IEEE TEMS Distinguished Lecturers Program

General Program Policy

PURPOSE: To promote excellence in technology and engineering management by connecting recognized experts with the IEEE community.

The IEEE TEMS DLs are the TEMS members worldwide who are leading experts working on a topic in the field of interest of TEMS. The TEMS society financially supports the program to cover the expenses of online lectures and/or economy-class travels to/from the lecture venue of TEMS DLs. The speeches delivered by the TEMS DLs should be able to benefit as many TEMS members as possible during each trip.

Duration of appointment

3-year appointment. Option to renew for 1 year. Not eligible for reappointment for 2 years.

2 DLs appointed in the first year, and 1 or 2 (dependent on budget) DLs in subsequent years.

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The DL Nomination Procedure

A candidate for DL can be nominated by any IEEE member. Self-nominations are also allowed.

Nominations and self-applications should be submitted via the “IEEE TEMS Distinguished Lecturer Nomination / Application” form accessible at: DL Nomination / Application form.

The deadline for nominations is 30 June 2025.

Any questions about the IEEE TEMS Distinguished Lecturer program should be sent to the 2025–2026 DL Committee Chair, Professor Richard Evans.

The DL Selection Criteria

The selection of DL speakers will be mainly based on the technical leadership and reputation of the nominees, while the successful candidates should meet the following basic expectations:

• Full professor/Associate Professor, if academic, or recognized technical expert, if from industry (e.g., leadership of national/international working groups, standard development, or large industry).
• 5 years of continuous active TEMS membership at the time of nomination.
• At least 3 invited lectures to TEMS chapters or talks in TEMS conferences. When possible, the candidate should provide a 2-minute video of his/her topic(s) which can be used to promote the talk as well as assess his/her presentation skill.
• The DL committee, at its discretion and based on consensus, is empowered to make an exception to the above criteria for the purpose of appointing distinguished lecturers.
  

  	Industry	Academia
  Professional achievements	Contributions to products, patents, processes	Scholarly impact, quality of publications (i.e., journals and conference papers), citation metrics
  Experience	Launching new tech, size of teams, new bus models	PI, co-PI on major research initiatives
  Awards	Leadership in prof. bodies, awards	Fellowships, awards, invitations as keynotes
  Topics	Alignment with TEMS scope	Alignment with TEMS scope
  Speaking ability and experience	Strong	Strong
  Expectation to travel	Yes	Yes

Term and Renewal of DL

• Distinguished Lecturers are appointed to a term of three years.
• It can be renewed for an additional three-year term at the discretion of the DL Committee, based on the performance in his/her first term.

TEMS Distinguished Lecturer Committee

• Richard Evans (Chair), IEEE R7
• Nadine Fayyad, IEEE R8
• Mark Wehde, IEEE R4
• Muhammad Faraz Mubarak, Advisor, IEEE R7
• Chris Biggadike, Advisor, IEEE R8