George A. Bekey
George A. Bekey’s career connects robotics with engineering institutions and a professional research community. Bekey received technical recognition and held several institution-building roles at USC. Bekey helped found the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society and served as the first editor of its Transactions. Bekey chaired electrical engineering systems and computer science at USC and contributed to establishing biomedical engineering there.
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Timeline
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1998
Research recognition
AAAI elected George A. Bekey as a Fellow in 1998.
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2005
Technical recognition in robotics
Bekey received IEEE’s technical field award in robotics and automation in 2005.
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As of October 2026
Building a robotics community
Bekey helped found the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society and served as the first editor of its Transactions.
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As of October 2026
Engineering institutions
Bekey chaired electrical engineering systems and computer science at USC and contributed to establishing biomedical engineering there.
Sources and credits
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