Chi Kong Tse

Call for CASS Executive Committee Officer Nominations (2024-2025 Term)

Each year, the members of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) elect several members of the Executive Committee (ExCom) to serve the Society starting at the beginning of the following year. This year we are electing members for the following officer positions to serve the Society for the 2024-2025 term:

• President-Elect 
  • (Will serve as President-Elect 2024-2025, President 2026-2027, Past President 2028-2029)
• Vice President - Conference Activities
• Vice President - Technical Activities
• Vice President  - Regional Activities and Membership 

Descriptions of the officer positions, duties, and eligibility criteria can be found in the CASS Constitution and the CASS Bylaws.

CASS is a professional volunteer-based organization. It is essential that we elect energetic and engaged leaders who will organize activities that will meet the needs of the entire Circuits and Systems community and who will guide our Society into the future. As a CASS member, you are in an excellent position to know the strengths of your fellow members and how they can best serve our community. As you consider potential nominees, please take into account that CASS wishes to promote diversity in every possible dimension. As such, CASS would love to receive nominations that also complete the current composition of its Executive Committee with respect to, to name a few, technical, gender, and geographic diversity.

Complete candidate nominations must be received by close of business (5:00 PM EDT (UTC -4:00)) on 2 October 2023, in order to be considered.

Nomination Process

There are two options for adding nominees to the election slate. Nominators should indicate which of the following two options they prefer.

1. The first option is to nominate by petition. The CASS Bylaws regarding the nomination petition process states: “Nomination petitions for the officers appointed by the Board of Governors require signatures from at least 22% of the voting members of the Board of Governors. The petition must be submitted to the Nominations Committee, together with the biography and position statement of the candidate..." Please contact the Society Operations Manager prior to 2 October 2023 should you care to nominate an individual by petition.
2. The second option involves the Nominations Committee, which may also place candidates on the ballot at its discretion.

Nomination Documents

A complete nomination must include all items indicated by an asterisk in the nomination form. These items include data for the Candidate and the Nominator, a Candidate Photo, a Candidate Position Statement (limited to 1500 words), and a Candidate Biography (limited to 700 words), which needs to describe the most important contributions of the candidate (for CASS or in other organizations) which makes him/her particularly suitable for the specific position he/she is running for.

Nomination Submission

The nomination form must be submitted by 2 October 2023 through the CASS website to Amara Amara, Chair of the CASS Nominations Committee.

The Nominations Committee encourages you to recommend suitable candidates for these elections. Our strength as a society is not only in our engineering expertise but also in our societal spirit. The Society does its best when we have a strong organization with engaged membership. 

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Announcing the 2024-2025 CASS Editors-in-Chief

Every other year the CAS Society conducts a call for Editor-in-Chief (EiC) Nominations for the society publications. A Selection Committee, appointed by the CASS President, evaluates all the received and eligible nominations and works to select the EiCs, except for Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems (TBioCAS) in which the nominations for TBioCAS are evaluated by the TBioCAS Steering Committee. After the EiC Selections have been made, the newly appointed EiCs work with the EiC Selection Committee to appoint the Associate Editors-in-Chief (AEiC) for the corresponding publication. The 2024-2025 AEiCs will be announced after the appointments have been made. 

This year, the CASS EiC Selection Committee and the TBioCAS Steering Committee were pleased to review many desirable candidates for the Editor-in-Chief position for the 2024-2025 term. Please join us in congratulating the newly appointed CASS EiCs shown below. 

 

IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine 

2024-2025 Editor-in-Chief - Keshab Parhi
 

IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems

 2024-2025 Editor-in-Chief - Wen-Hsiao Peng
 

IEEE Open Journal of Circuits and Systems

 2024-2025 Editor-in-Chief - Nicole McFarlane
 

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology

 2024-2025 Editor-in-Chief - Wenwu Zhu
 

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, Regular Papers

 2024-2025 Editor-in-Chief - Jose de la Rosa
 

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II, Express Briefs

 2024-2025 Editor-in-Chief - Edoardo Bonizzoni
 

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems

 2024-2025 Editor-in-Chief - Pedram Mohseni

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IEEE CASS Visual Signal Processing and Communications (VSPC TC) Rising Star Program

The IEEE CASS Visual Signal Processing and Communications Technical Committee (VSPC TC) has established The Visual Signal Processing and Communications (VSPC) Rising Star Program to annually recognize experts in emerging domains of visual signal processing and communications for his/her accomplishments and vision. Detailed information can be found here. 

The crucial information for the first Rising Star nomination in 2023 includes: 

• Nomination Deadline: 30 August 2023
• All nominations should be sent to the VSPC TC Chair, Prof. Zhibo Chen (Click to show email), and Secretary, Prof. Zhu Li (Click to show email), before 30 August 2023. 
• Invitations to the rising star candidates will be issued on 1 October 2023.
• Rising Star candidates’ talks and selection will be held at VCIP 2023 from 4 to 7 December 2023. 

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CAFE 2024: Call For Bids

The IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) is soliciting proposals from all IEEE regions for hosting the 2024 edition of its Conference on AgriFood Electronics (CAFE).

Proposals should be provided by the projected local organizing committee, and local partners (venue hotel and/or convention bureau). They should be submitted electronically to the IEEE CASS Operations Manager, at manager@ieee-cas.org, with the CAFE Steering Committee Coordinator, Danilo Demarchi, danilo.demarchi@polito.it, in copy, according to the guidelines listed in the appendix below.

Please note the bid submission deadline is 31 August 2023.

Guidelines for CAFE Call for Proposals

CAFE is an annual event financially sponsored by the IEEE CAS Society (CASS). It is organized in the months of September or October. Its technical sessions last for two days. Social events for all attendees include a welcome reception and a banquet. Seated lunch must be provided to attendees. CAFE is preferably organized in locations that are close to city centers and offer opportunities for the participants to experience the local history and culture.

*Please note that when submitting a proposal to the IEEE CASS Manager via email, you must create your subject line using the following format:

"CAFE 2024 - Bid Proposal Submission - {{Submitter's Last Name}}”

1. A letter of commitment from the General Chair to present the proposal in person during the upcoming CAFE. The General Chair should commit to the financial closing of CAFE 6 months after its organization. In the same letter, the General Chair should acknowledge a full understanding of and a commitment to follow these guidelines, which are mandatory for the organization of CAFE

2. Proposed conference dates

3. The names of the General Chair, Technical Program Chair, and all Key Committee members, with their qualifications and current or past involvement in CASS leadership and CASS conferences

4. Any IEEE Organizational Units, other than CASS, and any other entities involved in the organization

5. Details about security needs and arrangements. The personal safety of participants is a major consideration in the venue selection process. What should participants be told about security precautions?

6. The proposed destination and venue. Based on expected CAFE paper submissions, the venue should be able to accommodate:

• Up to 70 participants in plenary sessions
• Up to 70 persons for banquets
• One technical lecture session with a room seating 50 participants
• Morning and afternoon breaks, in a common area
• Meeting room for the CAFE Steering Committee

7. List of IEEE Technical Conferences previously held at the same Venue

8. Expected Weather Conditions

9. Professional Conference Organizer (PCO) credentials, if any PCO is involved

10. Support from Local Volunteers

11. Paper review system

12. Accommodation options for Professionals and Students. Estimated hotel expenses:

• A short list of hotels, their distance and accessibility from the conference venue. Estimated room rates.

13. International Air Access & Local Transportation

• List of international air carriers that service nearby airports
• Examples of round-trip airfares from representative international destinations, such as London, Frankfurt, New York, Chicago, Beijing, Taipei, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, etc.
• Summarize local public transportation facilities and schedules

14. Estimated budget. The budget should have details about all aspects of the organization. Use the IEEE Budget Template. If you have any questions in preparing the budget, please direct them to the CASS Office at manager@ieee-cas.org. Some details:

• The budget should have a discounted registration fee for CASS members, i.e. at least $25 USD less than the fee for IEEE members, and a further reduction in the registration fee for students
• The registration fees (including student registration) should give access to all technical sessions as well as admission to the conference lunches and banquet
• The budget and registration fees must be in local currency
• The budget should show a surplus of 20 percent and comply with the general IEEE requirement.

Thanks for your participation and proposals.

CAFE Steering Committee

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Call for 2025 APCCAS & Prime Asisa Expressions of Interest

The IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) is soliciting proposals from all regions for hosting the 2025 edition of the IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems (APCCAS) and the Asia Pacific Conference on Postgraduate Research in Microelectronics & Electronics (PrimeAsia).

APCCAS is an IEEE CASS Regional flagship conference held jointly with the PrimeAsia conference in Region 10. It is a joint annual event financially sponsored by the IEEE CAS Society (CASS). It is organized in the months of October to November. Its technical sessions last for three days, and they are preceded by a day devoted to tutorials or Keynotes. Social events for all attendees include a welcome reception and a banquet. It is recommended that lunch be provided to attendees during the days of technical sessions and be included in the registration fee. Flagship conferences are preferably organized in locations that are close to a city center and offer opportunities for the participants to come in contact with and experience the local history and culture.

The Expressions of Interest should be submitted electronically by the local organizing committee to the conference steering committee chair, Yongfu Li, yongfu.li@sjtu.edu.cn, and vice chair Qiang Li, qli@uestc.edu.cn, as well as the IEEE CASS Operations Manager, at manager@ieee-cas.org, with a copy to the IEEE CASS Vice President of Conferences, Andrei Vladimirescu, at andreiv@berkeley.edu by 11:59 PM EDT (UTC -4:00) on 31 August 2023.

The proposal should contain all the items listed below, additional information can be found here. 

Proposers will receive notification by 1 October 2023 if their Expression of Interest is accepted. The selected proposers will then be invited to present the final bid at the steering committee meeting, being held in conjunction with APCCAS 2023 from 20-23 November 2023 in Hyderabad, India.

Yongfu Li,
IEEE APCCAS Conference Steering Committee Chair

APCCAS/PrimeAsia Call for Proposals Guidelines
*Please note that when submitting a proposal to the IEEE CASS Manager via email, you must create your subject line using the following format:
 

"APCCAS 2025 - Proposal Submission - (Submitter's Last Name)"

A proposal should contain the following mandatory items:

1. A letter of commitment from the General Chair to present the proposal in person to the steering committee at November 20-23 2023 at Hyderabad, India and, in case the bid is successful, to present updates on preparation on all prior sessions of the event they bid for. The General Chair should also commit to the financial closing of AICAS within 6 months from its organization. In the same letter, the General Chair should acknowledge full understanding of and commitment to follow these guidelines, which are mandatory for the organization of a flagship conference. If you need to get invitation letter to attend the conference and apply for visa, please inform the conference steering committee chair so that the arrangement can be made for you and your team.
2. The names of the General Chair, Technical Program Chair, and all Key Committee members, with their qualifications and current or past involvement in CASS leadership and CASS conferences.
3. Any IEEE Organizational Units, other than CASS, and any other entities involved in the organization.
4. Proposed conference dates.
5. The proposed destination and venue. Based on recent paper submissions, the venue should be able to accommodate:
   • Up to 300 participants in plenary sessions;
   • Up to 300 persons for banquets;
   •  About 3-4 parallel technical lecture sessions (each room seating at least 60 participants);
   • Morning and afternoon breaks, in a common area, exhibition booths, and about 50 poster presentations (double-sided display boards);  
   • Speaker preparation room;
   • Operations room;
   • Meeting room for the Steering Committee.
6. List of IEEE Technical Conferences previously held at the same Venue.
7. Estimated budget. The budget should have details about all aspects of the organization. Use the IEEE Budget Template. If you have any questions in preparing the budget, please direct them to the CASS Office at (Click to show email). Some details:
   • The budget should have a discounted registration fee for CASS members, i.e. at least $25 USD less than the fee for IEEE members, and a further reduction in the registration fee for students;
   • The registration fees (including student registration) should give access to all technical sessions as well as admission to the conference lunches and banquet;
   • The budget must be based on local currency and registration fees must be in local currency but should also state the equivalent US$ amounts;
   • Additional (small) fees may be charged for tutorials;
   • The budget should show a surplus of 20 percent and comply with the general IEEE requirements.
8. Potential Financial Support from Government and Industry
9. Provision in the budget for one Best Paper and one Best Student Paper Awards of $500 USD.
10. Professional Conference Organizer (PCO) credentials, if any PCO is involved
11. International Air Access & Local Transportation:
    • List of international air carriers that service nearby airports. Examples of round-trip airfares from representative international destinations, such as London, Frankfurt, Paris, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Beijing, Taipei, Tokyo, Seoul, etc.
12. Visa requirements.
13. Local security for participants.
14. Paper review system.
15. Support from Local Volunteers.
16. Local industrial interests in the field of Circuits and Systems. Indicate which of these companies are potential exhibitors at the Conference.
17. Provide an analysis of the impact of holding the conference in the proposed location on the country and region.
18. Accommodation options for Professionals and Students. Estimated hotel expenses:
    • Provide a list of hotels, the number of rooms for each, and their distance and accessibility from the conference venue and from restaurants and shopping districts;
    • Provide details regarding transportation modes and schedules between the conference venue and recommended hotels;
    • Verify that the hotels listed can provide high-speed Wi-Fi service in guest rooms;
    • Summarize local public transportation facilities and schedules.
19. Expected Weather Conditions.