Past Events

August 30 - September 03, 2010 - Leiden, the Netherlands (CEDA-ES): International IEEE Summer School/Workshop on Models for Embedded Signal Processing Systems

June 24, 2010 - Leuven, Belgium (CEDA-ES): Symposium on Embedded Security

7 August, 2010 - Leuven, Belgium (GOLD/PA): Professional Activities Summit

August 30 - September 03, 2010 - Leiden, the Netherlands (CEDA-ES): International IEEE Summer School/Workshop on Models for Embedded Signal Processing Systems

June 24, 2010 - Leuven, Belgium (CEDA-ES): Symposium on Embedded Security

4-8 August, 2010 - Leuven, (B) (SB Leuven/Section): SBC 2010, Bi-annual Region 8 student branch conference.

7 August, 2010 - Leuven, Belgium (GOLD/PA): Professional Activities Summit

16-18 June 2010 - Ghent (section): CTTE 2010, the 9^th Conference of Telecommunication, Media and Internet Techno-Economics.

28-30 April 2010, Bruges (Belgium) (CI): ESANN 2010 conference: European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning Information available at the ESANN 2010 website.

April 28, 2010 - Eindhoven, the Netherlands (PELS/IAS/PES): Vijfde Hidde Nijlandsymposium

29-30 March 2010, Leuven (Belgium) (IAS/PELS/PES): YRS 2010 conference: Young Researchers Symposium.
This conference serves as a meeting point for the power system engineering researchers in the Benelux. For more information, please refer to the website: YRS 2010.

February 4, 2010 - Eindhoven, the Netherlands (EMBS, Photonics)

winterschool on Hemodynamics by photonics

To be held on 4 February 2010 in the auditorium of building HTC34 at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven. The winterschool is jointly organized by Hemolab, Philips Research, TUD and TU/e, in cooperation with the IEEE EMBS & IEEE Photonics Benelux Chapters.

The continuous measurement of hemodynamic parameters is essential to a variety of medical settings ranging from the general ward to intensive care units. Various non-invasive photonic technologies have found applications to hemodynamics, including laser-Doppler flowmetry, laser-Doppler perfusion imaging, reflectance spectroscopy and dynamic speckle imaging. Using photonic measurements different indicators related to blood constitutes, circulation and flow can be derived. The winterschool comprises lectures on a number of contemporary methods in Hemodynamics by Photonics. We are pleased to announce the following preliminary program:

9:30-10:00	Arrival & Registration
10:00-10:15	Welcome & Introduction Program
10:15-11:00	Tomas Strömberg, Linköping University	Introductory Laser Doppler Flowmetry
		Principles for measuring microcirculatory blood perfusion
11:00-11:15	Coffee Break
11:15-12:00	Tomas Strömberg, Linköping University	An adaptive tissue model for Laser Doppler Flowmetry
12:00-13:15	Lunch
13:15-14:15	Peter Somers, Delft University of Technology	Speckle metrology
14:15-14:30	Tea Break
14:30-15:15	Wiendelt Steenbergen, University of Twente	Optical interferometry for monitoring and imaging tissue perfusion
15:15-15:30	Coffee Break
15:30-16:15	Wiendelt Steenbergen, University of Twente	Optical interferometry for monitoring and imaging tissue perfusion
16:15-17:00	Martin van der Mark, Philips Research	An efficient method for diffuse light spectroscopy
17:00-18:00	Drink

With this announcement we invite you to attend the winterschool. There is no fee, but we kindly ask you to register by sending an e-mail to

hemodynamics.by.photonics[at]gmail.com. A simple lunch will be served for registered participants. Deadline for registration is 25 January 2010. A limited number of participants can be welcomed; therefore we count upon your participation once the deadline has passed. More detailed information about the program and location will follow upon registration.

December 9, 2009 - Leuven, Belgium (SB Leuven): 4^th annual job fair for Spin-offs and Small High-Tech companies

November 27-28, 2009 - Ghent (GOLD, SSCS): 2^nd IEEE Benelux GOLD weekend: Double workshop on career development/project management and IC design

November 9-10, 2009 - Twente, Netherlands (EMBS): 4^th annual symposium of the IEEE-EMBS Benelux chapter

14-18 September 2009 - Bruges (NPS): RADECS 2009, the 10^th European Conference on Radiation Effects on Components and Systems
For its 10^th edition the European Conference on Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems, RADECS 2009, will be held on September 14-18 in Bruges, Belgium.
The conference features a technical program including oral and posters contributions dedicated towards the latest development and experimental observations related to radiation effects on electronic and photonic components as well as on devices and systems. The conference will also host a technical exhibition, a 1-day short-course and a data workshop on radiation effects. The working language of the conference is English. The conference theme is Towards modeling of radiation effects in nano-scale systems. 2009 will be an important milestone for the RADECS community as it will correspond to the 10th edition. To celebrate this anniversary a retrospective session will be also organized.

10-12 September 2009 - Amsterdam (NPS): ACII 2009, the 2009 International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction

The conference series on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction is the premier international forum for state of the art in research on affective and multi modal human-machine interaction and systems. Every other year the ACII conference plays an important role in shaping related scientific, academic, and higher education programs. This year, we are especially soliciting papers discussing Enabling Behavioral and Socially-Aware Human-Machine Interfaces in areas including psychology.

22-24 June 2009 - Noordwijk aan Zee (TM)

the 2^nd IEEE TMC Europe 2009 Conference and ICE 2009, the 15^th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising

The theme of ICE 2009 is Collaborative Innovation. The direct link to the conference is http://www.ice-conference.org/. The conference is very much a meeting ground to foster the exchange of ideas amongst all the participants through some 48 paper presentations and some 20 workshops on such topics as Methods and Tools for Innovation management, Living Labs, Collaborative Environments and Systems, Networked Organisations, Advances in Concurrent Engineering, SatNav, Enterprise Interoperability, Digital Factory and more. Part of the conference's program are visits to both the Space Expo and the Concurrent Design Facilities of ESA-ESTEC, as well as to Living Labs Leiden.
Contact and registration information can be found on the ICE website. This conference is supported by a number members of the previous IEEE IEMC 2008 Conference Organization Committee: the IEEE TMC chapters in the Benelux, Germany and Portugal section and IEEE TMC Conferences USA.
A report by Osamu Tomisawa is available here, and one from Gerard van Santen here.
The original call for papers for this conference is still available for downloaded as a DOC document.

June 18, 2009 (EMC)

prof. dr. Tzong-Lin Wu will give 2 talks:

Power Integrity Design for High Speed Circuit Packages.Abstract 1

Broadband Common-mode Filters Design for GHz Differential Signals Using Defected Ground Structures.Abstract 2
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Auditorium, AUD 02
13:30 - 17:00 h
Admission Free, parking is not free.
Please do sent an email to Cees Keyer if you are going to attend

28-29 May 2009 - Eindhoven (IT)

WIC 2009, the 30^th Symposium on Information Theory in the Benelux

The 30-th Symposium on Information Theory in the Benelux will be held at the Eindhoven University of Technology (Zwarte Doos) in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, on May 28 and 29, 2009.
Previously unpublished contributions across a broad range of topics in information theory are solicited, including (but not limited to) the following areas: Coding Techniques, Pattern Recognition, Statistical Learning, and Inference Coding Theory, Quantum Information Theory, Communications Sequences, Communication Networks, ShannonTheory, Complexity and Cryptography, Source Coding, Detection and Estimation, Signal Processing.
The call for papers for this conference is available for downloaded as a PDF document.

27-29 May 2009 - Leuven (IA/PEL/PE)

EEM 09, the 6^th International Conference on the European Energy Market

The International Conference on the European Energy Market - EEM is a premier forum to discuss the development of the energy sector in a market environment and the creation of the common European Energy market.
It has achieved a considerable success during the past five editions covering the electricity and gas markets policies and experiences, climate change impacts on the sector and developments at the European level.
The EEM 09 - 6^th International Conference on the European Energy Market will be held in Leuven, Belgium 27-29 May 2009, with IEEE/PES technically co-sponsoring and intends to expand even more its scientific and international scope.
The conference comprises several sessions with keynote speakers from the main European institutions, market agents and prominent academics. Additionally, parallel oral sessions and poster sessions will be scheduled, which focus on the latest academic research with paper presentations and discussions.

May 29, 2009 - Eindhoven (CEDA - ES)

Official inauguration IEEE Benelux CEDA chapter on embedded systems
The IEEE Benelux Section is proud to announce the establishment of a new (CEDA) chapter on Embedded systems, chair Prof. Dr. Ed F. Deprettere, Leiden University, vice-chair Prof. Dr. Koen De Bosschere, Gent University.
You are cordially invited to participate in the offical launch and take off of this new chapter, which is the first CEDA chapter worldwide.

Venue and timing:

date:	Friday, May 29, 2009
time:	02:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m.
venue:	Academisch Genootschap (Academic Society)
	Parklaan 93
	5613 BC Eindhoven

The full program and invitation can be found on the designated website

May 26, 2009 - Leuven (AP/MTT)

Talk by professor Stavros Iezekiel he MTT Benelux Chapter is very pleased to invite you to the talk given by Prof. Stavros Iezekiel

Venue and timing:

Venue:	K.U.Leuven, Dept. ESAT, room 02.58
Date:	May 26, 2009 at 14h30
Host:	prof Dominique Schreurs ()

Invitation and abstract can be found here: invitation.

May 25, 2009 - Leuven (AP/MTT)

Talk by professor Ke WU he MTT Benelux Chapter is very pleased to invite you to the talk given by Prof. Ke WU

Venue and timing:

Venue:	IMEC – Auditorium IMEC1
Date:	May 25, 2009 at 14h00

Invitation and abstract can be found here: invitation.

May 13, 2009

IEEE's 125th Anniversary
IEEE Benelux Section's 50^th Anniversary, which has a dedicated webpage. Also read the presidents letter to the IEEE Benelux members: Letter from IEEE president John Vig.

May 12, 2009 - Leuven (IAS/PELS/PES and IEEE SB Leuven)

SmartGrids lecture

Intelligente energienetwerken (SmartGrids) worden beschouwd als het instrument om de groene stroom tot bij de verbruikers te brengen, elektrische wagens te laten rijden en de vrije elektriciteitsmarkt te laten werken. Voor president Obama is de omvorming van het Amerikaanse elektriciteitsnet een hoeksteen van de redding van de economie.

Weinigen weten echter dat dit concept een Europese uitvinding is, op de kaart gezet door het EU-Technologie Platform "SmartGrids", waarvan professor Ronnie Belmans (IEEE Fellow) de volgende voorzitter wordt. Hij zal op in zijn voordracht uitleggen wat er juist verandert: krijgen we gewoon een slimme meter of is er meer aan de hand? Wat is de economische impact? Is dit een speeltje van elektriciens of een multidisciplinaire omwenteling die kan uitgroeien tot een nieuwe industriele revolutie met bijhorende werkgelegenheidscreatie (ook voor ingenieurs)?

Nadien geeft Eefje Peeters (VITO) een korte uiteenzetten over wat er op dit ogenblik gebeurt aan onderzoek naar smartgrids binnen Vlaanderen, en wat er in de korte termijn op stapel staat.

Na de voordracht wordt er, om het nieuwe voorzitterschap te vieren, een hapje en drankje aangeboden.

De lezing gaat door op het departement elektrotechniek van de universiteit van Leuven, gebouw ESAT, auditorium A.

Programma:

20u00-20u40:
Wat is SmartGrids concreet?
20u40-20u55:
Onderzoek naar SmartGrids in Vlaanderen
20u55-21u00:
Potentieel onderzoek en doctoraatsposities over SmartGrids in Vlaanderen
21u00:
Receptie

De slides kunnen gevonden worden op deze pagina Download.

April 23, 2009 - BIM: Designing your own house and using open source? (TMC)

A joint event organized with the Dutch Computer Association (NGI Regio Utrecht) coming Thursday 23 April 2009 with as theme BIM – Building Information Modelling.
It a subject much in the news in the world of construction, closely related to the use of IT, BIM or Building Information Modelling. The Dutch paper "Het Financieele Dagblad" from 27 march opened their ICT Innovation page with the heading ("Doorbraak in bouwsector op komst met computermodel"). The article discusses the current problem encountered in the construction world and the advantages and opportunities in terms of cost saving, efficiencies and new creative options that BIM can bring to that. The article also concludes that government target on sustainable building can only be achieved with transparent building processes and verifiable requirements. It seems BIM is something inevitable to happen, and possibly even more likely due to the financial downturn we currently experience.
This evening session the CTO of the international operating company Nemetschek Scia, Hans Oogink, will take us through the concepts and practices of BIM. This is your chance to get first-hand knowledge and experience from Hans and to ask him your questions.
Registration is done through the NGI site. Please mention IEEE member and member number in the “opmerkingen” field to ensure you can join at no further costs. The location is Hotel De Biltse Hoek, De Holle Bilt 1, De Bilt. More details are available on the NGI site.

22-24 April 2009 - Brugge (CI)

ESANN'2009, the 17th European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks

The 17th European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks is a major event for researchers in the fields of artificial neural networks, machine learning, computational intelligence and related topics. Il will be held in Bruges, one of the most beautiful medieval towns in Europe. Contributions are welcome.

April 6, 2009 - Eindhoven (SB Eindhoven)

www.ieee.tue.nl/symposium - Automotive Engineering Symposium
On Monday 6^th of April, the IEEE Student Branch Eindhoven and the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Eindhoven University of Technology organize a joint Automotive Engineering Symposium. The future of hybrid and electric drive trains and the necessary adaptations to the infrastructure for these solutions form the main theme of the day. Experts from industry and the academic society will share their latest insights on these topics. Furthermore there will be several demonstrations to show some applications of these newest developments.
The symposium is set up to be of interest to both academic and industry professionals as well as engineering students. Furthermore it offers an outstanding opportunity for industry professionals, academics and students to meet each other and be informed about the research in this region. The symposium will be held in the Auditorium at the Eindhoven University of Technology. For more information about the program and registration please visit our website: www.ieee.tue.nl/symposium. You can also contact the IEEE Student Branch Eindhoven by e-mail

, or phone (+ 31) 40 247 3433.

April 2, 2009 - Nieuwgein, Nl (TMC)

The Laws of Architecture according to IT-Eye- with NGI
Location will be at IT-Eye, Edisonbaan 14a, 3439 MN Nieuwgein, NL

March 30, 2009 - Gent (IEEE/LEOS Benelux Student Chapter)

Photonics Event - Connecting Students and Companies

This event gives the opportunity to companies with an expertise in photonics to present themselves to MSc and PhD students in photonics. For the students it is an occasion to increase their awareness of future job perspectives and to get familiar with the photonics industry in the Benelux.

March 18, 2009, De Bilt (TMC)

Software Development in the 21st Century. - Together with NGI Region Utrecht
Location will be at Sogyo,Landgoed Sandwijck, Utrechtseweg 301, 3731 GA De Bilt.

March 18, 2009, Leuven (SB Leuven/SSCS)

Micro Electronics Symposium.
On Wednesday March 18, 2009 the IEEE Student Branch organizes the already third edition of the Micro Electronics Symposium. The event takes place at the department of electrical engineering of the K.U.Leuven. Everyone can attend this symposium for free, but we ask to register online so we know how many of the handouts we need to provide.

March 18, 2009, Leuven (SB Leuven/IAS/PELS/PES)

Symposium: evolutions on power engineering.
On Wednesday March 18, 2009 the IEEE Student Branch organizes the already fifth edition of the Power Engineering Symposium. The theme of this year is ‘Asset Management: How to keep your grid alive?’. The event takes place at the department of electrical engineering of the K.U.Leuven. Everyone can attend this symposium for free, but we ask to register online so we know how many of the handouts we need to provide.

March 10, 2009 - Utrecht (TMC)

"Effective Project Communication" - Together with NGI Region Utrecht.
Registration can be done through the NGI website and form: "Effective Project Communication".
Please enter IEEE Member in the "opmerkingen" field to ensure you can join at no cost. Location will be announced soon through the website. Starts at 19:00 to 22:00

March 6, 2009 - Eindhoven (Benelux Section)

Milestone Event
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven - Auditorium - Blauwe Zaal

March 5, 2009 - Gent (IEEE Student Branch Gent)

Robots moving closer to humans

On March 5th at 7pm professor Bruno Siciliano, an authority on robotics, will give a presentation at the faculty of Engineering (Josef Plateaustraat 22). Up until now robots are mainly used for industrial applications. Of course robots are becoming more and more advanced and intelligent. We have come to a point where we are on the brink of a major revolution. Robots will no longer be pre-programmed for one task and be totally unaware of their environment. On the contrary, a profound interaction between robots and humans will come within our reach. During this presentation Bruno Siciliano allows you to take a look at the future of robotics with some demonstration videos and pictures. Moreover, the impact of this evolution on mankind and its society will be discussed.
Afterwards the IEEE Student Branch Gent also offers you a reception to digest everything.
For more information and subscribtion, please use the following link: http://www.ieeesb.ugent.be/robotica.

19 Feb 2009 - Delft (TMC)

Project Management and Systems Engineering - Together with INCOSE NL
Registration can be done through the INCOSE website and form: Project Management and Systems Engineering. Please enter IEEE Member in the "bedrijfsnaam" field to ensure you can join at no cost. Location is at TU Delft, Faculty Civil Technology & Geo Sciences, Room 2.62, Stevingweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, NL. Start at 19:00 to 22.00.

19 February 2009 - Leuven (SB Leuven)

So, you want to publish your work? - The changing face of modern publishing

Paper journals or Internet?

Pay for access or pay to publish?

Quality - what's reviewing all about?

Which publications and why?

Do citations matter and how do I optimise them?

The publishing world is changing rapidly with the advent of Open Access, easy publishing for all via the Internet, and a plethora of new tools enabling researchers to make the best possible use of research information. A key element in the mix is the peer review, this is widely recognized as extremely valuable but even here there are pressures to change.

To hear more about what is happening in the publishing world, to get some answers to these questions, and to ask some of your own, come to this publishing event, organized by the IET Benelux with the generous help of the KU Leuven and supported by the IMechE, the ICE, the BCS, and the IEEE Leuven.

The event is targeted at those wishing to publish but it will also be relevant for people with an interest in the publishing process itself and how that is changing - largely as a result of (the clever use of) technology.

More information about the event can be found on the event's website through which registration is possible as well. There is no charge for the event.

4-6 February 2009 - Leuven

ESSoS 09, the International Symposium on Engineering Secure Software and Systems

Trustworthy, secure software is a needed core ingredient of the modern world. Unfortunately, most software developed today runs on a network exposing it to a hostile environment. The Internet can allow vulnerabilities in software to be exploited from anywhere in the world. High-quality security building blocks (components, protocols and so forth) are necessary, but insufficient to address this.

21 January 2009 - Eindhoven (IT SP)

Midwinter Meeting of the 'Werkgemeenschap voor Informatie- en Communicatietheorie' (WIC) on Automotive Connectivity

Reception of radio programs via AM/FM radio in automobiles is nowadays considered as a natural feature. For a long time, the radio service was considered to be useful and sufficient. Slowly, some interest grew in the use of traffic information by means of RDS. Mobile telephones, portable media players and the rapid introduction of low-priced navigation systems caused an important change in the behavior of the car. In the past, the car only passively listened to broadcast signals, but more and more the car is expected to actively participate in communication with its environment. The need for sustainable mobility and the demand for increased safety and comfort are important driving forces for the development of automotive connectivity. The car is becoming part of a network in which the topology dynamically changes, resulting in both challenges and opportunities. For example, navigation related services can become more efficient if the car not only acts as a sink of information, but also as a source of information. The exchange of information has to be realized with reliable wireless access technologies and when Internet services are entering the car, there will also be a need for broadband connections. The application of automotive connectivity just started and the prospects that it will contribute to sustainable mobility and increased safety and comfort are promising.

21 January 2009 - Eindhoven (Benelux Section)

Benelux Section General Assembly
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven - Auditorium