De Floriani Begins Term as IEEE Division VIII Director for 2023-24

GEOG Professor Leila De Floriani is kicking off the year in a new role, serving on the Board of Directors for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world’s largest professional association for the advancement of technology. 

As a Division VIII Delegate/Director, De Floriani—who has a joint appointment with GEOG and the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS)—will provide senior leadership to the organization, which currently has over 400,000 members from more than 160 countries. 

Previously, De Floriani served as the IEEE Computer Society President, where she founded its Diversity and Inclusion Committee. In her new role, she plans to continue her efforts to enhance inclusiveness and advocate for forward-looking concepts, including improving communication services for non-English speaking members, and engaging researchers and practitioners in emerging areas of science, engineering and technology on a global scale. “I would like to improve diversity through expanded outreach activities to increase the involvement of women and other underrepresented groups—both as volunteers and in leadership positions—at publications, conferences and in the organization’s governance,” she said.

De Floriani is an expert in spatial data science, geometric modeling, and scientific visualization. She is a Fellow of IEEE, the International Association for Pattern Recognition and the Eurographics Association, as well as a Pioneer of the Solid Modeling Association and an inducted member of the IEEE Visualization Academy. She has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed scientific publications in data visualization, geospatial data representation and processing, computer graphics, geometric modeling, and shape analysis and understanding. Her research has been funded by numerous national and international agencies, including the European Commission and the National Science Foundation. She also worked as a professor at the University of Genova, Italy and has held several positions at academic and research institutions in the U.S. and Europe.

Congratulations Dr. De Floriani! 

Published on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 11:08