Professional Society Activities

2021-2023

IEEE Bell Medal Selection Committee 2021 – 2023


Member
2020–2022

IEEE Nishizawa Medal Selection Committee


Member
2019–2021

IEEE Photonics Award Selection Committee


Member
2019–2020

NSREC Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grant Selection Committee


Member
2016-2018

IEEE Photonics Society


Vice President Technical Affairs
2014–2018

NSREC Discovery Grant Selection Committee; Evaluation Group 1510 - Electrical and Computer Engineering


2015-2018 Group Chair
2014 Member
2012–2016

NSERC Committee on Research Partnerships


Member
2013-2015

IEEE Photonics Society


Vice President Conferences
2012

IEEE Fellow Evaluation Committe


Member
2009-2010

IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Service Award committee


Member
2008-2010

IEEE Photonics Society John Tyndall Award Committee


2018-2019 Member
2010 - Chair
2008-2010

OSA Board of Meetings


Member
2008

Union Radio-Scientific International (USRI) Awards Committee


Member
2008

Quebec MDEIE Prix Lionel-Boulet Award Committee


Member
2007-2009

IEEE Photonics Society Board of Governors


Elected Member
2007-2010

IEEE Photonics Society Integrated Optics and Optical Interconnects Technical Committee


Chair
2007-2009

IEEE Canada Awards and Recognitions Committee


Member
2007-2009

Chair of the OSA’s Optics in Information Science Division


Chair
2005-2007

The Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations, an National Center of Excellence


Elected Member of the Board of Directors
2004-2006

The OSA’s Optics in Digital Systems Technical Group


2005-2006: Chair
2004: Vice Chair
2005-2007

OSA New Focus/Bookham Student Award Committee


Chair/Member
2004-present

The Montreal/Sherbrooke section of the OSA


Chair (founding)
2006-2007

Technical Advisory Committee, Canadian Microelectronics Corporation


Member
2002-2005

System on Chip Advisory Committee, Canadian Microelectronics Corporation


Member
2003-2005

Optoelectronics Advisory Committee, Canadian Microelectronics Corporation


Chair
1999-2001

IEEE Student branch, McGill University


Counselor
1999-2001

OSA Joseph Fraunhofer Award Selection Committee


Member