• {AI TALKS WITH TEA/COFFEE #42} AI + work: Understanding AI’s impact on the labor market

    Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/541047

    AI + work: Understanding AI’s impact on the labor market Much has been said about what artificial intelligence (AI) could mean for the labor market; an early wave of research gives us evidence and data to consider. On March 10, The Budget Lab at Yale, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution, and Peterson Institute... Read more

  • Where Reliability Meets Sustainability: Engineering Strategies for a Circular Future

    Room: Main Cafeteria, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, 244 Wood St, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States, 02421, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/540726

    As climate-related challenges intensify, organizations are under increasing pressure to design systems that are both highly reliable and environmentally sustainable. This presentation explores the critical intersection of reliability engineering and sustainability, highlighting how metrics like resilience, durability, and robust design directly support long‑term environmental goals. We will clarify key reliability attributes including resilience, and durability,... Read more

  • Upcoming Talk: Floating Solar PV: An Emerging Technology and its Potential Role in our Energy System

    Room: Beatty Hall (Room 401), Bldg: Wentworth Institute of Technology, 550 Huntington Ave, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/541776

    Floating solar PV (FPV) is the application of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules on bodies of water. While this technology has been deployed extensively in Asia and other parts of the world, it is still a niche part of the solar industry in North America. This presentation will cover the fundamentals of FPV: what it is,... Read more

  • Secrets to Career Success

    Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/537637

    Secrets to Career Success Are you fully prepared to “hit the ground running” as you start your career? What skills are truly valued by employers? What differentiates engineers who quickly rise through the ranks from the ones whose progression stagnates? How will the advent of AI change the game? IEEE Providence Section is pleased to... Read more