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  • Wizards, Robots & Sentient Beings ..and A Starstruck Audience. (IET Savoy Place).

    Renowned futurologist Brian David Johnson with IET Honorary Fellow Will.i.am, gave a talk on their view of the technological world coming our way. The evening was chaired by design engineer and 2012 IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Yewande Akinola. "It all starts with dreaming" discussed Brian and the need to dream a different dream -  it’s only at that point we know what to engineer. Will.i.am continued that he’s observed that with the amount of investment going into machine intelligence ( A.I ), if the same efforts go into Human Intelligence, like STEM programs, then we can ensure that minds are nurtured the right way  i.e. transformation of society which benefits everyone. Currently, Will's support for STEM programs are seeing an 80 % graduation of students going directly into robotics…

  • THE FUTURE OF COMPUTING AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS

    The Cambridge IET 2018 Prestige Lecture was given by Dr. Krisztian Flautner who is vice president of technology at arm.  As with all technology comnpanies, arm need to project into the future and plan for the future technologies so they can continue their business.  Over 275 attendees listened to Krisztian's vision of the Internet of Things being the way forward in the post mobile world.  His view was that issues of user and public trust in the technology would be just as important as the actual systems. There is a need to get the technology right but also the finances and economics so that the people took up the opportunities that IoT can deliver.

    David Blake
    David Blake

  • T is for Training courses – CPD resources (TWAVES)

    There are many activities that can count as CPD and training courses would probably be at the top of your list. However, do you actually know what is available to you as part of your membership with the IET, or even if you are not a member? Do you take full advantage of CPD resources provided by the IET? Do you know that we offer lifeskills workshops (usually held in the evenings) and webinars  (online learning) that are free to attend? Do you know that we also offer open courses (face-to-face) and e-classes (online learning) with discounts for members? What is your preferable / most effective way of learning? Face-to-face? Online? Let us know about IET training courses you have attended in the comments below. More information about training options that the IET provide can be found on our…

    Matylda
    Matylda

  • The Chartered Engineer Behind Your Grocery Delivery

    Sourcing systems and equipment for Ocado’s robot technology is all part of the job for Mike Lee CEng MIET, an Engineering Supply Chain Manager at the online grocery retailer. When Mike applied for the role, Chartered status was not a requirement, but he says having it on his CV underlined his experience and showed he was a serious engineer.   Engineering at Ocado Engineering and robots might not be the first things you associate with the grocery retailer Ocado. But in fact the company operates a fully automated warehouse known as a Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) using their robot technology. 1,000 robots run across two grids, each the size of a football pitch. They identify and retrieve boxes containing specific products, then deliver these to a picker who takes out the required number for…

  • 5G: State Of Play

    Last week over 100 delegates joined us at Savoy Place, London for this year’s TPN conference on 5G, which looked at the current state of play in the world of 5G.   We were fortunate to be joined by some exciting and prominent speakers, including: Professor Mischa Dohler, from King’s College London, told the audience that he believes 5G will be the last ‘Generation’ and there will be no need for any future generations Professor Andy Sutton from EE agreed with this assertion as he discussed architecture and design of 5G Tony Sceales, fresh in his role in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, discussed why the government is interested in 5G Philippe Thouvenin from CTO Thales AVS/ Microwave Sub-Systems spoke on why hardware is still important as the UK moves towards 5G     Thanks…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • Astronomy: Principles Of Observing (Thursday 22/02/18 @ Cleopatra Hotel)

    Astronomy: Principles of Observing Everything we know about the universe is through the observation of waves, visible radiation for the first few tens of thousands of years of our civilization, the rest of the electromagnetic spectrum in the past century or so, and gravitational waves for the past couple of years. This talk will examine the factors in making astronomical observations possible, and their evolution from the time of ancient Greece to the recent detection of gravitational waves. Specifically, we will discuss the collection of waves, their analysis and their detection, including how to optimize each observation to the 'family' of waves it aims to use, the environmental factors affecting these observational ventures and technological factors improving or deteriorating them. We will…

    Alkis Spyrou
    Alkis Spyrou

  • IET Robotics And Mechatronics TPN To Support 19th TAROS Conference In Robotics And Autonomous Systems

    The IET Robotics and Mechatronics Network are delighted to announce that we will once again be sponsoring the 19th "Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems" (TAROS) Conference from the 25th - 27th July 2018 , this year hosted by the Bristol Robotics Laboratory. Caption: Bristol Suspension Bridge. Copyright: Bristol City Centre. TAROS is the UK’s leading conference on Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS), which is aimed at the presentation and discussion of the latest results and methods in autonomous robotics research and applications worldwide. The conference welcomes senior researchers and research students alike, and invites paper submissions on different topics related to the principles and practice of robotics. Dr Manuel Giuliani, Professor in Embedded Cognitive AI for Robotics at the Bristol…

  • IET OnCampus CIIT Abbottabad Volunteer Committee (2018 To 2019)

    Assistant Professor Dr.Jawad Saleem On Campus Facilitator  (Supporting University Faculty Member) Mr.Zeshan Ajmal President    I    Official OnCampus CIIT Abbottabad Network email id:    oncampusiet @gmail.com Mr.Asad Masroor Secretary     Mr.Muhammad ilyas Malik Treasurer Mr.Babar Ali Social Media and Online PR Manager Ms Gemma Tuck IET OnCampus Student Coodinator (IET Staff at UK) OnCampus@theiet.org

    Nouman Abid Chuhan
    Nouman Abid Chuhan

  • IoT - Are You Ready ? (IET London Network).

    In line with the theme of field based technologies, I attended the Lunch & Learn at the IET Savoy Place in London last week on 'IOT - Are you Ready ?' presented by Mischa Dohler a full Professor in Wireless Communications at King’s College London. He gave a very dynamic understanding of wireless communications and what variables are currently being taken into account to create IoT devices, including how power, energy, security alongside demand and product-delivery will be the key success factors in delivering an IoT ecosystem correctly. Interestingly, three years ago the concept of 'Subnet of Things' was introduced by Jim Morrish at the 2014 IET Pinkterton Lecture in the heart of India's tech hub - Bangalore - at the GE's John F. Welch Technology Center. As a key take away, he specifically…

    Rimesh Patel
    Rimesh Patel

  • Registration open for EuCAP 2018

    Registration for EuCAP 2018 is now open! Join the Antennas and Propagation Community at Europe’s largest conference in the field, where you will meet 1200 of your peers and hear over 900 new research presentations.   EuCAP also features in-depth short courses, scientific workshops, technical visits to Queen Mary University of London and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) , conference dinner at the National Maritime Museum and social dinners, held in the vibrant West India Quay area, close to the conference venue.   The full programme of papers will be announced in February, but you can see what’s happening and sign up with the early booking discount at http://www.eucap2018.org/

    Sarah Sennett
    Sarah Sennett

  • Opportunities and Challengers of Malaysia Small & Medium Industries In Next Industry Revolution

    IET Malaysia Local Network organized a technical seminar on 14th OCT 2017 (Saturday), at Aloft Hotel Kuala Lumpur on Opportunities and Challengers of Malaysia Small & Medium Industries In Next Industry Revolution. The invited speakers were Ir. Dr. Tan Chee Fai and Ir Dr. Leong Wai Yie. More than 20 delegates attended the event.   During the seminar, the speakers have mentioned that the traditional manufacturing industry is in the throes of a digital transformation that is accelerated by exponentially growing technologies. The pace of change reflects ‘Moore’s law’ on the speed at which information technology-driven change happens. Companies and their industrial processes need to adapt to this rapid change if they are not to be left behind by developments in their sector and by their competitors…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • 1 Week To Go - Novel RF Materials And Manufacturing Techniques For Antennas

    The TPN’s first 2 day event is happening next week entitled Novel RF Materials and Manufacturing Techniques for Antennas During the two days you will hear from research into the design of novel materials, such as metamaterials, with an emphasis on fabrication limitations and on the development of novel manufacturing techniques, such as 3D printing.   We have a great programme lined up including talks from:   Day 1 Professor Christopher Tuck, University of Nottingham, UK Dr Flynn Castles, Queen Mary University London, UK   Day 2 Professor Woon-Hong Yeo, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Dr Benito Sanz-Izquierdo, University of Kent, UK     Ahead of the event we discussed 3D Printing with Prof Yiannis Vardaxoglou from Loughborough University – check out what he said here   We still have a few…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • Best Engineering Final Year Project Competition

    IET Malaysia Local Network is  jointly organizing with The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) on the Tan Sri Ir.Hj Yusoff Ibrahim Prize for Best Engineering Undergraduate Final Year Project.  The competition is open to all universities in Malaysia, every universities is invited to submit only the best thesis, and the competition has received more than 24 thesis  submissions.  The judges from both IET and IEM are involved in the selection. Photo:  The organizing committees from IEM (Left 1) Ir. Mohd Khir, (Left 2) Dr. Wong Hong Kok, and IET (Right 1) Ir Dr Leong Wai Yie and (Right 2) Dr. Lai Weng Kin discussing on the selection results. (By Leong Wai Yie, Vice Chair, IET Malaysia Network)

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • A Great Tour Of The National Ignition Facility

    IET NorCal had a great tour of the National Ignition Facility (NIF) on Friday. About 10 IET members and non-members toured the NIF with our expert guides who covered everything from the precision of the laser to the continuous pour techniques used to make the glass to the high speed X-ray diagnostics that peer in to the heart of the imploding capsule! A big, big thank you to all those at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory who made the tour possible. If we can get a photo, we'll post it!

    Allan Casey
    Allan Casey

  • WA IET YP Team Bonding And Planning Day 2018

    Words by Emmanuel Iloh The Event started with participants meeting near the Cactus on Forrest place from 10:30 AM, this was a great meetup location because the Cactus is iconic and very easy to locate, some sort of sign for identification would have helped for those who are new to the committee and may not have known anyone already there. Due to some participants been a bit late and we ended up starting the event at about 10:15 AM. We were then assigned to 4 teams at random, with executive committee members as the leaders of each group. In our newly formed teams, we were given an hour and a half to complete the puzzles of the scavenger hunt, based at different locations around the city. The puzzles were a great way for us to break the ice between our fellow team members and the commute from…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • As A Platform For Decentralized Economy, The Transformative Power Of Blockchains Impacts Every Industry Sector

    Our speaker Frank Rayal, founding partner of Xona partners  presented a comprehensive and dynamic lecture on blockchains, their use and some typical applications, including Bitcoin. The audience was fully engaged and audience feedback is good with the main comment being that the talk should have been longer! At the opening of the lecture, David Mann introduced our speaker and mentioned to the audience that this talk was a shrunk version of a four hour workshop being delivered the following week by Xona Partners in Asia. The speaker took the audience through development of Blockchains and Crypto Currency, He introduced the audience to the so called and mysterious inventor of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto . His original paper on Bitcoin can be found here   . Our speaker explained the opportunities…

    David Mann
    David Mann

  • Midlands Power Group Event - Cryogenic Energy Storage Technology & Policy Innovation

    2018 got off to a flying start for IET Midlands Power Group when over 50 delegates attended an informative talk given by Dr Jonathan Radcliffe on the subject of Cryogenic Energy Storage.  Dr Radcliffe, a Senior Research Fellow at Birmingham University, outlined how the work being done at the university is contributing to the Birmingham:Energy Capital initiative and addressing the challenges of decarbonisation of heat and securing future electricity supply against a backdrop of reducing load factor generating plant (arising from the increasing contribution of renewables) and increasing demand (arising from policies to decarbonise transport). Attendees were given an insight into the need for an increasingly flexible electricity supply environment and the potential contribution storage, including…

    David Swanson
    David Swanson

  • Technical Talk in Penang

    The IET Technical on Technologies Shaping the Business in Critical Communications  was organsied on Saturday 13th January 2018 at Vistana Hotel Penang. More than 20 participants attended the talk. Present was the IET Penang Representative Tan Soon Keong. The invited speaker, Dr Hari Narayanan is the Managing Director of Motorola Solutions Malaysia Sdn Bhd. He has delivered a quick review of the history of Motorola and highlighted the success and failures leading to where the Company is today. The evolving technologies that are driving the latest transformation of Motorola Solutions   have been presented. The presentation was ended with a summary view of the challenges of the local  Electrical & Electronics (EE) scene in reference to the technology trends, and the future talent needs.   The…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Industry 4.0 Forum

    The Institute of Engineering and Technology, Malaysia Local Network (IET) has successfully organised the Industry 4.0 forum with Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (Kuala Lumpur)  on industrial innovation, attracting more than 200 delegates from industrial, research and academic. The forum is organized by the Faculty of Engineering and co-organised by the The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM), the The Institute of Engineering and Technology, Malaysia Local Network (IET), the The Institute of Mechanical Engineering (IMechE), Malaysian Service Providers Confederation (MSPC) and the Malaysian Board of Technologists. The forum was presented with 57 students projects from Faculty of Engineering, which pioneered the integration of Industrial Innovation 4.0 into teaching and learning. During…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Saturday On TRIZ With IET Malaysia

    TRIZ - IET Malaysia Network event Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yip Mum Wai conducted a talk on Solving Engineering Problem by Systematic Innovation Approach of TRIZ on Saturday 4th November 2017. He indicated that problem solving is an important skill much needed in the knowledge based economy. With competition becoming increasingly intense, problem solving is no longer a “nice-to-have” skill but a “must-have”. He shared on TRIZ which is a way to learn PROBLEM SOLVING in a systematic approach.  (By Leong Wai Yie, Vice Chair, IET Malaysia Network)

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Cyber Careers Show Co-hosted By The IET (IET Savoy Place).

    A brand new event organised and co-hosted by Cyber Security Challenge UK and the IET that showcased the amazing careers on offer within the Cyber Security industry. You had the chance to select visiting slots specific to your own cyber preferences, the day long event allowed you to connect with potential employers and industry contacts who were there to help you better identify what your specialisms within Cyber Security might be. Ahmed Kotb, IT & Communications Lead for the Strategic & Engagement and Partnerships team at the IET, and the main organiser of the event, said: “Cyber security is such an important topic, which affects all aspects of our lives at home, work and play. We put this day on to showcase the opportunities to a broad mix of people from all walks of life, from those at school…

  • End Of Year Chairman's Reception

    On 14 th December, 2017 the IET Victoria Committee and the Young Professional (YP) Committee hosted the Annual Chairman Reception at the Metropolitan Hotel in Melbourne. The event welcomed professionals from all ranges of industries, students, as well as committee members from Engineers Australia and representatives of EECON and members of the IET. This was an occasion to reflect over the year in review for the IET Victoria Committee as well as to network amid experienced and young professional before the conclusion of 2017. During the evening, Chairman Arthur Baoustanos gave an insightful speech on the IET core values and purpose: inspiring the next generation of engineers, informing the wider engineering community, and influencing government and standards to advance society. Coming up over…

    Evan Barrett
    Evan Barrett

  • Novel Radar Techniques and Applications two volume set has now been published as an eBook

    We are pleased to announce that both volumes of the 'must have' radar research handbooks have  now been published not only in print but also as eBooks: Novel Radar Techniques and Applications Volume 1: Real Aperture Array Radar, Imaging Radar, and Passive and Multistatic Radar Novel Radar Techniques and Applications Volume 2: Waveform Diversity and Cognitive Radar, and Target Tracking and Data Fusion The two volume set has been organised by 6 Editors, who are all specialists in their respective fields. The chapters have been written by 69 Authors, who come from 9 different countries, therefore it has great international coverage of modern radar. Editors:  Richard Klemm, Ulrich Nickel, Christoph Gierull, Pierfrancesco Lombardo, Hugh Griffiths and Wolfgang Koch Novel Radar Techniques and Applications…

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Satellite Swarms & Mega-Constellations For Global Connectivity (IET Beds & Herts Local Network).

    In line with the theme of field based technologies I took opportunity to see how satellite developments are expected to meet consumer demands by attending a lecture on Satellite Swarms - The Launch of Satellite Mega-Constellations for Global Connectivity by Jonathan Higgins, Director, BeaconSeek Ltd.   A while back, I researched the QoS mechanisms required to provide Wireless VoIP for residential use over a carrier grade network - at the time modelling payloads using the DECT frequency range. Since then, we have seen carrier grade providers create simpler home based TCP/IP apps that allow you to use their carrier grade services on your phone. This is almost the norm now and has set the expectation for all home utility services to have some form of presence on your smart device. Jonathan discussed…

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