Deadline 20 February 2026

The IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) invites nominations for the position of Editor-in-Chief for TICPS (see below details about the open position and requirements).
Nominations should be submitted through this form no later than 20 February 2026.
Self-nomination is permitted.

 

Editor-in-Chief of TICPS (Transactions on Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems)

Three-year term starting 1 January 2026

Cyber-Physical Systems are the engineered systems that are built from, and depend upon, the seamless integration of computation and physical components. The IEEE Transactions on Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems publishes original papers related to a broad scope associated with the industrial cyber-physical systems (ICPS) knowledge domain. For further information, please consult https://www.ieee-ies.org/pubs/transactions-on-industrial-cyberphysical-systems.

Specific Criteria for Nominees

  • Be active in the industry;
  • Demonstrated competence in the area of “Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems“;
  • Prior experience with IES Publications as an author, reviewer, and/or editor;
  • Capacity to handle a minimum of 600 submissions per year. The minimum expected time requirement for this position is 8 hours per week.

 

General Criteria for Nominees

  • Demonstrated very high scientific reputation (very good publication records);
  • Extensive editorial experience as EiC, co-EiC, Senior Editor, Associate Editor or Guest Editor;
  • Be a member of IEEE and IES in good standing;
  • Other required qualifications include high ethical standards, leadership experience, and management skills.

 

Selection Process

The publications committee of the IES will carefully evaluate all nominees and select the best suitable candidate. All nominees will be considered without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or political affiliation. The appointment of the final candidate will be done by the President of the IES with approval of the society’s Administrative Committee.

Requirements for Nominations

  • Names of nominee and nominator (self-nominations are possible).
  • A brief IEEE-style biography of the nominee of no more than one page.
  • A summary statement of the nominee’s editorial experience.
  • Statement of interest of up to 500 words stating the nominee’s vision for the journal and special qualifications for the position.
  • The full CV of the nominee.

For any questions, please contact the IES Vice-President for Publications, Haitham Abu-Rub: haburub@haburub.edu.qa.