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Sensors Converge 2023

8:00am PDT

Registration Open Level 1 lobby - Hall A

9:00am PDT

Half Day Pre-Con Workshop: Extending Battery Life to Empower the IoT/IIoT Grand Ballroom GBrian Zahnstecher • Mark Gebbia • Björn Gojdka • Cristina Rusu • Brad Scandrett Half Day Pre-Con Workshop: The Smarts Behind Smart Cities & Smart Farms using Sensors in IoT Grand Ballroom EAndy Do • Zeki Gunay • Paul Hoekstra • Chris King • Pui San Tam • Marcel Verheijen • Peter Walther Full Day Pre-Con Workshop: Modernizing Embedded Software Grand Ballroom HJacob Beningo • Tyler Hoffman • Mohammed Billoo • Pete Warden • Erin Kennedy • Shawn Prestridge Full Day Pre-Con Workshop: Printed, Flexible, Stretchable and Functional/ E-Fabric Sensors and Sensor-Based Systems: Technology Launchpads to Enable Emerging Applications Grand Ballroom FRoger Grace • Helena Alves Ph.D • Stephanie A.T. Brown • Ravinder Dahiya Ph.D. • Sean Garbarino • Maurizio Macagno • Robert Malakhov, Ph.D. • Rob Podoloff • Radislav Potyrailo Ph.D. • Doug Sparks Ph.D

1:00pm PDT

Half Day Pre-Con Workshop: Building Products for the New Matter Standard Grand Ballroom GDeclan Starr Half Day Pre-Con Workshop: Multi-Modal Calibration in Autonomy Grand Ballroom EBrandon Minor

3:00pm PDT

Pre-Con Workshop Networking Roundtables Grand Ballroom A

4:00pm PDT

VIP Reception Hosted by Arduino (Only for VIP and All Access Pass attendees, Speakers, Press, and Sponsors) Hyatt's Terra Courtyard Poolside

7:30am PDT

Registration Open Level 1 lobby - Hall A

8:30am PDT

Conference Day 1 Opening RemarksLucia Contreras Leaders' Roundtable - State of the Industry: The New Era of Sensors Grand Ballroom FTom Hunt • Aditya Dayal • Peter Hartwell, PhD • Simone Mora, PhD • Preet Sibia

9:00am PDT

Hands-On Training Workshop: Rapid Application Development Using Arduino® and AVR® Dx Family of MCUs Grand Ballroom HBob Martin

9:25am PDT

Intelligent Sensing: Past, Present, and Future Grand Ballroom GMahesh Chowdhary Smart Sensor and Actuator Standards and Interoperability for IoT, IIoT & CPS Grand Ballroom EEugene Song, PhD The Impact of Smart Sensors in the Smart Home Grand Ballroom FMark Vena Intelligent Sensing - Edge, AI and Data Analytics Track Chair: James Odeyinka, Technical Cloud Architect, Walgreens Grand Ballroom GJames Odeyinka, Interoperability & Standards Track Chair: Stefano A. Bini, M.D., Chief Technology Officer, University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Grand Ballroom EStefano A. Bini, M.D. Smart Homes, Buildings & Cities Track Chair: Brian Zahnstecher. Principal, PowerRox, LLC Grand Ballroom EBrian Zahnstecher

9:45am PDT

Sensors Systems at Scale to Change How an Industry Operates Grand Ballroom GDave Wiens Panel: Smart City Safety: Use Cases for LiDAR in Intelligent Transportation Systems Grand Ballroom FAlex Mitchell • Darryl Keeton • Scott Craig Panel: Ripple: Accelerating the Growth of Applications for Consumer Radar Grand Ballroom EKerri Haresign • Mats Ärlelid • Shadi Hawawini • Sunil Jogi

10:00am PDT

Hands-On Training Workshop: Developing and Deploying AI Models for Always-On, Low-Power, Smart Sensor Applications Grand Ballroom ABrian Willess Expo Hall Open Expo Floor

10:10am PDT

Lightning Talks: AI/ML Powered Sensors Grand Ballroom GBlair Newman • Sahil Choudhary

10:15am PDT

Archimedes Controls A150 and ARCOS IIOT platform Live Theater (Expo Floor)Wenli Yu Cancelled - Lightning Talks: Smart Sensors for Smart Cities Grand Ballroom FErnest C Brown, PE, Esq

10:20am PDT

How Real-World Sensor Applications Are Being Supercharged By MIPI I3C Basic Grand Ballroom EJonathan Georgino

10:30am PDT

Live Theater Session: Flexible ICs; The Missing Piece in Fully Flexible Sensing Solutions Live Theater (Expo Floor)Brian Cobb

10:35am PDT

Grow Sensor Adoption with Standard JavaScript Drivers Grand Ballroom EAndy Carle, PhD

10:45am PDT

Live Theater Session: A New Rapid Sensor Manufacturing Ecosystem Live Theater (Expo Floor)Mitch Hsing

11:00am PDT

Keynote: Optimizing Performance: AI in Mission-Critical Cyber-Physical Systems Converge Main StageElena Fersman, PhD

11:20am PDT

Keynote: Sensors: Saving Lives, Enabling Sustainability Converge Main StageChristian Peters, PhD

11:40am PDT

WISE Panel: Designing for Women’s Health: The Key to FemTech Success Converge Main StageJulia Shenton • Anna Lee • Michele Wispelwey, MBA • Kristina Cahojova

12:20pm PDT

Fireside Chat: Closing the Engineering Workforce Gap and Building STEM Talent for the Future Converge Main StageChristie Simons • Stephanie Crook • Karen Weisz

12:30pm PDT

Live Theater Session: Innovative MEMS-Based Thermal Conductivity Sensors for Hydrogen Detection Live Theater (Expo Floor)Federico Pasquini Hands-On Training Workshop: Fast Prototyping with Renesas Quick-Connect IoT and Quick-Connect Studio Grand Ballroom ADirk Seidel

12:45pm PDT

Live Theater Session: Who’s Watching the Watchers: Empowering Devices with Reliable and Secure Sensors Live Theater (Expo Floor)Arthur Braunstein

1:00pm PDT

Sensor-sational Giveaway Drawing Converge Main Stage Partner Keynote: MEMS Sensors Enable the Sustainable Onlife Era Converge Main StageMarco Angelici Hands-On Training Workshop: Debugging Arduino® Applications in MPLAB® X IDE Grand Ballroom HBob Martin

1:20pm PDT

Sensor-sational Giveaway Drawing Converge Main Stage Partner Keynote: Infineon’s XENSIV™ Sensors – At the Forefront of the Sensorization & Digitalization of Things Converge Main StageAmritraj (Raj) Khattoi

1:30pm PDT

Tiny AI for sensing applications Live Theater (Expo Floor)Sumeet Kumar An Industry 4.0 Journey Using Existing and New Measurements Grand Ballroom FKevin Goohs Overview of the Promising Applications in the MEMS industry Grand Ballroom GPierre Delbos Ultra-low power Wi-Fi for Sensor to Cloud Smart IoT Device Solution Grand Ballroom EDeepal Mehta Intelligent Sensing - Smart MEMS Technology Track Chair: Melanie Daniels, Principal Engineer, Intel Grand Ballroom EMelanie Daniels Smart Manufacturing Track Chair: Jared Wainer, Research Director, VDC Research Grand Ballroom GJared Weiner

1:45pm PDT

Why do I need CI/CD in an Embedded System? Live Theater (Expo Floor)Shawn Prestridge

2:00pm PDT

Sensor-sational Giveaway Drawing Converge Main Stage How to Accelerate Design-in of Magnetic Sensors into Complex Applications Live Theater (Expo Floor)Eduardo E. Montalvo-Ortiz Achieving High Accuracy Localization Combining IMUs and Stereo Cameras Grand Ballroom EEric Ren Assembly Processes for Advanced MEMS Integration Grand Ballroom GRichard Otte Wireless Power Unleashes New Competitive Advantages in Industry 4.0 Grand Ballroom FYgal Sameach Partner Keynote: Solar Power for Indoor Sensor Systems Converge Main StageBrad Scandrett

2:15pm PDT

Reducing Project Time with a Parallel Embedded GUI Development Workflow Live Theater (Expo Floor)Sarah Collie

2:20pm PDT

Sensor-sational Giveaway Drawing Converge Main Stage Accelerating Sensor Development with Digital Twins Grand Ballroom EPirouz Kavehpour, Ph.D. • Leyla Mirmomen PhD, MBA High-Frequency Testing of MEMS Sensors with Translational and Rotational Vibration Excitation up to 2 MHz Grand Ballroom GIngolf Leidert The Need for More Sensors vs. the Need for New Approaches with the Sensor Data We Have Grand Ballroom FJohn Yamartino, Ph.D. Partner Keynote: Connecting to Profit: Sensors as an IIoT Service Solution Converge Main StageDennis Piotrowski

2:40pm PDT

Sensor-sational Giveaway Drawing Converge Main Stage Ask the Expert: What you Need for Minimum Security in IoT Grand Ballroom EShawn Prestridge Partner Keynote: Open Source as the Future of Innovation: An Unconventional and Powerful Approach for Commercial Success Converge Main StageGuneet Bedi Lightning Talks: Image Sensors Grand Ballroom GUlrich Peuchert, PhD Lightning Talks: Sensors for Smart Manufacturing Grand Ballroom FRoberto Baccega • Muhammad Qazi

3:00pm PDT

IoT and IoB in Safety, Security, and Risk Assessment of Critical Infrastructures Grand Ballroom EAshok Vaseashta, Ph.D. Autotech Council Startup Review Converge Main StageHuiChing Chen • Linda Hull • Tafflyn Toy • Alex Qi • Charbel Rizk • Noah Jang • Sravan Puttagunta Developing and Deploying AI Models for Always-On, Low-Power, Smart Sensor Applications Grand Ballroom ABrian Willess

3:15pm PDT

Protecting Sensor Ecosystems by leveraging TCG standards Live Theater (Expo Floor)Thorsten Stremlau

3:20pm PDT

LVR, a Novel Alternative for Linear Non-Contact Position Sensing in Harsh Environments Grand Ballroom ELeonard Goldman, PhD Smart Farming: the Future of Sustainable Agriculture Grand Ballroom FWilly Pell

3:45pm PDT

Ambient Power Enabled IoT Sensing Live Theater (Expo Floor)Vytas Kezys

3:50pm PDT

Accelerometers for Test and Measurement Grand Ballroom ETony DePaolantonio Magnetic (vs. capacitive) Soil Moisture Sensor Achieves High Accuracy using Low Power Grand Ballroom FBruce Borden Lightning Talks: Environmental Sensing Grand Ballroom GTyler Boyle • Federico Thei, PhD

4:00pm PDT

Best of Sensors Awards Ceremony Converge Main Stage

4:10pm PDT

Combined Test and Calibration System for Analog and Digital Sensors Grand Ballroom EIngolf Leidert How an Open Ecosystem Promotes Smart Agriculture, Connected Irrigation, and Sustainable Natural Resource Use Grand Ballroom FAllan Gagnon

4:30pm PDT

Creating the Killer App Using Full Body Tracking Live Theater (Expo Floor)Allan Johnson Next Gen Engineers Meetup at Sensors Converge Expo Floor Startup & VC Meetup at Sensors Converge Expo Floor Women In Sensors & Electronics Reception Meetup Expo Floor Expo Floor Reception Expo Floor

6:30pm PDT

IEEE SFBA Partner Event: Miniaturized Power Management that Disappears and Merges with the Environment and Systems Grand Ballroom FDr. Hanh-Phuc Le Partner Event: IEEE SCV/OEB/SF Section - Past, Present, and Future of MEMS Technologies, Fireside Chat Meeting with Dr. Kurt Peterson Grand Ballroom E

8:00am PDT

Registration Open Level 1 lobby - Hall A

8:30am PDT

Conference Day 2 Opening RemarksLucia Contreras Leaders' Roundtable - Smart Everything: Building an Intelligent Infrastructure Ecosystem from Mobility to Smart Cities and Beyond Grand Ballroom FBrandon Barbello • Jeremy M. Goldberg • Helen Holder • Todd Nate

9:25am PDT

Track Keynote: Charging the Future of IoT Grand Ballroom ECesar Johnston Panel: Achieving Autonomy through ADAS Development Grand Ballroom FGordon Heidinger • Jacopo Alaimo • Cameron Gieda • Roger Melen, Ph.D. • Suvi Rauhamaa • Mrinal Sood • Fan Wang Panel: Successfully Navigating the IoT Ecosystem Grand Ballroom GShivakumar Mathapathi • Dr. Farid Farahmand • Michael Pozapalidis • Jean-Louis Carrara Energy Harvesting and Power Management Track Chair: Sanjay Gupta, CEO, Airfuel Alliance Grand Ballroom GSanjay Gupta, Ph.D IoT, 5G Connectivity & The Cloud Track Chair: IoT, 5G Connectivity & The Cloud Grand Ballroom GWalt Maclay

9:45am PDT

Panel: How Emerging Markets and New Applications are Utilizing Energy Harvesting Systems Grand Ballroom ESanjay Gupta, Ph.D • Brian Zahnstecher • Cesar Johnston • Ken Kolderup

10:00am PDT

Expo Hall Open Expo Floor

10:05am PDT

Case Study: Evaluating an Automotive User Interface Design Grand Ballroom FScott Bryson What Does 5G Do for IoT and Wearable Devices? Grand Ballroom GWalt Maclay

10:20am PDT

Commercializing L4 ADAS Software Technologies for L2+/L3 Market Grand Ballroom FCameron Gieda

10:25am PDT

Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensing for Industrial Equipment Grand Ballroom EMatt Hover AI and Machine Learning: A Must-Have for 5G/6G Wireless Connectivity and Sensor Design Grand Ballroom GHouman Zarrinkoub

10:30am PDT

ST Presence Detection Technologies: TMOS (Thermal MOS) and ToF (Time of Flight) Live Theater (Expo Floor)Alexandra Gogonea • Ruchi Upadhyay

10:40am PDT

Lightning Talks: Sensor Advances for the Connected Car Grand Ballroom FChuck Gershman • Nikhil Jani • Mrinal Sood

10:45am PDT

Demo Session - Solid-State Micro-Batteries to Replace Coin Cells in BLE Asset Monitoring Solutions Grand Ballroom EAlain Jutant Smart Optical Encoders Accelerate Innovation in Automation and Robotics for Industry 4.0 Live Theater (Expo Floor)Sergey Komarov

11:00am PDT

Lightning Talks: The Future of Cloud Grand Ballroom GRavi Subramanyan Lightning Talks: Low Power Design Grand Ballroom EAmit Purohit • Scott Bryson • Charles Greene, PhD.

11:30am PDT

Keynote Panel: Opportunities, Challenges and Collaboration: Government Policy Impact to the "Semiconductor" and Tech Industries Converge Main StageGuneet Bedi • Vincent Arena • Marcellino Gemelli • Justin Mortimer

12:10pm PDT

Hot Topic Lunch Roundtable Discussions - Open for VIP, All Access and Conference Pass Holders! Converge Main StageSteve Brumer

12:30pm PDT

Networking Lunch TBA

1:00pm PDT

Hands-On Training Workshop: Grow Your Business with LoRaWAN Live Theater (Expo Floor)Josh Cox • Tim Nakonsut • Colin Constable • Björn Rosqvist

1:30pm PDT

Sensor Innovations for the Next Generation of Wearables Grand Ballroom ETess Skyrme, PhD Integrating TinyML into your Modern Embedded Firmware Development Workflow Grand Ballroom GTom Dever

1:50pm PDT

Sensor-sational Giveaway Drawing Converge Main Stage Printed/Flexible/Stretchable and Functional Fabric Sensors: Enabling High Volume Applications Grand Ballroom ERoger Grace Partner Keynote: Explore the Latest Connectivity Innovations for IoT Sensor Applications Converge Main StageTony Garcia

2:00pm PDT

Lightning Talks: Shaping Embedded Development Grand Ballroom GDavid Grugett • Marcel Ziswiler

2:45pm PDT

Case Study - Smartification of Disposable Medical Devices: Smart Syringe Grand Ballroom EMarco De Angeli

3:00pm PDT

Lightning Talks: Sensors for MedTech Grand Ballroom EAlex Qi • R. Chad Webb, Ph.D