Candidates Approved for 2014 IEEE Computer Society Election

Candidates Approved for 2014 IEEE Computer Society Election LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 10 June, 2014 -- The Board of Governors has approved the slate of candidates for the IEEE Computer Society 2014 election. Roger U. Fujii and Hironori Kasahara will be on the... More

Candidates Approved for 2014 IEEE Computer Society Election LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 10 June, 2014 -- The Board of Governors has approved the slate of candidates for the IEEE Computer Society 2014 election. Roger U. Fujii and Hironori Kasahara will be on the ballot for 2015 President-elect and 2016 President. The President oversees the Society's programs and operations and is a nonvoting member of most Society program boards and committees. Fujii, currently IEEE Division VIII Director, is president of Fujii Systems and formerly Vice President of Northrop Grumman's Network Communications Division. He also previously served as IEEE-CS Vice President of Standards Activities. Kasahara, a professor of computer engineering at Waseda University in Tokyo, is a member of the Board of Governors and has served as chair of the IEEE Computer Society Japan Chapter and a board member of the IEEE Tokyo Section. Candidates for 2015 First Vice President are Elizabeth Burd and Charlene "Chuck" Walrad. Burd Less