Prof. George Giakos is Chair and Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Manhattan College, NY. In addition, he is the Director of the Graduate Program. He has been recognized for "his leadership efforts in advancing the professional goals of IEEE" by receiving the 2014 IEEE-USA Professional Achievement Award, "in recognition of his efforts in strengthening links between industry, government and academia". He has been elected an IEEE Fellow based on his "Contributions to Efficient Imaging Devices, Systems and Techniques". Prior joining Manhattan College, he has been a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, for the last 20 years, at the University of Akron, OH, USA. In addition, he is the Director of Imaging Technologies and Surveillance Technologies, and Molecular Nanophotonics, Laboratories. He has been the Director of the US AFRL Multifunctional Imaging Surveillance platform at the University of Akron. His research is articulated in technology innovation in the areas of integrated photonics and computational techniques to imaging and sensing, with emphasis on medical diagnostics and nanophotonics, semiconductor characterization and inspection systems, automated image analysis and pattern recognition, semiconductor/polymer nanophotonics, immunohistochemical imaging, miniaturized analytical instrumentation, photonic processors and bioinspired guidance systems. His research group was the first in the US to pioneer the characterization of the detection and imaging characteristics of Cadmium Zinc Telluride semiconductor substrates for flat-panel digital radiography applications. He received numerous awards and contracts and promoted collaborations with the Department of the Air Force, NASA, National Academy of Sciences, Lockheed Martin, Philips, University Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic, Varian Medical Systems, and Naval Research Laboratory. He serves as contractor for the US Department of Defense. Among others, he serves as: • Founding Chairman IEEE TC19 Imaging Systems • Founding Chairman IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques • Founding Director IEEE International School on Imaging • Founding Director IEEE Industry-Academia Forum • CoChair IEEE TC16 Materials & Measurements