Angry boffins start questioning standards body's independence
Compsci academics are startled by how the US-based IEEE is complying with American sanctions on Huawei. That includes halting peer review by anyone connected to the Chinese company – and banning them from buying IEEE-branded coffee mugs.
The New York-headquartered Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, one of the world's leading technological academic bodies, issued a statement on 22 May setting out in detail (PDF) what "Listed Persons" (employees of Huawei and its affiliates) can and cannot do under the IEEE's banner.
That has caused academics worldwide to question the institution's independence of US governmental influence. As the preeminent standards-setting body and professional discussion forum for everything from Wi-Fi to phone networking technologies, the IEEE is the place to be when it comes to cutting-edge research.
As an American corporation, however, the IEEE is bound by US law. When that law places sanctions on particular countries and/or companies, as has happened to Huawei, institutions, agencies and corporations have little choice in what to do.
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The statement, distributed via an IEEE listserv, said under the heading "participation in peer review" that a Listed Person "may not receive or access materials submitted by other persons for publication un ..
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