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Abbas Jamalipour

Abbas Jamalipour

2025 Vice President - Member and Global Activities Candidate

Position Statement

During over 30 years of ComSoc membership, I have had the privilege of serving in various IEEE and ComSoc leadership roles, including Vice President for Conferences and Editor-in-Chief positions. These experiences have provided me with a deep understanding of how to support and serve our members best. With a deep commitment to fostering a vibrant and inclusive global community, I aim to enhance member engagement, increase participation, and ensure that ComSoc continues to be a valuable professional home for communications engineers, researchers, and practitioners worldwide.

Throughout my career, I have witnessed firsthand the power of professional networks in shaping innovation and collaboration. As a dedicated IEEE volunteer, I have worked to strengthen member engagement through mentorship programs, regional outreach, and industry-academic partnerships. If elected, I will focus on: 

  • Enhancing Member Value: Developing new initiatives, such as professional development programs, networking opportunities, and industry connections, to maximize the benefits of ComSoc membership.
  • Expanding Membership Growth and Diversity: Strengthening outreach efforts to attract young professionals, underrepresented groups, and emerging industry sectors and promoting a fair, inclusive, and collaborative community across all regions and career stages.
  • Strengthening Global Engagement: Ensuring that ComSoc serves the needs of members across all regions by fostering stronger local chapters and digital engagement strategies through financial, logistical, and networking support.

With your support, I will work tirelessly to make ComSoc an even more dynamic, inclusive, and innovative society. I look forward to the opportunity to serve all of you in building a stronger, more connected IEEE ComSoc together.

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Biography 

Abbas Jamalipour (F’07) is a Professor of Ubiquitous Mobile Networking at the University of Sydney, Australia, and Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Nagoya University, Japan, in 1996. Dr. Jamalipour has authored nine books, eleven book chapters, over 650 technical papers, and holds five patents. His contributions have earned him numerous prestigious awards, including 15 Best Paper awards from IEEE and ComSoc.

With over two decades of IEEE ComSoc leadership, he has served as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Wireless Communications, Vice President for Conferences, a member of the GITC, GIMS, and Conferences committees, and Distinguished Lecturer/Speaker. A dedicated advocate for member services, he has contributed to the IEEE TAB/PSPB Products and Services Committee, IEEE TAB Periodical Committee, and IEEE TAB Nominations and Appointments Committee. He has also chaired major IEEE conferences, including ICC, GLOBECOM, WCNC, and PIMRC, in key leadership roles.