Submission of Papers: Prospective authors are invited to submit articles of
up to 4,000 words. Articles should be aimed at a student audience and
should not represent original research. The Potentials style requires no
abstract, no citations from within the main text and minimal equations, but liberal
use of relevant, captioned illustrations and photographs is encouraged.
For more information, refer to the Magazine’s Information for Authors. Articles
for consideration should be uploaded to mc.manuscriptcentral.com/pot-ieee.

Theme Issue: Medical Technology Breakthroughs

Release: March/April 2020

Lead Editors:
Cátia Bandeiras — catiafmbandeiras@gmail.com
John Benedict Boggala — john.benedict@ieee.org
Syrine Ferjaoui — syrine.ferjaoui.eng@ieee.org

IEEE Potentials is the IEEE’s global magazine for students, with a circulation of 140,000. The theme issue, “Medical Technology Breakthroughs,” will explore various technologies in health care and disease prevention as well as address the social, political, and ethical impacts of these technologies. We invite the submission of manuscripts for publication.

Topics include but are not limited to:

■ Biomedical imaging and image processing
■ Modeling physiological systems
■ Rehabilitation engineering
■ Medical robotics and human–machine interfaces
■ Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine
■ Biomaterials and tissue engineering
■ Bioinformatics and systems biology
■ Health informatics/telemedicine
■ Wearable biomedical sensors and systems
■ Micro and nano bioengineering

Theme Issue: Smart Cities: Review and Challenges Ahead

Release: May/June 2020

Lead Editors:
Sharad Sinha—sharad_sinha@ieee.org
Cátia Bandeiras—catiafmbandeiras@gmail.com
John Benedict Boggala—john.benedict.007@gmail.com
Syrine Ferjaoui—syrine.ferjaoui.eng@ieee.org

“Smart Cities: Review and Challenges Ahead” will explore the current state of smart cities around the world and the challenges in their implementation and realization. It also examines the question: What makes a city smart? Authors should discuss the scientific and/or commercial benefits of current and future technologies using concepts suitable for a student audience.

Topics include but are not limited to:

■ An introduction to smart cities
■ Case studies of smart cities
■ Public transportation – tech/systems and mobility
■ Economics of a smart city
■ Sustainability aspects

■ Energy and buildings
■ Health care and security
■ Security of Smart Infrastructure
■ Smart power grids, smart hospitals, and smart schools

Theme Issue: Space Exploration

Release: July/August 2020

Lead Editors:
Dario Schor—schor@ieee.org
Diane Kotelko—diane.kotelko@magellan.aero

A theme issue on “Space Exploration” will cover new hardware and software developments enabling human and robotic space exploration.  Authors are encouraged to discuss the scientific and/or commercial benefits of current and future technologies and missions using concepts suitable for a student audience.

Topics include but are not limited to:

■Commercial versus rad-hard electronics
■ Technologies enabling human performance in space
■ Satellite communications and deep space networks
■ Payload instrumentation
■ Student satellite and rocket competitions

■ Satellites, rovers, space stations, and launch vehicles
■ Bioinformatics and systems biology
■ Earth observation satellites and remote sensing
■ Ground station networks