IEEE Future Directions Sri Chandrasekaran, Sr Director Standards & Technology August 2018

What is the IEEE Future Directions Anticipates the direction of new and emerging technologies and world challenges that IEEE can impact Coordinates resources across an unmatched array of IEEE technical expertise globally Scouts out and nurtures ways IEEE as a whole can provide an impact through its broad and deep volunteer base Bridges across IEEE Operating Units (OUs) to ride fast-rising waves of innovation Provides a valuable collaborative view and fosters engagement, enabling IEEE OUs to develop new offerings Goals Actively engage FD to ensure success of its initiatives from incubation to transition Promote and enable incubator projects August 2018

Emerging Technology – Hype Curve vs FDC Initiatives Coverage Big Data Blockchain Brain CyberSecurity Digital Reality Green ICT 5G Rebooting Computing Symbiotic Autonomous Sys Software Defined Networks *2018 Gartner Hype Cycle report released mid summer August 2018

Current FDC Activities Environmental Engineering Small Project Roadmaps Strategy and Governance (IRSG) ieee.org/futuredirections August 2018

Memberships in Thousands IEEE Future Directions Technical Communities Growth “All” includes Graduated initiatives Memberships in Thousands *Note: YTD through end of June 2018 August 2018

Previous FDC Initiatives Graduated August 2018

FDC Upcoming Events Sept 9-17 NIST, Gaithersburg, MD http://sites.ieee.org/blockchainsummit/ Rebooting Computing Week Nov 7-9, Tyson VA icrc.ieee.org Oct 31- Nov 1 San Diego, CA ttm.ieee.org Brain Workshop Nov 1-2, San Diego CA https://brain.ieee.org/news/2018-ieee-brain-initiative-workshop-on-advanced-neurotechnologies/ August 2018

IEEE Technology Time Machine (TTM) 31 October – 1 November 2018, San Diego, CA IEEE’s flagship conference on future technology directions. Overall theme of TTM 2018 is “Beyond Tomorrow“. Building upon the IEEE’s major technology initiatives, TTM 2018 will bring together renowned experts from research and industry to provide an overview of various technologies and explore how they may be leveraged “beyond tomorrow” through their research, products and services. TTM offers attendees from research and industry innovative insights from top executives and pioneers regarding the impact of future technologies on business and industry, society and everyday life, ethics, and policy. Solid program with diverse topics and dynamic speakers Great support from initiatives, IEEE-SA, Region 6, and San Diego Section Partnerships with: IEEE Entrepreneurship as an IEEE N3XT event WIE organized session IEEE-HKN lightning talks session IEEE.tv coverage and livestreaming two sessions, with GlobalSpec sponsors Corporate Marketing Sales Design ttm.ieee.org August 2018