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The Maestro Behind Design-Software Behemoth Synopsys

CEO Aart de Geus created logical synthesis, which transformed how ICs are designed

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The InstituteTopicTypeCareersProfile

A Young Professional on the Power of Mentorship

The IEEE award recipient is guiding the next generation of engineers

5 min read
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CareersTopicMagazineTypeComputingProfileMarch 2023

Eugene H. Spafford: Malware Nemesis

The Purdue professor has been fighting cybersecurity threats for decades

5 min read
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Small Modular Reactors: Capital Funding, Financing & Economic Viability

Download the report to learn about advancing financing to support SMRs and advanced reactors deployment

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CareersTopicMagazineTypeSpectrum CollectionsProfileFebruary 2023

Overcoming Systemic Racism Through System Engineering

Tynesia Boyea-Robinson’s proven strategy for creating real change

5 min read
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The InstituteTopicTypeProfile

Teen Creates App To Identify Nutrient Deficiencies

It uses AI to analyze images of fingernails and suggests dietary changes

4 min read

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This Autonomous Robot Might Soon Make Food Deliveries in Airports

Ottobot can maneuver through crowded places without GPS

4 min read
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The InstituteTopicTypeCareersProfile

Explore Pioneering Software at the Computer History Museum

Its director of curation on preserving Smalltalk and other source codes

4 min read

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The InstituteTopicMagazineTypeCareersProfileMarch 2023

Rory Cooper’s Wheelchair Tech Makes the World More Accessible

He has introduced customized controls and builds wheelchairs for rough terrain

6 min read
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The James Webb Space Telescope was a Career-Defining Project for Janet Barth

NASA’s first female engineering chief was there from conception to first light

5 min read
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The InstituteTopicTypeCareersProfile

One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

Owning your data is key, says wireless pioneer Siavash Alamouti

7 min read

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The latest engineering and computer science advances in context from IEEE Spectrum and the Xplore Digital Library
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Mini Robot Enters Blood Vessels, Completes Surgery

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Artificial IntelligenceTopicTypeNews

Combating Hate Speech Online With AI

2 min read
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Consumer ElectronicsTopicTypeNews

Wireless Chargers Reach for the Megahertz Range

3 min read
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EnergyTopicTypeNews

Water Heaters Have Battery Potential

3 min read
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TransportationTopicMagazineTypeNewsMarch 2023

3 Ways to Help NASA’s All-Electric Aircraft Take Off

3 min read
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The InstituteTopicMagazineTypeCareersProfileMarch 2023

How This Startup Cut Production Costs of Millimeter Wave Power Amplifiers

Elve’s secret is additive manufacturing

4 min read
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CareersTopicMagazineTypeProfileNovember 2022

Craig Partridge Is Still Working to Improve Internet Traffic

He developed the first high-speed router 40 years ago

4 min read
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TopicMagazineTypeCareersProfileJanuary 2023

A Serial Entrepreneur Shares Lessons Learned on His Road to Success

He credits IEEE with teaching him important soft skills

4 min read
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This Idea Wasn’t All Wet: The Sensing Water-Saving Showerhead Debuts

An engineer’s dinner-table invention is finally a consumer product

4 min read
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Stephen Welby: A Man on a Mission

The departing executive director steered IEEE through a pandemic and open access publishing

6 min read
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CareersTopicMagazineTypeProfileOctober 2022

Ensuring Underwater Robots Survive in Hot Tropical Waters

Australia’s ReefWorks brings autonomous marine systems out of the lab

4 min read
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The InstituteTopicTypeCareersProfile

Steradian’s 4D Imaging Radar Aims to Make Self-Driving Cars Smarter

The startup’s system can detect road obstacles in all types of weather

4 min read
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The InstituteTopicMagazineTypeCareersProfileMarch 2023

Nvidia’s CTO on the Future of High-Performance Computing

The company’s Earth-2 supercomputer is taking on climate change

5 min read
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CareersTopicMagazineTypeProfileSeptember 2022

Building a Fleet of Personal EVs in Kenya

This engineer keeps hundreds of electric bikes, scooters, and rickshaws on the road

3 min read
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Emmy Award Winner’s Algorithms Bring High-Quality Video to Your TV

He is working on making high-res images for the metaverse

5 min read
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