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briefings
S.K. Ramesh

Francis Grosz

he IEEE Board of Directors has
nominated Fellow S.K. Ramesh
and Life Senior Member Francis
Grosz as candidates for IEEE presidentelect. The winner of this year's election
will serve as IEEE president in 2023.
Ramesh is a professor of electrical
and computer engineering at California
State University Northridge's college
of engineering and computer science,
where he served as dean from 2006
to 2017. While dean, he established
centers on renewable energy, entrepreneurship, and advanced manufacturing. He created an interdisciplinary
master's degree program in assistive
technology engineering to meet emerging workforce needs.
Ramesh is the founding director of
the university's nationally recognized
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Attract, Inspire, Mentor, and Support
Students program, which advances
the graduation of underrepresented
minorities in engineering and computer science.
He has been an IEEE volunteer for
almost 40 years and has served on the
IEEE Board of Directors, Awards Board,
Educational Activities Board, Publication Services and Products Board, and
Fellows Committee.
As the 2016-2017 vice president of
IEEE Educational Activities, he championed several successful programs
including the IEEE Learning Network
and the IEEE TryEngineering Summer Institute.
He expanded chapters of IEEE's
honor society, Eta Kappa Nu (IEEEHKN), globally to serve all 10 regions,

and he increased industry support as
the society's 2016 president.
Ramesh was elevated to IEEE Fellow
in 2015 for " contributions to entrepreneurship in engineering education. "
He serves on the board of ABET, the
global accrediting organization for
academic programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and
technology, and is an experienced
program evaluator.
Ramesh has served IEEE Region 6 at
the section, chapter, and area levels.
He currently serves on the IEEE Buenaventura (California) Section member
development team, which received a
2020 Gold Award for its work.
His many recognitions include
the 2004 IEEE Region 6 Community Service Award and the 2012 John

LEFT: S.K. RAMESH; RIGHT: FRANCIS GROSZ

2022 President-Elect
Candidates Announced

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