Thank You for Attending!
Thank you to everybody for attending our Student Conference! We hope everybody enjoyed the experience and had the chance to connect with fellow students and attendees!
Feel free to look through our website to check out the events hosted at our Student Conference, or to view the pictures and videos that our team took at the events. Some of our speakers’ presentation material have also been posted under their events.
Feel free to contact us at ieeesunysb@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns about the event!
Friday Night Activities
All of these activities will take place on Friday night at or near the conference room of the SpringHill Suites Hotel.
Fireside Chat w/ Alumni
Visiting company representatives from American Tower, Intelligent Product Solutions (IPS), North Atlantic Industries (NAI), and Zebra Technologies will speak about their industry experience and career growth, and answer any burning questions related to their industry. Attendees must submit their questions through the registration form in advance by Monday, March 31st if you would like your question to be addressed during the panel. Due to the size of the event venue, there will be limited seats for this panel.
Panelists:
- Edward Knapp
- CTO, American Tower; CEAS Dean’s Council Member
- Bob Wild
- CEO, Intelligent Product Solutions
- Bill Forman
- President & CEO, North Atlantic Industries; ECE External Advisory Board Member
- Robert Pang
- VP of Engineering at Zebra Technologies
Ice Cream & Pizza Social Party
Come together to enjoy some Ice Cream and Pizza while being able to meet students and engineers from visiting universities.
Micromouse and Sumo Bot Practice Runs
Students will be able to utilize a scaled down Micromouse Maze and the Sumo Bot platform in order to test out their robots before the competition.
Competitions
Competitions have limits on the number of graduate students per team — please check the rules for your specific competition.
Additionally, non-IEEE members are NOT eligible for competition prizes. You can sign up for an IEEE membership here: https://www.ieee.org/membership/join/iew-join.html
Micromouse Competition
The Micromouse Competition challenges students to create an autonomous robot with the most intelligent maze-solving algorithm. Designing a Micromouse requires elements of robotics, programming, and hardware. Each team’s Micromouse will compete for the fastest time to complete the provided maze.
📌 Team Size: Up to 5 students per team.
Limited to 2 teams per university.
Sumo Bot Competition
Inspired by Japanese sumo wrestling, the Sumo Bot Competition challenges teams to design, build, and program their own autonomous robots and compete to be the last one standing. The robots are designed to push their opponent out of a circular ring, while adhering to a weight and size requirement.
📌Team Size: Up to 3 students per team.
Limited to 2 teams per university.
Mini Pupper Competition
The Mini Pupper Competition is a challenge aimed at building and programming a Mangdang robot to follow a predefined path marked on a surface and perform dance routines synced to music. Competitors will demonstrate their robots’ ability to speedily follow the drawn path while accurately identifying and performing the instructions provided on the path denoted by various shapes and colors.
Brown Bag Competition
The Brown Bag Competition tasks participants to complete circuit challenges in a laboratory setting. Teams of 1-4 participants will be provided electrical components along with their datasheets and apply their electronics knowledge and problem-solving abilities to build a functional device or solution.
📌 Attendee Limit: 34 Students
Ethics Competition
The IEEE Student Ethics Competitions (SECs) are endorsed and supported by the official IEEE Ethics and Member Conduct Committee (EMCC). Participants will work in teams of 2-3 to analyze a case study, propose solutions, and present their findings to a panel of judges.
📌 Attendee Limit: Teams of 2 – 3 students
💻 Requirements: Please bring your own Laptop with Microsoft PowerPoint
Project Showcase
The Project Showcase Competition is your chance to highlight the incredible projects you’ve built! Whether it’s a Senior Capstone project, a personal passion project, or an innovative engineering feat, bring your creation to life and share it with a community of makers and problem-solvers. This competition is open to all who want to showcase their technical skills, creativity, and dedication. Enter to inspire others, gain recognition, and celebrate hands-on innovation!
Paper Contest
The Paper Contest invites teams or individuals to submit their original innovative engineering and technology projects in the form of a technical paper. The authors for the top three (3) papers will receive a complimentary registration to attend the IEEE/MIT Undergraduate Research and Technology Conference in October 2025, and their presented papers will be sent to IEEE Xplore for publication. Please register for the student conference in step-1 below, then complete the Google form for competitions, before submitting the paper here.
Paper Contest Rules and Paper submission link
Saturday Workshops
These workshops are scheduled throughout Saturday 4/5/2025. Some workshops have limited capacity, so please register as soon as possible to secure a spot!
Challenges & Opportunities in Sustainable Energy
Dr. Jessica Bian holds a lot of industry experience, serving as the current Vice President of Grid Services at Grid-X Partners and the former President of IEEE Power & Energy Society (2022-2023). Through her time in the workforce, she has become a recognized pioneer and trusted world leader in her field, establishing a total of 18 industry-wide reliability indicators to determine grid reliability, adequacy, and associated risks. Join Dr. Jessica Bian for her lecture on the Challenges & Opportunities in Sustainable Energy, where she will explore renewable energy integration, grid resilience, and emerging technologies.
Amateur Radio Lecture
Amateur Radio, which is often referred to as Ham Radio, is a valuable tool for technical students as puts theory to practice. It is a popular hobby explored by many people across the globe, while also being a vital communication service. Come join George Sullivan, the Vice-President of the Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club (LIMARC), for this event where he will teach participants the scope and purpose of using communication technologies through radio frequencies, explore the advancements of analog and digital communications technology, and discuss the opportunities for local amateur radio activities on Long Island, NY.
The Amateur Radio Lecture can be found here:
https://limarc.org/ieee/
MangDang Workshop
MangDang is a Kickstarter company partnered with IEEE and other large organizations, that develops and manufactures Mini Puppers kits. Their Mini Puppers are an open-source quadruped robot designed for education, research, and hobbyist projects. These robots integrate computer vision, AI, and autonomous navigation, making them an ideal tool for learning robotics and embedded systems. Attend this workshop to learn more about the functions and features of these Mini Puppers!
Micromouse New Event: The Great Cheese Hunt
Dr. Andrew Sass, the Vice Chair for IEEE Robotics and Automation Society of Long Island, is introducing a new competition called the Great Cheese Hunt, where a small autonomous robot navigates a 8 X 8 maze to find the “cheese” (an IR transmitter), and then returns to the starting point. Micromouse of Long Island is offering as much as $750 in financial grants to each qualifying IEEE Student Chapter who will be competing in new events in the 2025 Micromouse of Long Island Competition. Come join this introduction lecture with Dr. Sass to learn more about this upcoming Micromouse event!
Lecture of Intellectual Property and Patents
John Vodopia has been a US Patent Attorney since 1992, and served as the Chair of the Long Island Section Chapter of IEEE Committee for Legal Affairs for the term 2020-2021. His lecture will cover valuable information on the purpose and importance of Intellectual Property and Patents, backed by his extensive and successful career within the industry. Along with the lecture, he will also demonstrate how to prepare a provisional application for the US patent office’s through the “first-to-file” system, and showcase examples of how innovators in some of the most popular and advanced technological fields have protected their intellectual property.
Unfortunately, this event was cancelled.
Faculty Counselor Training
The Faculty Counselor Training workshops is an exclusive event for IEEE faculty counselors and student chairs to learn about essential tools and knowledge to enhance their student branch/chapter operations. The training sessions will cover vTools, officer, and financial reporting, and will conclude with Q&As and open discussions for faculty members to share their own personal insights and challenges. Come attend these training session to learn more about how to utilize IEEE resources to improve your student branch/chapter!
Software Defined Radio Lecture
Vanteon is a electronic systems design and engineering solutions company with a primary focus in Wireless and Radio Frequency (RF) design. One of the many services that they offer for clients is design solutions for Software Defined Radio. Joseph Ott, a Senior Engineer at Vanteon Wireless Solutions and the IEEE Region 1 Secretary, will present the theory and applications of Software Defined Radio that he has mastered through his years of work in the wireless communication industry.
Young Professionals & Machine Learning Lecture
Samuel Stone is an AI/ML Engineer at Lockheed Martin, and also serves as the IEEE Region 1 Young Professional Chair. For this lecture, Sam will discuss the mission and influence of the IEEE Young Professionals Organization, and present opportunities for funding to support Student Activities. Sam will also provide an in-depth look at Large Language Model development and training through real-world examples.
Technologies to Enable Sustainable AI to the Edge
AI, Large Language Models in particular, poses serious concerns for the environment due to the extreme power demand of current data centers and supercomputers. Moving AI at the edge can lower the burden for many applications where trained Neural Networks can run on optimized devices.
When a semiconductor company designs and manufactures heterogeneous edge devices, developers expect a seamless experience and the freedom to choose different hardware components. This is challenging due to the memory and computational constraints of tiny devices like sensors and microcontrollers, which must operate under milliwatt power. Let’s explore how ST is addressing these challenges with its Core Technology and Suite
IoT Ideathon (Extended Workshop)
Come join Libin Varghese and Noble Mathew for the IoT Ideathon powered by the IEEE PES/IAS Joint Chapter of Long Island! For this extended 3-hour workshop, they will first teach the basics of IoT technology and LoRaWAN communication and its applications in revolutionizing energy monitoring. To see how this knowledge is applied, they will perform a live demonstration of an IoT-powered energy management system. In the latter portion of the workshop, teams of 2 – 5 students will gain hands-on experience by assembling a power metering system with current sensors and LoRa modules to transmit and analyze real-time data. At least one member of each team should have a laptop and have Arduino IDE installed. A special gift will be given to the best-performing team, so gear up and give it your best shot!
Women In Engineering (WIE) Panel
IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) is a global network dedicated to promoting women engineers and scientists, and inspire girls to pursue their academic interests in a career in STEM fields. Please join our the Women in Engineering Panel to hear our panelists discuss their unique experiences in their industries, learn more about the IEEE WIE program, and learn how you can contribute to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone.
Awards Banquet
The Awards Banquet is a formal gathering where attendees will be served a round of dinner and dessert, all while awards and prizes are presented for the competitions winners. Our keynote speaker for the Awards Banquet is the 2023 IEEE President – Saifur Rahman.
Sunday Workshops
These workshops are scheduled throughout Sunday 4/6/2025. Some workshops have limited capacity, so please register as soon as possible to secure a spot!
Project Management Institute
Join us for an exclusive Project Management Institute (PMI) event led by Frank P. Saladis, PMP, PMI Fellow, the Owner/Founder of Blue Marble Enterprizes Inc. and Project Imaginers. This interactive workshop will explore key aspects of project management, including the PMI Talent Triangle, the importance of project management in organizations, and what it takes to be an effective team leader. Participants will also gain insights into industry-recognized credentials such as PMP and CAPM and take part in a hands-on group exercise to understand the power of strategic planning. It’s a great opportunity for anyone looking to pursue a project management role in the future or just want to explore the field.
Frank Saladis is the author of 12 published books and over 180 project management articles. With over 40 years of experience in leadership roles at AT&T, Cisco, and PMI, he brings a wealth of knowledge, real-world insights, and an engaging teaching style to help you navigate the world of project management.
IBM Cyber Campus: Pioneering the Future of Cybersecurity Education
The cybersecurity field faces a critical talent shortage of 5 million professionals today—projected to reach 85 million by 2030—creating unprecedented career opportunities for today’s students. IBM Cyber Campus equips you with the practical skills employers demand through an immersive, professional-grade training platform with gamified experience. This gives you the environment to engage in realistic scenarios where you’ll defend networks against actual cyber threats, operate industry-standard security tools, and collaborate in dynamic team environments that mirror real-world Security Operations Centers. IBM’s Cyber Campus transcends traditional learning by offering over 1,500+ certification-aligned labs and monthly-updated attack simulations. This hands-on experience gives you the competitive advantage in job interviews and prepares you for immediate contribution in your cybersecurity career.
Please join Udit Sharma ( First Vice Chair – LI Section and IBM Business Leader ) on April 6th, 2025 for an educational lecture to discover practical strategies for Universities/Colleges/Faculty to elevate your cybersecurity curriculum, increase enrollment, and drive tech innovation in our education institutions and state, local agencies. The list of key topics that will be discussed during the lecture are: the future of cybersecurity education, challenges universities face in driving enrollment, keeping pace with technology and addressing cyber skills gap, workforce development and state local initiatives, with revenue generation opportunities.
Drone Workshop
Soon Wan, the Student Activities and Membership Development Chair of IEEE Region 1, is a a Principle Design Engineer with over 20 years of experience. Come join him for an informative and fascinating lecture on the intricacies of drone mechanics and piloting, including the physics behind drone and aircraft flight, aviation regulations, and drone communication. Stay for the exciting and unique opportunity to assemble, test, then modify a drone at the end of the workshop!
Unfortunately, this event was cancelled.