Course on Preparing and Presenting Papers for MTT-S Journals and Conferences
Date: Wednesday, 25 May 2016
Time: 08:00-12:00
Location: San Francisco Marriott Marquis, Nob Hill Room
Fee: There is No Charge for this course
Presenters:
John Bandler, McMaster University & Bandler Corporation
George Ponchak, NASA Glenn Research Center
Description:
This course will cover the steps that authors should take to increase the
acceptance rate of their papers in both journals and conference proceedings. It will
cover the reasons most papers are rejected, how authors should organize or
reorganize their papers to lessen the possibility of rejection, and the steps that could
be taken following a rejection, either to get a suitably revised version of the rejected
paper published in the same journal or in a different journal. Then, the course will
describe a variety of ways of preparing for and organizing conference presentations,
whether for an oral or poster session, and how to most effectively deliver the
presentations. The course will emphasize ways of gaining trust and promoting
acceptance that are common to both journal submissions and conference presentations.
acceptance rate of their papers in both journals and conference proceedings. It will
cover the reasons most papers are rejected, how authors should organize or
reorganize their papers to lessen the possibility of rejection, and the steps that could
be taken following a rejection, either to get a suitably revised version of the rejected
paper published in the same journal or in a different journal. Then, the course will
describe a variety of ways of preparing for and organizing conference presentations,
whether for an oral or poster session, and how to most effectively deliver the
presentations. The course will emphasize ways of gaining trust and promoting
acceptance that are common to both journal submissions and conference presentations.
“The Birth and Death of the Cell Phone"
Dr. Martin Cooper
Father of the Cell Phone
Monday, 23 May 2016 - 17:30-19:00
Dr. James Truchard
President, CEO and CoFounder, National Instruments
Thursday, 26 May 2016 - 16:00-17:30
“The Human Intranet- Where Swarms and Humans Meet"
Prof. Jan M. Rabaey
Donald O. Pederson Distinguished Professor, UC Berkeley
Thursday, 26 May 2016 - 16:00-17:30
“Software’s Role in Next-Generation 5G RF and Microwave Systems”
Dr. James Truchard
President, CEO and CoFounder, National Instruments
Thursday, 26 May 2016 - 16:00-17:30
Abstract: Dr. Truchard’s talk will explore the vital role of a software based approach to enable the explosion of wireless communications for high data rate voice, data, and video applications, from early prototyping and research all the way to fully deployed systems.
About the Speaker: Named an Innovation Agent by Fast Company, James Truchard, president and CEO, cofounded National Instruments in 1976 and has pioneered the way scientists and engineers solve the world's grand engineering challenges. As one of Forbes' America's Favorite Bosses, Dr. James Truchard, commonly known around NI as Dr. T, has led the company from a three-man team to a multinational organization recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Places to Work and one of the top 25 “World's Best Multinational Workplaces” by the Great Places to Work Institute. Under Truchard's leadership, the company's long-term vision, known as the 100 year plan, and focus on improving the world by providing tools that accelerate productivity, innovation, and discovery, has led to strong, consistent company growth and success of its broad base of customers, employees, suppliers, and shareholders. Learn more about the NI company story at ni.com/company. Elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, Truchard has also been inducted into Electronic Design's Engineering Hall of Fame and has earned the distinction of being elected an IEEE Fellow. Additionally, Truchard has been recognized with the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship for his community involvement with organizations including: the Engineering Foundation Advisory Council, The University of Texas at Austin Chancellor's Council, Austin Software Council, and FIRST Robotics. Truchard's personal passion for gardening and photography has led him to writing a gardening book that he plans on giving to non-profits for their use fundraising. Truchard holds a doctorate in electrical engineering, as well as a master's degree and bachelor's degree in physics, all from the University of Texas at Austin. Truchard earned his master's and doctorate degrees while working full-time as the managing director of the acoustical measurements division at the UT Applied Research Laboratories.
"The Human Intranet- Where Swarms and Humans Meet"
Prof. Jan M. Rabaey
Donald O. Pederson Distinguished Professor, UC Berkeley
Thursday, 26 May 2015 - 16:00-17:30
Abstract: Some of most compelling application domains of the IoT and Swarm concepts relate to how humans interact with the world around it and the cyberworld beyond. While the proliferation of communication and data processing devices has profoundly altered our interaction patterns, little has been changed in the way we process inputs (sensory) and outputs (actuation). The combination of IoT (Swarms) and wearable devices offers the potential for changing all of this. Yet, realizing full potential requires that a number of barriers are overcome, most notably the non-scalable nature of the current deployments.
The Human Intranet proposes an open scalable platform that seamlessly integrates an ever-increasing number of sensor, actuation, computation, storage, communication and energy nodes located on, in, or around the human body acting in symbiosis with the functions provided by the body itself. The traditional set of senses and interactions is to be augmented by a set of new capabilities, some of which might be hard to even imagine today.
About the Speaker: Jan Rabaey received his Ph.D degree in applied sciences from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. In 1987, he joined the faculty of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department of the University of California, Berkeley, where he now holds the Donald O. Pederson Distinguished Professorship. He is currently the scientific co-director of the Berkeley Wireless Research Center (BWRC), as well as the founding director of the Berkeley Ubiquitous SwarmLab.
Prof. Rabaey has made high-impact contributions to a number of fields, including advanced wireless systems, sensor networks, configurable ICs and low-power design. His current interests include the conception and implementation of next-generation integrated wireless systems over a very broad range of applications, as well as exploring the interaction between the cyber and the biological world.
He is the recipient of a wide range of major awards, amongst which the IEEE CAS Society Mac Van Valkenburg Award, the European Design Automation Association (EDAA) Lifetime Achievement award, and the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) University Researcher Award. He is an IEEE Fellow and a member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Sciences and Arts of Belgium, and has been involved in a broad variety of start-up ventures.
“The Birth and Death of the Cell Phone"
Dr. Martin Cooper
Father of the Cell Phone
Monday, 23 May 2016 - 17:30-19:00
Abstract: The handheld cell phone was introduced 42 years ago but the modern smart phone is less than 10 years old. Marty Cooper maintains that, although the phone contains amazing semiconductor and other technologies, the phone itself is still in its infancy. Personal wireless connectivity has the potential to revolutionize health care and education; the health care revolution has already begun. But the biggest contribution pf wireless with be in improving the very concept of collaboration. Marty points out the irony that the ability to solve the many problems associated with these revolutions may well be enhanced by collaborative tools that use wireless technology to improve itself.
About the Speaker: The “father of the cellular phone,” Martin Cooper conceived, and led the effort to develop, a personal, portable cellular radio handset. The result was the introduction of the first truly mobile telephone in 1973. Cooper also formulated the Law of Spectral Efficiency (Cooper's Law), which states that the maximum number of voice conversations or equivalent data transactions that can be conducted in all of the useful radio spectrum has doubled every 30 months since Marconi’s first commercial transmissions . He has been involved in wireless communications since 1954 and has contributed to most of the systems advances in personal communications during that time. He is widely published on wireless communications, health care, technological innovation, the Internet, and R&D management.
Cooper is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a recipient of the NAE’s Draper Award. He is an IEEE Life Fellow, former president of the VTS, and recipient of the IEEE Centennial Medal. He has received numerous awards, including the 2009 Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research.
He is a member of the FCC Technology Advisory Council and the Department of Commerce Spectrum Advisory Committee.
He has bachelors and master’s degrees from the Illinois Institute of Technology, which also awarded him an honorary doctorate. He has served on the boards of several public and private companies.
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