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A Novel IEEE Workshop Showcases Jamaica’s Engineering Community

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The section held a first-of-its-kind workshop in January at the University of Technology in Kingston. IEEE Senior Member Fawzi Behmann and staff from the IEEE Communications Society promoted the workshop to section and society chapter members. The event attracted more than 200 participants. IEEE Member Juleen Gentles.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans launches “Startup adVANce” competition for partners for future transport solutions

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The competition, initiated by Mercedes-Benz Vans and supported by the EU Commission, has a clear goal: identifying and supporting innovations and startups which will make future transport even more efficient with intelligent and new ideas. In this phase the submitted ideas will be fleshed out in workshops together with Mercedes-Benz Vans.

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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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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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And the EVA Board candidates are…

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You can join the EVA and become a future voting member for only $55/year. As we support Community Outreach Group working to develop and implement (CEJA) Clean Energy Jobs Act and (FEJA) Future Energy Jobs Acts) programs in underserved areas. I personally have had over 400 people drive my cars in order to show them the true experience.

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Move Over, Tractor—the Farmer Wants a Crop-Spraying Drone

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We were like, ‘Screw all the school stuff—drones are the future,’” Erickson says. “I By the time he graduated in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace, specializing in aeronautics, the group’s prototype was complete, and they began hunting for customers. We had a lot of sleepless nights,” Erickson says. “It

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California Air Resources Board breaks ground for new $419M lab, headquarters in Riverside; $154M from VW settlement

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CARB chose the site near the University of California, Riverside, in March 2016 and completed environmental studies in June 2017. The new headquarters will include light-, medium- and heavy-duty test cells, with additional space for creating new testing methods for future generations of vehicles.