{"id":386,"date":"2026-01-15T11:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/?page_id=386"},"modified":"2026-06-23T11:52:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T11:52:40","slug":"workshops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/index.php\/workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"386\" class=\"elementor elementor-386\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d45012 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d45012\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c7567 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71c7567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Call for Participation in IEEE BTS Young Professionals Workshop<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7461b33 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7461b33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bc470d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bc470d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We cordially invite BMSB2026 delegates to the <strong>BTS Young Professional (YP) Activity Workshop<\/strong>, a part of the 21<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">st<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting (BMSB) in Jo\u00e3o Pessoa, Brazil. The Workshop will be held from from 2:00 p.m. to 3:40 p.m., July 09, 2026, at Mana\u00edra Hotel.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This workshop welcomes all delegates who are studying or conducting research in multimedia and broadcasting technologies. You can join a forum of scientists and engineers presenting your work\/research plan, getting feedback, and\u00a0possibly starting\u00a0collaborations.\u00a0This workshop helps students transition to young professionals within the IEEE BTS community.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:291}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This workshop requires participants to present their current study\/research and future goals in a 3-minute briefing in English. The workshop will last 1 hour and 40 minutes. A light refreshment, snacks, and drinks are provided. This event is free, but registration is\u00a0required. To join this workshop and share your ideas and work with other young professionals, please email us at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:fadi.jerji@gmail.com\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">fadi.jerji@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (The registration deadline is 6:00 p.m July 1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">st<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:291}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We look forward to seeing you at the workshop!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:291}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Detailed Program of the YP workshop\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:275}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Badges will be distributed at the hall of Mana\u00edra Hotel, 30 minutes before the workshop <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:275}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Welcome speech from the workshop chair <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:275}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Welcome speech from the YP activity chair <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:275}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Around 10-12 presentations. After each presentation, a certificate will be issued to the presenter by the activity chair and workshop chair in turn. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:275}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"none\">YP activity chair declares the end of the workshop. <\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Note:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:275}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Coffee and snacks are provided after the workshop. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:275}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Please find the IEEE slides template at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brand-experience.ieee.org\/templates\/ieee-powerpoint-templates\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/brand-experience.ieee.org\/templates\/ieee-powerpoint-templates\/<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:275}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"none\">BTS logo is expected to appear by the side of IEEE logo in the slides <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:275}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Presentation Instructions:<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Duration: 5 minutes max\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Slides size: 20MB max <\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Resolution: 720p(1280 x 720), aspect ratio: 16:9<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c41af1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c41af1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694d6d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"694d6d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>BTS YP Workshop Organizers:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c22f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2c22f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b56d61 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b56d61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1c936 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b1c936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"357\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Eneko-Iradier.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-860\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Eneko-Iradier.jpg 357w, https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Eneko-Iradier-256x300.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f5a38a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f5a38a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c064e2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c064e2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Eneko Iradier<\/strong> received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of the Basque Country in 2018 and 2021, respectively. He is part of the Radiocommunications and Signal Processing (TSR) research group at the University of the Basque Country (UPV\/EHU), where he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Languages and Systems. In 2017, for a year and a half, he worked as a student researcher at the IK4-Ikerlan technology center, developing URLLC communications and ultra-low-consumption systems. During his doctoral studies, he completed an internship at the Communications Research Centre Canada in Ottawa. He is a co-author of more than 80 papers published in international journals and presented at conferences. He has served as a reviewer for several renowned international journals and conferences in wireless communications. He is an Associate Editor of the <em>IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting<\/em>. His current research interests include the design and development of new AI-based technologies for the PHY\/MAC\/RRM layers of wireless communication systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a2879 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08a2879\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a6ae7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16a6ae7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9780a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e9780a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"106\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fadi-Jerji.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-859\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c48e49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c48e49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb1bc11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb1bc11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fadi Jerji<\/strong> (S&#8217;18, M&#8217;23) Holds a PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Mackenzie Presbyterian University (2023), a Master&#8217;s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with distinction and honors from Mackenzie Presbyterian University (2019), and a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Electrical Engineering, with an emphasis on Computer Engineering and Automation from Homs University, Syria (2010), validated by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Electronic and Computer Engineering) (2017). He was a professor in the Electrical Engineering course at Mackenzie Presbyterian University (2019-2021). He currently participates in projects carried out by the Digital TV Laboratory at Mackenzie Presbyterian University. His research interests include artificial intelligence and advanced digital communications, including evolutionary computing, artificial neural networks, machine learning, channel coding and error correction codes, time and frequency synchronization techniques, channel estimation, and modulation techniques&#8217; optimization. In these areas, he has published scientific articles in major international conferences and specialized journals. He has experience in the field of Electrical Engineering, with an emphasis on embedded systems, computer architecture, parallel computing, reconfigurable logic, digital communication, computer networks, software-defined radio, and industrial automation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad2e0b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad2e0b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de1073 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7de1073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IEEE Humanitarian Technologies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7fb4b6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7fb4b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b48a4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b48a4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"421\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IEEE_HT.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-736\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IEEE_HT.png 421w, https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IEEE_HT-300x115.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc6937 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cbc6937\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8827b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8827b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Workshop<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Organized and presented by Prof. Morgan Kiani (short bio available <a href=\"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_short_Bio_Morgan_Kiani.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Title: <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>IEEE HT Workshop: Advancing Technology for the Benefit of Humanity<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p><p>IEEE Humanitarian Technologies (HT) is a consortium of programs and initiatives\u2014supported by a global network of volunteers and technical professionals\u2014working together to apply technology to solve the world\u2019s most pressing problems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68caccc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68caccc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f9323 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11f9323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IEEE_HT_initiatives.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-735\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IEEE_HT_initiatives.png 936w, https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IEEE_HT_initiatives-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IEEE_HT_initiatives-768x233.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35385a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35385a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17e340a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17e340a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In keeping with the IEEE mission of advancing technology for the benefit of humanity, IEEE HT provides the resources, partnerships, and tools for developing and deploying innovative solutions to advance sustainable development goals globally while achieving social and environmental impact locally. The IEEE HT mission is to support impactful and ethically informed volunteer-led initiatives, programs and projects. IEEE is the world\u2019s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. The vision of the IEEE HT Board (HTB) is to inspire and empower IEEE volunteers around the world carrying out and supporting impactful humanitarian technology activities at the local level.<\/p><p>IEEE HTB partner with a diverse group of private and public organizations, multilaterals, and academic institutions to advance technology in the social impact sector:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6312fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6312fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4d5a16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4d5a16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IEEE_HTB_partners.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-737\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IEEE_HTB_partners.png 708w, https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IEEE_HTB_partners-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e9c5bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e9c5bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320d868 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"320d868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This workshop is supported by IEEE HT. The following strategic pillars of humanitarian technologies will be discussed:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Become the Center of Humanitarian Expertise &amp; Knowledge: <\/strong>Aggregate and provide knowledge and expertise in humanitarian technology to fuel the design, training, education, optimization and implementation of initiatives for maximum efficacy.<\/li><li><strong>Establish Infrastructure for Impactful Programs:<\/strong> Establish program management rigor including framework to track impact metrics, best practices, progress tracking mechanisms and supportive tools to identify gaps and provide actionable recommendations for long-term project sustainability.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f566972 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f566972\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8177f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8177f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>IEEE HT Workshop Organizer:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caacb1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"caacb1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb79bef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb79bef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c45f13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c45f13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3e86b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c3e86b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"165\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Morgan-Kiani.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-861\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2011557 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2011557\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-301856a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"301856a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Morgan Kiani<\/strong> (S\u201905\u2013M\u201905\u2013SM\u201917) is a Professor in the Engineering Department at Texas Christian University (TCU), where she leads educational and research efforts in modeling and diagnostics of electric machines and adjustable speed motor drives. She received a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Arlington, USA in 2009. She has authored a monograph and many scientific articles in her field of research. She has been a faculty advisor for the IEEE student chapter and Robotics student club at TCU. She is serving as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification and IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics.\u00a0Her research, scholarly activities, teaching and service in the engineering department at TCU, across IEEE Societies, IEEE Councils, and IES have allowed her to empower individuals to engage in activities that promote access to clean green energy and healthy living locally.\u00a0She has been an influential member of the Woman in Engineering within IES and introduces resources that can help women set higher education and career goals in STEM fields locally and globally.\u00a0She has been an active member in IEEE Industrial Electronics Society for over 17 years and has been serving in different positions and committees in IES, including but not limited to the Industrial Electronics Society Administrative Committee member &#8211; AdCom Member since 2019. Dr. Kiani has also been an active member in the IEEE TAB, IEEE MGA, IEEE USA, IEEE Education and Humanitarian Committees too:<\/p><p>The 2024 IEEE Educational Activities Board &#8211; Faculty Resources Committee member.<\/p><p>The 2024 Editorial Board Member \u2013 IEEE Teaching Excellence Hub Steering Committee.<\/p><p>The 2024-2026 IEEE Humanitarian Technology Board Partnership Committee member.<\/p><p>The 2025 IEEE Humanitarian Technology Board member.<\/p><p>The 2023 IEEE TAB DEIC Working Group.<\/p><p>The 2024-2025 IEEE TAB Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee member.<\/p><p>The 2025-2026 IEEE TAB Broadening Participation Committee member.<\/p><p>The 2025 IEEE SSIT Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Chair.<\/p><p>The 2026 IEEE SSIT Broadening Participation Committee Chair.<\/p><p>The 2024-2026 IEEE PES Woman in Power Representative in Region 5.<\/p><p>The 2024 IEEE Women in Engineering Awards Committee member.<\/p><p>The 2024-2026 IEEE Women in Engineering Humanitarian Committee member.<\/p><p>The 2026 IEEE Women in Engineering Technical Activity Committee member.<\/p><p>The IEEE Student Chapter Faculty advisor at TCU since 2016.<\/p><p>The 2024 HKN &#8211; Madni Family Scholarship &#8211; Chair of the Committee.<\/p><p>The 2020-now IES rep. in the IEEE Smart Village.<\/p><p>The 2020-2024 IES rep. in the IEEE Smart Village Governing Board.<\/p><p>The 2023-2026 IEEE Power Africa Conference Organizing Committee member.<\/p><p>Prof. Kiani joined MOVE Community Outreach, an IEEE USA initiative, after training in Summer of 2024, to augment these outreach opportunities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call for Participation in IEEE BTS Young Professionals Workshop We cordially invite BMSB2026 delegates to the BTS Young Professional (YP) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-386","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":864,"href":"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/386\/revisions\/864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bmsb2026.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}