Khaled Ben-Letaief

Candidate's Statement

Member satisfaction and sustaining ComSoc's role as a major resource, supporting the professional needs of members worldwide so they can continue to thrive professionally and achieve their career objectives, is of vital importance. I will commit to achieving these goals by 1) keeping our publications, conferences, and educational products cutting edge, delivering timely/relevant information that meets individual/industry needs; 2) positioning ComSoc to target new areas and technologies, with greater emphasis on making Web-based publications and tutorials/short courses in rapidly emerging technologies widely available to members; and 3) strengthening ComSoc globalization and local chapter activities.

I would be honored to serve all ComSoc members and, if elected, will use my wide-ranging IEEE service, leadership, and especially my experience in both North America and the growing Asia Pacific region to successfully bring my initiatives to fruition.

Biography

Khaled Ben-Letaief received B.S. with Distinction, M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University. He is professor and head of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department at HKUST and also director of the Hong Kong Telecom Institute of Information Technology.

He has been very active within IEEE and ComSoc, presently serving as Personal Communications Technical Committee Chair and Special Liaison Officer for ComSoc activities on the IEEE Asia Pacific Board. He is a member of ComSoc's Technical Activities Council and CommOntology Editorial Committee. He has been instrumental in organizing many IEEE conferences and served as editor for several IEEE journals including Editor-in-Chief of the JSAC Wireless Communications Series. He is founding Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications and an IEEE Fellow.