Dr. Sanjit K. Mitra, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of California, Santa Barbara, has recently been elected to the Engineering Academy of Japan (EAJ) as an International Fellow. EAJ is composed of leading experts from academia, industry, and government institutions who possess a wide range of knowledge and have made outstanding contributions in engineering and technological sciences, and closely related fields, according to the academy’s website. EAJ is a non-profit, non-governmental organization established to contribute to the advancement of engineering and technological sciences. Dr. Mitra was recognized for his contributions to signal processing. Since its establishment in 1987, the EAJ has grown to over 800 individual Japanese members and 27 foreign associates (nonresidents of Japan), including six from the United States. View Dr. Mitra’s full biography.