Ekici named 2017 IEEE Fellow

For his multi-talented research efforts, Electrical and Computer engineering professor Eylem Ekici was just named the newest IEEE Fellow now educating students at The Ohio State University.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Board of Directors recommended to elevate Ekici to the status of Fellow at its November meeting.

The announcement brings the Ohio State ECE department's total number of IEEE Fellows to 20.

According to the organization, Ekici received the honor based on his "contributions to algorithms, protocols, and architectures of multi-hop wireless networks."

The IEEE Fellowship status is considered the highest grade of membership, recognized by the technical community as a prestigious honor and an important career achievement.

According to IEEE President and CEO Howard Michel, less than 0.1 percent of IEEE voting members are selected for this recognition annually. Recipients are chosen after a “rigorous evaluation procedure” to honor their outstanding record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest.

Ekici specializes in cognitive radio networks, vehicular communication systems, and next generation wireless systems, with a focus on algorithm design, medium access control protocols, resource management, and analysis of network architectures and protocols.

The list of newly elevated 2017 Fellows also included two respected faculty from Ohio State's Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department, including Dr. Tamal Dey for his contributions to Geometric Computing, and Dr. Prasun Sinha for his contributions to Scheduling and Resource Allocations in Wireless Networks. Additionally, Ohio State Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor Carol Smidts was named for her contributions to reliability analysis of high-assurance systems. Find the full story on both professors via CSE.

IEEE is the world’s leading professional association for advancing technology for humanity. Through its 400,000 members in 160 countries, the organization is a leading authority on a wide variety of areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics.

Dedicated to the advancement of technology, the IEEE publishes 30 percent of the world’s literature in the electrical and electronics engineering and computer science fields, and has developed more than 900 active industry standards. The association also sponsors or co-sponsors nearly 400 international technical conferences each year.

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