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SOUTHEASTCON
2022
Mobile, Alabama
March 31 – April 3, 2022
WELCOME TO SOUTHEASTCON 2022!
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to SoutheastCon 2022! It’s been too long
since we last met face to face in Huntsville. Thanks to Warren Nicholson and the rest
of the Conference Committee team for their hard work putting together this event. I
hope you take advantage of this opportunity to reconnect with old friends, make new
connections, and learn ways to help our members. As always, thanks for all you do for
IEEE! We couldn’t do this without you.
Theresa Brunasso
Region 3 Director 2021-2022
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is a great pleasure to welcome you and
your guests to Mobile, Alabama, and SoutheastCon 2022. We hope you will enjoy
the conference, get a chance to join us in the social activities, and enjoy some of the
amenities and natural beauty of the Alabama Gulf Coast. We have an exciting agenda for
you including Technical Papers, Tutorials, Student Competitions, and a Student Job fair.
Special thanks go to Region 3 members and other volunteers who helped us tremendously
in preparing for this conference: Theresa Brunasso, Jill Gostin, Eric Grigorian, Eric
Ackerman, Bailey Heyman, Regina Hannemann, Elena Todorovska, Hulya Kirkici, Sonja
Dillard, Jim Conrad, Stephen Hopkins, Nelson Laurenco, Lee Stogner, Pat Donahoe,
Warren Nicholson Trenton Stafford, Samuel Hudson, Joe Juisai, Alessio Medda, Tamseel Syed, and
Conference Chair especially Charles Lord. We couldn’t have done it without your support.
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IEEE Region 3 Executive Committee
THERESA BRUNASSO, Founder of D&S Microwave, is a 30-year veteran in the field
of Electrical Engineering. Prior to starting D&S Microwave, she spent more than 20 years at
EMS Technologies. At EMS, Theresa served as Microwave Engineering Manager, Director
of Technology Development, and provided innovative design and development expertise
for numerous programs, including JSTARS, XM Radio, DirectTV, DarkStar, NSTAR, Milstar,
Advanced EHF, IntelSat and the Mars Science Lab. Theresa holds an Engineer’s Degree
and M.E. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah, and a B.S. in Physics from
the University of West Florida. She has served as the IEEE Atlanta Section Secretary, Vice
Chair and Chair, and currently serves as the Director for the Southeastern US Region.
JILL I. GOSTIN is IEEE Vice President-Elect MGA and is Past Director, IEEE Region 3.
She has served in multiple roles in IEEE, including on the Board of Governors of both the
Computer Society and the Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society, and as Vice President
of the Sensors Council. She is a Principal Research Scientist in the Software Engineering and
Architecture Division of Georgia Tech Research Institute’s (GTRI) Sensors and Electromagnetic
Applications Lab. She has worked at GTRI since 1985, focused on systems engineering,
algorithm assessment, and software testing and evaluation for sensor systems. In 2016 she
was named the Women in Technology Woman of the Year, which recognizes women technology
executives for their accomplishments as leaders in business, as visionaries of technology, and
who make a difference in their community. She received her BA in Mathematics from Greenville
College and her MS in Applied Mathematics from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
JOE PENNISI is a 30 year veteran of the Personal Computer industry with IBM, Lenovo
and NVIDIA. With IBM and Lenovo, Joe led system development of numerous IBM PS/2,
IBM PC300 and IBM NetVista PCs. He later led that software architecture and development
organization that developed numerous ThinkVantage Technology products. He built Lenovo’s
Personal Computer Product Security organization. He is currently a Principal Security
Architect with NVIDIA focused on GPU platform and software security architecture. Joe holds
a B.S. and an M.E. in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He had
served as a Board member, officer & Treasurer for the Trusted Computing Group for more than
a decade, and helped found The FIDO Alliance, serving as a founding Board member, officer
and Treasurer. As a member of the IEEE for more than 30 years, he has served as the IEEE
Eastern NC Section Treasurer, and currently servers as the Region 3 Treasurer.
J. PATRICK DONOHOE received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering
from Mississippi State University (MSU) and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from
the University of Mississippi. Dr. Donohoe joined the Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering at MSU in 1986 where he recently retired with the title of Professor and Paul B.
Jacob Chair. His primary research interests include computational electromagnetics and
radar. Dr. Donohoe served as principal or co-principal investigator on 67 sponsored research
projects with a total funding of $36.9M, and has authored over 100 publications in refereed
journals and conference proceedings. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of
Mississippi and a member of Eta Kappa Nu. Dr. Donohoe has served as an ABET evaluator
and is currently active with the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying,
serving as chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Exam Committee.
ERIC GRIGORIAN is Chief Engineer and Chief of GTRI Applied System Laboratory’s
Aviation System Division. He has over 37 years of experience in the federal and commercial
markets, directing hi-tech full life-cycle product development for the military, transportation,
consumer after-market, and scientific digital imaging markets. Prior to GTRI, he was the
Director of Engineering and Manufacturing for Yulista Aviation, responsible for full life-cycle
support of product development and production of systems for the US Army Prototype
Integration Facility. He was VP of Engineering and Manufacturing at AAR Integrated
Technologies, developing product for DoD in support of Command and Control Systems.
He holds 2 US Utility patents, is a Senior Member of the IEEE and was recipient of 2020
University of Alabama in Huntsville’s Alumni of Achievement Award, 2019 James Beall
SoutheastCon Recognition Award and 2006 IEEE Region 3 Outstanding Engineer of the Year
Award. He has received numerous additional awards from current and previous employers
and technical societies.
AGENDA
TUTORIAL SESSIONS Registration and Help Desk open 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday, April 1 Room 201D Room 202A
6:30 - 8:00 AM Breakfast – Mobile Bay Ballroom Hotel
8:00 - 10:00 AM Reverse Engineering Network APIs
10:00 AM - Noon Workshop Weibull Statistics for Decision-
making after Failures: repair or replace?”
Noon - 1:00 PM Lunch – Bon Secour Ballroom Hotel
1:00 - 3:00 PM RFID-based Sensing: from Vital Sign
Monitoring to 3D Pose Estimation
Developing Trustworthy AI Applications:
3:00 - 5:00 PM A Methodology to Manage Risks
form European Regulations
6:00 - 8:00 PM HKN Welcome Reception – Bon Secour Ballroom Hotel
HARDWARE COMPETITION
Friday, April 1 South Exhibit Hall (Lower Level)
8:00 AM - Hardware Competition Setup – Students have 24 hour access
Saturday, April 2 South Exhibit Hall (Lower Level)
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Hardware Competition
6:00 - 8:00 PM Awards Banquet & Hardware Competition Final – Bon Secour Ballroom Hotel
PAPER TRACKS
Friday, April 1 Room 201A Room 201B Room 201C
6:30 - 8:00 AM Breakfast – Mobile Bay Ballroom Hotel
8:30 - 10:00 AM Posters Power 1 Microelectronics 1
10:00 - 10:15 AM Break
10:15 - 11:45 AM Posters continued Power 2 Artificial Intelligence and
Predictive Modeling 1
Noon - 1:00 PM Lunch – Bon Secour Ballroom Hotel
1:15 - 2:25 PM TBA Communications and Artificial Intelligence and
Electromagnetics 1 Predictive Modeling 2
2:45 - 3:00 PM Break
3:00 - 4:30 PM TBA Makeup Session Artificial Intelligence and
Predictive Modeling 3
6:00 - 8:00 PM HKN Welcome Reception – Bon Secour Ballroom Hotel
Saturday, April 2 Room 201A Room 201B Room 201C
6:30 - 8:00 AM Breakfast – Mobile Bay Ballroom Hotel
8:30 - 10:00 AM HKN Student Papers Miscellaneous 1 Artificial Intelligence and
Predictive Modeling 4
10:00 - 10:15 AM Break
10:15 - 11:45 AM Computing Systems 1 Miscellaneous 2 Signal Processing 1
Noon - 1:00 PM Lunch – Bon Secour Ballroom Hotel
1:15 - 2:25 PM Computing Systems 2 Makeup Session Signal Processing 2
2:45 - 3:00 PM Break
3:00 - 4:30 PM Computing Systems 3 Makeup Session TBA
6:00 - 8:00 PM Awards Banquet – Bon Secour Ballroom Hotel
Agenda Key Day & Time Concourse Level Lower Level Hotel
STUDENT PROGRAMS
Thur, March 31 Activity Location
Noon - 6:00 PM Hardware setup (volunteers appreciated!) South Exhibit Hall
6:00 - 8:00 PM Early Hardware Practice South Exhibit Hall
Friday, April 1 Activity Location
8:00 AM Breakfast Concession Stand
8:00 AM - Midnight Hardware Practice South Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Concession Stand Open South Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Student Lounge Room 107
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Student Office/War Room Room 105
Noon - 1:00 PM Lunch Concession Stand
1:00 - 2:00 PM Software Competition Briefing West Ballroom (and Webex – TBA)
2:00 PM - Midnight Software Competition Programming West Ballroom
2:00 - 5:00 PM Ethics Competition Room 106
2:00 - 5:00 PM Presentation Competition Room 107
6:00 - 8:00 PM Welcome Reception (HW & SW rooms will be locked) Bon Secour Ballroom Hotel
Saturday, April 2 Activity Location
Midnight - 8:00 AM Hardware Practice South Exhibit Hall
Midnight - 8:00 AM Software Practice West Ballroom
Midnight - 5:00 PM Student Lounge Room 107
8:00 AM Breakfast Concession Stand
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Hardware Competition South Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Software Competition West Ballroom
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Concession Stand Open South Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Student Office/War room Room 105
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Impromptu Meetings Room 106
Noon - 1:00 PM Lunch Concession Stand
Awards Banquet, Hardware and
6:00 - 8:00 PM Bon Secour Ballroom Hotel
Software Finals (Business Formal Attire)
Sunday, April 3 Activity Location
9:30 - 11:00 AM 2023 Competitions Briefing Room 202B
CONCOURSE LEVEL
LOWER LEVEL
Arthur R. Outlaw
MOBILE
CONVENTION
NOTE: CENTER
The R3 Agenda located on One South Water Street
Mobile, Alabama 36602
the following two pages
is subject to change. For
the latest agenda please
scan the QR code below.
SOUTHEASTCON 2022 REGION 3 COMMITTEE PROGRAM Friday, 8:00 AM - Noon Track 1: Section Foundations, Part 1 Presenter Location 8:00 AM Welcome and Introductions (15 min) Brunasso Room 204AB 8:15 AM Section Management Intro (5 min) Brunasso Room 204AB 8:20 AM IEEE 101/MGA Update (45 min) Gostin Room 204AB 9:05 AM Roles of Officers 101 (25 min) Bing Room 204AB 9:30 AM Finding and Managing Volunteers (30 min) G. Randall Room 204AB 10:00 AM Break / MOVE Tour (15 min) Room 204AB 10:15 AM Tools for Sections (45 min) Bing Room 204AB 11:00 AM Use of Member Information (30 min) Green Room 204AB 11:30 AM Senior Member Round-ups (30 min) Seely Room 204AB Noon - 1:00 PM Lunch (60 min) Room 204AB Friday, 8:00 AM - Noon Track 2: Section Growth, Part 1 Presenter Location 8:00 AM Welcome and Introductions (15 min) Grigorian Room 203A 8:15 AM Section Growth Intro (5 min) Grigorian Room 203A 8:20 AM Converting from Bylaws to Local Operating Procedure (2023) (25 min) Green Room 203A 8:45 AM Use of Member Information (30 min) Green Room 203A 9:15 AM MGA Update/IEEE 201 (45 min) Gostin Room 203A 10:00 AM Break / MOVE Tour (15 min) Room 203A 10:15 AM Advanced OU Analytics (40 min) Lord Room 203A 10:55 AM Beyond your Section (15 min) Gostin Room 203A 11:10 AM Engagement: Projects (30 min) Jones Room 203A 11:40 AM Recognizing Contributions - Awards Program (20 min) Lorenco Room 203A Noon - 1:00 PM Lunch (60 min) Room 203A Friday, 1:00 - 4:00 PM Track 1: Section Foundations, Part 2 Presenter Location 1:00 PM Intro to OU Analytics (30 min) Lord Room 204AB 1:30 PM Managing Finances with NextGen (35 min) Pennisi Room 204AB 2:05 PM Engagement: Grow and Manage your Sub-units (20 min) Bing Room 204AB 2:25 PM Break / MOVE Tour (15 min) Room 204AB 2:40 PM Engagement: Professional Activities (25 min) Fillion Room 204AB 3:05 PM Engagement: Technical Events (25 min) Syed Room 204AB 3:30 PM Engagement: Projects (25 min) Jones Room 204AB 3:55 PM Section Foundations Wrap-Up (5 min) Brunasso Room 204AB Friday, 1:00 - 4:00 PM Track 2: Section Growth, Part 2 Presenter Location 1:00 PM Engagement: Industry (30 min) Guendert Room 203A 1:30 PM Engagement: Conferences (25 min) Ackerman Room 203A 1:55 PM Engagement: Professional Development Events (20 min) Fillion Room 203A 2:15 PM Break / MOVE Tour (15 min) Room 203A 2:30 PM Engagement: Technical Events (25 min) Syed Room 203A 2:55 PM Engagement: Hybrid Events (25 min) Lord Room 203A 3:20 PM Managing Finances with NextGen (35 min) Pennisi Room 203A 3:55 PM Section Growth Wrap-Up (5 min) Grigorian Room 203A Friday, 4:00 - 6:00 PM Area Meetings Presenter Location 4:00 PM Break / MOVE Tour (30 min) ME Randall 4:30 PM Area 1 Meeting (NC & VA) (60 Min) Imanian Room 201D 4:30 PM Area 2 Meeting (GA & SC) (60 Min) Williams Room 202B 4:30 PM Area 3 Meeting (FL) (60 Min) Ortega Room 203A 4:30 PM Area 4 Meeting (KY & TN) (60 Min) Kuban Room 203B 4:30 PM Area 5 Meeting (AL, MS, & Jamaica) (60 Min) Kung Room 204AB 4:30 PM Area Chairs meet with Director & Director Elect (30 Min) Brunasso/Grigorian Room 204AB 6:00 PM Welcome Reception (90 min) – Bon Secour Ballroom Hotel 8:00 PM YP Roundtable (informal) (60 min) Cramer Jubilee – Hotel
SOUTHEASTCON 2022 REGION 3 COMMITTEE PROGRAM Saturday, 6:30 - 8:00 AM Presenter Location 6:30 AM WiE Breakfast (90 min) Licona Bon Secour III 7:00 AM FinCom Meeting (60 min) Pennisi Bon Secour I Saturday, 8:00 AM - Noon Topic: Region Support of Your Section Presenter Location 8:00 AM Intro: Committee Reports (10 min) Grigorian Room 204AB 8:10 AM Awards and Recognition Committee (20 min) Nelson Room 204AB 8:30 AM Member Communications Committee (35 min) Dillard Room 204AB 9:05 AM Conference Committee (20 min) Ackerman Room 204AB 9:25 AM Finance Committee (20 min) Pennisi Room 204AB 9:45 AM Section Support Committee (20 min) Bing Room 204AB 10:05 AM Break (15 min) Room 204AB 10:20 AM Nominations & Appointments Committee (20 min) Gostin Room 204AB 10:40 AM Operational Audit Committee (20 min) Wickramamayake Room 204AB 11:00 AM Professional Activities Committee (20 min) Fillion Room 204AB 11:20 AM Strategic Operations and Support Committee (20 min) Green Room 204AB 11:40 AM Student Activities Committee (20 min) Bailey Room 204AB Noon - 1:00 PM Lunch (60 min) Saturday, 1:00 - 5:00 PM Presenter Location 1:00 PM MOVE Report (20 min) M E Randall Room 204AB 1:45 PM IEEE-USA President-Elect Candidates (45 min) Conrad Room 204AB 2:15 PM Tools for Automatic Website Updates (30 min) Hopkins Room 204AB 2:45 PM IEEE-USA Overview & Policy (30 min) Conrad Room 204AB 3:00 PM Break (15 min) 3:10 PM Deeper Dive Breakouts Overview Brunasso Room 204AB 3:20 PM Session 1 Breakout – Running Section Projects (30 min) Jones Room 204AB 3:20 PM Session 1 Breakout – Hosting a Conference (30 min)) Ackerman Room 202B 3:20 PM Session 1 Breakout – Senior Member Roundup (30 min) Seely Room 203A 3:20 PM Session 1 – NextGen Tips and Tricks Breakout (30 min) Pennisi Room 203B 3:50 PM Move to next Breakout (5 min) 3:55 PM Session 2 Breakout – Professional Development Events (30 min) Fillion Room 204AB 3:55 PM Session 2 Breakout – Hosting a Conference (30 min) Ackerman Room 202B 3:55 PM Session 2 Breakout – Senior Member Roundup (30 min) Seely Room 203A 3:55 PM Session 2 Breakout – NextGen Tips and Tricks (30 min) Pennisi Room 203B 4:25 PM Move to next Breakout (5 min) 4:30 PM Session 3 Breakout – Professional Development Events (30 min) Filliion Room 204AB 4:30 PM Session 3 Breakout – Hosting a Conference (30 min) Ackerman Room 202B 4:30 PM Session 3 Breakout – Senior Member Roundup (30 min) Seely Room 203A 4:30 PM Session 3 Breakout – NextGen Tips and Tricks (30 min) Pennisi Room 203B 5:00 PM End of Session, Break before Awards Banquet 6:00 PM Awards Banquet – Bon Secour Ballroom Hotel Sunday, 8:00 AM - Noon HKN Induction & Region 3 Commitee Meeting Presenter Location 8:00 AM HKN Induction (15 min) Conrad Room 204AB 8:15 AM Call to Order, Approval of Agenda (10 min) Brunasso Room 204AB 8:25 AM Officer Reports (20 min) Officers Room 204AB 8:45 AM Section Chair Reports (100 min) Section Chairs Room 204AB 10:25 AM Action Items, SoutheastCon 2022 (20 min) Brunasso Room 204AB 10:45 AM Break (15 min) 11:00 AM Discussion Items (55 min) Brunasso Room 204AB 11:55 AM End of Region Meeting and Events NOTE: The R3 Agenda is subject to change. For the latest agenda please scan the QR code on the previous page.
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