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14 SMT007 MAGAZINE I JANUARY 2025 ey absorb and store information. When prompting, be mindful of information that is private, confidential or proprietary. Prompt Engineering Best Practices 1. Experiment and test different methods of phrasing instructions or questions. 2. Create and manipulate the optimal question or input by understanding the underlying model's algorithmic architec- ture and dataset constraints. 3. Test multiple models for a specific application. SMT007 Appearances Dr. Jennie Hwang will lead two Professional Devel- opment Courses, "Artificial Intelligence—Opportu- nities, Challenges and Possibilities" and "High-reli- ability Electronics for Harsh Environments," March 16, 2025, at IPC APEX EXPO 2025. She will also teach IPC webinar courses on "SMT Manufactur- ing Productivity and Yield—Mitigating Production Defects, Part 1 and Part 2," Feb. 4–13, 2025. Dr. Jennie S. Hwang, an interna- tional businesswoman, speaker, and business and technology advisor, is a pioneer and long- standing leader in SMT manu- facturing 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.