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DESCRIPTION:[]\n\nInvited Talk: Design with Zemax and Speos\n\nInterested i
 n mastering industry-standard optical design software? Want to see how cla
 ssroom theory translates into real-world photonic engineering? Join us and
  find out!\n\nDate\, Time &amp; Location\n\nFriday\, 13 March 2026\n2:30 PM 
 – 4:00 PM\nRoom T129\n\nFocus &amp; Highlights\n\n-\nLive demonstrations of 
 advanced optical design and simulation using Zemax OpticStudio and ANSYS S
 peos\n\n-\nTechniques for designing and optimizing optical systems like an
  industry professional\n\n-\nExploration of practical photonics applicatio
 ns beyond the classroom\n\n-\nInteractive Q&amp;A on navigating careers in opt
 ical and photonic engineering\n\nSpeaker\n\n- Sara Karami\nSenior Applicat
 ions Engineer\, Synopsys\n-\n\nDon’t miss out—come learn\, connect\, a
 nd elevate your design skills!\n\nPizza and drinks will be provided.\n\nSp
 onsors &amp; Partners\n\n- IEEE Algonquin College Student Branch\n- Algonquin 
 College Optica Student Chapter\n\nCo-sponsored by: Optica - Algonquin coll
 ege student chapter\n\nSpeaker(s): Sara\n\nRoom: T-129\, Bldg: T\, Algonqu
 in College \, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
LOCATION:Room: T-129\, Bldg: T\, Algonquin College \, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Ca
 nada
ORGANIZER:rim.cherif@ieee.org
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SUMMARY:Invited Talk: Design with Zemax and Speos
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/545709
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 peos&lt;/h1&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- Intro/Overview --&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: 1.6\; ma
 rgin: 0.5em 0\;&quot;&gt;Interested in mastering industry-standard optical design 
 software? Want to see how classroom theory translates into real-world phot
 onic engineering? Join us and find out!&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- Date and Time --&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 \n&lt;h2 style=&quot;margin-top: 1.5em\; margin-bottom: 0.5em\; font-size: 1.3em\;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #ccc\;&quot;&gt;Date\, Time &amp;amp\; Location&lt;/h2&gt;\n&lt;p sty
 le=&quot;line-height: 1.6\; margin: 0.5em 0\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Friday\, 13 March 2026&lt;/
 strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;2:30 PM &amp;ndash\; 4:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Room T129&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;
 &lt;!-- Key Topics --&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;h2 style=&quot;margin-top: 1.5em\; margin-bottom: 0.5
 em\; font-size: 1.3em\; border-bottom: 2px solid #ccc\;&quot;&gt;Focus &amp;amp\; High
 lights&lt;/h2&gt;\n&lt;ul style=&quot;list-style-type: disc\; margin-left: 2em\; margin-
 top: 0.5em\;&quot;&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p data-path-to-node=&quot;9\,0\,0&quot;&gt;Live demonstrations o
 f advanced optical design and simulation using &lt;strong data-path-to-node=&quot;
 9\,0\,0&quot; data-index-in-node=&quot;68&quot;&gt;Zemax OpticStudio&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong da
 ta-path-to-node=&quot;9\,0\,0&quot; data-index-in-node=&quot;90&quot;&gt;ANSYS Speos&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 \n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p data-path-to-node=&quot;9\,1\,0&quot;&gt;Techniques for designing and
  optimizing optical systems like an industry professional&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;
 \n&lt;p data-path-to-node=&quot;9\,2\,0&quot;&gt;Exploration of practical photonics applic
 ations beyond the classroom&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p data-path-to-node=&quot;9\,3\,
 0&quot;&gt;Interactive Q&amp;amp\;A on navigating careers in optical and photonic engi
 neering&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- Speakers --&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;h2 style=&quot;margin-top
 : 1.5em\; margin-bottom: 0.5em\; font-size: 1.3em\; border-bottom: 2px sol
 id #ccc\;&quot;&gt;Speaker&lt;/h2&gt;\n&lt;ul style=&quot;list-style-type: none\; margin-left: 0
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 rami&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Senior Applications Engineer\, Synopsys&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&amp;nbsp\;
 &lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- Note / Invite --&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: 1.6\; 
 margin: 1em 0\; font-weight: bold\;&quot;&gt;Don&amp;rsquo\;t miss out&amp;mdash\;come lea
 rn\, connect\, and elevate your design skills!&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- Refreshments -
 -&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: 1.6\; margin: 1em 0\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pizza and dr
 inks will be provided.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- Sponsors --&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;h2 style=&quot;
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  style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.5em\;&quot;&gt;IEEE Algonquin College Student Branch&lt;/li&gt;
 \n&lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.5em\;&quot;&gt;Algonquin College Optica Student Chap
 ter&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;
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