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.