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IEEE Announces Five New Journals for 2006

26 July 2005 -- Piscataway, NJ -- The IEEE has approved five new technical
journals for publication in 2006, covering topics such as computational
intelligence, vehicular technology, product safety engineering and
information forensics. These journals will focus on emerging "breakthrough"
technologies that can have a tremendous impact on industry as well as
everyday lives. Titles will be available through the IEEE Xplore online
delivery platform and various IEEE online collections, as well as by
individual subscription.


IEEE Journal on Product Safety Engineering

Newly invented and manufactured electrical devices, particularly complex
systems designed for human interaction, often pose a serious threat to the
safety and well-being of their operators if they lack proper safety
regulations. From fire protection to software safety, the imperative to
maintain product security is at an all time high due to the rapid growth of
technologies in the field of electrical engineering. Due to this growing
imperative, a new forum dedicated to the enhancement of product safety has
opened its doors for the sharing and development of new ideas and
innovations.

IEEE Journal on Product Safety Engineering is a round-table for this forum,
providing an opportunity for concepts and theories to converge and evolve
out of a world-wide foundation. As stated in the IEEE Product Safety
Engineering Society's constitution, the journal offers disparate key
concerns surrounding the theory, design, development and implementation of
product safety engineering for equipment devices used in scientific,
engineering, industrial, commercial and residential arenas.

The journal will focus on the following main topics:
* Process control and automation equipment, robotics and laser optics
systems, information technology equipment, semiconductor manufacturing
equipment, networking systems-cabled and wireless, and software reliability
for industries
* Medical devices and instrumentation
* Household appliances and other products for consumers
* Automotive, aeronautical, subspace, and underwater transportation systems
* Weapons systems, vehicles, and communications systems for military
equipment
* Design safety topics


IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine

Computational intelligence is a multi-faceted discipline dedicated to the
shared knowledge of design, theory, development, and application of
biologically and linguistically motivated computational models.
Computational intelligence consists of a plethora of topics, such as neural
networks, connectionist systems, genetic algorithms, evolutionary
programming, fuzzy systems, and hybrid intelligent systems. The arena of
interest that these subjects have combined to produce is overflowing with
the demand for new outlets in which to merge and expand into newer, more
advanced theories and innovations.

IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine is dedicated to serving this
growing demand by acting as a production-base for application oriented
papers pertaining to computational intelligence. Each issue will encompass
the most up-to-date information on the subject, including the latest
research, knowledge, and technological innovations in the field.

The journal will focus on the following main topics:
* Applications oriented development
* Successful industrial implementations
* Design tools
* Technology reviews
* Computational intelligence education
* Applied research


IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine

The future of automotive power and design depends greatly on the
theoretical and practical knowledge of experienced professionals in the
field of transportation, particularly those dedicated to the advancement of
automotive electrical and electronic systems. Dependency on these systems
is escalating due to the rising need for energy and cost-efficient fuel
systems and battery powered engines.  The ever-present need for an outlet
into which new theories and technologies can flow and merge is crucial to
the evolution of vehicular transportation systems.

IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine is a tool for engineers in the
automotive transportation profession to utilize and expand on the most
up-to-date research in the field. The magazine will consist of
peer-reviewed articles covering the latest advances in the field, as well
as the operational aspects of electrical and electronic engineering
relevant to motor vehicles and associated land transportation
infostructure. Some of the topics that the magazine covers will include the
components, systems and motive power for propulsion and auxiliary
functions, mobile radio technologies for terrestrial vehicular services,
and land transportation components and systems used in both automated and
non-automated facets of group transport technology. The magazine will also
dedicate topical tutorials, surveys, and complete coverage of these
subjects, as well as practical applications-oriented coverage of
developments in varied fields of interest.


IEEE Computer Architecture Letters

Computers in the past were designed solely for one-on-one human
interaction. Today, the science of computer architecture is taking
computing to the next level by examining the effects of computer
interaction with other computers. Through the selection and interconnection
of their various hardware components, computers do not act merely as
individual processors, but as conglomerate systems that meet better
performance and cost efficient needs than do individual systems.

IEEE Computer Architecture Letters, a journal devoted specifically to the
knowledge and advancement of computer architecture, is committed to
publishing the most up-to-date, innovative and peer-oriented data in unti-
and multi-processor computer systems, architecture, microarchitecture,
workload characterization, performance evaluation and simulation
techniques, and power-aware computing.

The journal will focus on the following main topics:
* Microprocessor and multiprocessor systems
* Microarchitecture and ILP Processors
* Workload characterization
* Performance evaluation and simulation techniques
* Complier-hardware and operating system-hardware interactions
* Interconnect architectures
* Memory and cache systems
* Power and thermal issues at the architecture level
* I/O architectures and techniques
* Independent validation of previously published results
* Analysis of unsuccessful techniques
* Network and embedded-systems processors
* Real-time and high-availability architectures
* Reconfigurable systems


IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security

Information forensics and security pertains to the importance of the
diverse theory and design aspects that currently surround computer security
issues and technologies. It provides a focal point for the critical
research and data behind information forensics, security, surveillance, and
systems applications, as well as important contributions made to these
fields by mathematics and other disciplines.

IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (previously
announced) will provide a new threshold for the growing industry of
information forensics and computer security to cross and expand in coming
years. The periodical will offer the most current ideas and technologies
surrounding coding, hardware, agents, signal processing, fingerprinting,
steganography, metrics and validation, damage assessment, tracing code, and
data mining for digital forensic evidence and digital watermarking.

The journal will focus on the following main topics:
* Cryptography and network security
* Digital information forensics systems
* Biometrics
* Multimedia security and content protection
* Attacks and countermeasures
* Trustworthy design and implementation
* Digital rights management




About the IEEE:

IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) is the world's
largest technical professional society with more than 360,000 members in
approximately 170 countries. Through its members, the IEEE is a leading
authority on areas ranging from aerospace, computers and telecommunications
to biomedicine, electric power and consumer electronics. The IEEE produces
30 percent of the world's literature in the electrical and electronics
engineering and computer science fields, has more than 1.1 million
technology documents online, and has developed more than 900 active
industry standards. The organization also sponsors or cosponsors more than
300 international technical conferences each year. Additional information
is available at www.ieee.org.

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