IEEE Fellow is a distinction conferred by the Board of Directors upon select IEEE members whose extraordinary accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest are deemed fitting of this prestigious grade elevation. The total number selected in any one year does not exceed one-tenth of one percent of the total voting Institute membership.
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Each new Fellow receives a beautifully matted and framed certificate with the name of the Fellow and a brief citation describing the accomplishment, a congratulatory letter from the incoming IEEE president, and a gold sterling silver Fellow lapel pin with an antique finish.
Fellow nominations are due February 7 each year. Any person, not just IEEE members, can prepare a Fellow nomination package. Candidates must be IEEE Senior Members. References from 3 to 5 IEEE Fellows are required, and up to 3 endorsements from any person may be submitted.
2026
For contributions to self-reflective adaptive systems for industrial
applications
For contributions to optimization and learning techniques for
complex systems
For contributions in Model-Based Adaptive Systems Engineering
with particular impact to aerospace industry
2023
for research leadership in distributed control of large-scale interconnected systems
2021
for application of data analytic to assist human decision-making
2018
for contributions to computational techniques for the analysis of environmental sustainability
for leadership in defense and aerospace systems engineering
2017
for contributions to risk analysis and systems engineering
for leadership in Surface Mount Technology and interconnect materials