The 2024 IEEE Edison Medal is awarded to #IEEE Life Fellow Vincent W.S. Chan who played pioneering roles in free space laser communications and laid the foundation for the present high-speed fiber optical networks. Learn more about this year’s IEEE Awards: bit.ly/3dvRKnw

Smart home devices are helping our living spaces become more comfortable and convenient. Could these same technologies be used to help assess a home's structural integrity? Learn more about structural health monitoring sensors on #IEEE Transmitter: bit.ly/4biEAXo

The 2024 IEEE Founders Medal is awarded to #IEEE Fellow Tsu-Jae King Liu who has been instrumental in extending Moore’s Law with designs for fin-shaped field effect transistors which improve speed and functionality. Learn more about the 2024 IEEE Awards: bit.ly/3dvRKnw

AI with human-like reasoning abilities, also known as artificial general intelligence (AGI), feels like science fiction. But, are chatbots making AGI a reality today? Read more on #IEEE Transmitter: bit.ly/3yldEI1

Join us on 19 May for a celebration of the internet’s 50th anniversary and a historic #IEEE Milestone that played a pivotal role in its foundation and evolution. Register for the livestream today to celebrate alongside the global #IEEE community: bit.ly/3UVqEwM

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Did you know SHAKEY was a trailblazer in computer vision and navigation techniques? Its contributions to modern robotics and AI are immeasurable, making it a true IEEE Milestone. #IEEE140

How can we work more efficiently with AI? #IEEE Impact Creator Chenyang Lu weighs in with some skills and best practices. bit.ly/3WavPKg

#IEEE Senior Member Kayne McGladrey discusses ways that AI operators can avoid situations where models can identify, and exploit known security vulnerabilities. Read more on Axios: bit.ly/3JTSKCk

The 2024 #IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award goes to #IEEE Life Fellow Bernadette Bouchon-Meunier for her contributions to the foundations and applications of approximate reasoning and fuzzy systems. Learn more about this year’s IEEE Awards recipients: bit.ly/3dvRKnw

The term “spam” email was inspired by a sketch from Monty Python’s Flying Circus featuring Vikings whose loud, incessant chants about Spam, the canned meat, drowned out other conversations—much like spam emails are a seemingly never-ending nuisance in our inboxes.

“Dr. Gladys B. West is the esteemed recipient of the 2024 IEEE President’s Award. Dr. West's work on developing the Earth’s mathematical model was essential for GPS technology.” - Tom Coughlin, 2024 IEEE President & CEO

Industry 4.0 is enabling a new wave of automated production with human oversight. Learn about new manufacturing technologies and the importance of human mediation on IEEE Xplore: bit.ly/3UNATTM

#IEEE Member Paulo Alencar is a Featured Author recognized for his research contributions to information technology and software engineering. Since 1995, Alencar has had 73 articles published and 270 citations. Learn more about Alencar on IEEE Xplore: bit.ly/3QzzQnO

Smart roads are becoming even smarter through the fusion of cameras, radars and advanced sensors that can precisely pinpoint vehicle locations. Read more in a recently published paper on IEEExplore via IEEE Spectrum: bit.ly/3QBaWEj

How does AI adapt to unforeseen situations? #IEEE Impact Creator Cristiane Pimentel sheds light on the strategies that enable AI to learn and train overtime. bit.ly/4a7jERM

National Space Day lands on the first Friday in May of each year to celebrate the wonders and mysteries of our galaxy and beyond. And, Star Wars fans have double the reason to celebrate—tomorrow is May the 4th!

The #IEEE Vision, Innovation, and Challenges Summit and Honors Ceremony is today. Join the IEEE Awards livestream at 9am EDT, or watch the on-demand video after the event via #IEEE TV: bit.ly/3TWVIvB

#IEEE President Tom Coughlin discusses how customer segmentation analytics are evolving with generative AI and machine learning with @techtargetnews: bit.ly/3wr3hl7

AI chatbots may seem to know it all, but they are not without limitations. #IEEE Impact Creator Eleanor Watson shares why it’s vital to fact check AI outputs. bit.ly/3WavPKg

The first webcam was designed with coffee lovers in mind. The Trojan Room coffee pot webcam was placed in the computer laboratory of the University of Cambridge to help employees keep an eye on coffee levels to avoid a disappointing trek to an empty pot.