Society News

The IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) has more than 16,000 members worldwide – over 16,000 people’s worth of knowledge and ideas spread around the globe. While the conveniences of modern technology have certainly made worldwide communication easier, there’s great value in exchanging ideas face-to-face.

Activity Update from the IFS-TC

Technical Committee News, Society News

The mission of the Information Forensics and Security Technical Committee (IFS TC) is to promote activities within the broad technical areas of information forensics and security. The main activities addressed this year were the outcomes of the first IEEE Image Forensics Challenge, the organization and future organization of the two IFS workshops WIFS’14 and WIFS’15, and the nomination of the next IEEE TIFS Editor in Chief.

Member-Driven Initiatives - Funding Available

The Board of Governors of the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) has allocated $40,000 for Member-Driven Initiatives for the 2014 calendar year. The funding is open to all Signal Processing Society members, Chapters and Committees. All proposals must include the involvement of one or more local Chapters to encourage geographic development.

Upcoming Distinguished Lectures – July 2014

The following SPS Distinguished lectures will be held in the upcoming months

vTools Release Announcement: New Features for Meetings and Voting

The IEEE MGA vTools team is happy to announce successful new releases for the following vTools applications: vTools.Meetings version 4.4 introduces new features and usability enhancements, such as:

Section Vitality Dashboard - Phase II released

MGA is pleased to announce Phase II of the Section Vitality Dashboard. New features include:

"Sign in" now defaults to your home Section
Region has been added
An advertising URL has been created: http://www.ieee.org/vitality
A new Meeting Activity tab has links to meeting activities for the selected Section (technical, professional, non-technical, administrative)

To make the most of these new enhancements:

Upcoming Distinguished Lectures – June 2014

41 Signal Processing Society Members Elevated to Senior Member

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.

Nominations Open for 2014 Major SPS Awards