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Potentials Chair / Editor-in-Chief
Sharad Sinha - India
Student Editor
Rishabh Jain - India
Associate Editor
Christopher James - United Kingdom
Associate Editor
Catia Bandeiras - Ireland
Associate Editor
Dario Schor - Canada
Associate Editor
Cristian Quintero - Colombia
Associate Editor
Teng Joon Lim - Australia
Associate Editor
Mahshid Iraniparast - United States
SAC Chair
Hossam Ali - Australia
Corresponding Editor
Thanos Kakarountas - Greece
Corresponding Editor
John Benedict Boggala - India
Corresponding Editor
Syrine Ferjaoui - Tunisia
Corresponding Editor
Vaughan Clarkson - Australia
Corresponding Editor
Ray Floyd - United States
Corresponding Editor
Sachin Seth - United States
Corresponding Editor
Greg Linton - Canada
Corresponding Editor
Jacquelyn Adams - United States
Corresponding Editor
Michael Salem - Lebanon
Staff Managing Editor
Craig Causer - United States
Call for Papers
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
Items
Manuscript submission
Notification of paper acceptance
Accepted manuscript upload
Publication date
Dates
1 October 2019
1 November 2019
2 December 2019
March/April 2020
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
Items
Manuscript submission
Notification of paper acceptance
Accepted manuscript upload
Publication date
Dates
2 December 2019
2 January 2020
3 February 2020
May 2020
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
Items
Manuscript submission
Notification of paper acceptance
Accepted manuscript upload
Publication date
Dates
3 February 2020
1 March 2020
1 April 2020
July/August 2020