We are at a crossroads where integration of technology into humanity is happening at an unprecedented pace. From materials and algorithms to quantum and space systems, our collective expertise will continue to drive emerging technologies. In the next few years, artificial general intelligence will fundamentally change our personal and professional lives – including but not limited to how engineering solutions are obtained, written and evaluated. Societies and Councils will need to usher in this new era by all its operations. I advocate for TAB to raise to the grand challenge of being the global leader in both advancing and fast adopting to these technological advances.

I will work: 

1. to facilitate innovation driven actions towards ensuring global exchange of ideas by our meetings and publications continue to grow;

2. for our Societies and Councils to join forces to embrace AI-aided advances in our operations; and

3. for collaboration within TAB and with all IEEE major boards on addressing complex societal interdisciplinary issues that impact humanity.

I advocate for a global organization that brings down barriers in order for members all over the world to contribute and continues to elevate the value proposition of Society membership while advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

• Elected / Appointed Positions

  • Director, IEEE Division IX (2024-2025) (Elected in IEEE General Election, Oct. 2022, Director-elect 2023).

  • Member, IEEE Board of Directors (2024-2025), IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Education for Technical Innovation (2025-present), IEEE Technical Activities Board (TAB) (2024-present), IEEE TAB working group on enhancing collaboration within a division (2025-present), IEEE TAB Nominations and Appointments Committee (2022-2023), IEEE Fellow Strategic Planning Committee (FSPC) (2021),  IEEE Fellow Committee (2018-2020), Ad-Hoc Committee for Assessment of IEEE-wide multi-disciplinary publication that addresses climate science, climate change and climate solutions (2023), Ad Hoc Committee on Open Access, IEEE Information Theory Society (2020-2024), Best Paper Awards Committee, Globecom 2022, IEEE Communications Society (2022), Editor-in-Chief Selection Committee, Best Readings, IEEE Communications Society (2022), Ad-Hoc Committee for Assessment of IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multiscale Communications, IEEE Communications Society (2022), Cover Award Selection Committee, IEEE Information Theory Society (2019), IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Society Finances, IEEE Information Theory Society (2018-2020), Conference Committee, IEEE Information Theory Society (2019, 2020), IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Best Practices for Society/Technical Council Fellow Evaluating Committees (2018).

  • Board of Directors Coordinator, IEEE Fellow Committee (2025), IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on One IEEE Education Strategy for Empowering Technical Innovation (2025).

  • Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Future of TAB Meetings (2024-present), Cooperation Committee, IEEE Systems Council (2022-present), IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal Committee (2019-2021) (Member 2017-2019, Past Chair, 2022), Shannon Award Selection Committee, IEEE Information Theory Society (2020) (Member, 2019), Wyner Award Selection Committee, IEEE Information Theory Society (2020) (Member, 2021), Awards Committee, IEEE Information Theory Society (2019), Membership Committee, IEEE Information Theory Society (2018), Information Theory School Sub-committee, IEEE Information Theory Society (2014-2017), Student Committee, IEEE Information Theory Society (2007-2011).

  • Senior Past President, IEEE Information Theory Society (2022).

  • Junior Past President, IEEE Information Theory Society (2021).

  • President, IEEE Information Theory Society (2020).

  • Vice President, IEEE Information Theory Society (2019).

  • Second Vice President, IEEE Information Theory Society (2018).

  • Member of the Board of Governors, IEEE Information Theory Society (2015-2017 and 2018-2020) (Elected by the membership for two consecutive terms).

  • Treasurer, Member of the Board of Governors, IEEE Information Theory Society (2012-2014) (Appointed).

  • Member of Adcom, IEEE Systems Council (2021-2023)

  • Editorial Advisory Board Member, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (2011-2013).

• Editorships

  • Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Green Communication and Networking (2022-Present).

  • Area Editor for Security and Privacy, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory (2021-2024).

  • Senior Editor, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory (JSAIT) (2019-Present), IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC) (2016-Present).

  • Editor, IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Signal Processing (JSTSP), Special Series on AI in Signal and Data Science Toward Explainable, Reliable, and Sustainable Machine Learning (2023-Present), IEEE Transactions on Communications (2009-2012), IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (2001-2010).

  • Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (Jan. 2016-Nov. 2018). 

  • Guest Editor, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory, Special Issue on The Role of Freshness and Semantic Measures in the Transmission of Information for Next Generation Networks (2023), IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory (JSAIT), Special Issue on Information Security and Privacy (2021), IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), Special Issue on Wireless Communications Powered by Energy Harvesting and Wireless Energy Transfer (2015), IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, Special Issue on Using the Physical Layer for Securing the Next Generation of Communication Systems (2011).

• Conference Chair Positions

  • General Chair, North American School of Information Theory (2008, 2009, 2010).

  • Technical Program Committee (TPC) Chair, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (2022), Communication Theory Symposium, IEEE International Conference on Communications (2018), Communication Theory Symposium, IEEE International Conference on Communications (2009), Communication Track, 42nd Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers (2008), 

  • TPC Co-chair, Green Networks (GREENNET) Workshop, 14th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc and Wireless Networks (2016), 2nd Workshop on Green Broadband access: energy efficient wireless and wired network solutions, IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (2014), PHY and Fundamentals Track, IEEE Wireless communications and Networking Conference (2014), Workshop on Energy Harvesting and Green Wireless Communications, IEEE Global Signal and Information Processing Conference (2013), Workshop on Green Broadband access: energy efficient wireless and wired network solutions, IEEE International Conference on Communications (2013), Cognitive Radio and Spectrum Sensing Track, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (2012), Track 2: MAC and Cross-Layer Design, 21st Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal Radio and Mobile Communications (2010), Wireless Communications Symposium, IEEE International Conference on Communications (2008), Communications and Networking Track, 39th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers (2005), Symposium on Information Theory, IEEE WirelessCom (2005). 

  • Faculty Co-Chair, Wireless of the Students, by the Students, for the Students workshop (3S), to be held in conjunction with WiOpt11 (2011).

  • Recent Results Chair, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (2013).

  • Tutorial Chair, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (2012).

  • Publications Co-chair, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (2011).

• Conference Program Committee Membership

  • Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member, IEEE Information Theory Workshop (2008, 2012, 2018, 2023, 2024), IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (2010, 2012-2021, 2023, 2024), IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (2002-2011, 2014-2017, 2019-2021), IEEE International Conference on Communications (2002-2005, 2010-2019), International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks (2011-2015, 2017), IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing (2014), IEEE Military Communications Conference (2012, 2013), IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (2002-2004, 2007, 2009), IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (2013), IEEE International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (2011, 2012), IEEE Fourth International Workshop on Computational Advances in Multi-Sensor Adaptive Processing (2011), Symposium on Architectures and Models for the Smart Grid, IEEE Second International Conference on Smart Grid Communications (2011), IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (2011), IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (2007, 2008).

• Selected Activities as Session or Panel Chair / Organizer

  • Special Session Organizer, IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, Intelligence and processing at the edge for next generation networks (2022), IEEE Fourth International Workshop on Computational Advances in Multi-Sensor Adaptive Processing, Energy Harvesting Wireless Networks (2011).

  • Invited Session Organizer, Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Green Radio (2012), Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control and Computing, Information Security (2009), Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Network Information Theory (2007), Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Adaptive Communication Systems (2003).

  • Session Organizer, IEEE Communication Theory Workshop, Energy Harvesting Communications (2015), IEEE Communication Theory Workshop, Security (2011).

  • Organizer and Chair, Panel on Cooperative Communication for Future Wireless Systems, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (2007).

  • Chapter Chair, IEEE Lehigh Valley Signal Processing Society (2001).

• IEEE Information Theory Society Joy Thomas Tutorial Paper Award (2025)

• Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2023)

• IEEE Communications Society Communication Theory Technical Achievement Award (2020)

• IEEE Information Theory Society President (2020)

• IEEE Communications Society Best Tutorial Paper Award (2019)

• Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Information Theory Society (2019-2021)

• IEEE Information Theory Society Vice President (2019)

• IEEE Information Theory Society 2nd Vice President (2018)

• IEEE Women In Communications Engineering Outstanding Achievement Award (2018)

• Fellow of IEEE for contributions to wireless communication theory and wireless information security (2015)

• IEEE Communications Society Marconi Prize Paper Award (2014)

• Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Communications Society (2018-2019)

• Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (2017-2021)

• Distinguished Speaker of IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (2021-present)

• Fellow, Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA) (2021)

• Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher (2017)

• Best Paper Award, Communication Theory, IEEE International Conference on Communications (2010)

• DARPA Young Investigator Team Award for ITMANET Program (2006)

• National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2003)

• Penn State Engineering Alumni Society (PSEAS) Premier Research Award (2014)

• Penn State Engineering Alumni Society (PSEAS) Outstanding Research Award (2010)

• Leonard A. Doggett Award for Outstanding Writing in Electrical Engineering, Penn State (2014)

• P.C. Rossin Endowed Assistant Professorship, Lehigh University (2001)