Leslie Ying elevated to IEEE Fellow
Leslie Ying has been elevated to fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
By Elizabeth Egan
Published February 7, 2025
Leslie Ying, Clifford C. Furnas Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering, has been made a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for her contributions to fast magnetic resonance imaging with sparse sampling.
“Leslie’s elevation to IEEE Fellow provides overdue recognition of her role as a global thought leader in the medical-imaging community,” said Jonathan Bird, chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering. “She has made numerous groundbreaking contributions to this field, while serving it in key leadership positions. I cannot think of a person better suited to receive this important recognition from the IEEE.”
IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization, with over 427,000 members across 190 countries. Members include engineers, scientists and other allied professionals. The organization makes up 30% of the world’s literature in electrical, electronics and computer engineering fields and holds numerous conferences and educational activities.
Fellows are chosen by a board of directors for their extraordinary contributions to the advancement of engineering, science and technology.
“I am honored to be named an IEEE Fellow, a recognition that underscores my contributions to the field of medical imaging and signal processing,” said Ying. “My work at UB has focused on advancing computational techniques for faster and more affordable MRI, bridging engineering and medicine to improve healthcare. This recognition reflects the collaborative and innovative environment at UB, where interdisciplinary research drives meaningful impact.”
Ying is also a fellow of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). She served as the editor in chief of the IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging journal from 2020 to 2024 and is now a member of the advisory committee.
Ying received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2009. Her research interests include magnetic resonance imaging, compressed sensing, and image reconstruction.
Before joining the University at Buffalo, Ying was a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. She earned her PhD and master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering from Tsinghua University.