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Professor Alfred Leo Maria Fettweis, one of the pioneers of digital signal processing passed away on August 20, 2015 in Bochum, Germany. Our community has lost a giant who made seminal contributions not only to engineering, but also to science. His ideas were visionary and far ahead of his time.

In the last months, several discussions have been raised up by the NSA statements about backdoored cryptosystems up to the announcement about the need for post-quantum cryptography (PCQ). In particular one passage leaves open multiple interesting questions and conjectures:

Agarwal, Siddharth (Missouri University of Science and Technology) “Computational intelligence based complex adaptive system-of systems architecture evolution strategy” (2015), Advisor: Dagli, Cihan H.

At its 20 June 2015 meeting, the IEEE Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) Board approved adding the rebate schedule to Section 9.0.E of the MGA Operations Manual. Including the rebate schedule in the MGA Operations Manual will ensure members and volunteers have direct access to the official MGA approved rebate definition, eligibility requirements, and schedule.

At its 20 June 2015 meeting, the MGA Board approved revisions to Section 9 of the MGA Operations Manual, regarding term limits for Section, Chapter, and Affinity Group officers. These revisions are reflected in Sections 9.4.F.7, 9.6.D.5, and 9.9.D.6 and are to be in effect for all elections for terms of office starting 1 January 2016.

Jiang, Huaiguang(University of Denver) “Synchrophasor Sensing and Processing based Smart Grid Security Assessment for Renewable Energy Integration”, (2015) Advisor: Zhang, Jun

The invention of the automobile transformed how people live, work, and interact in society. Today, with an ever increasing number of in-vehicle options/activities, as well as the increasing demands being placed on the driver, vehicle platform, and transportation infrastructure, more is being asked of engineers, designers, scientists, and transportation specialists.

IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) is pleased to announce some exciting upcoming events and opportunities:

WIE-Ericsson Live Chat Series

Engage members with the "IEEE Into Focus" photo contest and invite them to share their IEEE stories.