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| Message from the EiC |
Welcome to the May 2019 issue of VTS Mobile World – your IEEE Vehicular Technology Society newsletter. Kicking off this issue is our Society President, with an outline of VTS involvement in 5G and Future Networks.
Among the articles this month, we feature the VTS Distinguished Lecturers Program, VTS Chapters Committee, and the newly created Ad Hoc Committee on Deep Learning for Wireless Communications with reports on their respective portfolios and recent activities.
I look forward to hearing from you in on how we can better serve all VTS members. I can be reached at a.jamalipour@ieee.org. Read More... |
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| Society |
| Making the Most of VTS in 5G |
| Alexander M. Wyglinski, President |
The recent advent of 5G into the global public consciousness, especially via mainstream media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, has put a diverse collection of cutting-edge technologies and its impact on humanity on center stage.
It is an exciting time to be working in the 5G and future networks domain, and VTS is proud to be one of the forefront IEEE societies contributing to 5G developments. Read More... |
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| Record Activity for our Distinguished Lecturer Program! |
| Fabrice Labeau, IEEE VTS Distinguished Lecturers Program Coordinator |
VTS's Distinguished Lecturers (DL) program is one of the largest such programs within IEEE. The program groups well-known figures form academia and industry, in areas covering the fields of interest of the Society, from automotive electronics to wireless communications.
The Society funds these industrial and academic experts to travel to VTS chapters around the globe. Read More... |
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| VTS Chapters: From Strength to Strength |
| Oliver Holland, IEEE VTS Chapters Committee Chair |
The following is a comprehensive analysis of the status of 50+ VTS chapters all around the world.
Chapters are one of the strong collaborative pillars of the IEEE membership structure. Creating a new chapter is now simpler than ever, thanks to the VTS process online. Read More... |
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| Ad Hoc Committee on Deep Learning for Wireless Communications |
| Tony Q.S. Quek, Founding Chair |
VTS creates technical committees on emerging topics... This article provides information on this new ad hoc committee and its mission, and also calls for volunteers to join the effort.
The committee will operate under VTS VP—Mobile Radio Jae Hong Lee. Read More... |
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| From the VTS Resource Center |
| Industrial IoT-Connected Railways |
VTS members can enjoy the following webinar available at the VTS Resource Center for free, simply sign in with your IEEE Web Account. Read More... |
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| Mobile Radio |
| Mission-Critical LTE Networks |
| Matthias Pätzold |
The United Nations has selected Ericsson to supply peacekeeping missions all over the world with their own LTE networks. These networks will provide mission-critical communications capabilities. Read More... |
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| Connected and Autonomous Vehicles |
| Sharp Rise in Self-Driving Vehicles Patents |
| Elisabeth Uhlemann |
In their November 2018 study, the European Patent Office reported that innovation in self-driving vehicles has increased 20 times that of other technologies, for the period 2011–2017. Read More... |
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| Transportation Systems |
| Contactless Fare Payment on Buses, by Keolis |
| Harvey Glickenstein |
On 27 March 2018, Keolis introduced open payment on the trams in Dijon, France, allowing passengers who have not pre-purchased tickets to pay for and validate their journey directly using their contactless payment card or smartphone. Read More... |
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| Call for Papers |
| IEEE VTC2019-Fall |
Submit Recent Results papers by 17 Jun 2019
Submit Workshop papers by 17 Jun 2019
Acceptances to send by 5 Jul 2019
Final papers due 22 Jul 2019 Read More... |
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| IEEE Wireless Africa 2019 |
Submit papers by 13 May 2019
Acceptances to send by 20 Jun 2019
Final papers due 1 Jul 2019 Read More... |
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| IEEE VTC2020-Spring |
Calls for papers; tutorial and workshop proposals! Read More... |
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Editor-in-Chief
Abbas Jamalipour
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CONFERENCE NEWS and LATEST UPDATES |
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IEEE CAVS 2019
22–23 September 2019
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA |
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Regular papers submission
EXTENDED to 10 May 2019
With the advances in computing and communication technologies, vehicle technology has entered a new era of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs). The host of technologies required to enable CAVs span several engineering and science disciplines.
IEEE CAVS is a forum for reporting advances in all aspects of CAVs: theory, tools, protocols, networks, applications, systems, test-beds and field deployments. IEEE CAVS 2019 will be co-located with IEEE VTC2019-Fall; standalone and combined registrations packages will be offered.
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IEEE Wireless Africa 2019
18 – 20 August 2019
Pretoria, South Africa |
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CALL FOR PAPERS IS OPEN!!
Hosted by the South African chapter of VTS, this second annual event will take place in Pretoria, South Africa, focusing on wireless technologies.
The conference aims to provide a platform for wireless researchers in Africa to share their results, call for comments and collaborations, and exchange innovative ideas from cutting edge research.
VTS is thrilled to expand its community to new regions, and we hope you will join us in our new collaborative efforts!
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IEEE VTC2019-Fall
22–25 September 2019
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA |
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Recent Results papers due 17 June 2019
Workshop papers due 17 June 2019
Recent Results: rapid publication of emerging work by industry and academia.
Workshops: state-of-the-art R&D results on challenging topics.
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IEEE VPPC 2019
14 – 17 October 2019
Hanoi, Vietnam |
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Submit tutorial proposals by 26 May 2019
Keynote Speakers
Udaya K. Madawala (University of Auckland, New Zealand) will deliver a plenary on wireless power transfer.
Chris Mi (San Diego State University, USA) will deliver a plenary on energy management.
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The IEEE VTS Board of Governors has approved these locations for upcoming VTCs
Mark your calendars and pack your bags! |
Antwerp, Belgium
VTC2020-Spring
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Hong Kong
VTC2021-Spring
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Helsinki, Finland
VTC2022-Spring
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