Alright, so Webert Montlouis, PhD, Fellow IEEE, is in Marquis Who's Who. Big deal. Seriously, does anyone even care about that anymore? It's like getting a participation trophy in the game of life. You showed up. Congrats.
The Resume Reel
Let's run down the list of accomplishments, shall we? PhD from Northeastern in '05. Check. Chief scientist at Johns Hopkins, revitalized a "dormant project" (whatever that means), secured government funding (aka, taxpayer money). Okay, fine. Developed some radar thingamajig for the Department of Defense that improved target detection tenfold. Tenfold, huh? Sounds impressive, but what does it actually do? Does it stop wars? Does it cure cancer? No? Didn't think so.
And before that, he was at Raytheon, nominated for chief engineer for National Missile Defense systems. Nominated. Not was. Nominated. There's a difference. It's like being nominated for an Oscar but losing to some no-name actor in a foreign film. Close, but no cigar.
IEEE Fellow, chair of some Massive MIMO standard thing, mentored students who went on to Stanford, Carnegie Mellon… the usual suspects. Look, I’m not saying he hasn’t done anything. He’s clearly smart. But is this Marquis Who's Who inclusion really anything to write home about?
The WEMSS Enigma
Oh, and he's the founder and chief scientific officer of WEMSS Laboratory LLC since 2024. WEMSS... what even is that? The press release doesn't say. No info, no details, just... WEMSS. Sounds like some kind of obscure government agency. Or maybe a new cryptocurrency scam. I don’t know, I'm just spitballing here. According to Webert Montlouis, PhD, Fellow IEEE, Displays Excellence in Technological Advancement - 24-7 Press Release Newswire, he has displayed excellence in technological advancement.
He aspires to remain active in academia and ensure the success of his laboratory. Aspires. Right. We all aspire to things. I aspire to win the lottery and retire to a private island. Doesn't mean it's gonna happen. Maybe he should focus less on the "aspiration" and more on, ya know, actually doing something. And offcourse, the IEEE standards and IEEE papers must be up to snuff.
Then again, maybe I'm being too harsh. Maybe I'm just jaded. Nah, who am I kidding? I'm right. I'm always right.
The Echo Chamber
It's all just one big echo chamber, isn't it? You do something, you get an award, you get included in a "Who's Who" list, you put it on your resume, you get more funding, you do more things, you get more awards… and on and on it goes. Like a dog chasing its tail. Meanwhile, the world's still burning, and we're all just arguing about what font to use in our IEEE citation generator.
And let's be real, the IEEE meaning is lost on most people anyway. They just see the acronym and assume it's important. It's like saying you're a member of the Illuminati. Sounds impressive, but probably isn't.
So, What's the Point of All This?
Seriously, what's the point? Another name on a list. Another pat on the back for the already successful. It's not going to change anything. It's not going to solve any problems. It's just another meaningless trophy for the shelf. Give me a break...