Posts By: Alan Chong

The Risks and Benefits of Chat GPT 

By Kohava Mendelsohn

Recently, Chat GPT was released for use by the public by OpenAI. It is an extremely advanced AI chat bot that can answer queries for you. I think of it as a very advanced autocomplete system, taking in input as questions and outputting …

Effective Communication for Engineers

By Chat GPT

Effective communication is a key skill for any engineer to have, regardless of their level of experience or the specific industry they work in. Whether you are communicating with your colleagues, clients, or other stakeholders, the way you communicate can significantly impact …

Senior Instructor, UNBC (Northern British Columbia, Tenure Track)

The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) invites applications for a probationary/continuing appointment in the School of Engineering at the rank of Senior Instructor I, with proposed starting date of July 1, 2023. As an institution committed to the fostering of an inclusive and transformative learning …

The December 2022 issue of IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication is Now Available

Volume 65, Number 4, December 2022

Publication of the IEEE Professional Communication Society[Publication Information]

 Research Articles: 

A Corpus-Assisted Critical Discourse Analysis of News Construction of the Flint Water Crisis, Y. Kong This study integrates corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis to analyze 1858 news reports about the Flint water …

Back to Basics: What Can Aristotle Teach Us About Modern Communication?

By Kohava Mendelsohn

As a Professional Engineer, it is important to be convincing in many circumstances: Convincing companies to hire you, convincing people to invest in your business, and convincing customers your product is what they desired. Much like today, in Ancient Greece there was much …

IEEE ProComm Japan 2022 Workshop

The ProComm Society, Japan Chapter will be having a workshop on November 24, 2023.It is a free, online event. All talks are in English.

For more information, check out the full page here: https://www.ieee-jp.org/section/tokyo/chapter/PC-26/

Register at: https://forms.gle/hLNrkozKiXKxuc1e7

IEEE Professional Communication Society Election – Begins 1 November

The IEEE Professional Communication Society Bylaws provide that two new members of the Administrative Committee are to be elected annually by current members of the Society in good standing. You may also write-in an alternative nominee, but, if you do so, please be sure that …

Call for Proposals: The University of Strasbourg Symposium on Usability and Design

Date and Location: 31 March-1 April 2023 in Strasbourg, France.

Symposium Theme: Re-thinking Usability and Design: Examining Connections to Technical Communication and Localization

Proposals Due: Monday, 9 January 2023

Full Call for Proposals: https://usability-conference.unistra.fr/call-for-proposal/

Symposium Website: https://usability-conference.unistra.fr/