IEEE for Technology Education, Research and Continuous Learning
Dr. Saifur Rahman is the Joseph R. Loring professor of electrical and computer engineering and the founding director of the Advanced Research Institute at Virginia Tech. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, and a PES Distinguished Lecturer. He served for three years as a program director in the Engineering Directorate at the US National Science Foundation. He was a research scientist at the Tokyo Electric Power Company, Japan for one year. He has also worked for Progress Energy in North Carolina and the Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York. He has consulted for the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the United Nations Development Program. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech.
Current and Recent IEEE Volunteer Experience
- Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2010
- Vice President, New Initiatives and Outreach (PES), 2008 -- 2010
- Chair, TAB/PSPB Products and Services Committee, 2007 -- 2010
- Chair, IEEE Publications Board, 2006
- Member, IEEE Board of Directors, 2006
- Chair, TAB Periodicals Committee, 2004 -- 2005
- Vice President, Publications (PES), 2001 -- 2003
- Vice President, Education and Industry Relations (PES), 1999 -- 2000
Candidate Statement
The future of IEEE is Technology Education, Research and Continuous Learning.
IEEE, as a global organization, provides platforms for knowledge development and knowledge sharing among members of the academia, industry and government. As Division VII Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect, I plan work with division and region directors and the IEEE Board to develop business models for educational and training products for new systems and technologies in smart grid, and power and energy systems. Products will include tutorial materials, webinars, learning modules and technical papers to benefit IEEE members and the broader technical community. Specifically, I will work towards:
- developing business models for specialized products focusing on practical applications of new systems and technologies in the power and energy sectors.
- raising awareness among our members about the benefits and challenges of large scale smart grid deployment in the electric utility sector.
- finding alternative approaches to reduce the impact of electricity generation on the global environment.
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