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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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A Novel IEEE Workshop Showcases Jamaica’s Engineering Community

Top leaders discussed tech careers and STEM education

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Stuart Parkin Revolutionized Disk Drive Storage

The director of the Max Planck Institute developed spintronic technologies

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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

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The Bangladeshi students’ design won an IEEE climate tech contest

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Remembering Jung Uck Seo, Former IEEE Region 10 Director

A leader in telecommunications, he helped commercialize CDMA

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Ham Radio Inspired This Scranton University Student to Pursue Engineering

Amateur radio has been his hobby since he was young

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The aircrafts are used for military and disaster-recovery missions

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IEEE Medal of Honor Goes to Bob Kahn

He helped design Internet Protocol and TCP

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Stanford professor John Cioffi’s tech led to high-speed Internet

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Remembering Roberto Saracco, President of EIT Digital

He cochaired the IEEE Digital Reality initiative

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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Ray Liu’s Fond Memories As 2022 IEEE President

He reflects on his journey and a professional home that defines who we are

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How Artificial Intelligence Can Personalize Education

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Notice to Membership

The IEEE Board of Directors sanctions a member

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This Engineer’s Job Is to Keep Arkansas Nuclear One Safe

She ensures the power plant remains current on standards and regulations

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Engineers can advance their careers while tackling the world's problems

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IEEE also remembers the lives and legacies of other members

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An After-School Program Teaches Teens Java and Python

The students also learn how to design board games and video games

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