Kathy Pretz

5 min read Kathy Pretz is the editor in chief of The Institute, IEEE’s member publication With the volume of academic paper submissions increasing over the years, IEEE is continuously evolving its publishing processes based on industry best practices to help detect papers with issues of concern. Daenin Arnee/iStock Ensuring the integrity of the research IEEE publishes is crucial to maintaining the organization’s credibility as a scholarly publisher. IEEE produces more than 30 percent of

6 min read Kathy Pretz is the editor in chief of The Institute, IEEE’s member publication Shrikanth Narayanan, a University of Southern California professor and IEEE Fellow, is the recipient of the 2025 IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award. Shrikanth Narayanan has spent his entire career making speech and language processing technologies more accessible. The IEEE Fellow has developed machine intelligence and signal processing technologies to analyze human behavior including spoken language,

5 min read Kathy Pretz is the editor in chief of The Institute, IEEE’s member publication NatalyaBurova/iStock It’s time to start preparing your organization and employees for the effects of artificial general intelligence, sustainability, and digital transformation. According to IEEE’s 2024 Technology Megatrends report, the three technologies will change how companies, governments, and universities operate and will affect what new skills employees need. A megatrend, which integrates multiple tendencies that evolve over two decades or

2 min read Kathy Pretz is the editor in chief of The Institute, IEEE’s member publication There’s good earnings news for U.S. members: Salaries are rising. Base salaries increased by about 5 percent from 2022 to 2023, according to the IEEE-USA 2024 Salary and Benefits Survey Report. Last year’s report showed that inflation had outpaced earnings growth but that’s not the case this year. In current dollars, the median income of U.S. engineers and other

5 min read Kathy Pretz is the editor in chief of The Institute, IEEE’s member publication Patent engineer Lesley-Ann Knee works in the patent prosecution department at the law office ofHusch Blackwell, where she helps with writing, filing, and managing patent applications. Lesley-Ann Knee Lesley-Ann Knee credits her father for introducing her to the world of patents. He’s an engineer who specializes in application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and holds several patents on technologies he developed

2 min read Kathy Pretz is the editor in chief of The Institute, IEEE’s member publication 2025 IEEE President-Elect and IEEE Fellow Mary Ellen Randall. Deanna Decker IEEE Fellow Mary Ellen Randall has been elected as the 2025 IEEE president-elect. She will begin serving as president on 1 January 2026. Randall, who was nominated by the IEEE Board of Directors, received 16,389 votes in the election. Fellow S.K. Ramesh received 10,647 votes and Fellow John

2 min read Kathy Pretz is the editor in chief of The Institute, IEEE’s member publication IEEE journals, standards, and conference proceedings have been referenced in patents more than 682,000 times in the past 20 years. Nicole Millman A new study that examined filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by the 50 top-patenting companies cited IEEE nearly three times more than any other technical-literature publisher including ACM, Elsevier, and Springer. The organizations with

7 min read Kathy Pretz is the editor in chief of The Institute, IEEE’s member publication Andrea Goldsmith, an IEEE Fellow and former chair of IEEE’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, gives her insights on the importance of having DEI programs at U.S. universities. David Kelly Crow Many U.S. university students returning to campus this month will find their school no longer has a diversity, equity, and inclusion program. More than 200 universities in 30 states

5 min read Kathy Pretz is the editor in chief of The Institute, IEEE’s member publication Sharlene Brown, an accountant and human resources professional, is an IEEE senior member and active IEEE volunteer from Jamaica. Bonanza Producciones Sharlene Brown often accompanied her husband, IEEE Senior Member Damith Wickramanayake, to organization meetings. He has held leadership positions in the IEEE Jamaica Section, in IEEE Region 3, and on the IEEE Member and Geographic Activities board. Both

3 min read Kathy Pretz is the editor in chief of The Institute, IEEE’s member publication Telecom engineers and researchers face several challenges when it comes to testing their 5G and 6G prototypes. One is finding a testbed where they can run experiments with their new hardware and software. The experimentation platforms, which resemble real-world conditions, can be pricey. Some have a time limit. Others may be used only by specific companies or for testing