IEEE Young Professionals

Events

IEEE Rising Stars Conference 2020

February 4, 2020 By Dinuka Jayaweera

For the 6th year in a row, more than 370 students and young professionals hailing from ten IEEE Regions kicked off their New Year with IEEE Rising Stars Conference. The conference was held at Tropicana Las Vegas, Nevada on 3-5 January 2020. IEEE Region 6 hosts this annual conference with a primary goal to inspire […]

Education

10 Easy Ways for Engaging in Open Source Community for Boosting Technical Skills

January 23, 2020 By Dinuka Jayaweera

Open source programming and its active community is growing very rapidly as many companies are adopting and using open source solutions. Even, large IT companies like Microsoft and Oracle has moved some of their proprietary projects into open source. However, many job candidates either underestimate or overlook the importance of open source community while many […]

IMPACT Volunteer Spotlight

Meet Victorian Section Young Professional Secretary, Vijay S Paul

December 4, 2019 By Dinuka Jayaweera

Vijay S Paul is a Communications Professional and Ex-Entrepreneur in the field of Corporate Communications and Content Marketing interested in strategic communications for organizations, integrated with creative approaches. He started off his career as a Graphic Designer at the age of 19. By 21, started IZE Creative as a Social Media Marketing Agency. From 2013, […]

Education

Make Engineering Great, Again?…

November 11, 2019 By Dinuka Jayaweera

On a recent episode of Fareed Zakaria GPS (appearing in the US on CNN), Dr Susan Rice the former National Security Advisor for the Obama Administration made a profound comment about the topic of ‘process’. When asked about the current US administration she lamented ‘there’s no process to current national security decision making’. While one […]

Education

I’ll Pay You to Quit Engineering…

October 14, 2019 By Dinuka Jayaweera

Wouldn’t it be great if this was the case; someone pays you (actual money) to quit your degree! Well, some of you may recall that back in 2011, this was the promise made by Peter Thiel (the co-founder of Pay-Pal); pay 24 students $100k each to quit college and pursue business ideas instead. This offer […]

Announcements

IoTEEE Rio 2019

July 25, 2019 By Dinuka Jayaweera

IoTEEE Rio 2019 will be held on 20th and 21st August 2019 from 4 PM to 7 PM at the 22nd floor, Clube de Engenharia(Engineering Club), Edison Passos Building, located in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The event will gather people directly engaged in the development of the Internet of Things(IoT) in the city […]

Education

Keys for Getting Ahead in Your Engineering Career

July 11, 2019 By Dinuka Jayaweera

Propelling an engineering career forward can be challenging, as it can be difficult to know where to focus your efforts to achieve success. You might feel as if you are at a standstill and doing the same tasks repeatedly. If you do feel stuck, however, take control over your future and apply one or more […]

Tech

Potential Challenges and Opportunities of Automated, Connected, Electric and Shared Vehicles

June 16, 2019 By Dinuka Jayaweera

“I do believe in the horse. The automobile is no more than a transitory phenomenon.” Wilhelm II, last German Emperor, 1859 — 1941 Despite Wilhelm’s evaluation of automobiles, the industry grew tremendously over the last 100 years to more than 80 million cars sold in 2018. Since the late 19th-century, car manufacturers’ main revenue streams […]

Events

LETs Talk Session at Sri Lanka SYW Congress 2018

April 12, 2019 By Dinuka Jayaweera

LETs Talk was a project initiated with the aim of enhancing the knowledge of Young Professionals by delivering technical and non-technical talks with prominent personals in society. The participants will find the opportunity to listen to eminent professionals to gain and share expert knowledge. The speakers will explain opportunities, barriers, failures, success stories while educating […]

Events

Young Professional Activities during IEEE Sensors 2018

April 10, 2019 By Dinuka Jayaweera

A Young Professionals meetup comprising a welcome reception, Halloween party and networking dinner was organised on the first day of IEEE Sensors 2018, 28-31 Oct 2018 held at Hotel Pullman, New Delhi, India. Around 80 Young Professionals interacted informally and discussed their present work, future collaborations, and scope to work outside their organisations. The meetup […]