Young Professionals

Meet AVP of Young Professionals for IEEE Photonics Society, Akhil Kallepalli

Dr. Akhil Kallepalli is the Associate Vice president of the IEEE Photonics YP and Outreach Officer for IEEE UK and Ireland Photonics Chapter (PHO36). During the lockdown in 2020, he has organized a virtual seminar series, HOPES to facilitate productive technical engagement of the Photonics community. 

What’s your professional background? 

I have …

A Space for Young Professionals

Young Professionals Advisory Committee, Community Wellness and the Road Ahead

Just like that, it is April! We are well into the swing of 2021, and I hope everyone has been honest with their New Year Resolutions! One of mine was to journal every day, and at …

Mental Health Within and Beyond the Society

A Collaboration Between the Young Professionals Advisory Committee and Dragonfly Mental Health

The IEEE Young Professionals community is one of the largest groups within the IEEE that welcomes members and volunteers within 15 years post their first degree. This includes graduate students, post-docs, researchers, and early …

A Space for Young Professionals

What’s Important- Let’s Talk

What a year 2020 has been for all of us. This has, by far, been the single most universally challenging year in our lifetimes and I hope it is the last of those!

2021 begins with an optimistic outlook and expectation with …