronics and battery charging industries. He joined Texas Instruments as an application engineer since 2008. Prior to joining TI he worked as power converter design engineering for Synqor in Boston. \nWang holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology\, China. He served as the 2015 Texas Instruments Chinese Initiative Chair and 2013 CIE/USA-DFW YAA Chair and 2012 CIE Technical Symposium MC. \nAdvisors: Grace Tyler\, Yu Meng\, Faa-Ching Wang\, Qing Zhao\, and Chinpei Tang\nHotel Management: Anna An\nRegistration: Susan Yin\nProcurement: Jane Liu\nInventory: Steven Xu\, Sean Luo\, and Arnold Zhang\nVolunteer: Marrisa Yang and Yuan Zhong\nBooth Exhibition: Kevin Liang; Wayne Huang\nTreasurer: Jessica Yang \nEvening Session:\nChair: Shawn Xiong\nBanquet Emcee: Arnold Zhang\nStage Management: Anne Ou and Kaylee Zhao\nBanquet Program: Jinhong Liu\nMedia Presentation: Ron Cao\, Jimmy Liu\, and Andrew Yu\nVIP Reception: Shuyi Yan\nVIP Reception Emcee: Jian Liu\nYoung Achiever Award: Dongjie Huang\, Greg Nichols\nGuest Management: Penny Yan\nGuest Invitation: Xinfen Chen\, Claire Jung\, Chinpei Tang\, and Edward Yu \nFall Technical Symposium:\nChair: Claire Jung\nCo-Chair: Wen-Shin Wang\nSymposium Committee: Claire Jung\,  Wen-Shin Wang\, Wayne Huang\, Kevin Liang\, and Huang-Chun Wen\nSpeaker Invitation: Tiffany Yu\, Claire Jung\, Wen-Shin Wang\, Charley Chu\, Bingyi Yang\, Edward Yu\, Qing Zhao\, and JC Chiao \nPublicity:\nChair: Dick Cai\nProceedings: David Ai\, Allan Zhong\nProceedings Cover Page Design: Xin Lin\nPhotography: Kevin Meng\, Samuel Wu\nWebmaster: Ruili Geng\, Kevin Meng URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2016-cie-usa-dfw-annual-convention/ LOCATION:Resources_achiever_award CATEGORIES:Convention,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2016-Convention-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160827T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160827T170000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200709T045719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200709T045719Z UID:9006-1472299200-1472317200@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2016 CIE/USA-DFW Fall Technical Symposium DESCRIPTION:2016 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Convention\n\n\n2016 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Banquet\n\n\n\n\n2016 CIE/USA-DFW Young Achiever Awards\n\n\n\n\n  \n \nProgram\n \nKeynote Speakers\nKeynote 1: Spatial Environmental Monitoring Application on Big Data and Cloud Computing\nDr. Tien-Yin Chou (Distinguished Professor and Director\, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Research Center\, Feng Chia University\, Taiwan)\n \nProf. Tien-Yin Chou had his doctorate degree from Department of Resources Development at Michigan State University in 1990. He has been the Director of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Research Center at Feng Chia University (FCU) for 20 years\, and honored as Distinguished Professor at Dept. of Urban Planning and Spatial Information and Dept. of Land Management. \nWith his profession and enthusiasm\, Prof. Chou has performed an outstanding achievement with his 170 full time staff members at GIS Research Center to bring the GIS.FCU as one of the leading role in the GIS-related academic and industry fields domestically and globally. \nGIS.FCU has implemented a wide range of researches and projects\, from data infrastructure\, security and monitoring\, resources management\, UAV\, fleet management\, big data\, smart city\, cloud computing to even mobile facilities application product. Prof. Chou also supervises graduate students and teaches courses pertaining to GIS science\, land management\, and resources management at FCU. \nKeynote 2: Technology\, Customer Choice\, and The Electric Grid\nMichael Quinn (VP Strategy and Chief Technology Officer\, Oncor Electric Delivery\, USA)\n \nMichael Quinn is Vice President Strategy and Chief Technology Officer for Oncor Electric Delivery. He has been charged with setting the company’s course in transforming the value of the electric grid through innovative\, technology-driven and customer focused solutions that meet the growing and changing needs of the market. His work impacts system performance and capital spending\, legislative and regulatory efforts\, customer engagement\, and future business model evolutions. \nHe joined Texas Utilities\, Oncor’s predecessor company\, in 1988 and has had assignments in Nuclear Generation\, Fossil Generation\, System Protection\, Asset Management\, Grid Operations\, Business Development\, Federal Advocacy and Corporate Strategy. Over the last nineteen years\, he has held numerous management and leadership positions within these organizations. \nMichael is a 1988 graduate of Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas. He is active on numerous trade associations and industry boards including energy storage\, communications\, transmission development and NERC compliance. Michael and his wife Stephanie live in Flower Mound\, Texas with their three children\, Lexi\, McKenna and Hunter. \nKeynote 3: Digital Transformation at Capital One\nDavid Kang (VP\, Strategy Financial Services Division\, Capital One\, USA)\n \nDavid Kang is Vice President of Strategy for Capital One’s Financial Services Division. As part of his responsibilities\, he works closely with Capital One’s Auto Finance and Home Loans businesses in delivering on its Digital and Business Transformation agenda. David also works broadly across Capital One\, interfacing with Corporate Strategy\, Enterprise Services\, and Corporate Development to define the implications of broader Capital One strategic initiatives on Financial Services\, helping shape the division’s strategy for growth by evaluating investments\, acquisitions\, and new asset classes/partnerships for Capital One. \nPrior to joining Capital One\, David served for 10 years as a consultant with McKinsey & Company\, where he was most recently an Associate Partner. During his tenure at McKinsey\, David worked with Air\, Travel\, and Transportation clients across six continents through business turnarounds\, post-merger integrations\, sales and channel strategy development\, and digital transformations\, working closely with McKinsey Digital Labs to deliver digital solutions and introduce Agile to his clients. \nDavid obtained his A.B. in Economics\, his A.M. in Statistics\, and his M.B.A. from Harvard University. During his time at Harvard he was a member of the Men’s Lightweight Crew team\, where he was a Varsity coxswain\, receiving All-Ivy Academic honors. \nOriginally from Houston\, David has made Dallas his adopted home after only three years\, declaring his loyalty to the Dallas Mavericks\, Dallas Cowboys\, and Dallas Stars\, much to the chagrin of his friends at home. He never misses CrossFit—where he works out 5 days a week—and has hiked and photographed at least one new U.S. National Park every year since 2011 (and has twice returned to Canyonlands National Park in Utah). David plays piano and trumpet in his spare time. \nParallel Sessions\nSession 1: Smart Home Platform and Sensing Technology\n2:45 – 3:15 PM: Jairaj Hegde\, Founder and VP\, Orchestra Technology\n3:15 – 3:45 PM: Dr. Mitch Tseng\, Tseng InfoServ\, LLC\n3:45 – 4:15 PM: Dr. Victoria C. P. Chen\, George & Elizabeth Pickett Professor of Industrial\, Manufacturing\, & Systems Engineering\n4:15 – 4:45 PM: Panel Discussion\n[Click here for bio and abstract] \nSession 2: Smart City\, Smart Manufacturing and Automation Technology\n2:45 – 3:15 PM: Jennifer Jao\, Divisional Information Officer\, Information Systems\, Toyota USA\n3:15 – 3:45 PM: Ben Cook\, Director\, Printed Electronics\, Kilby Labs Texas Instruments\n3:45 – 4:15 PM: Jill Jordan\, P.E.\, Assistant City Manager\, City of Dallas\n4:15 – 4:45 PM: Panel Discussion\n[Click here for bio and abstract] \nSession 3: Leadership & Career Development\n2:45 – 3:15 PM: Jeff Dougan\, MSA-ASP Product Line Manager\, Texas Instruments\n3:15 – 3:45 PM: Kim Cummings\, AVP of HR and Diversity\, BNSF Railway\n3:45 – 4:15 PM: Elaine Kung \, AT&T Director – Network on Demand & Integrated Solutions\n4:15 – 4:45 PM: Panel Discussion\n[Click here for bio and abstract] \n  URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2016-cie-usa-dfw-fall-technical-symposium/ LOCATION:Resources_achiever_award CATEGORIES:Free Events,SymposiumSeminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2016-Fall-Symposium-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160709T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160709T173000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200710T023517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200710T023517Z UID:9009-1468072800-1468085400@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2016 CIE/USA-DFW Leadership Assessment and Mentoring Program (LAMP) DESCRIPTION:Time: 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm\, Saturday\, April 9\, 2016\nPlace: UT Dallas SLC 1.102\, 800 W Campbell Rd\, Richardson\, TX 75080\n\n\nDeadline Saturday\, March 26 at 11 pm Central To be selected as candidates\, please apply at:http://goo.gl/hKUVrr\nAudience registration is also open now at: http://cielamp2016.eventbrite.com\n\n\n  \n \nThe Leadership Assessment and Mentoring Program (LAMP) event is one of the long-standing CIE/USA-DFW events featuring “Leadership” and “Career Mentoring” for young professionals. This event is especially designed for graduating university students and young professionals who desire to enhance their knowledge and hand-on experience on hiring process\, career development\, corporate culture\, and leadership. \nThis year\’s LAMP is planned for 4/9/16\, Saturday\, from 2pm – 5:30pm at UT Dallas SLC 1.102\, and we expect a great audience of 100+ students. LAMP is open to 8 universities in the DFW area for international students to apply\, and our planning team will qualify and interview 6 finalists. On the day of our LAMP seminar\, these 6 finalists will interact with the judges through a mock interview (individual) and a team building exercise where the finalists will be split into 2 teams of three. \nThe role of the 6 judges is to run a 1 on 1 interview with these 6 finalists. Each judge will have 5 minutes to interview 1 finalist (the judge will be matched to a finalist in advance). Afterwards\, the judge will score their performance\, and provide verbal feedback to the finalists. The feedback will help both the finalists and the other audience members learn how to improve in a low-key\, low-consequence interactive session. \nAdditionally\, in the team building session\, the 2 teams are pitching their next generation smartphone to a “group of investors” (the judges). Similarly to the interview\, the role here is to score their performance\, and provide verbal feedback on their teamwork capabilities. \nWe have established a nice scoring approach and will add up all the scores to determine the winners by 4:45pm and announce and award them at the end of the LAMP program. \nLastly\, the 6 Judges come together in a 30 minute Panel Discussion to share their insights on interviewing and address any other questions from the audience. \n2016 LAMP Agenda\n\n2:00 – 2:10 Introduction\n2:10 – 2:45 Keynote Speaker: BNSF Technology AVP\, Muru Murugappan\, on “From Caps and Gowns to the Corner Office”\n2:45 – 3:00 Final Candidate Intro/Elevator Pitch\n3:00 – 3:40 Team Building Exercise (Next Gen. Smartphone Presentation)\n3:40 – 4:45 Mock Interview by Judges from AT&T\, BNSF\, Capital One\, Lockheed Martin\, SMU\, TI\n4:45 – 5:15 Panel Session\n5:15 – 5:30 Networking\n\nIf interested in being a final candidate\, please apply at: http://goo.gl/hKUVrr \nSpeakers and Panelists\nKeynote: Murugappan\, AVP of Technology Services from BNSF Railway on”From Caps and Gowns to the Corner Office” \n \nMuru Murugappan\nAssistant Vice President\, Technology Services\nBNSF Railway \nB.S. in Mechanical Engineering\, Madurai Kamraj University\nM.S in Industrial and Management Systems Engineering\, University of Nebraska\nExecutive M.B.A.\, University of California \nMuru Murugappan joined BNSF Railway as assistant vice president\, Technology Services\, in May 2013. In this role\, he is responsible for the application development portfolios that support Engineering\, Finance\, Human Resources\,Sourcing\, Technical Training and Law\, along with enterprise support of the SAP platform and applications. \nMuru has been in the IT industry for over 20 years and has significant experience managing business\napplications and IT budgets. Prior to joining BNSF\, Muru served as vice president\, Head of Information Technology Operations\, at Sony Electronics. He led the technology Strategy and Planning team and had responsibility for all aspects of application development including major SAP projects in sales\, distribution\, materials management\, customer service and business intelligence. He has managed several business re-engineering/ transformation projects that included modernizing Sony’s supply chain and logistics operations through the implementation of new technology. \n  \nJudges Include:\n\nHelena Chiang\nBusiness Manager\, AT&T Entertainment Group \nB.S. in Chemical Engineering\, The University of California\nM.B.A.\, University of Southern California \nHelena joined AT&T as part of the Leadership Development Program in 2014. Prior to her current role\, Helena held the position of a Sales Coach Manager in AT&T\’s Home Solutions Retention Call Center. \nBefore joining AT&T\, Helena worked as an environmental engineering consultant over a span of 6 years with Tetra Tech Inc. and TIAX LLC. \n  \n\nKim Cummings\nAssistant Vice President\, Human Resources and Diversity\nBNSF Railway \nB.S. in Social Work\, Texas State\nM.S. in Human Resource Development and Leadership\, University of Texas at Austin \nKim Cummings is currently assistant vice president\, Human Resources & Diversity at BNSF Railway. In this role\, Kim has responsibility for BNSF Railway’s EEO\, diversity and inclusion efforts. She also provides leadership to the HR matrix teams supporting Law\, Compliance and Audit Services\, and Technology Services. Prior to this role\, Kim was Regional Director – Human Resources at BNSF Railway in Ft. Worth where she leads HR teams in Texas\, Gulf\, Chicago\, Southwest\, Kansas and California. \nKim is a member of the Fort Worth Human Resources Group and National Society of Human Resource Management. She is also a Senior Board member and Vice President of HR for the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) Dallas– Fort Worth Chapter. \n\nAmit Diggikar\nSoftware Manager of Integrated Fighter Group\nLockheed Martin Aeronautics Company \nMasters in Electrical Engineering\, West Virginia University\nMBA in Finance\, Southern Methodist University. \nAmit Diggikar has been with LM Aeronautics for past 13 years. He started as F-35 Flight Controls Software Engineer and gathered experiences in various roles at LM Corporate Engineering and LM Aeronautics Technical Operations. \nAmit serves as leader for Professional Asian American Network (PAAN) at LM and is very active in Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) efforts serving on the D&I Council. \n  \n\nJack Miao\nAssociate Professor of Business Communications\nSouthern Methodist University \nJack is currently adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University\, where he teaches business communication to BBA and MBA students\, with 25 years’ experience in the telecommunications / computer business\, held several executive positions in global product management and customer care. Jack also managed a Chinese joint venture and helped many executives into North American management. \n  \n\nDr. Bingyi Yang\nDirector of Statistical Analysis / Data Science\nCapital One \nB.E. in Engineering Mechanics\, Tsinghua University\nM.E. in Systems Engineering\, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology\nPh.D.\, Georgia Institute of Technology \nHe joined Capital One in Plano in 2001 and is currently a Director of Statistical Analysis / Data Science. His leadership and contribution earned his numerous outstanding awards from the CEO and President. \n  \n\nIrene Deng\nProduct Line Manager of Power Interface\nTexas Instruments \nM.S. in Electrical Engineering\, Iowa State University\nM.E. in Systems Engineering\, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology \nIrene Deng is currently the Product Line Manager of Power Interface (PI) under LP/Power organization located in Dallas. In her current role\, she is managing the business of PI focusing on Power over Ethernet\, USB Power\, and Power Path Protection solutions. She’s responsible for over $165M revenue this year with her team located in four sites in two countries. \nTogether with her husband and daughter\, Irene enjoys traveling around\, crafting\, and listening to classical music. She is now actively involving in Girl Scouts and Youth Toastmasters. \n  URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2016-cie-usa-dfw-leadership-assessment-and-mentoring-program-lamp/ CATEGORIES:Free Events,LAMP ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2016-LAMP-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160324T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160324T203000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200710T072205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200710T072205Z UID:9012-1458844200-1458851400@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2016 CIE/USA-DFW Spring Technology Symposium DESCRIPTION:2016 CIE Tech Forum “Opportunities Outside of Your Current Career Path”\nChinese leaders approved an economic blueprint for next decade that emphasizes tackling long-term problems and reflects a realization that debt and investment can no longer power the world’s second-largest economy. What China really needs\, is\ndeep structural reforms that will be heavily dependent on technology innovations. This presents many great opportunities to oversea Chinese professionals with deep STEM expertise. \nIn this technical forum\, we want to bring together DFW area technical professionals to discuss the various opportunities and the many ways we can connect and participate in China economic transformation\, and get more value out of our individual technical expertise. We are honored to have ACP president Charlie Yue and his colleagues to share what they have learned through their own journeys taking up business opportunities. \nSeating is limited to 20\, to ensure a high-quality interaction among attendees. We welcome top tech professionals and academia to join us. Pizza and spring water will be served. \nThis event is part of the CIE/DFW technical forum series to bring industry leaders and top technical talents together\, to connect and feed off each others\’ ideas. The event is free and open to the public. Online registration is required. The registration link is http://cie-2016-tech-forum-1.eventbrite.com \n  URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2016-cie-usa-dfw-spring-technology-symposium/ LOCATION:Parr Library\, 6200 Windhaven Pkwy \, Plano\, TX\, 75093\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Events,SymposiumSeminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2016-Tech-Forum-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150815T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150815T210000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200708T020031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200708T020031Z UID:8999-1439658000-1439672400@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2015 CIE/USA-DFW Young Achiever Awards DESCRIPTION:2015 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Convention\n\n\n2015 CIE/USA-DFW Fall Technical Symposium\n\n\n\n\n2015 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Banquet\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n\n2015 Young Achiever Award Recipients Accomplishments [PDF]\n2015 Young Achiever Award Report [PDF]\nNews Posting on Dallas Morning News Richardson Blog (by Deborah Fleck) [External Link]\nNews Posting on Dallas Morning News Asian Column (by Deborah Fleck) [External Link]\n\nThe Young Achiever Award (YAA) is one of the flagship programs of CIE/USA-DFW Chapter. The YAA is designed to encourage the younger generation of CIE members to achieve high academic performance\, develop leadership skills\, develop strong interest in science and engineering\, and excel in extracurricular and community volunteer activities to enable them to achieve the greatest possible impact in our community. These well-rounded skills will enable them become strong leaders in this very competitive global market place. \nCIE/USA-DFW is honored to have the professionals from various industries to serve as judges in selecting the YAA recipients. All the 20 award recipients were recognized to be truly outstanding based on their extraordinary achievements in academic performance\, demonstration of exemplary leadership and voluntary involvement in community activities. \nImpressive accolades of the 2015 award recipients include: \nScience and Engineering Achievement: \n\nIntel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) – 1st Place and 3rd Place\nFour recipients are multiple time American Mathematics Competitions (AIME) qualifiers\nExxon Mobil Texas Science and Engineering Fair – 1st\, 3rd\, 4th\, and 5th place\nVEX Robotics US and World Champions\nTwo recipients having published a total of nine research papers\n\nCommunity Service and Leadership Achievement: \n\nFundraised $12\,000 & 2\,000 meals for a homeless shelter\nThree recipients have received Gold President’s Service Awards\nFuture Business Leaders of America – 2nd Place state and national qualifier\nBusiness Professionals of America – 1st Place in State and National Finalist\nDECA International Testing Finalist and State Champion\n\nAcademic Achievement: \n\nOne recipient has received a perfect SAT score\nThree recipients are ranked first in their respective schools\n\nSpecial Talent and Interest Achievement: \n\nAAU Junior Olympic Table Tennis 1st Place and medalists\nGymnastics State and Region 3 All Around champion\nThree recipients are part of the Texas All-State Orchestra\nHOSA State Bronze Medalist and International Qualifier\n\nThe YAA trophies and scholarship were presented to the recipients during the evening banquet at the 2015 Annual Convention \n \nSong Performance by YAA recipient Alice Zhao (Right) and Emily Zeng at CIE/USA-DFW 2015 Annual Convention \n \nDance Performance by YAA recipient Vivian Zhou at CIE/USA-DFW 2015 Annual Convention \n \nPiano Performance by YAA recipient Bihan Jiang at CIE/USA-DFW 2015 Annual Convention \n \nDr. Keh-Shew Lu\, CEO of Diodes\, Inc.\, presented the YAA at CIE/USA-DFW 2015 Annual Convention \n \nBing Xie\, Senior Vice President\, Worldwide Sales and Applications / Executive Officer at Texas Instruments\, presented the YAA at CIE/USA-DFW 2015 Annual Convention \n \nJoel Austin\, Vice President & Chief Information Officer at Oncor Electric Delivery\, presented the YAA at CIE/USA-DFW 2015 Annual Convention \n. \nTony Chang\, VP US R&D Competence Center Corporate Chief Test Expert at Huawei Technology\, presented the YAA at CIE/USA-DFW 2015 Annual Convention \n2015 YAA Winner List\n1) Max Bu，Shepton HS\n2) Brandon Chow\, Coppell HS\n3) Colleen Dai\, TAMS\n4) Amy Jia\, The Hockaday School\n5) Bihan Jiang\, Colleyville Heritage HS\n6) Janna Jiang\, Plano West SHS\n7) Megan Li\, Clark HS\n8) Sabrina Peng\, Liberty HS\n9) Danny Siu\, Lamar HS\n10) William Tian\, Plano West SHS\n11) Helena Wu\, TAMS\n12) Kevin Wu\, St. Mark\’s School of Texas\n13) Tiger Yang\, Carroll SHS\n14) Joycelyn Yiu\, Clark High School\n15) Michael Yuan\, TAMS\n16) Emily Zeng\, Liberty HS\n17) Shoshana Zhang\, TAMS\n18) Alice Zhao\, Shepton HS\n19) Vivian Zhou\, Hockaday School\n20) Richard Zhu\, Jasper HS \nParticipating Instructions\n\nFor detailed eligibility and application information\, please download the following forms. \n\nApplication Form and Instructions\nCommunity Service Recommendation Letter Template\nTeacher Recommendation Letter Template\n\n  URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2015-cie-usa-dfw-young-achiever-awards/ LOCATION:Resources_achiever_award CATEGORIES:Free Events,YAA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2015-YAA-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150815T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150815T210000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200707T234345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200707T234345Z UID:8996-1439640000-1439672400@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2015 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Convention DESCRIPTION:2015 CIE/USA-DFW Fall Technical Symposium\n\n\n2015 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Banquet\n\n\n\n\n2015 CIE/USA-DFW Young Achiever Awards\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \nThe 2015 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Convention is an event featuring an Fall Technical Symposium\, VIP Reception and Dinner Banquet. The Convention will be held on August 15\, 2015 at Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel (900 E. Lookout Dr\, Richardson\, Texas 75082\, USA). \nNews Releases\n\nDallas Morning News Richardson Blog (by Deborah Fleck) [External Link]\nDallas Morning News Asian Column (by Deborah Fleck) [External Link]\nCIE/USA-DFW Convention Report (Chinese Version) [PDF]\nDallas Chinese Daily (Chinese Version) [PDF]\nZTE Coverage (Chinese Version) [External Link]\n\nEvent Pictures\n\nSelected Pictures\n\nSchedule\n  \nSaturday\, August 15\, 2015\n1:00 PM – 5:00 PM          Emerging Technology Symposium (Free to the Public)\n5:20 PM – 6:20 PM          VIP Reception (Invitation Only)\n6:30 PM – 9:00 PM         Dinner Banquet (Registration Required) \nPlanning Committee\nConvention Chair: Edward Yu\nEdward Yu has 20 years of experience in the Telecom\, Communications and Software industries. He has been with Fujitsu for over 14 years. His current role is a senior software engineer for packet optical networking at Fujitsu Network Communications. Prior to joining Fujitsu he worked as software engineering for Nortel Networks in Canada. \nEdward holds a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Victoria\, Canada. He served as the 2014 VP Secretary\, 2012 VP Public Relations at CIE/USA-DFW. \n  \n  \n  \nGeneral:\nAdvisors: Grace Tyler\, Yu Meng\, Sammy Yang\, Faa-Ching Wang\, Qing Zhao\, Ning Tan\nHotel Management: Jacqueline Luo\, Fiona Chen\, Lani Ma\nRegistration: Susan Yin\nProcurement: Jane Liu\nInventory: Jinhuan Li\nVolunteer: Penny Yan\nBooth Exhibition: Hailong Jin\nTreasurer: Jessica Yang \nEvening Session:\nChair: Tengran Liu\nBanquet Emcee: Yanli Fan\nStage Management: Runchun Chen\nBanquet Program: Jinhong Liu\nMedia Presentation: Shuyi Yan\, Hua Bai\nVIP Reception: Min Lai\, An Na\nVIP Reception Emcee: Arnold Zhang\nYoung Achiever Award: Dick Cai\, Allan Zhong\nGuest Management: Jianming Wang\nGuest Invitation: Xinfen Chen\, Chinpei Tang\, Edward Yu\, Yu Meng \nFall Technical Symposium:\nChair: Charley Chu\nSymposium Committee: Charley Chu\, Greg Nichols\, Hailong Jin\nL&CD Session: Wen-Shin Wang\nSpeaker Invitation: Charley Chu\, Edward Yu\, Sammy Yang\, David Lu\, Yu Meng\, Charles Chow\, Min Lai\, Sean Luo\, Wen-Shin Wang\, Xinfen Chen \nPublicity:\nChair: Xinxin Sun\nProceedings: Marrisa Yang\nProceedings Cover Page Design: Shan Cao\nWebmaster: Ruili Geng\, Kevin Meng URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2015-cie-usa-dfw-annual-convention/ LOCATION:Resources_achiever_award CATEGORIES:Convention,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2015-Convention-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150815T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150815T170000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200708T004904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200708T004904Z UID:8997-1439640000-1439658000@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2015 CIE/USA-DFW Fall Technical Symposium DESCRIPTION:2015 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Convention\n\n\n2015 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Banquet\n\n\n\n\n2015 CIE/USA-DFW Young Achiever Awards\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \nSchedule\n \nKeynote Speakers\nKeynote 1: IoT: The Internet’s Next Evolution\nDr. Yi Zhao\, Vice President of Standardization & Industry Development\, Futurewei Technologies\, Inc. (Huawei R&D USA)\n \nYi Zhao\, Ph.D. is Vice President of Futurewei Technologies\, Inc. (Huawei R&D USA)\, the North America subsidiary of Huawei Technologies\, Ltd. headquartered in Shenzhen\, China. As its first US employee\, Dr. Zhao assisted the parent company in successfully establishing the subsidiary organization in Plano\, Texas. During his career in Huawei USA\, Dr. Zhao has been in various leadership roles of company’s operation\, research and development\, sales and marketing\, industry standards\, business strategy and development\, intellectual property rights\, as well as the company’s public and industry relations. \nDr. Zhao has over 25 years experience in telecommunications and IT industries. Prior to joining Huawei\, Dr. Zhao worked for research institutes (Shanghai Jiao Tong University and The University of Texas at Dallas) and major corporations — Hewlett Packard and Ericsson — in different technical and managerial positions. \nDr. Zhao has served in the board for numbers of forums and committees in ICT industry including Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS)\, IPsphere Forum\, Open Patent Alliance (OPA)\, and International Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS). He has been frequently invited to speak to various industry and business forums in the US and China. \nDr. Zhao was a board director for the Dallas Regional Chamber and co-chair of the DRC Innovation and Technology Council. He is currently a member of Associate Board for SMU Cox School of Business\, and serves as industry advisors to the Eric Johnson Engineering School in the University of Texas at Dallas and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in SMU. \nIn 2008\, Dr. Zhao received the Distinguished Alumni Award from The University of Texas at Dallas. It is the highest honor bestowed on alumni and is given to individuals who are distinguished in their chosen profession or life’s work and who demonstrate pride in the University. \nDr. Zhao has a BSCS and an MSCS from Shanghai Jiao Tong University\, and a Ph.D. in computer science from The University of Texas at Dallas. \nKeynote 2: Human-Centric Innovation\nRod Naphan\, Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President of Solutions & Portfolio Planning\, Fujitsu Network Communications\n\nAs CTO and SVP for Fujitsu Network Communications\, Rod is responsible for Strategy\, Solutions Planning\, Product Planning and Portfolio Management. \nRod\’s tenure with Fujitsu has included various leadership roles in planning and engineering with a background in software engineering\, systems engineering\, product marketing\, and product line and program management for the telecommunications industry. Prior to joining Fujitsu\, he worked as a software engineer at Bell Northern Research in Ottawa\, Canada. \nRod holds a bachelor of applied science degree from Wilfrid Laurier University and a master of applied science degree in systems design engineering from the University of Waterloo in Ontario\, Canada. \n  \nKeynote 3: Be a Founder of a Technology Company\nAnuj Jain\, Founder & Chief Executive Officer\, Orchestra Technology\nAnuj Jain is CEO of Orchestra Technology. He is a veteran to the wireless telecommunications industry\, bringing a unique balance of business and technology together. He has worked in Telecom\, Wireless and IT sectors for over 20 years. He is an entrepreneur at heart who values talent\, creativity and loyalty. Prior to joining Orchestra Technology he was the VP of Professional Services and Acision for three years and built the business for the Americas Region from the ground up. Before Acision\, he co-founded Spatial Wireless in 2001 and served as the Vice President of Engineering. Spatial Wireless was acquired by Alcatel in December 2004. He continued at Alcatel and took on the role of CTO and VP of Global Support for the Mobile NGN Core product lines till 2008. Before that\, Anuj worked for companies like Siemens AG and Sabre\, Inc in Germany and France in Product Development roles. He is a Gold Medalist from Punjab University\, PEC\, Chandigarh in Electronics and Communications Engineering. \n  \nParallel Sessions\nSession 1: IoT Infrastructure/ Connected Technologies – Harmony Ballroom 1 \nSession Chair: Min Lai\n2:40 – 3:10 PM: “Disrupting Educational IT with Virtual Desktop solutions”\, Dr. Hong Cai\, CTO of Cloud Computing\, ZTE USA\n3:10 – 3:40 PM: “Quo Vadis IoT”\, Dr. Ariton Xhafa\, Project Manager\, IoT Lab\, Texas Instruments\n3:40 – 4:10 PM: “Unleashing the Power of Smart Grid IoT”\, Dr. Yu Meng\, Data Scientist\, Oncor Electric Delivery\n4:15 – 4:40 PM: Panel Discussion \nSession 2: IoT Applications/ Personalized Services – Harmony Ballroom 2 \nSession Chair: Charles Chow\n2:40 – 3:10 PM: “IoT is empowering the Utility of The Future”\, Michael Van Boven\, Director\, Technology\, Deloitte Consulting\n3:10 – 3:40 PM: “How personalized solutions and IoT can revolutionize the Oil & Gas industry”\, Elaine Petty\, Team Leader\, Technical Software\, Halliburton\n3:40 – 4:10 PM: “Bioinformatics and Personalize Medicine”\, Dr. Yang Xie\, M.D.\, Associate Professor and Director\, Quantitative Biomedical Research Center\, UT Southwestern Medical Center\n4:15 – 4:40 PM: Panel Discussion \nSession 3: Leadership & Career Development Session – Harmony Ballroom 3 \nSession Chair: Wen-Shin Wang\n2:40 – 3:10 PM: “Connectivity and Personalization in Leadership”\, Kyle Flessner\, VP and Manager\, WW Manufacturing Operations\, Texas Instruments\n3:10 – 3:40 PM: “Feedback and Feedforward”\, Suzan Greene\, Customer Operations Manager\, Oncor Electric Delivery\n3:10 – 4:10 PM: “Talking about STEM and Your Career”\, Teena Piccione\, Assistant VP\, Big Data\, AT&T\n4:15 – 5:00 PM Panel Discussion\nPanelists: All above speakers in Session 3\, and\nKim Cummings\, Regional Director/HR at BNSF Railway\nCarina Reyes\, VP of Pre-sales Consulting and Design US Enterprise Delivery\, Xerox \n  \n  URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2015-cie-usa-dfw-fall-technical-symposium/ LOCATION:Resources_achiever_award CATEGORIES:Free Events,SymposiumSeminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2015-Fall-Symposium-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150307T124500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150307T170000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200708T053900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200708T053900Z UID:9002-1425732300-1425747600@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2015 CIE/USA-DFW Spring Technology Symposium DESCRIPTION:The CIE/USA-DFW annual Spring Technical Symposium (STS) will feature the discussion of Internet of Things (IoT). We focused specifically on application and how personalization is revolutionizing our daily life. \n \n \n \nSpeaker Information\nKeynote: Joel Austin\, VP & Chief Information Officer\, Oncor Electric Delivery\n\nJoel Austin is the Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Oncor\, the sixth largest electric Transmission and Distribution Company in the United States. As head of Oncor’s Information Technology organization\, Austin is responsible for strategy\, information security\, new systems development and production operations and management of Oncor’s extensive sourcing relationships. \nBeginning five years ago\, Oncor initiated one of the most comprehensive advanced grid investment programs. As a result of this $1-billion-per-year investment program\, Oncor is quickly proving itself a technology company as much as an electric utility. Austin oversees the implementation and operation of information technology platforms and communication networks\, as well as management of the massive influx of data that enables the company to improve grid operation and customer interaction. He also is responsible for safeguarding Oncor’s data\, ensuring that Oncor’s and its customers’ data is managed and secured in the safest way possible and meets the highest industry standards. \nUnder his leadership\, Oncor’s grid\, one of the nation’s most advanced smart grids\, safely communicates billions of bits of data through a secure network while its power lines move electricity to 3.2 million homes and businesses in Texas. The data is used by Oncor to measure the amount of electricity its customers are using and is available for Oncor’s customers to monitor their electric usage through web-enabled solutions that can help them lower their electric bills. In 2012\, Austin was part of the team that linked Oncor’s advanced metering system with its outage management system\, allowing for wireless and automatic communication and repair of potential power issues on the grid. \nHe has more than 26 years of experience in the energy\, finance and software industries at Informix\, ENSERCH\, Deloitte & Touché and the Texas Utility companies\, where he has held a number of business operations\, IT and leadership roles. \nAustin serves on several educational and civic boards\, including the Information Technology Operations Management Advisory Board at Southern Methodist University and Treasurer\, and Board Member for the North Texas Business Council for the Arts. \nAustin holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business administration from the University of Kansas and a master’s degree in business from the University of Missouri in Kansas City. \nWeijun Lee\, VP Cloud Computing and IT Division\, ZTE Texas USA\n\nMr. Weijun Lee is a veteran in the telecom industry for 20+ years and leads the technical marketing and strategic directions of ZTE\’s multimedia and cloud computing solutions. He has spoken at major industry fora including Mobile World Congress\, TV Connect Forum (formerly IPTV World Forum)\, Broadband World Forum\, TelcoVision\, and CTIA. \nPrior to joining ZTE\, Weijun was a System Architect in the CTO Office in Santera Systems\, a startup acquired by Tekelec in 2005. And before that\, Weijun worked as System Engineering Manager for Nortel Networks in Canada and USA. respectively. \nWeijun holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science at University of Toronto\, Canada\, and a Bachelor degree in Computer Science at Univesity of Science and Technology of China. \nBill Beesley\, Principal Solutions Architect\, Fujitsu Network\n\nBill Beesley brings 20 years of telecommunications industry experience to his current role as a principal solutions architect for packet optical networking at Fujitsu Network Communications. He is responsible for providing business development and product strategy for Fujitsu packet optical networking solutions\, focusing on architecting solutions that support the cable and MSO industry. \nPrior to joining Fujitsu in 2011\, Bill worked at Cox Communications for 14 years\, where he held a variety of executive engineering and leadership roles at both the corporate and system level. \nBill holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Management from Bellevue University in Nebraska\, and a Master of Applied Science in Telecommunications Management from the University of Denver. He is also an MEF Carrier Ethernet Certified Professional (MEF-CECP). \nJon Pettit\, AMI Program Manager\, Oncor Electric Delivery\n\nJon has been with Oncor Electric Delivery (and the former TXU family of companies) for over 28 years. He started his career as a nuclear power plant engineer doing construction\, startup\, operations\, and technical support. Following this\, he was an energy consultant\, project manager\, business planner\, and asset manager. He then served a one year tour with TXU Energy as a Community Relations Manager before having the welcome opportunity to go back to Oncor. He is currently the Advanced Metering System Program Manager for Oncor Electric Delivery. \nHe is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas with a BS in electrical engineering from Texas A&M and an MBA from Tarleton State University. He lives in Fort Worth with his wife and two children. Additionally\, he’s a U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) and served a tour in Operation Iraqi Freedom during 2005. \nMaria Wei\, CEO\, ATCG Solutions\n\nMaria Wei is the Founder and Managing Partner at ATCG Solutions. For the last 11 years\, she focused on various Business Intelligence\, Big Data and Social Media Analytics Projects across multiple industries. Now she is leading the big data analytics practice at ATCG Solutions. \nPrior to starting ATCG Solutions\, She led the BI practice at IBM for the distribution sector. Where she worked with leaders from various large public companies on future BI roadmap\, and usage of data to improve business process and performance. \nShe has also been an influential speaker at universities and industry conferences on Data and Business Intelligence Topics. \nEd Hightower\, Technical Solutions Manager\, BlackBerry Corporation\nEd Hightower is a Technical Solutions Manager at Blackberry USA. His expertise in wireless\, networks\, software\, engineering sales and most recently IoT/M2M\, including the Weightless standard\, has led to multiple opportunities to work with enterprise customers in advancing their technology offerings. Ed has worked at AT&T\, Nortel\, Ericsson\, Lynx Real-Time Operating Systems and Motorola.. As an active member of the tech community\, Ed volunteers his time with the Metroplex Technology Business Council promoting the Telecom Corridor and has spoken at several IEEE luncheons. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington. \nAriton Xhafa\, Senior Technical Staff & Project Manager in IoT Lab\, Texas Instruments Inc.\nAriton Xhafa received his Ph.D. degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Ariton is with IoT Lab at Texas Instruments (TI) and is a well-known expert on wireless networks protocol design\, algorithms and standardization. Ariton has led TI’s efforts in IEEE 802.11n on medium access control\, where his efforts led to creation of new adhoc group to find and propose solutions for 20/40 MHz problem. Ariton also led multi-radio wireless coexistence project in 2.4 GHz band\, focusing and developing optimal solutions for WLAN/Bluetooth coexistence. Ariton is currently leading the project in IoT Lab that enables and differentiates TI’s radio platforms while making them IoT ready. Ariton has filed more than 95 patent applications with 35 patents issued\, and has published 9 journal papers and more than 35 conference papers. Ariton is a Senior Member of IEEE\, Senior Member Technical Staff at TI\, and regularly serves as TPC member and Session Chair in IEEE flagship conferences. \nCraig Lee\, Director of IoT Foundry\, AT&T\nCraig Lee is the Director of the AT&T Internet of Things Foundry located in Plano TX which fosters “The Art of the Possible” in Internet of Things innovation and solutioning. \nPrior to his current position\, Lee has served as Director of Technical Resources and Solutioning within the AT&T IoT Center of Excellence\, responsible for the architecting\, development and deployment of customers IoT solutions. \nAdditionally\, Lee has served in several previous IoT focused leadership positions at AT&T spanning over 13 years. \nPrior to AT&T\, Mr. Lee served in leadership positions at Motorola\, Racal\, and GTRI in the areas of business development\, RF & electronic design engineering\, and pure research. \nCraig Lee has been awarded nine US patents. \nA native of Alaska\, Mr. Lee earned a BSEE from Georgia Institute of Technology\, a MBA from Nova Southeastern University and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. from University of Texas at Dallas in Telecommunications Engineering. URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2015-cie-usa-dfw-spring-technology-symposium/ CATEGORIES:Free Events,SymposiumSeminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2015-Tech-Forum-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150117T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150117T120000 DTSTAMP:20250707T192505 CREATED:20200708T060349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200708T060349Z UID:9003-1421485200-1421496000@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:Affiliate Event - 2015 Technical Forum Series \"Rise of a China-based Global Technology Leader\" DESCRIPTION:Huawei is one of the most successful and inspiring companies in China. It grew from its humble beginning to become a global technology leader through very tough competitions\, yet it managed to win and win big. As China has become the second largest country by GDP\, Huawei is riding the wave to the top in the technology world. In a community with Chinese background\, Huawei\’s achievements make all of us proud. \nWhat\’s Huawei\’s secret of success? Where is it going during a time of strategic transformation? What opportunities does it present for the local technical talents here in the United States? \nWe are honored to have Tony Chang and his colleagues meet with us in this upcoming technical forum. Tony is vice president of Huawei US R&D Competence Center\, and a member of the Board of Directors at CIE/USA-DFW. The Huawei team will share with us its background\, unique analysis in market/technology trends\, corporate strategy and challenges in mobile\, cloud\, social media and big data. They also want to connect with top local technical talents. \nSeating is limited to 40\, to ensure a high-quality interaction among attendees. We welcome top tech professionals and academia/students to join us. The speakers will present in CHINESE. \nThis event is part of the CIE/USA-DFW technical forum series to bring industry leaders and top technical talents together\, to connect and feed off each others\’ ideas. The event is free and open to the public. Online registration is required. \n \nRelated News Release\nDallas Chinese Daily: [PDF] URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/affiliate-event-2015-technical-forum-series-rise-of-a-china-based-global-technology-leader/ LOCATION:Resources_mentor_circle CATEGORIES:Affiliate Programs,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2015-Affiliate-Event-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR