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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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Believing that young generations have the responsibility, ability, and freedom to shape our future, Metra is focused on making IEEE an inclusive community through which all its members can find the knowledge and networking opportunities to foster their professional and personal growth.

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This Rwandan Engineer is Learning How to Manage Humanitarian Projects

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The IEEE member from Kigali, Rwanda, participated in installing portable sinks in nearby rural markets to curb the spread of COVID-19 and provided clean water and sanitation services to people displaced by the Mount Nyiragongo volcano eruption in 2021. She also got involved in organizing conferences in Africa.

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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

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Bringing Google Home to market When Amazon announced in 2014 it was developing smart speakers with AI assistive technology, a gadget now known as Echo , Google decided to develop its own version. He is the youngest person to be an executive vice president at the company. Kim saw a role for his expertise in the endeavor—he has a Ph.D.

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Exploring Sydney’s Deep Tech Ecosystem

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In the dynamic landscape of Australian technology, market advancements are often attributed to consumer-focused products like Canva and Afterpay. They generate immense wealth for stakeholders and employees and boast a staggering market value. This sponsored article is brought to you by BESydney.

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Leading the Way for More LGBTQ Inclusivity in STEM

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In 2011 she took a position at the university as a lecturer and started her own LGBTQ+ network there so she could help create a better environment. If you want to make a change in a very difficult and unchanging environment, you must be disruptive. The overall environment also became more positive and welcoming.”

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TSMC R&D Chief: There’s Light at the End of the Chip Shortage

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Growing up in Taiwan, the environment encouraged people to become scientists or engineers.”. The 3-nm node is slated to hit the market later this year, and he’s already working on the 2-nm version. “We These days, he acknowledges, he doesn’t have the time to attend many conferences, so instead he sends his engineers.

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Millimeter Wave Radar System Keeps Drivers Safe on the Road

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WISe is the first in-market millimeter-wave wireless sensor used for that purpose in the automotive industry, Qi says. WISe takes the driver’s readings daily to discern what the person’s normal range is and displays the data on the car’s infotainment screen. The system is encrypted to protect the driver’s personal data from hackers.