CS Webinars Help Lockheed Martin Cut Training Costs

16 January, 2012

The IEEE Computer Society has signed an agreement to produce 20 webinars for Lockheed Martin Corp. through an innovative program that allows companies to meet employee training goals at a reasonable cost. Read more

Winners Announced in TryComputing.org Lesson Plan Contest

11 January, 2012

Winners have been announced in the lesson-plan contest for IEEE TryComputing.org, a new online resource the IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Educational Activities Board are developing to offer global computing education resources for pre-university teachers, school counselors, parents, and students. Read more

New Systems Engineering Curriculum Ready for Review

9 January, 2012

The newest version of the Graduate Reference Curriculum for Systems Engineering is now available for review. Read more

Visit the IEEE Computer Society at International CES

6 January, 2012

If you’re attending the annual International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center from 10-13 January, be sure to stop by one of IEEE’s booths. Read more

IEEE Software Magazine to Sponsor “Computing: The Human Experience”

23 December 2011

IEEE Software magazine will be a media sponsor for “Computing: The Human Experience,” a transmedia project being produced by longtime Software contributor and board member Grady Booch and his wife, Jan. Read more

Two More IEEE Computer Society Journals Available in New OnlinePlus™ Format

23 December, 2012

IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing and IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems will be available in OnlinePlus™ format in 2012. Read more

Paul Croll Awarded 2012 Hans Karlsson Award

20 December, 2011

IEEE Computer Society Vice President for Technical and Conference Activities Paul Croll has been named the 2012 recipient of the Hans Karlsson Award, which commemorates achievement in computer standards. Read more

IEEE Board Confirms Award Recipients

19 December, 2011

Past IEEE Computer Society award winners John L. Hennessy, Leonard Kleinrock, and Edward McCluskey were honored with major IEEE awards confirmed by the Board of Directors last month. Read more

Board of Governors Approves New Strategic Plan

12 December, 2011

The IEEE Computer Society has a new strategic plan that calls for tracking of future technologies that affect humanity, providing forums for the industry’s top minds, and helping develop a high-performing global workforce. Read more

Walz and Reisman Attend CoMNet in India

12 December, 2011

IEEE Computer Society 2011 President Sorel Reisman and 2012 President John Walz attended the International Conference on Communication and Networks (CoMNet) in Udaipur, India, earlier this month. Read more

Publications Seek Editors in Chief for 2013-2014 Terms

9 December, 2011

The IEEE Computer Society seeks applicants for the position of editor in chief, serving two-year terms starting 1 January 2013. Prospective candidates are asked to provide a PDF file containing a complete curriculum vitae, a brief plan for the publication’s future, and a letter of support from their institution or employer. The deadline is 1 March 2012. Read more

81 IEEE Computer Society Members Elevated to Fellow

30 November, 2011

Eighty-one IEEE Computer Society members and associates will be elevated to IEEE Fellow grade in 2012. The grade of Fellow recognizes unusual distinction in the profession. Read more

ITMC 2012 Seeks Papers on Managing Technology

28 November, 2011

The 2012 International Technology Management Conference, co-sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society, is seeking papers on managing technology during a business recovery. The deadline to submit papers is 30 January, 2012. Read more

White House Recognizes IEEE-CS Members for Mentoring

15 November, 2011

IEEE Computer Society members Karen Panetta and Juan E. Gilbert are recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. Read more

Computing Now January Theme: Pervasive Sensing | New Magazine Articles | New Journal Articles

New Magazine Articles:

Advanced Camera Technologies for Broadcasting

Research engineers at NHK, the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, describe three recent innovations in camera technologies for broadcasting, including an 8,000-pixel by 4,000-line high-resolution camera.

What We Can Learn from Steve Jobs

Associate editor in chief San Murugesan looks at lessons for IT professionals in the "creative destruction" that Steve Jobs applied to the IT industry.

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New Journal Articles:

Swarm Verification Techniques

From the November/December 2011 issue of IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Server-Side Streaming Processing of WS-Security

From the October-December 2011 issue of IEEE Transactions on Services Computing

Electures-Wiki—Toward Engaging Students to Actively Work with Lecture Recordings

From the October-December 2011 issue of IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies

Computing Now January Theme: Pervasive Sensing

Our environments and mobile devices are increasingly equipped with sensors, a trend that’s opening the door to a wealth of new applications and capabilities.

Deploying a Wireless Sensor Network on an Active Volcano

A sensor-network application for volcanic data collection relies on triggered event detection and reliable data retrieval to meet bandwidth and data-quality demands.

The Rise of People-Centric Sensing

People-centric sensing enables a different way to sense, learn, visualize, and share information. In the MetroSense Project, users are the key architectural system component.

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Editors in Chief | Calls For Papers | Conference Calendar

Society Publications Seek Editors in Chief for 2013-2014 Terms

The IEEE Computer Society seeks applicants for the position of editor in chief, serving two-year terms starting 1 January 2013.

Prospective candidates are asked to provide (as PDF files), by 1 March 2012, a complete curriculum vitae, a brief plan for the publication’s future, and a letter of support from their institution or employer.

Calls for Papers

• IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies seeks submissions of original research. For more information, please see the official call for papers.
• IEEE Transactions on Haptics seeks submissions of original research. For more information, see the official call for papers.
• IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing seeks submissions of original research. For more information, see the official call for papers.

Conference Calendar

February 1-3, 2011

ICOIN 2012: 26th International Conference on Information Networking, Bali, Indonesia.

February 2-3, 2012

DMEMS 2012: Second Workshop on Design, Control and Software Implementation for Distributed MEMS, Besançon, France.

February 25-29, 2012

HPCA 2012: IEEE International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture , New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

February 28 - March 2, 2012

PACIFICVIS 2012: IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium, Songdo, Korea.

March 4-8, 2012

VR 2012: IEEE Virtual Reality, Costa Mesa, California, USA.

March 6-8, 2012

CLASS 2012: IEEE International Conference on Cloud Applications, Services, and Systems, Wuhan, China.

March 19-23, 2012

PERCOM 2012: 10th International Conference in Pervasive Computing and Communications, Lugano, Switzerland.

March 26-29, 2012

AINA 2012: IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, Fukuoka, Japan.