Fernando Guarin: Educating Future Engineers
“As a child, I was always curious to learn how things worked,” admits Fernando Guarin, 2016-2017 President-Elect for the IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS). “I wondered, for instance, how it was possible to transmit voice or audio without wires. Later on, I watched my older brother build amplifiers and assemble HAM radios from kits when […]
IEEE Smart Village: Empowering Off-Grid Communities
According to a 2014 report from the International Energy Agency, 19 of the 20 countries with the lowest supplies of electricity in the world are in sub-Saharan Africa. While much of the world’s regions boast seemingly limitless supplies of electricity, in many areas, such as this one, as few as one in three people have […]
Did You Know? (May)
Are you in the loop? In this section, we highlight upcoming technical activities, hot topics, and other recent happenings that are of interest to the IEEE community. The IEEE Entrepreneurship Exchange Community on IEEE Collabratec™ has quickly grown to over 5000 participants. All may join this exciting community for free. To join IEEE Collabratec, […]
A Place for Entrepreneurs to Connect – in IEEE Collabratec™
Entrepreneurship is hot again. While, several years ago, startup activity was at a decline, according to the 2015 Kauffman Index, the downward trend reversed last year, as more entrepreneurs launched their own businesses in what is the largest year-over-year increase in the past 20 years. Findings in the 2015 Index show that 310 out of […]
Ethics and Engineering: A Matter of Trust
In the December 2015 issue of IEEE Technology and Society Magazine (IEEE T&S), 2015-2016 Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) President Greg Adamson discusses Improving Our ‘Engineering-Crazed’ Image. Adamson opens his message with a mention of the recent VW environmental deception debacle, and the rift that such events create between the engineering community and the general public. “In […]
Sen-ching Samson Cheung: Integrating Media into Autism Intervention
IEEE Senior Member Sen-ching Samson Cheung is enthusiastic about his long history with the IEEE. “My IEEE membership card says I have been a member for 26 years!” he exclaims. “At the time it was a great way to get to know students with the same major.” According to Cheung, his tenure with the organization […]
A Message from José M.F. Moura, 2016 Technical Activities Vice President (March)
Members of IEEE Technical Activities are advancing many of the newest and most vibrant technologies of electrical, electronic and computer engineering. This year, we’ll be focusing on strategic discussion to ensure that IEEE’s Societies and Councils continue to stay at the forefront of innovation and resources offered to our diverse group of members. How can […]
A Message from Vincenzo Piuri, 2015 Technical Activities Vice President (December)
Dear Colleagues: In the last quarter of this year, IEEE Technical Activities continued to focus attention and efforts on nurturing our technical communities, widening our support to all segments of the community, and planning for more engagement in the coming year. Emerging technologies is one of the important activities areas on which we have directed […]
Paul Sajda: New IEEE Brain Initiative A No-Brainer
As massive global efforts across government, academia, and industry deepen their focus on developing neurotechnology, and as these technologies become mature enough to be considered for commercialization and standardization, IEEE’s new Brain Initiative has arrived at a crucial time to complement a vast number of endeavors. Stemming from the IEEE Future Directions Committee, the initiative […]