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A Novel IEEE Workshop Showcases Jamaica’s Engineering Community

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The IEEE Jamaica Section is acting as a catalyst to engage and inspire the island nation’s next generation of engineering and technology professionals. The section held a first-of-its-kind workshop in January at the University of Technology in Kingston. The event attracted more than 200 participants.

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Honda begins joint research with Boston University in information security for AI; secure MPC

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In order to enable AI to cooperate with people, personal information about the users must be collected and analyzed. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering of Boston University as one strategic partner for joint research collaboration. This project officially started on 1 May 2017. Honda noted.

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Former Royal Navy Officer Advocates for LGBTQ+ engineers

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When Peter Gracey first realized he was gay, admitting it could have cost the engineer his job. Since coming out in 2009 at the age of 44, he has dedicated himself to setting up support networks to help LGBTQ+ engineers find their voice. You can apply the basic principles of being an engineer to any form of engineering,” he says. “You

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Inspire Kids to Study STEM with These Educational Resources

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Careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are on the rise around the world. Bureau of Labor Statistics , STEM careers were expected to grow by nearly 9 percent between 2017 and 2029. Share personal stories with students to ignite their interest. Teacher workshops. According to the U.S. Girls in STEM.

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NSF leads $400M federal effort to boost advanced wireless research

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Among the factors driving the need for improved wireless technologies are the prospects of vehicle-to-vehicle communications to support self-driving cars and increase highway safety; remote surgery and telemedicine to improve patient care; and immersive video and virtual reality content to enhance personal experiences and productivity.

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Leading the Way for More LGBTQ Inclusivity in STEM

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But she discovered there were fewer women in science, technology, engineering, and math at the university than at her alma mater. In 2018 she left to join the University of Technology in Sydney as director of its Women in Engineering and IT program. And, she says, the workplace atmosphere wasn’t welcoming.

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The Turbulent Past and Uncertain Future of Artificial Intelligence

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John McCarthy , then a young professor at Dartmouth, had coined the term "artificial intelligence" when he wrote his proposal for the workshop, which he said would explore the hypothesis that "every aspect of learning or any other feature of intelligence can in principle be so precisely described that a machine can be made to simulate it.".

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