Accelerating Innovation Through
Standards Education
Yatin Trivedi
Chair, IEEE Standards Education Committee (SEC)
Member, IEEE-SA Standards Board
Member, IEEE-SA Corporate Advisory Group
Director, Standards and Interoperability, Synopsys
ytrivedi@ieee.org
Shanghai, April 2013
IEEE Standards Are Everywhere
Across a broad spectrum of technologies
Aerospace Electronics
Bioinformatics
Broadband Over Power Lines
Broadcast Technology
Clean Technology
Cognitive Radio
Design Automation
Electromagnetic Compatibility
Green Technology
LAN/MAN
Medical Device Communications
Nanotechnology
National Electrical Safety Code
Next Generation Service
Overlay Networks
Organic Components
Portable Battery Technology
Power Electronics
Power & Energy
Radiation/Nuclear
Reliability
Transportation Technology
Test Technology
About the IEEE-SA
Globally recognized standards
Over 900 active standards
More than 500 standards under development
7,000+ individual members
200+ corporate members
Over 20,000 volunteer standards developers worldwide
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Standards Education in IEEE
IEEE Board of Directors
Member & Geographic
Activities
IEEE-USA
Technical
Activities
Publication
Activities
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IEEE Standards Education Mission
Promote the importance of standards in
meeting technical, economic, environmental, and
societal challenges.
Secure and disseminate learning materials on
the application of standards in the design and
development aspects of educational programs.
Secure and provide short courses about
standards needed in the design and development
phases of professional practice.
Actively promote the integration of standards
into academic programs.
Standards Education Community
Students
• Undergraduate and graduate
Technology professionals
• Engineers and technologists
• Experienced professionals
• Standards developers
• Product developers
• Standards managers
Business leaders
Marketing professionals
Importance of Standards Education
Standards education recognizes the key role standards
play within the engineering, technology and computing
fields.
Knowledge of standards can help facilitate the transition
from classroom to professional practice by aligning
educational concepts with real-world applications.
- Facilitate Communication
- Uniformity for Professional Tasks
- Foundation/Framework for Innovation
- Product Quality and Interoperability
IEEE Standards Education
Program Highlights
IEEE Standards Education Web Portal
IEEE Standards Education Grants
IEEE Standards Education e-Magazine (eZine)
Developing products/services for university
students and professors and continuing education
for practitioners
Incorporating Standards into
Engineering Curriculum
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Exposes students to how an industry segment operates in
certain technologies.
• Students acquire skills necessary to enter workforce
Benefits students and faculty mentors as they face
challenging design processes.
• Common grounds for discussion
Prepares students for applied research.
• Avoids wasting time on inventing/re-building “reusable”
technology
Provides tools for use in learning about standards and their
impact on design and development
• Going beyond theory
http://standardseducation.org
http://standardseducation.org
Standards Education:
Tutorials and Case Studies
Tutorials
Free online comprehensive learning modules
 Guidance on how to assemble and apply standards appropriate to the
development of a product or process
 Topics include:
 The Role of Standards in Engineering and Technology
 The Role of Standards in Cellular Telephony
 The Role of Standards in Electrical Power Systems
 System Verilog: IEEE Std 1800TM
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Case Studies
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Examples of the applications of standards in the real world
Topics include:
 Wireless Routers
 Multimode Mobile Phones
http://standardseducation.org/
Snapshot of Tutorial
http://www.ieee.org/web/education/standards/tutorials.html
Example of a Popular Workshop Topic
Demystifying 802 Standards
A full day of immersion into the world of IEEE 802®
Standards that covers each of the working groups
developing standards in both the wired and wireless areas
IEEE Standards Education Grants
Grants for Student Application Papers Applying Industry
Standards
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To support undergraduate and graduate design projects, or
development/research projects, in which industry technical
standards are applied to complete the project.
Students receive US $500
Faculty mentors receive US $300 honorariums.
Proposal and final report must illustrate how specific
standards were applied to a task in the project.
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Final papers describe how standards impacted the design
process.
Approved final papers are posted as Student Application
Papers.
More information and to apply:
– http://standardseducation.org/applications
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Standards Education Grants
Applications Received by Region
Totals as of 21 August 2012 (2009 to 2012)
Region 10 (Asia and Pacific)
Region 9 (Latin America)
Region 8 (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
Region 7 (Canada)
Between 2009 and 2012:
Region 6 (Western US)
Region 5 (Southwestern US)
Region 4 (Central US)
Region 3 (Southeastern US)
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128 Applications Received
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83 Approved
Region 2 (Eastern US)
Region 1 (Northeast US)
Totals as of 21 August 2012 (2009 to 2012)
0
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40
60
80
100
120
140
Grants for Applications from China
Grants
Approved in College/University
2012
Student
Leader
Project Title
Bowen Hua
Reliability Evaluation of
Distribution Systems
Approved 26
Considering Demand
March 2012
Response: Application
of IEEE Std 1366-2012
Da Shao
Simulating timing and
energy-consuming
behavior of a Wireless
Sensor Network node
by using IEEE POSIX
standards
Approved 26
March 2012
Final Paper
Accepted
State Key Laboratory
of Electrical Insulation
and Power Equipment
Yes
School of Electrical
Engineering, Xi’an Jiao
Tong University
Institute of
Mechatronics, School
of Mechanical
Waiting for
Engineering
final paper
Shanghai Jiao Tong
University
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IEEE Standards Education eZine
http://standardsmagazine.ieee-elearning.org
Free quarterly publication for those who learn, teach, use,
deploy, develop and enjoy Standards!
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Worldwide audience of Educators, Students, Practicing professionals
eZine attempts to align content with standards technology
topics and geographic interests
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First issue released September 2011.
1st Quarter 2012: Smart Grid
2nd Quarter 2012: Standards Education in China
3rd Quarter 2012: Communications & Networking Standards
1st Quarter 2013: IEC-IEEE Standards Challenge
Total unique visits to the eZine = over 15,000
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IEEE Standards Education eZine
http://standardsmagazine.ieee-elearning.org
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Recent Workshops & Conferences
ICCVE 2012 (Standards workshop and presentations organized by IEEE China)
– http://www.iccve.org/, December 12-16, 2012, Beijing
Indicon 2012 (Standards track organized by IEEE India)
– http://www.indicon2012.org/, December 7-9, 2012, Kochi
IEEE SEC and ASTM jointly sponsored a panel session at the Capstone Design
Conference in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA. Summer 2012.
– An interactive session addressing the importance of including technical
standards education in engineering curricula and the needs of industry.
– Read about this event in the IEEE Standards Education eZine
IEEE Workshop on Engineering Standards
– September 18, 2012 , City University, London, UK
– Interactive workshop including a multi-hour consensus-building simulation
– Open to students, professors and industry practitioners
International Symposium on Standards Education and Technologies (ISSET)
– http://isset.dcetech.com/, October 4-6, 2012 at DTU, Delhi, India
Opportunities in 2013
New standards education eLearning
courses in development for 2013.
More standards education related topics at
workshops and conferences.
Continued opportunities for students to win
grants for design projects.
Opportunities for faculty, students and
industry professionals to publish articles in
IEEE Standards Education eZine.
IEEE-SA information & Resources
IEEE-SA Web site
– http://standards.ieee.org/
IEEE Standards Education Portal
– http://www.standardseducation.org
– http://standardsmagazine.ieee-elearning.org/
– http://TryStandards.org/
Standards Insight Blog
– http://www.standardsinsight.com
Follow IEEE-SA on the Web
– http://www.facebook.com/ieeesa
– http://www.twitter.com/ieeesa
IEEE China Office
– china@ieee.org
Jennifer McClain
– Program Manager, Standards Education
– j.mcclain@ieee.org
Thank You!
谢谢