MELBOURNE, FLA. — Fred Ham, Ph.D., Florida Tech Harris Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been elevated to Fellow in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He was chosen for “leadership in neural network education, research and applications.”
Each year, following a rigorous evaluation procedure, the IEEE Fellow Committee recommends a select group of recipients for one of the institute’s most prestigious honors, elevation to Fellow status.
Ham is a senior member of the International Neural Network Society, Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma Xi. He has written more than 100 technical publications, holds three patents, and authored the textbook, Principles of Neurocomputing for Science and Engineering. He is currently president of the International Neural Network Society.
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