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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, IEEE Circuits & Systems Society
• 1984: J. Harry Karp Best Paper Award at Interface '84
• 1986: University of California at Berkeley, Chancellor's Distinguished Lecture Series
• 1987: Fellow of IEEE
• 1992: Fellow of AT&T Bell Labs
• 1995: Black Engineer for Outstanding Technical Contributions
• 1997: Emmy Award for HDTV Grand Alliance Standard
• 2000: IEEE Millennium Medal
• 2003: Member of National Academy of Engineering
• 2004: IEEE Award in International Communication
• 2007: IEEE Simon Ramo Medal for leadership in world-wide data communications networks
• 2012: Charter Fellow of National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
• 2016: National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee

Date and Time

• Date: 24 Sep 2024
• Time: 08:00 PM EST / 7 PM CST
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