BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260211T191103Z UID:20CADF09-AA81-49F2-940F-B51431C119D8 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260210T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260210T203000 DESCRIPTION:[]\n\nSpeaker: Chad Kidder\, Americas EDA Services Manager\, Ke ysight Technologies\n\nTopic: Worried about AI? That’s so 80’s\n\nAbst ract:\nDoes AI keep you up at night? Do you wonder what your career will l ook like after it gets an extreme makeover by AI? If so\, come join us to hear how the adoption of high-end simulation software transformed the fiel d of RF and microwave design in the 1980’s and 1990’s. We will explore the strong parallels between that technological shift and today’s rapid adoption of AI in engineering and research roles. By reflecting on past d isruptions and successes\, we will discuss how professionals can adapt\, l everage new tools\, and stay relevant. Together\, we will rub our crystal ball to uncover practical strategies for making the most of AI and positio ning ourselves to succeed now and well into the future.\n\nBio:\nChad Kidd er received his BS and MS in electrical engineering from Texas A&M. He is a licensed professional engineer in Texas. Since his graduation he has wor ked for large and small businesses\, a university and consulted. His work has been primarily in microwaves\, radar phased arrays\, and embedded syst ems. He currently works at Keysight Technologies as the Americas EDA Servi ces Manager. Chad is an active volunteer in IEEE\, serving as the IEEE USA Conference Committee Chair\, as the Region 6 (Western USA) Chapter Coordi nator for the Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S)\, and as Cha ir of his local MTT-S Chapter.\n\nDate & Time: February 10\, 2026\, 7:00pm -8:30pm CST\nCost: Free\n\nEvent Co-Sponsored by UTD IEEE AP-S/MTTS-Studen t Chapters and MTT-S Dallas\n\nRoom: FN 2.202\, The University of Texas at Dallas\,\, 800 W Campbell Rd\, Richardson\, Texas\, United States\, 75080 \, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/537030 LOCATION:Room: FN 2.202\, The University of Texas at Dallas\,\, 800 W Campb ell Rd\, Richardson\, Texas\, United States\, 75080\, Virtual: https://eve nts.vtools.ieee.org/m/537030 ORGANIZER:zeeesh@gmail.com SEQUENCE:13 SUMMARY:MTT-S Dallas: Worried about AI? That’s so 80’s URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/537030 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong><img src="https://mtt.org/app/uplo ads/2024/04/Chad-Kidder-250x330.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="330"></str ong></p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:&nbsp\;</strong>Chad Kidder<span style="font- family: -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, 'Segoe UI'\, Roboto\, Oxygen\ , Ubuntu\, Cantarell\, 'Open Sans'\, 'Helvetica Neue'\, sans-serif\;">\,</ span> <span style="font-family: -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, 'Sego e UI'\, Roboto\, Oxygen\, Ubuntu\, Cantarell\, 'Open Sans'\, 'Helvetica Ne ue'\, sans-serif\;">Americas EDA Services Manager<em>\, Keysight Technolog ies</em></span></p>\n<p><strong>Topic:&nbsp\;</strong>Worried about AI? Th at&rsquo\;s so 80&rsquo\;s</p>\n<p><strong style="font-family: -apple-syst em\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, 'Segoe UI'\, Roboto\, Oxygen\, Ubuntu\, Cantarel l\, 'Open Sans'\, 'Helvetica Neue'\, sans-serif\;">Abstract: <br></strong> Does AI keep you up at night? Do you wonder what your career will look lik e after it gets an extreme makeover by AI? If so\, come join us to hear ho w the adoption of high-end simulation software transformed the field of RF and microwave design in the 1980&rsquo\;s and 1990&rsquo\;s. We will expl ore the strong parallels between that technological shift and today&rsquo\ ;s rapid adoption of AI in engineering and research roles. By reflecting o n past disruptions and successes\, we will discuss how professionals can a dapt\, leverage new tools\, and stay relevant. Together\, we will rub our crystal ball to uncover practical strategies for making the most of AI and positioning ourselves to succeed now and well into the future.</p>\n<div> \n<p><strong>Bio:&nbsp\;<br></strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Ca libri\;">Chad Kidder received his BS and MS in electrical engineering from Texas A&amp\;M. He is a licensed professional engineer in Texas. Since hi s graduation he has worked for large and small businesses\, a university a nd consulted. His work has been primarily in microwaves\, radar phased arr ays\, and embedded systems. He currently works at Keysight Technologies as the Americas EDA Services Manager. Chad is an active volunteer in IEEE\, serving as the IEEE USA Conference Committee Chair\, as the Region 6 (West ern USA) Chapter Coordinator for the Microwave Theory and Technology Socie ty (MTT-S)\, and as Chair of his local MTT-S Chapter.</span></p>\n</div>\n <p><strong>Date &amp\; Time:</strong> February 10\, 2026\, 7:00pm-8:30pm C ST<br><strong>Cost: </strong>Free</p>\n<p><strong>Event Co-Sponsored by UT D IEEE AP-S/MTTS-Student Chapters and MTT-S Dallas</strong></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR