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October Is Cybersecurity Awareness Month–Boost Your Cyber Defenses
October 2024 marks the 21st annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an international initiative designed to educate citizens around the world about risks to online safety and help empower individuals and organizations to better protect their personal information and privacy online. Based on recent reports regarding the ...
Staying on Top of IEEE Standard 1547-2018: Connecting Distributed Energy Resources
If you’ve seen solar panels installed on rooftops or wind power being generated off the shores of coastal locales, use smart thermostats, electric vehicles and EV charging systems, fuel cells, or heat pumps, or participate in a local microgrid, then you’ve witnessed some examples of ...
Position Yourself for Success by Refreshing Your English and Communication Skills
More than 1.4 billion people in the world speak the English language. Used to communicate to global audiences, English is currently spoken in more than 75 countries and non-sovereign entities around the world. It’s also one of the most common languages used in the fields ...
Planning for Change, Prosperity, and Access: Building Strong and Resilient Electric Grids
By their very nature, engineers are expert planners who are trained to take many factors into consideration as they design, construct, and maintain a broad range of complex systems and structures across the market’s wide variety of industries and applications. However, one variable that’s proven ...
Education Fuels the Semiconductor Workforce Development Movement
Semiconductors are the brains behind so many devices and processes that we take for granted today, from computers, smartphones, cars, programmable coffee makers, and washing machines to high-tech robotics, augmented reality and virtual reality systems, satellites used in national defense, and more. Based on their ...
Combating Climate Change Through Engineering Innovation
According to the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), climate change is defined as a long-term change in the earth’s average weather patterns. Many natural events over time can contribute to climate change, including cyclical ocean patterns and volcanic activity. However, industry experts confirm ...
IEEE Learning Network Celebrates Five Years
Since its launch on 11 July 2019, the IEEE Learning Network (ILN) has been instrumental in advancing professional development through its diverse array of courses and programs. One of the key goals in developing the IEEE Learning Network was to allow members and technical professionals ...
Transformative Effect: AI in Semiconductor Design
Based on the ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to automate repetitive tasks and process massive amounts of data, AI technology is revolutionizing many industries. Such industries range from healthcare and banking to cyber security, transportation, marketing, customer service, manufacturing, and more. One industry that’s undergoing ...
Fostering the Future: International Women in Engineering Day
23 June of each year marks “International Women in Engineering Day”, which spotlights the innovative and impactful contributions women worldwide have made to the field of engineering. Originally launched in 2014 by the United Kingdom-based Women’s Engineering Society and officially endorsed by The United Nations ...