IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN), the honor society of IEEE, promotes excellence in the profession and in education with ideals of Scholarship, Character and Attitude.
Founded on 28 October 1904, HKN promotes professional accomplishment, service to others, and leadership development for students and professionals in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and other IEEE fields of interest. With its merger in 2010 with IEEE, the honor society now has over 200,000+ members in more than 280 Chapters around the globe.
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The 250+ IEEE-HKN chapters worldwide are your local link to the valuable resources offered by IEEE-HKN. Get involved to build your leadership, technical, collaboration, and communication skills.
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News & Updates
Have you received an email, postcard, or call about the IEEE-HKN Oral History Project? It’s official! We’ve partnered with PCI to collect your stories, update our directory, and preserve the legacy of IEEE-HKN for future generations of engineers. Whether you want…
The IEEE-HKN Awards Committee is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s awards: K.J. Ray Liu, Founder, Chairman, and CTO, Origin AI was named the recipient of the Asad M. Madni Outstanding Technical Achievement and Excellence Award. K.J. Ray…
We are excited to announce this year’s four awardees of the Asad, Gowhartaj, and Jamal Madni Scholarship chosen in recognition of their exceptional scholarship, service to their community and commitment to HKN. Each student will receive US$1,000 to help them…
IEEE-HKN is pleased to announce that it has received a 2026 APEX Awards for Publication Excellence marking our 13th consecutive year of being recognized for its publication, THE BRIDGE. Burt Dicht, Editor-In-Chief and Steve Watkins, Guest Editor and 2018 IEEE-HKN…
THE BRIDGE
IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN)’s signature publication, THE BRIDGE, is an interactive digital magazine published three times a year.
