CELIA SHAHNAZ
(Nominated by Petition)
Professor
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://www.celiashahnaz.com
Position Statement
For a diverse R11, my focus will be to create an intensive relationship with local leadership of all organizational units (OUs), such as Councils, Sections/Subsections, AGS, Chapters, SBs, and SB Society Chapters to enhance member engagement, technical skill, research and innovation, membership growth, and retention. Also, to ensure recognition and representations of R11 members in leadership positions across all OUs and major boards, if elected, my priorities will be:
- Elevating Program Values: Emphasizing Outreach, History, Distinguished Lecturer, Senior Member, HKN and Fellow Elevation Drives to ensure volunteers’ qualifications for leadership.
- Enhancing Recognition: Launching R11 DAY, Humans of R11, more IEEE Milestones, award and position nominations and visibility of R11 accomplishments in TA Spotlight, The Institute, IEEE WIE Magazine, etc.
- Launching Mentor-Mentee Programs: Designing Mentor-Mentee activities involving multiple OUs, Students/WIE/YP/LM for accelerating membership growth and retention.
- Encouraging Industry-Academia Conclave: Promoting Corporate Membership development and retention for solving real life problems.
- Building Capacity: For organization of more quality society Flagship conferences involving 10 Regions.
- Incubating Humanitarian Projects-Product Design: Boosting Social Entrepreneurship.
Brief Biography
Celia Shahnaz, SMIEEE, Fellow TWAS, LFIEB, HKN Professional Member, received Ph.D. degree from Concordia University, Canada and is a Professor, Department of EEE, BUET, Bangladesh since 2015.
She published 190+ international journal/conference papers, a recipient of the Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship/Fellowship and Bangladesh Academy of Science Gold Medal for her contributions in Science and Technology. Her papers have received best paper awards in IEEE BECITHCON 2019, Biomedical Engineering and Humanitarian Challenge tracks of TENCON 2017, WIECON-ECE 2016, and R10 HTC 2017.
She was the supervisor/mentor of 1st/2nd prize winning projects in IEEE R10 Robotics Competition for climate change, 2023, Thailand, IEEE IAS CMD Contests (Robotics, Humanitarian), 2017-2019, USA, the 4th/5th rank winning teams in SPCUP and VIPCUP competitions, ICASSP 2020 (Spain)/2015 (Australia)/ICIP 2020 (UAE). She has 24+ years of experience (24 years as an IEEE volunteer) of leading impactful Technical, Professional, Educational, Industrial, WIE, and Humanitarian Technology Projects at national/international levels.
IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
(S’02-GSM’06-M’10-SM’16)
IEEE Activities:
Committees/Boards:
- 2024-Present Member, Fourier Award for Signal Processing Committee
- 2024-Present Division V Representative, IEEE TAB Awards and Recognition Committee
- Present Chair, WIE Nominations and Appointments
- 2023-2024 Chair, WIE Committee, Non-Voting Member, IEEE MGA Board
- 2023-2024, Liaison of WIE to IEEE Board of Directors
- 2023-2024 Member, MGA Member Engagement and Life Cycle Committee and Membership Recruitment & Recovery Committee
- 2022 WIE Committee Chair-Elect
- 2023-Present Member, IEEE in 2050 and Beyond Subcommittee
- 2021-2024 Member, History Committee (HC)
- 2021-2024 Liaison Between HC & WIE
- 2023 Member, Future of the IEEE WIE International Leadership Conference (ILC) Ad Hoc
- 2022-2023, 2020 Member, New Initiative Committee
- 2021-2022 Member, EAB Faculty Resource Committee
- 2021 Member, IEEE Ad Hoc Committee on Election Practices & Oversight
Region:
- 2016 R10 WIE Coordinator
- 2014-2018 Member, R10 Committees (50 years, WIE, HTA, Education)
Section/Student Branch (SB)/SB Chapters:
- 2018-6/2021 Chair, 2017 Vice-Chair, Bangladesh Section (BDS)
- 2010-2015 Chair, WIE BDS AG and BDS MD (2012-2013)
- 2020-Present Chair, SIGHT FLASH
- 2016-Present Advisor, BUET SB WIE AGs, BUET SB Chapters: IAS, RAS (2018-Present), SPS (2019-Present)
Societies/Chapters:
- 2024-Present Chair, IEEE CS Awards
- Present IEEE CS Distinguished Visitor
- Present Member, IEEE CS DI Committee
- 2021-2022 Chair, SPS Women in Signal Processing
- 2021-2022 Liaison, SPS and WIE
- 2017-2021, PES WiP R10 Representative
- 2017-2020 Chair, SPS, IAS (2024-Present), RAS (2021-Present), SSIT (2021-2024), EMBS (2020-Present) BDS
- 2018-2020 Vice-Chair, RAS, SSIT, SPS (2021-Present), EMBS (2019) BDS
Conferences:
- General/TPC Chair/Co-Chair: TENSYMP 2020, WIECON-ECE 2015-2025, R10-HTC 2017, ICCIT 2022-2025, (BECITHCON, RAAIACON, SPICSCON, PEEIACON 2019; 2021; 2024; 2025)
Awards:
- 2021 MGA Achievement Award
- 2019 R10 Humanitarian Activities Outstanding Volunteer Award
- 2016 MGA Leadership Award
- 2015 WIE Inspiring Member Award
- 2013 R10 WIE Professional Volunteer Award
Recent Accomplishments:
- Founded IEEE WIECON-ECE 2015 (Bangladesh), co-organized 10 versions (India, Thailand).
- Led WIE: 17.7% growth in professional membership (2023)
- Help relaunching IEEE WIE ILC in 2024
- As History Committee Member, I advocated four IEEE milestones
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