Honors and Service

Professor Tarek M. Sobh, Ph.D., P.E., delivering a speech at a professional engagement.

Professional Memberships

  • Member, The Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET), May 2025.

  • Member, Advisory Board, Bridgeport Downtown Special Services District (DSSD), 2015-2020.

  • Member, Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC), 2013-2020.

  • Member, American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Engineering Deans Council (EDC), 1999-2020.

  • Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1988-1991 (Student Member), 1991-1997 (Member), 1997-present (Senior Member).

  • Senior Member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), 1996-present.

  • Senior Member of the American Society of Quality Control (ASQC), 1995-1997 (Member), 1997-present (Senior Member).

  • Founding Member, Society for Industrial Computing.

  • Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 1988-present.

  • Member of the IEEE Computer Society, 1988-present.

  • Member of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, 1988-present.

  • Member of the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (PAMI).

  • Member, the IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS) Computer-Aided Control Systems Design (CACSD) Technical Committee (TC) for investigating emerging languages, algorithms, tools, standards and processes to support industrial control systems engineering.

  • Member of the Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF), 2005-present.

  • Member of the Association of Egyptian American Scholars, 2005-present.

  • Member of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), 1988-present.

University Committee Memberships

  1. Founder, University of Bridgeport Division of Commercialization and Venture Creation, 2017-2020.

  2. Founder, University of Bridgeport National Academy of Engineering Grant Challenges Scholars Program, 2016-2020.

  3. Founder, University of Bridgeport Summer Undergraduate Scholars Program, 2016-2020.

  4. Founder, University of Bridgeport Division of Business Development and Outreach, 2012-202.

  5. Founder, University of Bridgeport Faculty Research Day (FRD) 2010-2020.

  6. Member, University Senate Executive Committee, 2009-2020.

  7. Founder, University of Bridgeport Seed Money Grant Program, 2009-2020.

  8. Member, President’s Cabinet, 2008-2020.

  9. Member, University of Bridgeport/CT Innovations Business Incubator Board, 2008-2020.

  10. Member, University Intellectual Property Board, 2008-2020.

  11. Chair, University Graduate Council, 2007-2020.

  12. Member, University Faculty Research Council, 2007-2020.

  13. Founder, University of Bridgeport Graduate Studies and Research Division, 2006-2020.

  14. Search Committee Chair, UB, Dean, School of Business, 2006.

  15. Committee Member, UB, Internationalization Committee, 2006-2020

  16. Search Committee Member, UB, Associate Dean, School of Business, 2005

  17. Search Committee Member, UB Director of Career Services, 2005.

  18. Member, UB Development Committee, 2004-2005.

  19. Chair, University Technology Task Force, 2002-2020.

  20. Member, University Planning Review Board, 2002-2020.

  21. Member, Undergraduate Education Council, 2002-2020.

  22. Member, University Senate Standing Committee on Development, 2002-2020.

  23. Member, School of Arts and Sciences Dean Search Committee, 2-12/2002.

  24. Member, President Advisory Council, 2000-2020.

  25. Member, University Planning Council, 2001-2020.

  26. Member, Provost Council, 2000-2020.

  27. Member, University Senate (Senator), 1999-2020.

  28. Member, School of Professional and Continuing Education Dean Search Committee, 5-10/2001.

  29. Member, University of Bridgeport Graduate Academic Standards Committee, 1999-2000.

  30. Committee member, UB NEASC outcomes assessment committee, 1999-2000.

  31. Committee Member, Mechanical Engineering Faculty Hiring Committee, 1999.

  32. Member, University of Bridgeport Core Curriculum Commission, 1998-2000.

  33. Committee Member, School of Engineering Merit Pay Committee, 1998-1999.

  34. Committee member, School of Engineering Distinguished Teacher Award Committee, 1998.

  35. Committee member, University of Bridgeport NEASC Self-Study Committee on University Planning and Evaluation, 1997-1998, and 2001-present.

  36. Committee member, Internship Program Director Search Committee, University of Bridgeport, 1997.

  37. Committee Member, Computer Science and Engineering Faculty Hiring Committee, 1996-1999.

  38. Committee member, School of Engineering Committee on the Industry Advisory Board development, 1996-1998.

  39. Committee member, Charles E. Reed Scholarship Award selection committee, University of Bridgeport, 1996, 1997 and 1998.

IEEE Committee

  • Chairperson and Founder of the Prototyping Technical Committee of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, 2000-2002.

  • Chairperson and Founder of the Discrete Event Dynamic Systems (DEDS) Technical Committee of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, 1992-1999.

  • Invited committee Member, the IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS) Computer-Aided Control Systems Design (CACSD) Technical Committee (TC) for investigating emerging languages, algorithms, tools, standards and processes to support industrial control systems engineering.

  • Nominee, Administrative Committee (AdCom) of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, to serve three year terms starting January 1996, 97, 98, and 2001.

Awards

Editorial Duties

Conference Duties