Welcome to my 2009 IEEE election website. I am glad you are interested in the IEEE’s leadership elections, and I thank you for the opportunity to introduce myself.
My name is Moshe Kam. I am an electrical engineer and electrical engineering educator. At present I serve as the Department Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Since I started teaching at Drexel 22 years ago, I have done research and consulting work in wireless communications, robotics and navigation, detection and estimation, engineering education, and forensic pattern recognition. I have participated in the education of several thousand students, including more than 60 Master of Science students and 17 PhD students whom I advised personally.
I have been a volunteer for IEEE since my student days, and had the privilege of serving IEEE as Chair of the Philadelphia Section (1998), Director of Region 2 (Eastern US, 2003-2004), and Vice President of Education (2005-2007). I was a member of the IEEE Board of Directors for five years (2003-2007) and a member of the IEEE Executive Committee for three years (2005-2007).
I am running for the 2009 President-Elect position because IEEE is facing strong challenges due to changes in technology, the business climate, and the way engineering careers have evolved. As successful as IEEE has been in the past, it is faced now with new requirements from the members for information, certification and education services. IEEE has increased competition, and we are experiencing rapid transformations of our traditional fields of interest. These are worthy challenges, but they will require strong and focused leadership that recognizes the need to adapt IEEE to the needs of the members and to the new realities of the markets. At the same time IEEE needs to maintain and expand its leadership in the delivery and dissemination of first-rate reliable technical information, and to be a strong voice of the profession in areas such as engineering education, public awareness of engineering, computing and technology, engineering employment, and pre-university programs.
My site includes sections on Challenges, Priorities and some of my writings. I hope you will find it interesting. I welcome your comments and suggestions.
Sincerely,
Moshe Kam
m.kam@ieee.org |
