BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Canada/Mountain BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20200107T214546Z UID:1338978F-96DC-456D-88C9-A457261317AC DTSTART;TZID=Canada/Mountain:20191119T110000 DTEND;TZID=Canada/Mountain:20191119T121500 DESCRIPTION:Talk Title: Circuit Intuitions\n\nAbstract: This talk includes a selection of topics from Circuit Intuitions articles (https://ieeexplore .ieee.org/search/searchresult.jsp?queryText=sheikholeslami&highlight=true& returnFacets=ALL&returnType=SEARCH&searchWithin=circuit%20intuition) that have appeared in the SSCS Magazine but an emphasis on Looking into a Node (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6841782). The ma in audience for this talk would be upper-year undergraduate students but m ay also serve the interest of graduate students and practicing engineers.\ n\nBio: Ali Sheikholeslami (S'98-M'99-SM'02) received the B.Sc. degree fro m Shiraz University\, Iran\, in 1990 and the M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees fro m the University of Toronto\, Canada\, in 1994 and 1999\, respectively\, a ll in electrical engineering. In 1999\, he joined the Department of Electr ical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto where he is cur rently Professor and Associate Chair\, Research. He was on research sabbat ical with Fujitsu Labs in 2005-2006\, and with Analog Devices in 2012-2013 . His research interests are in analog and digital integrated circuits\, h igh-speed signaling\, and VLSI memory design. He has coauthored over 70 jo urnal and conference papers\, 10 patents\, and a graduate-level textbook e ntitled "Understanding Jitter and Phase Noise".\n\nDr. Sheikholeslami serv ed on the Memory\, Technology Directions\, and Wireline Subcommittees of t he ISSCC in 2001-2004\, 2002-2005\, and 2007-2013\, respectively. He curre ntly serves as the Education Chair for both ISSCC and SSCS\, and as a memb er of SSCS Administration Committee. He is an Associate Editor for the Sol id-State Circuits Magazine\, in which he has a regular column entitled "Ci rcuit Intuitions". He was an Associate Editor for the IEEE TCAS-I for 2010 -2012\, and the program chair for the 2004 IEEE ISMVL.\n\nDr. Sheikholesla mi has received numerous teaching awards including the 2005-2006 Early Car eer Teaching Award and the 2010 Faculty Teaching Award\, both from the Fac ulty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto. He i s a registered professional engineer in Ontario\, Canada.\n\nSpeaker(s): D r. Ali Sheikholeslami\, \n\nRoom: CHC 105\, Bldg: Craigie Hall Block C\, 2 940 University Way NW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, Canada\, T2N 4V8 LOCATION:Room: CHC 105\, Bldg: Craigie Hall Block C\, 2940 University Way N W\, Calgary\, Alberta\, Canada\, T2N 4V8 ORGANIZER:awsheldo@ucalgary.ca SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:SSCS Southern Alberta - Ali Sheikholeslami URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/209134 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Talk Title</strong >: Circuit Intuitions</p>\n<p><strong>Abstract</strong>: <span style="font -size: 10.5pt\; font-family: Helvetica\,sans-serif\;">This talk includes a selection of topics from Circuit Intuitions articles (<a href="https://ie eexplore.ieee.org/search/searchresult.jsp?queryText=sheikholeslami&amp\;hi ghlight=true&amp\;returnFacets=ALL&amp\;returnType=SEARCH&amp\;searchWithi n=circuit%20intuition" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth ="NotApplicable" data-ogsc="">https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/searchres ult.jsp?queryText=sheikholeslami&amp\;highlight=true&amp\;returnFacets=ALL &amp\;returnType=SEARCH&amp\;searchWithin=circuit%20intuition</a>) that ha ve appeared in the SSCS Magazine but an emphasis on Looking into a Node (< a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&amp\;arnumber=6841 782" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" d ata-ogsc="">https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&amp\;arnumber= 6841782</a>). The main audience&nbsp\;for this talk would be upper-year un dergraduate students but may also&nbsp\;serve the interest of graduate stu dents and practicing engineers. </span></p>\n<p><strong>Bio</strong>: Ali Sheikholeslami (S'98-M'99-SM'02) received the B.Sc. degree from Shiraz&nbs p\;University\, Iran\, in 1990 and the M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the& nbsp\;University of Toronto\, Canada\, in 1994 and 1999\, respectively\, a ll in&nbsp\;electrical engineering.&nbsp\;In 1999\, he joined the Departme nt of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto whe re he is currently Professor and Associate Chair\, Research. He was on res earch sabbatical with Fujitsu Labs in&nbsp\;2005-2006\, and with Analog De vices in 2012-2013. His research interests are&nbsp\;in analog and digital integrated circuits\, high-speed signaling\, and&nbsp\;VLSI memory design . He has coauthored over 70 journal and conference papers\, 10 patents\, a nd a graduate-level textbook entitled "Understanding Jitter and Phase Nois e".</p>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>Dr. Sheikholeslami served on the Memory\ , Technology Directions\, and Wireline Subcommittees of the ISSCC in 2001- 2004\, 2002-2005\, and 2007-2013\, respectively. He currently serves as th e Education Chair for both ISSCC and SSCS\, and as a member of SSCS Admini stration Committee. He is an Associate Editor for the Solid-State Circuits Magazine\, in which&nbsp\;he has a regular column entitled "Circuit Intui tions". He was an Associate Editor for the IEEE TCAS-I for 2010-2012\, and the program chair for the 2004 IEEE ISMVL.&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</di v>\n<div>Dr. Sheikholeslami has received numerous teaching awards includin g the 2005-2006 Early Career Teaching Award and the 2010 Faculty Teaching& nbsp\;Award\, both from the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the&nbsp\;University of Toronto. He is a registered professional engineer in Ontario\,&nbsp\;Canada.</div>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR