This panel session offers a chance to engage in dialogue with the Presidents of IEEE Societies within IEEE Division IV "Electromagnetics and Radiation." Given their shared research domains, this session presents a valuable opportunity to exchange perspectives on forthcoming technological challenges and foster avenues for future inter-society collaboration.

Rather than a traditional panel, the RF and Microwave League of Champions will be a quiz show pitting a team of academics against a team of industry veterans to answer technical riddles sourced from RF and microwave history. Each team will comprise 3 members who will answer as a team on questions about RF/microwave theory, circuits, and systems. This event will be an entertaining diversion from the typical technical panel and hopefully a great deal of fun for participants.

The growth in generative AI has, naturally, raised the question of its impact on RFIC design. The latter has been traditionally regarded as somewhat of a black art, requiring the ‘magic’ of human intuition and creativity.
But is RFIC design really so, or will AI be able to automate large portions of the design process in the future? Are the days of hand-crafted RFIC design limited? Will AI replace design engineers or only augment their capabilities, to some extent?
This lunch time panel, with both industry and academic experts, will attempt to predict the impact of AI in RFIC design.

Join us for an engaging discussion (and food!) at the RFIChat event. Students and experts from academia, industry, and research will converge for an open discussion on RFIC careers and future trends. Bring your questions and come learn how to kickstart, advance, and optimize your career path for variables such as innovation, work-life balance, positive impact, financial stability and more. Our panelists promise to offer invaluable insights (secrets!?) into the unique landscapes of academia and industry, so come meet them and have a chat!