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IEEE SA 3D Body Processing Industry Connections--Summary and Recommended Actions for Communications, Security, Privacy, and Trust (CSPT) [IEEE P3141]

3D scanning is a process that captures the three-dimensional attributes of an object and includes surface texture and spectral content. 3D scanners have become a critical tool for shortening product development and manufacturing time. The ongoing technological advancements in terms of portability, scanning range, and image quality have opened new…

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The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Extended Reality (XR) Report--Extended Reality (XR) and the Erosion of Anonymity and Privacy

This report is the result of work within the IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Extended Reality (XR), a multidiscipline group of industry practitioners, ethicists, academics, researchers, educators, and technology enthusiasts. It has been written to focus on a wide range of ethical issues related to XR and the erosion…

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The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Extended Reality (XR) Report -- Who Owns Our Second Lives: Virtual Clones and the Right to your Identity

This paper discusses different aspects and issues that arise when identity corresponds to and overlaps with the identity of actual humans. The arguments mostly concern identities in virtual reality since that is where we, as researchers and developers, have the most experience and empirical data. However, most of the argument…

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Digital Resilience IC Activity: Sustainable, Secure, and Inclusive Digital Resilience (DR)

This paper calls for a radical shift in mindset for a holistic people-centered approach to digital resilience, otherwise future crises could further intensify poverty, hunger, and inequalities, and could reach levels beyond our capacity to recover. This broadening of perspective requires engagement with the digital ecosystem, i.e., the stakeholders, systems,…

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Digital Resilience IC Activity: Foundational Principles for Digital Resilience Framework

The intent is to develop a holistic Digital Resilience Framework. To that end, foundational principles have been developed that will be reflected in the framework, which will guide individuals, organizations, and communities in assessing and crafting a strategy to address the immediate threats of COVID-19 and build long-term resilience in…

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The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Extended Reality (XR) Report--Extended Reality (XR) Ethics in Education

The scope of this report is the exploration of ethics-related issues to support the development, design, and deployment of XR applications in Education and the aim is to initiate expert-driven, multidiscipline analysis of the evolving XR Ethics requirements, with a vision to propose solutions, technologies, and standards in future updates.…

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The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Extended Reality (XR) Report--Social and Multi-User Spaces in VR: Trolling, Harassment, and Online Safety

The scope of this report is the exploration of ethics-related issues in terms of virtual clones and the right to your identity; the aim is to initiate expert-driven, multidiscipline analysis of the evolving XR Ethics requirements, with a vision to propose solutions, technologies, and standards in future updates. The set…

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Introduction to the IEEE P2520(TM) Series of Standards on Olfaction Devices and Systems

A new series of international odor monitoring and analysis standards are being developed by the IEEE Sensors Council and the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, in collaboration with the International Society for Olfaction and Chemical Sensing. The standards are designed for those developing and using odor analysis devices, electronic noses, and…

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IEEE 3D Body Processing Industry Connections--Landmarking for Product Development

This paper seeks to explore where current landmarking definitions have difficulty bridging traditional and technological practice. The paper summarizes current definitions in a standard format to encourage discussion toward practice suited for both manual and virtual environments. The goal is toward definitions that enable a specific placement whether that references…

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