Networked Systems Technical Committee

Chair(s):

Cecilia Metra

Professor

University of Bologna

Italy

8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East)

Cecilia Metra

8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East)

Biography

Cecilia Metra is a full professor at the University of Bologna, Italy, where she has worked since 1991, and from which she received a PhD in electronic engineering and computer science. In 2002, she was visiting faculty consultant for Intel Corporation.

Metra has been a member of the IEEE Computer Society (CS) Board of Governors since 2013, and of the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation Board of Governors since 2015. She was 2017 vice president of CS Member and Geographic Activities, and served as CS Secretary in 2015 and Vice President for Technical and Conference Activities in 2014.

Metra was editor in chief of Computing Now and associate editor in chief of IEEE Transactions on Computers. She is on the IEEE The Institute Advisory Board as well as on editorial boards of several journals, including IEEE Design&Test, Journal of Electronic Testing, and Design Automation for Embedded Systems.

She served as first vice chair of the Test Technology Technical Council (TTTC), chair of the TTTC Educational Program, and chair of the TTTC Communication Group. She contributed to numerous IEEE international conferences/ symposia/workshops as general/program chair/co-chair (14 times), vice-general/program chair/co-chair (6 times), topic/track chair (34 times), and technical program committee member (91 times).

Metra has published extensively (185+ papers) on design for test and reliability of integrated circuits and systems. Her research has received public and private funding (from companies such as Intel Corporation, STMicroelectronics, etc.) at national and international levels. Her involvement with industry was also recognized by a joint patent with Philips Research.

She has received two Meritorious Service Awards and five Certificates of Appreciation from the IEEE CS. Metra is an IEEE Fellow, IEEE CS Golden Core Member, and a member of the IEEE Honor Society IEEE-HKN.

Affiliation(s)

Professor

University of Bologna

Italy

Nelson Fonseca

Professor

Institute of Computing of the University of Campinas

Brazil

9 (Latin America)

Networked Systems will unite scientists and engineers with the purpose of gaining a better understanding of how various types of networked systems might be better architected, designed and developed. These improvements are expected to come through the application of theories, principles, and specific knowledge obtained from the field of network science. The committee will focus on discerning the impact of various forms of networked systems throughout the world including those created by humans (e.g., information, logistics) and those found in nature (e.g., biological swarms, communal ecosystems). Emphasis will be placed on understanding and adapting techniques, methods, and models derived from the field of network science to address issues with modern networked systems and improving upon the design of such systems.

IEEE Conferences relevant to the Networked Systems TC

IEEE International Workshop for Network Science in Communications Networks (NetSciCom), annually in conjunction with the IEEE International Conference for Computer Communications (INFOCOM).

NetSciCom Site: http://infocom2017.ieee-infocom.org/workshop/netscicom-network-science-communication-network

IEEE/ACM Symposium on Architectures for Networking and Communications Systems (ANCS)

ANCS Site: http://www.ancsconf.org/home