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 - President-Elect / Vice President

Dr. Brown is a Senior Engineer with Ontario Power Generation’s Nuclear Division and 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 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 Central Canada Area Chair from 2007 to 2009.  Presently, he is Vice President of IEEE Canada, Director-elect for region 7, and a member of the Member and Geographic Activities, Strategic Direction and Environmental Assessment Committee.

Dr. Brown holds degrees in mathematics and physics and advanced degrees in electrical and computer engineering (MSc’99, PhD’03), 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, 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.