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Emma Lutjen

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AI in the engineering classroom: promise, pitfalls, and the path forward

Emma Lutjen May 12, 2026

As AI tools rapidly make their way into classrooms and workflows, engineering educators are grappling with how to use them without losing the fundamentals. EEWorld interviewed Robert W. Heath Jr., 2025 IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal recipient and Charles Lee Powell Chair in Wireless Communications at the University of California, San Diego, who shares a candid perspective on where AI helps, where it hinders, and what it really means to educate and be an engineer in the age of intelligent tools.

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Bridging theory and reality in wireless communications: a candid talk with Andrea Goldsmith

Emma Lutjen May 28, 2026

In this wide-ranging conversation, Andrea Goldsmith reflects on a career that has helped define modern wireless communications, from foundational work in channel capacity and adaptive modulation to shaping MIMO, AI-driven systems, and the road to 6G. One of the field’s most influential voices, and recipient of the 2025 IEEE Mildred Dresselhaus Medal for her contributions to and leadership in wireless communications theory and practice (just one of many honors in a career spanning academia, industry, and university leadership), she speaks candidly about her foundational work in the industry, the importance of diversity, and the need for boldness and collaboration in driving engineering excellence.

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“Solve the hardest problem first,” Alex Lidow on winning the GaN race

Emma Lutjen May 5, 2026

At APEC 2026, EPC CEO Alex Lidow spoke with EEWorld Director Aimee Kalnoskas and Power Electronics Author Jeff Shepard for a conversation that goes far beyond GaN hype. From pioneering GaN adoption in AI server boards and scaling “apex” applications like humanoid robotics, to navigating fierce competition, IP battles, and shifting US innovation policy, Lidow […]

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