Iona College Professor Dr. Ronald Yager Awarded Electrical Engineering Honor

Iona College professor Dr. Ronald R. Yager was recently awarded the 2016 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Frank Rosenblatt Award for outstanding contributions to the advancement of “Fuzzy sets and systems,” the college announced.

Fuzzy sets is a technology that helps in the development of the kinds of intelligent/smart digital applications and products that are becoming so pervasive in our society by allowing the inclusion of human-like reasoning in computer software, according to the college.

“I am pleased and honored to receive this highly prestigious award and I am particularly appreciative of Iona’s long term continued supportive environment for my research, without which I would not have been able to achieve this honor,” said Dr. Yager in a statement.

He added, “Fuzzy sets enables the construction of smarter decision-making applications in which we can take advantage of large data by combining the computer’s processing speed with human understanding and comprehension.”

For nearly a century, the IEEE Awards Program has paid tribute to technical professionals whose exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions have made a lasting impact on technology, society, and the engineering profession, according to the college.

Each year the IEEE Awards Board recommends a select group of recipients to receive IEEE’s most prestigious honors. In a congratulatory announcement letter, Howard E. Michel, IEEE President remarked, “Thank you for your commitment to IEEE and its mission of advancing technology for humanity.”

Photo: Dr. Ronald R. Yager. Photo credit: Contributed