About

Board of Governors

rene jean essiambre

René-Jean Essiambre

President

Term: 2022 – 2023
Nokia Bell Labs, USA

carmen menoni

Carmen Menoni

Past President

Term: 2022 – 2023
Colorado State University,
USA

Perry Shum Ping

Perry Ping Shum

President Elect

Term: 2023 – 2023
Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), China

Stephen Ralph

STEPHEN RALPH

Secretary/Treasurer

Term: 2023 – 2025
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Peacock

Anna Peacock

VP Professional & Technical Development

Term: 2021 – 2023
University of Southampton,
UK

seb savory

Seb Savory

VP Publications

Term: 2021 – 2023
University of Cambridge, UK

zetian mi

Zetian Mi

VP Conferences

Term: 2022 – 2024
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

Juan 1

Juan Hernandez-Cordero

VP Membership

Term: 2023 – 2025
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México

gabriella bosco

Gabriella Bosco

Elected Member

Term: 2021 – 2023
Politecnico di Torino, Italy

yanne chembo

Yanne Chembo

Elected Member

Term: 2021 – 2023
University of Maryland, USA

ray hua horng

Ray-Hua Horng

Elected Member

Term: 2021 – 2023
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

lidia galdino

Lidia Galdino

Elected Member

Term: 2021 – 2023
Corning, UK

Amr Helmy

Amr Helmy

Elected Member

Term: 2022 – 2024
University of Toronto,
Canada

thomas clark

Thomas Clark

Elected Member

Term: 2022 – 2024
Johns Hopkins University, USA

roland ryf

Roland Ryf

Elected Member

Term: 2022 – 2024
Nokia Bell Labs, USA

elaine wong

Elaine Wong

Elected Member

Term: 2022 – 2024
University of Melbourne, Australia

Peter Dragic

Peter Dragic

Elected Member

Term: 2023 – 2025
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Shinji Matsuo

Shinji Matsuo

Elected Member

Term: 2023 – 2025
NTT Photonics Laboratories, Japan

Jorg Peter Elbers

Jörg-Peter Elbers

Elected Member

Term: 2023 – 2025
ADVA Optical Networking, Germany

Robert Tench

Robert Tench

Elected Member

Term: 2023 – 2025
RET and Associates, LLC, USA