As announced in July 2024, the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) will hold a Special Election to fill the vacant President-Elect position. The newly elected President-Elect will start their term in April 2025, contingent upon the timing of the election results, and ending on 31 December 2027. Subsequently, the President-Elect will automatically succeed to President from 1 January 2028 – 31 December 2029. On 1 January 2030, they will automatically become the Past President and Chair of the SPS Nominations and Appointments Committee.

The Special Election for the 2025 IEEE SPS President-Elect will open on 6 February 2025, and close on 26 March 2025. There will be four candidates on the President-Elect Special Election ballot: two individuals nominated by the SPS Board of Governors and two nominated through the IEEE petition process. The candidates are:

• K.V.S. Hari (nominated by SPS Board of Governors)
• Ana Perez-Neira (nominated by SPS Board of Governors)
• Marc Moonen (nominated by petition)
• Nicholas Sidiropoulos (nominated by petition)

Please be on the lookout for more information about the SPS President-Elect Special Election and the candidates in January 2025!