IEEE Washington Section

The Northern Virginia and Washington Joint Computer Society Chapter will host Ethan Heilman at the MLK Jr. Memorial Library for a virtual presentation on his research in authentication protocols for distributed systems with OpenPubKey. Food and beverages will be available at the talk. OpenPubkey makes a client-side modification to OpenID Connect so that an ID... Read more →

The Nancy Grace Roman space telescope is the next NASA astrophysics flagship mission and is on track for launch in late CY2026. This talk will introduce the mission and review the optical design and development within the telescope. Our speaker is Dr. Dave Content, of NASA GSFC: [] Dr. Dave Content has worked at NASA... Read more →

The Washington and Northern Virginia Sections proudly host the 2025 class of IEEE fellows from our sections for an evening of scientific and engaging technical talks over dinner at the Hilton Capitol Hill in downtown Washington DC. Prior to the talks, IEEE members will be able to socialize with the fellows during a reception with... Read more →

The joint Northern Virginia/Washington PES Chapter, in cooperation with co-hosting chapters are pleased to host Eric Moal, Chief External Insulation Technical Expert at Shemar Group and Justin Jin, Chief Executive Officer of Shemar USA as guest speakers. They will be presenting on the topic of Composite Insulated Cross-Arm (CICA), a promising and cost-effective technology for... Read more →

Conventional Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectrometers are constrained by narrow bandwidths and bulky hardware. To address these limitations, I will present a design towards a compact, broadband on-chip EPR spectrometer operating up to 67 GHz. My talk will focus on the analysis and design of two critical on-chip components: the microwave probe and the detector.... Read more →

The number of power electronics converters connected to electrical networks has been growing exponentially as they are part of all new generation connected to the grid. While the rapid control and fast electronic switching available with this technology offer flexibility in network operation, the dynamic interactions between several of them threaten the operational stability of... Read more →

The Northern Virginia and Washington Joint Computer Society Chapter will host Tanvir Kaur from Amazon Web Services (AWS) for an in-person technical talk on designing hybrid networks with AWS on May 22nd at the George Mason Regional Library at 6:30 PM EDT. This talk will be of interest to anyone tasked with securing resources on... Read more →

Folks, This is the annual IEEE Northern Virginia Section Spring Picnic. This is a family event so children and spouses are encouraged to join. The picnic includes members of the Baltimore and Washington Sections. WIE and Young Professionals are especially encouraged to attend. This is a good way to meet people in IEEE at an... Read more →