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Professor Nallanathan is delighted at being made a Fellow of the IEEE: “I am very honoured to receive this recognition for the quality and impact of the research work carried out by myself and my research group over the years. I have a very high regard for the IEEE and its contributions to engineering, so to be named as an IEEE Fellow is a significant personal achievement for me”.

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