Mehmet Ulema, PhD, is a professor of Computer Information Systems at Manhattan College, New York. Previously he held management and technical positions in AT&T Bell Laboratories, Bellcore, Daewoo Telecom, and Hazeltine Corporation. He served in a number of leadership positions in IEEE, including Director of Standards Development in IEEE Communications Society, General Chair of IEEE NOMS 2016 and 2008, and Technical Program Chair for IEEE GLOBECOM 2009 and IEEE ICCC 2006. He also served on the editorial boards of several leading technical journals.