This blog features posts from and about the EngX community. Want to contribute? Read our blogging guide to help you get started.
Congratulations to IET Singapore Network!! Amos Heng from Singapore is the runner up of the IET PATW Asia Pacific Regional Final! He presented on "Smart Drones: A paradox". The PATW Regional Final took place at Sydney, Australia 27 August 2016.
Naomi Climer, IET President spoke on BBC Radio 4 this morning about the celebration of the history of Waterloo Bridge, part of the Totally Thames Festival. Focusing on women in engineering and the celebration of the group of women who built one of London’s most important bridges in wartime. Here is a link to listen to Naomi on BBC Radio 4 – begin at 2 hrs 49 mins 40 secs The IET is pleased to continue to support and promote the history behind the Ladies Bridge on 23rd & 24th September - further information to follow.
There is also an exhibition, which features artworks and technological interactives, is the outcome of a collaboration between Kilmarnock Engineering & Science Society, Bellsbank Primary School, Doon Academy, the Dark Skies Observatory and local engineer Mark Klimek.
It's time for another speaker highlight! This week, we are delighted to confirm that our fourth speaker for the Intelligent Imaging event, 14 October 2016 at IET London: Savoy Place is: Alexandru Drimbarean , Vice President of Advanced Research at FotoNation, Ireland. About Alexandru: Alexandru Drimbarean is the Vice President of Advanced Research team at FotoNation Ireland focusing on developing computer vision and machine learning technologies for mobile, biometrics and automotive applications. He and his group aim at identifying, researching and providing novel innovative techniques and features to enhance, extend and simplify the adoption of imaging technologies. Alexandru received his B.S in Electronic Engineering in Brasov Romania followed by an M.Sc. in Electronic Science at N.U.I…
If you live in the Herts & Beds area you may be interested in joining the Hertfordshire Engineers Luncheon Club - check them out by clicking here ..
The speaker Dr Pham Tien Dat talked about the following at the workshop: mobile fronthaul/backhaul for small and moving cells, convergence of fiber and wireless, fiber-wireless systems for mobile fronthaul, systems for highspeed trains and systems for resilient access networks. Read more...
Speaker for the workshop: Dr Jiang Liu from Waseda University shared about the establishment of Global Energy Interconnection for a sutainable and efficient energy future, applications and case introduction of ICT in Globe Energy Interconnection in Japan as well as the challenges and solutions for residential Energy Management System. Find out more
IET Japan Network AGM was held at Research Institute of Science and Engineering, Waseda University led by IET Japan Network Chairman: Professor Mitsuji Matsumoto. Four talks were delivered at the AGM meeting including the below: 1) Fiber and Wireless Convergence for Future Mobile Networks by Dr. Pham Tien Dat The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) 2) Satellite Laser Communication Activities in NICT by Dr. Dimitar Kolev The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) 3) Trend for smart-grid home systems in China by Dr.Jiang Liu, Fulltime Lecturer International Center for Science and Engineering Programs (ICSEP) 4) Title: Evolution for e-mobility charging in Europe, China and Japan by Mr. Yukio Yokoi, Researcher Research Institute…
Today, we have for you, the final two speakers details for our event taking place on 14th September: "Intelligent Industrial Automation in Factories and Elsewhere ” by Professor Duncan McFarlane. Professor McFarlane has been involved in the design and operation of industrial automation and information systems for twenty five years. His research work has been in distributed, intelligent industrial automation, reconfigurable control systems, resilient control, RFID integration, track and trace systems, IoT and valuing industrial information. In 1993 he was a founding member of the Holonic Manufacturing Systems consortium examining the role of distributed AI in manufacturing control for the first time. Since 2000 he has been Director of the Auto ID Centre [2000-3] and Auto ID Labs [2003-…
A visit to GE Engine Services, Malaysia has been organised by IET Control and Automation Technical Professional Network (TPN) and IET Malaysia Network (LN) Thursday, 29th September 2016 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 noon MAS Engineering Complex A-AA1802 SAAS Airport, 47200 Subang, Selangor, Malaysia GE Engine Services Malaysia Sdn Bhd (GEESM) provides overhauling, maintenance, and repair services for aircraft engines, namely CFM56 engines models. The company’s clients include Malaysian Airline Systems, Air Asia and other Asia-Pacific airlines including US and Europe’s airlines. GE Engine Services Malaysia Sdn Bhd was founded in 1997 and is based in Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang, Malaysia. The company operates as a subsidiary of GE Engine Services Malaysia. The facility is around 195,000 square…
Together with David Lindley, Chairman of the Aerospace TPN, I represented the TPN at the Farnborough International Air Show 2016, Futures Day on 15 July 2016. Futures Day has been designed by the ADS (Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space) organisation to give groups of young people aged 11 – 21 a chance to find out about the exciting career opportunities available in the dynamic sectors of Aerospace and Defence. Throughout the day, groups from schools, universities and youth associations visited the Innovation Zone where they were able to experience the aerospace technology of the future and meet with academic institutions. A steady stream of celebrities and officials also visited the Zone during the day, including the Secretary of State for Defence, Commandant Air Cadets, the Red…
So, it's September already and with just slightly less than two weeks to go to our event, we are delighted to provide more speaker details: Steven Carter - Manufacturing System Specialist - SMART Factories for Rolls-Royce Plc Steve's presentation is entitled "Industry 4.0, an end-user’s perspective” and will focus on Industry 4.0 from a Rolls-Royce Plc prospective and what we see as current state capabilities, challenges & future developments. Steve also sites on the the IET Controls & Automation Exec Panel Team. He is a professional accredited engineer with over 18 years’ experience as a technical specialist of delivering integrated automation-manufacturing systems and developing manufacturing processes, within the Aerospace & Automotive industrial sectors. Having worked for an array…
It has been revealed that graduate engineering roles are among the highest earning jobs in the UK according to Glassdoor’s 2016 report. According to the report, graduate software engineers earn approximately £28,370 per annum, mechanical engineers earn £26,949, graduate engineers earn £26,500, civil engineers are at £25,000 and structural engineers earn circa £24,993. The top graduate salary in the report was a graduate analyst, whose salary is roughly £34,366 a year. Read more...
Nearly one hundred years ago, Beatrice ‘Tilly’ Shilling was beginning an electrical engineering apprenticeship. A pioneer in more ways than one, what does her legacy mean today and are things any different for today’s female engineering apprentices? Beatrice ‘Tilly’ Shilling crossed boundaries. A ground-breaking aeronautical engineer and successful motorcycle racer, she had known by the age of 15 that she wanted to be an engineer. Then again, this was 1920s’ Britain and Shilling had chosen a profession that wasn’t easy for a young woman to enter, however skilled - she had already been maintaining her own motorcycle for several years - or however great her enthusiasm. - E &T Magazine Read more...
A-level results out today in England, Wales and Northern Ireland reveal a decline in the number of young people studying subjects like maths and physics which the IET says highlights a need to rethink how the education system is addressing the national engineering skills shortage. - E&T Magazine Read more...
The Keynote speaker for Monday 24th October 2016 has been announced! Following the success of last year, the IET International Conference on Technologies for Active and Assisted Living (TechAAL 2016) is running for a second time this year! The two day conference will consist of invited keynotes along with several author presentations. We are delighted to announce that our Keynote speaker for Monday 24th October is: Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze , Professor and Deputy Director of UCLIC . About Nadia: Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze is a Full Professor in Affective Computing and Interaction at the Interaction Centre of the University College London (UCL). She received her PhD in Computer Science for Biomedicine from the University of the Studies of Milan, Italy. Her research focuses on designing technology…
Dishwashers, washing machines and home printers will soon be able to order detergent and ink directly from Amazon without their owners having to lift a finger. - The Times Read more...
Rolls-Royce will over the next three years replace turbine blades on the entire fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners powered by its Trent 1000 engine, after corrosion and cracking problems were discovered on some passenger jets operated by Japanese launch customer ANA. Read more...
Juries could soon be given virtual reality headsets to “visit” murder scenes from the court room and view footage shot by robots of corpses and evidence as they were found by detectives. - The Times Read more...
Drug-dispensing contacted lenses could offer new hope to people suffering from glaucoma, which causes blindness, after they were found to be at least as effective as eye drops. - The Telegraph Read more...
It’s ironic that the company whose gender equality efforts landed them the 2016 Catalyst award (an award that they shared with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau) can’t seem to get it just quite right. A new Gap Kids ad from the U.K. has come under fire in the past week for labelling girls as “social butterflies” and boys as “scholars.” Read more...
Samantha Grathoff is a lab coordinator, community engagement liaison, and adjunct lecturer for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in UM-Flint’s College of Arts & Sciences. She’s also one of the directors of the Curiosity Academy: a community club that engages middle school girls, mostly 6th to 8th graders, who have an interest in STEM subjects. The Academy aims to reignite the girls’ interest in science, technology, engineering, and math at an age when they may be moving away from such disciplines. Through fun projects and activities, the students are connected to educators and professionals in various STEM fields. Noted one recent student, “Curiosity Academy has been an amazing experience and I love that I got to do cool science projects with my friends. My favorite activities were…
From making Lego figures to organising Wikipedia editathons, Maia Weinstock is looking to increase female representation and challenge bias. - How many of us – as children or adults – have spent hours building Lego towns for mini-figures to work and play in? Now, what if more of those mini-figures could represent women in leadership and scientific roles? This is something Maia Weinstock wants to make happen. The US-based science communicator has been making female Lego mini-figures, including some famous names in space science. Read more...
Many women working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) have faced a common experience at some point during their college days -- they walked into a classroom and found that they were among a small handful of women in the class, or even the only one. That kind of experience has the potential to make a talented, motivated student feel out-of-place, and compel her to search for more inclusive academic environments, according to Nilanjana Dasgupta, a psychology researcher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Questioning one's sense of "belonging" in an academic environment may contribute to why women are significantly under-represented in some areas of STEM. - National Science Foundation. Read more...
