IEEE Annual Election Candidates - Division VIII

Roger U. Fujii

ROGER U. FUJII
(Nominated by IEEE Division VIII)

President
Fujii & Associates - Systems Consulting
Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA
www.fujii.us.com

 

Roger Fujii recently served as 1st Vice President of the IEEE Computer Society. He is an IEEE Fellow and a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley (BS/MS) with business management certifications from Harvard, UCLA, and Virginia. Through 2010, he was Vice President and General Manager of Northrop Grumman’s Network Communication Systems business unit. He was responsible for US$1.07B in sales and US$20M in research developing network management and digital communication technology systems. The innovative communications technology processes different waveforms and protocols of complex communication systems. He has served the IEEE CS activities for over 25 years including Vice President of Standards Activity Board, CS Board of Governors, and Press Operations chair. His pioneering work in certifying critical software systems set the basis for early standards. His work has resulted in numerous Computer Society awards and recognition as Asian American Executive of the Year.

 

IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
(M’88-SM’04-F’09)

Fujii’s IEEE Computer Society involvement has cross-cut across the society’s functional organizations from standards development, press operations, membership development, and operations & strategic planning.

Standards: While chairing the United States International Software Engineering standards involvement (ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7), he led the effort to consolidate DoD and other federal agencies’ standards development to the common usage of IEEE CS standards. Today, most federal agencies cite IEEE CS software standards in all new federal software systems development. Also, as the working group chair of the Software Verification and Validation standard (Std 1012), he pioneered the first use of minimum standard requirements for multi-level software integrity levels. Std 1012 is now used to certify all critical software systems.

Press Operations: Working with IEEE CS staff, he established a partnership venture with Wiley Press to provide book publishing services in a time when book publishing was no longer supportable by IEEE CS budgets. This resulted in annual payments from Wiley of US$250K and increased book publications.

Membership Development: Working with the IEEE CS Industry Advisory Board and IEEE CS staff, he promoted the corporate affiliate program with Northrop Grumman’s employee base to increase IEEE CS membership.

Operations & Strategic Planning: He is leading subcommittee efforts to revise the IEEE CS strategic goals and objectives to improve the relevance of the society to its future members. He is also leading a subcommittee that will be developing the society’s long-term vision of Smart Grid.

Committees/Boards: IEEE Computer Society 1st Vice President (2010), IEEE CS Vice President Standards Activity Board (SAB – 2010-11), IEEE CS Board of Governors (2006-09), IEEE CS New Initiatives Committee (2007), IEEE CS Executive Management and Strategic Planning Committee (2010-11), IEEE CS Standards Working Group Chairperson IEEE Std 1012 (1985–present), Press Operations Committee Chairperson (2003-05), Editor in Chief Evaluation Committee Member (2008)

 

Statement

I have served in diverse IEEE Computer Society roles giving me a broad perspective of the impressive capabilities of the Society and its members. I will support IEEE Core Values and Goals:

• Research/academia: Continue the active publication of important research and academic publications especially in the emerging technology and social areas such as Smart Grid and environmental conservation.
• Practitioner Involvement: Reach out to the practitioner community to encourage publications on how industry is using the important research publications to solve emerging technology problems. I would encourage the use of instant technical communities of interest to facilitate rapid information exchange.
• Global outreach: Actively promote the involvement and membership from the developing countries of the world and to develop new methods to distribute IEEE content to our members.
• Career paths and professional certification/accreditation: Support the initiatives to provide career professionals with career development services and professional interaction with other professionals to enhance member’s professional development.
• Volunteer growth and leadership development: Acknowledge the achievements of volunteers and develop them as future IEEE leaders.

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Rangachar Kasturi

RANGACHAR KASTURI
(Nominated by IEEE Division VIII)

Douglas W. Hood Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, USA
www.cse.usf.edu/~r1k/kasturi-ieee/

 

Kasturi began his professional career as an engineer in the electrical power industry in 1968 and worked for ten years developing products in power control systems and communication systems. After receiving his PhD from Texas Tech University in 1982, he has been serving as a professor of electrical engineering and computer science, first at Pennsylvania State University and then at the university of South Florida. His broad professional career is reflected in his strong support for closer interaction between academia and industry.

Kasturi’s research interest is in the application of computer vision and pattern recognition technologies. He is a co-author of the popular textbook, Machine Vision. He was the president of the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) during 2002-04 and IEEE Computer Society in 2008. He served as a Fulbright Scholar in 1999. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and the IAPR. His full vitae is at www.cse.usf.edu/~r1k/kasturi.pdf.

 

IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
(S’82-M’82-SM’88-F’96)

Activities –

COMMITTEES/BOARDS: Public Visibility Committee Member, 2011; MGA IT Coordination Committee, 2010; Executive Director Search Committee, 2008-09; Technical Activities Board (TAB), 2008; Publication Services and Products Board (PSPB), 2001-03; TAB Periodicals Committee, 2001-05; President’s Focus on India initiative, Chair, 2008-09. SOCIETY: IEEE Computer Society, President, 2008; Vice President of: CS-MGA, 2011; Conferences and Tutorials, 2006; Publications, 2001-03; Nominations Committee Chair, 2009; Membership Committee Chair, 2009; Intersociety Cooperation Committee Chair, 2009; Board of Governors (BoG), Chair, 2008; Member, 2001-09, 2011; Treasurer, 2004-05; Constitution and Bylaws Committee, Co-Chair, 2007; Planning Committee Chair, 2007; Fellow Evaluation Committee, Member, 2003-05; IEEE Transactions on PAMI, Editor-in-Chief, 1995-98; Distinguished Visitor Program, 1987-89. Computing Research Association Board, IEEE representative, 2009-11.

Accomplishments –
Directed IEEE Computer Society Transformation: As its president, Kasturi led the Society through significant changes in staff and volunteer structures which resulted in improved efficiency and better customer service. He led efforts for development and marketing of new products to address the needs of practicing professionals. IEEE-CS launched a credentialing product for entry level software professionals and a Technology Summit to bring together leaders and practitioners.

Achieved Significant Improvement in Submission to Publication Time of Articles: As the Vice President of Publications, Kasturi launched the so called 9-90 Initiative in which processing of 90% of papers submitted for review would be completed within 9 months for all Computer Society journals. This initiative has led to rapid posting of accepted articles online and substantial increase in author and reader satisfaction.

Implemented Enhancements to Editorial Process: As Editor-in-Chief, Kasturi implemented many changes to the process of appointment of editors and management of the review cycle which made PAMI the preferred venue for rapid publication of high quality research results. These practices have contributed to PAMI’s success as the highest rated Transactions among all IEEE journals in recent years.

 

Statement

I have a proven track record of working closely with leaders of the IEEE and representing the interests of the IEEE Computer Society. My primary goal as your director will be to channel the resources of the IEEE to enable you to derive the most value from membership and help you succeed in your career.

• Over 75% of our members are practicing professionals. It is critical for IEEE to expand and deliver high quality products which directly help them to do their jobs better and advance their careers. I will champion focused efforts to enhance our offerings that contain practical technical content and deliver them through a user friendly infrastructure.
• The research community highly values IEEE’s products. I will sponsor activities that encourage increased collaboration with sister societies to enhance the breadth and quality of our products. My vision is to create an environment that makes IEEE the venue of choice for showcasing all technological innovations.

I am looking forward to serving as your director. Thank you for being a member and for your participation in the elections.
 

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