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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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His groundbreaking work has pushed the boundaries of electronics, leading to computers operating in low Earth orbit for more than a year on the International Space Station and on jet engines. He attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville for both his undergraduate and graduate degrees. He received his doctorate (Ph.D.)

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Remembering Ross Stone, an Influential Leader of IEEE Technical Activities

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Communications and patent law expert Stone received a bachelor’s degree in 1967 in earth sciences from the University of California, San Diego. He was an adjunct professor at Beijing Jiaotong University and the Politecnico di Torino. He worked as chief scientist at McDonnell Technologies and a research advisor at IRT.

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Kicking It With Robots

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When I told Guizzo I was going to be in Singapore, he told me that RoboCup, an international robot soccer competition, was going on at the same time. You can check out this year’s RoboCup competitions going on 6–9 July at the University of Bordeaux, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

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Fatih Birol new Executive Director of IEA

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Fatih Birol, who has worked for the International Energy Agency (IEA) for 20 years, has taken office as the IEA’s new Executive Director. Dr. Birol’s selection as IEA Executive Director marks one of the few occasions that the head of an international organisation has been selected from within its ranks.

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This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

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While attending the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, Nigeria, he interned at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., She ended up getting accepted to the University of Waterloo and became part of the UW tutor team I was leading.” They didn’t remain mysterious for long. And everything changed.

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Saifur Rahman is 2022 IEEE President-Elect

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He is the founding director of the Advanced Research Institute at the university, which helps faculty members get access to research funding, government laboratories, and industry research centers. National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for International Science and Engineering from 2010 to 2013. He served as chair of the U.S.

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Seaport Electrification Could Slash Emissions Worldwide

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According to the International Maritime Organization , shipping was responsible for over 1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in 2018. Last year, Prousalidis co-authored a key paper titled “ Holistic Energy Transformation of Ports: The Proteus Plan ” in IEEE Electrification Magazine. How does that work?