IEEE Future Directions, Technical Roadmaps and Data-based Strategy …what they are and how to use them to charge your YP Career

Enhance your career by learning more about the value and importance of IEEE Future Directions, Roadmaps. IEEE develops Technical Roadmaps to provide long term perspectives of Technology Trends and Forecasts. This is done by bringing together experts from international industry, government and all research entities. These experts are organized in Working Groups that are focused on multiple Technical and Humanitarian aspects. The Roadmaps serve as an independent and unbiased resource that exemplifies a multi-disciplinary, global and a consolidated approach. This work is focused on precompetitive cooperation between the contributors. The industry then uses the Technical directions and Trends outlined in these Roadmaps to chart out their own Product Roadmaps to develop competitive products. This presentation will also show some of the exciting work using Data-based products. Young Professionals (YP’s) who get engaged with the IEEE Roadmaps and Data teams are in an excellent position to take a leading role within their own employer companies to develop competitive Product Roadmaps. This is an opportunity that can be very rewarding in the development of the YP’s career. A successful case study will be elaborated. Speaker(s): Rakesh Kumar, Room: BA1200, Bldg: Bahen Centre for Information and Technology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada