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 […]
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 […]
I’m Kiran Rajmohan. I am a recent graduate in Electronics and Communication from College of Engineering Trivandrum. Electronics has been a passion since my childhood and I continue it in my job at Texas Instruments where I work as an Analog Engineer. I have had an obsession in doing engineering projects in a variety of […]
Spotlight on Power and Energy with Aaron St. Leger
April 26, 2016
Aaron St. Leger is an associate professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the United States Military Academy (USMA) located in West Point NY and tells us about himself and the Power & Energy Society. I obtained my BSEE, MSEE, and Ph.D in Electrical Engineering at Drexel University in Philadelphia PA. […]
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 […]
Sohaib Q. Sheikh (StM ’07, M ’13) is the Director, Young Professionals and a member of the administrative committee at the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society. He also sits on the IEEE Education Activities Board as the Chair of the Pre-University Education Coordinating Committee and has also been a member of the IEEE Region […]
Spotlight on Tokyo Young Professionals
April 12, 2016
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 […]
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 […]
IEEE Xplore and other products with Prakash Bellur
March 28, 2016
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 […]
Not ready for a research career? Here are some tips
March 24, 2016
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 […]
