IEEE Fellows 2009
The IT Society congratulates 19 Society Members, including 3 members of the Board of Governors, who were elected to the rank of IEEE Fellow for 2009.
Jan 27, 2009

Since 1963, IEEE has acknowledged those individuals who have contributed to the advancement of engineering science and technology. The grade of Fellow is bestowed on the recipient who has had an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest.

Newly elected IEEE Fellows for 2009 include:

  • Evaluated by the IT Society:
    • Helmut Bolcskei
    • Michelle Effros
    • Ralf Koetter
    • Michael Luby
    • David Tse
  • Evaluated by the Communications Society:
    • Claude Berrou
    • Char-Dir Chung
    • Gustavo de Veciana
    • Gerhard Fettweis
    • Bijan Jabbari
    • Narayan Mandayam
    • Ramjee Prasad
    • Vahid Tarokh
  • Evaluated by the Signal Processing Society:
    • Hayder Radhu
    • Eero Simoncelli
    • Peter Vary
    • Xiang-Gen Xia
  • Evaluated by the Computer Society:
    • Brendan Frey
  • Evaluated by the Vehicular Technology Society:
    • Iickho Song

The IT Society also thanks the Fellow Evaluation Committee members Dan Costello (chair), Bruce Hajek, Michael Honig, Vijay Kumar, Shlomo Shamai, and Frans Willems.