IEEE Young Professionals

Humanitarian

Initiatives by Young Professionals on Climate Change

July 13, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

For some strange reason, movie-goers and the general population alike love to sit down with a bucket of popcorn and watch a good old ‘Doomsday’ Hollywood films. Typically, such films showcase the Earth’s destruction and the end of the World, as we know it today. We all love the movie, “Wall-E” now, don’t we? But […]

Mentorship

From Engineer to Manager: Mastering the Transition (Part 3)

June 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 […]

Inspiration

IEEE Honours Ceremony with Young Professionals

June 25, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

The IEEE Young Professionals were present at the 2016 IEEE Honours Ceremony held at Gotham Hall, New York on 18th June. IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional association, honors the top minds in technology at its annual IEEE Honors Ceremony. The Honors Ceremony is designed to recognize technical professionals in a wide variety of disciplines for […]

Humans of IEEE

Meet the Young Professionals of Uganda

June 13, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

Meet the IEEE Young Professional volunteers of the Uganda Subsection. IEEE Uganda Subsection on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ieeeuganda/ Ezabo Baron and his Innovation Platform on The Institute – http://theinstitute.ieee.org/ieee-roundup/opinions/ieee-roundup/ieee-foundation-funds-ugandas-first-hub-for-innovation

Community

Podcast: Margaretha Eriksson, IEEE Region 8 (Europe, Africa & Middle East) Director Elect

June 6, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

Our assistant editor Michael Gough had the pleasure of catching up with Margaretha Eriksson, the Region 8 (Europe, Africa & Middle East) Director Elect. Margaretha is an inspirational individual who is driven and demonstrates excellent leadership qualities. She shares many of her experiences with our Young Professionals. Please watch the short video introduction and listen to […]

Community

Inspecting the Panama Metro Rail

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 […]

Mentorship

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

May 27, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

Technology

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 […]

Mentorship

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

May 6, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

Community

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 […]