WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE IEEE
THE NEWSLETTER OF
THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERS, INC
SOUTH AUSTRALIA SECTION
PO Box 53, Elizabeth, SA 5112
August 2003
ARBN 078 576 495 http:// http://ewh.ieee.org/r10/s_australia/
Chairman’s Column
Dear Colleagues
IEEE Region
10
The IEEE R10 Meeting has been
postponed to 10-11 Oct 2003. The venue, Penang, is unchanged.
Expressions of interest to host the
2004 R10 meeting have been sought by the R10 Director, Dr. Jung-Uck Seo, Korea.
After consultation with the IEEE Australia Council, IEEE SA has expressed
interest, with strong support from IEEE VIC, who recently secured the 2005 TENCON.
The R10 meeting is usually held in April.
Prof.
Takeo YOSHINO, member of the IEEE EMC/S Board of Directors, recently enquired
about formation of an EMC/S Chapter in Australia. SA has only 4 active EMC/S
members but there are over 200 around Australia, with a concentration in
Victoria.
IEEE
Australia Council (IEEE AC)
The IEAust Electrical College Board will meet
in Adelaide 20 Nov 03 and IEEE SA will represent IEEE AC at this meeting. A
visit by the Electrical College Board is a rare event and discussions are being
held with IEE about a possible "tripartite meeting" to be held at
that time.
Considerable correspondence
regarding IEEE DLs has occurred in recent months. One area of IEEE weakness in
SA is the lack of a PES Chapter. Other Sections appear to cover this area of
engineering better than IEEE SA, although there is no shortage of power
engineers in SA! The net result is that there is no easy mechanism for bringing
IEEE DLs in this area to SA.
South Australia
I attended a breakfast on behalf of
IEEE SA at the invitation of Dr Peter Greenwood, National President IEAust.
IEAust SA Division has appointed an Electrical Branch Chair, Andrew Reiter, and
a IT&E Branch Chair, Peter Tromans, who will participate in the Electrical
JTPC. IEAust is due to Chair the 2004 program, IEEE to provide the Secretary
(Andrew Udina) and IEE to provide the Treasurer. The first meeting of the 2004
Electrical JTPC (18 Aug) will have occurred by the time this newsletter is
published.
Educational Activities
After some discussion, Prof Harry
Green, has agreed to investigate some aspects of this portfolio. It is a
traditional IEEE portfolio and it has handled in various ways in the past. It
has been agreed that the focus will be on "continuing education"
activities in the sense used by IEAust when it refers to CPD or Continuing
Professional Development.
In the first instance Harry will
investigate the NPER (National Professional Engineers' Register) requirements
and processes, which determine the criteria, which activities must meet, in
order to qualify as CPD.
Harry's
initiative is most timely and I would like to welcome him to the Section
Committee and think him for his contribution.
Dr Michael E. Evans
Chair, IEEE South Australia Section
August, 2003
Australian International Conference
on Radar Adelaide, Australia, 3-5 September 2003
Sponsored by CSSIP and IEEE
SA Section
Conference registrations have exceeded 250 and combined enrolments in the four tutorials have exceeded 100. The Buckland Park and Barossa Tours are both very popular. Overseas participation stands at about 40% of the total.
Premier Mike Rann has agreed to open the conference and we are looking forward to an outstanding international event.
Dr Don
Sinnott
General Chair, RADAR 2003
Section
Committee Officers for 2003
Chair: Dr Michael Evans
Vice Chair: Dr Zia Ahmed
Secretary: Dr Tim Ferris
Treasurer: Dr Andrew Piotrowski
IP Chair Dr Bevan Bates
Membership Development Andrew Udina
andrew.udina@dsto.defence.gov.au
Professional Activities Bruce Vyden
Bruce.vyden@dsto.defence.gov.au
Awards Dr Zia Ahmed
Educational Activities Prof. Harry Green (pro tem)
harry@spri.levels.unisa.edu.au
Publications Dr Andrew Piotrowski
Chair SP/Comms Chapter: Dr Peter Shoubridge
peter.shoubridge@dsto.defence.gov.au
Chair AP/MTT Chapter: Dr Hedley Hansen
hedley.hansen@dsto.defence.gov.au
Chair C/AES Chapter: Dr Mark Pszczel
mark.pszczel@dsto.defence.gov.au
Chair Computer Chapter: Dr Fred Brown
Chair IT Chapter (SA/ACT) Dr Alex Grant
UofSA Student Branch: Nimrod Lilith
nimrod.lilith@postgrads.unisa.edu.au
Branch
Counsellor Dr Kutlu Dogancay
kutluyil.dogancay@unisa.edu.au
UofAdelaide Student Branch: Leonard Hall
lthall@eleceng.adelaide.edu.au
Branch Cousellor: Brian Ng
Membership
|
|
31 June 02 |
31 June 03 |
|
Members |
277 |
280 |
|
Senior Members |
29 |
30 |
|
Fellows |
1 |
2 |
|
Affiliates/Others |
49 |
37 |
|
Students |
58 |
84 |
|
TOTAL |
414 |
433 |
Have you ever wondered just how many members there are world wide in the IEEE? As of June 2003 the membership totalled 330,923, a 16,509 decline since the same time last year. As SA section’s membership numbers have increased we are doing well in comparison to the global trend.
As may be seen
our membership has risen by 19 members overall. Whereas the member numbers have
remained reasonably static, the student members have increased appreciably.
This goes against the world trend where student membership has dropped by 6.8%.
This also goes against IEEE headquarters reports where they state that
Region 10 shows the biggest student declines and have historically had the
worst student retention rates.
Andrew Udina, Membership Development
Section Count Hits All Time High
For the
first time, the IEEE has more than 300 Sections -- 301 to be exact -- thanks to
three recently formed in Taiwan and Russia. Find out more at
<http://www.theinstitute.ieee.org/inst_art.jsp?isno=07031&arnumber=07031_7w.newssections§ion=41>
2003 IEEE Distinguished Lecture
Mr Ric Smith, Secretary of Defence, will
deliver the 2003 IEEE South Australia Section Distinguished Lecture. The
lecture and dinner is scheduled for, Friday, 21 Nov 03.
A formal title is yet to be agreed but
Secretary Smith has been invited to address his "impressions of [his] new post, in relation to what the
future holds for Defence, and in particular [his] vision of the role of DSTO
within this future," with "special reference ... to the DSTO South
Australia context: electronics/IT, DSTO, defence industry "
It will be apt timing after nearly 12 months in the position for the Secretary to reflect on this subject, and we look forward to his address.
Dr Michael E. Evans
Chapter News
Antenna Propagation
Microwave Theory
&Techniques Chapter
The Section Committee has agreed to provide additional support for a one-day HF Radar course HF Surface Wave Radar: Modelling and Simulation by Prof Levent Sevgi, T.C.Dogus University, Istanbul, Turkey, to be delivered 9 Sep 03, adjacent to the RADAR 2003 conference.
The course is open (at no charge) to all interested professionals and will be held in the Willougby Room, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, at the University of Adelaide.
Dr Hedley Hansen, Chair, AP/MTT Chapter
Control, Aerospace and Electronic Systems
Chapter
Peter
Nikoloff, Nova Aerospace, and Dr Takeshi Ohnuki, NAL, Japan, delivered "NEXST1
- Launch Incident Investigation", on 30 June.
Dr
Franklin Chang-Diaz, (NASA scientist), "Plasma Thrusters, a NASA ANU
Collaboration" is scheduled for 21 Aug 03 (DSTO).
Dr Randii
Wessen, (AIAA DL), will deliver "Future of US Planetary Exploration"
4 Sep 03.
Prof. Bob
Bitmead, (IEEE CSS DL) "Model Predictive Control, State Estimation and
Coordinated Vehicles" is scheduled for 29 Oct 03.
Dr Hugh Stone has been invited to deliver a
lecture on his T‑Wing UAV Project (a tailsitter) towards the end
of September. The date is yet to be agreed.
Dr Mark Pszczel, Chair, CAES Chapter
Information Theory
Chapter
IT Society DL Prof. Ezio Biglieri
from Politecnico di Torino presented the lecture “Multiple antenna
transmission and reception: Capacity considerations, signal processing, and
space-time code design” in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Canberra, attended by
about 50 in each location. This was co-advertised with the Communications and
Signal Processing Chapters in each state.
Dr Alex Grant, Chair, IT Chapter
http://www.informationtheory.net
Computer Society Chapter
The CS
chapter had its first technical meeting of the year on the 22nd of
July. Dr Alex Farkas presented a seminar entitled: "High Confidence
Security Engineering".
Dr Fred Brown, Chair, CS Chapter
U. of
South Australia Student Branch
· Our annual general meeting will be on 29th August at 10am, with a BBQ following at 12pm aimed at getting undergraduate exposure.
· Nimrod Lilith will be presenting a seminar on C programming for Matlab in late September/early October.
Our website is currently undergoing maintenance and will be up and running again week ending Friday 22nd August.
Nimrod Lilith, Chair U. of SA Student Branch
IEEE GOLD - Young Professionals
IEEE SA GOLD Affinity Group at DSTO is
organizing a talk by Gordon Frazer from ISR Division. The topic of the talk will be "How to successfully manage
your career" on 10 November 2003 at 12.00. The talk is open to everyone and is
followed by pizza lunch.
If you are an IEEE member who graduated with
your first professional degree within the last ten years, you are automatically
part of IEEE GOLD!
IEEE recognizes that you are a key to the future
of the technical profession. IEEE GOLD can empower you to make the most of your
developing career and to help you find your place in the world of technology.
Make a connection with your peers and colleagues - a GOLDen opportunity awaits
you!
If you
want to take part in this GOLDen action contact:
Andrew on Andrew.Piotrowski@ieee.org or
Sebastien on
Sebastien.Wong@dsto.defence.gov.au
NEWS
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
POSTGRADUATE
RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
RESEARCH
http://www.itr.unisa.edu.au/
THE CUTTING EDGE OF
COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH
The Institute for Telecommunications Research (ITR) is one of Australia's foremost research organisations specialising in technology for digital wireless communications, both fixed and mobile satellite and terrestrial radio services. ITR is a core partner in the CRC for Satellite Systems, and leads the Satellite Communications Research Program in that CRC. The Institute has a reputation for finding elegant solutions to complex telecommunications problems.
We invite applications for postgraduate scholarships, leading to the MEng or PhD, from highly motivated students who expect to obtain a 1st Class Honours degree in 2003, or who have previously completed an honours degree and have some work experience.
ITR has an excellent research environment, extensive commercial linkages, international exchange programs, scholarships and top-ups and offers an opportunity to be part of an organisation supporting development of Australia's telecommunications future.
Women are encouraged to apply.
Information: Sonia Watts: Student Support Officer,
tel: +61 8 8302 3890, fax: +61 8 8302 3873,
email: sonia.watts@unisa.edu.au
Closing date: Applications for Australian students will be received up to 31st October 2003
IEEE Region 10
Region 10 publishes a newsletter,
which may be found in electronic form on the IEEE Region 10 home page,
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/10/.
There are a number of student and other awards that are available through
Region 10 so the website is well worth a look.
Eighth IEEE
International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications
30 August - 2 September, 2004, Sydney
http://www.isssta2004.org
5th Biennial Asian Control
Conference
Melbourne, 20-23 July 2004
Sponsored by IEEE (SA, NSW, QLD), IEAust,
U. of Melbourne
Second Call for Papers
The Asian Control Conference (ASCC) is a biennial event and the major control conference held in Asia. The 5th ASCC is being held at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne Australia, 20-23 July 2004 and will provide professionals, researchers and engineers worldwide with excellent information exchange opportunities. The conference consists of a four-day program, beginning with a workshop day followed by a three-day conference program, which includes international plenary speakers, poster sessions, workshops, and industry exhibits.
The Grand Hyatt Melbourne located in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD provides a first class meeting and exhibition venue with delegate accommodation provided. The 5th ASCC will build on the success of previous conferences in Tokyo, Seoul, Shangai, and Singapore.
Topics of interest are in the broad area of control and automation ranging from industry applications to theoretical advances and include:
- System Theory - PID Control
- Nonlinear Control - Adaptive Control and Tuning
- Multivariable Control - Predictive Control
- Fuzzy, Neural Systems - Hybrid, Supervisory Systems
- Mechatronics - Guidance and Navigation
- Process Control Systems - Measurement and Sensing
- Aerospace - Automotive Control
- Linear Control - Robust Control
- Optimal Control - Intelligent/Learning Control
- Fault Detection - Discrete Event Systems
- Simulation and Control CAD - Signal Processing
- Robotics and Motion Control - Manufacturing Systems
Conference Committee:
Co Chair Prof. Iven Mareels FIEEE, U. Melbourne
Prof. Rob Evans FIEEE, U. Melbourne
Program Co Chair
Prof Rick Middleton FIEEE, U. Newcastle
Dr Dragan Nesic SMIEEE, U. Melbourne
Finance Chair, Dr Michael Evans SMIEEE, DSTO Publications Chair
Dr Michael Cantoni MIEEE, U. Melbourne
Industry Liaison Chair, Dr Sam Crisafulli, FIEAust
Tutorials Chair, Prof Vikram Krishnamurthy SMIEEE,
U. Melbourne
Local Arrangements Chair
Dr Francesco Crusca, MIEEE, Monash U.
Education Workshop Chair
Assoc.Prof. Ljubo Vlacic SMIEEE, Griffith U.
Authors are invited to submit papers electronically via http://ascc2004.ee.mu.oz.au.
For more information regarding the ASCC2004 please visit the website at http://ascc2004.ee.mu.oz.au.
16th September WIND
GENERATION IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Host IEE Mr Paul
Driver, Customer Development Manager, and Mr Mark Denton, Project Manager
Starfish Hill Project, ETSA Utilities. A look at the new Starfish Hill wind generation
plant on the Fleurieu Peninsula and associated connection to the SA electricity
system.
21st October 5:30 PM VISIT: P3C ORION FLIGHT
SIMULATOR
Host IE Aust FltLt Doug Hogg, Operational Mission Simulator, and SQNLDR Colin Smith, Advanced Flight Simulator, RAAF.
(Elec Branch) The P3C
Orion has undergone a mid-life refit, with the upgrading of the avionics,
navigation, and radar systems. Watch
the simulator go through its paces on an “operational mission”. To register, please RSVP to sa@ieaust.org.au.
28th October STUDENT
PAPERS NIGHT
Host IEE Students from our three universities present their final year projects whilst competing in the IEE Australasian Student Prize Competition. IEEE Student Subject prizes will also be presented at this meeting.
Chapman Hall, Engineering House, 11 Bagot Street, North Adelaide, Light
tea commences at 5:30 pm and the meeting at 6:15 pm
Conference Schedule
|
Date |
Conference |
City |
Website |
|
3-5 September, 2003 |
Australian International Conference on Radar (RADAR 2003) |
Adelaide |
http://www.plevin.com.au/radar |
|
20-23 July, 2004 |
5th Biennial Asian Control Conference |
Melbourne |
http://ascc2004.ee.mu.oz.au |
|
30 August - 2 September, 2004 |
8th IEEE International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques, Applications (ISSSTA) |
Sydney |
http://www.isssta2004.org |
|
4-9 September, 2005 |
IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT) |
Adelaide |
http://www.informationtheory.net/conference |