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Paying Tribute to Former IEEE President Richard Gowen

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and received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1957 from Rutgers University there. While there, he applied to join the electrical engineering faculty at the Air Force Academy , in Colorado Springs, Colo. He earned a master's degree in electrical engineering in 1959 and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering in 1962.

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Remembering Roberto Saracco, President of EIT Digital

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Tribute from a close colleague Davide De Palma, co-founder of HR Coffee and a colleague of Saracco’s, submitted this in-depth portrait of his close friend to The Institute. Roberto had a unique talent for recognizing and valuing the best in each person. And then there was his passion for training knowledge engineers.

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Remembering Data Compression Pioneer K. R. Rao

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Rao was a professor of electrical engineering at the. This tribute is an excerpted version of an article dedicated to his memory written by three of his colleagues: IEEE Member Jae Jeong Hwang, Zoran M. Hwang is a professor of IT convergence and communication engineering at. College of Engineering, Guindy , in Chennai, India.

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Video Friday: $2.6 Billion

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This April, we’re making the legendary game playable on our robotic mowers as a tribute to 30 years of mowing down demons. Engineered Arts ] Could an artificial intelligence system learn language from a child? Engineered Arts ] Could an artificial intelligence system learn language from a child?

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Bentley CEO Jumps Ship for Aston Martin

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I’d like to personally pay tribute to Amedeo, recognising not just what he has achieved at Aston Martin but throughout his long and distinguished career at the very top of the ultra-luxury automotive industry. We look forward to celebrating Amedeo’s contribution to Aston Martin’s recent success before wishing him the very best."

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Celebrating the Life of Columbia Professor Stephen Unger

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Unger was professor emeritus of computer science and electrical engineering at Columbia , where he taught courses on technology and its impact on society. Unger was dedicated to promoting ethics in engineering. He published three books on the topic, including Controlling Technology: Ethics and the Responsible Engineer.

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10 Lessons From the Legacy of Apple’s Steve Jobs

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In his tribute to Jobs, former U.S. Jobs was not an engineer, an IT professional, or even a college graduate. Jobs was not an engineer, an IT professional, or even a college graduate. Engineers, IT professionals, and business executives can learn valuable lessons by studying his career.

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