Technical Committees
Welcome to the section of the TA website on Technical Committees. The IEEE RS TCs are shown as follows with their respective chairs and information about each TC.
The IEEE RS TCs with their respective chairs and links to each TC’s websites:
TC Chair: Pierre Dersin, Luleå University of
Technology (LTU) and Eumetry sas
Email: pierre.dersin@ltu.se
TC Vice Chair: Dragan Komljenovic, Hydroquébec
Email: Komljenovic.dragan@hydroquebec.com
Systems of Systems (SoS) TC Focus Areas
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The goals of the SoS TC:
- - To illustrate with use cases the limitations of traditional reliability
- engineering methods when dealing with systems of systems
- - To propose and demonstrate more-appropriate approaches.
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Two use cases are being handled in parallel:
- - An electric power transmission grid which plays a key role in water
- management. Data provider :Hydro-Québec ( Montréal, CAN)
- - A multi-modal ( rail+road) ground transportation system. Data provider:
- WMATA (Washington, DC)
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Participants include industry ( Alstom), government (Hydroquébec, WMATA), and academia ( e.g. Vanderbilt University, LTU):
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A close synergy is being achieved with the Digital Reality Initiative (DRI), which aims in particular at using the concept of hierarchical digital twins in addressing SoS RAMS and asset management:
Definitions:
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System of Systems (SoS) refers to complex entities characterized by:
- Operational and managerial independence
- - Geographical distribution
- - Emergent behavior
- - Evolutionary development
- - Heterogeneity of constituent systems
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A key aspect of systems of systems is an interconnection between otherwise independent systems:
Co-Chair: W. Eric Wong, the University of Texas at Dallas
Email: ewong@utdallas.edu
Co-Chair: Zijiang (James) Yang, Xian Jiaotong University, China & GuardStrike Inc.
Email: yang@guardstrike.com
Electric Autonomous Vehicles Webpage
Chair: W. Eric Wong, the University of Texas at Dallas
Email: ewong@utdallas.edu
System and Software Assurance Webpage
Chair: Shiuhpyng Shieh, National Chiao Tung University
Email: shiuhpyng@ieee.org
Trustworthy Computing and Cybersecurity Webpage
Standards Committee (IEEE RS SC)
The active Working Groups (WGs) within the IEEE RS SC are shown with their respective WG Chairs and links to their websites:
Chair: Diganta Das, The University of Maryland
Email: diganta@umd.edu
IEEE P1413.1 Working Group Webpage
Chair: Michael Azarian, University of Maryland
Email: mazarian@umd.edu
IEEE P1624 Working Group Webpage
Chair: Kenneth Wallace, IEEE
Email: krw@ieee.org
IEEE P7009 Working Group Webpage
Chair: Lori Bechtold, Boeing
Email: loribechtold@comcast.net
IEEE P2818 Working Group Webpage
Chair: Rex Sallade
Email: rex.sallade@yahoo.com
IEEE P1856.1 Working Group Webpage
Chair: Ann Marie Neufelder
Email: amneufelder@softrel.com
IEEE P1633 Working Group Webpage
Chair: Yan-Fu Li
Email: liyanfu@tsinghua.edu.cn
IEEE P3106 Working Group Webpage
Education Committee
The IEEE RS Education Committee (EC) with its respective chair and link to its website:
Chair: Zhaojun (Steven) Li, Western New England University
Email: stevenli777@ieee.org
Technical Initiatives
The IEEE RS Technical Initiatives (TIs) with their respective chairs and links to each TI’s websites:
TC Chair: Scott Tamashiro, Raytheon Technologies
Email: tamashiro@ieee.org
TC Vice Chair: Yan-Fu Li, Tsinghua University
Email: liyanfu@tsinghua.edu.cn
Internet of Things (IoT) TC Focus Areas:
RS IoT TC focuses on collaboration with the IEEE Communications Society (IEEE
ComSoc) in serving the global technical community in sharing ideas on the
development of reliable and maintainable network sensors and devices that connect to
the internet for streaming data transmissions. The IoT TC’s current primary focus is the
renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the IoT Initiative and the
RS.
Definition: Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the interconnection of smart sensors and
other computing devices embedded in everyday objects using a network (such as the
internet) to enable them to automatically send and receive data without requiring human
interaction.
Chair: Jason Rupe, CableLabs
Email: jrupe@ieee.org
Future Networks Initiative Webpage
Chair: Angelos Stavrou, Virginia Tech
Email: angelos@vt.edu
Blockchain Initiative Webpage
Blockchain Initiative (BCI) TC Focus Areas:
RS involvement on the Blockchain Initiative (BCI) transition to a new IEEE
Organizational Unit (OU) is to focus on the Design for Reliable Digital Data
Transactions
Definition: A blockchain is a distributed database or digital data ledger shared on a
computer network, which guarantees the fidelity and security of a record of data to
establish data trustworthiness.
Chair: Jason Rupe, CableLabs
Email: jrupe@ieee.org
Digital Privacy Initiative (DPI) TC Focus Areas:
RS is involved in Digital Privacy technology development ensuring cybersecurity, information assurance
and reliability of personal private information.
Digital Privacy Initiative is focused on the security controls encompassing the digital footprint of a
person throughout their lifetime exposure to on-line products and services, which organizations develop
to establish customer trust and protect personal confidential and sensitive information ensuring they
uphold the individual consumers' privacy rights, and avoiding or minimizing exposures to data
compromises which may be exploited by external threats.
Definition: Digital privacy is the protection of an individual's personal sensitive information that is
created using a computer or personal device while connected to the Internet, and stored on the internet.
Website:
DRI Chair: Pierre Dersin, Luleå University of
Technology (LTU) and Eumetry sas
Email: pierre.dersin@ltu.se
Digital Reality Initiative (DRI) Focus Areas:
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The DRI focuses on all aspects of digital transformation, as the line
between the physical world and the digital world becomes increasingly blurred,
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Tech Focus topics include AI/ML, AR, VR, XR; Digital Twins (incl. Cognitive,
Personal DT); and Massive Distributed Intelligence.
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DRI produces e-books and webinars, such as the recent one on digital twins,
and podcasts with corporate partners such as Microsoft and Lockheed-Martin.
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DRI is active in standardization and organizes the ICIR – IEEE Conference on,
Intelligent Reality.
Latest News - DRI has launched:
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Digital Reality Exchange (DRX): A marketplace connecting Digital
Transformation project owners to the partners and resources they need to be
successful,
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Knowledge as a Service (KaaS): Application leveraging massive ontology,
sample knowledge tree and digital twin representation for mapping personal
learning pathways through expert IEEE content.