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6. An Analysis of the Proposed Changes to the IEEE Fellow Elevation Process (Invited Paper).

Subjects
*CORPORATE purposes, *BOARDS of directors, *TECHNOLOGICAL societies, *STRATEGIC planning, *DECISION making
Abstract

The grade of Fellow is conferred by the IEEE Board of Directors upon an IEEE member with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest. The Fellow grade recognizes extraordinary individual technical or educational accomplishments, in line with the IEEE Certificate of Incorporation that states that the purposes and objects of the Corporation are “to engage exclusively in scientific and educational activities.” An effort to review the Fellow elevation process was started by the IEEE Board of Directors back in 2020, culminating today in a proposal that drastically changes many aspects of the elevation process. Several concerning issues with this proposal were identified by multiple stakeholders, such as the 2021 Fellow Strategic Planning Subcommittee (FSPS) and several Societies and Technical Councils who expressed their strong objections to the proposal. This article provides an in-depth analysis of the proposal and concludes that the proposed changes derive from a misunderstanding of the current Fellow processes and are based on a misidentification of the root causes of the perceived shortcomings in the current practice. Furthermore, the proposed changes lack an evidence-based rationale for justifying making such drastic changes while the available evidence points to their ineffectiveness at addressing the stated goals. The objective of this article is to help IEEE members and decision makers better understand what is at stake and make informed decisions on a difficult and complex topic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022
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25. Features of an IEEE Communications Magazine Paper

Author

Tarek S. El-Bawab

Subjects
Computer Networks and Communications, Computer science, business.industry, media_common.quotation_subject, Public relations, Computer Science Applications, Audience measurement, Originality, medicine, Quality (business), Electrical and Electronic Engineering, medicine.symptom, business, GeneralLiterature_REFERENCE(e.g.,dictionaries,encyclopedias,glossaries), Database transaction, Publication, media_common, Confusion
Abstract

Our community publishes peer-reviewed journal, magazine, and conference papers and articles sharing a commitment to originality and to quality content and writing. These papers vary in their characteristics and style, depending on their objectives and their targeted readership. The IEEE Publication Services and Products Board (PSPB) Operations Manual (OM) also provides guidelines differentiating these paper types. There is confusion sometimes, however, concerning the features of magazine papers in particular. Some authors, especially early-career authors, do not fully appreciate certain differences between magazine papers and their journal, transaction, and letter counterparts. This can create a challenge for magazine editors and may result in delay, or rejection, of papers that could have been accepted if written with a better understanding of what magazines are about. We focus our attention here on this issue as it applies to IEEE Communications Magazine (ComMag) in particular. Our goal is to help our new and/or young authors who want to publish in ComMag to customize their writing to the nature of this magazine and enable them to author papers with higher chances of acceptance.

Published
2021

26. Using pen and paper to control networked appliances

Author

Evan H. Magill and Mario Kolberg

Subjects
Computer Networks and Communications, Interface (Java), business.industry, Computer science, Gateway (computer program), Computer Science Applications, Home automation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, User interface, business, Protocol (object-oriented programming), Interactive media, Digital paper, Computer network
Abstract

User interfaces to control networked household appliances are often inadequate. Either they are too simplistic or they are too complex and complicated relying on a PC-based interface. Therefore, a user interface that supports complex functionalities and is easy to use is required. In this article digital pen and paper are presented as a suitable interface. Digital pens are only marginally larger than their traditional counterparts, and digital paper is ordinary paper with an almost invisible unique pattern printed on it. Pen and paper are well known to users and thus an important barrier to the acceptance of networked appliances is removed. The approach is integrated with an open services gateway initiative (OSGi) gateway, thus allowing for flexibility with respect to the protocol used to communicate with the appliance. It is also shown how the approach can be applied to other appliances in and beyond the home

Published
2006