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Last Updated 10/11/04

October 2004

 

 

Newsletter Information

 

Activities Calendar

 

 

 

Proposed Slate of Officers for the 2005 IEEE North Jersey Section

Communications:

Network Utility Maximization:  General Frameworks and Recent Advances

Communications:

A Study of Waveband Routing and Wavelength Assignment in Multi-Granular Hybrid Optical Networks

Computer:

Computational Support for Dynamic Parallel/Distributed Applications

 

Consultants' Network:

Thermal Loading in Electronic Devices and PCs

 

Consultants' Network:

Annual Planning Meeting & Workshop

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

The Life of James Clerk Maxwell

LEOS:

New! Progress and Challenges in materials for new generation of Optoelectronic Devices

MTT-S/AP-S

19th Annual Symposium and Mini-Show

PACE/GOLD:

The Engineers’ Career - What Are the Members Thinking?

SAC:

Student Leadership Workshops and Professional Skills Development Workshop - Fall 2004

 

SMC:

Digital Processing of Kirlian Images

 

Interested in Being a North Jersey Section Officer?

 

Conference Rooms Needed!

 

SPAM Or Not To SPAM

 

Membership Drop Not Complete Surprise

 

Contract Engineering: A Viable Career Alternative

 

IEEE-USA Pulse: Engineering Equality as Important as Job Availability

 

Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

 

IEEE North Jersey Section Newsletter Advertising

Section Event:

Life Grade Luncheon

IAS/PES Seminar:

The 2002 National Electric Code Seminar

IAS/PES Seminar:

Considerations for Design of Critical Telecom and Data Centers

Course:

Introduction to .NET and C#

Course:

Object-Oriented Design Training

 

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October 2004

Volume 51, Number 4

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).

 

NEWSLETTER STAFF

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

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

           k.saracinello “AT” ieee.org  (908) 791-4067

 

Deadline for receipt of material is the 1st of the month preceding the month of publication. All communications concerning editorial and business matters, including advertising, should be sent to the Business Manager via e-mail at k.saracinello “AT” ieee.org or to The IEEE Newsletter, c/o Keith Saracinello, 25 Messenger Ln, Ringoes, NJ 08551, (908) 791-4067.

 

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http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/NEWSLETTER.html

 

REPORT ADDRESS CHANGES TO:

IEEE Service Center, 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331, (732) 981-0060.  It is not necessary to inform the North Jersey Section when you change your mailing address.  “The IEEE Newsletter” and other section mailings use a list provided by IEEE’s national headquarters.

 

SECTION OFFICERS

Chairman....................................... Dr. Durga Misra

                      dmisra “AT” njit.edu  (973) 596-5739

Vice-Chairman-1.................................... Har Dayal

har.dayal “AT” baesystems.com  (973) 633-4618

Vice-Chairman-2......................... Bhanu Chivakula

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

Treasurer........................ Dr. Edward (Ted) Byrne

    flatland “AT” compuserve.com  (973) 822-3219

Secretary................................. Dr. Sanghoon Shin

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

 

Members-at-Large:

Dr. Nirwan Ansari (nirwan.ansari “AT” njit.edu)

Naz Simonelli (naz “AT” ieee.org)

Dr. Richard Snyder (r.snyder “AT” ieee.org)

 

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 Dr. Sanghoon Shin at (973) 492-1207 Ext. 22, s.shin “AT” ieee.org.

 

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IEEE North Jersey Section Activities

October 2004

 

Oct. 6“NJ Section Executive Committee Meeting” - 7:00 PM, ITT, 100 Kingsland Rd, Clifton, NJ.  Dr. Sanghoon Shin at (973) 492-1207 Ext. 22 or s.shin “AT” ieee.org.

Oct. 7 –2004 MTT/AP Symposium and Mini-Show” – MTT-S/AP-S Chapter, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM, Prime Hotel & Suites (formerly Radisson Hotel Fairfield), 690 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ.  Kirit Dixit (201) 669-7599, Willie Schmidt (973) 492-0371, Har Dayal (973) 633-4618, or George Kannell (973) 386-4170.

Oct. 7 –Network Utility Maximization:  General Frameworks and Recent Advances” - NJ Communications Chapter, 7:00 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 check http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj for the latest updates.

Oct. 13 – The Engineers’ Career - What Are the Members Thinking?” - 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 (rtax “AT” bellatlantic.net).

Oct. 14 – Computational Support for Dynamic Parallel/Distributed Applications” - NJ Computer Chapter, 7:00 PM (pre-meeting buffet at 6:00 PM), Lucent Technologies, 67 Whippany Rd, Room TBA, Whippany, NJ.  Seth Jakel (973) 731-1902, (sgjakel “AT” comcast.net), Vivek Shaiva (908) 229-6125 (vshaiva “AT” computer.org), or Arthur Greenberg (973) 386-6673 (ahg1 “AT” lucent.com).

Oct. 14 – Progress and Challenges in materials for new generation of Optoelectronic Devices” - NJ LEOS Chapter, 5:00 PM (pre-meeting buffet at 4:45 PM), NJIT, 202 ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Professor H. Grebel, NJIT ECE Department, (973) 596-3538 (grebel “AT” njit.edu).

Oct. 19&20 – “IEEE Lightwave Technologies in Instrumentation & Measurement Conference” – IEEE METSAC, IBM Palisades Executive Conference Center in Palisades, NY.  http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r1/metsac/LTWV.htm.

Oct. 21 – The Life of James Clerk Maxwell” – EDS/C&S, & MTT-S/AP-S Chapters, 7:00 PM (buffet at 6:15 PM), NJIT, 202 ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Richard Snyder (973) 492-1207 (RS Microwave), Dr. Durga Misra (973) 596-5739 (dmisra “AT” njit.edu) or Dr. Edip Niver  (973) 596-3542 (NJIT).

Oct. 22 – The 2002 National Electric Code Seminar” - NJ IAS/PES Chapters, 9:00AM – 12:45 PM, Punch Bowl Room at Jersey Central Power and Light, 300 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ  07962.

Oct. 28 – Thermal Loading in Electronic Devices and PCs” - NJ Consultants' Network, 7:30 PM, Aeroflex/KDI-Integrated Products, 60 S. Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ.  Robert Walker (973) 728-0344 or www.TechnologyOnTap.org.

Oct. 28 –A Study of Waveband Routing and Wavelength Assignment in Multi-Granular Hybrid Optical Networks” - NJ Communications Chapter, 6:15 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 check http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj for the latest updates.

 

Upcoming Meetings

 

Nov. 3“NJ Section Executive Committee Meeting” - 7:00 PM, ITT, 100 Kingsland Rd, Clifton, NJ.  Dr. Sanghoon Shin at (973) 492-1207 Ext. 22 or s.shin “AT” ieee.org.

Nov. 8Life Grade Luncheon” - 11:30 AM, Hamilton Park Conference Center, 175 Park Ave, Florham Park, NJ 07932.  Ken Oexle (973) 386-1156.

Nov. 18“Amplifiers for Base Station Applications”, NJ VTS Chapter, 7:00 PM, Lucent Technologies, 67 Whippany Rd, Whippany, NJ.  Arthur Greenberg (973) 386-6673 (ahg1 “AT” lucent.com).

Nov. 19 – Considerations for Design of Critical Telecom and Data Centers Seminar” - NJ IAS/PES Chapters, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, PSE&G Training Center, 234 Pierson Ave, Edison, NJ.  Ronald Quade, PE, (732) 205-2614 or rwquade “AT” ieee.org.

Nov. 23 – Digital Processing of Kirlian Images - NJ SMC Society, 7:00 PM, Clifton Memorial Library , 292 Piaget Ave, Clifton, NJ.  Dr. Mike Liechenstein (973) 471-0721 (m.liechenstein “AT” ieee.org).

Dec. 2 – Annual Planning Meeting & Workshop” - NJ Consultants' Network, 7:30 PM, Aeroflex/KDI-Integrated Products, 60 S. Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ.  Robert Walker (973) 728-0344 or www.TechnologyOnTap.org.

Fall 2004 – Introduction to .NET and C#” - North Jersey Section, 1 Day Course, Time, Date and Location TBA.  Bhanu Chivakula (b.chivakula “AT” computer.org).

Fall 2004 – Object-Oriented Design Training” - North Jersey Section, 1 Day Course, Time, Date and Location TBA.  Bhanu Chivakula (b.chivakula “AT” computer.org)

 

 

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Proposed Slate of Officers for the 2005 IEEE North Jersey Section

Below is the list of proposed officers for the 2005 IEEE North Jersey Section as presented by the IEEE North Jersey Section Nominating Committee.  If a North Jersey Section IEEE member in good standing would like to run for an office, please contact Keith Saracinello by November 2nd at k.saracinello “AT” ieee.org or (908) 791-4067 for details. 

 

Chair: 

Har Dayal

1st Vice-Chair: 

Bhanu Chivakula

2nd Vice-Chair: 

Kirit Dixit

Treasurer: 

Dr. Sanghoon Shin

Secretary: 

Russell Pepe

Members-at-

Large:

 

Dr. Nirwan Ansari

Gary Hojell

Dr. Richard Snyder

 

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NJ Communications Society:

Network Utility Maximization:  General Frameworks and Recent Advances

On October 7, 2004, the IEEE North Jersey Section Communications Society Chapter along with NJIT will host a presentation on “Network Utility Maximization:  General Frameworks and Recent Advances.”  The speaker will be Dr. Mung Chiang.

About the Talk

Network utility maximization has provided an increasingly powerful framework for resource allocation in the Internet TCP/IP suite and various layers in wireless networks over the last few years.  Compared to the traditional network linear flow problems, this framework utilizes many of the advances in nonlinear optimization theory and distributed algorithms.  This talk presents a brief overview of the key applications of network utility maximization, a summary of some of the very recent results in this area, and an approach of ‘layering as optimization decomposition’.

About the Speaker

Mung Chiang is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Princeton University.  He received a BS degree (Honors) in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics, MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and has worked as a consulting systems engineer at three telecom startup companies and as a Principal Member of Technical Staff in Network Systems Engineering at SBC Communications.

Professor Chiang conducts research in the areas of nonlinear optimization of communication systems, architectures and algorithms for broadband access networks, and information theoretic limits of data transmission and compression.  He has been awarded as a Hertz Foundation Fellow, Stanford Graduate Fellow, NSF Graduate Fellow, and received Stanford University School of Engineering Terman Award and SBC Communications New Technology Introduction Contribution Award.  Professor Chiang is the Lead Guest Editor of the IEEE Journal of Selected Area in Communications Special Issue on ‘Nonlinear Optimization of Communication Systems’ in 2006, a Guest Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Information Theory Special Issue on ‘Information Theory and Networking’ in 2006, and the Program Co-Chair of the 38th Conference on Information Sciences and Systems in 2004.

All Welcome!

You do not have to be a member of the IEEE to attend.  Bring your friends.

 

Time:  6:15 PM (refreshments start at 6:00 PM), Thursday, October 7, 2004.

Place:  New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Directions are available at http://www.njit.edu/University/Directions.html.