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Hyundai Motor Group and Seoul National University open joint battery research center; focus on Li-metal and solid-state

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Hyundai Motor Group announced the inauguration of its Joint Battery Research Center with Seoul National University (SNU). It will consist of seven laboratories and conference rooms for battery development, analysis, measurement, and process. million EVs by 2030. million EVs by 2030.

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How MIT’s Muriel Medard Pioneered the Universal Decoder

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The MIT electrical engineering and computer science professor’s positive thinking has led to new ways to improve tried-and-true techniques in the field of information theory. The chip uses a new algorithm the team developed with Ken Duffy from Maynooth University : guessing random additive noise decoding (GRAND).

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QUT, Ford researchers find way to tell autonomous vehicle which cameras to use when navigating

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Queensland University of Technology (QUT) robotics researchers working with Ford Motor Company have found a way to tell an autonomous vehicle which cameras to use when navigating. Knowing where you are helps you leverage map information that is also useful for detecting other dynamic objects in the scene. Resources. 10112-10119, Oct.

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Summary of decisions from Durban climate conference

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Governments at the COP17 meeting decided to adopt some form of a universal legal agreement on climate change as soon. markets all remain in action as effective tools to leverage global climate action and as models to inform. and to assist the Conference of the Parties. as possible, but not later than 2015. future agreements.

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New Resource for University Educators

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The COVID-19 pandemic forced colleges and universities to close classrooms and shift to remote learning, prompting instructors to adapt their curricula and teaching style. The IEEE Teaching Excellence Hub is meant to help all university staff access resources and tools they can use in the ever-adapting world of education."

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Virtual IEEE-USA Conference Focuses on Tips for How to Enhance Your Career

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The free half-day conference features all-new speakers, with a continued focus on emerging technology, future perspectives, and career-enhancing tips. Gill is a director at the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute , in Los Angeles. Shull is IEEE Computer Society president.

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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

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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. in language and information technology from Carnegie Mellon , and he specialized in robust speech recognition. university because he felt it would give him more opportunities.

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