IEEE Young Professionals

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“Afro-tech-girls” Breaking down traditional barriers

May 14, 2015 By Eddie Custovic

Today, we have the pleasure of interviewing Ms. Adeola Shasanya from Lagos, Nigeria. Adeola is currently an Electrical Engineering and Renewable Consultant with the Lagos State Electricity Board. She has worked tirelessly with young girls throughout Lagos State and surrounds to raise awareness and promote STEM careers through the organisation, “Afro-Tech Girls”. 1. Tell us […]

Community

How ‘WorldServe Education’ is Transforming Lives Daily

May 11, 2015 By Eddie Custovic

Today we have the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Sudhir Rao Rupanagudi. Mr Rupanagudi and his team have worked tirelessly to help develop ‘WorldServe Education’, helping students and providing quality education to those around the world. WorldServe Education also caters to the worlds of research, design and development, particularly in the fields of FPGA Design, Image […]

Entrepreneurship

Getting SOCIAL with Devon Ryan

May 8, 2015 By Eddie Custovic

What is SOCIAL? Suggestion, Opinion, Concern, Idea, Advice, Lesson (SOCIAL) is a new initiative of the IEEE GOLDRush publication team to connect with Young Professional volunteers world-wide. The SOCIAL questionnaire provides members with a “voice” that can be shared with our entire membership by answering a few simple questions. Who is Devon Ryan? Mr. Devon […]

Inspiration

“Afro-tech-girls” Breaking down traditional barriers

May 4, 2015 By Eddie Custovic

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Getting SOCIAL with Muhammad Rabeet Sagri

May 1, 2015 By Eddie Custovic

Who is Muhammad Rabeet Sagri? Muhammad is Young Professionals Chair of Karachi Section and a software engineer at Wavetec. Suggestion – Do you have any suggestions for the IEEE? IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) is undertaking really exciting projects such as EPICS-In-IEEE, TISP, SIGHT and many more. Yet, most of the IEEE humanitarian activities and its services […]

Continuing Education

IEEE Academic – An interview with founder Mr. Rui Costa

April 27, 2015 By Eddie Custovic

It is with much excitement that we bring an IEEE GOLDRush exclusive interview with the founder of IEEE Academic, Mr. Rui Costa. How did you come up with the concept for IEEE Academic? The IEEE Academic concept started when a group of students in one of the universities in Portugal understood that, despite all the […]

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Getting SOCIAL with Kavinga Ekanayake

April 24, 2015 By Eddie Custovic

Who is Kavinga Ekanayake? Kavinga Ekanayake is the Chair of the Sri Lanka Young Professionals Affinity Group and a research assistant at University of Moratuwa. Suggestion – Do you have any suggestions for the IEEE? IEEE is a great platform to utilize the skills of bright minds across the world for the betterment of […]

Uncategorized

From star gazing to rising stars

April 20, 2015 By Eddie Custovic

Wrapping up a solid year of growth and community contribution, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Young Professionals Southern Alberta Chapter has recently been awarded best Canadian Young Professionals group for 2014. The team’s vision – to cater to the professional and overall development of their fellow young professionals – has made them role models […]

News

An IEEE beacon of light in Iraq

April 15, 2015 By Eddie Custovic

Today’s story is a very sad one, but also one filled with a sense of pride and hope. The once beautiful country of Iraq has experienced much hardship in recent times, going from one conflict to another. Following the withdraws of foreign troops in 2011, the country has plunged into unrest which has led to […]