Dr. Haroon Rashid is a Senior Member and an active Volunteer of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) – USA. He has been playing a pivotal role in IEEE, enhancing members' engagement through various activities encompassing technical, educational, humanitarian, and social initiatives. He strategically organizes and executes programs, workshops, and events, fostering a vibrant community within IEEE. Member retention is a top priority, and he curates meaningful events that catered to professional and personal development needs. He is regularly organizing interactive workshops, seminars, and panel discussions that provide valuable insights, foster connections, and contribute to member growth and satisfaction. Furthermore, he is actively involved in recruiting new members and implements effective strategies such as targeted membership drives and creating an inviting atmosphere for local activities.
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He is leveraging a strong network and outreach, successfully attracting diverse talent, expanding the community's knowledge and expertise. He is empowering student members by offering free webinars to enhance technical knowledge and soft skills. These webinars, led by industry experts, cover technology advancements, career development, leadership, and communication, equipping students for success. He is creating networking and collaboration opportunities to foster a dynamic community. Regular events, meet-ups, and workshops are facilitating the exchange of ideas, expertise, and resources, forging valuable connections and collaborations. These opportunities are expanding networks and opening doors for career advancement.

Dr. Rashid's efforts are significantly impacting IEEE, enhancing member engagement, retention, recruitment, and empowerment while fostering networking and collaboration. His dedication and strategic approach are contributing to IEEE's growth, success, and reputation as a leading professional organization, qualifying him to receive the 2020 IEEE Malaysia Outstanding Volunteer Award, 2021 IEEE MGA Young Professionals Achievement Award, 2021 IEEE Malaysia Professional Activities Award, 2022 IEEE Malaysia Industry Activities Award, 2022 IEEE Malaysia Professional Activities Award and 2022 IEEE Malaysia Outstanding Young Professional Volunteer Award.
Current Volunteer Positions:
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1. Society Level (MGA - Global):
 
  • 2023 – 2024 Global Engagement Advisor, IEEE Power and Energy Society
  • 2023 – 2024 Events & Conference Committee Chair, IEEE Power and Energy Society Young Professionals
 
2. Section Level (Malaysia Section):

  • 2023 – 2024 Chair, IEEE Young Professionals Malaysia
  • 2023 – 2024 Chair, IEEE Malaysia Section Blockchain Local Group
  • 2023 – 2024 Immediate Past Chair, IEEE Consultants Network Malaysia
  • 2023 – 2024 Executive Committee Member, IEEE Malaysia Section
  • 2023 Committee Member, Election & Nominations Committee, IEEE Malaysia Section

3. Chapter Level:

  • 2023 – 2024 Social Responsibilities & Humanitarian Activities Chair, IEEE Sensors and Nanotechnology Joint Councils Malaysia Chapter
 
4. Student Branch Level:

  • 2023 – 2024 Branch Advisor, IEEE Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Power and Energy Society Student Branch Chapter
Past Volunteer Positions:

1. MGA Level (Global):
 
  • 2019 - 2020 Brand Ambassador

2. Regional Level (Asia Pacific – Region 10):

  • 2021 – 2022 Regional Lead, IEEE Power and Energy Society Day
  • 2021 – 2022 Regional Representative, IEEE Region 10 Power and Energy Society Young Professionals
  • 2021 – 2022 Webinar and Training Coordinator, IEEE Region 10 Young Professionals
  • 2020 Panel of Judges, IEEE Region 10 Student Branch Website Contest
  • Special Session Chair, IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference 2020
 
3. Section Level (Malaysia Section):

  • 2021 – 2022 Chair, IEEE Young Professionals Malaysia
  • 2020 – 2021 Chair, IEEE Young Professionals Malaysia
  • 2018 – 2019 Educational Activities Chair, IEEE Young Professionals Malaysia
 
  • 2021 – 2022 Chair, IEEE Consultants Network Malaysia
  • 2020 Acting Chair, IEEE Consultants Network Malaysia
  • 2019 – 2020 Vice Chair, IEEE Consultants Network Malaysia
  • 2016 – 2018 Strategic Communications Chair, IEEE Consultants Network Malaysia
 
  • 2020 – 2022 Chair, IEEE Malaysia Section Blockchain Local Group
  • 2019 Interim Chair, IEEE Malaysia Section Blockchain Local Group
  • 2019 Founder, IEEE Malaysia Section Blockchain Local Group
 
  • 2021 – 2022 Sub-Committee Member, Professional Activities, and Industrial Relations (PAIR), IEEE Malaysia Section
  • 2019 – 2020 Sub-Committee Member, Professional Activities Committee for Engineers (PACE), IEEE Malaysia Section
 
  • ​2021 Committee Member, Election & Nominations Committee, IEEE Malaysia Section
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  • 2020 Country Representative (Malaysia), IEEE Power and Energy Society Day 2020
  • 2020 Section Lead (Malaysia), IEEE Power and Energy Society Day 2020
 
  • 2019 Country Representative (Malaysia), IEEEXtreme Programming Competition 13.0
  • 2019 Section Lead (Malaysia), IEEEXtreme Programming Competition 13.0

4. Chapter Level:

  • 2020 – 2022 Social Responsibilities & Humanitarian Activities Chair, IEEE Sensors and Nanotechnology Joint Councils Malaysia Chapter 
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  • 2020 – 2022 Students & Young Professionals Activities Chair, IEEE Power and Energy Society Malaysia Chapter

5. Student Branch Level:

  • 2020 – 2022 Branch Advisor, IEEE Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Power and Energy Society Student Branch Chapter
  • 2016 – 2017 Educational Activities Chair, IEEE Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Power and Energy Society Student Branch Chapter
 
  • 2016 Professional Activities Chair, IEEE Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Student Branch
  • 2015 Executive Committee (Webmaster), IEEE Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Student Branch
Awards & Nominations:
Award
Year
Result
IEEE Malaysia Outstanding Volunteer Award
2020
Won
​IEEE R10 Young Professionals Outstanding Volunteer Award (Academician)
2020
Nominated
​IEEE Power and Energy Society Malaysia Chapter Outstanding Engineer Award
2020
Nominated
​IEEE Malaysia Innovation Activities Award
2021
Nominated
IEEE Malaysia Educational Activities Award
2021
Nominated
​​IEEE Malaysia Industry Activities Award
2021
Nominated
​IEEE MGA Young Professionals Achievement Award
2021
Won
​IEEE R10 Young Professionals Outstanding Volunteer Award (Academician)
2021
Nominated
​IEEE Electron Devices Malaysia Chapter Outstanding Volunteer
2021
Nominated
​IEEE Malaysia Professional Activities Award
2021
Won
IEEE Power and Energy Society Malaysia Chapter Outstanding Engineer Award
2021
Nominated
IEEE Young Professionals Hall of Fame Honorable Mention
2022
Won
IEEE Malaysia Outstanding Young Professional Volunteer Award
2022
Won
​IEEE Malaysia Professional Activities Award
2022
Won
​​IEEE Malaysia Industry Activities Award
2022
Won
IEEE Malaysia Innovation Activities Award
2022
Nominated
Activities Organized (Reverse-Chronological Order):
 
  1. Special Session Chair & Organizer, Special Session at 8th IEEE R10 Humanitarian Technology Conference 2020 (HTC2020): Malaysia Section Affinity Group, CN, 12/3/2020 10:00. Total Participants: 15, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/259434.
  2. Speaker & Organizer, Explore IEEE with Dr. Haroon Rashid - Who We Are & Where We Are Heading: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 12/2/2020 21:00. Total Participants: 13, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/259485.
  3. Moderator & Organizer, Electrical Protection System in Practice: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP & Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 11/28/2020 9:30. Total Participants: 110, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/259471.
  4. Organizer, IEEE Power & Society Membership Drive: Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 11/28/2020 8:45. Total Participants: 210, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/250448.
  5. General Chair & Organizer, 1st IEEE Five Minutes Final Year Project (5MFYP) Competition 2020 - Grand Finale: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 11/20/2020 15:00. Total Participants: 1008, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/259111.
  6. General Chair, Speaker & Organizer, 1st IEEE Five Minutes Final Year Project (5MFYP) Competition 2020 - Briefing Session for Finalists: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 11/17/2020 20:00. Total Participants: 44, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/259491.
  7. General Chair & Organizer, 1st IEEE Five Minutes Final Year Project (5MFYP) Competition 2020 - Semi Final: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 10/31/2020 0:00. Total Participants: 83, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/259113.
  8. Head of Jury & Organizer, IEEE Malaysia Final Year Project Competition 2020 - Track 14: Young Innovator Award: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 10/31/2020 0:00. Total Participants: 15, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/259468.
  9. Speaker & Organizer, vTools Training for New ExComm - IEEE YP Malaysia: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 10/17/2020 19:30. Total Participants: 2, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/246297.
  10. General Chair, Moderator & Organizer, 1st IEEE Five Minutes Final Year Project (5MFYP) Competition 2020 - Pre-Competition Grooming Workshop by Dr. Yasmin Mustapha Kamil: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 10/14/2020 10:00. Total Participants: 121, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/259393.
  11. General Chair, Moderator & Organizer, 1st IEEE Five Minutes Final Year Project (5MFYP) Competition 2020 - Pre-Competition Grooming Workshop by Lam Jia Yong: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 10/8/2020 14:30. Total Participants: 97, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/259391.
  12. General Chair, Moderator & Organizer, 1st IEEE Five Minutes Final Year Project (5MFYP) Competition 2020 - Pre-Competition Grooming Workshop by Dr. Zaid Omar: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 10/6/2020 9:00. Total Participants: 115, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/259115.
  13. Speaker & Organizer, Explore IEEE with Dr. Haroon Rashid - Who Are We?: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 10/5/2020 16:00. Total Participants: 72, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/259487.
  14. General Chair, Moderator & Organizer, 1st IEEE Five Minutes Final Year Project (5MFYP) Competition 2020 - Briefing Session for Registrants: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 10/5/2020 15:00. Total Participants: 72, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/259490.
  15. Invited Speaker, IEEE Malaysia Section Student Congress 2020: Young Professionals Track - Student Transition and Elevation Partnership: Malaysia Section, 10/3/2020 11:20. Total Participants: 60, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/259496.
  16. Invited Panel of Jury & Organizer, Final Year Project Awards, Faculty of Engineering, UPM (Sem 2, 2019/2020): Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 9/17/2020 9:00. Total Participants: 12, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/245592.
  17. Invited Panel of Speakers & Co-organizer, IEEE YP South-East Asia Virtual Meet-Up: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 8/30/2020 21:30. Total Participants: 6, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/246293.
  18. Invited Panel of Speakers & Co-organizer, Student Membership & Leadership Summit - Best Practices by Dr. Haroon Rashid, Chair of IEEE Young Professionals Malaysia: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 8/21/2020 20:00. Total Participants: 60, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/259515.
  19. Invited Panel of Jury & Organizer, Final Year Project Awards, Kulliyyah of Engineering, IIUM (Sem 2, 2019/2020): Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 8/18/2020 9:00. Total Participants: 7, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/245587.
  20. Moderator & Organizer, Webinar: Research and Innovation on Emerging Technologies to support Sustainable Development Goals: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, CN, 8/11/2020 15:00. Total Participants: 80, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/256730.
  21. ​Invited Panel of Speakers & Co-organizer, IEEE Young Professionals Meetup 2020 - Best Practices by Dr. Haroon Rashid, Chair of IEEE Young Professionals Malaysia: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 8/10/2020 20:30. Total Participants: 70, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/259514.
  22. Moderator & Organizer, SWOT Analysis of Ground Mounted vs Floating Solar Power Plant: Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 8/7/2020 15:00. Total Participants: 110, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/259596.
  23. Publicity Chair, ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM SIMULATION COMPETITION (EPSSCOM 2020): Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 8/4/2020 9:00. Total Participants: 80, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/249713.
  24. Speaker & Organizer, Xpertopedia Workshop Series 7/2020: Hands-on Workshop on Microsoft Word - Gaya UKM for Constructive Thesis Writing by Dr. Haroon Rashid: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 7/12/2020 12:00. Total Participants: 19, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/259497.
  25. Invited Panel of Jury & Co-organizer, Final Year Project Awards at EngeniusEE 2020, Faculty of Engineering, UM (Sem 2, 2019/2020): Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 6/29/2020 9:00. Total Participants: 106, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/245584.
  26. Moderator & Organizer, Online Forum Post Covid-19: Embracing the New Normal: Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 6/26/2020 14:30. Total Participants: 64, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/244942.
  27. Moderator & Organizer, Writing Research Papers and Submissions: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, CN & Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 6/3/2020 17:00. Total Participants: 300, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/235272.
  28. Moderator & Organizer, Sustainability in Oil & Gas (O&G) and Petrochemical Industry: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP & Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 5/19/2020 15:30. Total Participants: 74, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/245649.
  29. Moderator & Organizer, Frequency-Temperature Relations of Novel Cuts of Quartz Crystal for Sensor Applications: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 5/15/2020 15:15. Total Participants: 151, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/245645.
  30. Speaker & Organizer, Advancing your Career with IEEE: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 5/15/2020 15:00. Total Participants: 129, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/245646.
  31. Moderator & Organizer, ABB TXpertâ„¢ On (Power) The World's 1st Digital Power Transformer: Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 5/11/2020 15:00. Total Participants: 135, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/231332.
  32. Moderator & Organizer, Battery Storage Technologies & Their Potential Applications in the Power Systems: Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 5/11/2020 9:00. Total Participants: 150, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/244959.
  33. Moderator & Organizer, Advances in Control of Fault Tolerant Induction Motor Drive: Ways to enhance safety and reliability: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP & Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 5/8/2020 15:00. Total Participants: 90, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/245643.
  34. Organizer, IEEE Power & Society Membership Drive: Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 5/2/2020 9:45. Total Participants: 28, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/250452.
  35. Moderator & Organizer, IEEE Leadership Talk 2020: Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 4/30/2020 10:00. Total Participants: 134, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/231328.
  36. Moderator & Organizer, Engineering your success: The essential skills required to become a professional engineer: Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 4/29/2020 15:00. Total Participants: 77, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/231324.
  37. Moderator & Organizer, E-Learning Tools For T&L During Pandemic: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 4/28/2020 15:00. Total Participants: 133, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/245652.
  38. Moderator & Organizer, Malaysia Covid19 Closed Monitoring: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP & Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 4/28/2020 10:00. Total Participants: 124, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/245656.
  39. Moderator & Organizer, Embracing Digital World as Technoprenuer: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP & Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 4/27/2020 10:00. Total Participants: 134, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/245722.
  40. Moderator & Organizer, MATLAB WEBINAR FOR BEGINNER: Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 4/25/2020 10:00. Total Participants: 181, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/231331.
  41. Moderator & Organizer, Electric Vehicle Charging - Development in Malaysia: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP & Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 4/24/2020 15:00. Total Participants: 211, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/245636.
  42. Moderator & Organizer, Educational Talk on Essential Skills for Practicing Engineer: Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 4/23/2020 15:00. Total Participants: 80, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/231327.
  43. Moderator & Organizer, Powering A Sustainable Future in Malaysia: JKR's Solar Power Initiatives: Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31 & Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 4/23/2020 11:00. Total Participants: 105, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/231334.
  44. Moderator & Organizer, Post COVID-19: Potential Impact to the Power Sector: Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31 & Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 4/22/2020 16:00. Total Participants: 223, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/231335.
  45. Moderator & Organizer, Electric Energy: Harvest Strategies for Electric Motor System in Industry: Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 4/22/2020 11:00. Total Participants: 111, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/244957.
  46. Moderator & Organizer, Leading Through Crisis: How to Turn Adversity into Opportunities: Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31 & Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 4/10/2020 16:00. Total Participants: 104, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/231336.
  47. Invited Panel of Jury & Co-organizer, Final Year Project Awards, College of Engineering, UNITEN (Sem 2, 2019/2020): Malaysia Section Chapter, PE31, 2/11/2020 8:00. Total Participants: 75, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/231338.
  48. Speaker & Organizer, IEEE Membership Drive 5/2019: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, CN, 12/14/2019 9:50. Total Participants: 43, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/214667.
  49. Moderator & Organizer, Technical Talks Series 2019: Blockchain Beyond Cryptocurrency: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, CN, 12/14/2019 9:30. Total Participants: 43, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/215182.
  50. Speaker & Organizer, Managing Thesis Effectively using MS Word: Gaya UKM Template: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, CN, 11/20/2019 9:00. Total Participants: 32, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/212687.
  51. Keynote Speaker & Co-organizer, Keynote Speech: KLTEC 2019: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, CN, 11/19/2019 11:00. Total Participants: 55, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/212510.
  52. Speaker & Organizer, IEEE Membership Drive 3/2019: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, CN, 11/5/2019 16:15. Total Participants: 19, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/212511.
  53. Moderator & Co-organizer, Technical Talk: Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Technology: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, CN, 11/5/2019 14:30. Total Participants: 22, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/212509.
  54. Invited Speaker & Co-organizer, IEEE Young Professionals Sharing Session in conjunction with IEEE PES Malaysia Student Congress 2019: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 10/23/2019 11:30. Total Participants: 48, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/212673.
  55. Organizer, IEEEXtreme Programming Competition 13.0: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, CN, 10/19/2019 8:00. Total Participants: 18, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/212670.
  56. Organizer, IEEEXtreme Programming Competition 13.0 at Universiti Putra Malaysia Student Branch: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 10/19/2019 8:00. Total Participants: 10, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/212685.
  57. Invited Speaker & Co-organizer, IEEE Young Professionals Sharing Session in conjunction with 2019 IEEE Malaysia Section Student Congress (Second Session): Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 10/12/2019 15:30. Total Participants: 18, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/212682.
  58. Invited Speaker & Co-organizer, IEEE Young Professionals Sharing Session in conjunction with 2019 IEEE Malaysia Section Student Congress (First Session): Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 10/12/2019 14:00. Total Participants: 29, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/212680.
  59. Invited Panel of Jury & Co-organizer, National E-Fest Exposition: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 5/22/2019 8:00. Total Participants: 208, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/197914.
  60. Invited Panel of Jury & Co-organizer, Final Year Project Competition Day 2019 at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 5/15/2019 8:30. Total Participants: 112, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/212709.
  61. Speaker & Organizer, IEEE Membership Drive: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, CN, 4/19/2019 15:30. Total Participants: 42, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/199013.
  62. Moderator & Co-organizer, Talk on Disruptive Technologies and Trends: AI and Beyond: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, CN, 4/19/2019 14:30. Total Participants: 42, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/199011.
  63. Speaker & Organizer, Managing Thesis Effectively using MS Word: Gaya UKM Template: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, CN & Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 8/2/2018 9:00. Total Participants: 33, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/178433.
  64. Speaker & Organizer, Hands-on Workshop on MS Word, EndNote & Mendeley for Constructive Thesis Writing: Malaysia Section Affinity Group, CN & Malaysia Section Affinity Group, YP, 5/3/2018 9:00. Total Participants: 13, https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/178744.
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