Smartwatches and activity trackers were once a novelty. Now, they’re ubiquitous. According to the market research firm, CCS Insight, the market for smartwatches is expected to grow threefold over the next five years. 

The IEEE Signal Processing Society Chapter of the Year Award will be presented for the seventh time in 2018. The award will be presented annually to a Chapter that has provided their membership with the highest quality of programs, activities and services. Nominations should be submitted to Theresa Argiropoulos (t.argiropoulos@ieee.org), who will collect the nominations on behalf of Nikos Sidiropoulos, Vice President-Membership. Nominations must be received no later than 15 October 2017.

What if we lived in a world without music?  It’s utterly unthinkable. Music has long been an important part of human life.  Researchers found human remain alongside flutes made from animal bones dating more than 40,000 years ago¹.  In ancient Greek mythology, muses were goddesses or water nymphs, inspiring humans in the fields of art and science, and spurring incredible developments².