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1. Society News
2008 Class of SPS Distinguished Lecturers Announced
The IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) announced the
2008 Class of Distinguished Lecturers. Five colleagues were honored
and they are: Rama Chellappa (University of Maryland, College Park);
Renato De Mori (University of Avignon, France); Petar M. Djuric
(Stony Brook University); Amy R. Reibman (AT&T Labs-Research); and
Nikos Sidiropoulos (Technical University of Crete, Greece).
The IEEE SPS Distinguished Lecturer Program provides the
means for Chapters to have access to well-known educators and authors in the
fields of signal processing to lecture at Chapter meetings. While many
IEEE Societies have similar programs, the SPS provides a substantial amount
of financial support for the Chapters to take advantage of this service.
Chapters interested in arranging lectures by the Distinguished Lecturers can
obtain information from the Society’s
web page or by sending
an e-mail message to <sp.info AT ieee.org>.
Each year, candidates for the Distinguished Lecturer Program are solicited
by the Awards Board from the Society Technical Committees, Editorial Boards,
and Chapters. The Awards Board vets the nominations and the Board of
Governors approves the final selection. Distinguished Lecturers are
appointed for a term of two calendar years.
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2. Conference News
MMSP 2007 Held in Chania, Greece
The ninth IEEE
International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (MMSP) was
held in Chania, Greece, on October 1-3, 2007 (http://mmsp2007.org).
Following the examples of recent successful MMSP workshops, the organizing
committee of MMSP 2007 has continued and enhanced the interdisciplinary nature
of the event, trying to increase participation in multimedia areas that have
been previously underrepresented. Learn more about MMSP 2007 and
access the invited/plenary presentations from this report.
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SPS
Conference Call-for-Paper & Deadlines |
Location |
Date |
Tutorial/Special Session |
Submission Deadline |
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Symposium in Signal and Multimedia Processing (SMP) at
21st IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE) |
Niagara Falls, Canada |
May 4-7, 2008 |
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Dec. 7, 2007 |
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IEEE
International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI’08) |
Paris, France |
May 14-17, 2008 |
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Dec. 7, 2007 |
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NEW
1st
International Workshop on Cognitive Information Processing |
Santorini, Greece |
June 9-10, 2008 |
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Jan. 5,
2008 |
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IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME’08)
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Hanover, Germany |
June 23-26, 2008 |
Nov. 26, 2007 |
Dec. 24, 2007 |
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IEEE
Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications
(SPAWC’08) |
Receife, Brazil |
July 6-9, 2008 |
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Jan. 28, 2008 |
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International Conference on Audio, Language and Image Processing (ICALIP’08) |
Shanghai, China |
July 7-9, 2008 |
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Jan. 31, 2008 |
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IEEE
Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (MMSP'08) |
Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
Oct. 8-10, 2008 |
March 8, 2008 |
April 18, 2008 |
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IEEE
International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP'08) |
San Diego, CA |
Oct. 12-15, 2008 |
Dec. 7, 2007
(Nov. 7, 2007 for workshops) |
Jan. 18, 2008 |
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Upcoming Signal Processing
Conferences |
Location |
Advanced
Registration |
Conference Dates |
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IEEE Conference on Signal Processing Systems
(SIPS’07) |
Shanghai, China |
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Oct. 17-19, 2007 |
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IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and
Acoustics (WASPAA’07) |
New Paltz, NY |
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Oct. 21-24, 2007 |
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Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers (Asilomar’07) |
Pacific Grove, CA |
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Nov. 4-7,
2007 |
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Picture Coding Symposium (PCS’07) |
Lisbon, Portugal |
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Nov. 7-9,
2007 |
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International Packet Video Workshop (PV’07) |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
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Nov. 12-13, 2007 |
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IEEE Automatic Speech Recognition and Understanding Workshop
(ASRU’07) |
Kyoto, Japan |
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Dec. 9-13,
2007 |
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IEEE International Workshop on Computational Advances in
Multi-channel Sensor Array Processing (CAMSAP'07) |
U.S. Virgin Islands |
Nov. 11, 2007 |
Dec. 12-14, 2007 |
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IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing & Information
Technology (ISSPIT’07) |
Cairo, Egypt |
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Dec. 15-18, 2007 |
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IEEE
Speaker and Language Recognition Workshop (Odyssey’08) |
Stellenbosch, South Africa |
Dec. 3, 2007 |
Jan. 21-25, 2008 |
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International Symposium on Communications, Control and Signal
Processing (ISCCSP'08) |
St. Julians, Malta |
Jan. 12, 2007 |
March 12-14,
2008 |
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IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech
and Signal Processing (ICASSP’08) |
Las Vegas, NV |
TBA |
Mar. 31-April
4, 2008 |
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IEEE/ACM Information Processing in Sensor Networks (IPSN’08) |
St. Louis, MO |
TBA |
April 22-24, 2008 |
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3. Publication News
Upcoming Deadlines for Signal Processing Magazine:
http://www.ieee-spm.org/?i=cfp
Special Issue Deadlines of SPS Journals
Recent Issues of SPS Sponsored and Co-sponsored Publications
| Journal Title |
Latest Issue |
Contents
(in PDF) |
Xplore
Link |
IEEE Signal Processing Magazine
- Special Section on Signal Processing for
Multiterminal Communication Systems
- Feature Articles on Wavelet Frames and MIMO
Precoding & Radar
- Columns on Concert Hall Acoustics, WiMAX
Standard, and Quantum Dots in Imaging
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vol. 24, no. 5 |
PDF |
Html |
| IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech,
and Language Processing |
vol. 15, no. 8 |
PDF |
Html |
| IEEE Transactions on Image Processing |
vol. 16, no. 11 |
PDF |
Html |
| IEEE Transactions on Information
Forensics and Security |
vol. 2, no. 3 |
Part 1
Part 2 |
Html |
| IEEE Transactions on Signal
Processing |
vol. 55, no. 11 |
PDF |
Html |
| IEEE Signal Processing Letters |
vol. 14, no. 11 |
PDF |
Html |
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing
- Adaptive Waveform Design for Agile Sensing and Communication
- Network-Aware Multimedia Processing and
Communications
- Performance Limits of Ultra-Wideband Systems
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vol. 1, no. 1
vol. 1, no. 2
vol. 1, no. 3 |
PDF
PDF
PDF |
Html |
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| Journal Title |
Latest Issue |
Contents
(in PDF) |
Xplore
Link |
| IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging |
vol. 26, no. 11 |
PDF |
Html |
| IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing |
vol. 6, no. 12 |
PDF |
Html
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| IEEE Transactions on Multimedia |
vol. 9, no. 7 |
PDF |
Html |
| IEEE Sensors Journal |
vol. 7, no. 12 |
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Html |
| IEEE Transactions on Wireless
Communications |
vol. 6, no. 10 |
PDF |
Html |
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Computing in Science & Engineering Magazine |
vol. 9, no. 6 |
PDF |
Html |
| IEEE MultiMedia |
vol. 14, no. 4 |
PDF |
Html |
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4. TC News
Signal Processing for Communications and Networking (SPCOM) Technical Committee
At its September 2007 meeting, the IEEE Signal
Processing Society (SPS) Board of Governors approved a motion to add
Networking to the scope and name of the Signal Processing for
Communications Technical Committee (TC), which from now on is called the
Signal Processing for Communications and Networking Technical
Committee (but still abbreviated SPCOM TC for brevity). Learn more
about the rationale for this change and many activities and
responsibilities of the SPCOM TC through this
exclusive in-depth report.
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5. Chapter News and Distinguished Lectures
Do you know? IEEE SPS provides travel support for local chapters to
invite SPS Distinguished Lecturers. See
a list of 2007 SPS DLs and check
each issue of the E-News for upcoming SPS Distinguished Lectures near you.
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Chapter |
Dates |
SPS Distinguished Lectures |
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Santa Clara Valley, CA |
10-Dec-2007 |
Prof. Tsuhan Chen (Carnegie Mellon University): "Re-Live the
Movie 'The Matrix': From Harry Nyquist to Image-Based Rendering,"
6:30pm at National Semiconductor (2900 Semiconductor Dr., Santa Clara, CA 95051). See chapter web site
for more information. |
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Chapter |
Dates |
Other Upcoming
Events |
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Northern Virginia |
1-Nov-2007
8-Nov-2007 |
Dr. Joseph Guerci (IEEE Fellow): "Radar Horizons," 6:30pm at
Mitre Corporation. See
detailed announcement or contact Chapter Chair Tim Settle [t.settle
AT ieee.org]. Dr. Matthew Latimer (Latimer, Mayberry & Matthews
IP Law): "Biomedical Intellectual Property Challenges for Small Business
and Government," 7pm at Mitre Corporation. See
detailed announcement. Contact Paul Otto [potto AT ieee.org]
or Charity Burd [charity.burd AT ieee.org]. |
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Dallas, Texas |
2-Nov-2007
5-Dec-2007 |
Prof. Jose Principe (University of Florida): "Engineering the
Brain Machine Interface,"
11am at University of Texas - Dallas. See
announcement for event details.Prof. Ahmed Tewfik
(University of Minnesota): "Biclustering and the Search for Group
Biomarkers," 11am at University of Texas - Dallas.
See
detailed announcement. |
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Santa Clara Valley, CA |
12-Nov-2007 |
Dr. Jun Xin (Xilient Inc): "Efficient Techniques
for MPEG-2 to H.264 Video," 6:30pm at
National Semiconductor (2900 Semiconductor Dr., Santa Clara, CA 95051).
See chapter web site
for more information. |
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Washington |
15-Nov-2007 |
Prof. Doron Levy (University of Maryland): "Multiscale
Registration of Noisy Images," 5:30pm at
University of Maryland, College Park (Kim Engineering Building #1105).
Contact Vice Chair Ramani Duraiswami <ramani@umiacs.umd.edu>. |
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Toronto, Canada |
15-Nov-2007 |
Prof. Simon Haykin (McMaster University): "Cognitive Dynamic
Systems," 3pm at University of Toronto. See
detailed
announcement or contact Karl Martin at [karl.martin AT ieee.org] |
If you are interested in organizing a new SPS chapter, or participating in activities
in a SPS local chapter near you, please check out
Local Chapter Resources.
Additional questions and comments can be addressed to the
SPS Chapters Committee.
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6. New Initiatives and Trends
Mobile Broadband WiMAX Standard in a Nutshell
Mobile WiMAX, or worldwide interoperability for microwave access, is a
wireless standard that introduces orthogonal frequency division multiple
access (OFDMA) and other key features to enable mobile broadband services at
a vehicular speed of up to 120 km/h. WiMAX complements the and competes with
wireless local area networks (WLANs) and the third generation (3G) wireless
standards on coverage and data rate. Learn more about the Mobile Broadband
WiMAX Standard from
this article by K.H. Teo, Z. Tao, and J. Zhang in the SPM "Standard
in a Nutshell" column.
Quantum Dots in Imaging
Quantum-dot structures are "tiny" bits of
matter—generally crystalline semiconductors—that restrict the motion of
electronic charge carriers in all three geometrical dimensions. They are
roughly spherical in
shape and measure only a few nanometers. The defining characteristic of a
quantum dot is its light-emitting or absorbing property. The September 2007
issue of SPM featured
an article by E. Towe that follows up the recent development reported in
the journal Nature Biotechnology and provides
signal-processing readers an overview of
the major techniques for producing quantum dots and applications of quantum
dots in imaging. Check out this and other articles from the SPM "In
the Spotlight" column.
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7. New PhD Theses
Ali Bashashati (University of British Columbia):
"Towards Development of a 3-State Self-Paced Brain Computer Interface
System", September 2007
Advised by Profs. Rabab Ward and Gary Birch
Brain computer interfaces (BCI) aim at helping individuals with motor
disabilities by providing them the ability to control devices such as
wheelchairs and computers, using their brain activity only. The majority of
BCI research to-date has focused on developing "synchronous" BCIs. These
systems allow the user to affect control during specified time periods only.
Self-paced (asynchronous) BCIs on the other hand, are designed to respond
whenever the user intends to control the system, otherwise they remain in an
inactive output state. This dissertation pursues two main objectives:
1) Improving the performance of the existing 2-state self-paced BCI system
developed at the Neil Squire Society, Vancouver, Canada. Evaluation of this
system on eight subjects showed mean true positive (TP) rates of 51.3% and
27.5% at false positive (FP) rates of 2% and 1%, respectively.
2) Designing the first 3-state self-paced BCI, i.e. a system that can
recognize two different movements.
Results of the improved 2-state self-paced BCI shows a mean TP rate of
73.4% at the FP rate of 1%. Initial evaluations of the proposed 3-state
self-paced BCI using the right and the left hand extension movements shows
promise with mean right and left TP rates of 42.2% and 51.9% at a FP rate of
1%.
Click
here to download the dissertation, or contact the
author for more information.
Giovanni Del Galdo (Ilmenau University of Technology):
"Geometry-based Channel Modeling for Multi-User MIMO Systems and Applications",
May 2007
Advised by: Prof. Martin Haardt
This thesis deals with the modeling of wireless time variant frequency
selective multi-user Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) channels. To
model accurately and efficiently the far-field antenna radiation patterns we
use a descriptor based on vector spherical harmonics. This method achieves
higher accuracy and leads to novel applications, among which the
optimization of the calibration. The major contribution is the IlmProp, a
geometry-based channel modeling framework which fills the gap between
conventional directional channel models and ray-tracers. The IlmProp models
the multi-path components explicitly by means of point-like scatterers. In
this manner, the correlation in time, frequency, space, and between users
evolves realistically in time.
Click here to
download the dissertation, or contact the
author for more information.
Interested in submitting or recommending a recent Ph.D.
thesis?
Please prepare the following material and visit the
web submission site to provide
your input. Contact Associate Editor
Prof.
Alessandro Piva
at <piva AT lci.det.unifi.it> if
you have any question.
(1) thesis author's information (full name, contact, current affiliation, URL if
available), Ph.D granting institution, thesis advisor's name and contact
information;
(2) title, URL, and a short summary of the thesis (100-150 words); and
(3) an email from the thesis advisor to Associate Editor at <piva AT lci.det.unifi.it>,
confirming that the author has already
successfully defended the Ph.D. thesis and
that a final version of the thesis has officially been submitted according to
the Ph.D. degree requirements of the author's institution.
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8. New Books
Model-Based Signal Processing, by James V. Candy, John
Wiley/IEEE Press, 2006.
Book description from
the publisher: This book develops the model-based approach in a unified
manner and follows it through the text in the algorithms, examples,
applications, and case studies. The approach, coupled with the hierarchy of
physics-based models that the author develops, including linear as well as
nonlinear representations, makes it a unique contribution to the field of
signal processing. The text includes parametric (e.g., autoregressive or
all-pole), sinusoidal, wave-based, and state-space models as some of the
model sets with its focus on how they may be used to solve signal processing
problems. Special features are provided that assist readers in understanding
the material and learning how to apply their new knowledge to solving
real-life problems.
Visit the
book's website for detailed Table of
Contents and ordering information.
Streamlining Digital Signal Processing: A Tricks of the Trade Guidebook,
edited by Richard Lyons, John Wiley/IEEE Press, 2007.
Book description: From a "dream team" of experienced signal-processing
professionals, Streamlining Digital Signal Processing is very different
from the DSP textbooks you may have seen and used. Edited by the SPM's own column
editor for "DSP Tips & Tricks," the book offers tips, tricks of the trade,
practical shortcuts, and clever real-world engineering solutions you didn't
learn in school. The articles collected in the book originated from contributions by practicing DSP engineers,
and have undergone careful editorial review and incorporated feedback from the magazine's readers, and added more explanations, applications, and illustrations.
These highly readable chapters cover an assortment of signal processing topics such as digital filtering, spectrum analysis, specialized signal generation, high-speed function approximation, and more. While rich in the specialized DSP tips and tricks that make it a valuable resource for experienced working engineers, this book also contains sufficient fundamental DSP theory and simple mathematics to make it accessible to students.
This unique book bridges the theory-to-practice gap and gives practicing engineers and computer programmers the useful, real-life tips, and techniques
that they need to make DSP hardware and software designs operate faster, with improved accuracy and increased computational efficiency.
Visit the
book's website for the Table of Contents, a sample chapter, and ordering information. When ordering, enter the Promotion Code
"ISPN7" to receive a 20% discount on the price of the book.
Books Featured in Previous Issues [details]
Algorithmic
Information Theory: Mathematics of Digital Information Processing,
by Peter Seibt, Springer Press, 2006.
Wavelets and Subband Coding,
by M. Vetterli and J. Kovačević. Open Access Edition.
Speech
Enhancement: Theory and Practice, by P. Loizou, CRC Press, 2007.
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9. Research Opportunities
Research Funding Opportunities in European Union
The Seventh Framework Program for research and
technological development (FP7)
is the European Union's chief instrument for funding research over the
period 2007 to 2013. Of particular interests to the Signal Processing
community is the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
program, which are critical to improve the competitiveness of European
industry and to meet the demands of its society and economy.
The ICT Program under FP7 is divided into the
following
seven challenges of strategic interest to European society: (1)
Pervasive and trusted network and service infrastructures; (2) Cognitive
systems, interaction and robotics; (3) Components, systems and engineering;
(4) Digital libraries and content; (5) Sustainable and personalized
healthcare; (6) Mobility, environmental sustainability and energy
efficiency; and (7) Independent living and inclusion. In
addition, there are support for long-term research via "Future
and emerging technologies (FET)" and for horizontal actions, such as
international cooperation.
New U.S. Research Funding Initiatives Featured in Previous Issues of
E-News [details]
Postdoctoral Position at University of Kentucky
The Multimedia
Information Analysis (MIA) Laboratory of the Center for Visualization
and Virtual Environments at University of Kentucky has one opening for a
postdoctoral researcher. The main responsibility is to conduct original
research in developing privacy-enhancing video processing algorithms in a
distributed camera network. The focus will be on developing new algorithms
for multi-camera object identification, tracking, and in-painting. Other
responsibilities include writing scholastic papers, supervision of graduate
students and preparation of grant proposals.
Candidates must have a doctoral degree in computer
science, electrical engineering or related fields and an established
publishing record. Ideal candidates should be highly motivated, have good
communication skills and be willing to work in a team environment.
Candidates should also be proficient at C++ programming and software
development. The position is a one-year appointment starting immediately and
is renewable based on performance and availability of funds. Salary will
vary based on experiences. Candidates interested in this position should
send their CV and a copy of their most representative publications to Prof.
Sen-ching Samson Cheung at <cheung AT engr.uky.edu>.
Research Opportunities Featured in Previous Issues [details]
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Post-doc position at the
Signal Processing Laboratory of Washington University in St. Louis, USA.
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R&D positions in Navigation
and Wireless Terrestrial Communications at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
(UAB) Spain.
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PhD Scholarships in
Multimedia Signal Processing area at TU Berlin (Germany).
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Post-doc Position on Wireless
Biomedical Sensor Network at National Hospital of Norway in Oslo and
Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim.
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Vice Chancellor's Strategic Research PhD Scholarship
at
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
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Post-doc positions in Network Science
at
Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Adelphi, MD, USA.
Job Posting Portals
http://careers.ieee.org/
http://jobs.phds.org/jobs/engineering/
http://engineering.academickeys.com/seeker_job.php
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Contributors of articles in this
issue:
Geert Leus and Nikos Sidiropoulos.
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In-Depth Articles of E-News -
November 2007
Special Report: MMSP'07 Held in Chania, Greece |
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The ninth IEEE
International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (MMSP) was
held in Chania, Greece, on October 1-3, 2007. Hosted at the
beautiful Panorama Hotel & Resort on the island of Crete,
MMSP'07
provided excellent conditions for brainstorming on, and sharing the
latest advances in multimedia signal processing and technology in an
inspired setting full of history, mythology, art, and natural beauty.
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Following the examples of recent successful MMSP workshops, the
organizing committee of MMSP'07 has continued and enhanced the
interdisciplinary nature of the event, trying to increase
participation in multimedia areas that have been previously
underrepresented. A focused theme of MMSP'07 is Multimedia
Interaction and Communication. A single-track technical program
included 104 regular papers organized into seven oral and six poster
sessions, along with two special sessions in the areas of multimedia
for children users and biological multimedia signal processing, and
a demo session. Six plenary and invited talks brought about
additional excitement to the technical program, encompassing both
emerging and established research areas of multimedia processing and
communications.
Interested readers are invited to follow
this link to access the plenary/invited presentations on
"Multimedia Technology in Educational Applications" (Patti
Price), "State of the Art and Future Directions in Musical Sound
Synthesis" (Xavier Serra), "New Directions in Image and Quality
Assessment" (Al Bovik), and "Brain-Computer Interfaces" (Touradj
Ebrahimi).
The MMSP
workshop series is one of the main technical activities overseen
by the Multimedia Signal Processing Technical Committee of the
IEEE Signal Processing Society (see an
in-depth report in May'07 E-News for details).
Proceedings of past MMSP workshops can be found through this
IEEE Xplore link. The next MMSP
workshop will be held in October 2008 in Cairns of Queensland, Australia, the
gateway to the Great Barrier Reef. Please check out the
workshop website
for paper submission information, and its focused theme on
Bio-Inspired Multimedia Signal Processing in Life Science Research. |
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| Exclusive Report from
Signal Processing for Communications and
Networking (SPCOM) Technical Committee
Contributors:
Nikos Sidiropoulos (SPCOM TC
Chair) and Geert Leus (Vice Chair) |
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At its
September 2007 meeting, the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS)
Board of Governors approved a motion to add Networking to the scope
and name of the Signal Processing for Communications Technical
Committee (TC), which from now on is called the Signal Processing
for Communications and Networking Technical Committee (but still
abbreviated SPCOM TC for brevity). The rationale for this change
primarily stems from a sustained and growing interest in our
community for cross-layer SP research, ad-hoc networks, and sensor
networks; including cross-layer resource optimization, protocol
(network-distributed algorithm) design, and distributed coding /
compression / estimation and detection. These topics are timely - and
this is reflected in funding and cross-disciplinary research
opportunities.
Though the IEEE SPS and Communications (COMSOC) Societies have evolved somewhat
independently, the technical areas covered by the two societies are
tightly intertwined. In fact, in most problems, it is impossible to
tell where the signal processing ends and the communications
technology begins, and vice versa. There are many well-established
aspects of communication theory and algorithms which were primarily
developed in SP (adaptive equalization, adaptive beamforming, blind
equalization, signal intelligence, and radar, to name a few). Driven
in part by recent advances in cross-layer network design, there is
nowadays considerable cross-fertilization between SPS and the
communication networks community at the intersection of COMSOC and
the Information Theory (IT) Society. The SPCOM TC is dedicated to
exploring and illuminating the connections between these rapidly
growing fields within the larger IEEE organization. Our technical
interests include:
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coding, data
compression, and information theory
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network-distributed signal processing, including distributed
sensing, estimation, detection, coding, and compression
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channel modeling, estimation, and equalization
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multiuser,
multicarrier, and multiple-access communications
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antenna
arrays for wireless communications
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synchronization and timing recovery
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performance
analysis, experimental studies and measurements
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signal
processing and cross-layer aspects of ad-hoc networks, sensor
networks, cognitive radio and dynamic spectrum access systems
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cross-layer
resource optimization, including scheduling and queuing
protocols
This is also a
good chance to report on the activities of SPCOM TC. SPCOM is one of
the large TCs in terms of ICASSP submissions, averaging about 450
paper submissions in the last few ICASSP conferences. Similar to
other TCs, the members of SPCOM are responsible for ICASSP reviews
and decision-making in the committee’s areas of interest, including
awards nominations to the Awards Board at the Society level, making
recommendations on technical matters (e.g., maintaining pool of
Associate Editor candidates, assessing proposals for technical
co-sponsorship), and organizing the Workshop on Signal Processing
Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC). The SPAWC series
has been very successful; since 2003, SPAWC is organized on a yearly
basis. SPAWC 2008 will take place at Recife, Brazil; see
http://spawc2008.org/ for the
call for papers and other information.
The SPCOM TC has been very active in awards nominations, and our
nominations went through in the vast majority of cases. The TC uses
a rigorous and open process to select candidates for nomination,
including several rounds of peer review, voting by the TC members,
announcement of the results to the TC membership, and consensus
voting at the end. The initial pool of candidates is usually
identified by TC members, but we also accept nominations through
open call. For paper awards, in particular, every SPCOM-related
paper published in the previous year in TSP is "scan-reviewed" by a
TC member, who recommends whether closer scrutiny is needed. If so,
the paper undergoes peer review (3 reviews per paper). In the end,
the TC votes to select a small subset of the strongest candidates,
from which a final selection is made by voting. Successful
nominations by the SPCOM TC in recent years include 6 Best Paper
Awards, 6 Young Author Best Paper Awards, a Signal Processing
Magazine Best Paper Award, 2 Meritorious Service Awards, and 1
Society Award.
The SPCOM TC is currently composed of 30 elected members; 16 work in
North America (15 in the U.S., 1 in Canada), 13 in Europe, and 1 in
Asia (Hong Kong). Our membership is very diverse in terms of
national origin. There are currently two women on the TC, and our TC
would certainly welcome more. An annual election for new members
takes place every November. For more details about the activities
and events of interest related to this TC, including full membership
information and meeting minutes, please visit the
TC website.
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