Section News
Call for Candidates | Election for IEEE UK and Ireland Section Chair from January 1st 2026
Members of the United Kingdom and Ireland Section are invited to stand for election to the position of Section Chair from January 1st 2026 following 2 years as Vice-Chair from January 1st 2024.
2023 IEEE President & CEO President Delivers Distinguished Lecture at Strathclyde University IEEE Student Branch
Professor Saifur Rahman, the 2023 IEEE President & CEO, recently delivered a lecture titled “Decarbonisation Opportunities in the Electric Power Sector to Address Climate Change” at the University of Strathclyde IEEE Student Branch.
Watch Again | IEEE Power and Energy Distinguished Lecture – Synchronised Waveform Measurement and Applications in Power Systems
In this presentation, Dr Rahmatian provides an overview of advanced voltage and current sensors providing synchro-waveforms and their potential application, with a focus on grid resiliency. The presentation discusses applications such as accurate fault location and high-frequency harmonics detection near IBRs.
Call for Society Chapter Committee Members
The IEEE UK & Ireland Section is welcoming volunteer applications for committee members for the Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, Industry Applications Society, Industrial Electronics Society, Joint Broadcast Technology and Consumer Technology Society, and Joint Technology and Engineering Management and Professional Communication Society.
Watch Again | IEEE Power and Energy Distinguished Lecture – The Energy Transition in Canada and Ontario
This Distinguished Lecture provides an overview of Canadian provincial and remote community grids, and a more detailed discussion of Ontario’s power grid, market, and future expansion plans, from an emissions perspective.
IEEE WIE UKI Ambassadors Programme | Twelfth Event of ‘Early Career Talks’ Series – Call for Participation
This twelfth IEEE WIE UKI "Early Career Talks" event brings together the novel (state-of-the-Art) research areas in Engineering, establishing networking/collaboration links, exploring new research opportunities for developing interactions between Academia, Industry and Government fostering economic and social development.
Award | Prof Charles Turner – 2023 IEEE Region 8 LMAG Achievement Award
IEEE UK and Ireland Section congratulates Prof Charles Turner on receiving the Region 8 2023 Regional Life Members Affinity Group Achievement Award.
Award | Dr Annabel Latham – 2023 IEEE Region 8 Outstanding Women in Engineering Section Volunteer
IEEE UK and Ireland Section congratulates Dr Annabel Latham on being named as the 2023 IEEE Region 8 Outstanding Women in Engineering Section Volunteer.
Funding Available | IEEE Western European Students and Young Professionals Congress
Funding is available from the IEEE UK and Ireland Section for the WESYP 2023 Congress and will cover costs of up to £450 each for a maximum of 10 participants. It will be awarded on a first come, first served basis following approval from the Section. Applications now closed.
Watch Again | IEEE Power and Energy Distinguished Lecture – Advanced Prediction Techniques Applied to Smart Grids
This Distinguished Lecture reviews the recent outcomes of some smart grid challenges addressed by novel prediction techniques at the generation and transmission levels.