IEEE Young Professionals

Technology

February 17, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

Stefano Zanero received a Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering from the Politecnico of Milano university, where he is currently an associate professor. His research interests focus on systems security: web application security, computer virology, malware analysis, underground economy, and in general data analysis applied to security. He has been a speaker at international scientific and technical IT conferences […]

Leadership

Words from the IEEE President, Barry Shoop, Ph.D., P.E

February 15, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

We had the pleasure of speaking to the IEEE President, Barry Shoop at the Board Series Meeting in San Diego. Barry provides IMPACT by IEEE Young Professionals an exclusive interview. Barry also provides a personal message to all IEEE Young Professionals. Watch the video below. What motivated you to become an IEEE member and what […]

Community

Veronika Cencen; international gymnast, biomedical engineer and IEEE volunteer

February 10, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

In today’s article we bring you the story of a young female biomedical engineer, aspiring to make an impact in the world of neurogenesis and hippocampal prostheses. We are speaking to Veronika Cencen who is an extraordinary individual having lived in many countries, conducted research at different universities, competed in numerous international rhythmic gymnastics forums […]

Leadership

Podcast: Prof. Steven Latre, Recipient – Young Professional Award at GLOBECOM 2015

February 6, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

Hello Young Professionals from all over the world. As part of our regular podcast series, today we speak to Prof. Steven Latre. Steven was the recipient of the IEEE Young Professional Award at GLOBECOM 2015, San Diego. Steven tells us about his career, what he is currently researching with the Internet of Things, challenges we face […]

Inspiration

The virtual world – Preventing online hate

January 29, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

Recently we had the pleasure of speaking to Dr Andre Oboler, an IEEE member who is a social media and online public diplomacy expert. Dr Oboler is CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute and a consultant on various online projects. He received his PhD in computer science from Lancaster University, UK and his LLM(JD) from Monash University, […]

Announcements

One stop shop for all Young Professionals, a new web portal!

January 26, 2016 By Eddie Custovic

Meet-up events, entrepreneurship, IEEE career products, volunteer resources, awards and the latest news! These are just a few of the things you will find on the new IEEE Young Professionals web portal at https://yp.ieee.org It has been nearly 2 years since IEEE Young Professionals rebranded from Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD), but the old […]

Continuing Education

Five things that can make you a better employee faster than everyone else

December 13, 2015 By Eddie Custovic

What do we do when we graduate from an undergraduate school? We either work full-time or we pretend to work; either way, being primarily responsible for every outcome in our lives. The journey that extends from two to four years of our undergraduate studies has a marked effect in shaping the type of professional that […]

Leadership

Young Professionals at TENCON 2015

December 10, 2015 By Eddie Custovic

The Young Professionals track for the IEEE Region 10 Conference, TENCON 2015 started with the session on “Rejuvenating Young Professionals” by Mr. Ranjit R. Nair, IEEE Region 10 Young Professionals Coordinator. During his session, Ranjit emphasized the benefits of being a Young Professional in IEEE and how IEEE can be beneficial to them. He cited examples […]

Community

Being a Young Professional in Bosnia & Herzegovina

December 9, 2015 By Eddie Custovic

Today we had the privileged of speaking to Dusanka Boskovic to learn about one of the smaller but very active IEEE groups based in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Can you tell our readers about the IEEE Section in Bosnia and Herzegovina? The IEEE Section in Bosnia and Herzegovina was founded in 2005, and we are now […]

Tech

Tech review: Electrospinning – Weaving tiny fibres

November 9, 2015 By Eddie Custovic

Electrospinning: An ancient nanotechnology rediscovered for modern demands Electrosinning, the closely related cousin of electrospraying, is a method of using high voltage electric charge to draw a polymer into a fine fibre [1]. Depending on the strictness of your definition it can be considered a nanofabrication process. Electrospun fibre is commonly between 150 nm to […]