2025-2026 IEEE Region 8 Director-Elect | UK and Ireland Section Past Chair Amongst Election Candidates
IEEE UK and Ireland Past-Chair Professor Emeritus Izzet Kale is amongst the candidates for 2025-2026 IEEE Region 8 Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect.
Izzet Kale has been an active IEEE member/volunteer for 36+ years, and is immediate Past-Chair of the IEEE UK and Ireland Section. He is Professor Emeritus of Applied DSP and VLSI Systems, Honorary Founder Director of the Applied DSP and VLSI Research Group, and past-Institute and Research Director, College of Design, Creative and Digital Industries at the University of Westminster, London, where he was also HoD of Engineering.
Previously, Kale took Academic and Industry roles including Dean of Engineering, Technical-Advisory-Board Level for Industry, delivery of numerous Applied R&D contracts for their next-generation products, notably for ESA and training/invited talks.
Kale holds a BSc (Hons) in Electrical-Electronic Engineering, from The Polytechnic of Central London, MSc in The Design and Manufacture of Microelectronic Systems from Edinburgh University, and PhD in Techniques on Reducing Digital Filter Complexity, from The University of Westminster.
He has authored/co-authored 380+ papers, 11 patents, 3 books and has 40+ PhD supervisions.
As Director-Elect, I’ll bring a global outlook to Region 8, leveraging my 39+ years’ experience and international links in academia and industry. I will provide equal opportunities for all members to engage in industry-technology related activities.
My goal is to ensure Region 8’s growth and deliver value for money services, focusing on harmonious collaboration between industry, professional practice, and academia. I envision IEEE as a locally relevant, go-to professional organization.
In my previous role as Research Director, I successfully implemented a similar vision, leading a diverse group of academics in various disciplines, conducting industry-facing, cross-disciplinary research on a national-international scale.
I aim to actively support STEM-activities for underprivileged school-kids throughout Region 8, introducing them to IEEE at an early age through IEEE sponsored twinning-programs.
As Director-Elect, I will encourage Region 8 to undertake cohesive, industry-linked activities that influence the future and connect globally. These activities will be inclusive for all, providing a common platform to work from, regardless of their location within Region 8.
I know and have what it takes to deliver my vision.
– Prof Izzet Kale
The other candidates for 2025-2026 IEEE Region 8 Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect are:
- Dusanka Boskovic, Associate Professor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Vice-Rector for Quality, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Peter Nagy, Operations Director, Scientific Association for Infocommunications (HTE), Budapest, Hungary