Building Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Communities in TAB
“As advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), we lead by the philosophy that if someone is the smartest person in the room, they are in the wrong room,” says Dalma Novak, Chair of the IEEE Technical Activities Board Committee on Diversity & Inclusion (TAB CDI) and Division X Director. “It is only by ensuring […]
Around the Technical Community
A selection of stories highlighting the diversity of recent accomplishments of members, volunteers, and organizational units around Technical Activities IEEE and Climate Change: Leveraging Global Expertise: 2022 Technical Activities Vice President, Bruno Meyer, believes that IEEE has a key role to play in addressing climate change and sustainability challenges. Cloud Software Cuts Through Biomedical Data […]
What is the IEEE Technical Activities Board (TAB)?
The first in a series of articles illustrating TAB contributions to the vitality of IEEE Over the next four editions, we will be sharing more about the IEEE Technical Activities Board (TAB) and how it significantly facilitates, enables, and drives the technical component of IEEE while adding value to your membership. In this issue, we […]
Engineering Verifiable Elections
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 adequate custody of those ballots, and well-designed audits of the results based on manual inspection of those ballots. According to […]
Signal Processing Rockstars Imagine the Future
Music and signal processing – combining these two passions resulted in a hit for Beats on the Barbie, 2017 Signal Processing Cup champions. The team of undergraduate students used their knowledge of signal processing to create a robotic drum kit that plays with their band. The IEEE Signal Processing Society’s 2017 Signal Processing Cup “Real-Time […]
IEEE MOVEs Technology into Action for Disaster Relief
Natural disasters including multiple hurricanes, with flooding and wind damage, have recently devastated areas in the US. IEEE volunteers were able to assist in recovery efforts though IEEE MOVE Community Outreach – a mobile emergency relief program committed to assisting victims of natural disasters. Trained volunteers use their skills and the MOVE truck to assist […]
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 […]