A word from Dr. Zurada about his experience with AI and Machine Learning and his take on AI Ethics…
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On What it Means to be President
When volunteering for IEEE, I always feel the trust, collegiality, and professionalism of the organization, and of the people who I work with….
My Top Two Priorities as IEEE President
A group advocating the rights of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are on the Hill this week to press lawmakers on issues ranging from…
Support of IEEE Members in Academia
With more than 4 million documents in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library, our members in academia need better, more intelligent tools to retrieve knowledge in addition to accessing traditional papers, titles and abstracts. Our members would benefit from productivity tools that use data analytics and are able to answer a technical question or recommend a…
Working with Editors and Authors
IEEE’s periodicals are considered a hallmark of technical excellence. I feel privileged to have served as an editor-in-chief of one of our transactions and later as chair of three committees: Transactions, Periodicals, and Periodicals Review. Our authors and readers justifiably expect a shorter submission-to-publication time. Realizing these needs, as vice president of IEEE Technical Activities,…
Reasons to Join IEEE and Memorable Moments as a Member
I joined IEEE more than 30 years ago because of my fascination with the profession. My membership opened up abundant opportunities for participation in conferences and publishing, and engaging with Societies and Boards. All of this has encouraged me to continue to contribute. I want to give back to the profession that has given me…
Living in Europe: there is but ONE engineering profession
My experience with moving from Europe to the United States in the 1980s demonstrated that there is one engineering profession no matter where you go. Since we all speak the same language, my transition from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, to the University of Louisville, Kentucky, went smoothly. Furthermore, working for three years…
Why Should IEEE Members Vote for Me?
IEEE is a multifaceted, global organization that needs a President with a unique set of leadership, technical vision, and people skills. As a Life Fellow who has held top IEEE leadership positions on three major boards, chaired six TAB committees, and was a society president, I believe I have the vision, knowledge, and experience to…