Speaker: Professor Bikash Pal, Imperial College London, UK Zoom Link: https://deakin.zoom.us/j/84495826793?pwd=d0srUGxyRTNSdnV2L0o3OUpkbUM2UT09  Contact: IEEE PES Victorian chapter– [email protected] Electrical generation, transmission and distribution systems all over the world have entered a period of significant renewal and technological change. There have been phenomenal changes/deployments in the technology of generation driven by the worldwide emphasis on energy from wind and solar as a sustainable solution to our energy needs.  Increasingly energy demand from heating and transportation will be met by electricity.  So, to accommodate changes in either end the transmission grid is required to operate in a more responsive manner. This is the most credible challenge in smart transmission grid operation today.  Some of the recent wind farm operations have grabbed media headlines for not being connectable to the grid. While the debate is on whether it is the wind farm or the grid is the cause, the balance of the debate is shifting towards the integration and control aspect of these two technologies. This keynote will briefly mention the recent major problems in connecting big wind farms to the grid. It will then identify few possible specific technical reasons supported by the general technical insights gathered from a detailed technical study conducted at Bikash Pal’s research group at Imperial College London. Future research challenges and opportunities will be highlighted. Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/dynamic-modeling-for-analysis-of-wind-farm-and-grid-interaction-tickets-165641681729

Interested in Data Visualisation? Studying Computer Science or Engineering? Want to learn more about the basics of Python Language and how it can be used?   Then this is the workshop for you!   Join IEEE Women In Engineering Unimelb to learn what Python is capable of and how you can use it in your field of study and industry.   This is an online workshop and all are welcome with any level of knowledge in Python (but particularly those who are new to it).   Invite your friends to this Zoom Link: https://unimelb.zoom.us/j/81256691752?pwd=VjFxNFBsVkRqZVY0YWpGQ0JsMW1IUT09  Password: 267844  

IEEE Victorian Section TEMS Chapter and the Monash Data Futures Institute are jointly hosting a seminar titled "The Future of AI: Academia's role in getting it right", delivered by distinguished philosopher Prof. Huw Price. Professor Huw Price is an Australian philosopher and Academic Director of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI) at the University of Cambridge. Founded in 2016, CFI was the first of a new generation of interdisciplinary research centres exploring the challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Professor Price was previously the Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy and a Fellow of Trinity College and is a co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge. As academics contemplate the future of artificial intelligence from their own vantage point, what they face is an engineering challenge. As he explores the future of AI via his role as an academic, distinguished philosopher Professor Huw Price will share his thoughts on ‘How can we build the most effective academic collaborations, to do our part in 'getting AI right'? ’ REGISTER HERE

According to one of the leading networking and telecommunication companies, the proliferation of smart (Internet of Things - IoT) devices is expected to reach 4 Billion in 2024 spanning its applications from healthcare to agriculture including education, transportation system, industry, and so on. It brings along with it, the connectivity and coverage challenges that should be dealt with in an efficient way for the proper functioning of the IoT network. Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT), a Low-Power Wide-Area (LPWA) networking technology, is gaining much attention in the market nowadays due to its distinguishing features. The greatest advantage of NB-IoT is its enhanced coverage which uses the existing Long Term Evolution (LTE) architecture for its functioning. NB-IoT has attracted significant interest from the research community as its distinguishing features support various IoT use cases with stringent specifications such as connectivity, energy efficiency, reachability, reliability, and latency. Considering the growing interest in NB-IoT, this talk highlights the NB-IoT covering its architecture, use cases, advantages and disadvantages. The talk ends with the research road ahead in NB IoT. The talk is an eye-opener for beginners towards NB-IoT. Biography Dr Kiran received his Doctoral Degree in 2014 from the Department of Information Technology at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, Mangalore, India. He was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi National Scholarship/fellowship for pursuing his Doctoral Research. Currently, he is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, Mangalore, India. He has 14 years of teaching and research experience. He has contributed to the literature through many international conferences and journal publications under the leading publishers. He has published a research-oriented textbook named “Quality of Service Aware Routing Protocol“ under leading publishers CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group in 2016. He is the technical expert committee for the Smart City projects called “E-Library” and “Centralized Command Center” in two districts (Shimoga and Mangalore) of Karnataka state. He is also the technical committee member of the Regional Academic Center for Space (RAC-S) sponsored by ISRO in NITK. His research interests include Blockchain Technology, 5G and beyond, and Swarm Intelligence. Registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/280609 Event link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/280609 Email: [email protected] Address:Mangalore, Karnataka, India, 575025

Speaker:  Jesús Campo Uribe, Technical Manager, LivingLab (MedTechVic), Swinburne University of Technology Abstract: Optimising stability and manoeuvrability in manual wheelchairs within a multidisciplinary team - the project goal is to develop a device and methodology to determine the seated position of a wheelchair user, through the calculation of the centre of gravity, to assess, monitor and potentially improve clinical practices and user outcomes at the Royal Melbourne Hospital's Specialist Wheelchair and Seating Clinic. This talk will discuss the approach to managing stability of the wheelchair by the Swinburne University of Technology team comprising members from the clinical, allied health and engineering professions. Location: Virtual Webinar; registration details to follow This event is a collaboration between the IEEE Victorian Section Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS), and the Society for Medical & Biological Engineering Victoria. More Information: [email protected]

IEEE Industry Application Society (IAS) VIC Chapter Technical Seminar United Energy is trailing 42 pole-mounted batteries. What is that I hear you ask? In simple terms we are in the process of installing 42 individual batteries on power poles to store and complement renewable energy. Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/transforming-the-grid-with-pole-mounted-batteries-tickets-170273764413 The primary benefit of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is to provide network support to overloaded (capacity constrained) distribution transformer by supplying battery power when required. The trial has three core objectives: develop and manufacture a new and innovative pole-mounted BESS solution, prove that batteries connected on the low-voltage network can successfully defer or avoid network augmentation and confirm that this business model of value stacking network value and market revenue is scalable. This keynote will briefly mention the battery journey from initial ideation, formulating the business requirements, developing the technical specifications, engaging manufacturers, engineering design, factory acceptance testing, site installation, commissioning, operation, and the development of the asset management life-cycle strategy. We will also discuss AEMO FCAS requirements which are a key function of the batteries. And the implementation of utility Distributed Energy Resources (DER) using IEEE2030.5 Common Smart Inverter Profile (CSIP) API protocol. Speakers: Mark Wexler and Naveen Joseph, United Energy, Australia Zoom meeting link: https://deakin.zoom.us/j/81951866618?pwd=ZHRONVhydjlUcnNrVjkwK0RoaWtsZz09&from=addon Meeting ID: 819 5186 6618 Password: 89535120