BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251101T001322Z UID:8D1C3E21-BAAD-44E6-97DD-F7F61ABE0645 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T220000 DESCRIPTION:[] []\n\nEngineering plays a pivotal role in music by merging a rtistic expression with technological innovation to advance both professio nal practice and societal impact. For musicians and audio professionals\, engineering enables high-fidelity recording systems\, digital signal proce ssing\, and intelligent sound design tools that expand creative possibilit ies and enhance live performances. Beyond the professional domain\, engine ering contributes to humanitarian applications such as developing affordab le musical instruments\, designing assistive technologies like hearing aid s and cochlear implants\, and creating therapeutic sound systems that supp ort mental health\, rehabilitation\, and community well-being. STEM activi ties further strengthen this connection by engaging students in hands-on p rojects like building simple electronic instruments\, coding music-generat ing algorithms\, exploring acoustics through wave experiments\, and applyi ng robotics to interactive performance systems. Such initiatives not only cultivate technical and creative skills but also inspire the next generati on to view engineering as a bridge between science\, technology\, and the universal language of music. By integrating professional engagement\, huma nitarian values\, and STEM education\, engineering in music enriches artis tic excellence while fostering accessibility\, innovation\, and global cul tural connection.\n\nPlease Register at:\n\nhttps://events.vtools.ieee.org /m/500050\n\nVenue: Rutgers University\, New Brunswick\, New Jersey\, USA\ n\nDate: October 11\, 2025\, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm (EST\, October 11\, 2025) \nNote: All attendees will receive complimentary registration\, along with refreshments and dinner (6:30 pm-7:30 pm)\n\nThe primary objectives of th e workshop are as follows:\n\n- To actively engage students\, researchers\ , and professionals in intelligent systems-driven humanitarian initiatives that aim to enhance human well-being.\n- To disseminate and critically ev aluate recent research findings\, emerging technologies\, and innovative m ethodologies related to intelligent systems and their applications.\n- To showcase practical implementations and case studies that illustrate the tr ansformative impact of intelligent systems across various industries and w ithin society.\n- To foster interdisciplinary collaboration by convening e xperts from diverse fields to address complex\, real-world challenges that require integrated solutions.\n- To establish a dynamic networking platfo rm that facilitates the development of professional connections among rese archers\, practitioners\, and students\, thereby promoting knowledge excha nge and long-term collaborations.\n- To underscore the significance of eng ineering in music as an effective medium for engaging with STEM discipline s\, fostering creativity\, and bridging the gap between science and the ar ts through activities such as acoustics experiments\, sound engineering pr ojects\, and AI-driven music applications.\n- To investigate humanitarian applications of engineering in music\, which include the design of afforda ble instruments\, assistive technologies for the hearing-impaired\, and th erapeutic sound systems that support mental health\, rehabilitation\, and cultural inclusion.\n\n[]\n\n[]\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE North Jersey Sect ion and Rutgers University\n\nAgenda: \nVenue: Rutgers University\nDate: O ctober 11\, 2025\nOrganizing Chair: Dr. Anisha Apte\,\nThe development of Technology has played a vital role in the way music has made its way in so ciety. Its influence\, impact\, accessibility\, and many factors have been influenced by the advancement of technology. Its humanitarian aspect cann ot be ignored.\n\nToday\, a group of engineers is here to celebrate IEEE D ay with us\, bringing their music and the IEEE tagline\, Advancing Technol ogy for Humanity.\n\nArtists:\n\nIndian classical Music on the Sitar: Mahe sh Apte\n\nIndian classical Vocal Music: Pradnya Jadhav\n\nAccompanying on Tabla: Aditya Phatak\n\nFusion of Western and Indian Music - Aditya\, Muk ta and Benjamin\n\nSound Engineer - Praful Mestri\n\nPresentation and Supp ort team: Raj Pofale\, Anisha Apte\, Mukta Phatak\n\n[]\n\n[]\n\nRoom: 105 \, Bldg: Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering\, 500 Bartholomew Rd\,\, Parkin g: Lot 51\, Lot 59\, Lot 54.\, Piscataway\, New Jersey\, United States\, 0 8854 LOCATION:Room: 105\, Bldg: Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering\, 500 Bartholo mew Rd\,\, Parking: Lot 51\, Lot 59\, Lot 54.\, Piscataway\, New Jersey\, United States\, 08854 ORGANIZER:akpoddar@IEEE.org SEQUENCE:119 SUMMARY:IEEE Day - Engineering In Music URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/499688 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p style="text-align: justify\;"><img src="ht tps://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/0289593f-2786-4a6b-b2 c0-dc0e17a4b01b" alt="" width="812" height="125">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; & nbsp\; <img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/47 6f19ef-b6e0-4f7b-bd81-1bc3321f08a2" alt="" width="135" height="136">&nbsp\ ;</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">Engineering plays a pivotal role in music by mer ging artistic expression with technological innovation to advance both pro fessional practice and societal impact. For musicians and audio profession als\, engineering enables high-fidelity recording systems\, digital signal processing\, and intelligent sound design tools that expand creative poss ibilities and enhance live performances. Beyond the professional domain\, engineering contributes to humanitarian applications such as developing af fordable musical instruments\, designing assistive technologies like heari ng aids and cochlear implants\, and creating therapeutic sound systems tha t support mental health\, rehabilitation\, and community well-being. STEM activities further strengthen this connection by engaging students in hand s-on projects like building simple electronic instruments\, coding music-g enerating algorithms\, exploring acoustics through wave experiments\, and applying robotics to interactive performance systems. Such initiatives not only cultivate technical and creative skills but also inspire the next ge neration to view engineering as a bridge between science\, technology\, an d the universal language of music. By integrating professional engagement\ , humanitarian values\, and STEM education\, engineering in music enriches artistic excellence while fostering accessibility\, innovation\, and glob al cultural connection.</span></p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style="color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\; font-size: 18pt\;"><strong>Please Regi ster at:</strong></span></p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style= "color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\; font-size: 18pt\;"><strong>https://events.vt ools.ieee.org/m/500050</strong></span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="ma rgin-bottom: 6pt\; line-height: normal\; text-align: center\;"><span style ="color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\; font-size: 18pt\;"><strong><span style="fon t-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">Venue: Rutgers University\, Ne w Brunswick\, New Jersey\, USA</span></strong></span></p>\n<p class="MsoNo rmal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt\; line-height: normal\; text-align: center \;"><span style="color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\; font-size: 18pt\;"><strong>< span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">Date: October 1 1\, 2025\, 6</span></strong></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size: 18p t\; color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\;">:30 pm &ndash\; 9:30 pm (EST\, October 1 1\, 2025)</span><br></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-fa mily: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; background-color: rgb(251\, 238\, 1 84)\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="font-size: 14pt\; background-c olor: rgb(251\, 238\, 184)\;"><strong>Note: All attendees will receive com plimentary registration\, along with refreshments and dinner (6:30 pm-7:30 pm)</strong></span></span></p>\n<p data-start="178" data-end="227"><span style="font-size: 14pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><s trong>The primary objectives of the workshop are as follows:</strong></spa n></p>\n<ul>\n<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\ , sans-serif\; color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\ ; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161) \;">To actively engage students\, researchers\, and professionals in intel ligent systems-driven humanitarian initiatives that aim to enhance human w ell-being.</span></li>\n<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\;"><span style="font-s ize: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\;">To disseminate and critically evaluate recent research findi ngs\, emerging technologies\, and innovative methodologies related to inte lligent systems and their applications.</span></li>\n<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(35\, 111\ , 161)\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\;">To showcase practical implement ations and case studies that illustrate the transformative impact of intel ligent systems across various industries and within society.</span></li>\n <li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\;">To foster interdisciplinary collaboration by convening experts from diverse fields t o address complex\, real-world challenges that require integrated solution s.</span></li>\n<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetic a\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\;"><span style="font-size: 12p t\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(35\, 111\, 16 1)\;">To establish a dynamic networking platform that facilitates the deve lopment of professional connections among researchers\, practitioners\, an d students\, thereby promoting knowledge exchange and long-term collaborat ions.</span></li>\n<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helve tica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\;">To underscore the significance of engineering in music as an effe ctive medium for engaging with STEM disciplines\, fostering creativity\, a nd bridging the gap between science and the arts through activities such a s acoustics experiments\, sound engineering projects\, and AI-driven music applications.</span></li>\n<li style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: aria l\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\;"><span style="fo nt-size: 12pt\; font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(3 5\, 111\, 161)\;">To investigate humanitarian applications of engineering in music\, which include the design of affordable instruments\, assistive technologies for the hearing-impaired\, and therapeutic sound systems that support mental health\, rehabilitation\, and cultural inclusion.</span></ li>\n</ul>\n<p><img style="display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-rig ht: auto\;" src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/e4 5013ab-0115-4cb1-9d51-1a36f9644326" alt="" width="1050" height="1130"></p> \n<p><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/f086 af8b-e82f-4abd-8d00-e32c0c471c5a" alt="" width="1193" height="663"></p>\n< p>&nbsp\;</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p style="text-align: justify\;">Ve nue: Rutgers University<br>Date: October 11\, 2025<br>Organizing Chair: Dr . Anisha Apte\,&nbsp\;<br>The development of Technology has played a vital role in the way music has made its way in society. Its influence\, impact \, accessibility\, and many factors have been influenced by the advancemen t of technology. Its humanitarian aspect cannot be ignored.</p>\n<p style= "text-align: justify\;">Today\, a group of engineers is here to celebrate IEEE Day with us\, bringing their music and the IEEE tagline\, Advancing T echnology for Humanity.</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><strong>Arti sts</strong>:</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">Indian classical Music on the Sitar: Mahesh Apte</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">Indian cl assical Vocal Music: Pradnya Jadhav</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"> Accompanying on Tabla: Aditya Phatak</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;" >Fusion of Western and Indian Music - Aditya\, Mukta and Benjamin</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">Sound Engineer - Praful Mestri</p>\n<p style ="text-align: justify\;">Presentation and Support team: Raj Pofale\, Anish a Apte\, Mukta Phatak</p>\n<p><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vto ols_ui/media/display/a81b7bdc-33ec-4b84-b595-aaf244810489" alt="" width="1 048" height="708"></p>\n<p><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools _ui/media/display/6d2aedc8-46ca-4eb0-bc45-47da9780a7c9" alt="" width="1216 " height="372"></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR