September 2015 | IEEE Signal Processing Society

NEWS AND RESOURCES FOR MEMBERS OF THE IEEE SIGNAL PROCESSING SOCIETY

Updated call for participation: 2015 Volunteer Leadership Training Program (VOLT): Deadlines 24 August and 4 September

Education & Resources

In early July, the Volunteer Leadership Training Program (VOLT) for 2015 was announced, and includes two tracks. Track 1 covers the foundational…

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Attend GlobalSIP 2015 With SPS Travel Support

Are you a practicing engineer who would like to attend GlobalSIP 2015?

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Last call for applications: IEEE Smart Cities Initiative: Deadline extended to 31 August

Technical Committee News

The IEEE Smart Cities Initiative is inviting applications from municipalities worldwide already in the process of planning smart cities for growing…

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Open Calls

Nomination/Position	Deadline
Ignite Your Innovation: Compete in the 2026 Signal Processing Cup!	10 November 2025
Submit Your Proposals for 2026 Member-Driven Initiatives	21 November 2025
IEEE Signal Processing Society Annual Election Opens on 17 October	4 December 2025
Nominate an IEEE Fellow Today!	7 February 2026

Table of Contents:

Society News

SPS TC Job Marketplace

Signal Processing Conferences

Call for Participation: IEEE Signal Processing Cup 2016

Obituary for James L. Flanagan

Call for Papers: ICASSP 2016

Call for Nominations: N&A Committee and Awards Boards

Featured news around IEEE: IEEE Smart Grid Newsletter

SPS Distinguished Lectures

IEEE-USA offers free e-books to members in August and September

2015 Member-Driven Initiatives – Funding Available

vTools release announcement: Usability and interface enhancements

Geographic unit website feature: Automatic feed of officers and events available

Save the Date: IEEE Day 2015 is 6 October

Member Discounts: International travel guide for members in Regions 8-10

IEEE Women in Engineering news: Live chat series, 2016 leadership conference, virtual career fair, awards program, summits

21 Signal Processing Society Members Elevated to Senior Member

New SPS Chapters

IEEE’s Annual Election – Remember to Vote

Use vTools.Voting for your upcoming unit elections

Updated call for participation: 2015 Volunteer Leadership Training Program (VOLT): Deadlines 24 August and 4 September

Attend GlobalSIP 2015 With SPS Travel Support

Member Highlights

Member in the Spotlight: Hamid Krim

Publications News

Biometrics Security and Privacy Protection: IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, September 2015

Call for Papers: TSIPN Special Issue on Inference and Learning over Networks

Technical Committee News

News from the Signal Processing for Communications and Networking (SPCOM)-TC

Video of the month: A Brain-Computer Interface for Exoskeleton Control

Recent Patents in Signal Processing (September 2015) – Resource Management

Get involved in IEEE Future Directions initiatives; contribute IoT use case scenarios

Request for proposals: Humanitarian projects: deadline 30 September

IEEE in 2030 Challenge seeks proposals for innovative projects: Deadline extended to 15 September

Last call for applications: IEEE Smart Cities Initiative: Deadline extended to 31 August

PhD Theses

Gioberto, Guido. (University of Minnesota) “Measuring Joint Movement Through Garment-Integrated Wearable Sensing”,(2015)

Ruan, Yiye,(The Ohio State University) “Joint Dynamic Online Social Network Analytics Using Network, Content and User Characteristics”, (2015)

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