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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

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The most rewarding part of my career is helping to develop technologies that my friends and family members use and enjoy,” Kim says. He recently left Samsung to continue his work in the field at Korea University , in Seoul, leading the school’s speech and language processing laboratory. That was a really rewarding experience,” he says.

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New flying/driving robot developed at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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An experimental robot drone that flies like a typical quadcopter, drives on tough terrain and squeezes into tight spaces using the same motors, has been developed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers. It was developed in the BGU Bio-Inspired and Medical Robotics Lab by Prof. Howard and Lottie Marcus.

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Princeton Engineering Dean Hailed as IEEE Top Educator

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The wireless communications pioneer is Princeton ’s dean of engineering and applied sciences. So it’s surprising to learn that she almost dropped out in her first year of the engineering program at the University of California, Berkeley. “By She went on to teach engineering at Stanford for more than 20 years.

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An Engineer Who Keeps Meta’s AI infrastructure Humming

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As a data-center network engineer with Meta’s network infrastructure team, Susana Contrera is playing a leading role in this unprecedented technology rollout. But she decided to pursue a career in engineering because of her parents, who were small-business owners. Her job is about “bringing designs to life,” she says.

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DOT awards U-M-led hub $15M for connected and automated transportation

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The US Department of Transportation has awarded a $15-million grant to renew the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT), based in Ann Arbor and led by the University of Michigan. Announced in 2016 and funded with $15.76 The courses reached students at Washtenaw Community College, Purdue University and U-M.

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Princeton Engineering Dean Hailed as IEEE Top Educator

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The wireless communications pioneer is Princeton ’s dean of engineering and applied sciences. So it’s surprising to learn that she almost dropped out in her first year of the engineering program at the University of California, Berkeley. “By She went on to teach engineering at Stanford for more than 20 years.

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Arizona State University Professor’s Work to Stabilize the Grid Pays Off

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He is a professor of power systems engineering in the Fulton program at Arizona State University , in Tempe. The IEEE Life Fellow is credited with working out how best to isolate parts of the power grid to prevent the entire grid from going down. Also needed, he says, are better analytical tools and more power engineers.

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