June 2014

Through 1 May 2014, IEEE-USA is offering graduating student members three free e-Books, as well as five complimentary uses of the new salary calculator.

The IEEE Biometrics Council is proud to announce that the Spring 2014 edition of its newsletter is now available. It contains a number of updates on biometric conferences/workshops and other IEEE activities related to biometrics

It is becoming more important that next-generation wireless networks wisely integrate multiple services at the physical layer to increase spectral efficiency. A signal processing magazine special report discusses this topic in the May issue.

The Summer 2014 edition of the IEEE Speech and Language Processing Technical Committee’s Newsletter is now online. It includes a number of announcements from the TC chair, as well as a number of articles collated by the editorial boarded

Chaonan Wang (UMass Dartmouth), “Reliability and Sensitivity Analysis of Complex Systems and Networks”, Prof. Liudong Xing (2014)

Kyle Wesson (The University of Texas at Austin), “Secure Navigation and Timing without Storage of Local Keys”, Prof. Brian Evans and Prof. Todd Humphreys, (2014)

A talk on "Big Data over Networks" is available on SigView discussing the big data system design issue by focusing on the interaction across signal processing, information storage, and underlying communication networks.

The IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) is honored to announce the elevation of 41 of its members to the grade of IEEE Senior Member. These members have demonstrated outstanding professional performance, exhibited professional maturity through long-term experience, and established themselves as leaders in their respective IEEE-designated fields of interest.

The SPS Awards Board is now accepting nominations for 2014 major SPS awards. Each year, SPS honors outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions related to signal processing through the Society Award, the Technical Achievement Award, the Education Award, and the Meritorious Service Award