Through its ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, the IEEE Photonics Society is building a global photonics community and bringing increased value back to its members. The Society is enabling practices that give its volunteer leaders … Continue reading Diversity, Inclusion, and Globalization: Creating a Valuable Community for All
Dear Colleagues, Each year, the Technical Activities Vice President has the opportunity to appoint ad hoc committees tasked with addressing current challenges, creating sustainable initiatives and projects, examining strategic implications, and/or building relationships with other … Continue reading A Message from the 2019 Technical Activities Vice President
Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your membership in IEEE. This year, through the work of volunteer-identified ad hoc committees, IEEE Technical Activities will position itself as an organization that is prepared to carry its members … Continue reading A Message from the 2019 Technical Activities Vice President
We live in the era of SpaceX and Blue Origin, often prioritizing breakthroughs over preserving the foundation of our existing technologies. As we devote quantifiable focus and media bandwidth to the next great technical disruption, … Continue reading Point/Counterpoint: To Innovate or Maintain?
Thank you for your membership in IEEE. This year, through the work of volunteer-identified and member-driven ad hoc committees, TA will be focused on a number of priorities: Nurturing underserved and emerging segments including young … Continue reading A Message From Your 2018 IEEE Technical Activities Vice President
When media outlets need technical commentary for articles, the IEEE Public Visibility Committee can consult its roster of IEEE Technical Experts. The list contains members from around the world who are experts on different technical … Continue reading IEEE Tech Experts in the Media
IEEE Members Vikram Kapila and Todd Richmond recently shared their augmented reality and virtual reality expertise in news articles as IEEE Technical Experts – IEEE members whose commentary raises the visibility of IEEE as a … Continue reading Did You Know? (Dec)
Dear Colleagues, In the last quarter of the year, TA continued to challenge its technical dimension via the four ad hoc committees created to focus on TAB’s “New Challenging Topics.” These focuses are all cross-disciplinary, … Continue reading A Message from Marina Ruggieri, 2017 Technical Activities Vice President
In their article, “When Is an Election Verifiable?”, published in the June issue of IEEE Security & Privacy, Ronald L. Rivest and Philip B. Stark argue that verifiable elections currently require voter-verifiable paper ballots, demonstrably … Continue reading Engineering Verifiable Elections