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In-Person
Learning from Grenfell
Explore the critical lessons from the Grenfell Tower fire and its avoidable tragedy. Discover what can be learned to prevent future building safety failures and understand current government initiatives for a more robust system. Hear from leading expert Hywel Davies, OBE, on his extensive experience in building safety regulation and product standards.
- Speaker:
- Hywel Davies
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 16th September 2026 @ 7:30 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
- Location:
- University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH
- Hosted By:
- IET Surrey
Online
Learning from Grenfell
Explore the critical lessons from the Grenfell Tower fire and its avoidable tragedy. Discover what can be learned to prevent future building safety failures and understand current government initiatives for a more robust system. Hear from leading expert Hywel Davies, OBE, on his extensive experience in building safety regulation and product standards.
- Speaker:
- Hywel Davies
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 16th September 2026 @ 7:30 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
- Venue:
- Online via YouTube
- Hosted By:
- IET Surrey
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Online
How to Build an Autonomous System: Software & Systems Architectures of EdgeAI Robotics in 2026
In 2026, autonomous systems are no longer a futuristic concept, but a practical reality. Autonomous systems are often 'software defined' allowing system capability to evolve.
- Speaker:
- Sam Duffield Staff Software Engineer Balena
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 8th September 2026 @ 12:30 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
- Venue:
- Online via Zoom
- Hosted By:
- Robotics and Mechatronics TN
Online
Approach to Fusion Safety
Fusion is inherently safer than fission due to the absence of nuclear chain reactions. However, operating fusion power plants will not be risk free. There will still be numerous hazards that will need careful management in order to safely build, operate and ultimately decommission a fusion power plant. Ensuring a robust safety demonstration that covers all radiological and non-radiological hazards is therefore vitally important for the future permissioning and consenting of fusion power plants.
- Speaker:
- Omar Afify
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 9th September 2026 @ 12:00 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
- Venue:
- Online via Zoom
- Hosted By:
- Nuclear Engineering TN
In-Person
Decarbonising AI with event-based neural networks
The artificial neural networks underlying modern AI are very computing-intensive and hence take a lot of energy to run. In contrast, the human brain has a power budget of only about 20 Watts. Thomas Nowotny will discuss how event-based processing in spiking neural networks may offer a path towards addressing the issue of modern AI's excessive energy consumption.
- Speaker:
- Professor Thomas Nowotny
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 22nd September 2026 @ 6:30 PM
- Location:
- College Rd, Crawley, RH10 1NR
- Hosted By:
- IET Sussex
In-Person
Placement, Perry and Panzers
Having recently completed his industrial placement, Tom is eager to share his experiences from his placement year, covering everything from securing the role to the key lessons and insights he gained along the way. He will also discuss the design and success of Perry, the robot that became the University of Brighton's undisputed Robot Wars Champion 24/25, as well as his conference paper publication on an Isothermal Liquid Piston. Finally, Tom will delve into his passion for military history by tackling one of the most enduring debates of all time: What was the best tank of the Second World War?
- Speaker:
- Tom Preston
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 13th October 2026 @ 6:30 PM
- Location:
- TBD, TBD, TBD
- Hosted By:
- IET Sussex