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GM to introduce at least 10 new New Energy Vehicles in China from 2016-2020; focus on autonomy, connectivity and sharing

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At a press conference in Shanghai, General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra said that the company will introduce at least 10 new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China. According to Barra, customers do not just appreciate connected vehicles, they demand them. China is playing a key role in the company’s strategy.

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How This Startup Cut Production Costs of Millimeter Wave Power Amplifiers

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Launched in June 2020, the startup produces affordable systems for wireless connections that deliver optical fiber quality, or what Gamzina calls elvespeed connectivity. She received the award in April at the IEEE International Vacuum Electronics Conference , in Monterey, Calif. “Dr.

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Leading the Way for More LGBTQ Inclusivity in STEM

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She went on to form her own groups and lead diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at the universities she worked for in London and Sydney. For her efforts, the senior member received the society’s 2020 Distinguished Service Award. “I She joined City, University of London , as a research fellow working on computational photonics.

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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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These tools have been used to track forest characteristics in connection with carbon emission evaluation and forecasting forest evolution. As the 2020 president of the IEEE Computer Society , De Floriani established a permanent committee on Diversity and Inclusion. She is also a member of the IEEE Conferences Committee.

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Building Better Qubits

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She joined IBM Research in Zurich in 1998 while pursuing her doctorate in physics in collaboration with the University of Bayreuth , also in Germany. Because of the nature of quantum physics, qubits can be in a state of superposition, whereby they are both 1 and 0 simultaneously, as explained in a 2020 IEEE Spectrum article.

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GM planning to “own” the customer relationship beyond the vehicle; autonomous Volts, car sharing and fuel cells

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General Motors CEO Mary Barra and her leadership team outlined the company’s plans to capitalize on the future of personal mobility by owning the customer relationship beyond the vehicle, building upon nearly two decades of connectivity leadership. The company shared its plans with investors during a conference at its Milford Proving Ground.

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A Young Professional on the Power of Mentorship

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She also provides guidance to university students and young professionals through outreach programs at Dell such as STEM Aspire. Finding that she enjoyed the work, Zakrzewska enrolled in 2010 in a doctoral program in wireless communications at the Technical University of Denmark , in Kongens Lyngby. Zakrzewska helps judge the entries.

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