IEEE and IEEE South Africa – Possibilities and Benefits
The talk will discuss how IEEE (www.ieee.org) and its local unit, IEEE South Africa Section (www.ieee.org.za), work, and what possibilities may be opened using the various mechanisms, opportunities and networking steaming from IEEE (from publications and reviewership to local Chapters and Student Branches to local events and IEEE Distinguished Lecturers and funding).
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- Mangusothu University of Technology
- 511 Griffiths Mxenge Hwy, Umlazi D, Umlazi, Durban
- Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
- South Africa 4031
- Building: Department of Electrical Engineering
- Room Number: New Engineering Committee Room
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Mr Richard F. Chidzonga, Acting Head of Department (RCFoya@mut.ac.za)
- Co-sponsored by Mangusothu University of Technology (MUT), IEEE South Africa Section
- Starts 28 November 2017 10:00 PM UTC
- Ends 30 November 2017 07:30 PM UTC
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Dr Albert Lysko of IEEE South Africa Section
IEEE and IEEE South Africa – Possibilities and Benefits
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) is the world's largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. It has over 430,000 members worldwide including over 1,000 members in South Africa and where it runs or supports 30 to 90 events per year.
The talk will discuss how IEEE (www.ieee.org) and its local unit, IEEE South Africa Section (www.ieee.org.za), work, and what possibilities may be opened using the various mechanisms, opportunities and networking steaming from IEEE (from publications and reviewership to local Chapters and Student Branches to local events and IEEE Distinguished Lecturers and funding).
Biography:
Albert Lysko received BSc and MSc in Russia and completed PhD in ICT in Norway. Dr Lysko was with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway from 1998. This is where he became a member of IEEE. He moved to South Africa in 2004, where he first lectured at the University of KwaZulu Natal, then ran private consulting, and in 2007 joined the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). At the CSIR, he is a Principal Researcher working in wireless communications. He has 2 patents, and authored 2 book chapters and over 60 papers.
From 2009, Dr Lysko started to actively volunteer in IEEE. Having brought many IEEE Distinguished Lecturers to South Africa, he became a Chair for the Joint Chapter: Antennas and Propagation (AP), Microwave Techniques and Technologies (MTT) and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) in 2013. From 2015, he was a Vice-Chair for IEEE South Africa Section and from 2016, he is the Chair for the Section, as well as the Awards & Recognitions Chair. In these roles, he successful promoted the Best Chapter award, Section Congress grant. He was also a co-organizer (General Chair, Technical Chair) for 3 conferences (total 410+ presentations incl. Africon2017), and an organizer and co-organizer for over 30 IEEE events, which have attracted over 900 people
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Address:CSIR Meraka Institute, Meiring , Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, 0184