2024 IEEE Women in Engineering Leadership
Find below a list of the voting members, regional and society coordinators and subcommittees and ad-hoc committees.
Voting Members
Chair – 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024
Celia Shahnaz (R10)
Celia Shahnaz
Celia Shahnaz, SMIEEE, Fellow IEB, received Ph.D. degree from Concordia University, Canada and is currently a Professor at, Department of EEE, BUET, Bangladesh since 2015.
She has published more than 150 international journal/conference papers. She is a recipient of the Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship/Fellowship and Bangladesh Academy of Science Gold Medal for her contribution in Science and Technology. Her research interests include the areas of signal processing for speech analysis and speech enhancement, audio-visual recognition for biometric security, control system, robotics, pattern recognition, machine learning and deep learning for audio, video, biomedical, power signals, multimodal emotion recognition, and humanitarian technology.
Recently, her papers have received best paper awards in IEEE BECITHCON 2019, biomedical Engineering tracks at TENCON 2017 and at IEEE WIECON-ECE 2016, in Humanitarian Challenge track at R10 HTC 2017, and the best interactive poster award at ICIVPR 2017. Her paper has been selected for the top ten best paper awards in the Student Paper Contest of the 2018 and 2014 IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), College Station, Texas, USA and Knoxville, TN, USA, respectively. She was the winner, the Best Student Paper Award, 2008 IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks and Signal Processing (ICNNSP), Zhenjiang, China. She was selected as one of the finalists of the Student Research Presentation Competition in the 2009 SYTACOM Workshop, Montreal, QC, Canada.
She was the mentor of 1st/2nd prize winning projects in IEEE IAS CMD Contests (Robotics, Humanitarian) in 2017-2019, USA. She was the supervisor of 4th/5th rank winning teams in SPCUP competitions, ICASSP 2020 (Spain)/2015 (Australia) and 5th rank winning team in VIP CUP competition, ICIP 2020 (United Arab Emirates) .
She is the recipient of the 2021 IEEE MGA Achievement Award, 2021 Inspiring Women in Academia Award from Bangladesh brand forum, 2019 R10 Humanitarian Activities Outstanding Volunteer Award, 2016 MGA Leadership Award 2015 WIE Inspiring Member Award, 2013 R10 WIE Professional Volunteer Award.
She has been elected as 2022 IEEE WIE Committee Chair-Elect and she will serve as the 2023-2024 IEEE WIE Committee Chair. She has been appointed as 2022-23 Member, IEEE New Initiative Committee, 2021-23 Chair, IEEE SPS Women in Signal Processing, 2021-23 Liaison between IEEE SPS and IEEE WIE. She has been appointed as 2021-22 Member, IEEE History Committee, Liaison between IEEE History Committee and IEEE WIE, 2021 Chair, IEEE WIE History Subcommittee and 2021-22 Member, IEEE Educational Activities Board Faculty Resource Committee. She is 2020-21 Member, IEEE WIE Senior Member Elevation Drive, 2019-2021 Member, IEEE WIE WePower Subcommittee, 2020-22 Member, IEEE smart Village South Asian Working Group, 2017-2021 IEEE PES Women in Power (WiP) IEEE Region 10 Regional representative. She was a candidate for the 2021-22 IEEE Region 10 Director-Elect election, 2020 Member, IEEE New Initiative Committee, 2020 Chair, Women in SIGHT Working Group, , 2017, 2019 Communications Chair, IEEE SIGHT steering Committee, 2017-18 Chair, IEEE WIE Workshops Subcommittee, 2017-18 Member, IEEE Region 10 Subcommittees (WIE, Humanitarian Technology Activity, Education), and 2016 IEEE Region 10 WIE Coordinator. She has served as the 2018-6/2021Chair, IEEE Bangladesh Section.
She is the founder & Chair, IEEE SPS, IAS Bangladesh Chapters, Co-founder & Vice-Chair, IEEE RAS, SSIT Bangladesh Chapters, Founder and Advisor, WIE AG, IEEE Bangladesh Section. She has served as the General Chair, IEEE TENSYMP 2020, IEEE BECITHCON 2021, IEEE SPICSCON 2019, IEEE PEEIACON 2021 & 2019, IEEE RAAICON 2021 General Chair: IEEE WIECON-ECE 2021, 2019, 2018, 2016, General Co- Chair, IEEE Region 10 HTC 2017 and IEEE WIECON-ECE 2017, Founder and TPC Chair: IEEE SPICSCON 2021, IEEE WIECON-ECE 2015, IEEE BECITHCON 2019 & IEEE RAAIACON 2019.
She has served as an Editorial board member, IET Signal Processing From 2018 to date and 2018- 20 Member, Technical Committee, Image, Video, and Multimedia (IVM), Asia Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association (APSIPA).
She has more than 20 years of experience (20 years as an IEEE volunteer) in leading impactful Technical, Professional, Educational, Industrial, Women Empowerment and Humanitarian Technology, Power and Energy-related Projects at national/international levels.
Chair- Elect- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Winnie Ye (R7)
Winnie Ye
Dr. Winnie Ye is a full Professor in the Department of Electronics at Carleton University and a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC). Her expertise is in silicon photonics and its applications in telecommunications, data communication, biophotonics, and renewable energy. Dr. Ye received her B.Eng. (Carleton), M.A.Sc. (Toronto) and Ph.D. degree (Carleton), in 2000, 2002, 2007, respectively. She won the prestigious 2021 IEEE MGA Leadership Award, and Partners In Research’s 2020 National Technology and Engineering Ambassador Award. She is the recipient of the 2018 IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Inspiring Member of the Year Award, 2018 Engineering Medal for Research and Development from the Ontario Professional Engineers (PEO), the PEO Ottawa Chapter’s Engineering Excellence Award, as well as two University Research Excellence Awards. She has been the IEEE Canada WIE elected Chair since 2021, and served as the IEEE Ottawa WIE Affinity Group Chair from 2012 to 2020.
Past Chair – 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024
Jenifer P. Castillo Rodriguez (R9)
Jenifer P. Castillo Rodriguez (R9)
Jenifer Castillo, IEEE Senior Member and volunteer for 18 years, is the 2021-2022 IEEE WIE Committee Chair, IEEE Region R9 Director Elect, and the IEEE Puerto Rico and Caribbean (PR&C) Section Past Chair. Jen has also been involved in Humanitarian Activities Committee (HAC) projects, and is currently part of the MOVE community outreach initiative. She is also a Red Cross volunteer and very active with projects related to disaster response.
Jenifer is a B.S. Mechatronics Engineer and holds a MBA in International Business. She currently works for Parker Hannifin Corp., a Fortune 250 company, where she is Project Specifications Manager for Latin America, at Instrumentation group, focused on Business Development of different Parker Hannifin technologies in the region.
Member-at-Large – 1 January 2022 – 31 December 2024
Lin Cai (R7)
Lin Cai (R7)
Lin Cai (S’00-M’06-SM’10-F’20) she has been with the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Victoria since 2005, and she is currently a Professor. She is an NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellow, an Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) Fellow, and an IEEE Fellow. In 2020, she was elected as a Member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, and a 2020 “Star in Computer Networking and Communications” by N2Women. Her research interests span several areas in communications and networking, with a focus on network protocol and architecture design supporting emerging multimedia traffic and the Internet of Things. She has co-founded and chaired the IEEE Victoria Section Vehicular Technology and Communications Joint Societies Chapter. She has been elected to serve the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Board of Governors, 2019 – 2024, and served its VP Mobile Radio, 2023. She has been a voting member of IEEE Women in Engineering (2022-23). She has served as an Associate Editor-in-Chief for IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, a member of the Steering Committee of the IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, IEEE Transactions on Big Data and IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, an Associate Editor of the IEEE Internet of Things Journal, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on Communications, etc., and as the Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE VTS Society and the IEEE Communications Society.
Member-at-Large – 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2026
Jeewika Ranaweera (R6)
Jeewika Ranaweera
Jeewika Ranaweera is an engineer, author, illustrator, inventor, and sustainability champion. She is an active volunteer for IEEE Future Directions, IEEE Women in Engineering, IEEE Electron Device Society, and IEEE Engineering Accreditation Activities. Her outstanding contributions led to her induction into IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu as a Professional Member of the Eta Chapter of the Board of Governors in 2023. She is a co-chair of the IEEE Metaverse initiative and also a member-at- large for IEEE Women in Engineering.
Jeewika authored an eBook chronicling her engineering journey for IEEE Women in Engineering, aiming to motivate individuals to pursue careers in STEM fields. Additionally, she illustrated the very first children's book published by IEEE. Recognized as one of the "Women Engineers You Should Know in 2023" by the Society of Women Engineers, she has also been a prominent figure in IEEE WIE Santa Clara Valley, serving as both chair and co-chair. Her dedication earned her the prestigious "Outstanding member who promoted women in engineering" award from IEEE WIE SCV in 2020.
Jeewika is devoted to eliminating bias in artificial intelligence, particularly its discriminatory impact on women and historically marginalized groups. To this end, she initiated a special IEEE Future Directions project aimed at bridging the digital divide and fostering digital equity and inclusion for all. As co-chair of the IEEE Metaverse Initiative, she actively addresses the growing digital divide arising from hardware and connectivity disparities. Her commitment is further demonstrated through her frequent tech talks, wherein she sheds light on these crucial issues.
She attained her bachelors degree in computer science and engineering from ISPJAE in Havana, Cuba, followed by her master's and PhD degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada. Throughout her academic journey, Jeewika has contributed to numerous technical journal publications and presented her research at international conferences. Her inventive spirit has resulted in the acquisition of five US Patents.
Jeewika Ranaweera dynamic skills, unwavering dedication to equality in technology, and numerous accolades serve as an inspiration to aspiring engineers worldwide. Through her pioneering work and tireless efforts, she continues to pave the way towards a more inclusive and innovative technological landscape, benefiting individuals from all walks of life.
Technical Activities Representative – 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Marisabel Rodriguez (R9)
Marisablel Rodriguez
Marisabel Rodriguez is an Electronics Engineer with a Magister’s degree in Telecommunications. She has extensive experience in the broadcast technology industry and is currently working at Google. She is a dedicated IEEE Senior Member with a 15-year membership history, having served as the Argentina Section Secretary for five years. Notably, She was part of the group that founded the Women in Engineering (WIE) affinity group for Argentina and has held Adcom member and WIE liaison roles within the Broadcast Technology Society since 2012.
Young Professional Representative – 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Leanne Dawson (R7)
Katherine Rasley (R4)
WIE Affinity Group Representative – 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Kumudhini Ravindra (R10)
Kumudhini Ravindra
Dr. Kumudhini Ravindra, a senior IEEE member and a volunteer since her doctoral days, is a Business Transformation Leader with two and a half decades of multi-disciplinary experience across multiple industries. She is an Energy Economist with a Clean Tech and Innovation expertise. She mentors startups and organizations with their innovation processes from ideation to go-to-market strategies, as an Innovation Coach. As a transformation Leader, Business Strategy Consultant & Innovation Coach Kumudhini mentors Fortune 500 companies, MSMEs and startups. An Energy Economist, Clean tech & microgrids expert she has been a part of and led projects with institutions & startups across the globe.
Kumudhini received her PhD on Designing Community Microgrids from IISc, Bangalore. She has an Electrical & Electronics Engineering degree and an MBA. Her doctoral work was pioneering research on Community Microgrids in India. This work also was instrumental in the setting up of three clean tech startups – Pranava Biofuels, Blue Lotus Inc and Noorgo Inc. These startups looked at integrated bio-refinery solutions, waste-to-energy solutions, and clean tech innovation portfolio management.
Kumudhini is a recognized thought leader and coach, working for over two decades transforming the Indian Entrepreneurial and Innovation Ecosystem. She presently holds several voluntary positions building the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India. At IEEE, she has been the Chair of Women in Engineering Bangalore Affinity Group in 2022 and is presently the Chair Elect, Education Society IEEE Bangalore Section. She is the IET Future Technologies Panel – Energy Working Group Chair. She represents India as delegate to ISO/ TC 279 Technical Committee for Innovation Management Systems Standards (56000 series) and works with institutions, organizations, and individuals to build their innovation skillsets.
Kumudhini has presented in conferences and seminars; published in refereed journals; authored and edited books in diverse fields. She has been on the organizing and technical committees of several international & national conferences and seminars at IEEE and other professional societies. The WIE Bangalore flagship conference ICWITE (International Conference for Women in Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship) and the unique student internship projects based on SDGs – WIE Social Hackathon League (WIE SHL) was started under her leadership. She has worked on outcome-based education and been a part of the Board of Studies of many Universities and teaches as a visiting faculty to share her vast expertise. She is an innovation evangelist who has built courses and curricula that have been implemented in many Indian institutions. She is an advisor to several student initiatives across the country as well.
WIE Student Branch Affinity Group Representative – (1 July 2023-30 June 2024)
Baya Bouchaala (R8)
Baya Bouchaala (R8)
Baya Bouchaala is a passionate Tunisian telecommunications engineering student at ENET’Com (National School of Electronics and Telecommunications, Sfax, Tunisia). As the 2022 Chairwoman of IEEE WIE ENET’Com, she ignited innovation and collaboration, taking the student affinity group to new heights.
Co-Event Manager of the first ever Women in Engineering Annual Congress of Tunisia, Baya linked aspiring Tunisian female engineers and STEM students, promoting equality and diversity.
Her strategic leadership secured first place in the Star Program 2022 competition in the IEEE Tunisian students and young professional congress in Tunisia.
Celebrating 25 years of WIE, Baya actively participated in gatherings of IEEE WIE Africa Chairs, embodying dedication to empowering women in engineering and driving positive change.
Under her guidance, the Student Affinity Group earned the prestigious “2023 Women in Engineering Student Affinity Group of the Year” award and the “2023 Region 8 Women in Engineering Student Affinity Group of the Year Award,”. These awards are a testament to her trailblazing efforts and commitment to her team for empowering the future of women in engineering.
Currently pursuing a Telecommunications Engineering degree at the National School of Electronics and Telecommunications Sfax, Baya’s role as a manager for the Telecommunications Engineering Day underscores her commitment to promoting the profession locally. Her membership in various chapters and other professional organizations showcases her continuous learning and innovation pursuit, particularly in the DevOps and cloud field.
Baya’s passion for volunteering work is not only evident through her dedicated efforts but has also been recognized with great distinction. Her remarkable commitment to making a positive impact has led her to achieve the prestigious “2023 Region 8 Women in Engineering Section Student Volunteer Award.” This remarkable accomplishment stands as a testament to her unwavering dedication and outstanding contributions to her community.
She relishes teamwork and embraces the opportunity to connect with people and learn from them worldwide.
- Region 1: Anisha Apte
- Region 2: Maryam Alibeik
- Region 3: Ebonee Walker
- Region 4: Liang Downey
- Region 5:Michelle Patrick Krueger
- Region 6:Pei-jung Tsai
- Region 7: Nasim Abdollahi
- Region 8:Wafa Ben-Hmida
- Region 9: Danielle Delgado
- Region 10: Agnes Irwanti
- Aerospace and Electronic Society – Laura Anitori
- Antennas and Propagation Society – Claire Migliaccio
- Biometrics Council – Jing Dong
- Broadcast Technology Society – Marisabel Rodriguez
- Circuits and Systems Society – Manisha Guduri
- Communications Society –
- Computational Intelligence Society – Ying Bi
- Computer Society – Himani Saini
- Consumer Technology Society – Pei-Jun Lee
- Control Systems Society – Bonnie Ferri
- Council on Superconductivity – Kathleen Amm
- Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society – Sneha Hedge
- Education Society –
- Electromagnetic Compatibility Society – Janet O’Neil
- Electron Devices Society – P Susthitha Menon
- Electronics Packaging Society – Yan Liu
- Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society –Natalie Mrachacz-Kersting
- Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society – Qian Song
- Industrial Electronics Society – Ya-Jun Pan
- Information Theory Society –
- Instrumentation and Measurement Society – Ferdinanda Ponci
- Intelligent Transportation Systems Society – Catherine Elias
- Magnetics Society – Montserrat Rivas
- Microwave Theory and Technology Society– Amelie Hagelauer
- Nanotechnology Council – Noushin Nasiri
- Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society– Audrey Corbeil-Therrien
- Oceanic Engineering Society – Farheen Fauziya
- Photonics Society – Qin Wang
- Power & Energy Society – Dana Al-Qadi
- Power Electronics Society – Lauren Kegley, Arshiah Yusuf Mirza
- Professional Communication Society – Laura Patterson
- Product Safety Engineering Society –
- Reliability Society – Ruolin Zhou
- Robotics and Automation Society – Georgia Chalvatzaki
- Sensors Council – Paola Saccomandi
- Signal Processing Society – Behnaz Ghoraani, Monika Aggarwal
- Society on Social Implications of Technology – Bozenna Pasik-Duncan
- Solid-State Circuits Society – Aishwarya Nataranjan
- Systems Council – Holly A.Handley
- Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society – Yan Wan
- Technology and Engineering Management Society – Boutheina Tlili
- Transportation Electrification Council – Jennifer Bauman
- Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society – Hana Ursic
- Vehicular Technology Society – Carmela Cozzo
Awards & Recognition: Winnie Ye, Jing Dong
Education/ Outreach: Aishwarya Bandla, Vijayalaxmi Biradar
International Leadership Conference: TBA (Chair)
International Leadership Summits: Sadhana Attavar, Jeewika Ranaweera
Industry & Entrepreneurship: Kumudhini Ravindra, Lei Wang
Magazine: Karen Panetta (Chair/Editor-in-Chief)
Membership Development & Retention: Sunitha Beevi. K, Lianne Dawson
Nominations & Appointments: Jenifer Castillo (Chair)
Regional Activities: Hala As’ad, Baya Bouchaala, Raisa Fabiha
Technical Activities: Ljiljana Trajkovic, Marisabel Rodriguez
Ad Hocs –
Affinity Group Revitalization Program: Sweta Tripathi, Fabia Farlin Athena
Special Funding Ad Hoc: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, Jyothi Ramaswamy, Windhya Hansinie Rankothge, Wafa Ben Hmida
Travel Grants Ad Hoc: Maryam Alibeik, Samantha Lubaba Noor, Bujuna Kunju K
Diversity and Inclusion: Lin Cai, Raisa Fabiha, Nurun Nahar Mondol
Climate Change and Sustainability: Sulekha Chattopadhya, Rushali Thakkar, Shawana Tabassum
History: Margaretha Eriksson, Nafisa Zarin Tasnim
WIE Philanthropic Initiatives: Lucia Pia Torres, Harivardhagini Subhadra
WIE Power Initiatives: Bozenna Pasik Duncan
WIE Advancement: Pia Addabbo, Marzieh Eini Kelshteri,
WIE Partnerships: Norliza Noor, Jeewika Ranaweera, Masoumeh Esfahani
WIE Mentorship: Naznin Akter, Khanita Duangchaemkarn
Family Cares Grant Program: Neeli Prasad, Samina Husain, Jyothi Ramaswamy, Ana Salazar, Mini Ulanat
IEEE WIE Upskill Program: Samantha Lubaba Noor, Ifana Mahbub
- IEEE Standards Association – Lei Wang
- Section Educational Outreach Committee/EA – Asadollah Norouzi
- History Committee – Celia Shahnaz
- IEEE USA – Kathy Hayashi