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14 SMT007 MAGAZINE I OCTOBER 2024 Artificial intelligence is still nascent but con- tinues to advance. It would not be surprising to see the new frontier offering another level of capabilities and accuracy with a new architec- ture. SMT007 References 1. "Attention Is All You Need," by Ashish Vaswani, et al., Proceedings of the 31st International Confer- ence on Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS). 2. Professional Development Course: "Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities, Challenges, and Possi- bilities," by Jennie S. Hwang. Appearances Dr. Jennie Hwang will instruct a professional development course on "Artificial Intelligence— Opportunities, Challenges and Possibilities" at the 2024 SMTA International, Oct. 21 in Chicago. She will also deliver the keynote speech titled "Artificial Intelligence Era: Work, Life, Technology, Leader- ship, and Women!" at the Women's Leadership Pro- gram on Oct. 21. Dr. Jennie S. Hwang, an international businesswoman, speaker, and business and technology advisor, is a pioneer and long-standing leader in SMT manufacturing since its inception, and in developing and implementing lead-free electronics technology and manufacturing. She has served as chair of Artificial Intelligence- Justified Confidence for DoD Command and Con- trol study, chair of AI Committee of the National Academies, and Review Panels of NSF National AI Institutes and Committee of Strategic Think- ing for Engineering Research. An International Hall of Famer (Women in Technology), she has been inducted into the National Academy of Engineer- ing, named an R&D-Stars-to-Watch, and received the YWCA Achievement Award. She has held senior executive positions with Lockheed Mar- tin Corp., and was CEO of International Electronic Materials Corp. She is currently CEO of H-Technol- ogies Group, providing business, technology, and manufacturing solutions. She has served as chair of the Laboratory Assessment Board, the DoD Army Research Lab- oratory Assessment Board, and the Assessment Board of Army Engineering Centers. She is on the board of Fortune-500 NYSE companies and civic and university boards, Commerce Department's Export Council, National Materials and Manufac- turing Board, NIST Assessment Board, various national panels/committees, and international lead- ership positions. She is the author of 10 books (four as co-author) and 750+ technical/editorial publications. She is a speaker and author on trade, business, and educa- tion issues. Her formal education includes four aca- demic degrees (Ph.D., M.S., M.A., B.S.), as well as Harvard Business School Executive Program and Columbia University Corporate Governance Pro- gram. To read previous columns, click here.