IEEE Canada Board Member Biographies
The operation of the IEEE Canada is managed by a Board of Directors
whose members are elected or appointed every two years. On each of these
pages, we introduce a member of the committee who volunteers his or her
time and energy to deliver the services that IEEE Canada provides.
On your behalf, we recognize their invaluable contributions.
Keith Brown, SM IEEE - Canada Area Central Chair
Dr. Brown is a Senior Engineer with Ontario Power
Generation’s Nuclear Generation Development and Services Division. He is
actively involved in the technical planning and execution of non-destructive
inspections of nuclear facilities throughout the province of Ontario. He is
also an Adjunct Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Ryerson
University in Toronto.
Previously, he performed seminal post-doctoral research
and development in short-range radio frequency communications for Scanimetrics,
Inc. based out of Edmonton, Alberta. Dr. Brown has also had the unique and
rewarding experience of having served 15 years with the Canadian Forces as both
a marine engineering systems operator and inspection diver. He retired from
active duty in 2003.
Dr. Brown has been an IEEE member since 1997 and has
served in various volunteer capacities at the section, area and corporate level,
most recently as IEEE Northern Canada Section chair in 2005 and 2006 and as Vice
Chair of the IEEE 2005 Electrical Technical & Mega Projects Workshop.
Presently, he is Central Canada Area Chair, a member of the CCECE2008 Organizing
Committee, and a member of the IEEE Ethics and Member Conduct Committee Hearing
Panel.
Dr. Brown holds degrees in mathematics and honours physics
and advanced degrees in electrical and computer engineering (MSc - 1999, PhD -
2003), all from the University of Alberta. He has published in excess of 23
technical documents of which many are within IEEE-owned entities and maintains a
keen interest in the investigation and development of advanced instrumentation.
Dr. Brown is a Senior Member of the Institution of
Electrical & Electronics Engineers and a Member of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers. He has received awards and decorations from the Canadian
Forces, Provincial Government of Alberta, IEEE, APPEGA, and the University of
Alberta. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists
and Geophysicists of Alberta and Professional Engineers Ontario.
