Dr. Halim Yanikomeroglu, Chancellor’s Professor at Carleton University and Director of the Carleton-NTN Lab, has been awarded the 2024 IEEE Communications Society Harold Sobol Award for Exemplary Service to Meetings & Conferences. This prestigious recognition highlights his outstanding leadership and contributions to organizing IEEE ComSoc conferences over the past 25 years, including his role as Steering Committee Chair of the flagship Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC). A Fellow of IEEE, EIC, CAE, and AAIA, Dr. Yanikomeroglu has authored over 650 papers, holds 40 patents, and mentored over 165 postgraduate researchers. His work has shaped wireless and non-terrestrial networks, earning him numerous accolades for research, teaching, and service, further solidifying his impact on the global communications field.