A Message from Vincenzo Piuri, 2015 Technical Activities Vice President (September)
Dear Colleagues: In the second quarter of this year, IEEE Technical Activities continued to focus attention and efforts on nurturing our technical communities, their evolving needs, the underserved segments, and the emerging and interdisciplinary areas. We are increasingly investing emerging technologies and making it easier for communities to aggregate and find their home in IEEE. […]
Building a Better Tomorrow With IoT
According to Yen-Kuang (YK) Chen, “Internet of Things” may as well be called “Internet of Everything,” or, rather, “Internet of Everyone.” Chen, who is IEEE Fellow, Principal Engineer, Intel Corporation, and Associate Director, Intel-NTU Connected Context Computing Center, has devoted much of his time to volunteering with the IEEE Internet of Things Organizing Committee and […]
Use IEEE Collabratec™ to network and collaborate with technology professionals
Developed with the needs of your technical community in mind, IEEE Collabratec can help take your career to the next level by providing networking and collaboration opportunities. Share your expertise, collaborate in real time, and stay informed with a worldwide community of engineering and technology professionals. [advanced_iframe securitykey=”da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709″ src=”//ieeetv.ieee.org/player/embed_play/129383/auto” id=”ieeecollabratec” name=”ieeecollabratec” width=”100%” height=”300″ scrolling=”no”] Establish […]
A Message from Vincenzo Piuri, 2015 Technical Activities Vice President (May)
Dear colleagues: In the first quarter of this year, IEEE Technical Activities continued its efforts to address the evolving needs of our technical communities, focusing on the global technical communities as well as their local roots in chapters. We strove to nurture more emerging technologies, emerging needs for technology and applications, and emerging needs for […]
Cybersecurity Now!
These days, the term “cybersecurity” has become almost a certain kind of buzzword. Scouring through internet blogs, popular magazines, and respected news outlets, the term has become omnipresent, inescapable, representing the countless privacy and security concerns for which it has become a stand-in. Why is cybersecurity of particular interest now? For starters, hardly a week […]
Monique Morrow: A Call to Action on Cybersecurity
The field of cybersecurity is becoming increasingly diversified. As portable technology becomes more accessible, it extends to many different sectors: new advances apply not only to how quickly we can access email and from which locations we can work, but reach as far as the fashion and fitness industries. Strengthening the security and resilience of […]
A False Sense of Privacy: Online Photo Sharing Concerns
The ability to share photos and experiences instantly via social media platforms has undoubtedly bridged the lives of users around the world, allowing them to stay connected despite distance and other barriers. Social media users are not only able to share pictures of their daily activities; they have the opportunity to participate in free and […]
A Message from Vincenzo Piuri, 2015 Technical Activities Vice President (February)
Dear colleagues: This year, IEEE Technical Activities will take a strategic approach to satisfying the current and evolving needs of our technical communities. We will focus on the needs of our chapters, which link us locally to communities worldwide. We’ll work to recognize agile, adaptable services and products and better understand the compelling demand for nurturing emerging technical needs […]
IEEE SXSW Sessions Focus on Wide Array of Emerging Medical Topics
The shrinking divide between man and machine. The newly controversial subject of “brain hacking,” and its capacity for widespread application in the field of medicine. Wearable biometric technology, with the potential of many benefits, despite its marked possibility to pose privacy risks. At this year’s SXSW Interactive Festival, IEEE will be discussing these topics and […]