BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Nairobi BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19420801T001500 TZOFFSETFROM:+0245 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EAT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260713T071341Z UID:FFB6FBF8-1DC8-46CF-BD3B-540FB840A736 DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20260827T090000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20260828T180300 DESCRIPTION:The East Africa Seasonal School aims to equip engineers and stu dents with advanced skills in smart sensors\, signal processing\, IoT syst ems\, photonics\, and remote sensing—technologies that are transforming communication\, agriculture\, energy\, healthcare\, and environmental moni toring. Through expert-led tutorials\, hands-on laboratories\, and mentors hip from IEEE SPS\, Sensors Council\, GRSS\, Photonics Society\, IES\, YP\ , and HTB\, participants will gain both theoretical knowledge and practica l\, data-driven problem-solving experience. By hosting the program in Kamp ala\, the School will expand regional participation\, strengthen academia –industry collaboration\, and develop the next generation of innovators\ , effectively bridging the gap between global technological advances and l ocal engineering capacity.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Humanitarian Technolog ies Board\n\nAgenda: \n2026 Interdisciplinary Seasonal School\n\nTheme: “Signal Processing\, Smart Sensors\, IoT\, Photonics\, and Remote Sensin g for Next-Generation Intelligent Systems”\n\nLocation: Kampala\, Uganda | Duration: 3 Days\n\n2026 Interdisciplinary Seasonal School on Signal Pr ocessing\, Smart Sensors\, IoT\, Photonics & Remote Sensing for Humanitari an Development\n\nDAY 1 – Foundations\, Humanitarian Technologies & Tech nical Tutorials\n\nTime Activity\n08:00 – 09:00 Registration & Welcome C offee\n09:00 – 09:30 Opening Ceremony• Welcome remarks• Introduction of sponsors and partners• Recognition of the IEEE Humanitarian Technolo gies Board (HTB) as the Principal Sponsor\n09:30 – 10:00 IEEE Humanitari an Technologies Board (HTB) Presentation• HTB mission and humanitarian t echnology initiatives• Funding opportunities• Volunteer engagement\n10 :00 – 11:00 Keynote Address: Technology for Humanitarian Development thr ough Signal Processing\, Smart Sensors & IoT\n11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break \n11:30 – 12:15 IEEE Sensors Council Women in Sensors (WiSe) Session: Em powering Women in Sensors Research\, Innovation and Leadership\n12:15 – 13:00 Tutorial: Smart Sensors & IoT Hardware for Humanitarian Applications \n13:00 – 14:00 Lunch\n14:00 – 15:15 Tutorial: Signal Processing for E nvironmental Monitoring and Community Development\n15:15 – 15:45 Tea Bre ak\n15:45 – 17:00 Panel Discussion: Ethics\, Diversity\, Responsible Inn ovation & Technology for Sustainable Communities (Featuring HTB\, Women in Sensors\, and GRSS Young Professionals representatives) -------------- -------------------------------------------------\n\nDAY 2 – Workshops\, Innovation Challenge & Closing\n\nTime Activity\n08:30 – 09:00 Day 1 Re cap\n09:00 – 10:30 Hands-on Laboratory: IoT Systems Development\, Enviro nmental Sensing & Low-Cost Sensor Deployment\n10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break \n11:00 – 12:00 Workshop: Machine Learning\, Remote Sensing & Photonic T echnologies for Disaster Risk Reduction\n12:00 – 12:30 IEEE GRSS Young P rofessionals Session: Career Development\, Research Opportunities\, and Gl obal Collaboration in Geoscience and Remote Sensing\n12:30 – 13:30 Lunch \n13:30 – 15:00 Humanitarian Innovation ChallengeStudent teams develop a nd present prototype solutions addressing real community challenges. HTB\, Women in Sensors\, and GRSS Young Professionals representatives participa te as mentors and judges.\n15:00 – 15:30 Tea Break\n15:30 – 16:30 Care er & Research Panel: Building Careers in Humanitarian Engineering\, Sensor s\, Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence\n16:30 – 17:00 Awards Cer emony & Closing Remarks• Recognition of Innovation Challenge winners• Appreciation of HTB\, Women in Sensors\, GRSS Young Professionals\, sponso rs and partners• Group Photo & Networking\nProgram Highlights\n\n-\nIEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board (HTB): Principal Sponsor with a dedicated presentation\, exhibition\, and participation in the Innovation Challenge .\n\n-\nIEEE Sensors Council Women in Sensors (WiSe): Dedicated session hi ghlighting leadership\, mentorship\, diversity\, and opportunities for wom en in sensing technologies.\n\n-\nIEEE GRSS Young Professionals (YP): Dedi cated career and professional development session focusing on research\, i nnovation\, networking\, and global collaboration.\n\n-\nInnovation Challe nge: Jointly mentored and judged by representatives from HTB\, Women in Se nsors\, IEEE GRSS Young Professionals\, academia\, and industry.\n\nBldg: Foculity of Engineering\, Busitema University\, Kampala \, Uganda\, Uganda \, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/537228 LOCATION:Bldg: Foculity of Engineering\, Busitema University\, Kampala \, U ganda\, Uganda\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/537228 ORGANIZER:alfredgrey37@gmail.com SEQUENCE:47 SUMMARY:2026 Interdisciplinary Seasonal School URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/537228 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The East Africa Seasonal School aims to eq uip engineers and students with advanced skills in smart sensors\, signal processing\, IoT systems\, photonics\, and remote sensing&mdash\;technolog ies that are transforming communication\, agriculture\, energy\, healthcar e\, and environmental monitoring. Through expert-led tutorials\, hands-on laboratories\, and mentorship from IEEE SPS\, Sensors Council\, GRSS\, Pho tonics Society\, IES\, YP\, and HTB\, participants will gain both theoreti cal knowledge and practical\, data-driven problem-solving experience. By h osting the program in Kampala\, the School will expand regional participat ion\, strengthen academia&ndash\;industry collaboration\, and develop the next generation of innovators\, effectively bridging the gap between globa l technological advances and local engineering capacity.</p><br /><br />Ag enda: <br /><p>2026 Interdisciplinary Seasonal School</p>\n<p>Theme: &ldqu o\;Signal Processing\, Smart Sensors\, IoT\, Photonics\, and Remote Sensin g for Next-Generation Intelligent Systems&rdquo\;</p>\n<p>Location: Kampal a\, Uganda | Duration: 3 Days</p>\n<h1>2026 Interdisciplinary Seasonal Sch ool on Signal Processing\, Smart Sensors\, IoT\, Photonics &amp\; Remote S ensing for Humanitarian Development</h1>\n<h2>DAY 1 &ndash\; Foundations\, Humanitarian Technologies &amp\; Technical Tutorials</h2>\n<table>\n<thea d>\n<tr>\n<th>Time</th>\n<th>Activity</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr> \n<td>08:00 &ndash\; 09:00</td>\n<td>Registration &amp\; Welcome Coffee</t d>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>09:00 &ndash\; 09:30</td>\n<td><strong>Opening Ceremo ny</strong>&bull\; Welcome remarks&bull\; Introduction of sponsors and par tners&bull\; Recognition of the IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board (HTB) as the Principal Sponsor</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>09:30 &ndash\; 10:00</td> \n<td><strong>IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board (HTB) Presentation</str ong>&bull\; HTB mission and humanitarian technology initiatives&bull\; Fun ding opportunities&bull\; Volunteer engagement</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10:0 0 &ndash\; 11:00</td>\n<td><strong>Keynote Address:</strong> Technology fo r Humanitarian Development through Signal Processing\, Smart Sensors &amp\ ; IoT</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11:00 &ndash\; 11:30</td>\n<td>Coffee Break</ td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11:30 &ndash\; 12:15</td>\n<td><strong>IEEE Sensors Council Women in Sensors (WiSe) Session:</strong> Empowering Women in Sens ors Research\, Innovation and Leadership</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12:15 &nda sh\; 13:00</td>\n<td>Tutorial: Smart Sensors &amp\; IoT Hardware for Human itarian Applications</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13:00 &ndash\; 14:00</td>\n<td >Lunch</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14:00 &ndash\; 15:15</td>\n<td>Tutorial: Sig nal Processing for Environmental Monitoring and Community Development</td> \n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15:15 &ndash\; 15:45</td>\n<td>Tea Break</td>\n</tr>\n< tr>\n<td>15:45 &ndash\; 17:00</td>\n<td>Panel Discussion: Ethics\, Diversi ty\, Responsible Innovation &amp\; Technology for Sustainable Communities (Featuring HTB\, Women in Sensors\, and GRSS Young Professionals represent atives)</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<hr>\n<h2>DAY 2 &ndash\; Workshop s\, Innovation Challenge &amp\; Closing</h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th> Time</th>\n<th>Activity</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>08:30 &n dash\; 09:00</td>\n<td>Day 1 Recap</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>09:00 &ndash\; 1 0:30</td>\n<td>Hands-on Laboratory: IoT Systems Development\, Environmenta l Sensing &amp\; Low-Cost Sensor Deployment</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10:30 & ndash\; 11:00</td>\n<td>Coffee Break</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11:00 &ndash\; 12:00</td>\n<td>Workshop: Machine Learning\, Remote Sensing &amp\; Photon ic Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12:00 & ndash\; 12:30</td>\n<td><strong>IEEE GRSS Young Professionals Session:</st rong> Career Development\, Research Opportunities\, and Global Collaborati on in Geoscience and Remote Sensing</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12:30 &ndash\; 13:30</td>\n<td>Lunch</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13:30 &ndash\; 15:00</td>\n<t d><strong>Humanitarian Innovation Challenge</strong>Student teams develop and present prototype solutions addressing real community challenges. HTB\ , Women in Sensors\, and GRSS Young Professionals representatives particip ate as mentors and judges.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15:00 &ndash\; 15:30</td >\n<td>Tea Break</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15:30 &ndash\; 16:30</td>\n<td>Car eer &amp\; Research Panel: Building Careers in Humanitarian Engineering\, Sensors\, Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<t d>16:30 &ndash\; 17:00</td>\n<td><strong>Awards Ceremony &amp\; Closing Re marks</strong>&bull\; Recognition of Innovation Challenge winners&bull\; A ppreciation of HTB\, Women in Sensors\, GRSS Young Professionals\, sponsor s and partners&bull\; Group Photo &amp\; Networking</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\ n</table>\n<h3>Program Highlights</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>IEEE Humani tarian Technologies Board (HTB):</strong> Principal Sponsor with a dedicat ed presentation\, exhibition\, and participation in the Innovation Challen ge.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>IEEE Sensors Council Women in Sensors (Wi Se):</strong> Dedicated session highlighting leadership\, mentorship\, div ersity\, and opportunities for women in sensing technologies.</p>\n</li>\n <li>\n<p><strong>IEEE GRSS Young Professionals (YP):</strong> Dedicated ca reer and professional development session focusing on research\, innovatio n\, networking\, and global collaboration.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>In novation Challenge:</strong> Jointly mentored and judged by representative s from HTB\, Women in Sensors\, IEEE GRSS Young Professionals\, academia\, and industry.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR