IEEE MILESTONE DEDICATION: DEMONSTRATION OF THE FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM (FFT) 1964

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IEEE Tappan Zee Subsection and New York Section Celebrates with IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center the IEEE Milestone Recognition of the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), 1964

In 1964, a computer program demonstrated the implementation of a highly efficient Fourier analysis algorithm at IBM Research. Jointly developed by Princeton University and IBM collaborators, the Cooley-Tukey FFT technique calculated discrete Fourier transforms orders of magnitude faster than previously possible.

Richard Garwin, who facilitated the collaboration between Cooley and Tukey, foresaw the ground-breaking technological importance of this algorithm; the speed and efficiency of the FFT transformed and enabled the scaling of numerous applications, including computerized tomography, signal processing, scientific computing, and real-time data streaming.

Fast forwarding to today, the FFT is everywhere. It’s the superhero of modern-day technology, working quietly behind the scenes in audio and video compression/decompression technology used daily by billions of people when sharing and streaming music, videos, and images online.

ATTENDANCE AT THE DEDICATION CEREMONY IS BY "INVITATION ONLY".


  Date and Time

  Location

  Hosts

  Registration


  • Date: 11 Jun 2025
  • Time: 06:30 PM UTC to 09:00 PM UTC
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  • IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
  • 1101 Kitchawan Road
  • Yorktown Heights, New York
  • United States 10598
  • Building: Main Building
  • Room Number: 1st Floor Auditorium
  • Contact Event Hosts

  • James J. Wynne, Ph.D.

    IBM Research Headquarters

    jjwynne@us.ibm.com

  • Co-sponsored by IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
  • Starts 30 May 2025 04:00 AM UTC
  • Ends 11 June 2025 05:00 PM UTC
  • No Admission Charge

  Speakers

Bala Prasanna of IEEE Region 1

Topic:

IEEE Milestones: Region 1's Vision and Impact

Biography:

IEEE Region 1 Director

Email:

Address:New Jersey, United States

Bob Pellegrino of IEEE Region 1

Topic:

History of the NY Section and Tappan Zee Subsection and Previous Milestones

Biography:

Chair, IEEE Tappan Zee Subsection

Past Chair, IEEE New York Section 2003, 2020-2023

Email:

Address:Cortlandt Manor, New York, United States, 10567





Agenda

2:30 - 3:30 pm - Formal Program

Welcome & Introductions - Jay Gambretta, IBM Fellow and Vice President of Quantum

IEEE Milestone Nomination: The What, The Why, and The Impact of FFT - Harold Stone, NEC Fellow, Retired

An Inventor's Family Reflections - William (Bill) Cooley, Lars Cooley, and Anna-Carin (Cooley) Heaney

IEEE Milestones: Region 1's Vision and Impact - Bala Prasanna, IEEE Region 1 Director

Brief History of the NY Section & Tappan Zee Subsection & Previous Milestones - Robert (Bob) Pellegrino, Chair, IEEE Tappan Zee Subsection

Award Presentation - Bala Prasanna and Robert Pellegrino

Mathematics of Computation - Zaira Nazario, Director, Mathematics of Computation

Adjourn

3:30 - 5:00 pm - Reception


ATTENDANCE AT THE DEDICATION CEREMONY IS BY INVITATION ONLY.