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DESCRIPTION:IEEE SPS MDI Event 2026 brings together researchers\, engineers
 \, industry experts\, humanitarian technologists\, and innovators from aro
 und the world to explore and advance the future of signal processing and e
 merging technologies.\n\nThe event will highlight cutting-edge innovations
  in AI-driven signal processing\, next-generation communications\, multime
 dia processing\, smart sensing\, remote sensing\, and other emerging techn
 ologies that address both industrial and societal challenges. In alignment
  with IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board (HTB) goals\, the conference wi
 ll showcase how signal processing can be applied to improve healthcare\, a
 griculture\, education\, disaster resilience\, environmental monitoring\, 
 and sustainable community development.\n\nParticipants will have the oppor
 tunity to:\n\n-\nShare and discuss the latest research breakthroughs and t
 echnological advancements.\n\n-\nExplore innovative humanitarian technolog
 y solutions that contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
 .\n\n-\nNetwork with leading professionals\, academics\, industry practiti
 oners\, and humanitarian technology leaders.\n\n-\nDevelop collaborations 
 and future research initiatives that create positive social impact through
  technology.\n\nJoin us for this immersive conference as we innovate\, ins
 pire\, and harness signal processing technologies to advance both technolo
 gical excellence and humanitarian impact.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Humanit
 arian Technologies Board\n\nAgenda: \nTheme: Signal Processing\, Smart Sen
 sors\, IoT\, Photonics\, and Remote Sensing for Next-Generation Intelligen
 t Systems\nLocation: Kampala\, Uganda | Duration: 1 Day\n\nAgenda\n\n08:00
 –09:00 | Registration &amp; Welcome Coffee\n\n09:00–09:20 | Opening Ceremo
 ny &amp; Welcome Remarks\n\n09:20–10:10 | IEEE SPS Distinguished Lecture\nSu
 pported through the 2026 Cycle 1 IEEE SPS Chapter Initiative on Signals\, 
 Systems\, and Emerging Technologies\nTopic: Machine Learning for Signal Pr
 ocessing Applications in Healthcare\, Agriculture\, and Environmental Moni
 toring\n\n10:10–10:30 | IEEE HTB Presentation: Signal Processing and Eme
 rging Technologies for Humanitarian Impact\n\n10:45–11:30 | IEEE Sensors
  Council Women in Sensors (WiSe) Session: Empowering Women in Sensors Rese
 arch\, Innovation\, Leadership\, Mentorship\, and Career Development\n\n11
 :30–12:30 | Technical Session: Signal Processing\, Smart Sensors\, IoT\,
  and Intelligent Systems\n\n12:30–13:30 | Lunch &amp; Networking\n\n13:30–
 14:30 | Tutorial: Signal Processing for Remote Sensing\, Environmental Mon
 itoring\, and Humanitarian Applications\n\n14:30–15:15 | Hands-on Demons
 tration: Sensor Data Acquisition and Signal Processing Applications\n\n15:
 15–16:00 | IEEE GRSS Young Professionals Session: Research Opportunities
  and Career Development\n\n16:00–16:45 | Panel Discussion: Future Trends
  in Signal Processing and Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Developmen
 t\n\n16:45–17:00 | Closing Remarks\, Certificates &amp; Networking\n\nProgra
 m Focus: The school promotes advances in signal processing\, AI\, smart se
 nsing\, and emerging technologies through IEEE SPS\, HTB\, Sensors Council
  WiSe\, and GRSS Young Professionals collaboration.\n\nBusitema University
 \, Tororo\, kampala\, Uganda\, Uganda\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.iee
 e.org/m/568359
LOCATION:Busitema University\, Tororo\, kampala\, Uganda\, Uganda\, Virtual
 : https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/568359
ORGANIZER:alfredgrey37@gmail.com
SEQUENCE:59
SUMMARY:2026 IEEE SPS Chapter Initiative on Signals\, Systems\, and Emergin
 g Technologies.
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