Yearly Archives: 2017

How to form a Student Branch WIE Affinity Group?

 in R8 WIE FAQ

To form a SB AG, please follow these steps:

After forming your SB AG, do not forget to report your officers, meetings, and activities! Visit officers.vtools.ieee.org, meetings.vtools.ieee.org, and http://ieee.fluidsurveys.com/s/wie-event-reporting. Do not hesitate to ask us any question you may have 🙂

We will be happy to support your Affinity Group and its activities. Please keep us in the loop of the petition process so we can follow it up, and be in touch with us for any assistance or inquiries! Catch us by email ([email protected]) or on Facebook and Instagram.

Do you know what does SMART stand for?

 in SMART Program

Region 8 is one of the most diverse regions within IEEE; hence, female engineers across the Region’s countries face different challenges, and one solution plan cannot suit them all. This program aims at finding tailored solutions for the particular challenges that female engineers face within each Section of Region 8, a plan enabling WIE Affinity Groups to initiate a change that works in their Section.

 

Objective 

To encourage WiE affinity groups around the Region to work towards the benefits of female engineers in their community through a plan that is tailored to the challenges and difficulties which female engineers face in their Section.

 

Methodology 

Each affinity group (or group of Affinity Groups within the same Section) are requested to prepare a SMART plan (i.e. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-bound) based on actual data collected from civil authorities or questionnaires.

 

Guidelines 

  • Set up a questionnaire or collect data from authorities to define the challenges faced by female engineers in your country. For example: companies do not tend to hire females in the field, female engineers need more practical training,  there are no programs which support female engineers to get back to work after maternity leaves, girls are not interested in Engineering, etc. Keep in mind that these problems might be faced by both genders.
  • Define the challenges which you can work on and set a timely plan to work on each one. For example: creating connections with companies to train a number of IEEE WiE engineers every year, organize a nationwide campaign to educate school girls about engineering, adopt the STAR Program, etc. Note that the plan must be aligned with your needs, for example the communities where girls have high interest in STEM and Engineering fields do not require big campaigns to encourage them to pursue a career in engineering…
  • Make a schedule for the whole year clearly targeting all the challenges you have defined in the previous steps. You should always know where you stand on this schedule.
  • Make sure that the plan is a team effort so that the handover is smooth when the executive committee of the Affinity Group changes.
  • It is recommended that the plans also incorporate the Region’s goals.
  • Your ultimate goal should be that when the same questionnaire is conducted again after 3-5 years, the numbers should change for the better…

Please send us an email on [email protected] or write us on Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn if you have any questions or wish to implement the program in your Section. Let’s work together to change the world; we are Engineers!

20 openings for fully funded research positions at the KIOS Research Center

 in News

The KIOS Research Center for Intelligent Systems and Networks at the University of Cyprus has recently been upgraded to a European Research and Innovation Center of Excellence through a TEAMING project, with significant funding in excess of 40 million euros over the next fifteen years. As a result, we have multiple (20) openings for fully funded research positions at all levels, including PhD scholarships and post-doctoral research positions. Successful candidates are expected to carry out fundamental or/and applied research in one or more of the following areas: control systems, computational intelligence and machine learning, autonomous systems, optimization and networks, embedded systems, fault diagnosis, cyber-security, reliability, resiliency and fault tolerance, transportation networks, water networks, power and energy systems and telecommunication networks.

The applications should be submitted as soon as possible, but not later than Tuesday, 28th February, 5:00pm. The evaluation of the applications will begin immediately. For more information please contact the KIOS Research Center, by phone at +357 22893450/51 or via e-mail at [email protected]

For details please see the following link:

http://www.kios.ucy.ac.cy/employment/KIOS-CoE-positions.pdf

Beyond the Award: Clementina Saduwa

 in Clementina Saduwa Award Guidelines

Clementina Saduwa was a dedicated, tireless student leader and extremely effective volunteer a few years back when IEEE Nigeria Section was being revived. She went on to become the first ever IEEE Region 8 Women in Engineering (WIE) coordinator. In January 2007, she was killed in a random act of violence at the age of 29, leaving behind her husband and young daughter. To honor her and as a tribute to her work throughout the years, IEEE Region 8 gave her name to the prestigious award recognizing outstanding women engineers who, through their engineering and career achievements, have demonstrated noteworthy support for women in the profession and established a record of excellence.

 

Eligibility Criteria

 

Nominations will be reviewed by the WIE R8 Sub-Committee, who will select a winner. The winner will then be, as a second step, validated by the R8 Awards and Recognition Sub-Committee.  The following criteria will be considered for the review of nominations:

 

1)  An active female engineer working in one of the fields of interest of IEEE. 

2)  A female IEEE member whose engineering and career achievements are performed in one of the countries belonging to the IEEE Region 8.

3)  The submitted application must provide a statement (not more than 750 words) that describes the candidate’s career goals, challenges and obstacles she faced in her career, and explains how she overcame them.

4)  The nominator (who could be a non-IEEE member) or self-nominated has to submit at least two signed endorsement reference letters from individuals who are qualified to evaluate the candidate’s success (supervisors, professors, and others). Additional optional endorsement letters from public or private establishments can be provided.

5)  The award may be offered to a candidate one time only.

 

The award recipient will receive 1000 USD.  The winner will be personally invited to that R8 meeting.

 

Nominations are accepted until June 15th, 2024 through IEEE Region 8 Awards Portal

What’s a Coffee Talk?

 in Coffee Talks

Region 8 WIE Coffee Talks are small, casual group discussions on topics related to Women in Engineering, allowing the participants to gain insights into the knowledge and experience of a successful woman in STEM. Your WIE Affinity Group members, and everyone who is interested in empowering women, are welcome to join!

How to organize a coffee talk:

  • Invite a valuable guest to speak about interesting topics
  • Gather your WIE Affinity Group members, and others, for a round-table discussion
  • Get your coffee and drinks while having an interactive discussion
  • Share your event with R8 WIE, who in turn will spread the word about the WIE Coffee Talks you organized and promote your successful events to inspire and get inspired!

R8 WIE Team encourages you to host Coffee Talks at least once in a month. Coffee Talks are easy to organize, and sharing knowledge matters. Creative and influential discussions during Coffee Talk gatherings might bring you more opportunities and ideas for even more events. Take advantage of being together!

To share your photos and tell us more about your events, please send us an email on [email protected] or write us on Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn if you have any questions!

IEEE Region 8 Awards call for nominations

 in Awards / News

The Region 8 Awards submission portal is open for the following awards:

  • The Region 8 Volunteer Award
  • The Region 8 Outstanding Section Awards (categories: Small, Medium and Large)
  • The Region 8 Chapter of the Year Awards (categories: Small/Middle and Large)
  • The Region 8 Student Branch Chapter of the Year Award
  • The Clementina Saduwa Award (Women in Engineering)
  • Region 8 Women in Engineering Section Affinity Group of the Year Award
  • Region 8 Women in Engineering Student Affinity Group of the Year Award
  • Region 8 Outstanding Women in Engineering Section Volunteer Award
  • Region 8 Outstanding Women in Engineering Student Volunteer Award
  • The Region 8 Young Professionals Exceptional Volunteer Award
  • The Region 8 Outstanding Young Professionals Affinity Group Award

Please nominate outstanding individuals and organisational units!

The portal http://ieee-r8.fluidreview.com/ will remain until 15 June 2019.

Additional information on IEEE Region 8 Awards can be found here.

Alexandros Osana is a panelist at the Brain Fuel plenary on February 10th

 in News

Alexandros Osana, Chair – Humanitarian Activities Subcommittee IEEE Region 8, will be one of the three panelists at the plenary session, “Brain Fuel: Issues, opportunities and challenges facing young technology professionals in industry”.

For people attending the IEEE Meetings Week in New Orleans, they can attend the session on Friday, 10 February at 5:30-7:00 PM in the Celestin Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans. For those who cannot attend in-person, they can watch Alex live on ieee.tv and IEEE Collabratec™.

The Brain Fuel web page may be found at www.ieee.org/brainfuel and the registration page for the livestreaming event may be found at http://ieeetv.ieee.org/live_event/brainfuel.

PhD Position – Formal methods in control (Munich, Germany)

 in News

We invite applications for a doctoral researcher position in the field of formal methods in control. The successful candidate is expected to advance theory of as well as computational methods for abstraction-based controller synthesis, to a degree that facilitates routine, fully automated, practical application of the approach to nonlinear continuous-state plants and complex specifications.
The focus is on synthesis algorithms that are both efficient and formally correct.

The project involves theoretical work, algorithm and software development, and, on a small scale, experimental work. There is no teaching requirement and no coursework to be completed. Competitive salary is offered according to the tariff “TVOeD Bund, E 13”.

Required qualifications:

  • MSc degree (or equivalent, giving access to doctoral studies) in Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field. Students about to complete their MSc will also be considered.
  • Excellent academic record, showing a strong theoretical/mathematical background and a strong interest in dynamical systems.
  • Proficiency in programming (C or Ada/SPARK).
  • Excellent communication skills in English (CEFR level C1).

In addition, experience in one of the following fields would be a plus: Set-valued or validated numerics; dynamic programming; formal methods in control; reactive synthesis; professional-grade software development.

Your complete application consists of the following documents, which should be sent as a single PDF file to the email address given below (deadline: Feb 15, 2017): CV with photo; one-page cover letter (clearly indicating available start date as well as relevant qualifications, experience and motivation); university certificates and transcripts (both BSc and MSc degrees); contact details of up to three referees; possibly an English language certificate and a list of publications. All documents should be in English, with the exception of university certificates and transcripts, which may also be in German. The position is open to applicants worldwide; no special security clearance necessary.

Priv.-Doz. Dr. habil. Gunther Reissig
Email: [email protected]
Subject: PhD ref 1777
http://www.reiszig.de/gunther/

University of the Armed Forces Munich
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Institute of Control Engineering
Germany