My three years of service as the editor-in-chief (EIC) of Signal Processing Magazine ( SPM ) are now coming to a close. During the past three years, many of us were deeply affected by serious political, social, and environmental events such as the war in Ukraine; protests for freedom in Iran; coups d’état in Africa; the COVID-19 pandemic; seisms in Turkey, Syria, and Morocco; huge floods in Libya and India; gigantic fires in North America and Southern Europe; and an avalanche of stones in the Alps, to name a few. In such a context, I believe that the IEEE slogan, “Advancing Technology for Humanity,” is incredibly relevant and timely. It also must be viewed in a wider sense, including the preservation of Earth and sustainable development. In point of fact, what would become of humanity without Earth? I believe that we must always have this in mind when contemplating our future projects, asking for funding, and while teaching.

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SPS会员们，你们都是傅立叶的继承人！[来自编辑]

我担任《EIC》主编的三年信号处理杂志（ SPM）现已接近尾声。过去三年，我们许多人深受乌克兰战争等严重政治、社会、环境事件的影响；伊朗的自由抗议活动；非洲政变；COVID-19 大流行；土耳其、叙利亚和摩洛哥发生地震；利比亚和印度发生特大洪水；北美和南欧发生大火；阿尔卑斯山的石块崩塌，仅举几例。在这样的背景下，我相信 IEEE 的口号“为人类推进技术”非常相关和及时。还必须从更广泛的意义上来看待它，包括保护地球和可持续发展。事实上，如果没有地球，人类将会怎样？我相信，在考虑未来的项目、寻求资金和教学时，我们必须始终牢记这一点。