Society News

The IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) is honored to announce the elevation of 28 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. Senior Member is the only membership grade that is eligible to be nominated for IEEE Fellow. The new Senior Members of the IEEE Signal Processing Society are:

Call for Officer Nominations: Vice President-Membership

IEEE Signal Processing Society 2016-17 Past President Alex Acero in his capacity as Chair of the Society’s Nominations and Appointments Committee invites nominations for the IEEE Signal Processing Society Officer position of Vice President-Membership for the term 1 January 2017-31 December 2019.

Call for nominations: IEEE Technical Field Awards: Deadline 31 January

Nominations are due 31 January annually for the IEEE Technical Field Awards (TFAs). IEEE TFAs are awarded for contributions or leadership in a specific field of interest of the IEEE and are among the highest awards presented on behalf of the IEEE Board of Directors.

All IEEE members are encouraged to submit a nomination for a worthy candidate within their technical fields.

Call for Nominations: IEEE Fellow Class of 2017: Deadline 1 March

Visit the Fellow web page for nominee eligibility requirements, steps to become an IEEE Fellow, nomination instructions, and much more.

The nomination period for the 2017 Fellow Class is open and will continue through 1 March 2016.

Signal Processing Society Members Receive 2016 IEEE Awards

The IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal, awarded for outstanding achievements in signal processing, was presented to Louis L. Scharf "for pioneering and sustained contributions to statistical signal processing and its practice."

The IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal, awarded for a career of outstanding contributions to education in the fields of interest of IEEE, was presented to Simon S. Haykin "for contributions to engineering education in adaptive signal processing and communication.”

2015 IEEE Signal Processing Society Awards

The IEEE Signal Processing Society congratulates several SPS members who will receive the Society's prestigious awards during ICASSP 2016 in Shanghai, China.

Gujarat Chapter Receives the Chapter of the Year Award

The IEEE Signal Processing Society Gujarat Chapter has been selected as the recipient of the 2015 Chapter of the Year Award!

23 Signal Processing Society Members Elevated to Senior Member

The IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) is honored to announce the elevation of 23 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. Senior Member is the only membership grade that is eligible to be nominated for IEEE Fellow. The new Senior Members of the IEEE Signal Processing Society are:

SPS Young Professionals meet during ICIP 2015

November 2015