BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241218T130547Z UID:97CE22F6-6516-4D3F-B7C8-C9A908ED3EF4 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241217T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241217T163000 DESCRIPTION:The UK and Ireland Section has implemented a strategy to increa se engagement with section members during 2024 and 2025.\n\nDuring IEEE We ek 2024 the UK and Ireland Section organised three regional community enga gement events in [London](https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/event-review-i eee-week-2024-public-engagement-event-london/) on 30 September\, [Liverpoo l](https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/event/ieee-week-2024-public-engagemen t-event-liverpool/) on 01 October and [Dublin](https://www.ieee-ukandirela nd.org/event-review-ieee-week-2024-public-engagement-event-dublin/) on 04 October in addition to three meetings with Student Branch Members and Stud ent Branch Counsellors in [London](https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/event /ieee-week-2024-student-branch-affinity-group-event-london/) on 01 October \, [Liverpool](https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/event/ieee-week-2024-stud ent-branch-affinity-group-event-liverpool/) on 02 October and [Dublin](htt ps://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/event/ieee-week-2024-student-branch-affinit y-group-event-dublin/) on 03 October 2024 with participation of IEEE Presi dent Dr Tom Coughlin.\n\nDuring 2025 regional meetings will continue to be organised on a regular basis to support networking among Section Members. \n\nThe UK and Ireland Section is organising the Traditional Community Eng agement Event in Regent Street Cinema\, London on 17 December.\n\nAgenda\n Chair: Dr Saumya Reni\, IEEE UK and Ireland Section Secretary\n\n14:00 Reg istration\n14:30 Welcome\, Paul M Cunningham\, Chair\, IEEE UK and Ireland Section\n14:40 Welcome\, Prof. Peter Bonfield\, University of Westminist er\n15:00 "Is There Anything that Isn't Software?"\, Guest Lecture - Prof . Mike Hinchey\, University of Limerick\, Ireland\n15:30 Q&A\n15:40 Meet and Greet - IEEE Student Branch Officers\, University of Westminster\n15:5 0 Group Photo and Wrap Up\, Dr Nagham Saeed\, Vice Chair\, IEEE UK and Ire land Section\n16:00 Refreshments and Mince pies\, The Foyer\, Regent Stree t Campus\, University of Westminster\n\nGuest Lecture Focus\n\nIs There An ything that Isn’t Software Abstract\n\nIn this rapidly changing world\, evolving technologies such as Artificial Intelligence\, Robotics\, Machine Learning\, Cloud Computing\, Big Data\, the Internet of Things\, and Mobi le Computing are combining to disrupt traditional models and radically cha nge how we live\, work\, and interact. More importantly\, these technologi es change the way we live and do business: the world’s largest bookstore is a Cloud Computing provider\, and the largest fleet of cars in the worl d is operated by an app provider. Areas such as healthcare have been trans formed dramatically\, with better analysis\, imaging\, detection\, diagnos is\, treatment\, robot-assisted surgery\, and even significant advances in sharing health records. We eagerly await the day when cars\, buses\, truc ks\, and railways are self-driven\, and Industry 4.0 is already upon us\, and of course we claim the use of AI in just about everything. All of thes e advances are entirely dependent on software. But given our dependence on software\, how can it advance humanity? How can we use it to improve our lives\, our world\, our environment?\n\nGuest Speaker Biography\n\nProfess or Mike Hinchey is Professor of Software Engineering at University of Lime rick\, Ireland\, where he was previously Head of Department of Computer Sc ience and Information Systems and Director of Lero-the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software\, a national research centre headquar tered at University of Limerick. He is Past President of IFIP\, the Intern ational Federation for Information Processing (www.ifip.org) and Past Chai r of the IEEE UK & Ireland Section. He chairs the IEEE Conduct Review Comm ittee and is Past Chair of the IEEE Global Policy Caucus. He is Director-e lect of IEEE Region 8 (Europe\, Middle East\, Africa) and serves on IEEE C omputer Society Board of Governors. Prior to joining University of Limeric k\, Professor Hinchey was the Director of the NASA Software Engineering La boratory. In 2009\, he was awarded NASA’s Kerley Award as Innovator of t he Year and is one of only 36 people recognized in the NASA Inventors Hall of Fame. Professor Hinchey holds a B.Sc. in Computer Systems from Univers ity of Limerick\, an M.Sc. in Computation (Mathematics) from University of Oxford and a PhD in Computer Science from University of Cambridge. Profes sor Hinchey is a Chartered Engineer\, Chartered Engineering Professional\, Chartered Mathematician and Chartered Information Technology Professional \, as well as a Fellow of the IET\, British Computer Society\, Engineers I reland\, and Irish Computer Society\, of which he is also Past President. He is Editor-in-Chief of Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering: a NASA Journal and Journal of the Brazilian Computer Society. In 2018\, he became an Honorary Fellow of the Computer Society of India and was the SE ARCC Global ICT Professional of the Year 2018. He received the first ever service award of the Brazilian Computer Society in 2023\, and the IEEE Com puter Society Golden Core in 2024.\n\nRegent Street Cinema\, 309 Regent St .\, London\, England\, United Kingdom\, W1B 2HW LOCATION:Regent Street Cinema\, 309 Regent St.\, London\, England\, United Kingdom\, W1B 2HW ORGANIZER:secretary@ieee-ukandireland.org SEQUENCE:42 SUMMARY:IEEE UK and Ireland Section End-of-Year Lecture\, London\, 17 Decem ber URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/449085 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The UK and Ireland Section has implemented a strategy to increase engagement with section members during 2024 and 20 25.</p>\n<p>During IEEE Week 2024 the UK and Ireland Section organised <st rong>three regional community engagement events</strong> in <a href="https ://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/event-review-ieee-week-2024-public-engagement -event-london/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">London</a> on 30 September\ ,&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/event/ieee-week-2024-pu blic-engagement-event-liverpool/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Liverpool </a> on 01 October and&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/ev ent-review-ieee-week-2024-public-engagement-event-dublin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dublin</a> on 04 October in addition to <strong>three meet ings with Student Branch Members and Student Branch Counsellors</strong> i n <a href="https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/event/ieee-week-2024-student- branch-affinity-group-event-london/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">London </a> on 01 October\, <a href="https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/event/ieee -week-2024-student-branch-affinity-group-event-liverpool/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Liverpool</a> on 02 October and <a href="https://www.ieee- ukandireland.org/event/ieee-week-2024-student-branch-affinity-group-event- dublin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dublin</a> on 03 October 2024 with participation of <strong>IEEE President Dr Tom Coughlin</strong>.</p>\n<p >During 2025 regional meetings will continue to be organised on a regular basis to support networking among Section Members.</p>\n<p>The UK and Irel and Section&nbsp\;is organising the Traditional <strong>Community Engageme nt Event</strong> in&nbsp\;<strong>Regent Street Cinema\, </strong><strong >London</strong> on <strong>17 December</strong>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Agenda<br >Chair: <strong>Dr Saumya Reni</strong>\, IEEE UK and Ireland Section Secr etary</p>\n<p>14:00&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;<strong>Registration</strong><br >14:30 &nbsp\; &nbsp\; <strong>Welcome\,</strong> Paul M Cunningham\, Chai r\, IEEE UK and Ireland Section<br>14:40 &nbsp\; <strong>&nbsp\; Welcome</ strong>\, <span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Prof. Peter Bonfield\, </span>University of Westminister<br>15:00 &nbsp\; &nbsp\;<strong> "Is The re Anything that Isn't Software?"</strong>\, Guest Lecture - Prof. Mike Hi nchey\, University of Limerick\, Ireland<br>15:30 &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Q&amp\;A< br>15:40 &nbsp\; <strong>&nbsp\;Meet and Greet</strong> - IEEE Student Bra nch Officers\, University of Westminster<br>15:50 &nbsp\; &nbsp\;<strong>G roup Photo and Wrap Up</strong>\, Dr Nagham Saeed\, Vice Chair\, IEEE UK a nd Ireland Section<br>16:00 &nbsp\; &nbsp\; <strong>Refreshments and Mince pies</strong>\, The Foyer\, Regent Street Campus\, University of Westmins ter</p>\n<p><strong>Guest Lecture Focus</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Is There Anything that Isn&rsquo\;t Software</strong> <strong>Abstract</strong></p> \n<p>In this rapidly changing world\, evolving technologies such as Artifi cial Intelligence\, Robotics\, Machine Learning\, Cloud Computing\, Big Da ta\, the Internet of Things\, and Mobile Computing are combining to disrup t traditional models and radically change how we live\, work\, and interac t. More importantly\, these technologies change the way we live and do bus iness: the world&rsquo\;s largest bookstore is a Cloud Computing provider\ , and the largest fleet of cars in the world is operated by an app provide r. Areas such as healthcare have been transformed dramatically\, with bett er analysis\, imaging\, detection\, diagnosis\, treatment\, robot-assisted surgery\, and even significant advances in sharing health records. We eag erly await the day when cars\, buses\, trucks\, and railways are self-driv en\, and Industry 4.0 is already upon us\, and of course we claim the use of AI in just about everything. All of these advances are entirely depende nt on software. But given our dependence on software\, how can it advance humanity? How can we use it to improve our lives\, our world\, our environ ment?</p>\n<p><strong>Guest Speaker Biography</strong></p>\n<p>Professor M ike Hinchey is Professor of Software Engineering at University of Limerick \, Ireland\, where he was previously Head of Department of Computer Scienc e and Information Systems and Director of Lero-the Science Foundation Irel and Research Centre for Software\, a national research centre headquartere d at University of Limerick. He is Past President of IFIP\, the Internatio nal Federation for Information Processing (www.ifip.org) and Past Chair of the IEEE UK &amp\; Ireland Section. He chairs the IEEE Conduct Review Com mittee and is Past Chair of the IEEE Global Policy Caucus. He is Director- elect of IEEE Region 8 (Europe\, Middle East\, Africa) and serves on IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors. Prior to joining University of Limeri ck\, Professor Hinchey was the Director of the NASA Software Engineering L aboratory. In 2009\, he was awarded NASA&rsquo\;s Kerley Award as Innovato r of the Year and is one of only 36 people recognized in the NASA Inventor s Hall of Fame. Professor Hinchey holds a B.Sc. in Computer Systems from U niversity of Limerick\, an M.Sc. in Computation (Mathematics) from Univers ity of Oxford and a PhD in Computer Science from University of Cambridge. Professor Hinchey is a Chartered Engineer\, Chartered Engineering Professi onal\, Chartered Mathematician and Chartered Information Technology Profes sional\, as well as a Fellow of the IET\, British Computer Society\, Engin eers Ireland\, and Irish Computer Society\, of which he is also Past Presi dent. He is Editor-in-Chief of Innovations in Systems and Software Enginee ring: a NASA Journal and Journal of the Brazilian Computer Society. In 201 8\, he became an Honorary Fellow of the Computer Society of India and was the SEARCC Global ICT Professional of the Year 2018. He received the first ever service award of the Brazilian Computer Society in 2023\, and the IE EE Computer Society Golden Core in 2024.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR