Prof Khaled Ben Letaief Elected Vice-President for Technical Activities of the IEEE Communications Society
Dean of Engineering and Chair Professor of Electronic & Computer Engineering Prof Khaled Ben Letaief has just been elected Vice-President for Technical Activities of the IEEE Communications Society through a worldwide vote by all its members.
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