Retired as Principal Research Scientist
Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory
Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
ieee.org/pe26/gostin

Director of Oil Lab Analysis (Former) 
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
ieee.org/pe26/koehler

VP for Research
University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
https://www.facebook.com/Abedi4IEEE/

Senior Consultant
San Diego, California, USA
https://kathyhayashi.wordpress.com/

Professor and Roy and Lois Chope Chair in Engineering
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, USA
https://sites.google.com/view/aylinyener-ieee 

Professor
De Montfort University
Department of Electrical Engineering
Leicestershire, United Kingdom
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alistairduffy/

HPE Fellow 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Warrenville, Illinois, USA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorothy-stanley-1ab2102/ 

Director, Solutions
Cisco Systems, Inc.
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA

The candidates,  Vickie Ozburn and Simay Akar Koehler, shared their vision for IEEE WIE. They have been nominated by the IEEE Women in Engineering for IEEE Women in Engineering Committee Chair-Elect, 2026, and IEEE Women in Engineering Committee Chair, 2027-2028. Winnie Ye, the current IEEE WIE Chair, moderated this panel.
You can read the candidates’ bios by following this link: https://wie.ieee.org/event/chair-elect-virtual-panel/