Congratulations to Kamal Al-Haddad, elected as IEEE Division VI Director!
On October 8, 2021, Kamal Al-Haddad has been elected as IEEE Division VI Director (Education, IES, PSE, PCS, RS, SSIT, TEMS)
Prof. Al-Haddad is a prominent member of our IES society, for being IEEE IES President from 2016 to 2017, an Associate Editor of the IEEE …
2025 IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Paper Awards announced!
The 2025 paper awards are now announced by IEEE Industrial Electronics Society!
Congratulations to all the authors!
IES would also like to express appreciation to the IES Awards & Honors Committee chaired by Terry Martin, and all editorial board members of IES publications for their work!
Outstanding Paper …
IES Growing Steadily in 2025 with Increasing Membership Promotion and Global Engagement
By Ya-Jun Pan, VP for Membership Activities
The IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) is growing steadily in 2025. As of 6 Aug, IES members are reaching the milestone of 12,000 in the history. By 13 Sept, it is reaching 12,370 in total. Note that there are 50% increase …
Yang Shi has been elevated to the grade of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada class of 2025
Prof. Yang Shi, Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, has been elevated to the grade of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) class of 2025. One of the highest honours in science in Canada.
One hundred and two new Fellows have been elected …
2025 IEEE IES Awards Laureates Announced!
The IEEE Industrial Electronics Society has announced the 2025 recipients of the society’s awards! Congratulations to them!
IES would also like to express great appreciations to the IES Awards & Honors Committee chaired by IES Past President Terry Martin.
Dr.-Ing. Eugene Mittelmann Achievement Award
Recipient: Dong Yue
University …
Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban received the IEEE Systems Council Outstanding Service Award 2025
Prof. Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban received the IEEE Systems Council Outstanding Service Award 2025 “For visionary leadership and outstanding service to the IEEE Systems Council through transformative educational initiatives and global outreach.”
Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban is a IEEE IES senior member involved with Power Electronics Technical Committee (PETC) and …
Kamal Al-Haddad has been appointed Chair of the 2026 IEEE Awards Board – Medals Council
The Industrial Electronics Society is pleased to announce that IES Former President and long-term member/volunteer of the IES community, Professor Kamal Al-Haddad has been appointed Chair of the 2026 IEEE Awards Board – Medals Council. Kamal will be leading this prestigious IEEE Council which is …
Ya-Jun Pan receives the Mechatronics Medal from the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering
Prof. Ya-Jun Pan received the CSME Mechatronics Medal for “exceptional research and innovation contributions to the field of mechatronics”.
The Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) honoured three winning recipients of its 2025 technical awards at the ceremony held on 27 May at the 2025 CSME International …
Xian Du receives the 2024 IEEE Region 1 Technological Innovation (Academic) Award
Dr. Xian Du has been nominated and selected as the recipient of the 2024 Region 1 Technological Innovation (Academic) Award.
“For pioneering contributions to advancing machine intelligence and sensing technologies in roll-to-roll flexible electronics printing and medical devices for health monitoring. “
Congratulations to him!
Xian Du, Associate …
Johann Walter Kolar receives the IEEE Medal in Power Engineering
An IEEE Life Fellow, IES member Prof. Johann Walter Kolar is the 2025 IEEE Medal in Power Engineering recipient “for pioneering contributions to and leadership in power electronics systems, grid interfacing technologies, and ultra-high-speed motor drives.”
The IEEE Medal in Power Engineering, sponsored by the IEEE Industry …