IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA)
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Technology
Ethical Considerations of Extended Reality (XR)
Highlights As XR allows users to see the world in new ways, the autonomous and intelligent systems enabling this emergent field also raise ethical questions about the collection and usage of user data.IEEE SA published a series of white papers on XR ethics drawing insights from global researchers, industry professionals,…
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Energy
What You Need to Know about the 2023 National Electrical Safety Code
Highlights The 2023 NESC will be released 1 August 2022 and become effective 1 February 2023. Pre-orders for the 2023 NESC are available. The updates ensure the Code remains relevant, as new technologies come into use, as well as trustworthy, as safer ways of working are realized. We welcome you…
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Connectivity & Telecom
Bringing Reliable, Universal Connectivity to Mexico
Paola Cicero was intrigued with India’s effort to understand their internet connectivity needs as part of the country’s effort to improve rural communications. As a volunteer at the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) contributing to the Connectivity and Telecom Practice, she soon realized that Mexico, where she currently lives and…
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Technology
Promoting Standardization in Smart Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applications
Dr. Sha Wei knows from her decades of experience in the IT field, that artificial intelligence (AI) has the power to positively change lives—from helping doctors make the right medical decisions to save someone’s life, to designing fair loan-repayment terms. She’s also seen mistakes AI has made that have posed…
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Energy
Enabling Rural Access to Safe Electricity
Residents of many small villages in India no longer have to end their workday when the sun goes down. Because of the work of Rajesh Kunnath and other volunteers at the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) designing installation rules for basic electricity supply from a renewable source such as an…
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Connectivity & Telecom
Designing Inclusive, Human-Centered Products
When designing an application or system, Anmol Anubhai often feels lost if she doesn’t know exactly who will be using the end product. Her passion for understanding the needs of the user led her to pursue a career in human centered interaction (HCI) and design, and this focus has taken…
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Healthcare & Life Sciences
How Women are Leading the Healthcare Technology Transformation
Women play a key role in healthcare, with 77% of the healthcare workforce being women and 80% of women making healthcare decisions for their families, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. As the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) Healthcare and Life Sciences (HLS) Practice brings together volunteers to…
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Energy
Fostering Gender Equality and Social Inclusion with Technology Standards
Dr. Reihana Mohideen, a policy expert on how to factor social considerations into engineering systems and models in the power and energy sector, has firsthand experience of the obstacles faced by women in technology. Early in her career, during a job interview for an electrical engineering position at a utility…
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Technology
Rebuilding Trust: A Path Toward More Holistic Cybersecurity
Often, the general public thinks of cybersecurity as “IT security”, yet it covers much more than that. Data collection, transparency, trust, communication, and collaboration have become increasingly vital in a world exploding with ever more connected devices. IEEE addressed this topic during an Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2021 Lightning Talk…