Prof. K.V.S. Hari (F) is a candidate for the IEEE Signal Processing Society's President-Elect position for the 2025-27 term. He is a Professor in the Department of ECE at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and specializes in Signal Processing with applications to wireless communications, integrated sensing and communication, healthcare, and neuroscience. He is currently serving as the Director, Centre for Brain Research (CBR) at the Indian Institute of Science.

Hari is well-positioned to lead the society and drive its mission forward with over 30 years of experience as a member of the IEEE Signal Processing Society. His commitment to expand the SPS membership base resulted in a significant increase in SPS membership in R10 (increased from 4491 in 2017 to 6154 in 2019) during his tenure as R10 SPS Regional Director-at-Large. He continued his energetic efforts as SPS Vice President-Membership, triggering a similar growth across all regions by leading special initiatives for students, women, and industry professionals, in Africa, Latin America, and Asia.

His stupendous efforts contributed to a few landmark moments for SPS:

• 20,000 members during the 75th anniversary of SPS in 2023.

• More than 200 SPS student branch chapters globally.

• First ICASSP in India to be held in Hyderabad during 6-11 April 2025.

• Launch of SPS Student Scholarship Program.

His service to SPS has also included being a member of the Signal Processing Theory and Methods (SPTM) Technical Committee and Signal and Array Processing Methods (SAM) Technical Committee. His leadership qualities have been recognised by IEEE MGA which awarded him the 2018 IEEE MGA Leadership Award.