{"id":23710,"date":"2026-09-21T21:13:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/?post_type=nus-news&#038;p=23710"},"modified":"2026-09-21T21:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:13:34","slug":"ieee-hkn-nus-alumni-sharing-session-2026","status":"publish","type":"nus-news","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/news\/ieee-hkn-nus-alumni-sharing-session-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"IEEE-HKN NUS Alumni Sharing Session 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23718 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"707\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing.png 707w, https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The session featured four invited speakers \u2014 Owen Leong Song Zhu, Benita Wong Zi Xin, Suveen Ellawela and Shreya Pande \u2014 whose journeys span areas including integrated circuit design, software engineering, artificial intelligence and robotics, entrepreneurship, and postgraduate research.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-23710 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-6.png 704w, https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-6-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-5.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-5.png 715w, https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-5-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-4.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-4.png 577w, https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-4-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-3.png 627w, https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-3-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>During the individual sharing sessions, the speakers reflected on their experiences at NUS and the different paths they pursued during and after their undergraduate studies. Drawing from their own academic, internship, research and professional experiences, they shared practical perspectives on exploring career interests, transitioning from university to the workplace, pursuing further studies, and making the most of opportunities available during university.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23712 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-7.png 682w, https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-7-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The individual sharing sessions were followed by a Panel Discussion and Q&amp;A, where students had the opportunity to engage directly with the speakers and seek their perspectives on topics related to academics, internships, career planning, postgraduate studies and professional development. The discussion also allowed the speakers to share different perspectives based on their respective experiences and career paths.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-23710 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-2.png 717w, https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-8.png 639w, https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/hkn-alumni-sharing-8-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Food and refreshments were provided throughout the evening, creating a relaxed setting for students to continue their conversations and interact with the speakers beyond the formal sharing sessions. This provided an opportunity for more informal exchanges and helped foster stronger connections between current students, seniors and alumni within the IEEE-HKN community.<\/p>\n<p>The Alumni Sharing Session provided students with valuable exposure to the diverse pathways available beyond their undergraduate studies while strengthening connections across different generations of the IEEE-HKN NUS community. Through initiatives such as these, the Chapter hopes to continue providing platforms for students to learn from the experiences of their seniors, broaden their perspectives, and build a supportive professional and alumni network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 18 September 2026, the IEEE-HKN Lambda Omega Chapter organised an Alumni Sharing Session, bringing together current NUS ECE students and seniors from diverse academic and professional backgrounds. The session provided students with an opportunity to learn from the speakers\u2019 experiences at NUS, explore different pathways beyond university, and gain practical insights into career and personal development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":23718,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"news_category":[37,50],"class_list":["post-23710","nus-news","type-nus-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_category-ece","news_category-student-life"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/23710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/nus-news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/23710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23720,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/23710\/revisions\/23720"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=23710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}