Rising Stars is a unique combination of technical and professional development sessions. The conference provides current information on a variety of technical and professional development issues that young professionals and university students have indicated are critically important to their career growth. Conference participants become better informed about the variety of technologies and career opportunities within their fields of interest, more informed about emerging technologies, and more exposed to senior executives and corporations in the technology community. All speakers are selected and invited. Speakers represent thought leaders, decision makers, and senior executives in the industry.

IEEE Rising Stars (Rising Stars) is technically sponsored by IEEE. The proceedings of the conference will be submitted for inclusion in prestigious databases such as Scopus, Web of Science (WoS), Ei Compendex, DBLP, Google Scholar, and many others.