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DESCRIPTION:More than a million lives are lost due to automotive accidents 
 around the world annually. With the latest advancements in autonomous driv
 ing technology\, we have a great opportunity is presented to us to save th
 ose human lives. An autonomous vehicle is a complex hardware and software 
 system. One of the key components of the self-driving stack is Perception\
 , which is responsible for perceiving the world through sensors. Autonomou
 s Vehicles (AVs) use a variety of sensors such as radars\, lidars\, camera
 s\, Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers\, Inertial Moment Units (IMU
 s) and microphones. These sensors are selected to maximize the redundancy 
 while complementing each other&#39;s capabilities. During the past several yea
 rs\, the continuous sensor improvements have contributed immensely towards
  improved driving performance. Radars have evolved to become 4 Dimensional
  (4D) sensors providing high range\, Doppler\, azimuth and elevation resol
 utions. Number of lidar companies entered the market providing point cloud
 s containing more than million points. Cameras have increased their resolu
 tion and dynamic range tremendously. Even with all these advancements\, th
 ere is a considerable untouched opportunity to improve perception sensors 
 and software to achieve and surpass human level performance. This talk wil
 l look into the sensor fundamentals and signal processing\, recent advance
 ments\, challenges and opportunities that will make the highways a much sa
 fer place for all.\n\nSpeaker:  Shaminda Subasingha\, [Zoox](https://zoox.
 com/) (An Amazon Company)\nDate: Wednesday\, May 18\, 2022\nTime:  3.30 pm
  - 4.30 pm (EDT)\nVenue:  WebEx\nMore information: [Event page](https://ev
 ents.vtools.ieee.org/m/306923)\nContact person:  Dale Tardiff &lt;dale@innova
 tivepower.ca&gt;\n\n---------------------------------------------------------
 ------\n\nIEEE Canada Technology Leadership Webinar Series: IEEE Canada is
  hosting a webinar series on Technology Leadership. We are inviting profes
 sional associations\, learned societies\, think tanks\, governmental agenc
 ies\, and other institutions to participate and contribute speakers. This 
 webinar series is a platform bringing our thought leaders from different s
 takeholders\, from all walks of life to present their views and advocate t
 heir positions on science\, technology\, society\, and future economy. It 
 will be open and free to the general public.\n\nDisclaimer: The statements
  and opinions expressed by the webinar speakers are those of the speakers\
 , they do not necessarily represent that of the IEEE Canada.\n\nSpeaker(s)
 : Shaminda Subasingha\, \n\nAgenda: \n3.30 pm - 3.33 pm: Opening and welco
 me (Dale Tardiff).\n3.33 pm - 4.15 pm: Presentation (Shaminda Subasingha).
 \n4.15 pm - 4.27 pm: Q&amp;A (Shaminda Subasingha).\n4.27 pm - 4.30 pm: Closin
 g remarks (Dale Tardiff).\n\n* Time is given in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT
 )\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/306923
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/306923
ORGANIZER:dale@innovativepower.ca
SEQUENCE:49
SUMMARY:IEEE Canada Technology Leadership Webinar Series - XV
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/306923
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify\;&quot;&gt;More than a 
 million lives are lost due to automotive accidents around the world annual
 ly. With the latest advancements in autonomous driving technology\, we hav
 e a great opportunity is presented to us to save those human lives. An aut
 onomous vehicle is a complex hardware and software system. One of the key 
 components of the self-driving stack is Perception\, which is responsible 
 for perceiving the world through sensors. Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) use a 
 variety of sensors such as radars\, lidars\, cameras\, Global Positioning 
 System (GPS) receivers\, Inertial Moment Units (IMUs) and microphones. The
 se sensors are selected to maximize the redundancy while complementing eac
 h other&#39;s capabilities. During the past several years\, the continuous sen
 sor improvements have contributed immensely towards improved driving perfo
 rmance. Radars have evolved to become 4 Dimensional (4D) sensors providing
  high range\, Doppler\, azimuth and elevation resolutions. Number of lidar
  companies entered the market providing point clouds containing more than 
 million points. Cameras have increased their resolution and dynamic range 
 tremendously. Even with all these advancements\, there is a considerable u
 ntouched opportunity to improve perception sensors and software to achieve
  and surpass human level performance. This talk will look into the sensor 
 fundamentals and signal processing\, recent advancements\, challenges and 
 opportunities that will make the highways a much safer place for all.&lt;/p&gt;\
 n&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justi
 fy\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p style=
 &quot;text-align: justify\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbs
 p\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speaker: &lt;/strong&gt; Shami
 nda Subasingha\, &lt;a href=&quot;https://zoox.com/&quot;&gt;Zoox&lt;/a&gt; (An Amazon Company)&lt;
 br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date: &lt;/strong&gt;Wednesday\, May 18\, 2022 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time: 
 &lt;/strong&gt; 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm (EDT) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Venue: &lt;/strong&gt; WebEx&lt;br 
 /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More information: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://events.vtools.ieee.o
 rg/m/306923&quot;&gt;Event page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contact person: &lt;/strong&gt; Dale Ta
 rdiff &amp;lt\;&lt;a href=&quot;dale@innovativepower.ca&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener
 &quot;&gt;dale@innovativepower.ca&lt;/a&gt;&amp;gt\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;hr style=&quot;height:
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 text-align: justify\; margin: 0\; padding-top: 0\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size
 : 10pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IEEE Canada Technology Leadership Webinar Series:&lt;/stron
 g&gt; IEEE Canada is hosting a webinar series on Technology Leadership. We ar
 e inviting professional associations\, learned societies\, think tanks\, g
 overnmental agencies\, and other institutions to participate and contribut
 e speakers. This webinar series is a platform bringing our thought leaders
  from different stakeholders\, from all walks of life to present their vie
 ws and advocate their positions on science\, technology\, society\, and fu
 ture economy. It will be open and free to the general public.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span
 &gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;margin: 0\; padding-top: 0\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style
 =&quot;font-size: 10pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disclaimer:&lt;/strong&gt; The statements and opini
 ons expressed by the webinar speakers are those of the speakers\, they do 
 not necessarily represent that of the IEEE Canada.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A
 genda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify\;&quot;&gt;3.30 pm - 3.33 pm: Opening a
 nd welcome (Dale Tardiff). &lt;br /&gt;3.33 pm - 4.15 pm: Presentation (Shaminda
  Subasingha). &lt;br /&gt;4.15 pm - 4.27 pm: Q&amp;amp\;A (Shaminda Subasingha). &lt;br
  /&gt;4.27 pm - 4.30 pm: Closing remarks (Dale Tardiff).&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;text-
 align: justify\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt\;&quot;&gt;Time 
 is given in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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