IEEE Elects 2 Engineering Professors as Fellows
IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization, has elected Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Lifeng Lai and Professor of Biomedical Engineering Ramsey Badawi to the level of Fellow.
Fewer than 0.1% of IEEE members receive the honor each year, making it the organization’s most esteemed membership grade. It is reserved for elite innovators who have made extraordinary contributions to engineering, science and technology.
Lifeng Lai, Electrical and Computer Engineering
IEEE has recognized Lai for his contributions to secure and spectrally efficient wireless communications systems.
Lai’s visionary research has propelled signal processing efficiency and secure communication protocols to the modern age. He has also set the stage for applying machine learning to wireless networks through research that will have a lasting impact on emerging intelligent communication systems, such as cognitive radios.
Ramsey Badawi, Biomedical Engineering
IEEE has recognized Badawi for his contributions to the development, implementation and application of the world’s first total-body positron emission tomography scanner, EXPLORER.
Positron emission tomography, commonly known as PET, is a technique for creating three-dimensional images of processes in the body, but it is only able to visualize an area the size of a common school ruler, meaning doctors would need to take many images of a patient to get a full picture of their health.
EXPLORER can instantly capture images of a patient’s full body. It also provides significantly higher resolution than conventional PET scanners, enabling new biomedical research and clinical practices.
