About us
Welcome! We are the Princeton / Central Jersey Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE / PCJS). We hold regular meetings on a variety of subjects, covering topics in science and engineering, information technology, and professional development.
This is a group for engineers, Information Technology (IT) folks, students, and anybody interested in pushing the envelope of our modern, tech-driven world. Sponsored by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), our meetings are open to all.
Our meetings are open to the public, and free of charge, unless otherwise noted. You need not be an IEEE member to attend.
Our chapters and groups include:
• Antennas and Propagation / Electronic Devices / MicrowaveTheory and Techniques
• Broadcast Technology
• Circuits and Systems
• Consumer Electronics and Communications
• Computer Society (joint chapter with Princeton ACM)
• Engineering in Medicine and Biology
• IEEE Education Society
• Photonics
• Power and Energy Society
• Robotics and Automation
• Signal Processing
• Solid-State Circuits Society
• Professional Activities Committee for Engineers (PACE)
• Young Professionals
• Consultants Network
• Women in Engineering
...and student branches at:
• The College of New Jersey
• Princeton University
• Rutgers University
• DeVry University - North Brunswick
• Middlesex County College
• Pre-University Student Branches
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Upcoming events
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ACM / IEEE Computer Society: Computer Graphics Film Show
·OnlineOnlinePRINCETON ACM / IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY
OCTOBER 2026 JOINT MEETINGComputer Graphics Film Show -- SIGGRAPH Video Review
It's time again to kick off our season of meetings with the annual computer graphics film show, featuring the latest and greatest computer animations direct from the ACM SIGGRAPH conference held this summer. (We have been running a graphics talk each year since 1980! This year is our 46th!) It will be an entertaining overview of recent advances in computer graphics.
Date: Thursday October 22, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
Place: VIRTUAL MEETING (online only)
How to get the Zoom link for the online meeting:
* Send email to PrincetonACM {AT} gmail {DOT} com
* OR look up the Princeton ACM meeting on Meetup.com (https://www.meetup.com/ieee-princeton-central-jersey-section/)
R.S.V.P. for the event; the Zoom link will be made visible* OR visit https://manclswx.com/acmzoom.html
On-line meeting notice: https://PrincetonACM.acm.org/meetings/mtg2610.pdf
No pre-meeting dinner for the October meeting.
For the 2026-2027 seasons, in-person meetings will be held at multiple locations, including Princeton University and The College of New Jersey. Check each meeting notice to find the meeting site. There will also be one or two meetings that will be "virtual" -- online using Zoom.For this season's "hybrid" meetings, you have a choice: attend the talk in-person, or view the meeting online from home. To join online, you must register in advance, and you will receive an email with instructions for how to connect to the talk.
All Princeton ACM / IEEE Computer Society meetings are open to the public. Students and their parents are welcome.=====================
Future Princeton ACM/ IEEE Computer Society Meetings
Thursday Nov. 12 - TBA
Thursday Dec. 10 - TBA
Thursday Jan. 21, 2027 - Solving the Biggest Problem with Agentic AI: Trust, Chris Surdak (hybrid, location TBA)
Thursday Feb. 18, 2027 - The AI Bubble, Jeffery Lee Funk - (virtual)
Thursday Mar. 18, 2027 - Python and applications, Nitin Madnani (hybrid, location TBA)
Thursday Apr. 15, 2027 - TBA
Thursday May 20, 2027 - TBA12 attendeesSiriusXM Satellite Radio, A Technological Overview
Department of Computer Science at Princeton University, 35 Olden St, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA, Princeton, NJ, USThe IEEE PCJS Broadcast Technology Society is excited to announce the following talk:
"SiriusXM Satellite Radio, A Technological Overview" - Carl Scarpa
Abstract:
This talk is a general overview of how the SiriusXM satellite system works. The talk will cover an historical overview of the origin of satellite radio, briefly discuss the SiriusXM satellites, constellations, design features, coverage capabilities, and how the satellite system is augmented with a complementary ground repeater network. The talk will outline the frequency planning of both the Sirius and XM network, the many forms of diversity that greatly improves signal reception, and the many challenges associated with robust reception of mobile satellite data. The talk concludes with an overview of the latest Generation receiver ASIC, its design process and requirements. Time permitting, a demonstration of a live RF capture processing the SiriusXM signals will be shown.Speaker's Biography:
Carl Scarpa holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn New York. He has over 40 years of experience in communications technology ranging from systems analysis, algorithm development, software development, analog, digital and RF hardware design. He holds over 50 patents in the field of digital communications technology. Mr. Scarpa is currently the senior distinguished engineer at SiriusXM Radio. He was the principal waveform designer of SiriusXM’s Backseat TV video service; the first nationwide mobile video service employing state of the art forward error correction and signal processing technology. He is currently the principal designer of the next generation SiriusXM waveform; a technology that will double SiriusXM’s capacity without increasing system bandwidth or transmission power requirements. Mr. Scarpa has been a lead technical architect on various Sirius XM communications projects for the past 24 years.Please register on IEEE vTools, here:
https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/584778Monday, October 26, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, EDT
Princeton University Computer Science Building, Room CS 104
35 Olden Street
Princeton, NJ, 085408 attendees
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