PUBLICATION OF THE NORTH JERSEY SECTION OF THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS

 

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April 2007

 

 

Newsletter Information

 

Activities Calendar

 

2007 IEEE North Jersey Fellow

 

 

 

 

Communications & SP:

The Trend of Next Generation Wireless Mobile Systems

Consultants' Network:

New! Web Marketing for the Independent Professional

EDS/C&S & MTT-S/AP-S:

Global Stability Analysis and Stabilization of Power Amplifiers

EMBS:

The Toxins & Infections Connection

LEOS:

New! Electronic Conducting States in Nano- and Mesoscale Molecular Devices

MTT-S/AP-S:

New! An Overview of Adaptive Antenna

PACE & GOLD:

Engineers Meet:  Contract Engineering, aka job shopping - An Alternate Form of Employment

SMC:

An Integrated Platform for an Adaptive Workflow System:  Combining Knowledge-Based and Data-Driven Approaches

 

 

 

Spring 2007 Region 1 GOLD Conference April 27-29 at FDU-Teaneck, NJ

 

Career Fair at 2007 IEEE Region 1 GOLD Conference

 

Region 1 Award Nominations

 

32nd Annual Trenton Computer Festival at The College of New Jersey Ewing Township, New Jersey

 

LISAT 2007

 

 

PES/IAS:

Mission Critical Power Technical Series - Generators Seminar

PES/IAS:

Mission Critical Power Technical Series - Paralleling Switchgear Seminar

NJ Section:

IEEE Awards Reception

 

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April 2007

Volume 53, Number 10

Publication No:  USPS 580-500

“The IEEE Newsletter” (North Jersey Section), is published monthly except June and July by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.   Headquarters:  3 Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY  10016-5997.  $1.00 per member per year (included in annual dues) for each member of the North Jersey Section.  Periodicals-class postage paid at New York, NY and at additional mailing offices.  Postmaster send address changes to:  “The IEEE Newsletter”, 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ  08855-1331.  USPS 580-500 (ISSN 1076-3732).

 

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Editor........................................... Keith Saracinello

Business Manager...................... Keith Saracinello

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SECTION OFFICERS

Chair......................................................... Kirit Dixit

                       kdixit “AT” ieee.org  (201) 669-7599

Vice-Chair-1................................ Bhanu Chivukula

    b.chivukula “AT” computer.org  (732) 718-3818

Vice-Chair-2........................................... Amit Patel

                                             a.j.patel “AT” ieee.org

Treasurer................................. Dr. Sanghoon Shin

         s.shin “AT” ieee.org  (973) 492-1207 Ext. 22

Secretary.......................................... Russell Pepe

                        rpepe “AT” att.net  (201) 669-7599

 

 

Members-at-Large:

Pete Donegan (doneganp “AT” ieee.org)

Katherine  Duncan (kb2zoo “AT” hotmail.com)

Seth Jakel (sgjakel “AT” comcast.net)

 

The North Jersey Section Executive Committee usually meets the first Wednesday (except holidays and December) of each month at 7:00 PM.  Meetings are open to all members.  For information on meeting agenda contact Secretary Russell Pepe (201) 669-7599, rpepe “AT” att.net.

 

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IEEE North Jersey Section Activities

April 2007

 

Apr. 4 – “NJ Section Meeting”, 6:30 PM, “Executive Committee Meeting” - 7:00 PM, ITT, 100 Kingsland Rd, Clifton, NJ.  Russell Pepe at rpepe “AT” att.net.

Apr. 10 –An Integrated Platform for an Adaptive Workflow System:  Combining Knowledge-Based and Data-Driven Approaches” by Dr. Tong Sun, North Jersey SMC Society Chapter, 6:00 PM (light refreshments at 5:45 PM), New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Mike Liechenstein, (973) 471-0721, (m.liechenstein “AT” ieee.org).

Apr. 11 –Engineers Meet:  Contract Engineering aka job shopping - An Alternate Form of Employment” - NJ PACE & GOLD, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, Clifton Memorial Library, 292 Piaget Ave, Clifton, NJ.  Paul Ward, (973) 790-1625 (PWard1130 “AT” aol.com) or Richard F. Tax, (201) 664-6954 (rftax “AT” verizon.net).

Apr. 12 –Electronic Conducting States in Nano- and Mesoscale Molecular Devices” by Dr. Nikolai Zhitenev, North Jersey LEOS Chapter, 5:00 PM (light refreshments at 4:45 PM), New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Professor H. Grebel, (973) 596-3538, grebel “AT” njit.edu.

Apr. 18 –The Toxins & Infections Connection” by Professor Joel H. Levitt, NJ/NY/LI EMBS Chapters, 7:15 PM, A.R.E. of New York, 241 West 30th Street between 7th & 8th Aves., Manhattan, NY.  Professor Joel H. Levitt (jlevitt “AT” pratt.edu), (212) 479-7805.

Apr. 18 –An Overview of Adaptive Antenna” by Ray Lackey, NJ MTT-S/AP-S Chapters, 6:00 PM, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), Kirit Dixit (201) 669-7599, kdixit “AT” ieee.org, or Har Dayal (973) 633-4618, har.dayal “AT” baesystems.com.

Apr. 19 –The Trend of Next Generation Wireless Mobile Systems” by Dr. Qi Bi, NJ Communications & SP Chapters, 7:00 PM (light refreshments at 6:45 PM), New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Nirwan Ansari (973) 596-3670 (nirwan.ansari “AT” njit.edu) or Dr. Yun-Qing Shi (973) 596-3501.

Apr. 25 –Global Stability Analysis and Stabilization of Power Amplifiers” by Professor Almudena Suarez, EDS/C&S & MTT-S/AP-S Chapters, 7:00 PM (buffet at 6:15 PM), New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Richard Snyder (973) 492-1207 (RS Microwave), Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), Har Dayal (973) 633-4618 (BAE Systems), or Dr. Durga Misra (973) 596-5739 (dmisra “AT” njit.edu).

Apr. 27 –Mission Critical Power Technical Series - Generators Seminar”, NJ IAS/PES, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, PSE&G Training Center, 234 Pierson Avenue, Edison NJ.  Ronald W. Quade, PE, (732) 205-2614 or rwquade “AT” ieee.org.

Apr. 27-28 –WOCC 2007- 16th Annual Wireless and Optical Communications Conference”, NJ Section, Time TBA, Campus Center, NJIT, Newark, NJ.  Kevin Lu (732) 699-2333 or klu “AT” ieee.org.

Apr. 27-29 –Spring 2007 Region 1 GOLD Conference”, FDU-Teaneck, NJ.  Amit Patel a.j.patel “AT” ieee.org.

 

Upcoming Meetings

 

May 2 – “NJ Section Meeting”, 6:30 PM, “Executive Committee Meeting” - 7:00 PM, ITT, 100 Kingsland Rd, Clifton, NJ.  Russell Pepe at rpepe “AT” att.net.

May 6 –NJ Section Awards Reception” - 3:00 to 6:00 PM at the Birchwood Manor, 111 North Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ.  Anne Giedlinski (973) 377-3175.

May 25 –Mission Critical Power Technical Series - Paralleling Switchgear Seminar” by Ron Hilbert, NJ IAS/PES, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, PSE&G Training Center, 234 Pierson Avenue, Edison NJ.  Ronald W. Quade, PE, (732) 205-2614 or rwquade “AT” ieee.org.

 

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2007 IEEE North Jersey Fellow

 

Gary W. Elko

“for contributions to microphone array signal processing for communication systems.”

 

 

Gary W. Elko was born in 1955 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.  He graduated from Cornell University with a BSEE degree in 1977.  He then followed his interests in acoustics and signal processing and received an MS and PhD from Penn State University in 1984.  After graduation, he joined the Acoustics Research Department at AT&T Bell Laboratories where he worked on electroacoustic systems and signal processing for hands-free audio communication and room acoustics.  He is currently president of mh acoustic LLC, a company he founded with former Bell Labs colleagues in Summit NJ.  He has over 20 patents and applications and has published more than 60 papers in refereed journals.  He is a past associate editor of the IEEE transactions on Acoustics Speech and Signal Processing and is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America.

 

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NJ Communications & SP Chapters:

The Trend of Next Generation Wireless Mobile Systems

On Thursday, April 19, 2007, the North Jersey Chapters of the IEEE Communications Society and Signal Processing Society will host a presentation titled “The Trend of Next Generation Wireless Mobile Systems” by Dr. Qi Bi.

About the Talk

With the deployment of 3G high speed packet data wireless mobile systems worldwide, the stage has been set to evolve 3G wireless systems to the next generation.  From this point forward, the efforts are focused on the delivery of the broadband experience with integrated and blended service.  In this talk, we shall share our view of where the industry is going and what wireless experience an average user may expect to have in the near future.  Our analysis will cover three major industrial standards including CDMA, wCDMA and WiMAX.

About the Speaker

Dr. Bi received his MS from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and PhD from Pennsylvania State University.  After teaching at Utah State University as an assistant professor for one year, he joined Bell Laboratories in 1988 and became a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff in 1995.  Two years later, he was promoted to Technical Manager.

Dr. Bi is a recognized expert in wireless communications.  He received Awards of Excellence from the Advanced Technology Lab of AT&T in 1996 and 1997, and Bell Labs President’s Gold Awards in 2000 and 2002.  Under his leadership, his team was recognized in innovations and was awarded the Bell Labs Innovation Team Award in 2003 by the Bell Labs Research.  In 2004, he received the Speaker of the Year Award from the IEEE New Jersey Coast Section.

Based on his pioneering contributions in wireless communications, he broke ground in 2003 to become the first Chinese from the People’s Republic of China to receive the prestigious Bell Laboratories Fellow Award.  In 2004, he was recognized by the Chinese Institute of Engineers and was awarded the Asian American Engineer of the Year Award during Engineers Week in the United States.