BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240516T013315Z UID:AE10AED7-54F2-42B4-B782-5D98233D9418 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240514T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240514T160000 DESCRIPTION:[]\n\nECE Professor Emeritus Kenneth C. (‘K.C.’) Smith (BAS c 5T4\, MASc 5T6\, PhD 6T0)\, passed away on October 29\, 2023\, at the ag e of 91. He was an internationally renowned scholar with over 150 papers p ublished in numerous fields. Along with his colleague Professor Emeritus A del Sedra\, he wrote the undergraduate textbook Microelectronic Circuits\, known colloquially as ‘Sedra/Smith\,’ which has sold over a million c opies since its 1982 publication and influenced generations of students wo rldwide.\n\nIn this event\, we welcome a group of distinguished speakers w ho will share stories about the impact that K.C. had on their professional and personal lives\, as well as specific technical lessons that they lear ned from him. The list of speakers will include:\n\n[Christopher Nguyen](h ttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ctnguyen/) - CEO and co-founder of Aitomatic In c.\n\n[Joel Ironstone](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jironstone/) - Medical Device Development Expert\n\n[Vincent Gaudet](https://uwaterloo.ca/electri cal-computer-engineering/profile/vcgaudet) - Professor at the University o f Waterloo\n\n[Sorin Voinigescu](https://www.ece.utoronto.ca/people/voinig escu-s-p/) - Professor at the University of Toronto\n\n[Adel Sedra](https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adel_Sedra) - Microelectronic Circuits textbook co -author\n\n[Takahiro Hanyu](https://tohoku.elsevierpure.com/en/persons/tak ahiro-hanyu) - Professor at Tohoku University\n\n[Warren Gross](https://ww w.mcgill.ca/cim/research/publications/gross-warren) - Professor at McGill University\n\n[Glenn Gulak](https://www.ece.utoronto.ca/people/gulak-p-g/) - Professor at the University of Toronto\n\n[Kostas Pagiamtzis](https://w ww.pagiamtzis.com/) - Analog IC Design technical and strategic advisor\n\n [Bill Buxton](https://www.billbuxton.com/) - Order of Canada recipient\n\n Agenda: \n9:30-10:00: Coffee and networking\n\n10:00-10:30: Welcome and in troduction\n\n10:30-12:00: Guest speakers\n\n12:00-13:00: Networking lunch \n\n13:00-14:30: Guest speakers\n\n14:30-15:00: Afternoon coffee break\n\n 15:00-16:00: Guest speakers and closing remarks\n\nRoom: SF1105\, Bldg: Sa nford Fleming Building\, University of Toronto\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canad a LOCATION:Room: SF1105\, Bldg: Sanford Fleming Building\, University of Toro nto\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada ORGANIZER:dustin.dunwell@ieee.org SEQUENCE:21 SUMMARY:The Joy of Circuit Design: Honouring the Life and Memory of K.C. Sm ith URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/417196 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/v tools_ui/media/display/dcc864c4-ab08-4a35-97a6-e81e85038154" alt="" width= "582" height="488"></p>\n<p>ECE Professor Emeritus <strong>Kenneth C. (&ls quo\;K.C.&rsquo\;) Smith</strong> (BASc 5T4\, MASc 5T6\, PhD 6T0)\, passed away on October 29\, 2023\, at the age of 91. He was an internationally r enowned scholar with over 150 papers published in numerous fields. Along w ith his colleague Professor Emeritus&nbsp\;Adel Sedra\, he wrote the under graduate textbook&nbsp\;<em>Microelectronic Circuits</em>\, known colloqui ally as &lsquo\;Sedra/Smith\,&rsquo\; which has sold over a million copies since its 1982 publication and influenced generations of students worldwi de.</p>\n<p>In this event\, we welcome a group of distinguished speakers w ho will share stories about the impact that K.C. had on their professional and personal lives\, as well as specific technical lessons that they lear ned from him.&nbsp\; The list of speakers will include:</p>\n<p><a href="h ttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ctnguyen/">Christopher Nguyen</a> - CEO and co- founder of Aitomatic Inc.</p>\n<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jir onstone/">Joel Ironstone</a> - Medical Device Development Expert</p>\n<p>< a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/profile/vcgau det">Vincent Gaudet</a> - Professor at the University of Waterloo</p>\n<p> <a href="https://www.ece.utoronto.ca/people/voinigescu-s-p/">Sorin Voinige scu</a> - Professor at the University of Toronto</p>\n<p><a href="https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adel_Sedra">Adel Sedra</a> - Microelectronic Circuit s textbook co-author</p>\n<p><a href="https://tohoku.elsevierpure.com/en/p ersons/takahiro-hanyu">Takahiro Hanyu</a> - Professor at Tohoku University </p>\n<p><a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/cim/research/publications/gross-wa rren">Warren Gross</a> - Professor at McGill University</p>\n<p><a href="h ttps://www.ece.utoronto.ca/people/gulak-p-g/">Glenn Gulak</a> - Professor at the University of Toronto</p>\n<p><a href="https://www.pagiamtzis.com/" >Kostas Pagiamtzis</a> - Analog IC Design technical and strategic advisor< /p>\n<p><a href="https://www.billbuxton.com/">Bill Buxton</a> - Order of C anada recipient</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>9:30-10:00:&nbsp\; Coffee and networking</p>\n<p>10:00-10:30:&nbsp\; Welcome and introduction</p>\n< p>10:30-12:00:&nbsp\; Guest speakers</p>\n<p>12:00-13:00:&nbsp\; Networkin g lunch</p>\n<p>13:00-14:30:&nbsp\; Guest speakers</p>\n<p>14:30-15:00:&nb sp\; Afternoon coffee break</p>\n<p>15:00-16:00:&nbsp\; Guest speakers and closing remarks</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR