2025 Annual Conference Presentations

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Pre-Conference Workshops

New Chairs Workshop (Led by Susan Hagness, University of Wisconsin, Madison)

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Keynote Addresses

Mary Ellen Randall, 2025 IEEE President-Elect, IEEE

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Dennis Roberson, Founder and CEO, Roberson and Associates & Chairman, The Marconi Society

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Rick Kuhlman, GM of Software, Tektronix

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Plenary Panels

Chips Act Update Plenary Panel

• Mark Allen, Department Chair and Professor, University of Pennsylvania 

• Mark McKinney, Professor & Department Head, The Citadel 

• Antonio de la Serna, Principal Director, Strategic Technology, Siemens

• John Ratliff, Executive Director, NSTC Workforce Center of Excellence/NATCAST

• George White, Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • National Semiconductor Technology Center - Workforce Center of Excellence
  • HBCU CHIPS Network

Workforce Development Panel

• Katy Crist, Director of Workforce Development, Synopsys Inc

• Lehmon Dekle, Chief Officer of Examinations, NCEES

• Michelle Ferebee, Deputy Director, Strategic Partnerships Office (SPO), NASA, Langley Research Center

• Kelly Hannum, Member, Board of Directors, Society of Military Engineers (Hampton Roads Post) 

• Noah Schmitz, Director of University Development, Keysight Technologies

  • NASA Langley Research Center
  • Empowering Engineering Education - Workforce Development - Keysight

Breakout Sessions

AI Applications for Ethical Considerations

• Amarnda Shehu, VP and Chief AI Officer, Associate Dean for AI Innovation in the CEC, Professor of Computer Science, George Mason University

• Raziq Yaqub, Associate Professor, Alabama A&M Univeristy

• John Yue, CEO, Inference.ai

  • AI Applications & Ethical Considerations - Shaping the Future of ECE
  • George Mason University - AI Vision
  • Inference.ai

Spotlight Presentations

Altera - University Partners for the Next Generation

Altium - Bridging the Gap - Industry-Ready PCB Design for Tomorrow's Engineers

AMD - University Program- Teaching and Research Engagement

Ansys - Unlocking Innovation - How Ansys Empowers Engineering Excellence

Cadence - Uplifting Academia in the Classroom and Beyond

Digilent - Analog Discovery Studio MAX

Fluke - The Value of Partnership

Keysight Empowers Workforce Development and R&D

Pico Technology - Make Your PicoScope Work for You

Quanser - Win more grant proposals and secure more funding with Quanser's free grant assistance program!

Real Digital - Better Outcomes by Design

Red Pitaya - From Maker to Engineer - Empowering Engineering Education with Red Pitaya & Arduino

Rohde & Schwarz - Preparing Students for What‘s Next in RF & More

Synopsys Academic Research Alliances - Navigating the demand for design talent through strategic workforce development