EPICS in IEEE

EPICS in IEEE has launched the Excellent EPICS in IEEE Contributor Awards, recognizing outstanding student leaders and faculty advisors driving meaningful community impact through engineering. This year’s honorees demonstrate the power of leadership, mentorship, and service-learning in advancing real-world solutions. From sustainable agriculture systems to assistive technologies, their work highlights measurable outcomes that benefit communities globally.

Read more about the winners and their impactful work here:

EPICS in IEEE’s Awards Honor Outstanding Students and Faculty Awardees developed IoT for farms and assistive technologies

Students from the Transilvania University of Brașov developed a modular solar energy system to address unreliable electricity at an educational camp in Râșnov, Romania. Supported by the IEEE Fischer Mertel Fund through the IEEE Foundation, their EPICS in IEEE project delivers a renewable, reliable power source to keep essential systems like water pumps running while enabling educational activities. The solution combines solar panels, battery storage, and smart energy monitoring to improve energy security for underserved communities.

Read more to see how this project is making a lasting impact: https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/epics-in-ieee-lighting-the-way-to-energy-security-in-romania/

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Thank you to all of the incredible project teams and everyone who stopped by the EPICS in IEEE Project Showcase at I²MTC 2026! The showcase offered a close look at how EPICS in IEEE supported student innovation is making a real difference in communities around the world. We’re grateful to be part of such an inspiring event and to connect with so many passionate attendees.

Ready to build systems that advance emergency intelligence?
The Response Quest™ Challenge is now open, inviting visionary individuals and teams led by IEEE members to develop innovative tools for emergency relief workers. Deadline is 29 May 2026.

Learn more and submit an entry today: https://www.ieee.org/response-quest-challenge

EPICS in IEEE will be at the I²MTC 2026 conference in Nancy, France, where we’ll be exhibiting and supporting four student teams presenting their community-driven engineering projects at the IMS/EPICS Project Showcase. We’re proud of our long-standing partnership with the Instrumentation and Measurement Society (IMS), whose support helps make these student experiences possible.

If you’re attending I²MTC, stop by the EPICS in IEEE table and the project showcase to meet the teams and learn more about our initiatives! https://i2mtc2026.ieee-ims.org/

An EPICS in IEEE student team is developing a drone‑based medical delivery system to bring life‑saving supplies to Kenya’s most remote communities with funding from Check out the latest article to see how engineering innovation is expanding healthcare access where it’s needed most. https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/epics-in-ieee-healthcare-access-flies-high-in-kenya/

We’re excited to announce that two EPICS in IEEE projects have been awarded funding through the Dr. Swarn S. Kalsi Community of Projects Fund through the IEEE Foundation. Established through a generous memorial gift from the Kalsi family and friends, this fund empowers multidisciplinary student teams to design real‑world solutions that benefit their local communities. These awards honor Dr. Kalsi’s belief that engineers build the future and that education can transform lives.

Learn more about the fund here: https://epics.ieee.org/continuing-a-lifes-work-epics-in-ieee-and-the-dr-swarn-s-kalsi-memorial-fund/