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| Message from the EiC |
| Abbas Jamalipour |
Welcome to the August 2017 issue of VTS Mobile World—your IEEE Vehicular Technology Society newsletter.
In this issue, the VTS Vice-President—Publications
presents a report on the status of our Society publications, followed by the
report on standards, and introduction of another member of Board of Governors.
This issue also includes a review for a paper published in the Vehicular
Technology Magazine, thanks to the newly appointed Associate EiC, Richard
Yu. In addition to our regular technical articles, we will also invite
you to hear the experience from mHealth China and its VTS Chapter
Symposium. I hope you enjoy this very-full edition of VTS Mobile
World. As usual, I look forward to receiving your feedback on how we are
doing and how we can better serve all VTS members in future. You can
contact me directly by email at
a.jamalipour@ieee.org. Read More... |
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| Message from the VP—Publications: Serving the VT Community |
| Weihua Zhuang, IEEE VTS Vice President—Publications |
Weihua Zhuang gives an overview of the Society’s publications realm, and reports on its current status, including a thank you to outgoing TVT Editor-in-Chief Michael Fang, and a welcome to the incoming EiC, Nei Kato. Read More... |
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| IEEE VTS Standards: Light Communications for Wi-Fi |
| Edward Au |
At the IEEE 802.11 plenary meeting in July 2017, the
Working Group approved the formation of a new study group on Light
Communications. Read More... |
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| Board of Governors Member Profile: F. Richard Yu |
This month, VTS Mobile World features newly elected BoG
member Dr. Richard Yu. The Board of Governors consists of 15 elected members
and a number of appointed members. Each year five BoG members are elected
through general elections among those presented on the elections and
nominations committee’s slate. Read More... |
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| From the IEEE VTS Resource Center |
| Lectures on Energetic Efficiency of Connected Vehicles, and Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Fundamentals |
VTS members can enjoy for free the following two new w
ebinars available at the
VTS Resource Center. You will need to sign in with your IEEE account to
view the videos. Read More... |
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| From the IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine |
| Vehicles as Connected Resources |
This edition of VTS Mobile World marks the start of a regular feature
that will focus on papers published in the IEEE Vehicular Technology
Magazine. This month’s highlight is "Vehicles as Connected
Resources: Opportunities and Challenges for the Future," from the
June 2017 issue, selected by Associate EiC F. Richard Yu. Read More... |
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| Connected Vehicles |
| Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems |
| Elisabeth Uhlemann |
The European Commission considers a combination of ETSI
ITS-G5, the European version of IEEE 802.11p, and existing cellular
networks as the most promising hybrid communication mix for ITS. Read More... |
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| Mobile Radio |
| Research and Development Towards 5G |
| Matthias Pätzold |
Samsung Electronics America and Verizon undertake customer
trials in five U.S. cities using fixed wireless access to gauge user
experiences of 5G connectivity and evaluate performance of mm-wave
technologies. Read More... |
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| Transportation Systems |
| The Third High-Speed Rail Line in South Korea |
| Harvey Glickenstein |
South Korea’s Sudokwon high-speed line, the third high-speed rail line
in the country, entered revenue service on 2 December 2016. Read More... |
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| Conference Report |
| IEEE VTS Symposium in mHealth China 2017 |
| Bingli Jiao, IEEE VTS Beijing Chapter Chair |
During 27–28 April, 2017, the 7th Conference of Mobile-Health China was
held in the Landmark Hotel, Beijing. IEEE VTS Beijing Chapter supports
the conference as a sponsor and an organizer, and also held a session
during the conference. Read More... |
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| Repeat Announcement |
| VTS Acquires TrackChair Peer-Review Tool |
| James Irvine, IEEE VTS Secretary |
VTS recently acquired the TrackChair peer review tool that has been used for the paper submission and review process of VTC conferences for several years. This article explains the procedures for data recovery. Read More... |
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Editor-in-Chief
Abbas Jamalipour
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