Careers in Technology Fall Series 2024 – Victor B Lawrence, PhD 24 September 8pm EST

The Careers in Technology Fall Series begins on 24 September at 8pm Eastern Time with:

Professor Victor B Lawrence, PhD IEEE Fellow, National Inventors Hall of Fame.

In the introduction, Dr Lawrence’s preparation for a career at Bell Labs in Advanced Communication Technologies will be discussed. Then Dr Lawrence will conduct a detailed deep dive discussion of modern communications and networks. Some of Dr Lawrence’s technical experience includes: Key innovations of Bell Labs, artificial intelligence and machine learning, communications technologies, telecommunications, networks, patents, standards of today. Technology for the future. HDTV, Modems, Bluetooth: The importance of Standards.

Professor Victor B Lawrence, PhD will share his thoughts about the future influence of technology in society, and recommendations for navigating a technical career in this era.

Lawrence has received numerous awards and honorary degrees, including:

– 1981: [Guillemin-Cauer Prize Award](https://ieee-cas.org/guillemin-cauer-award), [IEEE Circuits & Systems Society](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_Circuits_and_Systems_Society)
– 1984: J. Harry Karp Best Paper Award at Interface ’84
– 1986: [University of California at Berkeley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley), Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture Series
– 1987: [Fellow of IEEE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers)
– 1992: Fellow of [AT&T Bell Labs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_Bell_Labs)
– 1995: Black Engineer for Outstanding Technical Contributions
– 1997: [Emmy Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy_Awards) for [HDTV Grand Alliance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Alliance_(HDTV)) Standard
– 2000: IEEE Millennium Medal
– 2003: Member of [National Academy of Engineering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Academy_of_Engineering)
– 2004: IEEE Award in International Communication
– 2007: [IEEE Simon Ramo Medal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_Simon_Ramo_Medal) for leadership in world-wide data communications networks
– 2012: Charter Fellow of [National Academy of Inventors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Academy_of_Inventors) (NAI)
– 2016: [National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Inventors_Hall_of_Fame_inductees)

Speaker(s): Professor Victor B Lawrence, PhD IEEE Fellow

Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/431105