The IEEE Region 8 Committee consists of:
- 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: Magdalena Salazar Palma (Spain)
- Director-Elect: Antonio Luque (Spain)
- Past-Director: Margaretha Eriksson (Sweden)
- Secretary: Ana Madureira (Portugal)
- Treasurer: Adam Jastrzebski (UK & Ireland)
- Vice-Chair, Member Activities: Adeel Sultan (United Arab Emirates)
- Vice-Chair, Student Activities: Maciej Borówka (Poland)
- Vice-Chair, Technical Activities: Sohaib Sheikh (UK & Ireland)
Appointed members
- Action for Industry: Marios Antoniou (Cyprus)
- Awards & Recognition: Margaretha Eriksson (Sweden)
- Chapters: Albert Lysko (South Africa)
- Conferences: Ljupco Karadzinov (Republic of Macedonia)
- Humanitarian Activities: John Funso-Adebayo (Nigeria)
- Membership Development: Ievgen Pichkalov (Ukraine)
- Professional and Educational Activities: Stamatis Dragoumanos (Greece)
- Region 8 News: Alistair Dabbs (UK & Ireland)
- Standards Coordinator: David Law (UK & Ireland)
- Strategic Planning: Antonio Luque (Spain)
- Student Representative: George Papadimitriou (Greece)
- Women in Engineering: Ana Cigarán Romero (Germany)
- Young Professionals: Vinko Lesic (Croatia)
Appointed Ad-hoc members
- Africa Council Chair: Vincent Kaabunga (Kenya)
- Assistant Secretary: Miguel Castanheira Marques (Portugal)
- Electronic Communications: George Michael (Cyprus)
- Electronic Communications Assistant: Maria Efthymiou (Cyprus)
- Finance: Adam Jastrzebski (UK & Ireland)
- History Activities: Tony Davies (UK & Ireland)
- Life Members: Victor Fouad-Hanna (France)
- Publications and Communications: Christopher James (UK & Ireland)
- Region 8 Today: Stamatis Dragoumanos (Greece)
- Region Vitality Coordinator: Matej Zajc (Slovenia)
- Sections Congress Coordinator: Costas Stasopoulos (Cyprus)
- Social Media: Dora Fourou (Greece)
- Voluntary Contribution Fund: Andreas Koltes (Germany)
Sub Committees
Action for Industry Team
- Chair: Marios Antoniou (Cyprus)
- Members:
- Mohamed Amin (Egypt)
- John Matogo (Kenya)
- Matej Pacha (Czechoslovakia)
- Danilo Pau (Italy)
- Nihal Sinnadurai (UK & Ireland)
- Corresponding members
- Frédérique Vallée (France)
- Tiziana Tambosso (Italy)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- Sohaib Qamar Sheikh (UK & Ireland)
- Costas Stasopoulos (Cyprus)
Awards & Recognition Subcommittee
- Chair: Margaretha Eriksson (Sweden)
- Past Chair: Costas Stasopoulos (Cyprus)
- Members:
- Jaafar M. Al Ibrahim (Saudia Arabia)
- Igor Kuzle (Croatia)
- Youmna El-Bitar (Germany)
- Athanasios Skodras (Greece)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- Sergio Benedetto (Italy)
- Paolo A. Montuschi (Italy)
- Sohaib Qamar Sheikh (UK & Ireland)
Chapter Coordination Subcommittee
- Chair: Albert Lysko (South Africa)
- Members:
- Matej Zajc (Slovenia)
- Student Branch Chapters: Sarra Ben Rabii (Tunisia)
- Corresponding members:
- Hossam Fahmy (Egypt)
- Wynand Lambrechts (South Africa)
- Division Directors from Region 8
- Division III Director: Sergio Benedetto (Italy)
- Division VI Director: Manuel Castro (Spain)
- Society/Council Presidents from Region 8
- IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society: Paolo Gamba (Italy)
- IEEE Industry Applications Society: Georges Zissis (France)
- IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society: Alaa Abunjaileh (UK & Ireland)
- IEEE Power Electronics Society: Frede Blaabjerg (Denmark)
- IEEE Circuits and Systems Society: Amara Amara (France)
- IEEE Computational Intelligence Society: Bernadette Bouchon-Meunier (France)
- IEEE Electronic Packaging Society: Christopher Bailey (UK & Ireland)
- IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society: Alistair Duffy (UK & Ireland)
- IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society: Salvatore Baglio (Italy)
- IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society: Imre Rudas (Hungary)
- IEEE Systems Council: Vincenzo Piuri (Italy)
Conference Coordination Subcommittee
- Chair: Ljupco Karadzinov (North Macedonia)
- Past Chair: Péter Nagy (Hungary)
- Members:
- Tomislav Capuder (Croatia)
- Khaled Mokhtar (United Arab Emirates)
- Corresponding members:
- Robert Bierwolf (Benelux)
- Vikass Monebhurrun (France)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- Stefano Bregni (Italy)
- Carl J. Debono (Malta)
- Roberto Graglia (Italy)
- James M. Irvine (UK & Ireland)
- Péter Nagy (Hungary)
- Vincenzo Piuri (Italy)
- Dominique Schreurs (Benelux)
- Gianluca Setti (Italy)
Humanitarian Activities Subcommittee
- Chair: John Funso-Adebayo (Nigeria)
- Members:
- Amith Khandakar (Oman)
- Alexandros Osana (Italy)
- Maria-Alexandra Paun (Switzerland)
- Corresponding members:
- Fairouz Fattoum (Tunisia)
- Mohammad Ghaderzadeh (Iran)
- Walid Bin Habib (Germany)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- Paul Cunningham (UK & Ireland)
Membership Development Subcommittee
- Chair: Ievgen Pichkalov (Ukraine)
- Past Chair: Andrejs Romanovs (Latvia)
- Members:
- Tim Gitau (Kenya)
- Matej Pacha (Czechoslovakia)
- Corresponding members:
- Fadhel Abulhasan (Kuwait)
- Mike Hinchey (UK & Ireland)
- Albert Lysko (South Africa)
- John Matogo (Kenya)
- Azza Ouled Zaid (Tunisia)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- Youmna El-Bitar (Germany)
- Andreas Koltes (Germany)
- Vera V. Markovic (Serbia & Montenegro)
- Maciej J. Ogorzalek (Poland)
- Costas M. Stasopoulos (Cyprus)
Nominations and Appointments Subcommittee
- Chair: Margaretha Eriksson (Sweden)
- Members – ex officio:
- Magdalena Salazar Palma (Spain)
- Antonio Luque (Spain)
- Members – elected:
- Habib Kammoun (Tunisia)
- Vera Markovic (Serbia and Montenegro)
- Sergey Shaposhnikov (Russia North West)
Professional and Educational Activities Subcommittee
- Chair: Stamatis Dragoumanos (Greece)
- Members:
- University Education: Christopher James (UK & Ireland)
- Continuing Education: Mohamed El Dallal (Egypt)
- Past Chair of Professional Activities: Jan Haase (Germany)
- Corresponding members:
- Amith Khandakar (Qatar)
- Reinhardt Rading (Kenya)
- Nizar Rokbani (Tunisia)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- Samarth Deo (Sweden)
- Vincent Kaabunga (Uganda)
- Khaled Ahmed Mokhtar (UAE)
- Sohaib Qamar Sheiikh (UK & Ireland)
- Frederic Surre (UK & Ireland)
- Edmundo Tovar (Spain)
Standards Coordination Subcommittee
- Chair: David Law (UK & Ireland)
- Corresponding members:
- Almir Badnjević (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
- Vikass Monebhurrun (France)
Strategic Planning Subcommittee
- Chair: Antonio Luque (Spain)
- Past Chair: Magdalena Salazar Palma (Spain)
- Members:
- Margaretha Eriksson (Sweden)
- Raphael Onoshakpor (Nigeria)
- Sara Barros (Benelux)
- Victor Fouad Hanna (France)
- Simay Akar (Turkey)
- George Papadimitriou (Greece)
- Corresponding members:
- Martin J. Bastiaans (Benelux)
- Urmet Janes (Estonia)
Student Activities Subcommittee
- Chair: Maciej Borówka (Poland)
- Past Chair: Efthymia Arvaniti (Austria)
- Members:
- Awards & Contest Coordinator: Lee Crudgington (UK & Ireland)
- Electronic Communications: Mohammad Hossein Babaee (Portugal)
- Region Student Representative: George Papadimitriou (Greece)
- Projects & Initiatives Coordinator: Rawane El Jamal (Lebanon)
- Student Branch Coordinator: Ángela Martínez (Spain)
- Student Paper Contest Coordinator: Paul Micallef (Malta)
- Technical Activities Liaison, Student Branch Chapters Coordinator: Sarra Ben Rabii (Tunisia)
- Young Professionals Liaison, Industry Focus: Ahmed Al Omoush (Jordan)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- Simay Akar (Turkey)
- Aristotelis Farmakis (Greece)
- George Michael (Cyprus)
Women in Engineering Coordinator
- Chair: Ana Cigarán Romero (Germany)
- Past Chair: Youmna El-Bitar (Lebanon)
- Members:
- Hzar Oqlah (Jordan)
- Wafa Ben Hmida (UK & Ireland)
- Philippa Ngaju (Uganda)
- Maria-Alexandra Paun (Switzerland)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- Preeti S. Kovvali (Benelux)
- Lisa J. Lazareck-Asunta (UK & Ireland)
Young Professionals Subcommittee
- Chair: Vinko Lesic (Croatia)
- Past Chair: Sara Barros (Benelux)
- Members:
- Almedin Kavaz (Germany)
- Inês Inácio (Benelux)
- Seif El Hajjem (Tunisia)
- Abdullateef Aliyu (Nigeria)
- Manuel Ballesteros (Spain)
- Corresponding members:
- Hatem Elsayed (Egypt)
- Nazila Fough (UK & Ireland)
- Lavender Ndunya (Kenya)
- Vladimir Alexandru Paun (France)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- Flavia Dinca (Sweden)
- Tamas Haidegger (Hungary)
- Antonio Luque (Spain)
- José Pedro Vieira de Carvalho Pinto (Sweden)
- Rafal Sliz (Finland)
Ad hoc Subcommittees
Finance (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)
- Chair: Adam Jastrzebski (UK & Ireland)
- Members:
- Director-Elect: Antonio Luque (Spain)
- Past Director: Margaretha Eriksson (Sweden)
- Voluntary Contributions Fund: Andreas Koltes (Germany)
History Activities (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)
- Chair: Tony Davies (UK & Ireland)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- Martin Bastiaans (Benelux)
- Antonio Savini (Italy)
Life members (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)
- Chair: Victor Fouad-Hanna (France)
- Corresponding members:
- Hugo Wyss (Switzerland)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- Charles Turner (UK & Ireland)
Publications and Communications (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)
- Chair: Christopher James (UK & Ireland)
- Members:
- Electronic Communications: George Michael (Cyprus)
- New Journals: Matej Zajc (Slovenia)
- Region 8 News: Alistair Dabbs (France)
- Region 8 Today: Stamatis Dragomaunos (Greece)
- Social Media: Dora Fourou (Greece)
- Secretary: Ana Maria Madureira (Portugal)
- Assistant Secretary: Miguel Castanheira Marques (Portugal)
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- Catia Bandeiras (Portugal)
- Sergio Benedetto (Italy)
- Edhem Custovic (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
- Paolo A. Montuschi (Italy)
- Bibin Parukoor Thomas (Benelux)
- Maria Elena Valcher (Italy)
Sections Vitality and Development (Ad Hoc Subcommittee)
- Chair (Region Vitality Coordinator): Matej Zajc (Slovenia)
- Members:
- Past Region Vitality Coordinator: Aleksandar Szabo (Croatia)
- Andreas Koltes (Germany)
- Corresponding members:
- Humphrey Muhindi (Kenya)
- Bostwana Sub Section Chair: Adamu Murtala Zungeru
- Burkina Faso Sub Section Chair: Ferdinand Guinko
- Kazakhstan Sub Section Chair: Ikechi Ukaegbu
- Liberia Sub Section Chair: Kamal Kant Hiran
- Palestine Sub Section Chair: Tamer Khatib
- Sudan Sub Section Chair: Sharief F. Babiker
- Tanzania Sub Section Chair: Zaipuna O. Yonah
- Yemen Sub Section Chair: Ammar Zahary
- Corresponding members – ex officio:
- Antonio Doria (Portugal)
- Youmna El-Bitar (Germany)
- Albert Lysko (South Africa)
- Costas Stasopoulos (Cyprus)