Women to Watch– Dr. Rabab K. Ward: An Educator’s Educator

November 3, 2023 by Leslie Zucker

When Dr. Rabab K. Ward stepped into her role as vice president of Educational Activities (EA) on the IEEE’s Board of Directors at the start of this year, she brought with her decades of relevant experience. Currently professor emeritus in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, Ward has served as IEEE director for Division 1X, president of the IEEE Signal Processing Society, and held multiple leadership roles with the Technical Activities Board (TAB) related to education, including chair of the TAB Ad-Hoc Committee on Africa and Education, chair of the Education Subcommittee in IEEE Humanitarian Committee, and member of the TAB/EAB Ad-Hoc Committee on Continuing Education Development.

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