International recognition for Monash academics
L to R: Dr Alan Finkel, Professor Geoffrey Webb and Professor Jean Armstrong
Three Monash University academics have been recognised for their outstanding accomplishments by the prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Monash University Chancellor Dr Alan Finkel, Professor Jean Armstrong from the Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, and Professor Geoffrey Webb from the Faculty of Information Technology have all been made Fellows of the IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional society.
Dr Alan Finkel has been recognised for his contributions to measurement technology for biomedicine, Professor Armstrong for her contributions to the theory and application of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing in wireless and optical communications, and Professor Webb for contributions to machine learning, data mining and knowledge discovery.
Dr Finkel said he and his colleagues Professor Armstrong and Professor Webb were all greatly honoured to be made Fellows of the IEEE.
“We are all delighted that our work has been acknowledged by the world’s largest technical professional society and that we are to join such an esteemed list of Fellows,” Dr Finkel said. “But importantly, this is also a recognition of the way Monash University creates a culture of support for influential and innovative research.”
The IEEE is the world’s leading professional association for advancing technology for humanity. Through its 400,000 members in 160 countries, the institute is a leading authority on areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics.
Dedicated to the advancement of technology, the IEEE publishes 30 per cent of the world’s literature in the electrical and electronics engineering and computer science fields, and has developed more than 900 active industry standards.