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Position Statement

By serving in multiple volunteering roles at IEEE ComSoc, I have gained experience and knowledge and have been able to start new programs and improve service to ComSoc members. I would like to leverage my diverse experience and background to improve our conferences. I have extensive experience in organizing conferences, having been a member of multiple organizing committees. I have been the General Chair of both a flagship (IEEE Globecom 2021) and a regional conference (IEEE MeditCom 2024), quite different in size and funding, and both highly praised by the attendees. I have been the Technical Program Co-Chair of conferences like IEEE WCNC 2024, breaking records of number of submissions.

If elected as VP – Conferences, it will be my honor to continue serving IEEE ComSoc by leveraging this background. I would like to rejuvenate conferences and improve the attendee experience and opportunities. If entrusted with the confidence of IEEE ComSoc members, I will commit my time and dedication to:

• Maintain and reinforce the excellent technical program in our conferences.
• Improve the industry program of flagship conferences and extend it to other conferences in our portfolio.
• Provide more opportunities for participation to young professionals and students.
• Improve the experience of attendees and their engagement.
• Ensure a welcoming conference environment.
• Strengthen the global reach of ComSoc by supporting regional and local events.
• Evolve conferences as a venue for academia-industry-government dialogue.
• Increase travel grants and opportunities for attendees of less-favored regions.

Biography

Ana García Armada is a Professor at University Carlos III of Madrid, where she has held many management positions (Head of Signal Theory and Communications Department, Vice-dean of Electrical Engineering, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of International Relations). She has been a member of the organizing committee of many conferences and in particular the General Chair of IEEE MeditCom 2024 and IEEE Globecom 2021. She is serving as the associate editor in chief of IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society. She has been a Member at Large of the Board of Governors, the Director of Online Content and the VP MGA of IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc). She has published around 250 papers in journals and conferences, and she holds seven patents. She has received the outstanding service award from IEEE ComSoc Signal Processing and Communications Electronics TC and from IEEE ComSoc WICE, and the IEEE ComSoc/KICS Exemplary Global Service Award.

For any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me:

e-mail: ana.garcia@uc3m.es

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