This year, the Nominations and Elections Subcommittee of the IEEE Information Forensics and Security Technical Committee (IFS-TC) has called for nomination of new IFS-TC members (by September 30) and the new IFS-TC Vice Chair (by October 20). The nomination material for both calls shall be submitted to the IFS Nominations and Elections Subcommittee (email alias: ifs-election@ieee.org) by the corresponding deadline. The subcommittee members include Siwei Lyu, Karthik Nandakumar, Benedetta Tondi and Juan Ramón Troncoso-Pastoriza.
>> IFS TC Member Nomination Form
New IFS-TC Members Nomination and Election
The elected new members will serve from 2020/1/1 to 2022/12/31. There are 9 TC members whose term expires at the end of 2019, so we expect to elect between 9 and 13 new members this time.
- Candidates can be self-nominated or nominated by current TC members, retired TC members, as well as established people in the IFS field.
- The nominator should inform the nominee in advance.
- One nominator can nominate more than one candidate.
- The nominee should be an IEEE-SPS member or will join if elected.
- Prospective candidates must submit a nomination form (see attached) and a 1-page CV.
The detailed election procedures can be found here:
The schedule for this year's nomination and election is given below.
- Nomination Period: August 5 - September 30 (both included)
- Election Period: October 1 – October 13
- Final Results Announcement: October 16
Please submit the nomination material to the IFS Nominations and Elections Subcommittee (email alias: ifs-election@ieee.org) by September 30.
IFS-TC Vice Chair Nomination and Election
This year, the TC needs to elect a Vice Chair, whose one-year term is from 2020/1/1 to 2020/12/31. Vice Chair elections take place every two years. The Vice Chair position automatically succeeds to the position of Chair (2021-2022), then Past Chair.
- Nominations for Vice Chair shall be restricted to individuals who are currently serving or have previously served as elected members of the Technical Committee.
- The nominee must confirm in writing his/her willingness to serve and perform the duties described in the Society’s Bylaws, Policies and Procedures if elected.
- Each nominee must submit a one-page position statement and a one-page CV.
- Nominations for Vice Chair shall be restricted to individuals who are currently serving or have previously served as elected members of the Technical Committee.
- The nominee must confirm in writing his/her willingness to serve and perform the duties described in the Society’s Bylaws, Policies and Procedures if elected.
- Each nominee must submit a one-page position statement and a one-page CV.
- Vice Chair nominees are not eligible to vote in Vice Chair elections.
The detailed election procedures can be found at:
https://signalprocessingsociety.org/get-involved/information-forensics-and-security/policies-procedures (Section 5.a)
The schedule for the Vice Chair nomination and election is as follows:
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The schedule for the Vice Chair nomination and election is as follows:
Nomination Period: September 2 - October 20 (both included)
- Election Period: October 21 - October 31
- Final Results Announcement: November 5
Please submit the nomination material to the IFS Nominations and Elections Subcommittee (email alias: ifs-election@ieee.org) by October 20.
