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Transformative impact of electrical engineering on society, education, academia, and industry: a brief review

Title
Transformative impact of electrical engineering on society, education, academia, and industry: a brief review
Creator
Janamala, Varaprasad; Rani, P. Sobha; Rani, K. Radha; Swarnasri, K.
Description
The transforming power of electrical engineering (EE) on societal evolution, educational paradigms, university systems, and industrial revolutions is comprehensively reviewed in this study. This study emphasizes the critical contribution of EE in promoting technological development, improving learning approaches, and allowing sustainable industrial practices by methodically analyzing the co-evolution of these domains from Society 1.0 to 5.0, Education 1.0 to 4.0, University 1.0 to 4.0, and Industry 1.0 to 4.0. Unlike conventional stories that credit EE alone for development, this assessment critically examines the multidisciplinary character of progress and acknowledges the contributions of computer science, computer engineering, and artificial intelligence (AI) in forming the digital world. Focusing on fundamental technologies, including power systems, semiconductor devices, renewable energy integration, and automation, which have been the backbone of recent AI-driven advancements, this study offers a crucial contribution. This study clarifies EEs special contribution of EE in the global technological revolution by separating its basic contributions from those resulting from its junction with computing disciplines. Furthermore underlined in this paper are EEs contributions to smart infrastructure development, sustainable energy solutions, and society resilience. Presenting an evidence-based evaluation, this paper provides an insightful analysis for academics, teachers, and legislators, thus supporting EEs basic enabler of multidisciplinary technical and societal advancement. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2025.
Source
Electrical Engineering;Volume;107;Issue;8;pp.10879-10897
Date
01-01-2025
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Subject
Education 4.0; Electrical engineering; Industry 4.0; Interdependency; Societal evolution; Society 5.0; Technological progress; University systems
Coverage
Janamala V., Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), School of Engineering and Technology, Mysore Road, Kanmanike, Karnataka, Bangalore, 560074, India; Rani P.S., Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Lakireddy Bali Reddy College of Engineering (Autonomous), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada (JNTUK), Kakinada, 533003, India; Rani K.R., Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, R.V.R. & J.C. College of Engineering, Guntur, 522019, India; Swarnasri K., Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, R.V.R. & J.C. College of Engineering, Guntur, 522019, India
Rights
All Open Access; Hybrid Gold Open Access
Relation
ISSN: 9487921; CODEN: EENGF
Format
online
Language
English
Type
Article

Citation

Janamala, Varaprasad; Rani, P. Sobha; Rani, K. Radha; Swarnasri, K., “Transformative impact of electrical engineering on society, education, academia, and industry: a brief review,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 20, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/21829.

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