32nd SVEC Annual Engineers Week Banquet and Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony
The 32nd SVEC Annual Engineers Week Banquet and Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony took place on February 24, 2023, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. The SVEC successfully organized the event, highlighting the impact of the pandemic and the organizationās initiatives to expand outreach to engineers in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The programās theme was āArtificial Intelligence: From Science to Engineering,ā featuring keynote speaker Dr. Kang Shen from Stanford Neuroscience Institute. Dr. Bill Dally, Chief Scientist of NVIDIA, was honored as the 2023 Hall of Fame inductee. Past Hall of Famers and distinguished guests were recognized for their contributions.
Dr. Kang Shenās keynote speech focused on the frontiers and challenges of neuroscience, discussing topics such as genetic contributions to intelligence, neural mechanisms of spatial navigation, and advancements in artificial retinas.
Dr. Fred Barez introduced Dr. Bill Dally as the 2023 Hall of Fame inductee, recognizing his exceptional contributions to engineering. A tribute video celebrated Dr. Dallyās achievements and highlighted his impact in the field.
During his acceptance speech, Dr. Dally expressed gratitude for the Hall of Fame induction and credited the teamwork behind his accomplishments. He highlighted the evolution of stream processing into GPU Computing, the revolution of deep learning, and the importance of efficiency in GPU Computing.
UPCOMING LOCAL ENGINEERING EVENTS:
The Hotstate Machine ā A runtime loadable microcoded algorithmic state machine
December 5 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmTech Talk: UX Concepts for Generative AI Experiences
December 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmBiodegradable Materials: SJSU Undergraduate Research at EAG
December 7 @ 11:30 am - 1:15 pmDevelopment And Challenges For Li-Ion Batteries For EV Applications
December 7 @ 11:50 am - 1:00 pmBuilding the āChat IEEE Standardsā ChatGPT Plugin ā Technology & Business Strategy
December 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmRaspberry Pi 5: The Everything Computer ā Optimized
December 12 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmDeploying a LLM Chatbot using BigDL-LLM and Llama2 on an Intel Laptop
December 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmDeploying a LLM Chatbot using BigDL-LLM and Llama2 on an Intel Laptop
December 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmRepresentation Learning in lower dimensions and Spectral methods in Machine Learning
January 16, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:59 pm[CšALL FOR SPEAKERS for: General Computing, Data Science/Big Data]
January 17, 2024 @ 6:45 pm - 8:45 pm