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Rapidly growing technologies reshape our communities and societies, affect ecology and economics, and change how industry and governments operate. At IEEE, we are focused on innovation, and we help experts across disciplines collaborate and chart a path forward to the future.
IEEE’s latest Technology Megatrends report reveals the tech that will change our future: artificial general intelligence (AGI), sustainability, digital transformation, and more.
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Focused on Tomorrow: IEEE Future Directions Initiatives
IEEE Future Directions follows developing and emerging technologies and identifies focus areas essential for engineers, scientists, and technologists. Learn about news, upcoming events, how to get involved, and more. Here are a few of our current initiatives.
IEEE Digital Privacy sees a future when every person can maintain their own online presence, data, identity, and dignity. It’s an essential concept in a world growing more interconnected, whether you rent a car or manage office data security.
IEEE SusTech (formerly the Climate Technologies Sustainability Initiative) offers expertise and education on green computing, ocean protection, and more, plus solutions for sustainability challenges, including those that stem from climate change.
IEEE 5G/6G Innovation Testbed is a cloud-based, end-to-end network emulator for 5G and 6G ecosystem stakeholders. It assists secure testing and trials on 5G and 6G products and services, helping ideas turn into actual human connections.
IEEE Low-Earth-Orbit Satellites & Systems (LEO SatS) looks at space sector evolution; the design, testing, and manufacturing carbon footprints of technologies like satellite buses; radiation concerns in the LEO environment; and more.
IEEE’s second-annual conference on telepresence offers a forum for learning and exchange on telerobotics, haptics, human-machine interfaces, and more. Keynote speakers include robotics and remote-control technologist Thomas B. Sheridan, professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and humanoid robotics specialist Serena Ivaldi, PhD, a research scientist at France’s Inria.
The IEEE Future Directions newsletter keeps you up to date on emerging technology news, technical publications, academic programs, events, and more.
Learn More About IEEE Future Directions
Identifying emerging technologies that engineers and technologists need to know about and engage with, and increasing their accessibility, is our goal. Below are additional programs, activities, and resources from IEEE Future Directions.
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