Nim Cheung

Candidate's Statement

The frontier of communications is expanding rapidly because of globalization and the emergence of new disciplines that we need to encompass. It is essential for communications professionals to collaborate with colleagues around the world and work with members of many other professional circles. The IEEE Communications Society, together with our Sister Societies and other IEEE and related professional societies, is well positioned to serve as the focal point of this greater global community. Despite the diversity of geographic locations and technical domains, members of this community are linked together more closely than ever before, thanks to the broadband and wireless Internet technologies our members played a key role in creating.

As the communications industry goes through a historic transformation, ComSoc must redouble its effort to deliver high-quality, timely, and relevant information to the technical community. We need to enhance our Society's visibility to industry, government, and universities and to attract high caliber volunteers. If elected, I will promote the creation and dissemination of technical information at the leading edge and emphasize technical excellence in ComSoc publications, conferences, and education services. My extensive research and management experiences make me uniquely qualified to lead our Society at the onset of economic recovery, delivering exceptional value to our members while maintaining sound fiscal policy and the highest standard of professionalism.

Biography

Nim Cheung is a Telcordia Fellow and an executive consultant for Telcordia Technologies. He also serves as a consulting professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University starting from 2004. Dr. Cheung received his B.Sc. degree from the University of Hong Kong and Ph.D. degree from the California Institute of Technology. During the past 26 years he has held different research and management positions at AT&T Bell Labs, Bellcore, and Telcordia in optical and high-speed networking and network management. He has conceived and helped create many gigabit and optical networking testbeds sponsored by the U.S. government. As Telcordia's Vice President of Applied Research Government Program from 1999-2002, he achieved double-digit growth rates for the program during these four years.
He is a Fellow of IEEE and a recipient of the Bellcore Award of Excellence. He has held numerous leadership positions in ComSoc: Vice President of Society Relations (2004–2005), Vice President of Technical Affairs (1996–1997), Strategic Planning Committee Chair (1998–1999), Nomination and Election Committee (1998–2000), Fellow Evaluation Committee (2002–2004), Fiftieth Anniversary Advisory Board (1998–1999), Director of Related Societies (2000–2001), Emerging Technologies Committee Chair (2002–2003), and Distinguished Lecturer (1998–2004). He has held many editorial positions, and organized numerous conferences and workshops. He has been one of ComSoc's key liaisons to the Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) conference during the past three years.