UMaine to host IEEE seminars Sept. 22
Stephen Bush, an internationally recognized expert on the connection between communication technology and electric power grids, will discuss “Communication for the Smart Grid” at the University of Maine’s Barrows Hall on Thursday Sept. 22.
Bush’s presentation, scheduled for 3:15-4:15 p.m., is part of an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) seminar, presented by the IEEE Maine Section and the university. Bush, who earned a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas, is currently a researcher at General Electric Global Research in New York.
The session begins at 2 p.m. with a talk, “Interference Alignment: A new look at signal dimensions in a communication network,” by Syed Ali Jafar. a professor at the University of California Irvine. Jafar brings particular expertise in multiuser information theory and wireless communications.
These sessions are free and open, but advance registration by email is required.
Sept. 9, 2011
Contact Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571