1. IEEE FDC – IEEE-CS-SAB BRIEFING
The IEEE Future Directions Committee (FDC) anticipates and determines the direction of existing, new, and emerging technologies and related issues, and spearheads their investigation and development by IEEE.
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IEEE-CS SAB FDC Report

2. Activities Operations
Incubate emerging technologies and new applications
Identify opportunities to engage with the general public
Catalyze technical, professional, and educational activities
Operations
Monthly one-hour teleconferences for status reports
Twice yearly meetings in person – June and November
Work done on committees
Initiatives are involved in conferences, community, publications, standards
Launch new publications, conferences, standards, and other activities
FDC actively participates in Technology Time Machine
Initiatives seek funding from IEEE New Initiatives Committee (NIC)
This slide summarizes how the FDC works.
Meetings are open only to FDC members (excepting the ones at IEEE meeting series).
Each initiative has its own program manager, sponsoring society, meetings, conferences, etc.
(Technology Time Machine is 20 – 21 October in San Diego)
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3. Internet of Things (Transitioned) Green ICT Rebooting Computing
EXISTING INITIATIVES
Big Data
Brain Initiative
Cybersecurity
Digital Senses 5G
Smart Materials
Internet of Things (Transitioned)
Green ICT
Rebooting Computing
Smart Cities (Transitioned)
Software Defined Networks
Previously Graduated: Cloud Computing, Transportation, Smart Grid, Electrification Community, Life Sciences, Internet Initiative
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4. FDC Actions of Note
Tech Survey of Industry partners – Used to identify potential
Environmental Engineering endorsed (requested by NIC)
Lists over 40 related standards including:
IEEE/NSF: 1680 Family: Environmental Assessment of Electronic Products
SCC39 - International Committee on Electromagnetic Safety
1888 family Ubiquitous Green Community Control Network Protocol (ISO 18880)
IEEE 1547 series
Multiple recommendations & guides for safety and evaluation environmental impact
NIC Results
Big data, Cybersecurity, green ICT each received $300k
Rebooting computing invited to submit a phase 1
Brain and SDN did not pass
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5. Survey of standards activities
Initiated by IEEE-SA Representative
Written survey followed by interviews
Contributions to standards development?
Dependencies on standards?
New standards?
Written responses limited. Interviewees emphasized
IEEE protocol layer standards
5G-related standards
Specific activities identified
Rebooting Computing set up International Roadmap for Devices and Systems under IEEE-SA IC
Data from initiative web sites
Most list standards activities and have standards subcommittees
Many are “kitchen sink” list
Most focused list was Green ICT
Cybersecurity is focused on NIST 
Opportunities identified in Big Data 
Being facilitated by SA representative
Should come through SAB
Observations
Initiatives can add relevance and market opportunities to standards activities
Most participate organically in existing standards activities but new ones emerge
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IEEE-CS SAB FDC Report

6. New Initiatives – FDC had funding for one
Top Vote Getters
3D Imaging and Multi-Media
Autonomous Systems and their Societal Impact
Fog Computing and Networking
Internet of Space (IoS)
Robotics & Swarms
Symbiotic Machines
Top 3 considered
Autonomous Systems and their Societal Impact
Fog Computing and Networking
Symbiotic Machines
Results
Fog “endorsed”
Autonomous system / Symbiotic Machines combined and selected
Emphasis on societal impacts
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IEEE-CS SAB FDC Report

7. Non-obvious Opportunities for CS Standards …
5G – impact & opportunities
Information assurance
Simulation interoperability
Learning Technology
Big Data
Big data governance (IC)
Quality of Service (being proposed)
Emphasis on societal aspects is differentiator among SDOs
Role of Computer Society?
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