There’s good earnings news for U.S. members: Salaries are rising. Base salaries increased by about 5 percent from 2022 to 2023, according to the IEEE-USA 2024 Salary and Benefits Survey Report.
Last year’s report showed that inflation had outpaced earnings growth but that’s not the case this year.
In current dollars, the median income of U.S. engineers and other tech professionals who are IEEE members was US $174,161 last year, up about 5 percent from $169,000 in 2022, excluding overtime pay, profit sharing, and other supplemental earnings. Unemployment fell to 1.2 percent in this year’s survey, down from 1.4 percent in the previous year.
As with prior surveys, earned income is measured for the year preceding the survey’s date of record—so the 2024 survey reports income earned in 2023.
To calculate the median salary, IEEE-USA considered only respondents who were tech professionals working full time in their primary area of competence—a sample of 4,192 people.
Circuits and device engineers earn the most
Those specializing in circuits and devices earned the highest median income, $196,614, followed by those working in communications ($190,000) and computers/software technology ($181,000).
Specific lucrative subspecialties include broadcast technology ($226,000), image/video ($219,015), and hardware design or hardware support ($215,000).
Engineers in the energy and power engineering field earned the lowest salary: $155,000.
Higher education affects how well one is paid. On average, those with a Ph.D. earned the highest median income: $193,636. Members with a master’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering reported a salary of $182,500. Those with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering earned a median income of $159,000.
Earning potential also depends on geography within the United States. Respondents in IEEE Region 6 (Western U.S.) fared substantially better than those in Region 4 (Central U.S.), earning nearly $48,500 more on average. However, the report notes, the cost of living in the western part of the country is significantly higher than elsewhere.
The top earners live in California, Maryland, and Oregon, while those earning the least live in Arkansas, Nebraska, and South Carolina.
Academics are among the lowest earners
Full professors earned an average salary of $190,000, associate professors earned $118,000, and assistant professors earned $104,500.
Almost 38 percent of the academics surveyed are full professors, 16.6 percent are associate professors, and 11.6 percent are assistant professors. About 10 percent of respondents hold a nonteaching research appointment. Nearly half (46.8 percent) are tenured, and 10.7 percent are on a tenure track.
Gender and ethnic gaps widen
The gap between women’s and men’s salaries increased. Even considering experience levels, women earned $30,515 less than their male counterparts.
The median primary income is highest among Asian/Pacific Islander technical professionals, at $178,500, followed by White engineers ($176,500), Hispanic engineers ($152,178), African-American engineers ($150,000), and Native American/Alaskan Native engineers ($148,000). The salary gap between Black engineers and the average salary reported is $3,500 more than in last year’s report.
Asians and Pacific Islanders are the largest minority group, at 14.4 percent. Only 5 percent of members are Hispanic, 2.6 percent are African Americans, and American Indians/Alaskan Natives account for 0.9 percent of the respondents.
More job satisfaction
According to the report, overall job satisfaction is higher than at any time in the past 10 years. Members reported that their work was technically challenging and meaningful to their company. On the whole, they weren’t satisfied with advancement opportunities or their current compensation, however.
The 60-page report is available for purchase at the member price of US $125. Nonmembers pay $225.
There’s good earnings news for U.S. members: Salaries are rising. Base salaries increased by about 5 percent from 2022 to 2023, according to the IEEE-USA 2024 Salary and Benefits Survey Report.
Last year’s report showed that inflation had outpaced earnings growth but that’s not the case this year.
In current dollars, the median income of U.S. engineers and other tech professionals who are IEEE members was US $174,161 last year, up about 5 percent from $169,000 in 2022, excluding overtime pay, profit sharing, and other supplemental earnings. Unemployment fell to 1.2 percent in this year’s survey, down from 1.4 percent in the previous year.
As with prior surveys, earned income is measured for the year preceding the survey’s date of record—so the 2024 survey reports income earned in 2023.
To calculate the median salary, IEEE-USA considered only respondents who were tech professionals working full time in their primary area of competence—a sample of 4,192 people.
Circuits and device engineers earn the most
Those specializing in circuits and devices earned the highest median income, $196,614, followed by those working in communications ($190,000) and computers/software technology ($181,000).
Specific lucrative subspecialties include broadcast technology ($226,000), image/video ($219,015), and hardware design or hardware support ($215,000).
Engineers in the energy and power engineering field earned the lowest salary: $155,000.
Higher education affects how well one is paid. On average, those with a Ph.D. earned the highest median income: $193,636. Members with a master’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering reported a salary of $182,500. Those with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering earned a median income of $159,000.
Earning potential also depends on geography within the United States. Respondents in IEEE Region 6 (Western U.S.) fared substantially better than those in Region 4 (Central U.S.), earning nearly $48,500 more on average. However, the report notes, the cost of living in the western part of the country is significantly higher than elsewhere.
The top earners live in California, Maryland, and Oregon, while those earning the least live in Arkansas, Nebraska, and South Carolina.
Academics are among the lowest earners
Full professors earned an average salary of $190,000, associate professors earned $118,000, and assistant professors earned $104,500.
Almost 38 percent of the academics surveyed are full professors, 16.6 percent are associate professors, and 11.6 percent are assistant professors. About 10 percent of respondents hold a nonteaching research appointment. Nearly half (46.8 percent) are tenured, and 10.7 percent are on a tenure track.
Gender and ethnic gaps widen
The gap between women’s and men’s salaries increased. Even considering experience levels, women earned $30,515 less than their male counterparts.
The median primary income is highest among Asian/Pacific Islander technical professionals, at $178,500, followed by White engineers ($176,500), Hispanic engineers ($152,178), African-American engineers ($150,000), and Native American/Alaskan Native engineers ($148,000). The salary gap between Black engineers and the average salary reported is $3,500 more than in last year’s report.
Asians and Pacific Islanders are the largest minority group, at 14.4 percent. Only 5 percent of members are Hispanic, 2.6 percent are African Americans, and American Indians/Alaskan Natives account for 0.9 percent of the respondents.
More job satisfaction
According to the report, overall job satisfaction is higher than at any time in the past 10 years. Members reported that their work was technically challenging and meaningful to their company. On the whole, they weren’t satisfied with advancement opportunities or their current compensation, however.
The 60-page report is available for purchase at the member price of US $125. Nonmembers pay $225.
IEEE Fellow Mary Ellen Randall has been elected as the 2025 IEEE president-elect. She will begin serving as president on 1 January 2026.
Randall, who was nominated by the IEEE Board of Directors, received 16,389 votes in the election. Fellow S.K. Ramesh received 10,647 votes and Fellow John P. Verboncoeur received 9,412.
Randall’s Pledge to Members
Institute innovative products and services to ensure our mutually successful future.
Engage stakeholders (members, partners, and communities) to unite on a comprehensive vision.
Expand technology advancement and adoption throughout the world.
Execute with excellence, ethics, and financial responsibility.
Lead by example with enthusiasm and integrity.
At press time, the results were unofficial until the IEEE Board of Directors accepts the IEEE Teller’s Committee report in November.
Randall founded Ascot Technologies in 2000 in Cary, N.C. Ascot develops enterprise applications using mobile data delivery technologies. She serves as the award-winning company’s CEO.
Before launching Ascot, she worked for IBM, where she held several technical and managerial positions in hardware and software development, digital video chips, and test design automation. She routinely managed international projects.
In 2016 she founded the IEEE MOVE (Mobile Outreach using Volunteer Engagement) program to assist with disaster relief efforts and for science, technology, engineering, and math educational purposes.
The IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu honor society member has received several honors including the 2020 IEEE Haraden Pratt Award, which recognizes outstanding volunteer service to IEEE.
She was named a top businesswoman in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park area, and she made the 2003 Business Leader Impact 100 list.
To find out who was chosen as IEEE-USA president-elect, IEEE Technical Activities vice president-elect, and more, read the full annual election results.
A new study that examined filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by the 50 top-patenting companies cited IEEE nearly three times more than any other technical-literature publisher including ACM, Elsevier, and Springer.
“Not only do IEEE publications frequently provide the science base for new inventions, inventions that build upon IEEE publications are more likely to be valuable in the future than inventions that do not build upon IEEE.”
Patenting AI and machine learning technologies has increased tenfold in the past 10 years, but IEEE has been able to keep pace, according to the study. More than 30 percent of AI-related patents reference IEEE publications.
The report notes that in emerging markets such as blockchain, cybersecurity, and virtual and augmented reality, IEEE receives the most references.
In the robotics and intelligent manufacturing category, more than 35 percent of patent references are to IEEE literature.
This chart shows that IEEE is cited nearly three times more than any other technical-literature publisher.1790 Analytics LLC
At 30 percent, the organization also leads in citations for patents on broadcasting technologies. IEEE registered more than twice the broadcasting citations of the nearest competitor.
For autonomous vehicles, IEEE is cited 10 times more than the next publisher.
Other areas where IEEE leads in citations include measuring, testing, and control as well as transmission.
The study also found that patents referencing IEEE papers are cited more often.
“This was shown to be true for each of the 20 technology categories we examined,” the report concludes. “This suggests that not only do IEEE publications frequently provide the science base for new inventions but that inventions that build upon IEEE publications are more likely to be valuable in the future than inventions that do not build upon IEEE.”
To download the full report or for more information, visit this website.
The IEEE MOVE (Mobile Outreach using Volunteer Engagement) program was launched in 2016 to provide U.S. communities with power and communications capabilities in areas affected by widespread outages due to natural disasters. IEEE MOVE volunteers often collaborate with the American Red Cross.
During the past eight years, the initiative has expanded from one truck based in North Carolina to two, with the second located in Texas. In July IEEE MOVE added a third vehicle, MOVE-3, a van based in San Diego.
IEEE MOVE introduced the new vehicle on 14 August during a ceremony in San Diego. IEEE leaders demonstrated the truck’s modular technology and shared how the components can be transported by plane or helicopter if necessary.
Making MOVE-3 modular
The two other MOVE vehicles are equipped with satellite Internet service, 5G/LTE connectivity, and IP phone service. The trucks can charge up to 100 cellphone batteries simultaneously.
All systems are self-contained, with power generation capability.
“Volunteering is intellectually stimulating. It’s a good opportunity to use your technical knowledge, skills, and abilities.” —Tim Troske
“MOVE-3 has the same technologies but in a modular format so they can be transported easily to remote locations. Unlike the other, larger vehicles, MOVE-3 is a smaller van, which can arrive at disaster sites more quickly,” says IEEE Senior Member Tim Troske, operations lead for the new vehicle. “MOVE-3 has a solar power station that is strong enough to charge two lithium-ion battery packs.”
The vehicle’s flexibility allows the equipment to be deployed not only across California—which is susceptible to wildfires, landslides, and earthquakes—but also to Alaska, Hawaii, and other parts of the Western United States. Similar modular equipment is used by IEEE MOVE programs in Puerto Rico and India.
The new MOVE-3 vehicle was introduced at a ceremony in San Diego. From left: Kathy Hayashi (Region 6 director), Tim Troske (MOVE West operations lead), Loretta Arellano (MOVE USA program director), Kathleen Kramer (IEEE president-elect), Tim Lee (IEEE USA president-elect), Sean Mahoney (American Red Cross Southern California Region CEO) and Bob Birch (American Red Cross local DST manager).IEEE
Become a volunteer
When the vehicles are not deployed for disaster relief, volunteers take them to schools and science fairs to educate students and community members about ways technology can help people during natural disasters.
“Volunteering is intellectually stimulating,” says Troske, who experienced his first emergency deployment in August 2022 after flash floods devastated eastern Kentucky. “It’s a good opportunity to use your technical knowledge, skills, and abilities. You’re at the point of your life where you’ve got all this built-up knowledge and skills. It’s nice to be able to still use them and give back to your community.”
Organizations that develop or deploy artificial intelligence systems know that the use of AI entails a diverse array of risks including legal and regulatory consequences, potential reputational damage, and ethical issues such as bias and lack of transparency. They also know that with good governance, they can mitigate the risks and ensure that AI systems are developed and used responsibly. The objectives include ensuring that the systems are fair, transparent, accountable, and beneficial to society.
NIST’s RMF, a well-respected document on AI governance, describes best practices for AI risk management. But the framework does not provide specific guidance on how organizations might evolve toward the best practices it outlines, nor does it suggest how organizations can evaluate the extent to which they’re following the guidelines. Organizations therefore can struggle with questions about how to implement the framework. What’s more, external stakeholders including investors and consumers can find it challenging to use the document to assess the practices of an AI provider.
The new IEEE-USA maturity model complements the RMF, enabling organizations to determine their stage along their responsible AI governance journey, track their progress, and create a road map for improvement. Maturity models are tools for measuring an organization’s degree of engagement or compliance with a technical standard and its ability to continuously improve in a particular discipline. Organizations have used the models since the 1980a to help them assess and develop complex capabilities.
The framework’s activities are built around the RMF’s four pillars, which enable dialogue, understanding, and activities to manage AI risks and responsibility in developing trustworthy AI systems. The pillars are:
Map: The context is recognized, and risks relating to the context are identified.
Measure: Identified risks are assessed, analyzed, or tracked.
Manage: Risks are prioritized and acted upon based on a projected impact.
Govern: A culture of risk management is cultivated and present.
A flexible questionnaire
The foundation of the IEEE-USA maturity model is a flexible questionnaire based on the RMF. The questionnaire has a list of statements, each of which covers one or more of the recommended RMF activities. For example, one statement is: “We evaluate and document bias and fairness issues caused by our AI systems.” The statements focus on concrete, verifiable actions that companies can perform while avoiding general and abstract statements such as “Our AI systems are fair.”
The statements are organized into topics that align with the RFM’s pillars. Topics, in turn, are organized into the stages of the AI development life cycle, as described in the RMF: planning and design, data collection and model building, and deployment. An evaluator who’s assessing an AI system at a particular stage can easily examine only the relevant topics.
Scoring guidelines
The maturity model includes these scoring guidelines, which reflect the ideals set out in the RMF:
Robustness, extending from ad-hoc to systematic implementation of the activities.
Coverage,ranging from engaging in none of the activities to engaging in all of them.
Input diversity, ranging fromhaving activities informed by inputs from a single team to diverse input from internal and external stakeholders.
Evaluators can choose to assess individual statements or larger topics, thus controlling the level of granularity of the assessment. In addition, the evaluators are meant to provide documentary evidence to explain their assigned scores. The evidence can include internal company documents such as procedure manuals, as well as annual reports, news articles, and other external material.
After scoring individual statements or topics, evaluators aggregate the results to get an overall score. The maturity model allows for flexibility, depending on the evaluator’s interests. For example, scores can be aggregated by the NIST pillars, producing scores for the “map,” “measure,” “manage,” and “govern” functions.
When used internally, the maturity model can help organizations determine where they stand on responsible AI and can identify steps to improve their governance.
The aggregation can expose systematic weaknesses in an organization’s approach to AI responsibility. If a company’s score is high for “govern” activities but low for the other pillars, for example, it might be creating sound policies that aren’t being implemented.
Another option for scoring is to aggregate the numbers by some of the dimensions of AI responsibility highlighted in the RMF: performance, fairness, privacy, ecology, transparency, security, explainability, safety, and third-party (intellectual property and copyright). This aggregation method can help determine if organizations are ignoring certain issues. Some organizations, for example, might boast about their AI responsibility based on their activity in a handful of risk areas while ignoring other categories.
A road toward better decision-making
When used internally, the maturity model can help organizations determine where they stand on responsible AI and can identify steps to improve their governance. The model enables companies to set goals and track their progress through repeated evaluations. Investors, buyers, consumers, and other external stakeholders can employ the model to inform decisions about the company and its products.
When used by internal or external stakeholders, the new IEEE-USA maturity model can complement the NIST AI RMF and help track an organization’s progress along the path of responsible governance.
More than 15 percent of the world’s population—greater than 1 billion people—live with disabilities including hearing loss, vision problems, mental health challenges, and lack of mobility. EPICS in IEEE has engaged students’ ingenuity worldwide to address accessibility issues through adaptive services, redesigned technology, and new assistive technologies during its 2023 Access and Abilities Competition.
The competition challenged university students around the world to use their engineering skills to help with accessibility issues. The EPICS in IEEE Committee received 58 proposals and selected 23 projects, which were funded in early 2023.
EPICS is a grant-based program for IEEE Educational Activities that funds service learning projects for university and high school students.
The teams, which include faculty members and IEEE members, create and execute engineering projects in partnership with organizations to improve their communities.
“Some gamers with arm or hand deficiencies play with their feet, nose, mouth, or elbows, or they use devices not intended for that purpose and are forced to adapt. I realized that if there was a dedicated device designed for such individuals, they’d be able to play and experience the joy of gaming.” —John McCauley.
The four EPICS in IEEE pillars are access and abilities; environment; education and outreach; and human services. In the Access and Abilities Competition, student teams received between US $1,000 and $10,000. Each team had 12 months to build a prototype or solution in collaboration with its community partners. The projects, which involved more than 350 students and 149 IEEE volunteers, aimed to help an estimated 8,000 people in the first year of deployment.
The teams included participants from IEEE student branches, IEEE Women in Engineering groups, IEEE–Eta Kappa Nu honor society chapters, and IEEE sections.
The competition was funded by the Taenzer Memorial Fund in 2019, with $90,000 allocated by the IEEE Foundation. The fund was established with a bequest from the estate of Jon C. Taenzer, an IEEE life senior member.
The student teams submitted their final reports this year.
Here are highlights from four of the projects:
Adaptive mouse for gaming
Members of the adaptive mouse EPICS in IEEE team at the University of Florida in Gainesville designed a device that contains keyboard functions and can be used with just one hand.EPICS in IEEE
A team of 10 biomedical engineering students at the University of Florida in Gainesville designed their project to help people whose hands or arms have an abnormality, so they could more easily play games.
The team built five adaptive mouse devices and plans to deliver them this year to five recipients involved with Hands to Love, a Florida-based organization that supports children with upper limb abnormalities.
The team incorporated the keyboard elements of gaming into a mouse, allowing gaming gestures and movements with just one hand. The 3D-printed mouse combines existing gaming technology, including the internal mechanisms of keyboards, a Logitech mouse, and Microsoft Xbox controller emulations. It allows the player to move and aim while gaming with just a mouse.
Gaming enthusiast John McCauley, a junior in the university’s biomedical engineering program, was behind the project’s conception.
“Some gamers with arm or hand deficiencies play with their feet, nose, mouth, or elbows, or they use devices not intended for that purpose and are forced to adapt,” McCauley says. “I realized that if there was a dedicated device designed for such individuals, they’d be able to play and experience the joy of gaming.”
The team used its $1,000 EPICS in IEEE grant to purchase the prototype’s components.
Making campus more accessible
Universidad Tecnólogica de Panamá students test their microcontroller-based prototype, designed to help make their school more accessible.EPICS in IEEE
A team of 15 undergraduate students from the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá in Panama City and 24 students from four high schools in Chiriquí, Panama, created several projects focused on people with visual or physical disabilities. The team’s goal was to make their campus and community more accessible to those with different abilities. The projects enhanced their classmates’ autonomy and improved their quality of life.
The team made braille signs using a 3D printer, and they designed and built a personalized wheelchair. The students also automated the doors within the engineering department to provide better access to classrooms and corridors for those with disabilities.
“This project will be very useful, especially [in Panama], where buildings have not been adapted for people with disabilities,” said team member Gael Villarreal, a high school junior.
While working together on the project, team members honed their technical and interpersonal skills. They came to appreciate the importance of collaboration and communication.
“I learned that you need to have new experiences, be sociable, meet and get along with new people, and work as a team to be successful,” high school junior Gianny Rodriguez said.
The team used its $8,100 EPICS grant to purchase materials and train the community on using the new tools.
Helping children with hearing impairments
A team of students from the SRM Institute of Science and Technology student branch, in Chennai, India, worked with the Dr. MGR Home and Higher Secondary School for the Speech and Hearing Impaired, also in Chennai, to build a device to help children with hearing aids and cochlear implants learn Tamil, the local language. In rural areas, young children often do not have access to specialized speech and hearing health care providers to learn critical language skills. The team’s assistive device supports native language skill development, helping parents and trainers support the children in language and sound acquisition.
The project is designed to provide access to aural rehabilitation, including identifying hearing loss and therapies for children far from hospitals and rehabilitation centers.
The kiosklike device resembles an ATM and includes surround-sound speakers and touchscreens. It uses a touch monitor and microphones to access tasks and tests that help young children learn Tamil.
The team worked with 150 pupils at the school between the ages of 5 and 8 to develop the prototype. The built-in app includes tasks that focus on improving auditory awareness, auditory discrimination (the ability to recognize, compare, and distinguish between distinct sounds), and language acquisition (how people perceive and comprehend language).
The device tests the pupil’s hearing range based on sounds with visual cues, sounds at low intensity, sounds in the presence of noise, and sound direction.
The speakers emulate real-life situations and are used to relay the teacher’s instructions.
The team received a $1,605 grant to execute the project.
This video spotlights the challenges youngsters with hearing disabilities in Chenni, India, face and how the assistive technology will help them.
Self-navigating robotic walking aid
Students from the IEEE Swinburne Sarawak student branch in Malaysia brought a prototype of their walking aid to Trinity Eldercare, their community partner.EPICS in IEEE
The team wanted to improve existing walkers on the market, so they surveyed residents at Trinity Eldercare to find out what features would be useful to them.
The students’ prototype, based on a commercial walker, includes a wearable haptic belt that detects obstacles and alerts the user. Pressure sensors in the hand grips sense which direction the user wants to go. One of the senior citizens’ most requested features was the ability to locate a misplaced walker. The team was able to address the issue using sensors.
“I gained substantial knowledge in robotics programming and artificial intelligence and deep learning integration for person tracking and autonomous navigation,” one of the team members said. “Additionally, presenting our smart walker prototype at the International Invention, Innovation, Technolgy Competition and Exhibition in Malaysia enhanced my presentation skills, as I successfully articulated its viability and usefulness to the judges.”
The project received a $1,900 grant.
Join the EPICS in IEEE mailing list to learn more about all the Access and Abilities Competition projects and other impactful efforts made possible by donations to the IEEE Foundation. To learn more, check out the video of the competition:
The EPICS in IEEE program is celebrating its 15th year of supporting and facilitating service-learning projects and impacting students and communities worldwide
The annual conference focuses on how social media and similar platforms amplify hate speech, extremism, exploitation, misinformation, and disinformation, as well as what measures are being taken to protect people.
With the popularity of social media and the rise of artificial intelligence, content can be more easily created and shared online by individuals and bots, says
Andre Oboler, the general chair of IEEE DPSH. The IEEE senior member is CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute, which is based in Sydney. Oboler cautions that a lot of content online is fabricated, so some people are making economic, political, social, and health care decisions based on inaccurate information.
“Addressing the creation, propagation, and engagement of harmful digital information is a complex problem. It requires broad collaboration among various stakeholders including technologists; lawmakers and policymakers; nonprofit organizations; private sectors; and end users.”
Misinformation (which is false) and disinformation (which is intentionally false) also can propagate hate speech, discrimination, violent extremism, and child sexual abuse, he says, and can create hostile online environments, damaging people’s confidence in information and endangering their lives.
To help prevent harm, he says, cutting-edge technical solutions and changes in public policy are needed. At the conference, academic researchers and leaders from industry, government, and not-for-profit organizations are gathering to discuss steps being taken to protect individuals online.
“Addressing the creation, propagation, and engagement of harmful digital information is a complex problem,” Oboler says. “It requires broad collaboration among various stakeholders including technologists; lawmakers and policymakers; nonprofit organizations; private sectors; and end users.
“There is an emerging need for these stakeholders and researchers from multiple disciplines to have a joint forum to understand the challenges, exchange ideas, and explore possible solutions.”
To register for in-person and online conference attendance, visit the event’s
website. Those who want to attend only the keynote panels can register for free access to the discussions. Attendees who register by 22 September and use the code 25off2we receive a 25 percent discount.
Check out highlights from the 2023 IEEE Conference on Digital Platforms and Societal Harms.
IEEE Collabratec has made it easier for volunteers to display their IEEE positions. The online networking platform released a new benefit this year for its users: digital certificates for IEEE volunteering. They reflect contributions made to the organization, such as leading a committee or organizing an event.
Members can download the certificates and add them to their LinkedIn profile or résumé. Volunteers also can print their certificates to frame and display in their office.
Each individualized document includes the person’s name, the position they’ve held, and the years served. Every position held has its own certificate. The member’s list of roles is updated annually.
The feature is a result of a top recommendation to improve volunteer recognition made by delegates at the 2023 IEEE Sections Congress, according to Deepak Mathur. The senior member is vice president of IEEE Member and Geographic Activities. The new feature “respects the time and effort of our volunteers and is a testament to the power and versatility of the Collabratec platform,” Mathur said in an announcement.
Members can download their certificates by selecting the Certificates tab on their Collabratec page and scrolling to each of their positions.
IEEE TryEngineering has partnered with Keysight Technologies to develop lesson plans focused on electronics and power simulation. Keysight provides hardware, software, and services to a wide variety of industries, particularly in the area of electronic measurement.
IEEE TryEngineering, an IEEE Educational Activities program, empowers educators to foster the next generation of technology innovators through free, online access to culturally relevant, developmentally appropriate, and educationally sound instructional resources for teachers and community volunteers.
The lesson plans cover a variety of STEM topics, experience levels, and age ranges. Educators should be able to find an applicable topic for their students, regardless of their grade level or interests.
Lesson plans on circuits
There are already a number of lesson plans available through the Keysight partnership that introduce students to electrical concepts, with more being developed. The most popular one thus far is Series and Parallel Circuits, which has been viewed more than 100 times each month. Teams of pupils predict the difference between a parallel and serial circuit design by building examples using wires, light bulbs, and batteries.
“TryEngineering is proud to be Keysight’s partner in attaining the ambitious goal of bringing engineering lessons to 1 million students in 2024.” —Debra Gulick
The newest of the Keysight-sponsored lesson plans, Light Up Name Badge, teaches the basics of circuitry, such as the components of a circuit, series and parallel circuits, and electronic component symbols. Students can apply their newfound knowledge in a design challenge wherein they create a light-up badge with their name.
Developing a workforce through STEM outreach
“Keysight’s commitment to workforce development through preuniversity STEM outreach makes it an ideal partner for IEEE TryEngineering,” says Debra Gulick, director of student and academic education programs for IEEE Educational Activities.
In addition, Keysight’s corporate social responsibility vision to build a better planet by accelerating innovation to connect and secure the world while employing a global business framework of ethical, environmentally sustainable, and socially responsible operations makes it a suitable IEEE partner.
“TryEngineering is proud to be Keysight’s partner in attaining the ambitious goal of bringing engineering lessons to 1 million students in 2024,” Gulick says.
The annual IEEE election process begins this month, so be sure to check your mailbox for your ballot. To help you choose the 2025 IEEE president-elect, The Institute is publishing the official biographies and position statements of the three candidates, as approved by the IEEE Board of Directors. The candidates are IEEE Fellows Mary Ellen Randall, John Verboncoeur, and S.K. Ramesh.
Randall founded Ascot Technologies in 2000 in Cary, N.C. Ascot develops enterprise applications using mobile data delivery technologies. She serves as the award-winning company’s CEO.
Before launching Ascot, she worked for IBM, where she held several technical and managerial positions in hardware and software development, digital video chips, and test design automation. She routinely managed international projects.
Randall has served as IEEE treasurer, director of IEEE Region 3, chair of IEEE Women in Engineering, and vice president of IEEE Member and Geographic Activities.
In 2016 she created the IEEE MOVE (Mobile Outreach VEhicle) program to assist with disaster relief efforts and for science, technology, engineering, and math educational purposes.
The IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu honor society member has received several honors including the 2020 IEEE Haraden Pratt Award, which recognizes outstanding volunteer service to IEEE.
She was named a top businesswoman in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park area, and she made the 2003 Business Leader Impact 100 list.
Candidate Statement
Aristotle said, “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Certainly, when looking at IEEE, this metaphysics phrase comes to my mind. In IEEE we have engineers and technical professionals developing, standardizing and utilizing technology from diverse perspectives. IEEE members around the world:
perform and share research, product development activities, and standard development
network and engage with each other and their communities
educate current and future technology professionals
measure performance and quality
formulate ethics choices
and many more – these are just a few examples!
We perform these actions across a wide spectrum of in-depth subjects. It is our diversity, yet oneness, that makes me confident we have a positive future ahead. How do we execute on Aristotle’s vision? First, we need to unite on mission goals which span our areas of interest. This way we can bring multiple disciplines and perspectives together to accomplish those big goals. Our strategy will guide our actions in this regard.
Second, we need to streamline our financing of new innovations and systematize the introduction of these programs.
Third, we need to execute and support our best ideas on a continuing basis.
As President, I pledge to:
Institute innovative products and services to ensure our mutually successful future;
Engage stakeholders (members, partners and communities) to unite on a comprehensive vision;
Expand technology advancement and adoption throughout the world;
Execute with excellence, ethics, and financial responsibility.
Finally, I promise to lead by example with enthusiasm and integrity and I humbly ask for your vote.
IEEE Fellow John Verboncoeur
Steven Miller
Nominated by the IEEE Board of Directors
Verboncoeur is senior associate dean for research and graduate studies in Michigan State University’s (MSU) engineering college, in East Lansing.
In 2001 he founded the computational engineering science program at the University of California, Berkeley, chairing it until 2010.
In 2015 he cofounded the MSU computational mathematics, science, and engineering department.
His area of interest is plasma physics, with over 500 publications and over 6,800 citations.
He is on the boards of Physics of Plasmas, the American Center for Mobility, and the U.S. Department of Energy Fusion Energy Science Advisory Committee.
Verboncoeur has led startups developing digital exercise and health systems and the consumer credit report. He also had a role in developing the U.S. Postal Service’s mail-forwarding system.
His IEEE experience includes serving as 2023 vice president of Technical Activities, 2020 acting vice president of Publication Services and Products Board, 2019-2020 Division IV director, and 2015—2016 president of the Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society.
He received a Ph.D. in 1992 in nuclear engineering from UC Berkeley.
Candidate Statement
Ensure IEEE remains THE premier professional technical organization, deliver value via new participants, products and programs, including events, publications, and innovative personalized products and services, to enable our community to change the world. Key strategic programs include:
Climate Change Technologies(CCT): Existential to humanity, addressing mitigation and adaptation must include technology R&D, local relevance for practitioners, university and K-12 students, the general public, media and policymakers and local and global standards.
Smart Agrofood Systems(SmartAg): Smart technologies applied to the food supply chain from soil to consumer to compost.
Artificial Intelligence(AI): Implications from technology to business to ethics. A key methodology for providing personalized IEEE products and services within our existing portfolio, and engaging new audiences such as technology decision makers in academia, government and technology finance by extracting value from our vast data to identify emerging trends.
Organizational growth opportunities include scaling and coordinating our public policy strategy worldwide, building on our credibility to inform and educate. Global communications capability is critical to coordinate and amplify our impact. Lastly, we need to enhance our ability to execute IEEE-wide programs and initiatives, from investment in transformative tools and products to mission-based education, outreach and engagement. This can be accomplished by judicious use of resources generated by business activities through creation of a strategic program to invest in our future with the goal of advancing technology for humanity.
With a passion for the nexus of technology with finance and public policy, I hope to earn your support.
IEEE Fellow S.K. Ramesh
S.K. Ramesh
Nominated by the IEEE Board of Directors
Ramesh is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at California State University Northridge’s college of engineering and computer science, where he served as dean from 2006 to 2017.
An IEEE volunteer for 42 years, he has served on the IEEE Board of Directors, the Publication Services and Products Board, Awards Board, and the Fellows Committee. Leadership positions he has held include vice president of IEEE Educational Activities, president of the IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu honor society, and chair of the IEEE Hearing Board.
As the 2016–2017 vice president of IEEE Educational Activities, he championed several successful programs including the IEEE Learning Network and the IEEE TryEngineering Summer Institute.
Ramesh served as the 2022–2023 president of ABET, the global accrediting organization for academic programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology.
He received his bachelor’s degree in electronics and communication engineering from the University of Madras in India. He earned his master’s degree in EE and Ph.D. in molecular science from Southern Illinois University, in Carbondale.
Candidate Statement
We live in an era of rapid technological development where change is constant. My leadership experiences of four decades across IEEE and ABET have taught me some timeless values in this rapidly changing world: To be Inclusive, Collaborative, Accountable, Resilient and Ethical. Connection and community make a difference. IEEE’s mission is especially important, as the pace of change accelerates with advances in AI, Robotics and Biotechnology. I offer leadership that inspires others to believe and enable that belief to become reality. “I CARE”!
My top priority is to serve our members and empower our technical communities worldwide to create and advance technologies to solve our greatest challenges.
If elected, I will focus on three strategic areas:
Member Engagement:
Broaden participation of Students, Young Professionals (YPs), and Women in Engineering (WIE).
Expand access to affordable continuing education programs through the IEEE Learning Network (ILN).
Volunteer Engagement:
Nurture and support IEEE’s volunteer leaders to transform IEEE globally through a volunteer academy program that strengthens collaboration, inclusion, and recognition.
Incentivize volunteers to improve cross-regional collaboration, engagement and communications between Chapters and Sections.
Industry Engagement:
Transform hybrid/virtual conferences, and open access publications, to make them more relevant to engineers and technologists in industry.
Focus on innovation, standards, and sustainable development that address skills needed for jobs of the future.
Our members are the “heart and soul” of IEEE. Let’s work together as one IEEE to attract, retain, and serve our diverse global members. Thank you for your participation and support.
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