As new technologies become increasingly omnipotent in our everyday lives, Rakesh Kumar, IEEE Fellow and former President of the IEEE Solid-States Circuits Society says the IEEE must focus on not only people who create new … Continue reading Rakesh Kumar: Drawing From the Past to Improve the Future
IEEE is becoming increasingly global as evidenced by rapid increases in Society membership in Regions 8, 9, and 10. Our expanding global presence parallels overall globalization trends and reflects the rapid emergence of large and … Continue reading A Message from Dr. Jacek Zurada, 2014 Technical Activities Vice President (May)
IEEE’s newest publication, IEEE Electrification Magazine, is dedicated to all means of electrified transportation, from bicycles to airplanes, and everything in between. Jointly published quarterly by the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES), IEEE Industry … Continue reading New IEEE Publication is Electric!
Last year’s revelations about the US government’s surveillance of online traffic were a wake-up call to provide better protection of user privacy and confidentiality — including the regular use of end-to-end cryptography at multiple levels … Continue reading The Internet’s Not Finished Yet
As technologies evolve, David Alan Grier, IEEE Fellow and former President of the IEEE Computer Society, foresees a dramatic change in how the technological community will adapt. In his multiple roles as IEEE volunteer, professor … Continue reading David Alan Grier: A Voice for Technology
Dear Colleagues: Today, members of Technical Activities in IEEE are advancing many of the newest and most vibrant technologies of electrical, electronic and computer engineering. In this Welcome Note, I would like to reflect on … Continue reading A Message from the 2014 Technical Activities Vice President (February)
The city of the future will be self-aware, much like a being, says Chair of IEEE’s Future Directions Committee, and EIT ICT Labs Italian Node Director, Roberto Saracco. These cities will be able to reconfigure … Continue reading A Vision of a Smart, Happy, City
Industry engagement. Social media. Membership recruitment and retention. It would be easy, and even tempting, to become siloed in one interest area, or strategy. However, IEEE President-elect Dr. J. Roberto B. de Marca is taking a … Continue reading For IEEE President-Elect de Marca, Everything is Connected
“At the core, an IEEE member is just a kid who loves technology.” So says Lee Stogner, the current Chair of the Transportation Electrification Initiative, and proponent of a more social IEEE. When asked about his … Continue reading The Network Effect: Lee Stogner Talks People, Sensors, & the Internet of Things