IEEE Hampton Roads Section Summer 2026 Virtual Event
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The event will include speakers' talks, a selected member’s experience sharing on IEEE events, a documentary on NASA Space Technology and a Fun Quiz.
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- Starts 05 July 2026 10:00 PM UTC
- Ends 18 July 2026 04:59 PM UTC
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Dr. Abhishek Phadke of Christopher Newport University
State of Research at The ADAPT Lab (Advanced Development in Adaptive and Persistent Technologies)
A detailed summary of grant-funded research conducted by the ADAPT lab at Christopher Newport University and its partner institutions.
Biography:
Abhishek Phadke is an assistant professor in the School of Engineering and Computing at Christopher Newport University. He earned his PhD from Texas A&M University in Geospatial and Computer Science, with a focus on UAV Guidance, Navigation, and Control. Abhishek has 4 years of experience teaching undergraduate and graduate-level engineering, computer science, and cybersecurity courses. At CNU, Abhishek directs the ADAPT lab [https://sites.google.com/view/abhishek-phadke/adapt-lab?authuser=0] (Advanced Development in Adaptive and Persistent Technologies). The lab has been awarded several external grants ($350,000) to focus on topics addressing resilience issues in Cyber-Physical Systems. Current research topics include advanced network protocols, LiDAR sensor security, and the heterogeneous coordination of mobile robots.
Marjorie Cenese of Old Dominion University
IEEE Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE HKN) : An Overview
A detailed overview of IEEE-HKN and its operations will be presented.
Biography:
Marjorie Cenese is a Master’s student in Electrical Engineering at Old Dominion University. In May 2025, she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Engineering Management. She served as Founder and Chair of ODU’s IEEE Student Branch for over 2 years, where she secured over $8,000 in funding, led technical projects with NASA, and helped the branch earn the IEEE Region 3 Exemplary Student Branch Award. Her academic and leadership contributions have been recognized with the J. Harold Lampe Award for Overall Excellence in Engineering and as a 2025 Tau Beta Pi Laureate.
Agenda
The event will be held online on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT time) or UTC-4 Eastern Time.
1:00 PM – Introduction
1:05–1:30 PM – First Speaker's Talk and Q&A
1:35–1:50 PM – Second Speaker's Talk and Q&A
1:50–2:15 PM – Experience Sharing on IEEE events by Mr. Alexander Roque
(Mr. Roque was an award winner from an IEEE Capstone competition and a graduate student at
Norfolk State University)
-Then a documentary on NASA Space Technolgy
- and a Fun Quiz
Hampton Roads Section