• Dr. Harpreet Singh Receives Life Members Individual Service Award

    Dr. Harpreet Singh, chair of the Southeastern Michigan Section’s LMAG, was presented the Region 4 Life Members Individual Service Award by Jim Riess, IEEE Life Member Committee Regional Coordinator for Region 4. The presentation was made at the 2025 HKN ...

    Published On: 2 July 2026Categories: LMAG Activities146 words0.8 min read
  • sean bentley member spotlight

    Dr. Sean Bentley is a distinguished physicist, educator, and leader whose career has been defined by a deep commitment to teaching, research, and professional service within the engineering and physics communities. Over more than two decades, he has made meaningful ...

    Published On: 30 June 2026Categories: Member Spotlight543 words2.8 min read
  • Tales from the Vault Postal OCR System

    By Thomas J. Hartley of Palo Alto, CA I joined Philco's Corporate Research Lab in July 1959. In January 1960, our lab received funding from Philco’s Computer Division to begin development of an optical character reader (OCR). The Computer Division ...

    Published On: 25 June 2026Categories: Tales from the Vault557 words2.9 min read
  • Workshop Financial and Personal Health Speakers

    The Delhi Life Member Affinity Group (LMAG) often holds events for members and their family members: Delhi Retreat In December 2025, the Delhi LMAG held a technical and social workshop at Baghaan Orchard Retreat in Village Kachrot, Garh Mukteswar district, ...

    Published On: 23 June 2026Categories: LMAG Activities211 words1.2 min read
  • IEEE History Overview 2026

    Written by Michael Geselowitz, Senior Director Since the inception of IEEE in its modern form in 1963, the IEEE History Committee has reported to the IEEE Board of Directors and carried out its mission to preserve and promote the History ...

    Published On: 18 June 2026Categories: IEEE History, Outreach575 words3 min read
  • Japan Mentoring Event

    In December 2025, the 2nd Group Mentoring Initiative (GMI) event was held during a SYWL (Students, Young Professionals, Women in Engineering, and Life Members) Workshop at Ritsumeikan University’s Osaka Ibaraki Campus. This event was jointly organized by the IEEE Japan ...

    Published On: 16 June 2026Categories: LMAG Activities, Mentoring127 words0.6 min read
  • Benelux LMAG Visit Siemens

    In December 2025, the Benelux Life Member Affinity Group (LMAG) visited the Siemens Digital Industries Software facility in Heverlee, Belgium. The event was organized by former CTO Prof. Herman Van Der Auweraer. The company started as Leuven Measurement Systems (LMS), ...

    Published On: 11 June 2026Categories: LMAG Activities154 words0.8 min read
  • AgeTech Dataset competition

    The IEEE AgeTech Global Dataset Competition 2026 is a global initiative designed to accelerate the development of high-quality datasets that can drive innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) for healthy longevity. While advances in AI have transformed many sectors, progress in AgeTech remains ...

    Published On: 10 June 2026Categories: AgeTech198 words1 min read