Jacek Zurada is running for IEEE President-Elect in 2018. His platform focuses on retaining and recruiting members, especially students, young professionals, and those in industry. He aims to improve the synergy between technical activities and member/geographic activities at IEEE. Zurada has over 35 years of experience in academia and industry as a researcher in neural networks/machine learning. He has held several leadership positions at IEEE including Technical Activities Board Chair. He believes his cross-cultural experience from living in Europe, Asia, and the US gives him the skills to lead the global IEEE.

1. Jacek Zurada
IEEE Life Fellow
Candidate for 2019 IEEE President-Elect
Voting at www.ieee.org/elections (Aug 15-Oct 30, 2018)
www.jacekzurada.org

2. Better
Retain/Recruit/
Serve Members
• Industrial
• Students/YPs
• Global
Redefine Value
Proposition
• Relevance to
jobs, careers
• Satisfy members’
information
needs
Improve Synergy
ofTA and MGA
• Bring Sections
and S/Cs closer
• Bridge gaps
between Boards
Membership, Membership, Membership
TA
MGA

3. Personalization=new AI-driven IEEE Explore
S/C Resource Centers
Industry/
Corporate
Info Portals
Access
to
Person-
alized
Info

4. Communities are our Strengths
• Societies/Councils; Regions/Sections,Technical
• Affinity groups: WiE,YP, LM, ….
Career Services
• Technical training, certifications
• Networking and support
Conversion of IP Content-to-$$$
• Low-to-Highly processed technical information
• Analyze > filter > validate > synthesize > deliver
3C=Communities+Career+Content

5. Lead in InnovativeTechnologies
• AI/Cloud/Computing/Communications
• Seamless Intelligence
Exercise PublicVoice
• Governments and global business
• Public discourse, image of the profession
Strive forTransparency and Clarity
• Business-critical vs. other deliberations/decisions
• Accounting: product lines, corporate expenses, investing
Outward and Inward Actions Needed

6. My Expertise and Accomplishments
Professional Career
• Academic: neural networks/ML, pub-s with 12k cites
• International: Poland, Switzerland, KY 30+ years, Asia
IEEE Service
• TAB Chair, Periodicals, PRAC, Society President, EIC
• PSPBV-Chair, TAB Rep to MGA
IEEE Accomplishments
• Pioneered the marketing of educational modules
• Globalization Initiative, Fin-trans, 12 new Magazines

7. Why vote Zurada?
I will provide IEEE with effective and visionary
leadership.
My cross-cultural exposure blends my European
background with a professional career of 35
years in the USA and three years in Asia.
This gives me the confidence and skills to be an
effective leader of the increasingly global IEEE.
THANKS FORYOUR SUPPORT ANDVOTE

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