According to 2020 IEEE Theodore W. Hissey Outstanding Young Professional Award recipient Sampathkumar Veeraraghavan, being recognized “reinforces my passion to leverage technology as a catalyst to improve the living conditions of underserved communities globally.” His commitment to this is evidenced in his recent article, “How can AI-powered humanitarian engineering tackle the biggest threats facing our planet?” that has been published in TechForge’s AI News: https://artificialintelligence-news.com/2020/08/28/how-can-ai-powered-humanitarian-engineering-tackle-the-biggest-threats-facing-our-planet/. In it, he explains that AI can help resolve diverse challenges in healthcare, agriculture, and education and illustrates how AI-powered humanitarian programs offer a transformative opportunity to advance social innovations and build a better tomorrow for the benefit of humanity.