IET London Events

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In-Person

IET London Member Engagement & Networking Evening

An informal evening of networking and discovery, designed to bring together existing IET volunteers from our various geographical sections across London and welcome members interested in exploring opportunities to volunteer with their local IET Network. This gathering is a fantastic opportunity to meet fellow members, explore potential volunteer roles within your local IET section, and become part of an engaged and vibrant community.
Speaker:
Xenophon Christodoulou
Date/Time:
Tuesday 26th November 2024 @ 6:00 PM
Location:
Savoy Place, London
Hosted By:
IET London
In-Person

Space Economy - Tomorrow's World Today?

This lecture will take you on a journey through Space, the advancements, the possibilities and the hazards, along with how the future generations could become part of the Space Economy. Note: Refreshments are catered - please do not forget to cancel a week in advance if you are unable to attend.
Speaker:
Julie Holt-Jones
Date/Time:
Wednesday 11th December 2024 @ 6:00 PM
Location:
IET Savoy Place, London
Hosted By:
IET London
In-Person

Beyond the Lab: Accessible AI-Tools for Tracking and Analysing Animal Behaviour in Natural Environments

This talk will provide a general introduction to the use of deep neural networks in image recognition settings and focus on how to overcome data scarcity, using animal behavioural research as a prominent example.
Speaker:
Dr Fabian Plum
Date/Time:
Tuesday 21st January 2025 @ 7:00 PM
Location:
Novotel London West 1 Shortlands Hammersmith, London, W6 8DR
Hosted By:
IET London
In-Person

Generative AI and Quantum Computing - Future Challenges for Cyber Security

The level of encryption required to ensure security from quantum computers is known as 'post-quantum cryptography' and is the focus of intensive research worldwide. Within the next decade, experts estimate large-scale quantum computers will be powerful enough to break most public-key cryptosystems currently in use and these are the technologies that sort of underpin the security of the Internet. This lecture will discuss these technologies and the impact they will have.
Speaker:
Raj Sharma
Date/Time:
Wednesday 12th March 2025 @ 12:14 PM
Location:
IET Savoy Place, London
Hosted By:
IET London

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Online

Safety of AI: What are its special needs?

This talk will look at 1. The distinct challenges facing safety in AI and ML 2. How current standard safety practices can be applied and inform the future of safety. 3. The current landscape and Journey to effective AI/ML safety
Speaker:
Andrew Banks and Ben Thorn
Date/Time:
Wednesday 27th November 2024 @ 12:00 PM
Venue:
Online via Zoom
Hosted By:
IET Communities
Online

The Future is Arriving - Even in Suffolk! (Online)

Many Local Authorities have declared that we are in a climate emergency. Many of their citizens are using new technologies to reduce their personal carbon and energy footprints. Many more citizens either don't care, find it confusing or too expensive. This talk covers the new technologies available and the tools that a local authority such as Suffolk County Council have to nudge their citizens into doing the right thing for the planet.
Speaker:
Peter Frost - Environment Strategy Officer -
Date/Time:
Wednesday 4th December 2024 @ 7:00 PM
Venue:
Online via Microsoft Teams
Hosted By:
IET Anglian Coastal
In-Person

Modern communications technologies on railway signalling systems

As we enter CP7, the railway is on the cusp of introducing many innovations that promise to improve the customer experience. This talk will examine what this means for signalling engineers today, and what skills will be necessary in the future to make the most of these opportunities.
Speaker:
Chris Waters PhD Networks Technical Authority
Date/Time:
Tuesday 26th November 2024 @ 6:00 PM
Location:
New College Swindon, Swindon, SN3 1AH
Hosted By:
IET (Global)
In-Person

Healthcare Technologies 2024: Student and Early Career Awards

Join us to hear the winners of the IET Healthcare Technologies Student and Early Career Awards 2024 share their winning presentations. After hearing the winners present their ground-breaking work, we'll be joined by a keynote speaker, Professor Mandic speaking on 'Hearables: Real World Applications of AI for eHealth. As usual, you'll have the opportunity to ask questions to all presenters.
Speaker:
Professor Danilo Mandic Professor of Machine
Date/Time:
Thursday 28th November 2024 @ 6:00 PM
Location:
IET London Savoy Place 2 Savoy Pl London WC2R 0BL, London
Hosted By:
Healthcare Technologies TN