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Meet the 2015 Guadalajara: Evaluating Part-time
5 President-Elect
Candidates 8 IEEEs First
Smart City 11 the Quality of
Research 18 Passions:
Taking Aim
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BRIEFINGS
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REGION WESTERN UNITED Poland Section forms IEEE Communi- REGION A S I A A N D PA C I F I C

REGION NEWS S TATE S cations Society chapter. Student branch formed
REGION NORTHEASTERN
6 Foothills (California) Section
forms IEEE Young Professionals
Sweden Section forms IEEE Photonics
Society chapter. 10 at Deakin University,
Melbourne, Australia.
UNITED STATES (formerly Graduates of the Last Switzerland Section forms IEEE Indus- Harbin (China) Section forms IEEE
1 New York and North Jersey sec-

tions form joint IEEE Information
Theory Society chapter.
Decade) afnity group.
San Fernando Valley (California)
Section forms IEEE Industry Applications
trial Electronics chapter.
Student branch at National Engineering
Industrial Electronics Society chapter.
Student branches in India at Ambedkar
Institute of Technology, BSA College
School of Monastir, Tunisia, forms IEEE
Society chapter. Power & Energy Society chapter. of Engineering and Technology,
Student branches formed at California Indraprastha Institute of Information
REGION SOUTHEASTERN UNITED United Arab Emirates Section forms
State University, Bakersfield, and South- Technology, LDRP Institute of Technol-
STATES IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society chapter.
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ern California Institute of Technology,
Student branch formed at Anaheim. of Science and Technology, Thangavelu
Horry Georgetown Technical REGION LATIN AMERICA Engineering College, and Thapar Univer-
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East Tennessee Section forms IEEE Life
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Hamilton (Ontario) Section 9 Society on Social Implications of
Technology chapter.
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Member (LM) afnity group.
7 forms joint chapter of IEEE
Power Electronics and Power &
Energy societies.
Student branch at University of Braslia,
Brazil, forms chapters of IEEE Aerospace
tional Intelligence Society chapter.
New Zealand Central Section forms IEEE
Computational Intelligence Society chapter.
REGION CENTRAL UNITED
and Electronic Systems and IEEE Engi-
STATES Newfoundland-Labrador Section Student branches formed in Pakistan at
neering in Medicine and Biology societies.
4 Chicago Section forms IEEE
Computer Society chapter.
forms IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE)
afnity group.
Student branch formed at Universidade
Federal da Paraba, Joo Pessoa, Brazil.
Abasyn University, International Islamic
University, and University of Lahore.
Student branch at Beaconhouse
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Society chapter. AND AFRICA
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NEWS students elevated to member or

graduate student member grades
on or before that date. Associate
Create an App to members are not eligible.
The member grade requires
Help Good Causes that you be regularly employed
I N T E R E S T E D I N using your in an IEEE-designated field with
programming skills to benet a combination of education and
humanity? Then consider signing work experience totaling at least
up for App-E-Feat, an IEEE initiative six years. To apply for transfer to
in which members design mobile member grade, visit http://www.
apps for nonprots around the world. ieee.org/membership_services/
Members can sign up for membership/grade_
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the program by visiting elevation.html.
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http://www.appefeat.org. To be eligible to vote,
They will then be matched student members gradu-
with an organization that ating this year between
CALENDAR needs help building an 1 January and 30 June
app to further its cause. must update their edu-
App-E-Feat is part cation information
of IEEEs commitment online to be elevated
June 26 1989: Robert

Tappan Morris is
the rst person indicted
to the Clinton Global
Initiative. Established in 2005 by for-
mer U.S. president Bill Clinton and
to member or graduate
student member grade.
To help guarantee you receive the
8 1920: Edwin
Armstrong receives a
patent for the super-
for releasing a computer
worm; it infected MIT,
NASA, and several other
the Clinton Foundation, CGI each
year brings together leaders from a
ballot package, conrm your contact
information, member preferences,
heterodyne receiver, a organizations. worldwide array of businesses, gov- and education information at ____
http://
device that would lay the ernments, and nonprots to come www.ieee.org/go/my_account.
foundation for modern up with solutions to some of the Carrie Loh
radio receivers.
August worlds most pressing problems,
such as poverty, disease, and limited
14 1951: UNIVAC I, access to education and health care. Election

the rst commer-
cial computer in the
United States, is put
27 1901: Birth date
of Merle A. Tuve
[above], a geophysicist
3 1811: Birth date
of Elisha Graves
Otis [top], inventor of a
IEEE Fellow Karen Panetta pro-
posed the idea for App-E-Feat at Deadlines
into service by the U.S. who helped pioneer the mechanism that keeps
CGIs 2013 annual meeting. She is 15 AUGUST
Census Bureau, in Blue use of radio waves to elevators from falling if IEEE-USA vice president of commu- Date by which IEEE annual election
Bell, Pa. investigate the ionosphere. their hoisting cables fail. nication and public awareness. ballots will be mailed to voting
President Clintons plenary members and electronic ballots will
address at last years CGI meet- be made accessible.
1823 IEEE
Meeting
Series in New Brunswick,
July 7 1886: Birth date of
Louis Alan Hazeltine,
inventor of the neutro-
ing addressed the positive impact 1 OCTOBER
of mobile apps, especially in the Last day that members marked
N.J. dyne receiver and 1936 aftermath of natural disasters, such ballots can be accepted by IEEE, by
1 1941: The rst TV
commercial, an
advertisement for the
president of the Institute
of Radio Engineers, one of
IEEEs predecessors.
as the massive earthquake that hit
Haiti in 2010, Panetta says. Apps
noon CDT USA/17:00 UTC.
13 OCTOBER
Bulova Watch Co., airs on helped rescue workers prioritize Election results are announced by
WNBT (now WNBC) in their efforts by informing them the IEEE Tellers Committee.
New York City. about the most devastated areas. 2324 NOVEMBER
A lot of representatives from non- IEEE Board of Directors acts to
3 1886: Birth date

of John Howard
Dellinger, developer
prots suggested ways that mobile
apps could help their causes, but
accept the report of the Tellers
Committee. Annual election results
none were from technology organi- are made ofcial. C.L.
of the radiosonde, a
zations, she says. So I told them we
balloon-borne device that
transmits meteorological
data to weather stations.
2224 IEEE
Sections
Congress in Amsterdam.
have thousands of volunteer engi-
neers ready to help further their mis-
sions: You give us the problems,
and well give you the engineers to
13 1977: A lightning
strike near
New York City triggers
23 IEEE Honors
Ceremony at
Sections Congress in
solve them. Amanda Davis
Available 6 June at
a massive power outage. Amsterdam.
Remember to Vote theinstitute.ieee.org
25 1876: Alexander
Graham Bell
demonstrates his
21 1820: Scientist
Hans Christian
rsted publishes his
26 1873: Birth date
of Lee de Forest,
inventor of the Audion
L O O K F O R Y O U R annual
election ballot package to arrive
BOOKS OF INTEREST
E-books cover topics relating
telephone [above] to the discovery that an electric vacuum tube, the in August via rst-class mail with to smart cities.
public at the Centennial current creates a mag- first electronic device a ballot and a postage-paid reply
International Exhibition, netic eld, a vital aspect that could amplify an envelope. Members will also receive IN MEMORIAM
in Philadelphia. of electromagnetism. electrical signal. instructions via e-mail explaining The Institute pays
how they can access and return the tribute to three members
Historical events provided by the IEEE History Center. IEEE events indicated in red.
ballot electronically. who recently died.
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FEATURES
ELECTION
A Conversation
With the
Candidates
for 2015
President-Elect
Mintzer and Shoop respond to
members questions and concerns
BY MONICA ROZENFELD
for secure printing and new
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HE ANNUAL IEEE
election process techniques for document
begins in August watermarking. He became
be sure to check your senior manager of IBMs
mailbox for your visual technologies depart-
ballot. To help you decide ment, which developed 3-D
whom to choose for 2015 graphics and scientic visu-
IEEE president-elect, we alization systems. Mintzer
interviewed the candi- has coauthored more than
dates: IEEE Life Fellow Fred 50 technical papers and
Mintzer [left] and IEEE Fel- holds more than 25 patents.
low Barry Shoop. We asked He was a member of the
them questions submit- IEEE Board of Directors and
ted by members, as well director of IEEE Division IX
as some of our own. Each in 2008 and 2009. He served
candidate shared his vision as vice president of IEEE
for the future of the organi- Technical Activities in 2012,
zation and the changes he and he was a member of
proposes to make if elected. the IEEE Audit, Investment,
First, a bit of background. and Employee Benets and
Mintzer was program Compensation commit-
director for IBMs Blue Gene tees, among other leader-
Watson supercomputing ship positions. He received of the Photonics Research Shoop served on the Why do you feel
facility and associate direc- the IEEE Third Millennium Center. While on sabbatical IEEE Board of Directors
tor of the Deep Computing Medal in 2000 and the IEEE in 2006 and 2007, he served from 2006 to 2010. He was youre the best
Institute from 2005 until he Signal Processing Societys as chief scientist for the 2010 vice president of IEEE candidate?
retired six months ago. Meritorious Service Award U.S. Department of Defense Member and Geographic
Early in his career, he in 2009. Joint Improvised Explosive Activities (MGA), IEEE sec- M I N T Z E R The needs and
conducted research on digi- Shoop, a professor of Device Defeat Organization, retary in 2008 and 2009, expectations of todays
tal signal processing algo- electrical engineering, is which addresses the IED and Region 1 director in engineers are changing. We
rithms, applications, and head of the department of problem worldwide. 2006 and 2007. As leader of need to provide more that
architectures. He led a team electrical engineering and A fellow of the Optical IEEEs Enterprise Engineer- is of current value to them,
at IBMs Watson Research computer science at the Society of America and the ing team in 2006 and 2007, such as increased technical
Center that developed tech- U.S. Military Academy at International Society for he led the transformation community participation
nologies to support image West Point, in New York. He Optics and Photonics (SPIE), of the Regional Activities and greater involvement in
ED CARREON PHOTOGRAPHY
database systems that is responsible for a depart- he received OSAs 2008 Board into the MGA Board. emerging technologies. I
emphasized image quality ment of 79 faculty and staff Robert E. Hopkins Lead- He has served on the IEEE have a rmer agenda for cre-
and security. The work gar- members. He joined West ership Award and SPIEs Executive, Strategic Planning, ating such value and a record
nered numerous awards. Point in 1993 and has served 2013 Educator Award. He New Initiatives, and Audit of success in doing so.
Mintzer went on to in a number of leadership also received the 2013 IEEE committees. IEEE technical com-
develop new applications positions, including director Haraden Pratt Award. munities are where
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colleagues work together on a com- bringing diverse groups to consensus. As one recent example of
mon interest such as a technology, I have led change in IEEE by focusing an effort to improve respon-
conference, regional meeting, edu- on the member, developing products siveness, in 2012 we deployed
cational activity, standard, or publi- for the practitioner, and improving IEEE Knowledge Base to pro-
cation. The value of participating in our strategic positioning. I have a vide searchable self-service
them is high. Attending a conference vision, a plan, and the experience to access to information to
is an especially effective way of stay- lead IEEE to be the professional soci- improve the response time to
ing technically current because of its ety of choice for technical profession- common questions. In con-
interactions. Community discussion als around the world. junction with Knowledge Base,
of a topic via social media can provide we introduced a service called
insight beyond any articles text. Many Chat that enables members to
volunteers learn about leadership
Would you consider communicate with staff at no
and interacting in a global business lowering membership cost with the option to request
culture through their IEEE commu- a return telephone call from
nity participation. By enabling more
dues, particularly the IEEE Contact Center at
and better community interactions, I for those who cant the members convenience. I
would add current value. understand the importance of
Emerging technologies include
afford them? supporting our members and
topics such as smart cities [see p. 8], S H O O P As a community where am committed to this effort.
big data, and the Internet of Things. dues are based on fairness, we
My industrial experience has taught have worked hard and continue to
me that these technologies are at develop programs that address this
What are your
the center of tomorrows jobs. By important issue. In 2010, while I plans for growing
adding activities and opening new was vice president of MGA, we initi-
communities in this area, I would ated the e-Membership option for
the membership of
add current value. members who reside in countries female engineers?
with low per-capita gross domestic
S H O O P I have been an active product. In 2013 we had more than S H O O P The future of our dis-
Mintzer
IEEE volunteer leader for more 27 500 e-Members. ciplines, profession, and world
than 28 years and bring diverse We have special circumstance is far too important to entrust
leadership experience from three categories for retired and IEEE has opened some of its tech- to any single subset of society.
other professional societies and unemployed members and those nical communities to allfree of Diversity is our greatest strength
a career spanning over 34 years. with low income, as well as a full dis- charge. I support this as well and and therefore must be a priority.
My IEEE experiences provide me count for those who are permanently favor its expansion where sustainable. Addressing this will require multi-
with comprehensive knowledge of disabled. In 2013 we had more than ple approaches.
the operations of IEEE across the 5700 recent graduates who received First, I think it is critical that
breadth of the institute. discounts in their rst year of higher-
How would you we have female role models in
I am a collaborative leader. I lis- grade membership. Student members improve the leadership positionsto inspire
ten to people, understand the issues, also receive reduced membership and serve as mentors. Next, for our
and have a demonstrated record of dues, with more than 120 000 in this
IEEE support profession, IEEE needs to provide
category in 2013. infrastructure, such modern collaboration and network-
ing tools that provide opportunities
M I N T Z E R I would love to
as the response time for expanded engagement beyond
lower member dues for all. to members queries? traditional boundaries in a global
However, at current expense community. And nally, looking
levels, we cannot sustainably M I N T Z E R IEEE is a technology- to the future of our profession, we
do this while continuing to pro- centric organization with a dedicated must develop programs that will
vide the level of service IEEE staff. Our members are top profes- encourage young women to con-
members expect. sionals in their elds. They expect sider careers in our disciplines.
Some IEEE expenses relate us to use leading-edge information
to investment. IEEE has been technology systems to provide excel- M I N T Z E R I nd technology
investing heavily in enhanced lent member support. extremely excitingand getting
services to its members and Social networking is a vital cog in even more exciting every year. We
customers, including collabo- the operation of any modern dynamic are changing the world! I nd it
ration tools for its technical technical community. We should har- disappointing when others do not
communities. Other professional ness its power, using the collabora- share that excitement. We need to
societies are aggressively devel- tion tools being developed to support reach women at a young age and tell
oping such tools for their com- technical communities, to be more them about the technology worlds
munities. We must do so as well responsive to members queries. awesome opportunities. I will par-
or risk losing our communities. ticipate in delivering that message.
I believe IEEE has an obliga- S H O O P For a society focused on Because of the number of young
tion to all members of our pro- members, responsiveness to our women we need to reach, deliver-
fession. IEEE currently provides members inquiries is essential. ing this message will be a signicant
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reduced-rate membership fees With IEEEs wide variety of products, challenge. It will require building a
for members falling in several services, benets, and offerings, large, skilled, and enthusiastic com-
categories of special circum- navigating the IEEE support infra- munity of IEEE leaders that interacts
stances, including those from structure is often challenging. We with future engineers. I believe we
developing nations. I support have made important strides in cus- have leaders who will welcome this
this and favor its expansion tomer service, and I will advocate challenge. I will support building that
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where sustainable. In addition, for additional improvements. community and will participate in it.

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In addition, I will help women more industry-focused meetings What do you see as by rst articulating this vision,
in our technical communities nd such as the Metro Area Workshops bringing together diverse teams
leadership positions. Their leader- and IEEE Industry Days, which
the future of IEEE? As of experts, applying a collabora-
ship can help demonstrate that many feature plenary talks by indus- president, how would tive leadership style to bring these
exciting opportunities are available. try leaders and discussions of the groups to consensus, and, nally,
technologies most likely to shape
you help us get there? securing the resources necessary to
the future. S H O O P I see an IEEE that is valued create this future.
What new benets by our members, our profession,
would you offer S H O O P As vice president of MGA, I and the public. All our members M I N T Z E R IEEE will become a
developed the Metro Area Workshop, have access to individualized tools, dynamic organism of technical
members who work in which provides professional educa- products, and services that support communities in its elds of inter-
the business sector? tion and certication to equip mem- professional growth and career est. It will quickly organize new
bers to compete in an increasingly security. IEEEs brand provides communities around emerging
M I N T Z E R Industrial members need challenging job market. The target increased recognition and prestige technologies and interests. It will
to stay technically current; know- audience is practicing engineers for our profession and inuences share insights more quickly and
ledge of emerging technologies will and technical professionals who are public policies worldwide. broadly within its communities.
help them do so. I recently helped innovators, have a desire to learn Engineering, computing, and Its publications will be enhanced
create two related benets. The IEEE more, or are in career transition or technology careers are sought after with interactive discourseoften
Technical Activities Board (TAB) cre- considering a career change. The by young people. IEEE is a truly in multiple languagesfor which
ated online technical communities, workshop addresses emerging tech- global organizationin every sense. social networking will be the back-
open to all members, centered on nologies that are in demand within We have successfully developed new bone. That future IEEE will provide
the emerging technologies managed the local geographic area. modalities of knowledge distribution better mission fulllment and bet-
by the IEEE Future Directions Com- These have been a huge success that create and deliver knowledge by ter member satisfaction.
mittee. I would increase the number well attended, with high satisfaction combining traditional papers with As president, I will persistently
of these communities. TAB also cre- ratesand have attracted new mem- online interaction, videos, databases, focus on strengthening our techni-
ated an e-magazine, IEEE Technical bers. Additionally, using new modali- simulation tools, and wikis, all to cal communities and will strongly
Community Spotlight, which pro- ties of information delivery, we have enrich knowledge content. support the development of the
vides all IEEE members with selected the opportunity to create and deliver And nally, we have created a information-technology ecosystem
articles on emerging technologies knowledge rather than just more structure and culture of innovation, needed to support them.
and how-to information on par- information. By combining both tra- one that proactively identies new
ticipating in related communities. I ditional and application-oriented markets and potentially disrup-
would enhance this e-magazine. papers with online interaction, vid- tive innovations and encourages Check out our website in July for a
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in media by using technology

Smart TECH TOPIC to create a socially integrated
Cities urban environment that can
attract those working in advertis-
ing, gaming, movies, television,
Making Guadalajara: and related elds. Housing, rec-

reational areas, educational and
cultural institutions, retail stores,
Cities Smart City of the restaurants, and hotels are part of

the project.
Guadalajara began the devel-
Smarter Near Future opment efforts in October in

a 40-hectare area downtown it
calls the Digital Hub. Eventually,
the CCD is expected to expand
IEEE will work to make Mexicos Silicon beyond the downtown and cover
H
ALF THE WORLDS
population now lives in Valley more efcient B Y K A T H Y P R E T Z some 380 hectares.
cities, and that propor- To be considered a smart
tion is expected to climb, city, a municipality must do
according to the United such things as retrot buildings
Nations. For many cities, the inux Guadalajara also has a strong to make them more energy ef-
M
EXICOS
of people is already straining aging second-most- education element: More than cient; update aging power grids,
infrastructures, including power populous city 20 universities offer engineering public transportation systems,
grids, roadways, and mass transit is a high-tech and IT courses. According and roads; integrate related but
as well as government services and powerhouse. to the American Chamber of separate government services
ofce and apartment buildings. To Guadalajara, capital of the Commerce Mexico, more than and departments; and use social
become more efcient and make state of Jalisco, is home to more 7000 students graduated with media to communicate with resi-
residents lives easier, municipali- than 100 software companies degrees in engineering in 2012, dents. Guadalajara plans to use
ties are turning to technology. and manufacturers, including the most recent gure available. information and communication
IEEE plans to lend a helping Foxconn, Intel, Jabil, Oracle, With so much high-tech talent, technologies to improve its infra-
hand through its Smart Cities SCI Systems, and Tata. Known its no wonder Mexicos leaders structure and develop more
initiativelaunched in January by as the countrys Silicon Valley, selected Guadalajara as the site efcient ways to provide services
the IEEE Future Directions Com- the city is dotted with more for the Ciudad Creativa Digital, a to its citizens and businesses.
mittee, the organizations R&D than 20 corporate campuses. smart-city development project. Overhauling a citys infrastruc-
armby working with local com- And the areas talent pool is The CCD is expected to advance ture and services requires a lot
munities to implement technolo- young: The average age is 24. the countrys leadership position of technology: telecommunica-
gies that can solve local problems.
Cities that already have a plan to
manage the transition can receive
help from IEEE in a number of An architectual rendering
ways. They will have access to IEEE of the buildings that will
experts, workshops to help delin- make up the the Ciudad
eate their goals, conferences on Creativa Digital (CCD) site,
smart cities, assistance with build- in Guadalajara, Mexico.
ing a repository of lessons learned,
and help with developing courses
for university students and others.
This issue of The Institute high-
lights the city chosen to be the
pilot for the IEEE Smart Cities
Initiative: Guadalajara, Mexico
[this page]. We also showcase
cities that are applying technol-
ogy to make themselves more
livable [p. 10]. And weve pro-
led the career of IEEE Member
Gilles Betis, chair of the Smart
Cities initiative [p. 17]. The issue
also presents products, standards,
and conferences that provide the
foundation members need to
build the cities of the future.
And to help you decide whom
to choose for 2015 IEEE president-
elect, read our interview with the
candidates, IEEE Life Fellow Fred
Mintzer and IEEE Fellow Barry
Shoop [p. 5].

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tions, wireless networks, a smart grid, IEEE has cultivated a powerful

sensors, facial-recognition systems, and talented brain trust that can
renewable energy sources, integrated assist municipalities in addressing
transportation, crowdsourcing, and the essential services that must be
data aggregationthe list goes on managed in unison while provid-
and on. Who better to understand ing a clean and safe environment
how to put it all together and make it for residents to live, work, and play,
work than members of IEEE? Betis says.
Designing successful and sus-
tainable smart cities requires careful THE CHALLENGE
planning of energy, water, transporta- Because of its CCD master plan,
tion, and communications facilities Guadalajara was chosen as the pilot
and for the citizens public health and for the IEEE Smart Cities Initiative.
safety, says Gilles Betis, chair of the We selected Guadalajara as
IEEE Smart Cities Initiative [see p. 17]. our rst city because it has a well-
The initiative is a global, multi- dened plan in the CCD and wel-
disciplinary effort through which comed support from IEEE, says
IEEE seeks to help municipalities IEEE Senior Member Roberto
address the huge demands on land, Saracco, chair of IEEEs Future
resources, and services associated Directions Committee, which over-
with population growth. sees the initiative.
Along with access to IEEE experts, IEEE has established coopera-
CARLO RATTI ASSOCIATI & TEAM FOR GUADALAJARA CCD A.C. (3)
municipalities receive help with tion with the International Tele-

a number of activities, including communication Union and other
workshops to develop white papers organizations, recognizing the need
describing what the city would like for a multidisciplinary and multi-
to accomplish, an international con- perspective approach, Saracco says.
ference on smart cities, and access to We are going to provide CCD with
members of the IEEE Distinguished support in introducing new tech- Top: One of the many courtyards that will make up Ciudad Creativa Digital (CCD).
Lecturers program. IEEE also plans nologies and, more important, team Bottom: An artistic rendering of the site. The CCDs Digital Hub will surround
to help build a repository to serve it up with professors and students at Parque Morelos, a park located in the citys historic downtown area.
as a source of lessons learned and local universities.
to develop massive open online Local IEEE chapters will follow
courses and support postgraduate the citys day-by-day progress. transportation and parking, waste must be turned into something that
students working on smart cities Guadalajara can create a ripple collection, safety and security, tele- residents and businesses can use.
related disciplines. effect for other cities with similar communications, the economy, the To that end, the team plans to
goals, he continues. environment, government opera- build what it calls an urban operat-
tions, and how involved citizens want ing system (UOS): a big-data plat-
BUILDING BLOCKS to be in improving their communities. form to help analyze how the city
The team working on the CCD For the telecommunications operates and to help it nd better
plan includes engineers from infrastructure, engineers will need ways to make use of its resources.
MIT as well as IEEE mem- to combine legacy networks with The UOS is expected to provide
bers from the Guadalajara new communication architectures, a comprehensive set of digital
Section and engineering stu- which include sensor and mobile services for supporting business
dents from the citys universi- networks. The goal is to congure processes and managing data. The
ties. The group has proposed the networks to be compatible at the catalog of services provided by the
several plans for orchestrating very least with the ones being used by UOS includes intelligent street-
the transition. These include law enforcement, hospitals, highway lights to reduce energy usage and
developing network architec- authorities, and weather forecasters. increase citizens security by means
tures for communication sys- The CCD plan calls for an of optimizing the lights intensity,
tems, putting up efcient new optical network using ber-to-the- an app that locates parking spaces
buildings and retrotting old home technology. FTTH involves via mobile devices or public dis-
ones, and developing tools installing optical ber from a tele- plays, and an education platform
to make the data being gen- phone switch in the street directly that will make a wide variety of
erated available to residents. to the subscribers home or busi- courses accessible to residents.
One such tool, for example, ness. That enables faster connection If the smart-city transition proves
could be an app to check speeds and greater carrying capacity successful, the CCD will be replicated
whether buses are on time. ideal for the large audio, data, and across the country and Latin America,
The citys strengths and video les handled by the digital according to the team.
weaknesses must be identied, media industry. The network is also IEEE can provide city leaders
as well as trends about how being designed to incorporate such unbiased help with accessing the
services are being used. Trends features as big-data analysis, cloud technology and becoming aware of
could include a spike in crime, computing, the Internet of Things, the options that exist. Even more
the use of electricity, and calls machine-to-machine communica- important, IEEE members can help
to government ofces during tion, and wireless sensor networks. leverage their experience to the bene-
certain times of the day. The data generated will provide a t of others, Saracco says. It is some-
The team realizes it cant treasure trove of information about thing we have to do, because IEEE
realistically improve every matters like trafc patterns, energy is about the well-being of the world,
aspect of the city, so it is focus- consumption, and public transit, with technology as a tool, not an end.
ing on eight areas: public according to organizers, but the data
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Smart TECH TOPIC DA N A N G information, which workers use

Cities Vietnams fourth-largest city [below] to capture, report, analyze, and
has one of the highest population share data on the condition of play-
growth rates in the country. Its chal- ground equipment, picnic areas,
An Urban Reality: lenging to keep its drinking water

clean and its trafc moving.
During water treatment, samples
park benches, and other ameni-
ties. The information is then used to
prioritize maintenance projects for
Smart Cities used to be manually collected and

analyzed. But the citys water util-
ity has automated the process by
Edmontons more than 450 parks.
F O R T L AU D E R DA L E
This city has a low crime rate, and
Many are already more livable B Y K AT H Y P R E T Z its leaders want to keep it that way.
So law enforcement keeps tabs on
things using a variety of big-data
system, so its residents no longer sources, including emergency-
M
U N IC I PALITI E S
large and small are have to see or smell overowing response call records, crime statis-
nding ways to use trash bins. The covered contain- tics, and event information. Working
technology to make ers [below] have portholes with with up-to-the-minute information
life easier for their chutes connected to a subterra- and advanced predictive models, the
residents and visitors. Among nean vacuum network. Some bins police department hopes to gain a
the cities striving to make them- are color coded for recycling glass, deeper insight into factors contrib-
selves smarter are Barcelona; paper, or plastic. uting to crime and predict when and
Da Nang, Vietnam; Edmonton, Sensors in the portholes indi- where it should deploy its ofcers.
Alta., Canada; Fort Lauderdale, cate when the trash needs to be
Fla.; and Rio de Janeiro. emptied, and they can help ensure RIO DE JANEIRO
Regardless of size, cities are that only one kind of waste mate- installing sensors throughout the Open for nearly a year, the Rio
becoming too crowded, and the lure rial is traveling through the pipe at system to measure salinity, pH, and Operations Center [below] has
of technology is appealing. A little a time. The waste is moved through chlorine levels in real time. The util- integrated the information systems
more than half of the worlds popula- the underground pipeline by air itys workers receive alerts and noti- and processes of 30 city
tion now resides in cities, according to pressure created by large industrial cations when readings stray agencies. The center,
the World Health Organization, and fans. The pipelines converge in a from norms or when analysis which provides an
that proportion is expected to grow. central processing facility, indicates that water quality overview of how
The WHO predicts that 60 percent which directs the waste has changed. the city is func-
of the worlds population will to the proper con- Da Nang is reducing traf- tioning, uses
live in cities by 2030, and tainer. From there c congestion by installing analytical models
70 percent by 2050. it is trucked to a a trafc-control center that to predict emer-
Because each city landll, com- uses big-data techniques gency situations
has its own challenges, posting plant, and predictive analyses to and coordinate
theres no one-size-ts- or other nal better coordinate city responses the citys reaction
all solution. Some cities destination. to accidents and bad weather. to them. Ofcials from
overhaul their trans- The city has With its system, Da Nangs trans- across the city collaborate daily to
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: ROB WHITWORTH/GETTY IMAGES; MARIO TAMA/GETTY IMAGES; INTERGRAPH; XAVIER SUBIAS/GETTY IMAGES
portation systems or also installed portation department also has manage the movement of public
coordinate their services in thousands of LED real-time information on its buses, transportation as well as monitor
ways not done before, while streetlights to save including their location, speed, and the use of electric power and water.
others look for ways to reduce energy. And at night, predicted journey times. From a The center employs a high-
trafc congestion, monitor water theyre not always on. The website, travelers can nd timetables resolution weather-forecasting
supplies, and ght crime. lights are activated only when a and learn about estimated arrival and hydrological-modeling system
The technologies being applied sensor detects movement. Other times and changes to bus routes. that can predict heavy rains up to
can be as complex as advanced data sensors collect 48 hours in advance. Forecasts are
and analytical tools, cloud-based information about based on a unified mathematical
services, and integrated data, voice, the environment, model of Rio that pulls data from
and wireless systems. Or they can such as humidity, the citys river basin, topographic
be as relatively simple as making temperature, noise, surveys, the municipalitys histori-
use of mobile devices, LEDs, and and air pollution. cal rainfall logs, and radar feeds.
solar panels. To make life eas- Along with predicting rainfall, the
The cities below received ier for commuters, system can anticipate flash floods
grants from IBMs Smarter Cities Barcelona revamped and mudslides, and the city has
Challenge, the companys largest its bus service. Like begun to evaluate the effects of
philanthropic initiative. IBM works some other major weather on traffic and on the sup-
closely with city leaders and issues cities, it relies on ply of electric power.
recommendations on how to make an orthogonal Residents can access daily infor-
cities more efcient. network with mation from the centers Facebook
horizontal, vertical, and Twitter feeds to get updates on
BARCELONA and a few diagonal lines so that EDMONTON weather and trafc as well as recom-
Spains second-largest municipality is passengers need only one transfer to Parks department workers are armed mendations for alternate routes dur-
an acknowledged leader in the smart- travel between any two points in the with tablet computers [above] to ing crowded special events. That is
city movement, and for good reason. city. Whats different is that the buses keep track of conditions in what is likely to come in handy this month,
It has introduced a host of services. are natural gaselectric hybrids, and the largest expanse of urban park- as the city welcomes World Cup fans
Barcelona collects garbage via solar panels on bus shelters activate land in North America. The rugged to matches, concerts, and festivals.
a pneumatic waste management a screen that shows arrival times. tablets are loaded with geographic

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period. Doing so has the Eigenfactor. Cita-

no signicance from a tions by authors to
bibliometric point of their own articles are
view, he says. excluded. Further-
Setti points to more, unlike the IF, the
several problems Eigenfactor measures
with using the IF as the performance of
a gold standard for the journal as a whole;
assessing the quality as such, it tends to be
of research. larger for journals pub-
First, the IF of a lishing a substantial
scholarly journal is number of papers.
a measure reflecting The Article
the average number Influence Score is
of citations to articles computed by normal-
it contains. Yet the izing the Eigenfactor
number of citations to the number of
is not evenly distrib- papers published in
uted but skewed: In a specific journal to
each journal, only a obtain a measure of
few articles receive the average impact of
an appreciable num- an individual article.
ber of citations, while The Scimago
most articles are Journal Ranking is
cited only a few times, similar to the Article
if at all, Setti notes. Inuence Score but
As a consequence, with the partial inclu-
use of basic statistics sion of self-citations,
is sufficient to under- to better evaluate
stand that an average the thinking goes
measure like the IF, the impact of journals
BUSINESS upon which the repu- that are the sole refer-
tation of a journal is ence of a small scien-
based, is not at all tic community.
Evaluating the Quality related to the quality

(for example, num-
ber of citations) of a
CONCERNS
One of the scien-
of Research specific article.

Second, the IF
possesses several
tific communitys
main bibliometric
concerns is that a
weak points in the journals impact is
IEEE issues guidelines for assessing the impact area of bibliometrics multidimensional
that have been criti- and cannot be cap-
of research articles B Y K A T H Y P R E T Z cized by the the tured by any single
scientic community. bibliometric indi-
As a result, improved cator. For instance,
sure the value of a ating each individual Currently, the IF indicators have been the Article Influence
E
VA L UAT I N G
the impact researchers published paper published in of individual publi- introduced. Score and the IF are
of scientic work. But this has led the journal and of cations is being mis- jointly necessary.
research is a to oversimplied and the researchers who used, Setti says, when INDICATORS Another problem
notoriously ultimately incorrect authored it. Setti it alone is employed The Eigenfactor is that the misuse of
difcult problem methods. points out that the IF to assess the perfor- score, developed by a single indicator to
with no standard Technically was not designed for mance of a researcher Jevin West and Carl evaluate the impact
solution. Neverthe- incorrect use of bib- that purpose. In fact, not only for salary Bergstrom at the of research has led to
less, making such liometric indicators it was introduced to increases but also for University of Wash- manipulation, mainly
evaluations has has caused great con- help librarians decide decisions on hiring, ington, in Seattle, by articially inating
become increas- cern in the scholarly whether to renew promotion, and ten- computes the ranking the number of self-
ingly important, as community, says journal subscriptions. ure. In medicine, bio- of a scientic journal citations. Although
more universities Gianluca Setti, vice Thanks to the logy, and other areas, based on an algorithm citing oneself is
and research admin- president of IEEE scientific recogni- the situation is even similar to the one used legitimate in cases
istrators, research Publication Services tion attached to a worse, according to by Google to rank Web of previous relevant
agencies, funding and Products. citation, the IF is Setti, because of the pages as a result of a work in the same
and government As an example, indeed a legitimate practice of comput- search. Journals are area or when a sci-
organizations and, some employers proxy for the relative ing a single indica- rated according to the entist is part of a
ultimately, taxpayers are using a single importance of a jour- tor to rank individual number of citations large research group,
want to assess the bibliometric indica- nal within its field: performance by total- their articles attract, recently the num-
results of public and tor of a journalthe the more citations, ing (or averaging) the with citations from ber of self-citations
ISTOCKPHOTO
private research. Thomson Reuters the higher the IF and IFs of the publica- highly ranked journals for some journals has
The pressure is on Impact Factor (IF) the more important tions produced by a weighted to make a increased dramatically,
to nd a way to mea- as a gauge for evalu- that journal is. scientist in a given larger contribution to according to Setti. In
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some cases, this has reducing impact eval-

led Thomson Reuters uation to that sim- R E C O M M E N DAT I O N S
to exclude some pub- ple number is also
lications from its Jour- inappropriate.
at the article level, such as While bibliometrics may
T
he IEEE Board of Directors
nal Citation Reports. Thats because
in September issued a the number of citations from be employed as a source
citation practices can
statement on the correct use different sources and the of additional information for
DISTORTED VIEW vary widely across
of bibliometric indicators. The so-called altmetrics, once quality assessment within a
Over the years, the IF disciplines and sub-
statement includes the following these have been validated and specic area of research, the
has become the sin- disciplines. Whats
guidelines for assessing the recognized by the scientic primary means for assessing
gle most widely used more, the number of
quality of research papers in community. Altmetrics cover either the scientic quality of
factor measuring authors contributing
the engineering, computer other aspects of the impact of a research project or of an
an articles impact. to a specic eld can
science, and information a work, such as article views, individual scientist should be
And therein lies the be vastly different.
technology areas. downloads, or mentions by peer review.
problem. And the count can
news outlets or social media.
The IF can simply include citations to
The use of multiple IEEE also condemns any
not be used for this poor work or even to
complementary bibliometric A journal-based metric practice aimed at inuencing
purpose, Setti says. incorrect results.
indicators is of fundamental such as the Impact Factor the number of citations of a
And what is worse, In short, Setti says,
importance to offer a does not capture the quality specic journal with the sole
its use leads to many even if bibliometrics
comprehensive and balanced of individual papers and must purpose of articially inuencing
unintended conse- and citation analy-
view of each scholarly not be used alone to gauge the corresponding indices.
quences, including sis can be used as an
journal. Accordingly, IEEE has single-article quality or to
the manipulation of additional source of
adopted the Eigenfactor and evaluate individual scientists.
the indicator. A bet- information, nothing
the Article Inuence Score in In fact, it cannot be assumed For more information
ter measure for the can replace human
addition to the Impact Factor that any single article and the full text of the
impact of an individ- judgment through a
for assessing its publications. published in a high-impact IEEE statement, see ___
http://
ual research article fair peer-review pro-
IEEE also welcomes journal, as determined by any www.ieee.org/publications_
is simply the actual cess in assessing the
the adoption of other particular journal metric, will standards/publications/rights/
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number of citations impact of a research
complementary measures be highly cited. bibliometrics_statement.html.
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it has received, he article or of a scientist.
says. Yet he believes
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OPINIONS
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Smart PRESIDENTS COLUMN
Kathy Pretz, __________
k.pretz@ieee.org
Cities
A S S O C I AT E E D I T O R
Monica Rozenfeld, m.rozenfeld@ieee.org
___________
S E N I O R E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T
Amanda Davis, _____________
amanda.davis@ieee.org
Smarter Cities
E D I T O R I A L C O N S U LTA N T
Alfred Rosenblatt
COPY EDITORS
Joseph N. Levine, Michele Kogon,
and Wiser Ones?
Mark Yawdoszyn, Peter Borten
SENIOR ART DIRECTOR
Mark Montgomery
ART DIRECTOR
Guadalajara are becoming the norm the day and month. That is where
W
Bonnie Nani
E ARE ALREADY
seeing remarkable of urban planning, rather than the wisdom must come into play.
PHOTOGRAPHY DIRECTOR
Randi Silberman Klett work in the creation anomaly. In fact, collaboration with As we create smart cities, or
of smart cities, as local and global organizations in develop our established urban cen-
DIRECTOR OF PERIODICAL
PRODUCTION SERVICES the pages of this different aspects (technical and ters into smart cities, our vision as
Peter Tuohy issue of The Institute attest. Like- geopolitical) will be a hallmark of technologists must focus on them
EDITORIAL & WEB wise, IEEEs newly inaugurated IEEEs smart-cities activities. as evolving, organic constructs.
PRODUCTION MANAGER Smart Cities technical community My own home city of Rio de Thus, our investment in tomorrows
Roy Carubia
is already seeing robust growth, Janeiro worked with a leading smart cities must be sustained
W E B P R O D U C T I O N C O O R D I N AT O R attracting technologists from a IT solutions provider to build a over an extraordinarily long time.
Jacqueline L. Parker
diverse array of pursuits. cutting-edge control room that The work IEEE technologists do
M U LT I M E D I A P R O D U C T I O N That diversity is going to be crit- monitors the citys infrastructure, today to build these smarter cities
SPECIALIST
Michael Spector ical to the successful development with inputs received from across must prove sustainable for many
of smart cities. Todays global cities the breadth of Rios extensive more years of evolution, growth,
EDITORIAL OFFICES are multilayered, complex, and urban web of interrelated systems. and development. We are not only
IEEE Operations Center delicately balanced. Their lifeblood Trafc, air quality, and water building a smart city for today, we
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Right now, in Barcelona, Such effortsbe they in I believe our global IEEE com-
EDITORIAL
Guadalajara, London, Rio de Guadalajara, Masdar, Rio de munity is more than up to that
A DV I S O R Y B OA R D Janeiro, Singapore, and elsewhere, Janeiro, or Songdoare making task. As the 20th century began,
Alexei Botchkarev, Anthony Durniak members of IEEE are actively the cities smarter. But are they members of our predecessor
(Staff Executive, IEEE Publications), engaged in making established making them wiser? societies, AIEE and IRE, were
Matthew Genovese, Susan Hassler (Editor
in Chief, IEEE Spectrum), Zhijia Huang,
cities smarter. And in Masdar changing the way the world lived,
Terrance Malkinson, Paolo Montuschi, City, United Arab Emirates, and MORE THAN TECHNOLOGY worked, and communicated. And
James ONeal, Krishnan Parameswaran, Songdo, South Korea, members For smart cities to become wise, now, in the opening decades of
Nita Patel, Brian Roberts, and Gianluca
of our IEEE community are work- more than just technology is the 21st century, we find IEEE
Setti (Vice President, IEEE Publication
Services and Products) ing to create smart cities as well. needed. Steve Jobs, in a 1994 inter- members doing the same.
But just as no two cities are alike, view in Rolling Stone magazine, Involve yourself in IEEEs
IEEE MEDIA neither are any two smart cities. perhaps said it best: Technology smart-cities efforts. Take part in
PUBLISHER Each one faces unique challenges is nothing. Whats important is our technical communities and
James A. Vick
and objectives [see An Urban that you have faith in people, that share your expertise. Smart cities
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Reality: Smart Cities, p. 10]. theyre basically good and smart, will be only as intelligent as the
Susan Schneiderman
In Masdar and Songdo we and if you give them tools, theyll thinking and vision that goes into
A D V E R T I S I N G S A L E S C O O R D I N AT O R
Mindy Belfer
are already seeing innovative do wonderful things with them. creating them. Ours is a wise com-
BUSINESS MANAGER
approaches to the age-old prob- It is critical to keep that in mind munity; let us use that wisdom in
Robert T. Ross lems of transportation, energy gen- in any discussion of smart cities. the service of our global future.
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ago. Efforts such as those in the future, it may be measured by IEEE President and CEO
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PEOPLE Information Communication Tech-

nology (EIT ICT) Labs, in Paris. The
Thales, where he began as a systems
engineer in radar and sonar systems,
project brings together researchers working his way up by 2001 to head
and business leaders to solve urban of advanced engineering for the com-
problems using technology. Betis is panys weapons- and missile-system
also the mobility and smart-city prod- efforts. Four years later, he moved to
uct line manager at the Thales Group, the transportation systems depart-
another company in Paris with divi- ment, where he worked on integrated
sions focused on aerospace, defense communications, electronic ticketing,
and security, and transportation. and toll road systems. Along the
way, he served as product line and
UP FOR THE CHALLENGE marketing manager and became
The rst municipality selected the design leader of some of Thaless
by the Smart Cities initiative is most innovative products. He has
Guadalajara [see p. 8]. Considered been there for 25 years.
Mexicos Silicon Valley, Guadalajara My goal was always to link up
has an ambitious development plan, societal needs with innovative tech-
Ciudad Creativa Digital, that aims nological solutions, he says. For
to advance the citys already strong example, behavioral change in trans-
position in the media industries. The portation habits is key to fostering
CCD will use technology to create new mobility usage. Offering tools
a high-quality, socially integrated and mobile applications that sim-
urban environment to attract those plify and extend trip planning will
working in advertising, gaming, help the adoption of new mobility
movies, television, and related elds. practices like carpooling or vehicle
The smart-city project includes sharing as well as measure how
Smart PROFILE housing, recreational areas, educa- much money drivers are saving.
Cities tional and cultural institutions, retail In September, EIT ICT Labs
stores, restaurants, and hotels. tapped Betis to help it connect com-
It is hoped this project will gener- munications technology, urbaniza-
Gilles Betis: Building ate more than 20 000 high-tech jobs,

stimulate many millions of dollars of
investment in the state of Jalisco, and
tion, and mobility in education with
new business sectors as well as dene
new ways that people use interactive
Smarter Cities raise Guadalajara to another level of

competition. It will house local soft-
ware companies, but the Mexican
technologies in their daily lives.
IEEE is working with Betis to cre-
ate a repository of best technology
government also wants to attract practices and comparability metrics
Creating a systemic approach to improving international giants such as Comcast, to share with cities developing their
urban communities B Y S U S A N K A R L I N News Corp., Sony, Viacom, and Walt own smart-city programs.
Disney. According to ProMxico, Throughout his career, he says,
a government agency that seeks he has kept an eye out for new ways
Through the Smart Cities initia- to strengthen Mexicos role in the to apply technology, and planning
A
T THE FOREFRONT
of the IEEE Smart Cities tive, we try to select the technolo- international economy, the project smart cities is a natural t for the
Initiative, which seeks gies that can solve problems cities will generate US $10 billion of invest- way his mind works.
to apply technology to must confront, such as trafc ment in Guadalajara over the next 5 When I shifted from transporta-
improve cities and the congestion or poor air quality, and to 10 years. tion to smart-city planning, I started
quality of life for their residents, is then create a network of participat- To help educate engineers to think about how to provide new
IEEE Member Gilles Betis. He and ing cities so ideas for progress can about making smart cities a reality, solutions to people on the go, help-
his steering committee are in the be shared, Betis says. One example Betis and others will be working ing them to use their cars less as well
process of selecting 10 cities around of applying technology is to use with some of the local universi- as to look for new ways of transport-
the world for smartication. smart sensors to monitor water and ties to develop masters and Ph.D. ing goods and sharing information
That term refers to the process of air quality. Intelligent transporta- programs, as well as massive open on such things as trafc jams and
improving urban living by imple- tion systems, the Internet of Things, online courses on smart cities. You disruptions in public transit systems,
menting technologies throughout a crowdsourcing information, and big cant speak about the future without he says. I also spent a lot of time
citys infrastructure. It can include data are other tools that will help involving education, he says. thinking about how technology
automating payments for services solve societal issues. He and his team are developing affects commuters behavior, be it
such as public transportation, Technology can also help make metrics to help the other, soon-to- with money, stress, or time.
providing more efcient ways to cities more resilient to natural be selected cities gauge their prog- But despite his knowledge and
dispose of waste, or alerting rst disasters, Betis adds. For example, ress in the smartication process. experience, he acknowledges that
responders in case of an emergency. simulations and serious games can building a smart city has to be done
Developing a smart city is not just help with planning and training for A SMAR T CAREER from the inside out.
a matter of following a recipe, Betis emergencies. Distributed crowd- Betiss efforts in smartication We cant come into a city and tell
says. Its a never-ending process. based communications networks build on numerous aspects of his it how to become smart, he says.
But once the elements are in place, can overcome the failure or satura- career. He earned an electrical Only those who live and work there
theres no good reason not to start. tion of cellular networks. engineering degree in automat- can understand its needs.
The effort requires cooperation Betis was recently named the ics in 1987 from cole Suprieure IEEE is a catalyst to help cities
among the citys government and action line leader for the new dlectricit (Suplec), in Gif-sur- that want to become more intel-
its universities and businesses, as Future Urban Life and Mobility Yvette, Francethe equivalent of ligent and to share knowledge and
EIT ICT LABS
well as guidance from the local IEEE project at the European Institute for a masters degree in the United best practices with them.
chapters involved in the IEEE effort. Innovation and Technology and its States. After graduating, he joined
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German Shooting Sport Federation.
His three-member team has won
two German Championship Master
James Docherty Class competitions for archers age
45 and older. He is the top-ranked
En Garde archer in the 55 and older class for
Germanys North RhineWestphalia
PA S S I O N
region, in western Germany.
Fencing Gekat uses a recurve bow, the
type favored in the Olympics. It
O C C U PA T I O N
comes with a sight and stabiliza-
Computer software tion system for steadier aim and
engineer better accuracy. Its two limb tips
curve away from the archer when
HOMETOWN
drawn, giving the shot greater power
Newcastle Upon Tyne, and speed. Gekats model, the
England American-made Hoyt Formula RX,
weighs 3 kilograms and requires a
pulling force of 24 kg on the bow
comparable to the force required of
I T W A S A N Olympic dream
come trueonly it happened by
ing circuits, solving problems, and
xing the equipment on the spot.
Frank Gekat Olympic archers.
The stabilization dampens the
accident. After stumbling upon the At the Olympics, Docherty man- Bulls-eye micromovements, or involuntary
sport of fencing in high school, and aged to watch some of the matches trembling, of the archer during
then rediscovering it a decade later despite working 14-hour days. He the final aiming and controls the
in graduate school, IEEE Member got to see two of his fencing idols PA S S I O N movement of the bow immediately
James Docherty [above, right] found Peter Joppich, a four-time individual Archery after the release, he says. The
himself on the support staff for the world champion from Germany, and bow provides the best compromise
fencing competition at the 2012 Yuki Ota, a two-time Olympic silver O C C U PA T I O N between technical support and
Summer Olympics in London. medalist from Japanface each Electrical engineer pure ancient archery.
There he served as an armorer, other. Watching them was a high- Hes motivated more by the
ensuring that the fencers equip- light of the games, he says. When HOMETOWN meditative aspects of the sport
ment met regulations and solving the athletes were competing, it was Rsrath, Germany than the competitive ones.
technical problems that occurred a rocking atmosphere. Every hit was With engineering, particularly
during matches. Armorers also help met with a deafening roar. in research and development, its
maintain the fencing equipment Docherty returned to fencing him- E L E V E N Y E A R S A G O , IEEE difcult to stop thinking about
and the electronic scoring system. self in 2009 while earning his masters Senior Member Frank Gekat was just the problems youre facing. And
Docherty, 34, is a senior engi- degree. Within two weeks, he was another dad taking his two kids to sometimes you really should stop,
neer at Hyperdrive Innovation, competing in the British Universities archery class. One day, rather than says Gekat, director of development
in Sunderland, England, which and Colleges Sport league, which sit on the sidelines, he decided to at Selex ES, a product and service
develops powertrain systems for is equivalent to the U.S. National try a bow and arrow himself. He was provider in telecommunications,
electric, hybrid, and conventional Collegiate Athletic Association. He surprised to nd he not only enjoyed weather radar, and meteorological
vehicles. He is set to earn his Ph.D. spent two nights a week practicing it but also was really good at it. sensors, in Neuss, Germany.
in electrical and electronic engi- with the university team and more Today, Gekat, 56, averages an Archery requires concentration.
neering in microelectronic systems than a dozen days competing during hour of practice a day. He partici- It helps me shut my mind off from
next month from Newcastle the academic year, except when a pates in competitions, tooabout everything else going on, he says.
University, in England. torn tendon last year kept him out 16 a year for two different national Afterward, my mind is completely
His engineering expertise got for seven months. Once he graduates, archery organizations: the German blank. He often nds, he adds,
him interested in the technical side hell continue fencing competi- that the solution to an engineering
of the sport, such as using wireless tively, he says, but for his own problem comes to him when driving
technology to keep score. When a U.K.-wide ranking. home after practice or a competition.
fencers sword tip or blade touches Someone once described It might even happen while Im
the opponent, an electric circuit is fencing as a game of physical shooting, he says, but if I dont
closed or opened, depending on the chess, he says. Both engineer- concentrate on the task at hand, I
weapona foil, pe, or saber. That ing and fencing require you to risk losing my arrow.
triggers a signal sent wirelessly by a plan a couple of moves ahead. And they cost up to US $30 apiece.
radio transmitter in the fencers mask, He says fencing has A professional-level bow of carbon
indicating to the referee that the returned the favor for all his foam composite runs about $2000.
TOP: JAMES DOCHERTY; BOTTOM: MALTE GEKAT
fencer has hit his opponent. hard work by helping him It can propel the aluminum-and-
He joined the British Fencing relax and think more clearly. carbon-ber composite arrows up
Guild of Armourers and worked as an When I put on the mask, I can to 90 metersnearly the length of a
armorer at the national champion- shut off everything else, he European football eld.
ships leading up to the Olympics. says. Its a different kind of The sport helps me meet people
I was the only IEEE member on thinking and so physically who have nothing to do with my job,
the 24-member armory, but there demanding that it res off my he adds. But engineers are unavoid-
were a half dozen fencers with elec- endorphins. Ive actually had a able. There are several in my club,
trical engineering backgrounds, he few good engineering ideas on and were always discussing ways to
says. Being an armorer is very much the way home from fencing. improve the technical aspects of the
about logical thinking, understand- Susan Karlin equipment. We cant help it. S.K.

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