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Furthermore, signal processing has
now become much larger and diverse.
It has -permeated a vast number of technologies and applications. Watch, for
example, our video "What Is Signal Processing?" at https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=EErkgr1MWw0 for some
examples of these applications. The
scope of our journals range from speech
to networks, from forensics to imaging,
from biomedical to multimedia, and
so on. We have more than 185 Chapters in approximately 120 countries.
This compels me to appreciate the good
comments and relevant points made by

FROM THE EDITOR

those who advocate for keeping our
current name, as well as feel their devotion to the name. Whether or not we
change our name, we should continue
to expand our activities to stress our
wide scope, for example, by initiating a
new journal, workshop, distinguished
speakers, summer schools, and educational material related to data science.
I consider myself fortunate that I have
been working in this exciting field and
am equally proud to be attached to our
beloved name signal processing.
Let us continue this important discussion. Please add your comments

to https://signalprocessingsociety.org/
get-involved/signal-processing-larger-itsbeloved-name

Reference

[1] R. G. Lyons and D. Lee Fugal, Essentials of
Digital Signal Processing. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:
Prentice Hall, 2014.

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I thank SPS staff members Rebecca Wollman, Richard Baseil, Theresa Argiropoulos, -Jessica Perry, and Deborah Blazek for
their assistance, and I appreciate the
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November 2017

thoughtful feedback and support from
our readers.
The SPS Executive Committee has
appointed Prof. Robert Heath as the
next editor-in-chief of the magazine,
effective January 2018. Robert is a
world-renowned expert and proliferate
researcher on signal processing for communications. Please join me in welcoming him. As I pass the baton, I take this
opportunity to thank all supporters of
the magazine in the past and appreciate
the continued support in the years to come.
Together, we can continue to build this premier publication with a strong technical
impact as well as indispensable benefits
to our members and readers.
To quote Prof. Oppenheim: "There
will always be signals, they will always
need processing, and there will always
be new applications, new mathematics,
and new implementation technologies."
Let IEEE Signal Processing Magazine
be your helpful companion in this everlasting journey of signal processing!

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