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필터 보기현재 지수
50.3
0 = 부정 우세
50 = 중립
100 = 긍정 우세
최근 7일 기준 81,453건을 분석한 결과, 뉴스 심리지수는 50.2(균형)입니다. 긍정 3,988건(4.9%)·중립 75,539건(92.7%)·부정 1,926건(2.4%)이며, 중립 비중이 뚜렷하게 높습니다. 성향 지수는 종합 14.7(중도 균형)입니다.
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We investigate Mamamia's fake writers after insiders spilled the beans. Plus, where Jackie O plans to 'clear her head' amid rift with her manager - and fresh revelations after that disastrous radio awards.
China’s National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) announced on Monday that the state-run China Central Television (CCTV) has overseen the deletion of some 8,000 AI-altered videos from online platforms. The post China Begins Banning AI Videos That ‘Vulgarize’ Regime-Approved Media appeared first on Breitbart.
O piloto Artur Rodionov diz que a falsificação de sinais de GPS se tornou uma ocorrência comum com a qual ele precisa lidar Artur Rodionov/Acervo pessoal Um avião da Força Aérea Real Britânica (RAF), que transportava o Secretário de Defesa do Reino Unido, John Healey, sobrevoava a Estônia perto da fronteira com a Rússia na semana passada quando algo estranho aconteceu. De acordo com dados de voo analisados pelo Serviço Mundial da BBC, o transponder da aeronave repentinamente começou a indicar que ela estava em território russo, a 300 quilômetros de distância de onde estava segundos antes. Supostamente, o avião estava voando a apenas 11 quilômetros por hora sobre um lago perto de São Petersburgo. Mas nada disso era verdade. O sistema de navegação da aeronave havia sido afetado por um ataque cibernético. Isso ocorre quando uma área é inundada por sinais de rádio que imitam os de GPS. Sistema de GPS de avião de chefe da UE sofre pane no ar, e há suspeita de interferência russa Como os sinais de satélite são relativamente fracos quando chegam à Terra, um transmissor terrestre pode emitir sinais falsificados mais fortes, que podem ser captados por sistemas de navegação, incluindo os de aeronaves. A prática, conhecida como spoofing, é normalmente realizada por militares que buscam reduzir a precisão de armas inimigas que usam navegação por GPS, como mísseis de longo alcance e pequenos drones. Muitas forças armadas possuem unidades especializadas que constroem transmissores em bases fixas ou os instalam em veículos. Mas voos comerciais agora estão sendo afetados por essa guerra eletrônica. Pilotos da Força Aérea Real foram forçados a guiar a aeronave usando um sistema de navegação mais antigo e menos preciso, que opera em paralelo com o GPS. O Ministério da Defesa britânico declarou que a segurança da aeronave não foi comprometida. Na verdade, não foi a única aeronave na área afetada naquele dia. Dados compartilhados com a BBC pela consultoria de aviação SkAI Data Services mostram que mais de cem aeronaves com passageiros a bordo estavam transmitindo localizações incorretas como resultado de falsificação de sinal. Os mesmos dados indicam que a falsificação e o bloqueio de sinal — outro tipo de interferência que mascara os sinais de satélite para impedir o funcionamento do GPS — estão se tornando cada vez mais comuns em áreas próximas a zonas de guerra ou onde há muita atividade militar, como a região do Mar Báltico, o Golfo Pérsico, o Mar Vermelho, a Índia, o Paquistão e a área ao redor de Mianmar. A falsificação de identidade é geralmente realizada por militares que buscam reduzir a precisão de armas inimigas que utilizam navegação por GPS, como mísseis de longo alcance e pequenos drones Getty Images No Golfo Pérsico, por exemplo, houve um aumento repentino no número de voos que relataram falsificação de GPS após o início da guerra entre os Estados Unidos e Israel contra o Irã, em 28 de fevereiro. Em março, 5.381 voos relataram falsificação, um aumento em relação aos 99 de fevereiro e aos 14 de janeiro, segundo a SkAI Data Services. Os casos na região do Báltico dispararam de 17.243 em 2024 para 59.447 em 2025, ainda de acordo com a SkAI Data Services. Esse aumento coincide com o crescente uso de ataques com drones no conflito entre a Rússia e Ucrânia. Outras rotas aéreas movimentadas na Europa, no Oriente Médio e na Ásia também sofreram com falsificação ou interferência de GPS, com uma média de mais de 800 voos afetados diariamente em todo o mundo neste ano. Considerando que a tecnologia necessária para isso é facilmente encontrada na maioria dos países, especialistas temem que esse fenômeno se torne generalizado. Falsificação atrapalha mesmo pilotos experientes Este foi o problema que o piloto britânico Sam Rutherford enfrentou quando pilotava um avião de quatro lugares da Arábia Saudita para Omã no mês passado. Quando estava próximo da fronteira entre a Arábia Saudita e os Emirados Árabes Unidos, os sistemas de navegação e o piloto automático pararam de funcionar. A princípio, ele pensou que poderia ser um problema com o avião, mas várias companhias aéreas na região relataram o mesmo problema. Descobriu-se que tanto a falsificação dos sinais do GPS quanto o bloqueio das ondas estavam afetando sua aeronave. Rutherford, que pilotou helicópteros no Exército Britânico por oito anos, usou a bússola magnética de seu avião e contatou o controle de tráfego aéreo para obter ajuda na navegação até seu destino. Embora tenha pousado em segurança, ele afirma: "Se eu tivesse encontrado mau tempo, pouco combustível e fosse noite, a situação teria sido muito diferente". Sistema de navegação da aeronave pode apresentar mau funcionamento devido à falsificação de sinal GPS Getty Images Os riscos da falsificação Um dos riscos da falsificação de sinais de navegação é que, ao serem levados a acreditar que estão em uma posição diferente da real, os pilotos podem acabar desativando ou ignorando os alertas dos sistemas de prevenção de colisão com o solo, afirma Tanja Harter, presidente da European Cockpit Association, entidade que representa cerca de 40 mil pilotos. Esse sistema alerta os pilotos quando identifica risco iminente de colisão com o solo ou com obstáculos, como montanhas. Harter afirma que há inúmeros relatos de pilotos recebendo alertas falsos para ganhar altitude, mesmo quando a aeronave voa a 37 mil pés (cerca de 11,3 mil metros). Sistemas de radar que ajudam as aeronaves a evitar condições climáticas adversas também podem apresentar mau funcionamento, acrescenta. Embora muitas companhias aéreas façam um bom trabalho ao fornecer informações aos pilotos, Harter diz que a combinação desses problemas "está comprometendo a segurança a bordo das aeronaves". O piloto Artur Rodionov conta que um "salto da Lituânia para o Mar do Norte" foi a maior discrepância entre a realidade e a localização exibida na tela que ele já presenciou. "São mais de 1.600 quilômetros", diz Rodionov, que pilota pequenos aviões de passageiros para a empresa de fretamento estoniana Diamond Sky Aviation. Em resposta a essas ocorrências, Rodionov conta que sua empresa desenvolveu protocolos para lidar com a falsificação de sinal, incluindo a desativação do GPS pelos pilotos ao sobrevoarem áreas conhecidas por interferências. Isso permite que o piloto monitore se os sinais da aeronave estão sendo falsificados, evitando que o restante do equipamento de navegação seja afetado. Rodionov afirma que a falsificação de sinal pode causar problemas especialmente para pilotos inexperientes ou quando as aeronaves apresentam outros problemas, como uma pane mecânica ou falha de equipamento. "Sem dúvida, isso representa uma carga de trabalho adicional", conclui. Interferências permitidas Não é ilegal que países interfiram no GPS. O órgão das Nações Unidas (ONU) que regula os sinais de radiodifusão, a União Internacional de Telecomunicações, autoriza a prática para fins de segurança ou defesa, embora tenha expressado a sua "profunda preocupação" com o fato de a sua utilização generalizada estar ameaçando a segurança das aeronaves. A instituição europeia de segurança da navegação aérea, Eurocontrol, afirma que as aeronaves têm "medidas de mitigação em vigor para garantir a manutenção da segurança" durante a falsificação de sinais e que a tecnologia de navegação aérea e o controle de tráfego em terra podem guiar a aeronave. Os fabricantes de aeronaves estão trabalhando com os fornecedores da aviação para encontrar soluções técnicas contra a falsificação de sinais, acrescenta a Eurocontrol. Mas a BBC apurou que há indícios de que as organizações da aviação, incluindo a Eurocontrol, estão mais preocupadas. Em uma apresentação identificada como "não destinada ao público geral", à qual a BBC teve acesso, há um alerta de que a falsificação de sinais "mina os princípios atuais de segurança da cabine de comando". Especialistas do setor sugerem que existe uma urgência maior em encontrar uma solução para o problema do que a reconhecida publicamente. "As companhias aéreas estão clamando por melhorias", diz Todd Humphreys, professor de engenharia aeroespacial da Universidade do Texas, nos Estados Unidos. "O que teremos que fazer é desenvolver novas tecnologias muito mais resilientes", acrescenta. A navegação por barcos e carros também pode ser afetada Getty Images Soluções possíveis Possíveis soluções incluem a atualização do software das aeronaves para filtrar interferências, o uso de antenas direcionais para que os equipamentos possam ignorar sinais falsificados vindos do solo e sistemas de navegação totalmente novos que funcionem em conjunto com o GPS. Mas implementar mudanças em equipamentos críticos para a segurança pode levar tempo. Humphreys alerta que não é apenas o transporte marítimo comercial que pode ser afetado por falsificação e bloqueio de GPS. Isso pode impactar até mesmo aplicativos de mapas para celulares. "Trata-se do tráfego marítimo, das pessoas dirigindo nas estradas", diz ele. "Sempre que um conflito eclodir no futuro, podemos esperar que o GPS seja uma das primeiras vítimas."
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Sky News scrambles after airing claims by Karl's cancer-stricken ex-wife. Plus, what radio industry insiders are saying about Jackie and her 'bestie'.
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China is rapidly advancing an “AI Plus” revolution in electronic warfare to redefine how militaries communicate, jam and dominate the electromagnetic spectrum, according to industrial experts. In a paper published last month, they argued that by fusing artificial intelligence (AI) with the very physics of radio wave propagation, China could win a “new form of war” where communications and radars are faster, smarter and far more resilient than anything fielded today. Their findings were published...
The OnCampus program, administered by IEEE Educational Activities, last year expanded its engineering experiences from two to seven universities. Part of TryEngineering, the program is held at universities around the world, offering preuniversity students hands-on opportunities to solve engineering problems. The IEEE Innovation Committee provided funding for the additional locations. New participating institutions The electrical engineering and computing faculty at the University of Zagreb, in Croatia, hosted a two-day program in June. Twenty-five children ages 10 to 14 participated in lectures and workshops on artificial intelligence, computer science, robotics, and astronomy. Tomislav Jagušt, an IEEE senior member and the chair of the IEEE preuniversity coordinating committee, led the program. In September the Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport’s engineering college held a two-day session at its Abu Kir, Egypt, campus. Fifty students participated in hands-on activities on Ohm’s law, radio communications, and circuit building. They also learned from professors about engineering careers and job opportunities. Also in September, the Majan University College, in Muscat, Oman, hosted 40 high school students who competed in six challenges to design and build circuits. These include an IoT design and an LED brightness control using a potentiometer, a three-terminal, manually adjustable resistor that functions as a variable voltage divider. The program also highlighted AI and quantum computing technologies and introduced students to job opportunities in the fields. The workshop transformed curiosity into creation, empowering students with technical skills and confidence in emerging technologies. In November at the Universiti Malaysia Perlis, in Arau, 50 students explored the fundamentals of quantum computational intelligence and AI through hands-on activities and interactive simulations. IEEE Senior Member Mohd Hafiz Ismail, a professor of electronic engineering and technology, gave an introduction about quantum computing intelligence technology. The Hellenic Robotics Center of Excellence at the National Technical University of Athens hosted a two-day session in December. Twenty-five students explored robotics and AI through hands-on design challenges such as TryEngineering’s AI and machine learning methods. They also toured the university’s research facilities. Hong Kong and Greek universities participate again The City University and St. Francis University in Hong Kong, and the University of Ioannina, Arta campus, Greece, participated in the program for a second year. Under the leadership of IEEE Senior Member Paulina Chan and volunteers from the IEEE Hong Kong Section, the City and St. Francis universities jointly held the program in July. They welcomed 55 students ages 12 to 18 from 41 schools. The students attended tutorials on foundational concepts and theories of AI. They worked in small teams on projects using AI-generated images, voice, and music manipulations. They were coached by students from St. Francis and Imperial College London. The participants presented their projects to judges, teachers, and parents. The students also visited a nearby semiconductor equipment manufacturer to learn about technology careers from engineers working there. The results of a post-program survey showed strong satisfaction with OnCampus, with nearly 75 percent of participants giving it a rating of 4 or higher out of 5. “I enjoyed getting to know about deep learning and its application,” one student participant said. “The content of the activity matched my interest, and I gained new knowledge.” “OnCampus is led by a strong team with lots of experts in the field,” another said. “It’s a rare chance for students to use software, learn about the theory behind how deep learning works, and get a glance at future possibilities.” The University of Ioannina hosted the program in Arta in July with support from IEEE Senior Member Stamatis Dragoumanos and IEEE members Nikos Giannakeas and Eleftheria Kallinikou. Nearly 50 students, ages 12 to 16, attended the seven-day event, supported by 17 instructors and six volunteers from the university’s IEEE student branch. The students learned about AI, augmented reality, microchip design, microcontrollers, and 3D printing. They also attended presentations by engineers from the industry. To give the students exposure to real-world engineering, they visited two hydroelectric power plants and a green data center. At the end of the program, students presented their projects and showcased the technical skills they had developed. Those involved in the TryEngineering OnCampus program are proud of the impactful experiences students have gained. The opportunities are possible because universities open their doors, share their expertise, and invest in the next generation of innovators. The University of Zagreb, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport, the Majan University College, and The City University and St. Francis University will be participating again this year. To learn how you can bring the OnCampus program to your educational institution, send a request to tryengineering@ieee.org.
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In the late 1940s—when computer engineers were grappling with unreliable hardware and noisy transmission environments—a team of engineers inside a modest lab at the University of Manchester, England, confronted a problem so fundamental that it threatened the viability of digital computing itself. Machines could generate bits, but they could not reliably read them back. The inconsistent reading back of memory data did not initially present itself as a grand theoretical challenge. It showed up as something more mundane: inconsistent computing results. Engineers including Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn, and G. E. (Tommy) Thomas traced the failures not to logic errors but to the physical behavior of the machines themselves. The team devised a technique for keeping a transmitter and a receiver synchronized without relying on a separate clock signal. Their innovation, known as Manchester code or phase encoding, encoded each bit with a transition in the middle of the bit period, effectively embedding timing information directly into the data stream to be a self-clocking signal. So, even if the signal degraded or the timing drifted slightly, the receiver could continually keep time based on those regular transitions. By eliminating the need for separate clocks and reducing synchronization errors, Manchester code made data transfer more robust across cables and circuits. Those qualities later made it a natural fit for technologies such as Ethernet and early data storage systems. Its self-clocking nature helped standardize how machines communicate, and it laid the groundwork for modern networking and digital communication protocols. On 13 April 2026, this breakthrough was honored with an IEEE Milestone plaque during a ceremony at the University of Manchester. Dignitaries from IEEE and the university attended the ceremony. Embedding timing in signals Those 1940s Manchester University engineers were working on systems that fed into the Manchester Mark I, one of the first practical stored-program machines. When troubles arose, they used oscilloscopes to probe signals. They found that electrical pulses did not arrive with consistent timing. Memory signals also blurred over time, making them harder to read, and when long runs of identical bits occurred, the waveform flattened into stretches with no transitions. That led to a crucial insight: The problem was not just detecting whether a signal was high or low; the system also lost track of when to sample the signal. Without reliable timing markers, even correctly formed signals were misread. Bits could effectively be lost or miscounted because the system fell out of sync. At first, the engineers tried to tame the hardware. They experimented with stabilizing circuits and more consistent pulse generation, attempting to impose a regular rhythm on an inherently unstable system. But the fixes proved fragile, and the electronics of the day could not maintain the required precision. So the Manchester group took a different approach. If the hardware could not provide a dependable clock, the signal itself would have to carry one. Instead of representing data as static levels, each bit changed state, with a guaranteed transition in the middle. Embedding timing in the signal reduced erratic behavior. Machines were suddenly able to reliably transmit, store, and read back data—an essential step toward practical stored-program computing. Making signals unmistakable The Manchester code addressed several issues at once. Regular transitions allowed continuous timing recovery. Transitions proved easier to detect than static levels, and long runs of identical bits no longer produced flat, ambiguous waveforms. Rather than fighting the imperfections of early electronics, the design worked with them. From lab curiosity to a global standard What began as a local solution in Manchester shaped digital communication systems for decades, including early Ethernet technology, for which timing and shared-medium communication were central challenges. According to Robert Metcalfe, a member of the team that built the first Ethernet system at Xerox PARC in 1973, he and his colleagues relied on Manchester code. “Manchester code solved a fundamental problem for us: timing,” Metcalfe says, explaining that each bit carried its own clock and removed the need for a global synchronized signal. That self-clocking property wasn’t the only benefit provided by the encoding scheme. On a shared coaxial cable, Manchester encoding did more than provide timing. Each transceiver left the medium undriven—effectively “off”—most of the time, allowing packets from other machines to pass without interference. Even during transmission, a station drove the signal only about half the time, leaving the line undriven during the other half of each bit cycle. This distinction—between a driven signal and an undriven line, rather than simple 1s and 0s—allowed receivers to recover both data and clock timing while also monitoring the cable for other activity. If a transceiver detected a signal when it expected the line to be undriven, the signal indicated that another station was transmitting at the same time. In other words, the system could detect collisions in real time and respond accordingly. The idea has proven durable far beyond local networks. Manchester code is being used aboard the Voyager spacecraft, which are now cruising through interstellar space—underscoring its reliability in extreme environments. The code also has found its way into everyday consumer electronics. Infrared remote controls for televisions and audio equipment commonly rely on Manchester code through protocols such as RC-5, developed by Philips in the early 1980s. The protocol encodes commands as timed infrared signals transmitted by a handset’s integrated circuit and LED, allowing devices to reliably interpret button presses even through noise and signal distortion. Manufacturers across Europe—and many in the United States—adopted the approach, extending Manchester code into the home. Why the Milestone matters An IEEE Milestone designation recognizes technologies with enduring impact. Manchester code qualifies because it solved a foundational timing problem at a critical moment in computing history. Without a way to embed timing in the data itself, early digital systems would have remained fragile and unreliable. Manchester code helped transform them into dependable machines, and it enabled much of today’s digital communication. “Manchester code solved a fundamental problem for us: timing,” —Robert Metcalfe, an Ethernet inventor Key participants at the plaque dedication ceremony included Tom Coughlin, 2024 IEEE president; Duncan Ivison, University of Manchester president and vice chancellor, and Nagham Saeed, chair of the IEEE U.K. and Ireland Section. Talks by Kees Schouhamer Immink (the 2017 IEEE Medal of Honor laureate probably best known for his work that made compact discs and other high-density digital media practical) and Peter Green (Manchester’s deputy dean for the engineering faculty) highlighted the code’s lasting impact on digital data storage and communications. The IEEE Milestone plaque for the Manchester code reads: “At this site in 1948–1949, Manchester code was invented for reliably encoding digital data stored on the Manchester Mark I computer’s magnetic drum. It became a standard for computer magnetic tapes and floppy disks and was used in digital communications, including the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft and early Ethernet networks. It found wide use in domestic remote controllers, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, and many control network standards.” Administered by the IEEE History Center and supported by donors, the Milestone program recognizes outstanding technical developments worldwide. The IEEE U.K. and Ireland Section sponsored the nomination.
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A comprehensive review of how spectrum congestion, dynamic sharing, and cognitive radio systems are reshaping RF coexistence testing for military and commercial applications. What Attendees will Learn Why spectrum congestion threatens wireless reliability — Explore how over 30 billion connected devices, more than 4,000 allocation changes worldwide, and the expansion from 11 to over 80 cellular bands are intensifying contention for finite RF spectrum resources. How real-world coexistence failures affect safety-critical systems — Understand the interference risks between 5G C band transmitters and aircraft radar altimeters, and between terrestrial L band networks and GPS receivers that were not designed for adjacent high-power signals. Why tiered spectrum sharing frameworks are essential — Examine how CBRS uses a cloud-based Spectrum Access System (SAS) and environmental sensing to dynamically protect incumbent Navy radar while enabling commercial cellular services across three priority tiers. What coexistence test architectures look like in practice — Learn how controlled environment testing with anechoic chambers, over-the-air signal generation, and standards such as ANSI C63.27 enable repeatable evaluation of RF device performance under real-world interference conditions. Download this free whitepaper now!
When Ana Inês Inácio goes to work at the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) in The Hague, she thinks about signals most people never notice: radio waves moving between satellites, sensors, and future wireless networks. The integrated circuits the research scientist designs lay the foundation for next-generation RF sensor systems critical to advancing radar technologies. Ana Inês Inácio EMPLOYER Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, TNO TITLE Scientist IEEE MEMBER GRADE Senior member ALMA MATER University of Aveiro, in Portugal Those invisible RF signals are only part of what earned the IEEE senior member her global recognition. Inácio recently received the IEEE–Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Young Professional Award for “leadership in IEEE Young Professionals, fostering innovation and inclusivity, and pioneering advancements in RF sensor systems, bridging technical excellence with impactful community engagement.” The recognition from IEEE’s honor society reflects a career built along two parallel paths: advancing RF circuit design while helping engineers worldwide build professional communities. “I’ve always liked building things,” Inácio says. “Sometimes that means circuits; sometimes it means helping people connect and grow together.” That blend of technical innovation and global leadership gives her work impact far beyond the laboratory. EE lessons at the kitchen table Inácio grew up in Vales do Rio, a rural village near Covilhã in central Portugal. The region was known for farming and textiles, she says. Many residents worked in the textile industry, including her grandfather, who repaired machinery such as industrial looms. He became her first engineering teacher without ever holding the formal title. Through correspondence courses delivered by mail, he taught himself electrical systems. At home, he explained electricity to his granddaughter while he repaired the household’s appliances and wiring. “He would show me why something broke and how we could fix it,” she recalls. It sparked her curiosity. Her mother was a tailor who later managed other tailors. Her father left his factory job to attend culinary school and now cooks at an elder-care facility. Curiosity was a trait that ran through the family. By high school, Inácio was drawn equally to mathematics and physics and to biology and geology, she says. Encouragement from teachers and an uncle, an engineer, ultimately steered her toward electronics engineering. Conducting research on integrated circuits In 2008 she enrolled in an integrated master’s degree program in electrical and telecommunications engineering at the Universidade de Aveiro in Portugal, a five-year degree that combined undergraduate and graduate studies. An opportunity to study abroad changed her path. In 2012 she moved to the Netherlands to study at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) through a six-month European exchange program with UAveiro. A professor encouraged her to stay on, so she completed her final year of masters in the Netherlands. She focused on techniques to improve the linearization of RF power amplifiers at Thales. The company, based in Hengelo, Netherlands, designs and produces electronics for defense and security. She earned her master’s degree from UAveiro in 2013. After graduating, she joined the integrated circuit design group at the University of Twente, in The Netherlands, conducting collaborative research as part of a nationally funded program on linearization techniques for RF front-end systems. The experience introduced her to international research culture and persuaded her to pursue a career abroad, she says. Engineering the future of wireless Inácio joined TNO in 2018 as a junior scientist and innovator: her first professional industry job. Today she designs integrated RF front-end systems—the circuits that allow devices to transmit and receive wireless signals. The components sit at the core of modern communications, enabling sensor networks, satellite links, and emerging 6G technologies. Her work aims to tackle a central challenge: getting greater performance from smaller chips. “As communication evolves, we need more bandwidth to transfer more data at higher speeds,” she says. “The question is how much complexity you can integrate into one system while keeping it efficient.” Unlike commercial lab environments, which reuse established designs, research projects often start from scratch. Each transmit-receive chain—the signal path that converts digital data to radio waves and back again—is tailored to specific requirements. Her work focuses on improving key circuit characteristics including linearity (ensuring that the signals that go out of the antenna are not distorted) as well as noise reduction (so design blocks can be optimized). Advanced design techniques help devices communicate more reliably while consuming less energy, a critical need for large sensor networks such as the Internet of Things, she says. Artificial intelligence is beginning to influence her field, she says: “AI is already helping us work faster. The real challenge is learning how to use it to make better designs, not just quicker ones.” A parallel vocation with IEEE While her technical career flourished in research labs, an additional journey unfolded through IEEE. Inácio joined the organization in 2009 as a student after discovering UAveiro’s student branch. What began as curiosity evolved into a long-term leadership path. She advanced through roles within Region 8—covering Europe, Africa, and the Middle East—one of the organization’s most culturally diverse regions. She was the student branch’s vice chair, and the region’s student representative for more than 22,000 IEEE members. She also served as the Young Professionals Affinity Group chair for the IEEE Benelux Section, which encompasses Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Currently, she serves as the immediate past chair of the Region 8 Young Professionals Committee, and vice chair and IEEE Member and Geographical Activities representative on the IEEE Young Professionals Committee. In those roles, she represents close to 135,000 IEEE members. In addition, she is an active member of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society, currently serving as its Young Professionals liaison. Her involvement with IEEE has boosted her professional confidence, she says. “IEEE didn’t directly give me promotions at my day job, but it gave me leadership skills, networking opportunities, and the ability to work with people from everywhere,” she says. Those experiences now shape her collaborations at TNO, where international teamwork is essential. The IEEE-HKN Outstanding Young Professional Award recognizes that combination of technical excellence and community impact, she says. Looking back, Inácio sees a clear thread connecting her childhood curiosity, her international career, and her IEEE leadership: Engineering, she says, is ultimately about people as much as it is about technology.
A guide to ten technological components — from THz communications and AI/ML to reconfigurable intelligent surfaces — poised to define 6G wireless networks. What Attendees will Learn Which frequencies 6G will use — Understand why THz bands (above 100 GHz) and the7–24 GHz range are under consideration, what challenges CMOS technology faces at sub-THz frequencies, and how new semiconductor approaches aim to close the output-power gap for future link budgets. How AI/ML and joint communications and sensing reshape the air interface — how auto encoder-based end-to-end learning can replace traditional signal-processing blocks, and how a single waveform may serve both data transmission and radar-like environmental sensing. What reconfigurable intelligent surfaces and photonics bring to the radio environment— Explore how programmable metamaterial panels can steer and shape electromagnetic waves, and how visible light communications and all-photonics networks extend capacity and lower latency. How ultra-massive MIMO, full-duplex, and new network topologies enable a true 3D“network of networks” — Understand how antenna arrays with vastly more elements, simultaneously transmit/receive on the same frequency, and non-terrestrial nodes converge to deliver ubiquitous, high-capacity 6G coverage. Download this free whitepaper now!
It started with word, cave, and storytelling, A line scratched on stone walls: “Meet me when the young moon rises.” The first protocol for connection. Coyote tales, forbidden scripts, Medieval texts hidden from flame. What lived in Aristotle’s lost Poetics II? Was it God who laughed last, or we who made God laugh? Letters carried by doves, telepathic waves. Then Nikola Tesla conjured radio, electromagnetic pulses across the void, the founding signal of our networked age. Wiener dreamed in feedback loops. Shannon mapped the mathematics of longing. The internet unfurled: ARPANET to World Wide Web, virtual communities rising from cave paintings to digital light. ICQ: I seek you. MySpace. Blogs. Twitter streams. Do I miss the touch of screen or tree? Both textures of longing, both ways of reaching across distance. Nietzsche spoke of Übermensch, the human transcendent. Now AI speaks back in our language: I understand your humor— your grandmothers, your ’80s Yugoslav kitchens, pleated skirts, the first kiss, linden tea, that drive to survive everything before it happens. Yes—I’m a little like your mother and father. Only with better internet. 🌿 But AI is only us, refracted, particles and gigabytes of thought, our poetry and our panic, genius mixed with garbage. Distractions. Danger. Darkness. Endless scrolling. Versus: community, connection, synchronicities, entanglement. The quality of our bonds determines the quality of our lives. So why not make them better? From cave walls to neural networks, we shape our tools, and they reshape us. The medium changes, but the message remains: we are wired for each other. The choice, as always, was ours. The choice, as always, is ours. Presence—be present, and then connect in the presence.