The Key Role of Engineers in Contributing Towards Humanity
The IEEE SIGHT Uganda Section project that aims at reducing maternal and child mortality rates in the district. Engineers play a fundamental role in facilitating proper functioning of the modern society. They deliver various development contributions to key sectors that keep society well established and…
A year full of activities by IEEE INSAT Robotics and Automation Society SBC
As the academic year winds down, IEEE INSAT Robotics and Automation Society Student Branch Chapter continue their efforts to engrain the passion for robotics in young engineering students in INSAT and Tunisia. Here is a short recap of this year’s activities. The activities were very…
What Makes a University Great?
Is the reputation of elite universities just a self-fulfilling prophecy? I have the perception that a handful of universities get the lion’s share of credit for engineering achievement. It seems that their faculty and alumni receive an outsize proportion of awards and academy memberships. I don’t…
Soft Skills enhancement is a lifelong credential
IEEE rewards its members by helping them enhance their soft skills through its multiple activities According to Forbes “Soft Skills Are The Key To Finding The Most Valuable Employees”. Even though enhancing our hard skills, such as statistical analysis, SEO/SEM marketing, software development, data mining,…
How we celebrated IEEE DAY in Tunisia Section?
As we know, the IEEE DAY is an annual action celebrating the first time in history when engineers worldwide and IEEE members gathered to share their technical ideas in 1884. For this year, celebrations are planned from the 1st till the 14th of October 2018. So, how we…
IEEE European Public Policy Committee calls for new working group (WG) members.
In a previous article, Marko Delimar, the chair of IEEE European Public Policy Committee (EPPC) noted that, the EPPC expands the dialogue between the European engineering community and European public authorities to enable technologists to more easily share their expertise and concerns and to enable European institutions and…
Election Results: IEEE Region 8 Director-elect 2019 – 2020
IEEE member Antonio Luque has been chosen as 2019 – 2020 IEEE Region 8 Director-elect. He will begin serving as IEEE Region 8 Director on 1 January 2021. Antonio, received 4993 votes in the election and Rafal Sliz received 4703 votes. The results are unofficial…
Take the lead, be the example
“In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.” Dalai Lama The IEEE ENET’Com Student Branch is growing in good standards. Starting by the huge effort they did in the recruitment of new members which never ends. This Student Branch…
Why Schools Are Getting More Serious About Teaching Engineering Students About Ethics
How Blockchain Technology Could Combat the Global Counterfeit Drug Market Wins Apex Award
The award recognizes writing excellence in health and medical writing category Pain-reduction pills, cancer-fighting drugs, and epilepsy medication were among the 25 million counterfeit medicines worth US $51 million seized in the worldwide Operation Pangea X conducted in September by Interpol, the international police agency said. More than 3,580 websites selling…
IEEE Region 8 News – September 2018 issue out now
Download your FREE September 2018 edition of IEEE Region 8 News now by clicking on the front cover here or by selecting this link. This latest issue includes… last-minute information on IEEE elections in the Region report from the inaugural Africa Council meeting details on…
Is there clear evidence that radiation from mobile phones causes cancer?
On the 14th of July an article was published in the web page of The Guardian that was circulating all over the Internet. The article is titled “The inconvenient truth about cancer and mobile phones” and the authors state that even though the scientific peer…
Meet Volunteers Aboard the IEEE MOVE Truck
They provide the vehicle’s mobile services of emergency power, Internet access, and cellphone chargers to natural disaster victims and aid workers Since the MOVE Community Outreach project launched in 2016, IEEE volunteers have spent weeks at a time helping out during nine natural disasters in the United…
IEEE European Public Policy Committee
In 2001 the IEEE Board of Directors made a strategic decision to make IEEE a truly international society. As a result of this Region 8 derived one of the primary priorities in 2011: “Cooperation with European Institutions and Agencies”. Like on the level of Region…
Facebook’s DensePose Tech Raises Concerns About Potential Misuse
Facebook’s DensePose technology lets anyone turn 2D images of people into 3D models In early 2018, Facebook’s AI researchers unveiled a deep-learning system that can transform 2D photo and video images of people into 3D mesh models of those human bodies in motion. Last month,…
Google Co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page Named Recipients of the IEEE Computer Society 2018 Computer Pioneer Award
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 11 July 2018 – Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have been selected to receive the IEEE Computer Society’s 2018 Computer Pioneer Award. This award acknowledges significant contributions to early concepts and developments in the electronic computer field that have clearly advanced…
Your Guide to the GDPR
The European Union (EU) initially introduced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2016 to help people assert control over their personal data on the Internet. Fast-forward two years, and GDPR takes effect worldwide on 25 May 2018, sending a cold shiver down the…
This is what happens to your body during a flight
Do you know what happens to your body during a flight? Dehydration Loss of taste You’ll expand (literally) Ear pain Have a look at the following video. Make sure you drink a lot of water and move when it is allowed to. Source: Tech…
The video of the airport clerk, that made a lot of people furious
IEEE volunteers travel a lot, especially in our huge Region, Region 8. We all know of cases where our volunteers have experienced a suitcase that has been damaged after a flight, don’t we? A twitter user, Vanessa Marsh, shared the following video on Twitter and can…
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