Researcher Shahid Mumtaz, from IT's Mobile Systems group in Aveiro, was awarded the Fellowship status of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). (see more) The IET Fellowship is awarded to individuals who have sustained high levels of achievement through leadership, influence, senior responsibility, innovation, and professional service, and who are at the forefront of engineering and technology. Aside from this recognition, Shahid Mumtaz is also an IEEE and ACM Distinguished speaker, with more than 12 years of wireless industry and academic experience. He has authored two IEEE Best Paper Awards in the area of mobile communications and was this year’s recipient of the IEEE ComSoC Young Researcher Award.