BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260329T155627Z UID:BB7440FB-77CC-4174-B413-655BFAB17FCB DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T160300 DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://ulaval.zoom.us/j/65298393873?pwd=oPbFThy9MSA Kft8nbUrOjwC6Z6Ek8g.1\n\n[Gunes Karabulut Kurt]\n\nBiograpgy of Speaker:\n \nGunes Karabulut-Kurt is a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in New Frontier s in Space Communications and a Professor at Polytechnique Montréal\, Mon tréal\, QC\, Canada. She is the Director of the Poly-Grames Research Cent er\, and is co-founder and Director of Education and Training of ASTROLITH \, Transdisciplinary Research Unit of Space Resource and Infrastructure En gineering at Polytechnique Montréal. She is also an adjunct research prof essor at Carleton University\, Canada. Gunes received the B.S. degree with high honors in electronics and electrical engineering from Bogazici Unive rsity\, Istanbul\, Turkiye\, in 2000 and the M.A.Sc. and the Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Ottawa\, ON\, Canada\, i n 2002 and 2006\, respectively. She worked in different technology compani es in Canada and Turkiye between 2005 and 2010. From 2010 to 2021\, she wa s a professor at Istanbul Technical University. Gunes is a Marie Curie Fel low and has received the Turkish Academy of Sciences Outstanding Young Sci entist (TÜBA-GEBIP) Award in 2019.\n\nTalk Abstract:\n\nThe satellite net works\, emerging as megaconstellations\, are promising significant advance ments to eliminate the digital divide\, especially with the deployment of direct-to-cell connections on a mass scale. However\, the deployment of su ch networks remains challenging\, requiring innovation in architecture\, i nteroperability\, and security. This keynote will provide an accessible ov erview of the development of non-terrestrial networks (NTNs)\, emphasizing how they can be seamlessly integrated with terrestrial systems through ap proaches such as Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN). The discussion will e xplore how resource allocation can be configured to ensure efficient opera tion in heterogeneous networks\, while addressing the pressing issues of r esilience and security in a highly interconnected space-terrestrial ecosys tem. The talk will conclude by highlighting open research directions and l ong-term opportunities\, pointing to how NTNs can evolve into secure\, int elligent\, and sustainable infrastructures that support inclusive global c onnectivity.\n\nMeeting Link: https://ulaval.zoom.us/j/65298393873?pwd=oPb FThy9MSAKft8nbUrOjwC6Z6Ek8g.1\, Québec City\, Quebec\, Canada\, G1V 0A6 LOCATION:Meeting Link: https://ulaval.zoom.us/j/65298393873?pwd=oPbFThy9MSA Kft8nbUrOjwC6Z6Ek8g.1\, Québec City\, Quebec\, Canada\, G1V 0A6 ORGANIZER:md-zoheb.hassan@gel.ulaval.ca SEQUENCE:45 SUMMARY:IEEE Québec Section VDL: Towards Secure and Sustainable Non-Terres trial Networks to Bridge Earth and Space URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/546243 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Zoom Link: <a href="https://ulaval.zoom.us /j/65298393873?pwd=oPbFThy9MSAKft8nbUrOjwC6Z6Ek8g.1">https://ulaval.zoom.u s/j/65298393873?pwd=oPbFThy9MSAKft8nbUrOjwC6Z6Ek8g.1</a>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><s trong><img style="float: right\;" src="https://www.comsoc.org/sites/defaul t/files/styles/person/public/images/2023-2023-04/Gunes-Karabulut-Kurt-400x 600.jpg.webp?h=c413ed43&amp\;itok=ktGeWzJe" alt="Gunes Karabulut Kurt"></s trong></p>\n<p><strong><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Biograpgy of Speaker:&nbsp\;</span></strong></p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source="Mes sageBody">Gunes Karabulut-Kurt is a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in New Frontiers in Space Communications and a Professor at Polytechnique Montr&e acute\;al\, Montr&eacute\;al\, QC\, Canada. She is the Director of the Pol y-Grames Research Center\, and is co-founder and Director of Education and Training of ASTROLITH\, Transdisciplinary Research Unit of Space Resource and Infrastructure Engineering at Polytechnique Montr&eacute\;al. She is also an adjunct research professor at Carleton University\, Canada. Gunes received the B.S. degree with high honors in electronics and electrical en gineering from Bogazici University\, Istanbul\, Turkiye\, in 2000 and the M.A.Sc. and the Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Universit y of Ottawa\, ON\, Canada\, in 2002 and 2006\, respectively. She worked in different technology companies in Canada and Turkiye between 2005 and 201 0. From 2010 to 2021\, she was a professor at Istanbul Technical Universit y. Gunes is a Marie Curie Fellow and has received the Turkish Academy of S ciences Outstanding Young Scientist (T&Uuml\;BA-GEBIP) Award in 2019.</spa n></p>\n<p><strong>Talk Abstract:</strong></p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-sou rce="MessageBody">The satellite networks\, emerging as megaconstellations\ , are promising significant advancements to eliminate the digital divide\, especially with the deployment of direct-to-cell connections on a mass sc ale. However\, the deployment of such networks remains challenging\, requi ring innovation in architecture\, interoperability\, and security. This ke ynote will provide an accessible overview of the development of non-terres trial networks (NTNs)\, emphasizing how they can be seamlessly integrated with terrestrial systems through approaches such as Open Radio Access Netw orks (O-RAN). The discussion will explore how resource allocation can be c onfigured to ensure efficient operation in heterogeneous networks\, while addressing the pressing issues of resilience and security in a highly inte rconnected space-terrestrial ecosystem. The talk will conclude by highligh ting open research directions and long-term opportunities\, pointing to ho w NTNs can evolve into secure\, intelligent\, and sustainable infrastructu res that support inclusive global connectivity.</span></p>\n<p><span data- olk-copy-source="MessageBody"> &nbsp\;</span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR