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Our guest was none other than “e-farming” Guru, Dr. Brij Singh, Technical Fellow and Region 4 Manager of External Relationship, Deere and Company. In this podcast, Dr. Singh highlights several burning issues related to smart e-farming and explains how modern electrical machinery will make the lives of farmers easier. He also clarifies how e-farming will influence the farms of the future and change the way crops are produced. He particularly places importance to the role of power electronics and AI/IoT within the e-agricultural sector. He also talks about the role electrified drones will have moving forward. Finally, he talks about developing nations in continents such as Africa and Asia and how farmers there are adapting to agricultural tech advancements, especially from a social perspective. He also exclusively mentions how he and his family have been involved with agriculture and farming in India since the early 1400s. We were indeed honored to host Dr. Brij Singh as our guest for this timely episode on smart electrified farming.

This podcast is all about extraordinary stories of real women pursuing an academic career or currently working in electrical engineering stream, more specifically the power and energy industry. Listen to know more about the amazing work women across the globe have been doing in the different fields of power and energy, such as renewable energy systems, electric energy storage, and transportation electrification. Through the lens of Dr. Simay Akar, our guest for this podcast, learn about what motivates these determined women, what struggles they overcame, and how the gender gap in male-dominated fields, such as electrical engineering, can be closed.

In this episode on Technology Transfer and Commercialization, Sheldon had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Marc Perron, who happens to be a Senior Member of the IEEE. Marc speaks about how he ended up in the business of commercializing technologies and explains to us how it all works. He cites examples of his own success stories with coaching young companies from scratch. He explains the step-by-step procedures of how to market an idea from incubation and introduces some of the main hurdles that need to be overcome to be successful. Finally, Marc also discusses his vision for the future in the field of tech transfer, commercialization, and IP, and provides some valuable tips for our listeners.

Get the inside track on all things Formula Hybrid with hosts Mahesh Krishnamurthy and Sheldon Williamson. Mahesh and Sheldon discussed all the action on and off-track from the Formula SAE Hybrid Competition, with special guests, Michael Chapman, Director of Formula SAE Hybrid, and Jessica Kinzie, Coordinating Manager at Formula Hybrid. Mike and Jess helped lift the lid on the series that is bursting with top talent in the form of national and international university students. The episode provides insight into the history of Formula Hybrid and dives into some cool technical content as well. Finally, Mike and Jess also threw some light on current challenges and future opportunities for Formula Hybrid. 

In this episode, we spoke with Dr. Josipa Petrunic from Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) who digs deep to answer burning questions related to urban mass transit electrification and the road ahead.

In this episode, we spoke with Bruno Lequesne, Yaobin Chen, and Philip Krein about the importance and specific mandates of the IEEE Transportation Electrification Community. The IEEE Transportation Electrification Community covers all areas related to transportation electrification including vehicles, rail, aerospace, and marine applications.