February 2017 edition – Vol.9 no.2

EDITORIAL

ReSMiQ is a group of researchers in an interuniversity research center that can count on the support of the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) and nine (9) Quebec universities involved in microsystems research. We have taken steps to organize the next annual symposium to be held in Montreal on May 26, 2017. The program will feature the most recent work of keynote speakers and graduate students will present their own work during the poster competition. The best presentations will be rewarded with a cash prize. Visit the web page for more details.

NEWS FROM OUR MEMBERS

Exposure
– Dr. Massicotte from UQTR was invited by the project-team CAIRN of the Institut de recherche en informatique et systems aléatoires (IRISA), at the Université de Rennes I in France.

Achievement
– Dr. Peter from Polytechnique Montréal received a US patent for “Deformable Interferometric Sensor Using a Polymer between Reflectors to Measure Analyte Absorption”.

– Dr. Massicotte from UQTR received a grant from MITACS part of their Accelerate program in partnership with the company Opal-RT Technologies.

Implication
– Dr. Tahar de l’université Concordia co-préside le comité d’organisation de la conférence 11th International Conference on Verification and Evaluation of Computer and Communication Systems qui se tiendra à Montréal, Canada du 24 au 25 août 2017.
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RESMIQ’S ACTIVITIES

Upcoming intensive course
ReSMiQ and the Chapter of the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) in collaboration with the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) invite you to attend the following intensive courses to be held on March 30, 2017, starting at 10:00 am at Polytechnique Montréal.

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Speaker:
Yen-Kuang Chen , Intel Corporation, U.S.A.
Title: Challenges and Opportunities of circuits and systems on Internet of Things
Place: Polytechnique Montréal, Main building, B-506
Time: 10:00am to 11:00am
Abstract and biography

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Speaker: Manuel Delgado-Restituto, Instituto de Microelectronica de Sevilla, Spain
Title: Neural Spike Recording for Brain-Machine Interfaces
Place: Polytechnique Montréal, Main building, B-506
Time: 11:15am to 12:30am
Abstract and biography

Scientiic poster competition – Call for proposals
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 3 2017
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Financial support for undergraduate students
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 8, 2017
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Financial support for conference participants
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 8, 2017
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SIGNAL is the main monthly information medium of the Microsystems Strategic Alliance of Québec (ReSMiQ). This newsletter aims to be an active link between the members of ReSMiQ and all individuals who have an interest in research and innovation in microsystems. We commit ourselves to promote in it our members’ research and increase ReSMiQ’s visibility.

ReSMiQ is a group of researchers in an interuniversity research center that can count on the support of the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) and nine (9) Quebec universities involved in microsystems research.

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