The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – IEEE for short – is the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of mankind. Each year, selected IEEE members are honored with the title „IEEE Fellow“ for their outstanding achievements in one of the IEEE's fields of interest. One of the prestigious awards in the “IEEE Fellows Class 2025” went to Wolfgang Kellerer, Professor of Communication Networks at the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology. His contributions to software-defined communication networks and cross-layer network design were recognized.