2025 IEEE Communications Society Election Results
The 2025 IEEE ComSoc Election results are in! A total of 5,816 ballots were returned to IEEE for the election of IEEE Communications Society Vice President-Conferences, Vice President-Member & Global Activities, Vice President-Publications, Vice President-Technical & Educational Activities, and four Members-at-Large to the Board of Governors for the term beginning 1 January 2026.
Officers for a Two-Year Term Beginning 1 January 2026
Vice President–Conferences Ana García Armada
Vice President–Member & Global Activities Abbas Jamalipour
Vice President–Publications Nei Kato
Vice President–Technical & Educational Activities Shui Yu
Members-at-Large for a Three-Year Term Beginning 1 January 2026
IEEE Regions 1-7, and 9 (Americas)
Zhi Ding, US
Jiang (Linda) Xie, US
IEEE Region 8 (Europe/Middle-East/Africa)
Lajos Hanzo, United Kingdom
IEEE Region10 (Asia and Pacific)
Yuguang (Michael) Fang, China
*Elected
Vice Presidents and Members-at-Large
Vice President - Conferences
| Ana Garcia Armada 1,794* | Ashutosh Dutta 1,634 | Jinsong Wu 1,545 |
Vice President - Member and Global Activities
| Ricardo Veiga 2,192 | Abbas Jamalipour 2,779* |
Vice President - Publications
| Octavia A. Dobre 2,385 | Nei Kato 2,993* |
Vice President - Technical and Educational Activities
| Fabrizio Granelli 2,251 | Shui Yu 2,940* |
Officers for a Two-Year Term Beginning 1 January 2026
Members-at-Large
| THE AMERICAS - LA & NA REGIONS | EMEA REGION | AP REGION |
Sumit Roy Jiang (Linda) Xie Zhi Ding | Ali Ghrayeb Lajos Hanzo Jalel Ben Othman
| Manoj BS Paulina Chan Yuguang (Michael) Fang
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Officers for a Three-Year Term Beginning 1 January 2026
Meet The Candidates
Read each Candidate's Position Statement and Biography.
IEEE Communications Society Elections Term Beginning 1 January 2026
Vice President - Conferences
Vice President - Member and Global Activities
Vice President - Publications
Vice President - Technical and Educational Activities
Members-at-Large - Latin America/North America Region
Members-at-Large - Europe, Middle East, & Africa Region
Members-at-Large - Asia/Pacific Region
Officers for a Three-Year Term Beginning 1 January 2026
The opinions expressed in the Candidates' position statements are those of the individual Candidates and do not necessarily reflect IEEE or Communications Society positions or policies.