Explore Closed Activities: Review Outputs and Results
Here is a comprehensive list of our closed IC activities, which are no longer active. Click on any activity to explore its outputs and publications and discover the accomplishments achieved during their course.
IC22-014
Coalition for Advanced Reactor Licensing (CARL): Facilitating Licensing for Advanced Reactors (PDF)
The goal of CARL is to identify priority topics of Uncertainty that would be of concern to the regulator and develop targeted position papers, case studies and other output that would directly support the license applicant in their Advanced Reactor license application.
IC22-010
Sustainability for Connectivity & Telecom Systems (PDF)
The ICAID will be focused on all Information and Communication Technology (ICT) standards, products, services, and organizations that are actively involved in ICT industry.
IC22-004
Unmanned Aerial Systems Forum (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to analyze the ecosystem of Unmanned Aerial Systems with the emphasis on India.
IC22-003
Mobile and Transportable Energy Storage Systems – Technology Readiness, Safety and Operation (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to assessing standards, technologies and applications associated with mobile and transportable energy storage solutions (ESS) to propose safety and performance standards for mobile and transportable ESS.
IC22-002
High Power Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to assess electric vehicle charging technology and propose standards for interoperability, safety and testing of electric vehicle charging stations.
IC21-014
IEEE Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Standards Tracking and Standards Development-Related Research Needs (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to identify IEEE standards and standards development activities that are relevant to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
IC21-012
AI Impact Use Cases Initiative (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to create a database of AI use cases across key sectors, categorized according to the proposed European Commission risk categories.
IC21-011
Big Data Governance Focus Group (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to provide clarity on what constitutes data governance and where this definition is applicable, e.g., IoT, AI, privacy, etc.
IC21-010
Fiber Attach Technology (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to analyze available fiber attach designs and develop a guide to their use for engineers, scientists, and designers.
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IC21-008
Needs Assessment for Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Standards (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to assess the education and standards needs around Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT).
IC21-006
Research Group on Issues of Autonomy and AI for Defense Systems (PDF)
Creating a knowledge base of best practices regarding the development, use, and governance of autonomous weapons systems (AWS), initially based on the guidelines first established by AWS-related principles and later updating to reflect evolving technological advancements and international norms and regulations.
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IC21-004
User-Centered Approach to Designing a User Interface for Rural Communities (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to develop a model for the design and implementation of user interfaces for rural communities.
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IC21-003
Mobile Health Applications Standards & Laboratory Services (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to establish a certification and associated conformity assessment process for mobile health apps and creating a global mobile health application registry.
IC21-002
Micro-Mechanical-Universal-Switches (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to build a cross-industry coalition of partners to jointly define a family of standards that will help to facilitate the deployment of micro-mechanical universal switches across numerous end markets.
IC21-001
Cybersecurity in Agile Cloud Computing (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to raise awareness of cloud remote access security risks via workshops and conferences.
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IC20-028
2030.5 Ecosystem Steering Committee (PDF)
This goal of this activity was to work to promote the IEEE 2030.5 standard and ease the integration of distributed energy resources (DER), including responsive generation, storage, and load into the electric grid.
IC20-027
Responsible Innovation of AI and the Life Sciences (PDF)
This goal of this activity was to address biosecurity and safety of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous intelligent systems (AIS) in human health and human biology.
IC20-026
Alliance for Best Practices and Standards in Smart Cities (PDF)
This goal of this activity was to bring together technologists, academia, smart city leaders and other stakeholders to help improve the adoption of standards by cities.
IC20-025
Trustworthy Technical Implementations of Children’s Online/Offline Experiences (PDF)
This goal of this activity was to create an ecosystem that lowered the barriers to engagement and enables a collaborative community that builds, develops and continually iterates best practices for products and services intended for children.
IC20-024
IEEE SA Industry Rapid Activator Program (IRAP) (PDF)
This goal of this activity was to showcase/demonstrate recently published, or soon to be published, IEEE standards at related industry events to accelerate the commercial implementation and/or adoption of those standards.
IC20-023
Implementation Roadmap for Systemic EV Adoption in India and Asia (PDF)
Bringing together stakeholders, including the automotive industry, the power industry, telecom, and policy makers, to create a viable roadmap for deploying electric vehicles (EV) across India and Asia.
IC20-022
Disaster Recovery for Blockchain Nodes and Enterprise Workloads (PDF)
This goal of this activity was to develop disaster recovery strategies for distributed financial applications.
IC20-017
Association for Digital Transformation (PDF)
This IC activity is dedicated to advancing the adoption and integration of Digital Transformation in various industry sectors by providing standards, recommended practices, guides, and reference implementations.
IC20-016
The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Extended Reality (PDF)
Continuing the work on the ethical issues related to extended reality (XR) as outlined in the Extended Reality chapter of IEEE’s Ethically Aligned Design. Developing white papers, workshops and proposals for new standards related to this work to ensure that augmented reality and virtual reality move from perilous to purposeful.
IC20-015
The Earth Lab (PDF)
This goal of this activity was to develop a Green Guide to Artificial Intelligence Systems (AIS) that will serve as a pragmatic roadmap for engineers, corporations and policy makers to leverage AIS innovation for an effective transition to a green economy.
IC20-012
Roadmap for the Development and Implementation of Standard Oriented Knowledge Graphs (PDF)
This goal of this activity was to provide the framework and general construction method to developers and users of standard-oriented knowledge graphs so that standard-oriented knowledge graphs can be integrated, implemented, and applied more simply and efficiently.
IC20-011
IoT Ecosystem Security (PDF)
The motivation behind this activity is to raise awareness at consumer and manufacturers sector and work with regulators to promote secure practices in the IoT ecosystem.
IC20-010
Labeling Cybersecurity Data for AI Automation (Single-and-Multi-Modal) (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to bring together industry stakeholders to engage in building consensus on priority issues for standardization activities, and provide a platform for IEEE thought leadership to industry.
IC20-008
The IEEE Trusted Data & Artificial Intelligence Systems (AIS) Playbook for Finance Initiative
This goal of this activity was to develop an industry-specific implementation guide (playbook) that encourages technologists in the financial services to prioritize human well-being and ethical considerations in the application of data in Artificial Intelligence Systems (AIS).
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IC20-006
The IEEE Applied AIS Risk and Impact Framework Initiative (PDF)
This goal of this activity was to develop an applied risk framework or assessment for artificial intelligence systems (AIS).
IC20-005
Global Initiative on Digital Transformation of Pandemic Surveillance (PDF)
This goal of this activity was to investigate digital technologies such as blockchain to improve the efficiency and transparency of pandemic surveillance.
IC20-004
Assessment of Standardization Gaps for Safe Automated Driving (PDF)
This goal of this activity was to assess existing automated driving standards to identify gaps and propose new standards for safe automated driving.
IC20-003
AI-Driven Innovation for Cities and People (PDF)
This goal of this activity was to develop blueprints to deploy beneficial and responsible artificial intelligence (AI) systems that are used for the public good.
IC20-002
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Testbed Development for Dynamic Road Traffic Management and Control at Electronic City — Bangalore INDIA (PDF)
This goal of this activity was to develop a test bed for traffic management and control applications for Electronic City (Bangalore, India).
IC20-001
Pre-Standardization Activities on Industrial AI (PDF)
This activity aimed to identify overlaps and gaps in standards governing industrial artificial intelligence (AI) applications and consumer AI applications.
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IC19-008
Arc Flash Calculator (PDF)
This activity aimed to establish a volunteer peer review team to assess the complimentary arc flash calculator.
IC19-007
Pre-standardization Studies for Indian Language Resources (PDF)
This activity aimed to identify use cases for standards to govern language resources for Indian languages.
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IC19-006
Data Trading System Initiative (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to propose that the sharing of data should shift from a centralized system to an autonomous distributed sharing model, called the data trading environment.
IC19-005
Public Knowledge Graphs (PDF)
This activity aimed to identify and support the creation of open, federated graphs of knowledge, using available protocols for storage and mirroring, alignment of different graphs, clustering and disambiguation, annotation, tracing and adding provenance.
IC19-003
Transforming for Digital Medicine (PDF)
MyData Health sought to create a participatory design process for creation of whitepapers on the topic of creating a fair health data economy.
IC19-002
Social Impact Measurement Framework (PDF)
This activity focused on investors being increasingly interested in making investments that can have both a social and a financial impact.
IC19-001
Global Initiative to Standardize Fairness in the Trade of Data (PDF)
This activity aimed to draft and propose a standards framework that could assist consumers, communities, corporations and countries to operate in a new agreement around the fair trade of human and personal data.
IC18-005
African Standardization Strategy and Roadmap for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (PDF)
Creating an implementation plan focused on the standardization aspects and related training needs to help deliver the broader objectives set out by the Africa 2063 Agenda. The strategy and roadmap will benefit the African standardization and technology communities, as well as related policy communities.
IC18-004
Ethics Certification Program for Autonomous and Intelligent Systems (ECPAIS) (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to provide the world’s first (based on our research) specification and body of its kind to enable a badge or mark for A/IS products, services and systems.
IC18-003
2030.5 Ecosystem Steering Committee (PDF)
This activity aimed to engage the ecosystem of organizations interested in promoting the IEEE 2030.5 standard.
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IC18-002
IP Security (PDF)
This activity was a forum for Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) and Research Libraries to coordinate their efforts in securing IP from piracy (e.g. SCIHUB).
IC18-001
Facilities Joint Use (PDF)
The Joint Use group was a forum for Electric Power Utilities, Telecomm and Cable Companies, Regulators, etc. to coordinate and develop consistent approaches/methodologies/rules for joint use of facilities.
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IC17-017
Blockchain Asset Exchange (PDF)
This activity aimed to design and develop a decentralized trading platform where entities and individuals could collaborate on creating, transferring, and capitalizing intellectual properties.
IC17-016
Industry Consortium on Learning Engineering (ICICLE) (PDF)
This activity aimed to offer guidance concerning the capabilities and limitations of the underlying technologies; how to use them to accomplish instructional goals; and how to evaluate the effectiveness of both the technologies and the various pedagogical innovations they allow.
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IC17-015
Optical Networks 2020 (PDF)
Optical Networks 2020 (ON2020) was a global collaborative that drove innovative optical network solutions to better meet the optical networking demands in the cloud era towards year 2020 and beyond.
IC17-014
Digital Intelligence (DQ) (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to put in place tools that will help ensure that digital literacy receives the attention and investment it deserves in the context both of domestic and overseas development policies.
IC17-013
11073 PHD Cybersecurity (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to build common ground about cybersecurity in the Personal Health Device community and create an “information security toolbox” appropriate for the IEEE 11073 PHD family of standards.
IC17-012
Supply Chain & Trials Standardized Technology and Implementation (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to address the issue of security and authenticity of the food and drug supply through interoperability of data systems.
IC17-011
Connectivity Harmonization of the Digital Citizen (PDF)
This activity proposed a multi-stream effort to address the design implications and technology implementations with a unique, core focus on the development of the immersive environment that will impact all present and future Digital Citizens.
IC17-010
Automotive Emerging Technology Initiative (PDF)
This activity aimed to provide a platform that brings together the global technical community working across these automotive industry topics in a collaborative environment to share knowledge, discuss issues and identify standards related solutions to drive innovation and accelerate emerging technology adoption.
IC17-008
PLC-IoT Interoperability and Compliance Testing (PDF)
This activity focused on selection of the labs for the testing, analysis and publication of the results, identification of the ambiguities and gaps in the IEEE 1901.1 standard and related test procedures.
IC17-006
Big Data Governance and Metadata Management (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to guide how big data and big data exchange is governed.
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IC17-005
Power Line Communication (PLC) in India (PDF)
This activity aimed to establish a series of test deeds for Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and provide an ecosystem for various stakeholders, from established industries to enterprising startups, to develop and test their solutions that have PLC as the core technology.
IC17-004
Electric Vehicle In-Motion Wireless Power Transfer (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to create a whitepaper on how in-motion wireless charging could be used in a smart city context.
IC17-003
India Robotics Roadmap (PDF)
This activity focused on India are to better understand and identify what existing Robotics and Automation solutions exist across public and private sectors.
IC16-006
International Roadmap for Devices and Systems (IRDS) (PDF)
This activity will focus on an International Roadmap for Devices and Systems (“IRDS”) via establishment of an interest group closely aligned with the new electronics industry ecosystem.
IC16-005
Consumer Healthcare Alliance (PDF)
This activity convened a community of global industry and academic leaders dedicated to improving consumers’ health with innovations in healthcare electronics.
IC16-004
Augmented Reality in the Oil/Gas/Electric Industry (PDF)
This activity convened stakeholders to identify requirements, standards needs and other issues, to help enable augmented reality solutions, as well as potentially mixed and virtual reality solutions, that can benefit the oil, gas and electric industries.
IC16-003
Internet of Things Interest Group (PDF)
This activity helped drive consensus development, engage industry and other relevant constituencies.
IC16-001
Open Data (PDF)
This activity convened stakeholders to assess existing Open Data initiatives and proposed new standards for making data “open.”
IC15-003
Smart City Compliance Indicators (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to define the factors that determine the “smartness” of a city.
IC15-002
Smart Glasses Roadmap (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to analyze the markets, use cases and technology considerations that must be addressed to accelerate enhanced reality technology readiness and adoption.
IC15-001
Fiber Optics Sensors (PDF)
This activity convened companies that manufacture fiber optic sensing systems or components for fiber optic sensing systems to identify gaps in standards related to fiber optic sensors and develop a plan to address these gaps.
IC14-002
Surgical Robotics (PDF)
This activity brought together academia and industry to build consensus and identify potential opportunities for standardization in the rapidly-growing field of medical robotics and computer-assisted medical technologies.
IC14-001
Green Power Generation (PDF)
This activity brought together enterprises and research institutions to overcome major issues and discuss potential technical standards relating to cleaner fossil fuel and especially coal-fired power generation in China and beyond.
IC13-009
Augmented Reality Directions and Standards (PDF)
This activity explored the full range of artistic, social and educational possibilities for augmented reality in smart mobile devices, including wearables.
IC13-008
Next Generation Ethernet Passive Optical Network (NG-EPON) (PDF)
This activity explored the market potential, desired features and technology options for a next generation EPON operating at data rates beyond 10 Gb/s.
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IC13-007
Indian Low Voltage DC Forum (PDF)
This activity focused on utilizing a working DC microgrid, DC commercial building, and DC powered homes to investigate the issues and develop empirical data on the potential benefits of solar DC generation and usage in India, including parts of India not currently connected to the power grid.
IC13-006
Cloud Computing Innovation Council for India (PDF)
This activity convened a council of experts from across industry, academia and government agencies, serving as a think tank for driving technological innovations across the Cloud Computing ecosystem in India.
IC13-005
DC in the Home (PDF)
This activity explored the issues and work to be done to ensure DC electricity can be safely and conveniently accessed in the home.
IC13-003
Convergence of Smart Home and Building Architectures (PDF)
This activity focused on the pre-standardization efforts relating to the convergence of smart home and building communication network architectures.
IC13-002
Electric Vehicle Wireless Power Transfer (PDF)
This activity focused on the pre-standardization efforts for Electric Vehicle Wireless Power Transfer, with a particular focus on dynamic wireless charging.
IC13-001
IEEE SA Symposium on EDA Interoperability (PDF)
This activity aimed to organize an annual symposium to help members of the electronics/semiconductor design and verification community better understand the landscape of Electronic Design Automation.
IC12-007
Systems & Components for Energy Routers (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to promote new, solid-state energy routing technology to replace existing distribution-type transformers with more intelligent bi-directional power systems.
IC12-006
Actionable Data Book for Education (PDF)
This activity aimed to create and demonstrate prototypes for new methods of activity-based mobile learning via an open-standard e-book format with new forms of interactive learning technology and functionality.
IC12-005
Smart Energy Data Repository (PDF)
This activity aimed to create a global resource for smart energy/smart grid research data to enable open and collaborative research throughout industry, academia and regulatory bodies.
IC12-004
Higher Speed Ethernet Consensus (PDF)
This activity focused on building consensus related to the next speed of Ethernet for wireline applications.
IC12-003
IEEE Intercloud Testbed (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to bring industry and research institutions together to gain real-world experience in cloud-to-cloud interoperability with the IEEE Intercloud Testbed.
IC12-002
Power Matters Alliance (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to lead and organize the Power 2.0 ecosystem.
IC12-001
Standardization and Innovation in IT (SIIT) Conference (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to organize the IEEE SIIT Conference to promote and educate on the role standardization can play in helping technologies advance and reach market faster.
IC11-002
IEEE 802.11 Patent Pool Exploratory Forum (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to promote the IEEE 802.11 standard by promoting the availability of licenses essential to the IEEE standard on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.
IC11-001
Future Directions for Nanonetworking (PDF)
This activity considered two important aspects of future directions in nanonetworking: emerging trends and important open problems, and industrial applications and potential industrial partners.
IC10-001
Ethernet Wireline Bandwidth Needs (PDF)
The goal of this activity was focused on gathering information that will enable an evaluation of the bandwidth needs for Ethernet wireline applications, including, but not limited to, core networking and computing.
IC09-001
Industry Connections Security Group (ICSG) (PDF)
The goal of this activity was to convene computer security experts from around the globe to work together to combat malware and other computer security threats.
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