Benefits of IMS Membership

As our mission statement says, the Instrumentation and Measurement Society Administrative Committee strives to “provide the most comprehensive and high-quality services to our members and related professionals”.

Executive VP

Shervin Shirmohammadi

University of Ottawa

Canada

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Shervin Shirmohammadi

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Biography

Shervin Shirmohammadi received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2000 from the University of Ottawa, Canada, and after spending 3 years in the industry as a senior architect and project manager, joined as Assistant Professor the same University, where since 2012 he has been a Full Professor with the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He is Director of the Discover Laboratory, doing research in machine learning-assisted measurements, especially vision-based measurement, IoT measurements, and multimedia and network measurements. The results of his research, funded by more than $28 million from public and private sectors, have led to over 400 publications, over 70 researchers trained at the postdoctoral, PhD, and Master’s levels, 30+ patents and technology transfers to the private sector, and four Best Paper awards. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Open Journal of Instrumentation and Measurement, was the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement from 2017 to 2021, the Associate Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Magazine in 2014 and 2015, and is currently on the latter’s editorial board.

He has been an IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society (IMS) AdCom member since 2014, currently serves as its Executive Vice President, and was a member of the IEEE I 2 MTC Board of Directors from 2014 to 2016.

Dr. Shirmohammadi is an IEEE Fellow “for contributions to multimedia systems and network measurements”, and recipient of the 2019 George S. Glinski Award for Excellence in Research, the 2021 IEEE IMS Distinguished Service Award, and the 2023 IEEE IMS Technical Award “for contributions to the advancement of machine learning-assisted measurements”.

Affiliation(s)

University of Ottawa

Canada

Conferences

With discount registration fees, you can attend any of the dozen or so conferences and workshops sponsored or co-sponsored by the IMS. Our International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC) is our global flagship conference. The program includes more than 300 fully reviewed papers presented and discussed for an in-depth understanding of a wide range of topics in Instrumentation and Measurement. Other conferences and workshops such as AUTOTESTCON or MeMeA (Medical Measurements and Applications) focus on specific applications or subject areas, giving you the chance to choose in-depth events that fit your interest.

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Vice-President Conferences

2020 - 2022

Sebastian Yuri Catunda

Professor

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), at Natal

Brazil

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Publications

Members have access to the IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement (TIM) and to the Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine. TIM is a highly rated exclusive publication of scholarly papers on the advancement of the science of instrumentation and measurement. Our magazine presents a broader view of pertinent topics in our field with articles and columns ranging from measurement tutorials to instrumentation reviews. Furthermore, members receive a 20% discount on Open Access fees when publishing in the society's gold open access journal: the IEEE Open Journal of Instrumentation and Measurement (OJIM).

In addition, IMS members have access to the IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology (electronic) and Society Newsletter (electronic), the IEEE Smart Grid Resource Center (electronic), the IEEE RFID Resource Center (electronic), and the IEEE Systems Council Resource Center (electronic).

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Vice-President Publications

2023 - 2023

Kurt Barbé

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels

Belgium

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Membership

The Instrumentation & Measurement Society is committed to building strong local chapters where our members can connect with colleagues in our fields of interest. Chapter formation assistance is available, as we seek to expand our society’s global presence. An annual Chapter Summit, typically held at the I2MTC conference, allows chapter chairs to connect and share ideas and resources. A chapter toolbox gives local chapter leaders direct access to training materials and resources. The future of any organization is in its younger members, and we provide specific programs for students and young professionals to connect and acquaint them with our community.

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Vice-President Membership

2022 - 2023

Ferdinanda Ponci

RWTH Aachen University

Germany

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Education

Our Education Committee administers programs that promote the dissemination of instrumentation and measurement culture and improve education in I&M. We provide support for students and educators through awards for graduate research and course development by faculty members. The very popular Distinguished Lecturer Program has provided highly qualified speakers for chapters around the world in a number of current topics. During I2MTC, a robust tutorial program gives you a chance to receive direct education in a variety of current topics from excellent lecturers in concise presentations. Our video tutorial program and all-new virtual distinguished lecturer webinar series will make useful and hot-topic lectures available to you on demand via the society website.

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Vice-President Education

2023 - 2023

Chi Hung Hwang

Taiwan Instrument Research Institute, NARLabs

Taiwan

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Awards

Our awards committee seeks to recognize outstanding technical achievement and outstanding service to our society through several prestigious awards. We promote high quality papers at our conferences by awarding best paper and best student paper prizes at I2MTC and other major conferences.

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Awards & Membership Recognition Chair

2022 - 2022

Max Cortner

Boston Scientific Corporation

United States

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Technical & Standards Activities

Instrumentation and Measurement is a broad area encompassing a variety of topics. We currently have 22 technical committees that address specific areas of expertise. We assist like-minded professionals in forming technical committees and in pursuing technical advancement. In many cases, technical committees work to create IEEE standards.

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Vice-President Technical & Standards

2023 - 2023

Sergio Rapuano

University of Sannio

Italy

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