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:20260918T155903Z UID:3F85147F-AFEA-4AB9-9BBC-20BB7E6AC2AB DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T133000 DESCRIPTION:The Trident Chapter to host MTT-S Young Professional Lecturer V ishal Balasubramanian from Intel Canada. Dr. Balasubramanian will give a s eminar\, "From Labs to Startups: Unlocking the Business Potential of Micro wave Technology" at 12:30 pm ET on Wednesday\, September 23.\n\nThe semina r will be in-person in room IOE 1680 on the University of Michigan North C ampus in Ann Arbor\, MI.\n\nSEM Trident Chapter (AP03/ED15/MTT17/PHO36) [w ebsite](https://r4.ieee.org/sem/chapter-iv-trident/)\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Vi shal Balasubramanian\n\nAgenda: \nWelcome: 2:30 pm\n\nPresentation\n\nQ&A\ n\nClosing\n\nIEEE MTT-S Young Professional Lecture\n\nFrom Labs to Startu ps: Unlocking the Business Potential of Microwave Technology\n\nDr. Vishal Balasubramanian\n\nSoC Design Verification Engineer\nIntel Corp\, Canada\ n\nURL: https://mtt.org/profile/vishal-balasubramanian/\nAbstract: Despite the lucrative opportunities in microwave and electromagnetics\, many rese archers and engineers shy away from pursuing entrepreneurial ventures in t his field due to perceived complexity\, lack of market awareness\, and cha llenges in bridging technical innovation with business strategies. This ta lk is designed for Young Professionals\, early-career engineers\, and grad uate students who are exploring career paths beyond academia and are inter ested in understanding how to translate technical expertise into viable st artups.\n\nThe talk will explore the entrepreneurial potential of microwav e and electromagnetics\, focusing on transforming lab research into scalab le products. It will discuss the journey from identifying industry pain po ints to developing proof-of-concept prototypes\, navigating funding opport unities\, building a business model\, and commercializing ideas for indust rial or consumer markets. Real-world examples and success stories will pro vide actionable insights.\n\nAttendees will learn how to identify startup opportunities in microwave technology\, understand the critical steps to b ridge academic research with industry demands\, and gain practical insight s into overcoming challenges in funding and commercialization. The talk wi ll inspire attendees to view microwave technology not just as a research d omain but as a platform for impactful innovation and entrepreneurship.\n\n Bio: Vishal Balasubramanian (PhD) earned his B.Eng. in Electronics and Com munication Engineering from Anna University in 2020 and completed his Ph.D . in Electrical Engineering at the University of British Columbia (Kelowna \, Canada) in 2025. His research focuses on metamaterials microwave-based sensing and their integration with modern technologies like AI\, and AR. H e currently works as a SoC Design Verification Engineer at Intel Canada. P reviously\, he served as a Sessional Lecturer at UBC\, teaching computer e ngineering courses\, and contributed as an Approval Committee Member for t he UBC Student Initiative Fund. Vishal’s industry experience includes le ading digital healthcare and mixed reality projects at Capgemini and consu lting at Cossian Design Studio. His awards include the IEEE MTT-S Graduate Fellowship\, UBC Dean’s Thesis Fellowship\, and recognitions from TI\, CMC\, IEEE\, and Yunus Centre.\n\nRoom: IOE 1680\, Bldg: Industrial and Op erations Engineering (IOE) Building\, 1205 Beal Ave.\, University of Michi gan North Campus\, Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, United States\, 48109 LOCATION:Room: IOE 1680\, Bldg: Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE) Building\, 1205 Beal Ave.\, University of Michigan North Campus\, Ann Arb or\, Michigan\, United States\, 48109 ORGANIZER:yms@umich.edu SEQUENCE:34 SUMMARY:From Labs to Startups: Unlocking the Business Potential of Microwav e Technology (MTT-S Young Professional Lecture) URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/577180 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The Trident Chapter to host MTT-S Young Pr ofessional Lecturer Vishal Balasubramanian from Intel Canada. Dr. Balasubr amanian will give a seminar\, &nbsp\;"From Labs to Startups: Unlocking the Business Potential of Microwave&nbsp\;Technology" at 12:30 pm ET on Wedne sday\, September 23.</p>\n<p>The seminar will be in-person in room IOE 168 0 on the University of Michigan North Campus in Ann Arbor\, MI.</p>\n<p>SE M Trident Chapter (AP03/ED15/MTT17/PHO36) <a href="https://r4.ieee.org/sem /chapter-iv-trident/">website</a></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>Welcome: 2:30 pm</p>\n<p>Presentation</p>\n<p>Q&amp\;A</p>\n<p>Closing</p>\n<p cla ss="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center\;" align="center"><strong><em sty le="mso-bidi-font-style: normal\;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 16 .0pt\; line-height: 115%\; color: black\; mso-themecolor: text1\; mso-ansi -language: EN-CA\;">IEEE MTT-S Young Professional Lecture</span></em></str ong></p>\n<p><strong>From Labs to Startups: Unlocking the Business Potenti al of Microwave&nbsp\;Technology</strong></p>\n<table style="border-collap se: collapse\; width: 100%\; border-width: 1px\; border-style: none\;" bor der="1"><colgroup><col style="width: 24.9513%\;"><col style="width: 75.048 7%\;"></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style="text-align: left\;">\n<p styl e="margin: 0in\; text-align: left\;" align="center">&nbsp\; &nbsp\;<img sr c="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/e4c9dad9-fd62-43 8e-a6f5-e2147e3feac5"></p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p style="margin: 0in\; text-alig n: left\;" align="center"><strong><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12. 0pt\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\; color: windowtext\;"><span l ang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-family: 'C ambria'\,serif\; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos\; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin\; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\; mso-bidi-theme-fon t: minor-bidi\; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA\; mso-fareast-language: EN-US\; m so-bidi-language: AR-SA\;">Dr. Vishal Balasubramanian&nbsp\;</span></span> </strong></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in\; text-align : left\;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 115 %\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bid i\;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; fon t-family: 'Cambria'\,serif\; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos\; mso-fareast- theme-font: minor-latin\; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\; mso-bi di-theme-font: minor-bidi\; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA\; mso-fareast-languag e: EN-US\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;">SoC Design Verification Engineer<br ></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 115%\; font-f amily: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi\;">Intel Corp\, Canada<br></span></p>\n<br><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-h eight: 115%\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\; mso-fareast-font-fam ily: Calibri\; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin\; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi\; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\; mso-fareast-language: EN-US\; mso- bidi-language: AR-SA\;">URL:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\ ; </span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\; line-height: 115%\; font- family: 'Calibri'\,sans-serif\; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin\; mso-fa reast-font-family: Calibri\; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin\; mso-han si-theme-font: minor-latin\; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\; mso -bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi\; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\; mso-fareast-lang uage: EN-US\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;"><a href="https://mtt.org/profile /vishal-balasubramanian/">https://mtt.org/profile/vishal-balasubramanian/< /a></span></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="te xt-align: justify\;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">Abstract:</span></strong>< span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;"> Despite the lucrativ e opportunities in microwave and electromagnetics\, many researchers and e ngineers shy away from pursuing entrepreneurial ventures in this field due to perceived complexity\, lack of market awareness\, and challenges in br idging technical innovation with business strategies. This talk is designe d for Young Professionals\, early-career engineers\, and graduate students who are exploring career paths beyond academia and are interested in unde rstanding how to translate technical expertise into viable startups.<br></ span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">The talk will explore the entrep reneurial potential of microwave and electromagnetics\, focusing on transf orming lab research into scalable products. It will discuss the journey fr om identifying industry pain points to developing proof-of-concept prototy pes\, navigating funding opportunities\, building a business model\, and c ommercializing ideas for industrial or consumer markets. Real-world exampl es and success stories will provide actionable insights.<br></span></p>\n< p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 115%\;">Attendees will learn how to identify startup opportunities in microwave technology\, understand the critical steps to bridge academic research with industry demands\, and gain practical insigh ts into overcoming challenges in funding and commercialization. The talk w ill inspire attendees to view microwave technology not just as a research domain but as a platform for impactful innovation and entrepreneurship.<br ></span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><strong s tyle="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; lin e-height: 115%\;">Bio: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; li ne-height: 115%\;">Vishal Balasubramanian (PhD) earned his B.Eng. in Elect ronics and Communication Engineering from Anna University in 2020 and comp leted his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of British Col umbia (Kelowna\, Canada) in 2025. His research focuses on metamaterials mi crowave-based sensing and their integration with modern technologies like AI\, and AR. He currently works as a SoC Design Verification Engineer at I ntel Canada. Previously\, he served as a Sessional Lecturer at UBC\, teach ing computer engineering courses\, and contributed as an Approval Committe e Member for the UBC Student Initiative Fund. Vishal&rsquo\;s industry exp erience includes leading digital healthcare and mixed reality projects at Capgemini and consulting at Cossian Design Studio. His awards include the IEEE MTT-S Graduate Fellowship\, UBC Dean&rsquo\;s Thesis Fellowship\, and recognitions from TI\, CMC\, IEEE\, and Yunus Centre.</span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR