b'Member News March 2020 15Career supportIET Quantum Communication:From IET Fellow to Associate EditorIn addition to being Associateworking with researchers from all over theprovided the opportunity to be part of Professor at the University ofworld, he says. I get to see advancesthe launch of a new journal; experiencing Science and Technology of China,in cutting-edge research in my areas offirst-hand its launch through to growing IET Fellow Dr Kaiping Xue FIET wasinterest, which include next-generationa collection of important, relevant and delighted to accept the role ofinternet, network security and quantuminsightful academic research for the Associate Editor for IET Quantumcryptography. Im excited to be workingengineering and technology community.with the IET on their newest journal.Communication, the IETs gold OpenThe journal fills an important niche for Access journal that publishes novelOur journals portfolio spans thethe quantum communication research research and original survey articlesspectrum of engineering and technology,community and provides researchers covering new and exciting areas suchwith a way to easily find out what their in quantum wireless communication. as robotics, AI, cognitive computationpeers have been involved in discovering. and smart cities. Becoming an AssociateI am hoping to see the journal continue As an Associate Editor for IET QuantumEditor has not only expanded onto grow as we move into 2020!Communication I have the privilege ofKaipings career experience, it has also Interested in publishing in one of our journalsor becoming a referee?If youre an author looking to get your work out there to a worldwide readership, or to become a referee for any of our journals, visit: iet-review.rivervalleytechnologies.comAfter setting up your account, get in touch to let us know about your interestat journals@theiet.orgDr Kaiping Xue FIETMaking our technicalcommunities fit for the futureJust over two years ago, a new Technical and Professional Networks Communities Committee (TPN-CC) was formed to take responsibility for the governance, operation and strategy for our technical communities.With this change came the opportunityOur objectives are to: enable ourWere diversifying our formats, tightening to revisit our modus operandi to ensurecommunities to innovate, engage andour processes, and rolling out a successful we can continue to offer a competitiveinspire; become global influencers inwebinar programme as well as new value proposition and grow sustainablyengineering and technology; and enhanceTechnical Networks (TNs) in Malaysia on into the future; 2020 will see theour online presence to democratiseIndustry 4.0 and Control and Automation.implementation of this newly devisedinformation. As 2020 unfolds, we expect to form new strategy. To achieve this, were working to growgroups around the world, offer a greater Our vision is to work strategicallyour technical communities and increasevariety of opportunities for engagement with leaders and experts from bothglobal engagement by empowering ourwith volunteers and the wider professional industry and academia to develop avolunteers with an array of new physicalcommunity, and create a content hub for portfolio of vibrant and global technicaland online tools.our on-demand webinars and podcasts.communities, which will continue to support the sharing of cutting-edgeIf youd like to volunteer for an existing TN or explore starting something new,engineering knowledge and world-classthen please contact: cc-tpn@ietvolunteer.org networking opportunities. Authored by Professor Ferdinando Rodriguez MIET, TPN-CC Chair'