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DESCRIPTION:2023 is an outstanding year for the Syracuse Section of the IEE
 E. We are having our first in-person Fellows Night Celebration since 2019 
 and we have much to celebrate. There are three new 2023 IEEE Fellows from 
 our Syracuse membership! All three are professors at Syracuse University. 
 Professors Wenliang (Kevin) Du and Vir Phoha\, in the College of Engineeri
 ng and Computer Science\, and Britton Plourde\, in the College of Arts and
  Sciences\, have been elevated to Fellow status\, which is the highest pro
 fessional designation in the IEEE. Less than 0.1% of IEEE membership is el
 evated to Fellow status annually.\n\nProfessor Du&#39;s contributions are in c
 ybersecurity education and research. Professor Phoha is recognized for his
  work developing attack-averse active authentication in computing systems 
 using behavioral patterns. Professor Plourde’s contribution is in the in
 tegration of qubits into future practical quantum computing systems.\n\nOu
 r evening celebration will start with registration and social hour (cash b
 ar) at 5:30pm and buffet dinner at 6:30pm. After dinner\, each of our new 
 2023 IEEE Fellows will give a brief overview of their research.\n\nRegistr
 ation is available up to the day of the event (4/20) and the fee is not re
 quired at the time of registration. However\, please register by 4/17 so w
 e have an accurate count. Payment through this webpage can be made by cred
 it card or paypal. On 4/20\, the fee can only be paid by check or cash.\n\
 nNote: This webpage contains excerpts from an article in the Syracuse Univ
 ersity News: https://news.syr.edu/blog/2022/12/14/three-faculty-members-at
 tain-prestigious-ieee-fellow-recognition/\n\nSpeaker(s): Pramod Varshney\,
  Wenliang (Kevin) Du\, Vir Phoha\, Britton Plourde\n\nAgenda: \n5:15pm - R
 egistration Desk Opens\n\n5:30pm - Social Hour with Cash Bar\n\n6:30pm - B
 uffet Dinner\n\n7:30pm - Welcome and Introduction of Speakers\n\n8:30pm - 
 Conclusion\n\nRoom: Comstock Ballroom\, Bldg: FREE parking at the Sheraton
  Garage\, SHERATON SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY HOTEL &amp; CONFERENCE CENTER\, 801 Uni
 versity Avenue\, Syracuse\, New York\, United States\, 13201
LOCATION:Room: Comstock Ballroom\, Bldg: FREE parking at the Sheraton Garag
 e\, SHERATON SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY HOTEL &amp; CONFERENCE CENTER\, 801 Universit
 y Avenue\, Syracuse\, New York\, United States\, 13201
ORGANIZER:m.taylor@ieee.org
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SUMMARY:IEEE SYRACUSE SECTION * FELLOWS NIGHT CELEBRATION * 2023
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/354727
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;2023 is an outstanding year for the Syracu
 se Section of the IEEE. We are having our first in-person Fellows Night Ce
 lebration since 2019 and we have much to celebrate. There are three new 20
 23 IEEE Fellows from our Syracuse membership! All three are professors at 
 Syracuse University. Professors Wenliang (Kevin) Du and Vir Phoha\, in the
  College of Engineering and Computer Science\, and Britton Plourde\, in th
 e College of Arts and Sciences\, have been elevated to Fellow status\, whi
 ch is the highest professional designation in the IEEE. Less than 0.1% of 
 IEEE membership is elevated to Fellow status annually.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Professor D
 u&#39;s contributions are in cybersecurity education and research. Professor P
 hoha is recognized for his work developing attack-averse active authentica
 tion in computing systems using behavioral patterns. Professor Plourde&amp;rsq
 uo\;s contribution is in the integration of qubits into future practical q
 uantum computing systems.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Our evening celebration will start with 
 registration and social hour (cash bar) at 5:30pm and buffet dinner at 6:3
 0pm. After dinner\, each of our new 2023 IEEE Fellows will give a brief ov
 erview of their research.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Registration is available up to t
 he day of the event (4/20) and the fee is &lt;u&gt;not&lt;/u&gt; required at the time 
 of registration. However\, please register by 4/17 so we have an accurate 
 count. Payment through this webpage can be made by credit card or paypal. 
 On 4/20\, the fee can only be paid by check or cash.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;Note&lt;/u&gt;: 
 This webpage contains excerpts from an article in the Syracuse University 
 News: &lt;a href=&quot;https://news.syr.edu/blog/2022/12/14/three-faculty-members-
 attain-prestigious-ieee-fellow-recognition/&quot;&gt;https://news.syr.edu/blog/202
 2/12/14/three-faculty-members-attain-prestigious-ieee-fellow-recognition/&lt;
 /a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;5:15pm - Registration Desk Opens&lt;/p&gt;\n
 &lt;p&gt;5:30pm - Social Hour with Cash Bar&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6:30pm - Buffet Dinn
 er&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;7:30pm - Welcome and Introduction of Speakers&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;
 8:30pm - Conclusion&lt;/p&gt;
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