Subcommittees

Technical Committee

• Subcommittees
• Liaisons & Representatives
• Special Assignments
• Non-Voting Members

Subcommittees

Awards Subcommittee

Chair:  Chia-Wen Lin
Members: Fengqing Maggie Zhu, Giuseppe Valenzise, Guo-Jun Qi

• Issue open call for SPS awards nominations.
• Manage awards voting among TC members and identify endorsed nominations.
• Submit endorsed nominations to the SPS Awards Board.

Nominations and Elections Subcommittee

Chair: Chaker Larabi
Members:  Lu Zhang, Jiwen Lu

• Solicit nominations for new members and other roles (i.e., liaisons) that the TC nominates
• Conduct various elections and approval votes

Conferences & Workshops Subcommittee

Chair: Mylene Farias
Members:  Nikos Thomos, Atanas Gotchev, Wen-Huang Cheng

• Prepare and disseminate open call for future MMSP workshops.
• Discuss support and involvement of TC in related workshops and conferences, such as ICME.
• Evaluate and make recommendation to the TC on events seeking technical co-sponsorship.
• Organize post-conference/workshop surveys, analyze results, propose future improvements

Technical Directions Subcommittee

Chair: Wanqing Li
Members: Tanaya Guha, Jian Zhang

• Monitor submission statistics for various EDICS in ICASSP and tracks in MMSP 
• Manage and maintain the EDICS for the TC and ensure it is being used consistently in all TC related conferences and workshops
• Propose areas where new members should be recruited
• Work with the Editor-in-Chief's of IEEE Transactions on Multimedia and the various SP Society Transactions to ensure that MMSP areas are accurately represented in the EDICS of these Transactions
• Look for collaboration opportunities with other TCs and groups in SPS

Industry/Government Subcommittee

Chair: Shan Liu
Members: Athanasios Mouchtaris, Dong Tian

• Looks for and engages in opportunities for greater interaction with Industry and Government.

Communications and Media Subcommittee

Chair: John See
Members: Mai Xu, Aladine Chetouani

• Maintain the TC web site together with SPS staff
• Maintain TC social media channels
• Maintain lists of active Associate and Affiliate Members

Education Subcommittee

Chair: Antonio Pinheiro
Members: Azeddine Beghdadi, Ivan Bajic

• Look for and engage in activities that provide educational opportunities for the MMSP research community
• Solicit proposals for summer schools, online talks and seminars
• Supports SPS educational activities through SPS Education Board

Student Subcommittee

Chair: Dan Zeng
Members:  Yuxin Peng, Marc Antonini

• Look for and engage in opportunities for greater interaction and involvement of students with the TC activities and events
• Support SPS student-focused activities such as Grand Challenges and SP Cups

Area Chair and Reviewer Subcommittee

Chair: Ali Begen
Members: Balu Adsumilli, Junhui Hou, Jong-Seok Lee

• Maintain lists of active Area Chairs and Reviewers for conferences and journals supported by the TC

Diversity & Inclusion Subcommittee

Chair: Wei Hu
Members: Federica Battisti, Marco Carli

• Develop strategies to promote diversity and inclusion within the TC and broader community
• Help solicit member nominations to support TC's diversity and inclusion goals
• Support SPS diversity and inclusion activities