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  • Are Electric Motorbikes Better Than Petrol Ones?

    They certainly were at Anglesey Circuit on 13 August.  Its one of my favourite circuits, a great location with the sea right up by the circuit and the views of the Snowdonia mountain range in the background and looking towards South Stack from another viewpoint as well. You get a good crowd of riders and spectators and the race officials at NG Racing who run the races are always friendly.  Plus the weather was good, relatively warm, but not too bright and sunny for the riders.  It was the first round of the 2017 MotoE Racing championship, an innovative race series for electric motorcycles, which the IET’s Automotive & Road Transport Systems Technical Professional Network support, as its aimed at university teams, plus all the Technical Commission are IET members. Normally there are around 5…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • Humans Of The IET WA YP - Ghazel Monir

    Last week we met Victor , Chairperson and founder of Curtin IET On Campus. This week I'd like to introduce Ghazel Monir , the last of our Open Day MVPs. She is an alumnus of the 2016 Leadership Programme, joining the committee as a Leadership Programme mentor and UWA student representative. She is the mentor for the student group heading up the IET Quiz Night this September. Over the mid-semester break, she has singlehandedly brought the UWA IET On Campus club to fruition and is the incumbent chairperson. Ghazel is studying a Masters of Civil Engineering at UWA. She joined the IET YP Committee to become a part of a community of like-minded people and learn from them. Let's get to know Ghazel. Why did you join the Committee? I joined the committee so that I could help run awesome events and…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • IET Cambridge 2017/18

    All events for the 2017/18 season are now included in the events section of this site.  All IET Cambridge events have titles in capitals and are preceeded by CAMBS.  There are other events, primarily from other IET groups, which are included to enable you to have access to a wide spread of subject.  A programme card, venue maps and posters have been added to the files section.  Please take a look at the range of events that have been arranged and make a booking if you are interested in attending. Our Prestige lecture this year is by the Vice President of Technology at ARM.  Please book early to ensure you get a place.

    David Blake
    David Blake

  • Speaker Announcement: Bringing Manufacturing Technologies to Life - Christopher Simpson

    Christopher Simpson is Managing Director of Simpson Associates, an international engineering consultancy providing advice and support to companies in the UK, USA, Germany and other European countries on strategy, performance improvement, project management, acquisitions and other business development.  He currently holds a number of non-executive directorships in the UK and Germany. He has been Chief Executive with major manufacturing corporations in the UK, USA and Germany.  He has in depth knowledge of Germany and is fluent in the language.  His specialist areas are advanced manufacturing and financial management.  He has a first degree in engineering and is a Sloan Fellow at the London Business School. Apart from his direct business activities, he is past Chairman of the UK Manufacturing…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Five ways particle accelerators have changed the world

    Have you ever wondered about the part particle accelerators play in our every day lives? Take a look at this article by community member Graeme Burt for The Conversation:   Got any questions for Graeme?  Post them below in the comments box.

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Humans Of The IET WA YP - Victor Olet

    Last week we met Nick , Murdoch's student representative. Keeping with our theme of Open Day MVPs this week I'd like to introduce Victor Olet, our Curtin student representative, founder of Curtin IET On Campus and the incumbent chairperson. At the Curtin Open Day, he organised our stall and had members of IET On Campus helping out while he did engineering outreach for Curtin. Victor is a Chemical Engineering student at Curtin University who joined the IET through the 2016 IET YP Leadership Programme. Victor then went on to exemplify himself through his tireless work as Chairperson of Curtin IET on Campus with a particularly successful BBQ organised only a few weeks ago. Let's get to know Victor. Why did you join the Committee? I liked how the IET created a community of engineers, scientists…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Zurich FabLab Technical Visit - Tuesday 29th August, 18:00

    ...come along and see how the Zurich FabLab operates. Checkout the 3D Printers and other latest Design & Fabrication equipment, before maybe having a go yourself.   http://zurich.fablab.ch/   The Zurich FabLab is a workshop where you can make your own creations. The concept is best explained by visiting the Fablab one time.... Register your free place: https://localevents.theiet.org/619be6     Address: Zimmerlistrasse 6 8004 Zürich Map: https://goo.gl/maps/ZFRi9Q8tYyR2   Directions Bus or Tram to Zimmerlistrasse 6, 8004 Zurich (Close to Zurich Hardplatz) See you there... Your IET Switzerland Committee

    Jeff Hunter
    Jeff Hunter

  • IET FARADAY DO-IT-YOURSELF CHALLENGE - 3 Preliminary Round & 1 FINAL

    Executive summary:   PRELIMINARY ROUND 1 HELD ON 11 th MARCH 2017 : Participated by 8 teams – 48 students   PRELIMINARY ROUND 2 HELD ON 2 nd APRIL 2017 - Participated by 8 teams – 48 students   PRELIMINARY ROUND 3 HELD ON 13 th MAY 2017 - Participated by 7 teams – 42 students   FINAL to be held on 26August 2017     The IET Brunei Young Professional Section (YPS) with the support of the main committee organised the IET Faraday Do-It-Yourself Challenge for Schools’ students in Year 9. The aim of the activity is to give students the opportunity to research, design and make prototype solutions to genuinely tough engineering problems. This is in-line with the IET Brunei vision and mission in promoting the general advancement of science, engineering and technology and to facilitate the exchange of…

    Siong Tang
    Siong Tang

  • IET BRUNEI LN ORGANISED TECHNICAL VISIT AND TALK

    Technical vist on 4th August 2017 IET members, On campus group members from Politeknik Brunei and University Technology Brunei as well as some non members visited the Sinar Suria Bio-Center, MC Biotech Sdn Bhd on the 4th August 2017.  Participants had the opportunity to view the first class facility for the production of large scale cultivation of the Microalgae Haematococcus pluvialias.  The facility was completed in mid-2016 and concentrates on cultivation, drying and packaging of the dried algae biomass after which they are exported to Japan for extraction and further processing. The target product extracted from the Microalgae called Astaxanthin, a beta-carotenoid (same family as Vitamin A).  It is one of the strongest anti-oxidants in the market and gained international acclaim after being…

    Siong Tang
    Siong Tang

  • IET BRUNEI DARUSSALAM NETWORK ORGANISED TALK ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE - 11th AUGUST 2017

    Mr Ang Kian Guan, past IET Brunei LN Chairman shared with IET members on the following,  - Corporate Risk Management - Professional Indemnity Insurance - Wealth Management and Trust

    Siong Tang
    Siong Tang

  • National Initiative For Cyber Education (NICE)

    The NICE framework being introduced by nist.gov is pragmatic in its approach and offers understandings that can be adopted by any organisation. Specifically, it lets you identify what cyber designations are applicable to your organisation and which specific combination of academic, certifications and apprenticeship models are applicable to your company.   Current cyber qualifications are limited and somewhat restricted as they are based off TCP/IP technology ecosystems, the NICE framework, goes one step further and allows you to move beyond the client/server architecture to identify what combinations of any cyber activities will be applicable to your needs.  It lets you make qualitative and quantitative cyber assessments without any bias. Its framework uses a common body of knowledge (CBK)…

  • IET BRUNEI DARUSSALAM ORGANISED TECHNICAL VISIT TO SINAR SURIA BIO-CENTER, MC BIOTECH SDN BHD - 4th AUGUST 2017

    IET members, On campus group members from Politeknik Brunei and University Technology Brunei as well as some non members visited the Sinar Suria Bio-Center, MC Biotech Sdn Bhd on the 4th August 2017.  Participants had the opportunity to view the first class facility for the production of large scale cultivation of the Microalgae Haematococcus pluvialias.  The facility was completed in mid-2016 and concentrates on cultivation, drying and packaging of the dried algae biomass after which they are exported to Japan for extraction and further processing. The target product extracted from the Microalgae called Astaxanthin, a beta-carotenoid (same family as Vitamin A).  It is one of the strongest anti-oxidants in the market and gained international acclaim after being featured on the 2012 Dr. Oz show…

    Siong Tang
    Siong Tang

  • 2017 Amercias CVC

    Presentation by Toronto LN at 2017 Americas volunteer conference in Orlando.

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Come And See Behind The Scenes At MotoE Racing

    The 2017 season of MotoE gets underway for 2017 with races at: Anglesey circuit - 12-13 August 2017 Pembrey - 1-3 September 2017 Donington Park -  7-8 October 2017   MotoE is a dynamic Engineering Competition   that challenges teams from all over the world to design and build and race electric motorbikes. The series enables teams to test themselves them against the best competitors in the world on iconic race tracks throughout Europe. The teams form an inclusive club of manufacturers, technical institutions and privateer constructors who are racing on the same track at the same time to be at the cutting edge of clean technology that powers the next generation of motorsport. The field is level, and the same rules apply to all competitors making this the most open competition that exists today…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • IET WA YPS Leadership Programme Project: Bike Phone Charger

    Check out this amazing project by the IET WA Leadership Programme Team which promotes STEM and the IET during the open day of the four universities in Western Australia:  Curtin, Murdock, UWA and ECU. See how Kelly charged her mom's phone using the bike here Team’s Process Participating in the WA IET leadership programme presented us with a project that has never been attempted before. The team was faced with a challenge that had no clearly defined approach but had a single objective; to promote the IET to aspiring engineers on Universities around Western Australia. Initially, the project was oriented towards beating a World Record. However, after weeks of discussing world record ideas, the team decided to beat a world record using a self-powered bicycle that would charge the most electronic…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • 10 Products Made Obsolete by IoT

    IoT Evolution World recently posted this article about everyday objects that they believe will be obsolete by Internet of Things. http://www.iotevolutionworld.com.convey.pro/l/7BQZr20   They make some interesting points – they are probably spot on with number 10: paper documents , which have already decreased dramatically over the last few years. However I’m not so sure about some of the other items. For number 1 Physical Payment Methods , we have seen a real decreased in physical money, however for small amounts and in an emergency they still play a role in society – besides what will the tooth fairy leave under the pillows of children?! On a more serious note there are ‘Orwelian’ privacy worries with virtual money, which could prevent physical cash being made completely obsolete. Number 3…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • Upcoming Antennas And Propagation TPN Events

    We’ll be starting our new session in October and the Antennas and Propagation network has some great events lined up: here are 3 of the events coming up over the next year:   LAPC 2017 -  whilst not technically a TPN event, this event is now organised by the IET and the TPN has lots of involvement in it! Held in Loughborough University on 13 and 14 November 2017, the format of the event continues in a single-track format where invited talks in special sessions are alternated with open poster sessions co-located with an exhibition. http://events.theiet.org/lapc/index.cfm   Novel RF Materials and Manufacturing Techniques for Antennas – this new 2 day event will be held in Austin Court Birmingham on 7 and 8 February 2018 . This colloquium aims to bring together experts from these two interdependent…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • Humans Of The IET WA YP - Nicholas Lane

    Last Week we met Tayah , a General Committee Member. Keeping with our theme of Open Day MVPs this week I'd like to introduce Nicholas Lane , our Murdoch Student Club Representative for MESS (Murdoch Engineering Student Society). Nick is an Instrumentation and Control Engineering student at Murdoch University who joined the IET to be involved with other like minded students and engineering professionals. He's also an alumnus of the 2016 IET YP Leadership Programme. Let's get to know Nick. Why did you join the Committee? I was inspired by the amazing committee members and what they are doing. Dogs or cats (or Ducks? Naked mole rats?)? Dogs×100. One of these days I'll get a cat person on here. What is your guilty pleasure? Eating chips and gravy on a rainy day. What is the nerdiest thing you do…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • "Architecture for Complex Systems" Speaker Announcement: Mike Wilkinson - Niteworks

    The Architecting of Complex Systems Mike Wilkinson, Niteworks   Abstract Traditional Systems Engineering inhabits a tidy world where effects are clearly linked to causes, system evolution is predictable and similar starting conditions will lead to similar endpoints. This is not the case in all systems, including those relying on human beings for their operation, and systems methods such as architecting are increasingly being  called upon where the old certainties do not apply. This paper explores that nature of systems complexity, the role that architecture can play in taming complexity, and how that role can be realised in practical terms using architecture and architecting methods. Biography Mike Wilkinson is Technical Director Niteworks, on secondment from Atkins. He has a first degree in…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • 2017/18 Committee

    Here is the Bristol Network committee for the 2017/18 season:   Chair: Junichi Sugiura CEng FIET Vice Chair: Dr Pritesh Narayan MIET Advisor to the Chair: Jeremy Boyd MIET Honorary Secretary: Pelin Morgan MIET Honorary Treasurer: Eur Ing Dr Russell Haines CEng FIET Young Professionals’ Chair: Chris Waters MIET Professional Registration Advisor: John Garrett CEng FIET Fellow (FIET) Representative: Eur Ing Dr Russell Haines CEng FIET IEng Representative: Prajjwal Baral IEng MIET Schools & Colleges Liaison: Michael Richardson CEng MIET Academic Liaison (UoB): Prof. Mark Beach CEng MIET Court Liaison (UoB) Jeremy Boyd MIET Academic Liaison (UWE): Dr Kemraj Emrith Dr Pritesh Narayan MIET Industrial Liaison: Dr Qasim Al’Akayshee CEng MIET Retired Professional Engineers Club: Michael Rowe CEng MIET…

    James Inge
    James Inge

  • Visit to MSport

    The West Cumbria Network volunteers recently organised a visit to the M-Sport facility.  Here is a report from Joseph Dabrera, the West Cumbria Convenor. "The visit to MSport was excellent and the high standard maintained by M-Sport staff has much to do with their success in motor sports. The owner Malcolm Wilson is a man of vision and persistence in that he was able to select the premises and secure funding for such a privately owned business which has had considerable success in motor sports. The M-Sport expansion and investment in education and training of employees continues and must be a prime factor in their business success. The Tour included a behind the scenes of the development of the Ford Fusion and Bentley continental GT racing cars ."   One of the tour attendee’s thoughts “Although…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • Missed ICPRS? Catch up with the conference

    Report on the International Conference on Pattern Recognition Systems (ICPRS) 11th - 13th July 2017 Report written by Marcos González Montero The origin of the conference First of all, to talk about the International Conference on Pattern Recognition Systems (ICPRS) it’s necessary to go back to it origins. The Chilean Computer Science Society has for many years organised an annual conference and in each conference there were different workshops reflecting specialised fields. Some years later, and thanks to the importance that its workshop gained in a short period of time and to the amount of papers that came from many countries to its workshop, the Chilean Association for Pattern Recognition (ACHIRP being its acronym in Spanish) emerged as an independent organization and associated to the International…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • Upcoming RF and Microwave TPN Events

    We’ll be starting our new session in October and the RF and Microwave network has some great events lined up. Here are 3 of the events that the TPN have coming up over the next year:   Towards 5G – after a successful event this year, the TPN will be hosting another event looking at 5G technology. Held in Savoy Place, London on 24 January 2018 , this event is sure to be another exciting look at the future of 5G as it gets ever closer Registration details coming soon   T he 6th Active and Passive RF Devices - now in its 6 th year, this is a repeat of the successful event held at Savoy Place, London on the 8th May 2017. This event is an opportunity to find out about the latest breakthrough in RF and microwave areas.   Date and location TBC   THz and MM Wave – this event is being held in Austin…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • Applying The Layered Approach - Defence In Depth

    In line with the theme of field based technologies, the need to interact with field-data hosted beyond domain networks is reviewed here. Traditional networks that housed core data structures are likely to have implemented security segments similar to figure 1. With the advancement of users ability to access and interact with data outside the traditional network, the need for defence in depth as a method to review security posture becomes appealing as it allows you to take multi-layered approach to security, similar to figure 2. Below are some steps your Security Operations Center can use to review application/technology deployment projects: 1.Identify the bare essential critical core components required for a transaction to occur within your application. 2.How would services dependant on Non…

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