Education

AI Copilots Are Changing How Coding Is Taught

May 2, 2024
Computer & Information Technology

Generative AI is transforming the software development industry. AI-powered coding tools are assisting programmers in their workflows, while jobs in AI continue to increase. But the shift is also evident in academia—one of the major avenues through which the next generation of software engineers learn how to code.Computer science students…

16 Apr 24

The Legacy of the Datapoint 2200 Microcomputer

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

As the history committee chair of the IEEE Lone Star Section, in San Antonio, Texas, I am responsible for documenting, preserving, and raising the visibility of technologies developed in the local area. One such technology is the Datapoint 2200, a programmable terminal that laid the foundation for the personal computer…

16 Apr 24

Announcing a Benchmark to Improve AI Safety

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

One of the management guru Peter Drucker’s most over-quoted turns of phrase is “what gets measured gets improved.” But it’s over-quoted for a reason: It’s true. Nowhere is it truer than in technology over the past 50 years. Moore’s law—which predicts that the number of transistors (and hence compute capacity)…

16 Apr 24

Prepping For Post-Quantum Cryptography

Computer & Information Technology

Encryption today is typically a game of very large numbers. Some of today’s cryptographic systems, like RSA or elliptic-curve cryptography, utilize as keys integers that are hundreds or thousands of bits long. Cracking a key requires breaking down one of these integers into its prime-number factors. Even the mightiest non-quantum…

16 Apr 24

What Software Engineers Need to Know About AI Jobs

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

AI hiring has been growing at least slightly in most regions around the world, with Hong Kong leading the pack; however, AI careers are losing ground compared with the overall job market, according to the 2024 AI Index Report. This annual effort by Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)…

15 Apr 24

15 Graphs That Explain the State of AI in 2024

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Each year, the AI Index lands on virtual desks with a louder virtual thud—this year, its 393 pages are a testament to the fact that AI is coming off a really big year in 2023. For the past three years, IEEE Spectrum has read the whole damn thing and pulled…

15 Apr 24

German EV Motor Could Break Supply-Chain Deadlock

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Among the countless challenges of decarbonizing transportation, one of the most compelling involves electric motors. In laboratories all over the world, researchers are now chasing a breakthrough that could kick into high gear the transition to electric transportation: a rugged, compact, powerful electric motor that has high power density and…

14 Apr 24

The Tiny Ultrabright Laser that Can Melt Steel

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

In 2016, the Japanese government announced a plan for the emergence of a new kind of society. Human civilization, the proposal explained, had begun with hunter-gatherers, passed through the agrarian and industrial stages, and was fast approaching the end of the information age. As then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe put…

26 Mar 24

How to Boot Up a New Engineering Program

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Starting a new engineering program at a university is no simple task. But that’s just what Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., is doing. By 2026, the university will offer an undergraduate engineering degree—but without creating an engineering department. Instead, Brandeis aims to lean on its strong liberal arts tradition, in…

19 Mar 24

These Courses Will Sharpen Your Knowledge On 6 Emerging Technologies

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

This year is shaping up to be an active one for new and developing technologies that are expected to impact how engineers work in the areas of data privacy, IoT security, Wi-Fi 6, and more.It’s crucial, therefore, for engineers to stay informed, be proactive, and invest in their career development…

AI Copilots Are Changing How Coding Is Taught

The Legacy of the Datapoint 2200 Microcomputer

Announcing a Benchmark to Improve AI Safety

German EV Motor Could Break Supply-Chain Deadlock

The Tiny Ultrabright Laser that Can Melt Steel

How to Boot Up a New Engineering Program

These Courses Will Sharpen Your Knowledge On 6 Emerging Technologies

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