2008 IEEE Annual Election | 
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Department Head and Robert Quinn Professor Moshe Kam (Ph.D., P.E.) is Department Head and Robert Quinn Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Drexel University. He also leads Drexel’s Center for Excellence in Information Assurance Education, and provides technical coordination to project ACIN (Applied Communication and Information Networking), funded by the US Department of Defense. Kam's professional interests are in wireless communications, robotics and navigation, detection and estimation, and engineering education. Sources of funding for his research include federal agencies as well as private industry – the US National Science Foundation (NSF), DARPA, ONR, Lockheed Martin and GlaxoSmithKline. Educated in Tel Aviv University (B.Sc. 1977) and Drexel University (M.S. 1985, Ph.D. 1987), Kam is a Fellow of IEEE "for contributions to the theory of decision fusion and distributed detection" (2001). He is also a recipient of an IEEE Third Millennium Medal and an NSF Presidential Young Investigator (1990). Kam is a licensed Professional Engineer registered in Pennsylvania. IEEE Activities – (S’75-M’77-S’83-S’85-M’86-SM’92-F’01) OFFICES: Board of Directors, Member, 2003-07; Educational Activities, Vice President, 2005-07; Region 2, Director, 2003-04. COMMITTEES/BOARDS: Educational Activities Board, Member, 2008; Vice President, 2005-07; Standards Education Committee, Vice Chair, 2008; Regional Activities Board, Member, 2003-04; IEEE-USA Board, Member, 2003-04; IEEE Finance Committee, Member, 2008; Committee on Global Accreditation Activities, Chair, 2008; AdHoc Committee on Relationships with Eta Kappa Nu, Chair, 2007-08; IEEE Strategic Planning Committee, Member, 2006-07; RAB Strategic Planning Committee, Member, 2006-07; Membership Development Committee, Chair, 2005; Audit Committee, Consultant, 2005; Chair, 2004; Member, 2003; Compensation Committee, Member, 2004; AdHoc Committee on Executive Director Review, Chair, 2004; AdHoc Committee on Petition Candidacy Requirements, Chair, 2003; RAB Awards Committee, Member, 2001-02; RAB Chapter Rejuvenation Committee, Member, 2001-02; GOLD Committee, Member, 1998-99; IEEE Paper Prize Committee, Member, 1994-97. REGION: Region 2, Past Director, 2005-06; Director, 2003-04; Director-Elect, 2001-02; Nominations and Appointments Committee, Chair, 2008, 2006; GOLD Chair, 1998-99. SECTION: Philadelphia Section, Section Chair, 1998; Section Vice Chair, 1997; Treasurer, 1996; Secretary, 1994-95; Awards Committee, Chair, 1994-2004; Member, 1992-94. CHAPTERS: Philadelphia Section Joint Circuit and Systems Society, Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society, and Control Systems Society Chapter, Chair, 1987-2008; Philadelphia Section Joint Communications Society and Information Theory Society Chapter, Chair, 1997-2007; Vice Chair, 1990-96. STUDENT BRANCH: Drexel University IEEE Student Chapter, Advisor, 1995-2006. SOCIETIES: IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Associate Editor, 1999-2004; Pattern Recognition, Associate Editor, 1999-2005; IEEE Neural Network Council, Awards Committee, Member, 1992-93. CONFERENCES: Engineering Education Accreditation Training Conference (Beijing, China), Session Organizer and Co-Lecturer, 2008; Meeting the Growing Demand for Engineers and Their Educators 2010-2020 International Conference (Munich, Germany), Planning Committee Member, 2007; Secure Agent Workshop (Philadelphia, PA), General Chair, 2005; Secure Agent Workshop (Philadelphia, PA), Organizer, 2004; All-day Educational Seminar on Advances in Wireless Communications, IEEE Philadelphia Section, Organizer and Moderator, 1998; Full-day Tutorial Workshop, Neural Networks and Their Applications in Control and Power Systems, International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (Singapore), Organizer and Lecturer, 1991; IFAC International Symposium on Distributed Intelligence Systems, Member of the Program Committee, 1991; Full-day Tutorial Workshop, Neural Networks for Control, The American Control Conference, Organizer and Lecturer, 1990; American Control Conference, Member of the Program Committee, 1990; Intelligent Control Conference, Member of the Program Committee, 1990; Full-day Tutorial, Control with Neural Networks, The Decision and Control Conference, Lecturer, 1990; Neural Networks for Power System Applications, IEEE PES, Panel Member, 1990; IEEE Philadelphia Section Educational Seminar on Neural Networks and Their Applications, Organizer and Moderator, 1987; Optimization and Control with Neural Networks, American Control Conference, Organizer, Invited Session, 1989; Panel Member, Trends in Sensor Fusion, SPIE Conference on Advances in Intelligent Robotics Systems, 1989; Invited Session, Neural Networks and Their Applications, the American Control Conference, Organizer, 1988; Half-day Tutorial, Neural Networks for Control, International Symposium on Intelligent Control, Co-Lecturer, 1988; The Relations Between Information Theory and Control, American Control Conference, Organizer, Invited Session, 1987. REPRESENTATIVES: IEEE to the Board of Directors of ABET, Representative, 2008; Alternate Representative, 2005-08. AWARDS: Benjamin Franklin Key Award, IEEE Philadelphia Section, 2008; IEEE Fellow, 2001; IEEE Third Millennium Medal, 2000; Past Chair Award, IEEE Philadelphia Section, 1999; Excellence in Teaching Award, IEEE Student Chapter, Drexel University, 1988. IEEE Accomplishments – Massive expansion of IEEE’s pre-university education programs – including the setting up of www.TryEngineering.org, designed for 8-18 year olds, their parents and teachers. This is now the premier source of pre-university education on engineering and computing (7 languages, 33 countries). Significant expansion of IEEE’s Teacher In-Service Program , training IEEE volunteers to work with pre-university teachers of Science and Mathematics. The program touches the lives of thousands of students every year, and was introduced into many new venues around the world, including student branches. Expansion of IEEE activities in academic program accreditation – in the United States, China, Peru, and the West Indies, see www.accreditation.org. Initiating a new membership grade, the Graduate Student Member (GSM). This new grade recognizes the growing presence of graduate students in the membership, and enables new and better services and products for them. Simplifying the process of joining IEEE and renewing membership. Working with like-minded fellow volunteers to eliminate layers of bureaucracy from these processes and make the experience more efficient and straightforward. Increasing the cooperation between IEEE and the Electrical Engineering honor society Eta Kappa Nu. As IEEE Audit Committee chair, improving internal standards, oversight and financial monitoring activities in the aftermath of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (2002). Statement – IEEE has become strong and important for two basic reasons: (1) maintaining leadership at the forefront of science and technology, and (2) attracting members and volunteers who benefited from opportunities to learn, network, and enhance their careers. As President I will strive to maintain and enhance IEEE’s leadership by focusing on the following priorities:
I am an engineer and engineering educator with substantial experience as a practitioner. I have served as an IEEE volunteer at all levels, including as Region Director, member of the IEEE Board of Directors, and Vice President for Education. I understand how IEEE works, how to foster and implement change, how to build consensus, and how to work with members, volunteers and staff members of different backgrounds, experiences and objectives. I always encourage wide participation in planning and deliberations, data driven decision making, and energetic implementation of decisions and initiatives. Web Media – Please access the IEEE President-Elect candidates’ Roundtable Q&A video session, and the IEEE Philadelphia Section President-Elect Candidates Debate, online at www.ieee.org/elections. |
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President Mr. Pedro Ray successfully completed the Harvard Business School OPM program, class of 2001. He received his BSEE and MSEE degrees from Georgia Tech. He is a licensed professional engineer. He is President of Ray Engineers, a professional services corporation with over 90 employees. He is also Owner and President of various corporations dedicated to the development of commercial and residential real estate projects. He was Chief Examiner in charge of revision to the Puerto Rico Electricity Pricing Structure (2000), and was named Puerto Rico’s Electrical Engineer of the Year 2000. He was awarded 2005 IEEE PES Chapter Outstanding Engineer Award. Mr. Ray is also a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), a group of 10,000 young leaders from around the world. IEEE Activities – (S’83-M’83-SM’95) OFFICES: Board of Directors, 2006-07, 2003-04, 2000-01; ExCom, 2006-07, 2003-04; Treasurer, 2003-04; Regional Activities Board (RAB), Vice President, 2006-07. COMMITTEES/BOARDS: Public Visibility AdHoc Committee, Member, 2007-08; Member and Geographic Activities Board (MGAB), Member, 2008; IEEE Executive Director Search AdHoc Committee, Member, 2008; RAB Treasurer/RAB Finance Committee, Chair, 2002; Finance Committee, Member, 2002-06; Investment Committee, Member, 2003-04; Infrastructure Oversight Committee, Member, 2005; Nominations and Appointments Committee, Member, 2002; Compensation Committee, Member, 2006-07, 2003; Employee Benefits Committee, Member, 2003-04; AdHoc Investment Committee, Member, 2003; AdHoc Financial Simplification Committee, Member, 2003; AdHoc Committee on the History Center, Member, 2006; Pricing Study for Electronic Products, Member, 2001; Transnational Committee, Member, 2000-01; Educational Activities Board, Member, 1999; Membership Development Committee, Member, 2000. REGION: Region 9, Director, 2000-01; Director-Elect, 1998-99; Website Editor, 1997. SECTION: Puerto Rico & Caribbean Section, Chair, 1995-96. AWARD: IEEE PES Chapter Outstanding Engineer Award, 2005. IEEE Accomplishments – Under my leadership as IEEE Treasurer (2003-2004), we turned two years of consecutive losses (2001 & 2002) into two years of gain, for a total of US$47.6 million in operational surplus. Under my leadership, we proposed that the Institute should have a goal of 50% of its budget as reserve, and we set a 10-year plan to reach that goal. The goal was achieved in only four years. I proposed and received Board of Directors’ approval of a 1% spending rule by which Organizational Units could spend up to 1% of their reserves, provided that their reserve was at least 50% of their budget, and that they maintained a balanced budget. As Vice President RAB, I recognized the need to better serve the members. Therefore, I proposed and guided the effort to create the new Membership Business Unit, resulting in a complete re-engineering of the RAB into a member-centered organization. During 2001, RAB and TAB reached an impasse regarding RAB’s budget collection. I negotiated a compromise which led to a bylaw approval for the allocation of 12% of member dues to Regions, Sections and Chapters. The remainder of the RAB budget would go through the normal budgeting process. Statement – As President my goals include: Make Membership Affordable.
Products and services for Practitioners.
Make Societies more agile.
Grow our Training Programs.
Expand our International Business.
Expand IEEE.tv.
I have served 6 years as an IEEE Board Member. I have the depth and familiarity with the IEEE structure, strengths, vulnerabilities, governances, staff, and volunteers to make the necessary impact to bring the IEEE to the next level. Web Media – Please access the IEEE President-Elect candidates’ Roundtable Q&A video session, and the IEEE Philadelphia Section President-Elect Candidates Debate, online at www.ieee.org/elections. |
