Rochester Section June 2025 Newsletter

Emerging Technology Woman of 2025

Awards, activities, honorariums, and future events

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Newsletter submitted by: Mark Schrader on 05/15/2025.

IEEE Rochester Section Celebrates Local Women Leaders in Technology

The IEEE Rochester Section proudly recognizes the outstanding achievements of this year’s recipients of the Technology Woman of the Year and Emerging Technology Woman of the Year awards, presented at TechRochester’s 25th Annual Awards Ceremony held on April 24, 2025 at the RIT Inn & Conference Center.

These prestigious awards honor women who have made significant contributions to high technology fields in the Greater Rochester area. By highlighting their accomplishments, the program aims to inspire the next generation of women in STEM, promote mentorship, and encourage continued innovation and leadership within the region.

Karla George, CEO and Chairperson of the Board at FLX AI, was named Technology Woman of the Year in recognition of her visionary leadership and impact in the field of artificial intelligence.

Juniyali Naurial, CEO and Co-Founder of Photonect Interconnect Solutions and Vice-Chair of the IEEE Women in Engineering Rochester Section, received the Emerging Technology Woman of the Year award for her entrepreneurial accomplishments and dedication to advancing photonics innovation.

Congratulations to both trailblazing leaders! The IEEE Rochester Section congratulates you on your achievements and looks forward to your continued involvement in future IEEE events and initiatives.

Congratulations to TechRochester 2025 Woman of the Year Award winners Karla George & Juniyali Nauriyal!

TechRochester is a non-profit organization dedicated to uniting technology professionals in the community. They focus on supporting individual professional growth, with the aim of collectively advancing technology in the Rochester region.

Rochester Section May 2025 Newsletter

Revised: Report on the Joint Chapters Meeting, the Engineering Symposium, and recent awards.

Image to the left: Poster Session Winners Eli Powell & Karla Van Aardt

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Newsletter submitted by: Mark Schrader on 04/14/2025.

Rochester Section April 2025 Newsletter

All about the JCM

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Newsletter submitted by: Mark Schrader on 03/12/2025.

Early Registration for the 2025 Rochester JCM Ends Soon!

The IEEE Rochester NY Section Joint Chapter Meeting is Tuesday, March 25th, from 4 to 9 PM at the RIT Inn and Conference Center.

Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to meet and network with people from all engineering disciplines and learn more about the activities of the different IEEE Society Chapters in the Rochester area.

Keynote Speaker: **John Hamer**
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, OLED Works

MTT/AP Speaker: **Subbaiah Pemmaiah**
Director of Technical Solutions,
Copper Mountain Technologies

Signal Processing Speaker: **Flip Phillips**
Professor, School of Film and Animation,
RIT

AES/COM Speaker: **Nirmala Shenoy**
Professor, School of Information,
RIT

C/CIS Speaker: **Raffaella Borasi**
Frederica Warner Professor, Director Center for Learning in the Digital Age,
University of Rochester

The IEEE Rochester Joint Chapters Meeting (JCM) features:

4 technical presentations from IEEE Society Chapters (in 2 parallel tracks)
- 1-A) MTT/AP: Subbaiah Pemmaiah (Copper Mountain), “Capabilities of a Vector Network Analyzer”
- 1-B) SP: Flip Phillips (RIT), “AI in Motion Picture Production: Tomorrows Cameras”
- 2-C) AES/COM: Nirmala Shenoy (RIT), “Rethinking the Internet”
- 2-D) C/CIS: Rafaella Borasi (U of R), “How may AI Transform Education?
A Student poster session with Best Grad and Best Undergrad Poster prizes!!!
- 1st Place = $200
- 2nd Place = $100
Professional networking with crudités and a cash bar,
An “ALL-AMERICAN BUFFET” dinner featuring Roasted Salmon, Chicken French, Grilled Vegetable Napoleon (vegan), and more.
Keynote presentation “From Invention to Innovation: The Evolution of OLED Technology and OLEDWorks” by Dr. John Hamer, Co-founder and CEO of OLED Works.

Registration is required!

For more information, visit the 2025 Rochester JCM vTools Event page.

Rochester Section March 2025 Newsletter

This month is about the Joint Chapters Meeting, which includes technical talks, a networking reception, student posters, a banquet with a keynote speaker.

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Newsletter submitted by: Mark Schrader on 02/17/2025.