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| IEEE EMC Society | |
|---|---|
| Name | IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society |
| Formation | 1950s |
| Type | Professional society |
| Headquarters | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Parent organization | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
IEEE EMC Society
The IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society is a professional organization focused on electromagnetic compatibility and interference. It connects practitioners, researchers, and educators from institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Imperial College London, ETH Zurich, and Tsinghua University while interfacing with industry leaders like Intel, Qualcomm, Bosch, Siemens, and Northrop Grumman. The Society engages with standards bodies including International Electrotechnical Commission, European Telecommunications Standards Institute, Telecommunications Industry Association, United States Department of Defense, and Federal Communications Commission.
The roots trace to post‑World War II concerns shared in forums such as NATO workshops and meetings at Bell Labs when electromagnetic interference issues became prominent for systems like the Boeing B‑52 Stratofortress and the Lockheed SR‑71 Blackbird. Early practitioners from General Electric, RCA Corporation, Hughes Aircraft Company, Raytheon Technologies, and academic groups at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign convened with members of IEEE technical committees. Milestones mirror developments at organizations such as the International Committee on Radio Interference and events like the World Radiocommunication Conference, with standards evolution paralleling work by Underwriters Laboratories and National Institute of Standards and Technology.
The Society's mission emphasizes reducing electromagnetic interference and improving compatibility across sectors represented by NASA, European Space Agency, Toyota Motor Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Airbus, and Lockheed Martin. Its scope spans electromagnetic theory used at CERN, applied measurement techniques developed at National Physical Laboratory (UK), and compliance frameworks compatible with regulations from European Commission and Australian Communications and Media Authority. Activities address real‑world challenges affecting platforms like the International Space Station, smart grids deployed by Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and medical devices certified by Food and Drug Administration.
Governance mirrors other IEEE societies with a Board of Governors, Coordinating Committees, and Technical Committees that liaise with entities such as IEEE Standards Association, IEEE Foundation, IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Xplore, and regional units in IEEE Region 1, IEEE Region 2, IEEE Region 10. Committees include technical councils focused on topics examined by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, and Karolinska Institutet. Volunteer leadership often emerges from professionals at Honeywell International, Texas Instruments, National Instruments, Analog Devices, and national laboratories like Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Technical work encompasses emissions measurement, immunity testing, and system design referenced alongside methods from International Organization for Standardization, IEC 61000 series work, and test procedures used by CTIA — The Wireless Association. Working groups collaborate with stakeholders such as European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, Society of Automotive Engineers, ISO/IEC JTC 1, and military standards offices in North Atlantic Treaty Organization partners. Research threads reflect modeling advances from groups at California Institute of Technology, Princeton University, and University of Cambridge, and practical testbeds maintained by Fraunhofer Society and TÜV SÜD.
The Society organizes flagship events comparable in scope to Consumer Electronics Show, Mobile World Congress, and satellite symposia at International Microwave Symposium venues; notable meetings attract contributors from SPIE, ACM SIGCOMM, American Physical Society, and Optical Society of America. Publications include peer‑reviewed journals and conference proceedings accessible via IEEE Xplore and circulated to institutions such as Cornell University, University of California, Berkeley, and National Taiwan University. Educational outreach partners with universities for short courses mirroring curricula at Georgia Institute of Technology and professional development aligned with accreditation bodies like ABET.
Membership spans professionals from corporations such as Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Apple Inc., and governmental laboratories including Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Local chapters operate in metropolitan areas including New York City, San Francisco, London, Beijing, and Bangalore and collaborate with student branches at University of Michigan, University of Tokyo, University of Sydney, and McGill University. Special interest groups liaise with societies like IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Communications Society, and IEEE Power & Energy Society.
The Society confers awards and recognitions that parallel honors from IEEE Medal of Honor, IEEE Fellow elevation, and domain awards akin to prizes from Royal Society and National Academy of Engineering. Recipients often include engineers and researchers affiliated with MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Bell Laboratories, AT&T Bell Labs, Siemens Research, and universities such as Delft University of Technology and University of Texas at Austin for contributions to EMC, standards, and education.
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