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Dimitrios Serpanos, Director of the Industrial Systems Institute/ATHENA RC and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of ATHENA RC, has been elected to the Board of Governors of the IEEE Computer Society for the term 2018-2020.

Computing is fundamental to the emerging interdisciplinary technological ventures, from financial transactions and smartphones to climate forecasting and intelligent manufacturing. The dependence on computing systems requires ubiquitous adoption of engineering principles for reliability and safety at an international level, as computers control critical infrastructure and influence our safety and well-being.

 

The IEEE Computer Society, part of the largest engineering body internationally, is well positioned to lead and shape the future of computing through activities that (1) nurture collaboration with other IEEE societies; (2) lead to development and adoption of new technologies, standards, and best practices; and (3) support growth of new engineers, who are increasingly challenged by demanding interdisciplinary requirements.

 

As a Board of Governors member in 2017, I have been working to increase IEEE CS’s presence in the areas of cyber-physical systems and IoT in professional and educational activities, as well as in publications. If elected, I will continue work toward strengthening activities in areas where other nonengineering bodies are taking lead (e.g., IoT), increasing activities with other IEEE societies, fostering open access, and supporting young engineers with interdisciplinary technical and career development programs. These activities will empower engineers to develop the new generation of resilient infrastructures and systems. 
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Dimitrios Serpanos, Director of the Industrial Systems Institute/ATHENA RC and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of ATHENA RC, has been elected to the Board of Governors of the IEEE Computer Society for the term 2018-2020. Dimitrios Serpanos is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Patras, in Greece and has served another term as Director of the Industrial Systems Institute (2008-2013). He holds a PhD in computer science from Princeton University (1990) and an Engineering Diploma in computer engineering and informatics from the University of Patras (1985). His research focuses on embedded and industrial control systems architecture and cybersecurity.

He has served as President of the University of Western Greece. His work experience includes positions as a research staff member at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, faculty at the Universities of Crete and Patras, collaborating faculty at ICS/FORTH and Principal Scientist at the Qatar Computing Research Institute. Professor Serpanos has published widely in books, journals and conferences and holds two US patents. He was a founding member of the organizing committee of WESS (Workshop on Embedded Systems Security)/ESWEEK (2006–2015). He served as general or TPC chair at several IEEE conferences, and as TPC member at more than 100 events. He is associate editor of IEEE TII and served as associate editor of ACM TECS (2003–2016) and other journals. He has received awards from Princeton University and IBM, including the first IBM Faculty Award in Greece (2005).