Deadline: May 20, 2024

In accordance with the Bylaws, the IEEE Biometrics Council invites nominations for the position of Editor in Chief of IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior and Identity Science for the term 1 July 2024 to 1 July 2027.

Position Description

The applicants must have strong, relevant experience in roles such as author, reviewer, and area/associate editor for biometrics-related publications/journals, and/or a technical program chair or similar roles in high-quality, conferences. The key qualities of the Editor-in-Chief are an outstanding understanding of the needs of the community in academic as well as in industrial and government organizations, awareness of changing emphases in research areas and development of emerging fields, plus the administrative skills to manage the editorial cycle in a timely fashion. The understanding of novelty and quality must be pre-eminent. The EiC must also be able to attract respected experts to his/her editorial board. The EiC must have good interpersonal skills to maintain good rapport with authors, editors, and contributors.

Position Criteria

Candidates must possess a record of technical achievement and should hold the IEEE grade of Member or higher. They must be, at the time of nomination and must remain throughout the term of service, members in good standing of IEEE and of the IEEE Biometrics Council.

Term

The term for Editor-in-Chief is three years.

Nomination Process

Interested candidates should send their nominations to the Vice President for Publications Patrizio Campisi (patrizio.campisi@uniroma3.it) by May 20, 2024 the following documents:

  1. Curriculum Vitae,
  2. Personal statement summarizing their vision and plans associated with T-BIOM.