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VP-Technical VP-Technical Activities ReportActivities Report

Daniel ZengDaniel Zeng

ITSS VP for Technical ActivitiesITSS VP for Technical Activities

zeng@email.arizona.eduzeng@email.arizona.edu

ITSS ExCom/BOG MeetingITSS ExCom/BOG Meeting

ITSC 2010, Madeira, PortugalITSC 2010, Madeira, PortugalSeptember 19, 2010September 19, 2010

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TCs Needing AttentionTCs Needing Attention

Public Transportation ManagementPublic Transportation Management Intelligent Water Transportation Intelligent Water Transportation

Systems Systems ITS for Air TrafficITS for Air Traffic Port Automation and ManagementPort Automation and Management Vehicular Safety Technologies and Vehicular Safety Technologies and

ApplicationsApplications ITS Education (newly established)ITS Education (newly established)

IEEE ITSS Technical Activities

Active TCsActive TCs

Mechatronic & Embedded Systems

New Leadership 2010, 2011 ASME/IEEE MESA (IEEE CSS co-sponsorship) Planned TITS special issue & AE/reviewer recommendations

ISI for Transportation Systems

2010, 2011, 2012 IEEE ISI2009, 2010, and 2011 Pacific-Asia ISI workshop 2011 BioSurveillance workshop Joint technical activities with SMCS

IEEE ITSS Technical Activities

Active TCs (Contd.)Active TCs (Contd.)

Logistics & Services New Leadership SOLI 10, 11 Joint activities with INFORMS planned ITS Trans. & ITS Magazine special sections

Artificial Trans. Systems & Simulation

Workshop on ATS and Simulation in 2010 played a leading role in Xi’An autonomous vehicle competition

Comm. Networks New Leadership ITSC 10 special session ITS Telecommunications (ITST) 2010, focusing on green ITS Joint activities with IEICE ITS society ITSC 11 special session organization

Active TCs (Contd.)Active TCs (Contd.)

Traffic & Travel Mgmt. 1st Workshop on Traffic Behavior, Modeling and Optimization as part of ITSC 10 Joint activities with TRB and INFORMS FHWA open data standards International Conference of Chinese Transportation Professionals 2009 & 2010

Mobile Comm. ITSC10 special sessions; help w/ future IEEE VNC IEEE VehiMobi 2009; IEEE NiVi 2009; IEEE IVCS 2009 Joint activities with IEEE CS Society

Active TCs (Contd.)Active TCs (Contd.)

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Railroad Systems and Applications

SOLI 10, 11 MESA 10, 11 VES 10, 11 Advanced forum on Transportation of China (2010, 2011) Invited sessions at 7th World Congress on High Speed Rail Several review articles Connections w/ automation sciences communities Planned IEEE International Symposium on Rail Transportation (IEEE ISRT 2010)

Software Infrastructure in ITS

New leadership Planned activities w/ various standards organizations, IEEE CS, and the industry (IBM, etc.)

Conference Conference CoordinationCoordination

Worked closely with ITSC 2010 TeamWorked closely with ITSC 2010 Team All TC Chairs have been automatically All TC Chairs have been automatically

assigned AE roleassigned AE role Multiple special sessions being organizedMultiple special sessions being organized All TCs helping recruit reviewersAll TCs helping recruit reviewers

Helping IV with providing AEs Helping IV with providing AEs A proposal: starting in ITSC 2011, A proposal: starting in ITSC 2011,

experimenting with at least 2 tracks fromexperimenting with at least 2 tracks from Communications Networks, Mobile Comm., Communications Networks, Mobile Comm.,

Traffic and Travel Mgmt, Logistics & ServicesTraffic and Travel Mgmt, Logistics & Services

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ITSS ChaptersITSS Chapters

The Beijing chapter has been very The Beijing chapter has been very activeactive

Working with ITSS President & VP for Working with ITSS President & VP for Membership to establish a Wuhan Membership to establish a Wuhan chapter in Chinachapter in China Working on a policy document detailing Working on a policy document detailing

responsibilities and privileges of Chaptersresponsibilities and privileges of Chapters Next step: Next step:

Trying to establish chapters in Vienna, Trying to establish chapters in Vienna, Tokyo, TorontoTokyo, Toronto

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ITSS Website - OperationsITSS Website - Operations

IEEE Tech Navigator database: continued work on ITS IEEE Tech Navigator database: continued work on ITS portionportion

A proposal: creating IEEE ITSNow, following IEEE CS’ A proposal: creating IEEE ITSNow, following IEEE CS’ ComputingNow, coordinated through technical ComputingNow, coordinated through technical subcommitteessubcommittees

Closer coordination with the Newsletters & Magazine to post feature articlesCloser coordination with the Newsletters & Magazine to post feature articles Better coordination with the Transactions & possibly ITS conferences to feature Better coordination with the Transactions & possibly ITS conferences to feature

most popular Xplorer downloads most popular Xplorer downloads RSS feeds already onlineRSS feeds already online

An award section doneAn award section done A TC Corner (committed so far: MESA; Comm. A TC Corner (committed so far: MESA; Comm.

Networks; Mobile Comm.)Networks; Mobile Comm.) IEEE ITSS Tec

hnical

Activitie

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ITSS Online ITSS Online PromotionsPromotions

Jointly with the VP for Membership, we are Jointly with the VP for Membership, we are starting on google sponsored search starting on google sponsored search campaignscampaigns An account created with google; budget An account created with google; budget

allocation plan and performance measures allocation plan and performance measures being refinedbeing refined

On wikipedia, 151 entries have been On wikipedia, 151 entries have been identified with ITS relevanceidentified with ITS relevance 2 rounds of efforts taken to add the ITSS 2 rounds of efforts taken to add the ITSS

website as a reference entry website as a reference entry 27 remain active; others have been taken down 27 remain active; others have been taken down

by wikipedia (the same IP used, editor deletion)by wikipedia (the same IP used, editor deletion)

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IEEE Smart Grid IEEE Smart Grid InitiativeInitiative

Joint work with ITSS PresidentJoint work with ITSS President IEEE Smart Grid is an IEEE-wide initiative led IEEE Smart Grid is an IEEE-wide initiative led

by IEEE Standards Association and TABby IEEE Standards Association and TAB

--“The Smart Grid has come to describe a “The Smart Grid has come to describe a next-generation electrical power system next-generation electrical power system that is typified by the increased use of that is typified by the increased use of communications and information communications and information technology in the generation, delivery and technology in the generation, delivery and consumption of electrical energy.“consumption of electrical energy.“

- - Being broadly construed, almost like IBM’s Being broadly construed, almost like IBM’s “Smart Planet”“Smart Planet”

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IEEE SG Virtual OrganizationIEEE SG Virtual Organization

Steering/Management Team

IEEE-SA

TA/Societies

Marketing & PR

SG Portal& Social Media

J.R.B. D.M. et. al.

S-C-J + B-A-S

ComSocStefano Galli

TBD

SG Team Comp SocJohn Waltz

VTSTBD

PESTBD

OTHERSTBD

Objectives (my Objectives (my interpretation)interpretation)

In strategic areas, explore very early In strategic areas, explore very early standards opportunities and establish standards opportunities and establish IEEE’s proactive, visionary role as a IEEE’s proactive, visionary role as a technical entitytechnical entity

Some seed funding from IEEE SA for Some seed funding from IEEE SA for workshopsworkshops

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Society InvolvementSociety Involvement

IEEE Communications Society (the most IEEE Communications Society (the most active one)active one)

IEEE VTS (which recommended us be IEEE VTS (which recommended us be involved; already identified leaders from involved; already identified leaders from their society)their society)

IEEE Control SocietyIEEE Control Society IEEE Computer SocietyIEEE Computer Society

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A Sample Project from A Sample Project from Communications Communications SocietySociety

Vision Task Force will create a rich set of forward-Vision Task Force will create a rich set of forward-looking use cases and applications scenarios for SG looking use cases and applications scenarios for SG - snap shots of years 2015, 2020, and 2030 that - snap shots of years 2015, 2020, and 2030 that will characterize the SG paradigm from end user, will characterize the SG paradigm from end user, and all relevant industry segments point of viewand all relevant industry segments point of view

Forming technical study groups to Forming technical study groups to complete the Vision publication (series)complete the Vision publication (series)

A research forum planned for Oct. 7-8, A research forum planned for Oct. 7-8, 2010 in the DC area with 16-20 experts2010 in the DC area with 16-20 experts

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ITS InvolvementITS Involvement

Do we want to be involved? By Do we want to be involved? By ourselves or jointly with VTS?ourselves or jointly with VTS?

Initial Steps:Initial Steps: Establishing an ad-hoc committeeEstablishing an ad-hoc committee Possibly participating in Comm. Society’s Possibly participating in Comm. Society’s

Oct. meetingOct. meeting Setting up a similar vision project (or our Setting up a similar vision project (or our

own project consistent with SmartGrid own project consistent with SmartGrid objectives)objectives)

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