In 2023, IEEE was privileged to collaborate with individuals, organizations and governments committed to shaping a more sustainable, compassionate and prosperous world. Their support strengthened IEEE, and together we made great strides in imagining a brighter future and actively working to make it a reality.
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IEEE leaders addressed the European Commission and the United Nations Human Rights Council on the urgent need to protect children in the digital age. The IEEE Standard for Age Appropriate Digital Services (IEEE 2089TM), which supports the growing need for designing digital products and services with the best interests of children in mind, has served as the foundation for laws in the UK and other regions.
This standard is part of a new program providing free access to artificial intelligence (AI) ethics and governance standards that provide guidance and considerations toward trustworthy AI. Under the IEEE GET Program, selected standards are made available, free of charge, to encourage adoption and use of standards that contribute to advancing technology for humanity in key areas.
Also in 2023, the IEEE TechEthics website continued to provide access to technology ethics resources and information from across IEEE. This includes education modules, articles, session recordings and ethics frameworks.
IEEE-USA was also extremely active on artificial intelligence issues in 2023, hosting three separate meetings with the Congressional AI caucus, where it shared insights on AI technology and workforce issues. IEEE-USA worked directly with federal regulators and congressional offices to help craft the rules that will govern AI technology in the United States.
In 2023, IEEE conferences not only showcased the latest groundbreaking research, they also implemented fresh strategies to promote sustainability. The popularity of these events underscores a steadfast commitment to innovation, exploration and collaboration within the technical community.
The 2023 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP) celebrated the return to an in-person experience. The interest in this year’s ICASSP broke records in participation, including a nearly 50% increase in submitted and accepted papers and more than 4,000 participants. This unprecedented increase reflects the central role of signal processing in the development and success of AI.
The 45th annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), provided networking opportunities for engineers, clinicians, scientists and entrepreneurs, as well as for students and young professionals.
The International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), a premier technical conference focused on image and video processing and computer vision, showcased world-class speakers, exhibits, industry sessions and a women-in-engineering event.
GLOBECOM 2023, the flagship conference of the IEEE Communications Society, played host to more than 2,000 participants including researchers, academicians, engineers and industry players from telecommunication fields across the globe.
This year, IEEE hosted several new conferences including the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Grid Edge Technologies Conference and Exposition in San Diego, CA, which brought together a variety of organizations essential to delivering enhanced productivity, efficiency and interoperability to the grid. The event featured:
The IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) set an all-time attendance record with 6,000 participants. The packed program featured the most influential and innovative figures in the world of robotics and automation delivering plenary speeches, workshops, business talks and more.
Sustainability has long been an interest of the events industry. IEEE and its staff have developed innovative ways to reduce the environmental impact of its conferences. As a part of those efforts, IEEE signed on as a four-year sponsor of the Net Zero Carbon Events Initiative, a leading industry initiative to address climate change.
Underscoring the organization’s innovative approach to conferences, IEEE President Saifur Rahman utilized holographic technology to “beam into” the 2023 IEEE Convene event, the annual gathering of IEEE conference leadership and partners from around the world.
This year’s IEEE TryEngineering Summer Institute gave teens an opportunity to explore engineering disciplines through hands-on design challenges, field trips and more. For their final group challenge, the students participated in an activity called Real World, Real Solutions, creating a prototype using the engineering design process.
On campus venues:
University of Pennsylvania, Rice University (Texas),
University of San Diego
The IEEE Rising Stars Conference is where students and young professionals from all over the world gather to get inspired, network and advance their careers. Over the course of three days, attendees gained perspective into potential career paths as they heard from more than 40 expert speakers, learned about emerging technologies and connected with industry professionals and executives.
The IEEE TryEngineering Pre-university Grant Program, which aims to support IEEE volunteers in their STEM outreach initiatives, funded over 40 programs. The grant recipients were announced in April during IEEE Education Week.
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IEEE Future Directions, which identifies opportunities for emerging technology areas, added three new initiatives in 2023. IEEE Wireless Power Technologies champions breakthrough wireless power initiatives by researchers and scientific communities around the world. IEEE Metaverse fosters technology exchange and global awareness of both the benefits and risks of the Metaverse. IEEE SusTech addresses the technologies that affect climate change.
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