{"687340":{"#nid":"687340","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GTRI Researcher Joseph Greene Receives IEEE-USA McClure Citation of Honor","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) Research Engineer Joseph Greene has received the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ieeeusa.org\/volunteers\/awards-recognition\/professionalism\/mcclure\/#:~:text=Past%20Recipients-,Purpose,activities%20in%20the%20United%20States.\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIEEE-USA George F. McClure Citation of Honor\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. This national award\u0026nbsp;recognizes exemplary contributions to advancing professional activities for engineers in the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGreene, of GTRI\u2019s Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory (EOSL), said his first reaction to the award was shaped by the very security awareness culture he supports at work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are in training season for phishing emails at GTRI,\u201d he said with a laugh. \u201cSo, my first reaction was almost disbelief. I thought, \u2018There has to be something going on here.\u2019 I went and confirmed it before I let myself believe it was real.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOnce he verified the message was legitimate, the significance of the honor began to sink in.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBeyond the recognition itself, what really mattered to me was the reflection of impact,\u201d Greene said. \u201cIEEE is really my home away from home. A lot of my time outside of GTRI is dedicated to IEEE and its programming, so to see that work recognized in this way was incredibly meaningful.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe McClure Citation of Honor is focused on professional activities. For Greene, that focus aligns directly with how he has chosen to invest his time in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hkn.ieee.org\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIEEE and in IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, the organization\u2019s honor society for electrical and computer engineers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGreene\u2019s involvement with IEEE-HKN began as an undergraduate at Boston University, and continued through graduate school and into his professional career. Over time, he moved from chapter-level activities into roles that support the wider society, particularly in areas such as data management, AI-enabled tools, and mentoring programs that connect students with alumni and professionals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe describes IEEE and IEEE-HKN as a kind of infrastructure for the profession, giving students and early-career engineers a place to test their leadership skills, build networks, and learn how to work across disciplines. In the interview, Greene emphasized how much of his volunteer work focuses on creating systems that make those experiences easier to access and more sustainable.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERather than focusing only on one-time events, he has helped build programs that can be replicated and scaled, from virtual mentoring and career panels to tools that help chapters track engagement and connect with each other. Those efforts support the kind of professional development that the McClure Citation seeks to highlight, including career readiness, leadership, and the ability to engage with broader policy and societal issues that affect engineers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGreene said that one of the most rewarding aspects of his IEEE-HKN work is seeing students and young professionals realize how much they have to offer, even early in their careers. Through mentoring and leadership opportunities, he has watched them gain confidence, find their communities, and begin to shape the profession they are entering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat same systems-focused mindset carries over to Greene\u2019s research at GTRI, where he works at the intersection of optics, algorithms, and emerging sensing technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt is basically optical design meets deep learning to push what is possible with physical systems,\u201d he said, describing his work in computational imaging. \u201cI find myself interfacing across a wide range of projects where I either inspire next-generation algorithms or next-generation optical design to meet key needs in our primarily Department of Defense portfolio.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn that role, Greene often thinks about how to integrate new concepts into real-world systems in a way that advances capability without introducing unacceptable levels of risk.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe major drive I have at the Institute is to balance risk with innovation,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want designs that are truly new and push forward what our sponsors can do, but we cannot demand an incredible amount of risk that would prohibit us from achieving those successes.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA significant portion of his recent work focuses on neuromorphic imaging, or event-based vision, a sensing approach that operates differently from traditional cameras.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe goal of these cameras is to redo the paradigm in which we interrogate the world,\u201d Greene explained. \u201cYou are more interested in motion and change than in static walls around you. Event-based cameras respond to action. They suppress a lot of static information and can pull out minute changes in the world around you, even with very faint contrast.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause these devices are relatively new and not yet standardized, Greene said there is still foundational work to do.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese are new and largely unstandardized devices,\u201d he said. \u201cIf we take one off the shelf and try to relate it back to theory, there are gaps. We want to calibrate and characterize practical devices so we can provide real guarantees to our sponsors about how they will perform in the real world.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the same time, he is helping explore mission-focused applications where the technology\u2019s strengths, such as high dynamic range and performance in ultra\u2013low light, can make a meaningful difference.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere are very particular use cases where this technology can have a big impact,\u201d Greene said. \u201cIt has already generated excitement in areas like autonomous vehicles because of its performance across a wide range of lighting conditions, including ultra\u2013low light.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhether he is helping a student chapter modernize its data systems, advising early-career engineers through IEEE-HKN programs, or designing a new imaging approach for a sponsor, Greene sees a common thread running through his volunteer service and his work at GTRI.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBoth, he said, are about building structures that help people see more clearly, make better decisions, and respond more effectively to complex problems. The McClure Citation of Honor recognizes that broad kind of impact, one that spans technical leadership, professional development, and community building across the engineering profession.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJoseph Greene is an exemplar of GTRI\u2019s mission to \u201cserve national security\u201d and \u201ceducate future technology leaders\u201d as one of \u201cthe foremost innovators\u0026nbsp;creating a secure nation, a prosperous Georgia, and a sustainable world.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWriter: \u003Cstrong\u003EChristopher Weems\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPhotos:\u003Cstrong\u003E Christopher J. Moore\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EGTRI Communications\u003Cbr\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003Cbr\u003EAtlanta, Georgia\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).\u202fFounded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 3,000 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $919 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry.\u202fGTRI\u0027s renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) Research Engineer Joseph Greene, Ph.D. has received the IEEE-USA George F. 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