GW Engineering Professor Named IEEE Fellow

Tian Lan, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the George Washington University, was elevated to Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, effective Jan. 1. He was selected as one of just 350 individuals worldwide in the IEEE Class of 2026 for his contributions to the theory of network optimization. IEEE Fellow is the organization's highest-grade membership, awarded annually to fewer than 0.1% of voting members.

Lan's research spans optimization and machine learning with applications in communications and networking, supported by agencies including the National Science Foundation, DARPA and the Office of Naval Research. His work addresses challenges such as fairness in resource management and human-AI collaboration, and he has earned multiple industry and best paper awards.