IEEE Societies and Councils Gear Up For 2013 Summer Schools
Many IEEE Societies and Councils offer “Summer School” events annually during summer holidays. Below is a sampling of this year’s IEEE Summer Schools selection. Summer Schools New in 2013: The IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society and the IEEE Signal Processing Society have, inclusively, approved the formation of three new summer schools at recent […]
IEEE Society Forms Humanitarian Group Focusing on Robotics
The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) has become the first IEEE society to establish a Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT), a program that aims to promote the mission of IEEE regarding humanitarian technology activities. RAS-SIGHT’s mission is to contribute sustainable robotics and automation techniques to improve the quality of life in underserved […]
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society hosts student event at IROS 2012
The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society continues its missions to get students interested in the growing field of robotics through its pre-college student event at the recent IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2012 (IROS) in Vilamoura, Portugal from 7 to 12 October 2012. The local organizer, The Institute of Systems and Robotics of University of Coimbra, invited […]
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society hosts Teen Robotics Program at ICRA
The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE RAS) sponsored its second Teen Robotics Program at the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). The program — designed to give high school students insight into the exciting challenges and opportunities in the field of robotics — took place on 17 May 2012 in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, […]