The IEEE European Public Policy Committee is a committee of IEEE, responsible to the IEEE Board of Directors for the coordination of public policy activities relevant to the interests of IEEE members in European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, which are designed to benefit IEEE members, engineering professionals, and the general public. Read more about the full committee charter (DOCX, 26 KB). The full list of EPPC policy documents and other publications can be found here.

Magdalena Salazar Palma, Chair

Magdalena Salazar Palma, Chair

Magdalena Salazar Palma was born in Granada, Spain. She received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Telecommunication Engineering) from Technical University of Madrid, Spain, where she was Associate Professor at the Department of Signals, Systems and Radiocommunications. Since 2004 she is with the Department of Signal Theory and Communications, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain, where she has been Full Professor, head of the Department and co-director of the Radiofrequency, Electromagnetics, Microwaves and Antennas Research Group. She is now Honorary Emeritus Professor.

She developed her research in a number of areas: electromagnetic field theory; advanced computational and numerical methods for microwave and millimeter wave passive components and antennas analysis and design; advanced network theory, in particular, passive devices, filters and multiplexers theory and design; antenna arrays and smart antennas; novel materials and metamaterials for the implementation of devices and antennas with improved performance (multiband, miniature size, and so on) for the new generation of communication systems; design, simulation, optimization, implementation, and measurement of microwave circuits both in waveguide and integrated (hybrid and monolithic) technologies; millimeter, submillimeter and THz frequency band technologies; radio waves propagation theory; and history of telecommunications.

She authored/co-authored 752 publications: 9 scientific books and 30 book contributions published by international editorial companies, 14 academic books, 121 articles in scientific journals, 405 contributions for international symposia, 78 papers in national conferences, 53 project reports, 30 short course notes, and 12 other publications. She coauthored 2 European/USA patents, extended to other countries which are under exploitation. She has an h-index of 37, with 6,715 citations. Coauthor of six software packages for the analysis and design of microwave and millimeter wave passive components, antennas and antenna arrays, advanced filters and multiplexers, under exploitation by multinational companies. She participated (as principal investigator or researcher) in a total of 97 research projects (47) and contracts (50) financed by Spanish, European, and USA public institutions and companies. She has delivered numerous invited presentations, seminars and short courses.

She has been member of the Spanish Accreditation Committee of Full Professors in Engineering and Architecture and other accreditation panels for institutions in Spain and abroad. She assisted several Spanish agencies in the evaluation of projects, research grants applications, and so on. She served in evaluation panels of the Commission of the European Communities, and other countries, including the National Science Foundation in USA. She has been associate editor of several scientific journals, member of the Technical Program or Organizing Committees of many international and national symposia, and reviewer for many international scientific journals, symposia, and editorial companies.

She received three research awards and the Pioneer IT Award from the Spain Official Association of IT (Telecommuinication Engineers). In 2016 she got an Honorary Doctorate from Aalto University (previously, Helsinki University of Technology), Finland. She received a number of grants and other recognitions, among them the elevation to Fellow “for contributions to the application of numerical techniques to electromagnetic modeling” and the induction to IEEE-HKN. She is now IEEE Life Fellow.

Imran Ansari

Imran Ansari

Imran Shafique Ansari (IEEE Student member, 2007; member, 2015; Senior member, 2023) received the B.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in 2009 (with First Honors) and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in 2010 and 2015, respectively. Currently, since August 2018, he is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) with University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Prior to this, from November 2017 to July 2018, he was a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) with Global College of Engineering and Technology (GCET) (affiliated with University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, UK). From April 2015 to November 2017, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PRA) with Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ). From May 2009 through Aug. 2009, he was a visiting scholar with Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, MI, USA, and from Jun. 2010 through Aug. 2010, he was a research intern with Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

He has been affiliated with IEEE since 2007 and has served in various capacities. He is serving on IEEE European Public Policy Committee (2023-2024) and IEEE LEO SatS Future Directions since 2022. He has served on the IEEE Nominations and Appointments (N&A) Committee 2020-2021 and IEEE Communication Society Young Professionals (ComSoc YP) Board 2016-2021. He is part of the IEEE 5G Tech Focus Publications Editorial Board since Feb. 2017. He is an active reviewer for EPSRC research grants, various IEEE Transactions and various other journals. He has served as a TPC for various IEEE conferences. He is a recipient of appreciation for an exemplary reviewer for IEEE Transaction on Communications (TCOM) in 2018 and 2016, a recipient of appreciation for an exemplary reviewer for IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (WCL) in 2017 and 2014, a recipient of post-doctoral research award (PDRA) (first cycle) with Qatar national research foundation (QNRF) in 2014, a recipient of KAUST academic excellence award (AEA) in 2014, and a recipient of IEEE Richard E. Merwin student scholarship award in Jul. 2013.

Dr. Ansari has authored/co-authored 100+ journal and conference publications. He has co-organized the GRASNET'2016, 2017, 2018 workshops in conjunction with IEEE WCNC'2016, 2017 and IEEE Globecom 2018. His current research interests include free-space optics (FSO), satellite communications, underwater communications, physical layer secrecy issues, and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces / intelligent reflective surfaces (RIS / IRS), among others.

Giambattista Gruosso

Giambattista Gruosso

Giambattista Gruosso is associate professor at Politecnico di Milano. He has 20 years of experience in research issues in electrical engineering and its links with ICT. For years he has been working on systems and components for Smart City, Smart Mobility and Smart Factory. He is director of the master Digital Skills for industry 4.0. He is secretary of the IEEE IES Committee on Transportation Electrification and is an active member of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. He is member of committees for the promotion of ICT for intelligent life. He was secretary of the Italian section of IEEE (2016-2019), member of the local board of engineers (Milan). He is currently also scientific head of the technical area of MADE (competence center for Industry 4.0)

Stamatis Karnouskos

Stamatis Karnouskos

Stamatis Karnouskos (IEEE Fellow) is with SAP in Germany, dealing with emerging industrial technologies and enterprise systems. For over 25 years, Stamatis has led efforts in several European Commission and industry-funded projects related to Cyber-Physical Systems, the Internet of Things, industrial automation, smart grids, cloud-based services and architectures, software agents, security, and mobility. He has extensive experience in research and technology management within the industry. He has served on the technical advisory board of Internet Protocol for Smart Objects Alliance (IPSO) and the Permanent Stakeholder Group of the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA). Stamatis has co-authored/edited several books and papers related to emerging technologies and their implications.

David Law

David Law

David Law is a Distinguished Technologist in the HPE Aruba CTO. David serves as the Chair of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group, the culmination of over 25 years contribution and leadership with the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group.

David’s R&D career with HPE Aruba, including its 3Com acquisition, ranged from development of Ethernet adapter cards, the first stackable Ethernet repeaters, stackable Ethernet switches, as well as being the technical lead on ASIC development teams for stackable repeaters and switching chipsets. Throughout this time David has been a member of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group, where he has held a number of leadership positions, including Chair of IEEE 802.3 since 2008 and Vice-Chair between 1996 and 2008 as well as IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) governance positions such as chair of the IEEE SA Review Committee (RevCom) from 2008 to 2012 and member of the IEEE SA Standards Board from 2005 to 2014.

David has received the IEEE SA Standards Medallion, the IEEE SA Standards Board Distinguished Service Award, the IEEE SA International Award, the 2016 IEEE Computer Society Karlsson Award, and the 2017 IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award. David is a co-inventor on 21 issued and 4 pending patents related to Ethernet, Ethernet Switching, and Deep packet Inspection.

David earned his B.Eng. (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland.

Meng Lu

Meng Lu

Dr. Meng Lu has served as a member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Standards Association, as a member at large of the IEEE TAB Committee on Standards, vice-president of Standards Activities, and as Standards Committee Chair of the IEEE ITSS. He is affiliated with AEOLIX ITS, was previously the Strategic Innovation Manager at Peek Traffic (NL), Program Manager International at the Dutch Institute of Advanced Logistics (NL), and Visiting Professor at the National Laboratory for Automotive Safety and Energy, Tsinghua University (CN). Since 2005, he has had active involvement in R&D and innovation projects. Since 2016, he has made contributions to standardization activities of the ISO/TC 204 and Intelligent transport systems, where he was Head of Delegation from the Netherlands, January 2021 from April 2023. He also contributed to CEN/TC 278 in road transport and traffic telematics. His Ph.D. is from LTH, Lund University, Sweden, and his master's degree of Engineering in The Netherlands and P.R. China.

Ana Madureira

Ana Madureira

Ana Madureira received the B.S. in Computer Science Engineering, M.S. degree in Electrical and Computers Engineering, Ph.D. in Production and Systems degrees, Habilitation in Informatics, in 1993, 1996, 2003 and 2022, respectively. She is Coordinator Professor with Habilitation at ISEP/P.PORTO and has a significant experience in teaching Computer Science undergraduate and graduate courses and in master and Ph.D. thesis supervision (since 1994).

Ana Madureira is Director of R&D Interdisciplinary Studies Research Center (ISRC). She has been involved in more than 20 R&D projects from which she was principal investigator of four R&D projects, mainly on the AI based developing of intelligent scheduling systems. Ana Madureira has a patent published on this research area “Multi-Agent System for Distributed Manufacturing Scheduling with Genetic Algorithms and Tabu Search.” She has published 8 books and over than 150 papers in international scientific conference proceedings, journals and book chapters. Chair of 20 special sessions. Participate on the organization of 11 Int.Scientific Conferences. Integrate more than 27 Internacional Scientific Committees and 40 International Program Committees. Organized 10 special sessions. Participated as Invited Editor of three journals and as associate editor for IEEE TNNLS and EAAI, editor of 8 books and 17 proceedings of International Scientific Conferences. She was Chair of IEEE Portugal Section (2015-2017) and she is IEEE Senior member since 2010.

She has had an active participation as chair or co-chair of 20 international scientific conferences and as organizer of conferences and special scientific sessions, as well as regular presence in scientific committees and program committees of international scientific conferences.

Since 2005, she has had active participation and responsibilities in different IEEE Organizational Units (OU) and integrated different IEEE communities, both at the national, regional (region 8) societies, and IEEE MGA: Member of IEEE MGA Awards and Recognition Committee (2023); Member of IEEE MGA Nominations and Appointments Committee (2021-2022); IEEE CIS AdCom member (2022-2024), IEEE Region 8 Secretary (2019-2020); Chair of the Portuguese Section of IEEE since (2015-2017); Vice-Chair of the Portuguese Section of IEEE (2011-2014); IEEE R8 Educational Activities Subcomité (EASC) Coordinator for University Activities and accreditation and others.

Andreas Neumeier

Andreas Neumeier

For over ten years, Andreas has carved a unique path in the world of customer experience (CX), blending a management background with cutting-edge technological know-how. His journey started in international enterprise environments, where he witnessed firsthand the complexities of B2B interactions across various channels. This fueled his passion for innovation, leading him to his current role as Product & Partner Manager at SAP.

Here, Andreas doesn't just manage products; he champions them as tools for seamless customer interactions. He leverages his deep understanding of cloud, IoT, and CRM technologies to craft communication and digital channels that eliminate friction for B2B sellers. His dedication goes beyond technical expertise; he brings a genuine enthusiasm for creating positive experiences, ensuring every interaction is smooth and efficient.

But Andreas' impact extends beyond SAP's walls. He serves as a mentor and advisor at SAP.iO, a breeding ground for budding entrepreneurs and innovators. Here, he shares his wisdom and experience, empowering the next generation of CX champions. His guidance helps translate raw ideas into impactful solutions, shaping the future of customer interactions.

His expertise is further bolstered by a diverse skillset. Certifications like CCSP and CISSP showcase his deep understanding of cloud security, while his agile mindset ensures adaptability in ever-evolving landscapes. Project, service, and marketing management experience honed in international environments have equipped him with the ability to navigate complex situations and build strong relationships across borders.

Andreas' multilingual fluency (English and German) and experience working across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas paint a picture of a truly global citizen. His academic background, with an MBA and a Diploma in Computer Science, solidifies his foundation in both business acumen and technical prowess.

In conclusion, Andreas is more than just a product manager; he is a CX visionary. He combines technical expertise with a passion for innovation and a drive to empower others. His diverse skillset and global perspective make him a valuable asset not only to SAP but also to the broader CX community. As he continues his journey, we can expect him to keep shaping the future of customer interactions, ensuring every experience is frictionless, delightful, and truly human.

Ana Cigarán Romero

Ana Cigarán Romero

Ana is currently the Head of the Team "Cooperation and Compliance" at the System Operations Division of 50Hertz. Before, she has worked as a Senior Policy Advisor at the System Operations Division of 50Hertz and was the Convener of the Steering Group Operational Framework under the ENTSO-E System Operations Committee. With her deep knowledge on existing and upcoming European electricity regulations, she does not only keep advising her company but also actively contributing to the design of the operational framework necessary for a safe operation of the energy system in Europe. 

She is currently the 50Hertz representative at the ENTSO-E System Operations Committee. Since 2011, she has participated in the development, implementation and compliance monitoring of the ENTSO-E Network Codes and the Regional Group Continental Europe Operation Handbook. Furthermore, she has been actively involved in the design of regional processes for a secure operation of the electricity grid in Europe taking place between ENTSO-E and Regional Security Coordinators such as TSCNET and Coreso. 

Ana is a Senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and has been an elected and appointed volunteer with special focus on Industry Engagement as well as Women in Engineering (WIE) since 2015, holding several leadership positions. 

Ana received her degree in electrical engineering from the Comillas University-ICAI in Madrid, Spain, in 2010. In her diploma thesis she analysed the competitiveness indicators in the Iberian Electricity Market while doing at the same time an internship in the Energy Management Direction of Iberdrola.

Margarida Trigo

Margarida Trigo

Margarida Trigo possesses a Master's degree in Industrial Electronics Engineering from the University of Minho. She is also a candidate for the doctoral program Advanced Engineering Systems for the Industry, with a research focus on autonomous vehicles. Margarida has several years of experience and currently works as a Product Manager in a Fintech company.

In addition to her industry work, Margarida actively participates in IEEE as a member. She is involved in the Professional and Educational Activities and WIE committees of IEEE R8.

Constantine (Costas) Vournas

Constantine (Costas) Vournas

Constantine (Costas) Vournas is Professor Emeritus in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of National Technical University of Athens, Greece. He has published close to 200 papers in International Journals and Conferences and has co-authored the book “Voltage Stability of Electric Power Systems”. His research interests are in the area of power system dynamics, stability, and control and include voltage stability and security analysis, wind generator integration in power systems, novel control applications in the distribution and transmission grid, as well as the effect of deregulation on power system operation and control. He is Fellow of IEEE since 2005, Life Fellow since 2019, member of CIGRE, Editor of Electric Power System Research International Journal. He was the recipient of the IEEE/PES Prabha Kundur Award for 2019. He was Chair of the IEEE/PES Power Tech Steering Committee (2007-2019), Region 8 Representative on the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Governing Board (2011-2014), and is the immediate Past Chair of the IEEE/PES Power Systems Dynamic Performance Committee. Since 2021 he is Chair of the Energy WG of the IEEE European Public Policy Committee (EPPC). .

Stefano Zanero

Stefano Zanero

Stefano received a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, where he is currently an associate professor. His research focuses on mobile malware, malware analysis, and cybersecurity. He has extensive speaking and training experience in Italy and abroad. He has co-authored over 60 scientific papers and books. He is a Senior member of the IEEE, the IEEE Computer Society (for which he is a member of the Board of Governors), and a lifetime senior member of the ACM. Stefano co-founded the Italian chapter of ISSA (Information System Security Association). He has been named a Fellow of ISSA and sits on its International Board of Directors. Stefano is also a co-founder and chairman of Secure Network, a leading information security consulting firm based in Milan and in London, and a co-founder of 18Months, a cloud-based ticketing solutions provider, and recently co-founded a stealth-mode startup in the FinTech sector.

Past Committee Rosters

2023 Committee:

  • Jef Beerten, Chair
  • Jorge Soares, Vice Chair
  • Imran Ansari
  • Armando Walter Colombo
  • Giambattista Gruosso
  • Samina Husain
  • Stamatis Karnouskos
  • David Law
  • Cecilia Metra
  • Dominique Schreurs
  • Margarida Trigo
  • Costas Vournas
  • Stefano Zanero

2022 Committee:

  • Jef Beerten, Chair
  • Jorge Soares, Vice Chair 
  • Ana Cigarán Romero
  • Armando Walter Colombo
  • Marko Delimar
  • Flavia Dinca
  • Samina Husain
  • Stamatis Karnouskos
  • David Law
  • Cecilia Metra
  • Costas Vournas
  • Stefano Zanero

2021 Committee:

  • Jef Beerten, Chair
  • Jorge Soares, Vice Chair 
  • Ana Cigarán Romero
  • Marko Delimar
  • Flavia Dinca
  • Christopher James
  • David Law
  • Vasileios Kalogirou
  • Antonio Luque
  • Francisco Medeiros
  • Cecilia Metra
  • Dirk Van Hertem
  • Stefano Zanero

2020 Committee:

  • Marko Delimar, Chair
  • Jef Beerten
  • Flavia Dinca
  • Christopher James, Vice Chair
  • David Law
  • Vasileios Kalogirou
  • Antonio Luque
  • Francisco Medeiros-Filho
  • Cecilia Metra
  • Bruno Meyer
  • Jorge Soares
  • Dirk Van Hertem
  • Stefano Zanero

2019 Committee:

  • Marko Delimar, Chair
  • Jef Beerten
  • Bhaskar Choubey
  • Gordon Day (Corresponding Member)
  • Flavia Dinca
  • Jean-Philippe Faure
  • Christopher James, Vice Chair
  • David Law
  • Antonio Luque
  • Bruno Meyer
  • Stefan Sauermann
  • Dirk Van Hertem
  • Stefano Zanero

2018 Committee:

  • Marko Delimar, Chair
  • Martin Bastiaans
  • Gordon Day (Corresponding Member)
  • Flavia Dinca
  • Margaretha Eriksson
  • Jean-Philippe Faure
  • Christopher James, Vice Chair
  • Bruno Meyer
  • Andreas Neumeier
  • Marina Ruggieri
  • Magdalena Salazar-Palma
  • Stefan Sauermann
  • Dirk Van Hertem
  • Stefano Zanero

For a full committee roster, please see the History of Service Manual (PDF, 759 KB)

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