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June 2, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

The weekend’s Metro Panama was visited by representatives of the IEEE Young Professionals Panama, who had the opportunity to tour the facility and learn in detail about the operation of Line 1. Command Intermediate Agustin Ramirez from the Operations Department provided IEEE members with insight into entire line operation. Augustin explained the work inside the Control […]

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From Engineer to Manager: Mastering the Transition (Part 2)

May 27, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

Young professionals and students in the engineering and technology disciplines are predominantly focused on developing their technical attributes in order to succeed in their careers. As their careers progress, they find themselves facing the daunting task of rapidly transitioning into a management role and realise that they need a set of skills which they haven’t […]

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Podcast: Daniel Camacho, A design engineer at Intel

May 18, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

Our editor in chief, Eddie Custovic caught up with Daniel Camacho, the IEEE Young Professional representative on the Electron Devices Society. Daniel tells us about his work at Intel and the work that goes on behind the scenes in designing a world famous Intel chip. PODCAST: About Daniel: Daniel Camacho was born in Colombia […]

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From Engineer to Manager: Mastering the Transition (Part 1)

May 6, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

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Podcast: Ramakrishna Kappagantu, IEEE Region 10 (Asia-Pacific) Director

May 2, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

Our assistant editor Michael Gough had the pleasure of catching up with Ramakrishna Kappagantu, the Region 10 (Asia-Pacific) Director. Ramakrishna is a highly accomplished individual who shares some of his life experiences with our Young Professionals. Please watch the short video introduction and listen to the podcast below. PODCAST: About Ramakrishna: Ramakrishna Kappagantu has over […]

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Podcast: Matthew Trotter, RFID, Football and the Young Professionals

April 20, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

Our editor in chief, Eddie Custovic had the pleasure of sharing a meal and chatting to an amazing young professional, Matthew Trotter. At first glance Matthew is an easy going individual who loves football with a big Texan accent. However, we quickly found out that Matthew’s love for football and his interest in RFID technology […]

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Spotlight on Tokyo Young Professionals

April 12, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

Tokyo Young Professionals Affinity Group was established in 2008 as a first Affinity Group in Japan. Since then the group has organized many events for the career development of the young professionals. Through these events, their biggest achievement is the formation of strong bonds with many great friends. In this article, we introduce several Tokyo YP activities […]

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Canals and breweries: Spotlight on Young Professionals in Panama

April 5, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

In today’s article we cast our eye on the Panama Young Professionals. We speak to the chair of the affinity group, Mr. Fotis Stringos. Fotis tell us a little about yourself From an early age I felt attracted to solving problems of all kinds. I was always passionate about mathematics and physics which motivated […]

Technology

IEEE Xplore and other products with Prakash Bellur

March 28, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

IEEE Xplore is more than just a search engine for journal papers and conference publications. Today we speak to Prakash Bellur, Senior Director for platform design at IEEE. Prakash heads up new developments around IEEE Xplore and other IEEE products. Listen to our podcast with Prakash and hear about some of the latest product developments […]

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Not ready for a research career? Here are some tips

March 24, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

Tips for Preparing Yourself and Applying for Graduate Studies and a Career in Research There is a world of possibilities in your hand once you graduate with your first degree. Pursuing post graduate studies is an obvious avenue for you; if you are a passionate individual craving to explore the unknown. Obtaining admission to your […]