IEEE Communications Society
The IEEE Communications Society promotes the advancement of science, technology and applications in communications and related disciplines. It fosters presentation and exchange of information among its members and the technical community throughout the world. The Society maintains a high standard of professionalism and technical competency. The IEEE Communications Society is a professional society of the IEEE.
Overview
The IEEE Communications Society sponsors several conferences every year such as the International Conference on Communications and Global Communications Conference, and operates over 200 local chapters around the world. It coordinates the operation of several councils, task forces, and technical committees, e.g. the Internet Technical Committee. The society participates in educational activities and in accreditation of higher education programs within its fields of interest. It operates about a dozen working groups and committees on the development of industrial standards.in New York City
History
Founded in 1952 with the formation of IRE’s Professional Group on Communications Systems, IEEE Communications Society has evolved into a diverse group of global industry professionals with a common interest in advancing all communications technologies.Membership and Member Grades
- Student Members
- Graduate Student Members
- Members
- Associate Members
- Society Affiliates
- Senior Members
- Fellow Members
- Life Members, Life Senior Members, and Life Fellows
Publications
Magazines
The Communications Society oversees the publication of scholarly magazines.- IEEE Communications Magazine
- IEEE Network
- IEEE Wireless Communications
- IEEE Communications Standards Magazine
- China Communications
- IEEE Internet of Things Magazine
Journals
- IEEE Communications Letters
- IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, electronically published
- IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
- IEEE Networking Letters
- IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society
- IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking
- IEEE Transactions on Communications,
- IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking
- IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications
- IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, electronic publication first issued in 2007
- IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, co-sponsored by the IEEE Signal Processing Society
- IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
- IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, a bimonthly archival journal sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society, the IEEE Computer Society, and the Association for Computing Machinery.
- IEEE/KICS Journal of Communications and Networks, with Korean Institute of Communication Sciences
- IEEE/OSA Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, with Optical Society of America
- IEEE Internet of Things Journal
- IEEE Journal on Biomedical Health Informatics
- IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing
- IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
- IEEE Transactions on Multimedia
- IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering
- IEEE Transactions on Signal and Information Processing over Networks
- IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
- IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, with Optical Society of America
Newsletters
- Global Communications Newsletter
- IEEE Wireless Communications Professional Newsletter
Books
- Best of the Best - Fifty Years of Communications and Networking Research
- IEEE Press Books
Portfolio of Conferences and Events
Flagships
- IEEE GLOBECOM - IEEE Global Communications Conference
- IEEE ICC - IEEE International Conference on Communications
Core Conferences
- IEEE CCNC - IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference
- IEEE INFOCOM - IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications
- IEEE/IFIP NOMS - IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium
- IEEE WCNC - IEEE Wireless Communications & Networking Conference
- IFIP/IEEE IM - IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management
Other Conferences and Workshops
- IEEE CAMAD - IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling & Design of Communication Links & Networks
- IEEE CloudNet - IEEE International Conference on Cloud Networking
- IEEE CNS - IEEE Communications and Network Security
- IEEE CQR - IEEE International Communications Quality and Reliability Workshop
- IEEE CSCN - IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking
- IEEE CTW - IEEE Communications Theory Workshop
- IEEE DySPAN - IEEE International Symposium on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks
- IEEE HEALTHCOM - IEEE International Conference on e-Health Networking, Application & Services
- IEEE HPSR - IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing
- IEEE ICBC - IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
- IEEE ICSOS - International Conference on Space Optical Systems and Applications
- IEEE ISPLC - IEEE International Symposium on Power Line Communications
- IEEE LANMAN - IEEE International Symposium on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks
- IEEE NetSoft - IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization
- IEEE NFV-SDN - IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization & Software Defined Networks
- IEEE SECON - IEEE Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks
- IEEE SmartGridComm - IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications
Regional Conferences
- IEEE ANTS - Advanced Networks & Telecommunication Systems
- IEEE BlackSeaCom - International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking
- IEEE LATINCOM - IEEE Latin-American Conference on Communications
Conferences Financially Co-Sponsored
- OFC - Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition
- MILCOM - IEEE/AFCEA Military Communications Conference
- ATC - International Conferences on Advanced Technologies for Communications
- EuCNC - European Conference on Networks and Communications
- IEEE ICCC - International Conference on Communications in China
- IEEE ICME - International Conference on Multimedia and Expo
- IEEE/ACM IWQoS - IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Quality of Service
- IEEE PIMRC - IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications
- IEEE QCE - IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering
- IEEE VNC - IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference
Events of IEEE Initiatives Sponsored by ComSoc
- IEEE 5G Summit
- IEEE Sustainability through ICT Summit
- IEEE IoT Summit
- IEEE WF-IOT - IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things
Other Events Supported by ComSoc
- Brooklyn 5G Summit
Committees
Technical Committees
- Big Data
- Cognitive Networks
- Communication Theory
- Communications & Information Security
- Communications Quality and Reliability
- Communications Software
- Communications Switching & Routing
- Communications Systems Integration & Modeling
- Computer Communications
- Data Storage
- e-Health
- Green Communications & Computing
- Information Infrastructure & Networking
- Internet
- Internet of Things, Ad Hoc & Sensor Networks
- Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications
- Multimedia Communications
- Network Operations & Management
- Optical Networking
- Power Line Communications
- Radio Communications
- Satellite & Space Communications
- Signal Processing & Communications Electronics
- Smart Grid Communications
- Social Networks
- Tactile Internet
- Transmission, Access, & Optical Systems
- Wireless Communications
Emerging Technologies Initiatives
- Backhaul/Fronthaul Networking & Communications
- Full Duplex Communications
- Machine Learning for Communications
- Network Intelligence
- Quantum Communications & Information Technology
Chapters
- Asia/Pacific Region
- Europe, Middle-East, Africa Region
- Latin America Region
- North America Region
Awards
Career Awards
- IEEE Communications Society Education Award
- IEEE Communications Society Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award
- IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Industry Leader Award
- IEEE Communications Society Industrial Innovation Award
- IEEE Communications Society Award for Public Service in the Field of Telecommunications
Service Awards
- IEEE Communications Society Donald W. McLellan Meritorious Service Award
- IEEE Communications Society Harold Sobol Award for Exemplary Service to Meetings & Conferences
- IEEE Communications Society Joseph LoCicero Award for Exemplary Service to Publications
- IEEE ComSoc/KICS Exemplary Global Service Award
- IEEE Communications Society Carole Swaim Award for Distinguished Staff Service
- IEEE Communications Society Robert M. Walp Industry Humanitarian Award
Paper Awards
- The IEEE Communications Society Best Survey Paper Award
- The Communications Society Best Tutorial Paper Award
- The IEEE Communications Society Charles Kao Award for Best Optical Communications & Networking Paper
- The Communications Society Fred W. Ellersick Prize
- The IEEE Communications Society Heinrich Hertz Award for Best Communications Letter
- The Communications Society Leonard G. Abraham Prize in the Field of Communications Systems
- The Communications Society Stephen O. Rice Prize in the Field of Communications Theory
- The Communications Society William R. Bennett Prize in the Field of Communications Networking
- The IEEE Communications Society Young Author Best Paper Award
- The IEEE Communications Society Award for Advances in Communication
- The IEEE Communications Society & Information Theory Society Joint Paper Award
- IEEE Marconi Prize Paper Award in Wireless Communications
Notable leaders