Section News
Industrial Placement Sponsorships Available From IEEE Electronic Devices Society
As a result of new initiative projects from the IEEE Electronic Devices Society, funds are available for students to spend time in industry in a number of upcoming areas of quantum technologies.
Awards for Section Fellow Professor Erol Gelenbe
Professor Erol Gelenbe FIEEE FACM FIFIP FIET FRSS, was awarded the honour of Commander of the National Order of Merit of France by President Macron in May 2019, for services to research and higher education.
SIGHT Project: “Inclusive Multi-Sensor Platform for Autistic Kids that Encourages Social Interaction” Kick off Meeting
On Saturday 11th January the "Inclusive Multi-Sensor Platform for Autistic Kids that Encourages Social Interaction" project kick-off meeting took place in Stepping Stones Play & Learn Group Nursery in Colchester.
Systematic Innovation Special Interest Group (SISIG) Invites Contributions to 2020 Programme of Events
IEEE UK and Ireland, Systematic Innovation Special Interest Group (SISIG) is hereby giving notice of the next meeting of the group and would like to invite all practitioners and field experts for their valuable contributions.
Section Seeks Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Chair
IEEE UK and Ireland is the largest Section in Region 8, and one of the largest Sections outside the US and is looking to appoint a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Chair to lead STEM activities for the Section.
Call For Papers for the Workshop at WCCI2020 on Artificial Intelligence for Improving Trustworthiness of Robots and Autonomous Systems
The Robotics and Automation Chapter are seeking paper submissions for WCCI 2020, the bi-annual IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, workshop. This will cover topics related to the trustworthiness of RAS through AI techniques and Edge Computing.
IEEE UK and Ireland Section Christmas Lecture 2019 – Photos
IEEE UK&I Section were honoured to have IEEE President, José M. F. Moura and IET President, Peter William Bonfield as speakers at the 2019 Christmas Lecture. Professor Moura spoke on “Data (Big), Computing (Fast), and Algorithms (Learning) – The New Opportunities for a Bright Future” and Dr Bonfield, “Perspectives on Engineering and Technology for the Future”.
Section Announces Professor Ali Hessami as Chair of SIGHT Group
The UK and Ireland Section is delighted to announce that Professor Ali Hessami has been appointed as the first Chair of the SIGHT Group. Professor Hessami is the Director of R&D and Innovation at Vega Systems-UK. He is an expert in systems assurance and safety, security, sustainability and knowledge assessment / management methodologies.
A New Year Message from Dr Mona Ghassemian, IEEE UK and Ireland Section Chair (2020-22)
A message to Section Members from Dr Mona Ghassemian as she starts her two year tenure as IEEE UK and Ireland Section Chair (2020-22)
IEEE UK and Ireland Fellow Chris Bailey Elected as Electronics Packaging Society President
IEEE UK and Ireland Fellow Chris Bailey has been elected to serve as the President of the Electronics Packaging Society for 2020-21. Chris is Professor of Computational Mechanics and Reliability at the University of Greenwich, London.