Isabel Trancoso, Técnico professor (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering – DEEC) and INESC-ID researcher, has been appointed IEEE Fellow Committee Vice Chair.

The Board of Directors of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity, appointed the Técnico professor for an annual term.

Isabel Trancoso’s appointment as IEEE Fellow Committee Vice Chair is a recognition of her work in the organisation. The INESC researcher was elevated to IEEE Fellow in 2011.

Isabel Trancoso sees this appointment as “an enormous responsibility and a great honour at any time. This year it brings the added responsibility of helping to implement significant changes”.