Article by: Abbas Jamalipour, IEEE VTS President, 2020 The IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) is closely monitoring developments related to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Please know that our thoughts are with those affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. The health and safety of our members and volunteers is the utmost priority of our society. AsRead More
Dear IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Members, The IEEE Vehicular Technology Society is closely monitoring developments related to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Please know that our thoughts are with those affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Health and safety of our members is the outmost priority of our society. The VTS Executive Committee is working diligentlyRead More
Article by Fabrice Labeau, VTS Nominations Cmte. Chair Elections for five members of the Board of Governors of IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) for the term 2021-2023 will be held between May and July 2020. This notice serves as an open call for nominations of qualified candidates. Valid nominations will be reviewed by the VTSRead More
Article by Dave Michelson, VTS Propagation Committee Chair The VTS Propagation Committee is leading an effort to develop an IEEE Standard on Recommended Practices for Verification of Millimeter-Wave Channel Sounders. The IEEE Standards Study Group on Millimeter-Wave Channel Sounders is co-chaired by Prof. Dave Michelson of the University of British Columbia and Dr. Jeanne QuimbyRead More
Article by Jiming Chen, Zhejiang University (Chair) The Workshop on Vehicular Networks for 5G applications was held on 9 January 2020 in Hangzhou, China. This workshop is sponsored by the Department of Information Science, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); IEEE VTS Zhejiang Chapter; and the Faculty of Information Technology, Zhejiang University (ZJU). ThisRead More
Article by Fabrice Labeau, VTS Secretary The VTS Board of Governors (BoG) held its winter meeting on 18 January in Las Vegas, NV USA. As always, the BoG meeting is an opportunity to assess the status of the Society, track the progress of initiatives, and make decisions that shape the Society. As this was theRead More
Article by Jae Hong Lee, VP—Mobile Radio Wireless communication plays a key role in enabling a paradigm shift for industry digitalization. As wireless communication changes from human-centric to machine-centric with the advent of 5G, the key performance indicators of wireless communication have been diversified. While key performance indicators used to be transmission rate and throughputRead More
Article by Gordon Stüber IEEE VTS offers six prestigious awards that recognize outstanding individual accomplishment. For the first time in 2020, VTS is offering our new Women’s Distinguished Career Award. Please consider nominating an eligible candidate. Additional information about the awards, eligibility of candidates, as well as nomination forms are available at the IEEE VTS website.Read More
Article by Abbas Jamalipour I am truly excited to have the honor and privilege to serve as President of IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. IEEE VTS has been my home for the past two decades, and I have seen great things in this Society that are truly unique. VTS has very special technical interests in mobileRead More
Article by Gerhard Bauch, VTS Fellow Evaluation Committee Co-chair For the class of 2020, 22 VTS members were elevated to IEEE Fellow, and five of them were through VTS. Nominations are evaluated first by the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Fellow Evaluation Committee and then by the IEEE Fellow Evaluation Committee. IEEE Vehicular Technology Society receivesRead More
Article by Alexander M. Wyglinski, IEEE VTS President Over the past 24 months, I have had the distinct honor of serving all VTS members in their professional advancement and growth. This journey has been a truly remarkable experience, and it is something that I will never forget for the rest of my life. As VTSRead More
Article by Gerhard Bauch, VTS Fellow Evaluation Committee Co-chair IEEE Fellow recognizes IEEE members whose extraordinary accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest are deemed fitting of this prestigious grade elevation. The total number of new IEEE Fellows selected in any one year does not exceed one-tenth of one percent of the totalRead More