Dr. Nihat Bilgutay
Professor and Head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Dr. Nihat
Bilgutay, professor and head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department, has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE). The largest technical professional
society in the world, the IEEE is a leading authority in a wide spectrum
of electro-technology and computers with forty-one technically defined
units including biomedical technology and telecommunications, electric
power and aerospace, electronic systems and vehicular technology. The
IEEE is also responsible for producing thirty percent of the world's literature
in the areas of electrical engineering, computers and control technology.
Recognition to Fellow, one of the IEEE’s most prestigious honors, is bestowed upon only a very select group after a rigorous evaluation procedure by the IEEE’s Board of Directors. The honor is only conferred upon those with extraordinary records of accomplishments within the IEEE’s fields.
Dr. Bilgutay also has a legacy
of service within the IEEE community, including having served as the finance
chair for the IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal
Processing Conference (ICASSP 2005). A recipient of the IEEE Third Millennium
Medal, he also received the IEEE Philadelphia Section Award "for
exemplary service to the IEEE Philadelphia Section and contributions to
engineering education in the Philadelphia area."
Dr. Bilgutay’s part in a national effort to restructure and reform engineering
education has included holding a leadership role in the NSF sponsored
Gateway Engineering Education Coalition. Currently, he is an alternate
member of Gateway’s governing board and serves as the Gateway institutional
activities leader at Drexel.
Dr. Bilgutay is the fourteenth member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department’s faculty to be elected a Fellow of the IEEE. For more information
about the IEEE, please visit http://www.ieee.org/portal/index.jsp?pageID=home.