2023 IEEE Sensors Council Leadership
Executive Committee

President (2022-2023)
Ravinder Dahiya
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA, USA
Ravinder Dahiya
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA, USA

President Elect (2022-2023)
Deepak Uttamchandani
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, UK
Deepak Uttamchandani
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, UK

Past President (2022-2023)
Andrei Shkel
University of California
Irvine, CA, USA
Andrei Shkel
University of California
Irvine, CA, USA

Senior Past President (2022-2023)
Fabrice Labeau
McGill University,
Montreal, Canada
Fabrice Labeau
McGill University,
Montreal, Canada

Vice President – Finances (2023-2024)
Srinivas Tadigadapa
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA, USA
Srinivas Tadigadapa
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA, USA

Vice President – Publications (2023-2024)
Sandro Carrara
EPFL
Lausanne, Switzerland
Sandro Carrara
EPFL
Lausanne, Switzerland

Vice President – Conferences (2022-2023)
John Vig
Consultant
Colts Neck, NJ USA
John Vig
Consultant
Colts Neck, NJ USA

Vice President – Technical Operations (2022-2023)
Anil K Roy
DA-IICT, Gandhinagar, India
Anil K Roy
DA-IICT, Gandhinagar, India

Secretary – Treasurer (2022-2023)
Chonggang Wang
InterDigital Communications
Boston, MA, USA
Chonggang Wang
InterDigital Communications
Boston, MA, USA
Council Appointed Positions (2022-2023)

Awards Chair
Fabrice Labeau
McGill University,
Montreal, Canada
Fabrice Labeau
McGill University,
Montreal, Canada

Distinguished Lecturer Program Chair
Anil K Roy
DA-IICT,
Gandhinagar, India
Anil K Roy
DA-IICT,
Gandhinagar, India

Editor-in-Chief for Council Website
John Vig
Consultant
Colts Neck, NJ USA
John Vig
Consultant
Colts Neck, NJ USA

Fellows Committee Chair
Sandro Carrara
EPFL
Lausanne, Switzerland
Sandro Carrara
EPFL
Lausanne, Switzerland

Historian
John Vig
Consultant
Colts Neck, NJ USA
John Vig
Consultant
Colts Neck, NJ USA

Nominations Committee Chair
Andrei Shkel
University of California
Irvine, CA USA
Andrei Shkel
University of California
Irvine, CA USA

Publicity Chair
Mike McShane
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX USA
Mike McShane
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX USA

Women in Sensors Committee Chair
Saakshi Dhanekar
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Jodhpur, India
Saakshi Dhanekar
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Jodhpur, India

Young Professionals Program Committee Chair
Oliver Ozioko
University of Derby
Derby, UK
Oliver Ozioko
University of Derby
Derby, UK

Diversity and Inclusion Chair
Anna Mignani
CNR – Nello Carrara Institute of Applied Physics (IFAC)
Impruneta, Italy
Anna Mignani
CNR – Nello Carrara Institute of Applied Physics (IFAC)
Impruneta, Italy
Journal Editors-in-Chief (100% Sponsored Journals)

IEEE Sensors Journal Editor-in-Chief (2018 -)
Sandro Carrara
EPFL
Lausanne, Switzerland
Sandro Carrara
EPFL
Lausanne, Switzerland

IEEE Sensors Letters Editor-in-Chief
(2023 -)
Andrei Shkel
University of California
Irvine, CA USA
(2023 -)
Andrei Shkel
University of California
Irvine, CA USA
Conference General Chairs (100% Sponsored Conferences)

General co-Chair
IEEE SENSORS 2023
Thilo Sauter
TU Wien and Danube University Krems, Austria
IEEE SENSORS 2023
Thilo Sauter
TU Wien and Danube University Krems, Austria

General co-Chair
IEEE SENSORS 2023
Ravinder Dahiya
Northeastern University, Boston, USA
IEEE SENSORS 2023
Ravinder Dahiya
Northeastern University, Boston, USA

Technical Program Co-Chair
IEEE SENSORS 2023
Jeong Bong (JB) Lee
University of Texas at Dallas, USA
IEEE SENSORS 2023
Jeong Bong (JB) Lee
University of Texas at Dallas, USA

Technical Program Co-Chair
IEEE SENSORS 2023
Bernhard Jakoby
Johannes Kepler Univ. Linz, Austria
IEEE SENSORS 2023
Bernhard Jakoby
Johannes Kepler Univ. Linz, Austria
Sensors Council Appointments to Other Organizations
IEEE TAB Finance corresponding member | Srinivas Tadigadapa | Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA |
IEEE TAB Conference Publications Committee corresponding member | John Vig | Consultant, Colts Neck, NJ USA |
IEEE TAB/PSPB Products and Services corresponding member | Krikor Ozanyan | University of Manchester |
IEEE TAB Periodicals Committee corresponding member | Krikor Ozanyan | University of Manchester |
IEEE TAB Awards and Recognition Committee corresponding member | Fabrice Labeabu | McGill University, Montreal, Canada |
IEEE TAB Strategic Planning Committee corresponding member | Ravinder Dahiya | Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA |
IEEE TAB Committee on Technical Community Outreach, Engagement, and Society Membership corresponding member | Deepak Uttamchandani | University of Strathclyde Glasgow, UK |
SmartGrid representative | Kim Kiseon | Kwangiu Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea |
IEEE USA Government Relations – Medical Technology Policy | Mike McShane | Texas A&M University College Station, TX, USA |
IEEE USA Government Relations – Intellectual Property Committee | Vladimir Lumelsky | University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 |
IEEE USA Government Relations – Committee on Transportation and Aerospace Policy | Chris Schober | Honeywell, Inc. Minneapolis, MN USA |
History Committee corresponding member appointee | John Vig | Consultant, Colts Neck, NJ, USA |
IEEE USA Government Relations – Committee on Energy Policy | John Vig | Consultant, Colts Neck, NJ, USA |
IEEE Cloud Computing Initiative (CCI) | Mahmoud Daneshmand | Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA |
IEEE Transactions on GAMES | Ricardo Gutierrez; Paul Chao; Gianluca Lazzi; Mike McShane |
Life AdCom Members

Christina M. Schober
Honeywell, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN USA
Honeywell, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN USA

John Vig
Consultant
Colts Neck, NJ USA
Consultant
Colts Neck, NJ USA

H. Troy Nagle
Electrical and Computer Engineering
NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Electrical and Computer Engineering
NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA

Vladimir Lumelsky
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Senior AdCom Members-at-Large

Senior MaL (2023-2024)
Zeynep Celik
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX, USA
Zeynep Celik
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX, USA

Senior MaL (2023-2024)
Krikor B. Ozanyan
University of Manchester
Manchester, UK
Krikor B. Ozanyan
University of Manchester
Manchester, UK

Senior MaL (2022-2023)
Christina M. Schober
Honeywell, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN USA
Christina M. Schober
Honeywell, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN USA
AdCom Members-at-Large

Member-at-Large (2023-2024)
Hamida Hallil
University of Bordeaux, France
Hamida Hallil
University of Bordeaux, France

Member-at-Large (2023-2024)
Ignacio Matias
Institute of Smart Cities
Public University of Navarre,
Pamplona, Spain
Ignacio Matias
Institute of Smart Cities
Public University of Navarre,
Pamplona, Spain

Member-at-Large (2022-2023)
Hadi Heidari
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, UK
Hadi Heidari
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, UK

Member-at-Large (2022-2023)
Saakshi Dhanekar
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Jodhpur, India
Saakshi Dhanekar
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Jodhpur, India

Member-at-Large (2022-2023)
Stoyan Nihtianov
TU Delft,
The Netherlands
Stoyan Nihtianov
TU Delft,
The Netherlands

Member-at-Large (2022-2023)
Marco Jose da Silva
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Austria
Marco Jose da Silva
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Austria
Member Societies and Their AdCom Appointees
Member Society | Name | Affiliation |
Aerospace and Electronic Systems | Paola Andrea Escobari Vargas | Bolivian Space Agency, Bolivia |
Antennas and Propagation | Jiro Hirokawa | Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan |
Broadcast Technology | Paul Shulins | Burk Technology, Littleton, MA, USA |
Circuits and Systems | Danilo Demarchi | Politecnico di Torino, Italy |
Communications | Mahmoud Daneshmand | Stevens Institute of Technology, USA |
Computer | John Johnson | Deloitte, USA |
Consumer Technology | Chih-Peng Fan | National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan |
Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation | TBD | |
Electromagnetic Compatibility | Chuck Bunting | Oklahoma State University, USA |
Electron Devices | Chen Yang | Analog Devices, USA |
Electronics Packaging Society | Shafi Saiyed | Analog Devices, Wilmington, MA, USA |
Engineering in Medicine and Biology | Emil Jovanov | University of Alabama in Huntsville, AL |
Industrial Electronics | Ren Luo | National Taiwan University, Taiwan |
Industry Applications | Marco Antônio Dalla Costa | Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil |
Instrumentation and Measurement | Nicola Donato | University of Messina, Italy |
Magnetics | Susana Cardoso de Freitas | INESC Microsystems & Nanotechnologies & Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal |
Microwave Theory and Technology | TBD | |
Oceanic Engineering | Christopher Whitt | JASCO Applied Sciences, Canada |
Photonics | Carlos Ruiz Zamarreño | Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain |
Power and Energy | Farnoosh Rahmatian | NuGrid Power Corp, Canada |
Reliability Society | Jeff Voas | NIST |
Robotics and Automation | Kaspar Althoefer | Queen Mary University of London, UK |
Signal Processing | Peter Willett | University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT USA |
Solid State Circuits | Dan McGrath | Consultant |
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control | James Spicer | Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA |
Vehicular Technology | Thanuka Wickramarathne | University of Massachusetts Lowell |
Past Presidents

Past-President (2020-2021)
Andrei Shkel
University of California
Irvine, CA USA
Andrei Shkel
University of California
Irvine, CA USA

Past-President (2018-2019)
Fabrice Labeau
McGill University
Montreal, Canada
Fabrice Labeau
McGill University
Montreal, Canada

Past-President (2016-2017)
Mike McShane
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX USA
Mike McShane
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX USA

Past-President (2014-2015)
H. Troy Nagle
Electrical and Computer Engineering
NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
H. Troy Nagle
Electrical and Computer Engineering
NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA

Past-President (2012-2013)
Vladimir Lumelsky
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI 53706
Vladimir Lumelsky
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI 53706

Past-President (2010-2011)
Christina M. Schober
Honeywell Inc.
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Christina M. Schober
Honeywell Inc.
Minneapolis, MN, USA

Past President (2008-2009)
Mona E. Zaghloul
George Washington University
Washington, DC, USA
Mona E. Zaghloul
George Washington University
Washington, DC, USA

Past-President (2006-2007)
Robert T. Bannon (1948-2019)
Robert T. Bannon (1948-2019)

Past President (2004-2005)
Thomas Freud Wiener
The Forté Consultancy
Alexandria, VA, USA
Thomas Freud Wiener
The Forté Consultancy
Alexandria, VA, USA

Past President (2002-2003)
Franco Maloberti
University of Pavia
Pavia, ITALY
Franco Maloberti
University of Pavia
Pavia, ITALY

Founding President (2000-2001)
John Vig
Consultant
Colts Neck, NJ, USA
John Vig
Consultant
Colts Neck, NJ, USA
Past Editors-in-Chief (100% Sponsored Journals)

Editor-in-Chief (2012-2018)
Krikor B. Ozanyan
University of Manchester
Manchester, UK

Editor-in-Chief (2009-2011)
Evgeny Katz
Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY, USA

Editor-in-Chief (2003-2009)
H. Troy Nagle
Electrical and Computer Engineering
NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA

Editor-in-Chief (2001-2003)
Vladimir Lumelsky
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI 53706
Past Conference General Chairs (100% Sponsored Conferences)
Conference | Name | Location |
IEEE SENSORS 2022 | Zeynep Celik J.-C. Chiao |
Dallas, TX, USA |
IEEE SENSORS 2021 | Subhas Mukhopadhyay Mike McShane |
Virtual Conference (Sydney, Australia) |
IEEE SENSORS 2020 | Paddy French Troy Nagle |
Virtual Conference (Rotterdam, Netherlands) |
IEEE SENSORS 2019 | Fabrice Labeau Jill Gostin |
Montreal, Canada |
IEEE SENSORS 2018 | Anil K. Roy Yogesh Gianchandani |
New Delhi, India |
IEEE SENSORS 2017 | Deepak Uttamchandani Krikor B. Ozanyan |
Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
IEEE SENSORS 2016 | Venkat R. Bhethanabotla David Horsley |
Orlando, USA |
IEEE SENSORS 2015 | Kukjin Chun Chris Schober |
Busan, Korea |
IEEE SENSORS 2014 | Candid Reig Lina Sarro |
Valencia, Spain |
IEEE SENSORS 2013 | Elliott Brown Robert Trew |
Baltimore, MD, USA |
IEEE SENSORS 2012 | John R. Vig Jin-Chern (JC) Chiou |
Taipei, Taiwan |
IEEE SENSORS 2011 | Elfed Lewis | University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland |
IEEE SENSORS 2010 | Gary Fedder | Waikoloa, Hawaii |
IEEE SENSORS 2009 | Subhas Mukhopadhyay | Christchurch, New Zealand |
IEEE SENSORS 2008 | Pietro Siciliano | Leece, Italy |
IEEE SENSORS 2007 | Boris Mizaikoff | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
IEEE SENSORS 2006 | Sukhan Lee | Daegu, S. Korea |
IEEE SENSORS 2005 | Andrei Shkel | Irvine, California, USA |
IEEE SENSORS 2004 | Michiel Vellekoop | Vienna, Austria |
IEEE SENSORS 2003 | Tom Wiener | Toronto, Canada |
IEEE SENSORS 2002 | Franco Maloberti | Orlando, Florida USA |
Council Support

Webmaster
Nishant Raval
Incandescent Solution
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Incandescent Solution
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Conference Management Company
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Conference Catalysts, LLC
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Technical Program Papers Support
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Alliance Management
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Alliance Management
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