Sample of Technical Areas – Uniting Academia and Industry Through Innovation

Contact: Stephen F Bush – bushsf@research.ge.com for comments/consideration of new areas.

• Future Directions of Nanonetworking Research Project
  • Note that Nanoscale and Molecular Communications (P1906.1) is under the CSDB.

• Internet of Things (M2M)
• Smart Grid Communications

Smart Grid Communications 2030 Vision Project

• Communications for Cloud Computing
• Innovation and Standards Research
  • See Focus on Innovation
• Research-to-Standards
• Standards Education
• Education-related Standards
• IEEE Communications Society Standardization Program Development Board (CSPDB) Strategy
  • Aim for standards portfolio spanning the entire ComSoc technical scope
  • Seek out standards opportunities – target early scholarly standards
  • Produce Content in Standards area and in standards research
  • Ensure revenue stream that will sustain the activities