- Section representatives
- Operating Committee
- Appointed Members
Section Representatives
In the IEEE Region 8 Committee, Sections are represented by their Chairs. Section Chairs may appoint an alternate representative to the Region 8 Committee. The most recent list of Region 8 Sections and their representatives to the Region 8 Committee may be found here.
Operating Committee (OpCom)
- Director: Antonio Luque (Spain)
- Director-Elect: Vincenzo Piuri (Italy)
- Past-Director: Magdalena Salazar Palma (Spain)
- Secretary: Ljupco Karadzinov (North Macedonia)
- Treasurer: Adam Jastrzebski (UK & Ireland)
- Vice-Chair, Member Activities: Sara Barros (Benelux)
- Vice-Chair, Student Activities: Simay Akar (Turkey)
- Vice-Chair, Technical Activities: Peter Nagy (Hungary)
Appointed members
- Action for Industry: John Matogo (Kenya)
- Awards & Recognition: Magdalena Salazar Palma (Spain)
- Chapters: Andrejs Romanovs (Latvia)
- Conferences: Habib Kammoun (Tunisia)
- Humanitarian Activities: Abdulateef Aliyu (Nigeria)
- Membership Development: Mike Hinchey (UK & Ireland)
- Professional and Educational Activities: Conrad Attard (Malta)
- Region 8 News: Cátia Bandeiras (Portugal)
- Standards Coordinator: Tuncer Baykas (Turkey)
- Strategic Planning: Magdalena Salazar Palma (Spain)
- Student Representative: Theodoros Chatzinikolaou (Greece)
- Women in Engineering: Maria Alexandra Paun (Switzerland)
- Young Professionals: Almedin Kavaz (Germany)
Appointed Ad-hoc members
- Africa Council Chair: Vincent Kaabunga (Kenya)
- Careers New Initiative: Mohamed Amin (Egypt)
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Mona Ghassemian (UK & Ireland)
- Electronic Communications: George Michael (Cyprus)
- Electronic Communications Assistant: Maria Efthymiou (Cyprus)
- Finance: Adam Jastrzebski (UK & Ireland)
- History Activities: Martin Bastiaans (Benelux)
- Life Members: Peter Magyar (Germany)
- New Industry Events Initiative: Nihal Sinnadurai (UK & Ireland)
- New Student Contests Initiative: Lee Crudgington (UK & Ireland)
- Publications and Communications: Adeel Sultan (United Arab Emirates)
- Region 8 Sigma: Christopher James (UK & Ireland)
- Region 8 Today: Hazar Oklah (Jordan)
- Region Vitality Coordinator: Matej Zajc (Slovenia)
- Section Congress Coordinator: Barbara Vujkov (Serbia)
- Social Media: Mohamed Hussain Babaee (Portugal)
- Voluntary Contribution Fund: Andreas Koltes (Germany)
Sub Committees
Action for Industry Subcommittee
- Chair: John Matogo (Kenya)
- Members:
- Past Chair: Marios Antoniou (Cyprus)
- Frederique Vallee (France)
- Corresponding members:
- Danilo Pau (Italy)
- Mohammed El Dallal (Egypt)
- Kithinji Muriungi (Kenya)
- Toni Mattila (Finland)
- Maria Efthymiou (Cyprus)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- IEEE Industry Engagement Committee: Bruno Meyer
- IEEE Industry Engagement Committee: Sohaib Qamar Sheikh
Awards & Recognition Subcommittee
- Chair: Magdalena Salazar Palma (Spain)
- Members:
- Costas Stasopoulos (Cyprus)
- Youmna El-bitar (Germany)
- Almedin Kavaz (Germany)
- Ana Cigaran (Germany)
- Albert Lysko (South Africa)
- Lee Crudgington (UK & Ireland)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- IEEE Awards Board: Sergio Benedetto
- IEEE Awards Board: Paolo Montuschi
- IEEE Awards Board: Sohaib Qamar Sheikh
Chapter Coordination Subcommittee
- Chair: Andrejs Romanovs (Latvia)
- Members:
- Albert Lysko (South Africa)
- Aleksandar Mastilovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Corresponding members:
- Wynand Lambrechts (South Africa)
- Matej Pacha (Czechoslovakia)
- Toni Mattila (Finland)
- SAC: Muhammad Al-Barham (Jordan)
- YP: Rawan El Jamal (Lebanon)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- Division Directors from Region 8
- Division III Director: Sergio Benedetto
- Division VI Director: Paul M Cunningham (UK & Ireland)
- Society/Council Presidents from Region 8
- CAS President: Amara Amara
- CIS President: Bernadette R Bouchon Meunier
- CSS President: Thomas Parisini
- EdSoc President: Edmundo Tovar
- EMC President: Alistair P Duffy
- EPS President: Christopher J Bailey
- IMS President: Salvatore Baglio
- PCS President: Darina M Slattery
- SMC President: Imre J Rudas
- Division Directors from Region 8
Conference Coordination Subcommittee
- Chair: Habib Kammoun (Tunisia)
- Members:
- Nadezda Kunicina (Latvia)
- Robert Bierwolf (Benelux)
- Corresponding members:
- Past Chair: Ljupco Karadzinov (North Macedonia)
- Tiziana Tambosso (Italy)
- Eric Kuada (Ghana)
- Albert Lysko (South Africa)
- Ridha Hamila (Qatar)
- Industry Initiative AdHoc subcommittee Liaison: Nihal Sinnadurai (UK & Ireland)
- Finance AdHoc subcommittee Liaison: Margaretha Eriksson (Sweden)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- IEEE Conferences Committee: Cecilia Metra
- IEEE Conferences Committee: Dominique Schreurs
- IEEE Conferences Committee: Isabel M Trancoso
Humanitarian Activities Subcommittee
- Chair: Abdulateef Aliyu (Nigeria)
- Members:
- Past Chair: John Funso Adebayo (Nigeria)
- Lavender Ndunya (Kenya)
- SAC Liasion: Fairouz Fattoum (Tunisia)
- Corresponding members:
- Manuel Ballesteros (Spain)
- Mohammad Ghaderzadeh (Iran)
- Walid Bin Habib (Germany)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- IEEE Humanitarian Activities:
Membership Development Subcommittee
- Chair: Mike Hinchey (UK & Ireland)
- Members:
- Past Chair: Ievgen Pichkaliov (Ukraine)
- Mohamed Sief El-Dien (Egypt)
- Mohab Mangoud (Bahrain)
- Corresponding members:
- Sohaib Qamar Sheikh (UK & Ireland)
- YP: Inês Inácio (Benelux)
- ChCoord.SC: Aleksandar Mastilovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- SAC: Simay Akar (Turkey)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- MGA MRRC: Andrejs Romanovs
Nominations and Appointments Subcommittee
- Chair: Magdalena Salazar Palma (Spain)
- Members – ex officio:
- Antonio Luque (Spain)
- Vincenzo Piuri (Italy)
- Members – elected:
- Levente Kovacs (Hungary)
- Ievgen Pichkaliov (Ukraine)
- Tiziana Tambosso (Italy)
Professional and Educational Activities Subcommittee
- Chair: Conrad Attard (Malta)
- Members:
- Past Chair: Stamatis Dragoumanos (Greece)
- Nizar Rokbani (Tunisia)
- Amith Khandakar (Oman)
- Corresponding members:
- YP: Weizhi Meng (Denmark)
- WIE: Ana Margarida Trigo (Portugal)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- Educational Activities Board: Sohaib Qamar Sheikh
Region 8 News Subcommittee
- EiC: Cátia Bandeiras (Portugal)
- Co-EiC: Bernardo Tellini (Italy)
- Editorial Board member: Margaretha Eriksson (Sweden)
Standards Coordination Subcommittee
- Chair: Tuncer Baykas (Turkey)
- Corresponding members:
- David Law (UK & Ireland)
- Vikass Monebhurrun (France)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- Standards Association BoD:
Strategic Planning Subcommittee
- Chair: Magdalena Salazar Palma (Spain)
- Members:
- George Papadimitriou (Greece)
- Sohaib Sheikh (UK & Ireland)
- Vincenzo Piuri (Italy)
- Neecharl Ramprosand (Mauritius)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- MGA Strategic Planning Committee:
Student Activities Subcommittee
- Chair: Simay Akar (Turkey)
- Members:
- Past Chair: Maciej Borowka (Poland)
- Region Student Representative: Theodoros Chatzinikolaou (Greece)
- Student Branch Coordinator: Davide Morgado (Portugal)
- Electronic Communications: Mohammad Hossein Babaee (Portugal)
- YP Liaison: Gerard Duff (Sweden)
- Awards & Contest Coordinator: Lee Crudgington (UK & Ireland)
- Student Branch Chapters Coordinator: Muhammad Al-Barham (Jordan)
- Student Paper Contest Coordinator: Vera Markovic (Serbia)
- Corresponding members:
- HuAc Liasion & SIGHT University Groups Coordinator: Fairouz Fattoum (Tunisia)
- WIE SB Coordinator: Sally Musonye (Kenya)
- SB Counselors Coordinator: Óscar M. Bonastre (Spain)
- PEASC Liaison & Outreach Coordinator: Vildana Hrnjić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
Women in Engineering Subcommittee
- Chair: Maria Alexandra Paun (Switzerland)
- Members:
- Past Chair: Ana Cigaran (Germany)
- Ana Margarida Trigo (Portugal)
- Wafa Ben-Hmida (UK & Ireland)
- Sally Musonye (Kenya)
- Corresponding members:
- Dora Fourou (Greece)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- YP: Seif Elhajjem (Tunisia)
- IEEE Women in Engineering Committee: Lisa J Lazareck-Asunta
- IEEE Women in Engineering Committee: Samina Husain
- IEEE Women in Engineering Committee: Preeti S Kovvali
Young Professionals Subcommittee
- Chair: Almedin Kavaz (Germany)
- Members:
- Past Chair: Vinko Lesic (Croatia)
- Rawane El-jamal (Lebanon)
- Weizhi Meng (Denmark)
- Gerard Duff (Sweden)
- Inês Inácio (Benelux)
- Seif Elhajjem (Tunisia)
- Corresponding members:
- Ali Alfayly (Kuwait)
- José Sepulcre (Spain)
- Barbara Vujkov (Serbia)
- Ömer Melih Gül (Turkey)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- IEEE Young Professionals Committee:
Ad hoc Subcommittees
Careers New Initiative (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)
- Chair: Mohamed Amin (Egypt)
- Members:
- Dora Fourou (Greece)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)
- Chair: Mona Ghassemian (UK & Ireland)
- Members:
- Lebogang Madise (South Africa)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- Magdalena Salazar Palma (Spain)
Electronic Communications (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)
- Chair: George Michael (Cyprus)
- Members:
- Maria Efthymiou (Cyprus)
- Mohammad Hossein Babaee (Portugal)
- Corresponding members:
- José Sepulcre (Spain)
- Dora Fourou (Greece)
- Mohamed Hatem Abdulkader (Egypt)
- Vildana Hrnjić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Finance (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)
- Chair: Adam Jastrzebski (UK & Ireland)
- Members:
- Margaretha Eriksson (Sweden)
- Pascal Lorenz (France)
- Magdalena Salazar Palma (Spain)
- Andreas Koltes (Germany)
History Activities (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)
- Chair: Martin Bastiaans (Benelux)
- Corresponding members:
- Tony Davies (UK & Ireland)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- IEEE History Committee: Mislav Grgic
Life members (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)
- Chair: Peter Magyar (Germany)
- Corresponding members:
- YP: Vinko Lesic (Croatia)
- Victor Fouad Hannah (France)
- Tony Davies (UK & Ireland)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- IEEE Life Members Committee: C W Turner
New Industry events Initiative (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)
- Chair: Nihal Sinnadurai (UK & Ireland)
- Members:
- Co-Chair: Stamatis Dragoumanos (Greece)
New Student Contests Initiative (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)
- Chair: Lee Crudgington (UK & Ireland)
- Members:
- George Michael (Cyprus)
Publications and Communications (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)
- Chair: Adeel Sultan (United Arab Emirates)
- Members:
- Christopher James (UK & Ireland)
- George Michael (Cyprus)
- Mohammad Hossein Babaee (Portugal)
- Hazar Oklah (Jordan)
- Catia Bandeiras (UK & Ireland)
- Sara Barros (Benelux)
- Corresponding members:
- Vildana Hrnjić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- Magdalena Salazar Palma (Spain)
Region 8 Sigma (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)
- EiC: Christopher James (UK & Ireland)
- Co-EiC: Maja Matijasevic (Croatia)
Region 8 Today (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)
- Chair: Hazar Oklah (Jordan)
- Co-EiC (Past Chair): Stamatis Dragoumanos (Greece)
Sections Vitality and Development (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)
- Chair (Region Vitality Coordinator): Matej Zajc (Slovenia)
- Members:
- Donia Amami (Tunisia)
- Philippa Ngaju (Uganda)
- Corresponding members:
- Andreas Koltes (Germany)
- Bostwana Sub Section Chair: Sajid Sheikh
- Burkina Faso Sub Section Chair: Hamadoun Tall
- Kazakhstan Sub Section Chair: Ikechi Ukaegbu
- Liberia Sub Section Chair: Kamal Hiran
- Palestine Sub Section Chair: Mona Demaidi
- Sudan Sub Section Chair: Sharief Babiker
- Tanzania Sub Section Chair: Zaipuna Yonah
- Yemen Sub Section Chair: Ammar Thabit Zahary
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
Secretariat (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)
- Chair: Ljupco Karadzinov (North Macedonia)
- Members:
- Ana Madureira (Portugal)
- George Michael (Cyprus)