IEEE Celebrates Innovators Shaping the Future

<img src="https://spectrum.ieee.org/media-library/photo-of-several-ieee-medals.jpg?id=25592000&width=1200&height=800&coordinates=0%2C9%2C0%2C10"/><br/><br/><p>Every year, IEEE recognizes individual researchers, innovators, and collaborative teams whose technical achievements and leadership have made a lasting impact on technology, engineering, and society worldwide with its <a href="https://link.ieee.org/ieee-awards-27-recipients" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Technical Field Awards</a>.</p><p>The honorees are selected by the <a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/ieee-awards-board-committees/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Awards Board</a> based on their extraordinary technical achievements, societal impact, and leadership in specialized engineering disciplines and are approved by the <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/ieee-board-of-directors-oct25" target="_self">IEEE Board of Directors</a>.</p><p>“The 2027 IEEE Technical Field Award recipients embody the relentless spirit of innovation and ingenuity that defines our global community,” said <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/president-ieee-note-september-2026" target="_self">Mary Ellen Randall</a>, 2026 IEEE president and CEO in a <a href="https://link.ieee.org/2027-tfa-press-release" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">news release</a>. “Across microelectronics, artificial intelligence, medical robotics, wireless networks, energy conversion, and technical education, their groundbreaking accomplishments continue to push the boundaries of science and solve critical challenges for the benefit of humanity.”</p><h2>IEEE Technical Field Award recipients</h2><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-biomedical-field-engineering-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Biomedical Engineering Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsors: </em></em><a href="https://www.embs.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology</em></em></a><em><em>, </em></em><a href="https://ieee-cas.org/welcome" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Circuits and Systems</em></em></a><em><em>, and </em></em><a href="https://signalprocessingsociety.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Signal Processing</em></em></a><em><em> societies</em></em></p><p>IEEE Life Fellow <a href="https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kullervo-hynynen-08037513" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kullervo Hynynen</a></p><p><a href="https://research.sunnybrook.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sunnybrook Research Institute</a> in Toronto, and the <a href="https://www.utoronto.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University of Toronto</a></p><p>“For pioneering contributions to the development, advancement, and clinical translation of therapeutic ultrasound.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-cledo-brunetti-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: The Brunetti Bequest</em></em></p><p>IEEE Member <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-gage-7311554" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Edward Charles Gage</a></p><p>IEEE Fellow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ganping-ju-5041501/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ganping Ju</a></p><p>IEEE Fellow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/janulrichthiele" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jan-Ulrich Thiele</a></p><p><a href="https://www.seagate.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seagate Technology</a> in Cupertino, Calif.</p><p>“For contributions to heat-assisted magnetic technology powering ultra-high-capacity hard disk drives and enabling greater storage of digital information.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-roger-w-brockett-control-systems-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Roger W. Brockett Control Systems Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsors: </em></em><a href="https://www.ieeecss.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Control Systems Society</em></em></a><em><em> and Friends and Family of Roger W. Brockett</em></em></p><p>IEEE Life Fellow <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/arjan-van-der-schaft-73349448" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arjan van der Schaft</a></p><p><a href="https://www.rug.nl/research/bernoulli/?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bernoulli Institute</a> at the <a href="https://www.rug.nl/?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University of Groningen</a> in the Netherlands <em><em>(Retired)</em></em></p><p>“For contributions to robust and geometric approaches to nonlinear control, hybrid systems, and the control of physical systems.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-electromagnetics-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Electromagnetics Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsors: </em></em><a href="https://ieeeaps.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Antennas and Propagation</em></em></a><em><em>, </em></em><a href="https://www.emcs.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility</em></em></a><em><em>, </em></em><a href="https://www.grss-ieee.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing</em></em></a><em><em>, and </em></em><a href="https://mtt.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology</em></em></a><em><em> societies</em></em></p><p>IEEE Fellow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoya-popovic-62b3553/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zoya Popović</a></p><p><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University of Colorado Boulder</a></p><p>“For contributions to microwave and millimeter-wave circuit designs, including power amplifiers, power-combining, and wireless power systems.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-james-l-flanagan-speech-and-audio-processing-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: </em></em><a href="https://www.merl.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories</em></em></a><em><em> (MERL)</em></em></p><p>IEEE Life Fellow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chin-hui-lee-a043b93/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chin-Hui Lee</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gatech.edu/about/history-traditions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Georgia Tech</a></p><p>“For contributions to and leadership in technologies that enable automatic speech and speaker recognition, including innovations in adaptive learning and discriminative training.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-fourier-award-for-signal-processing/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Fourier Award for Signal Processing</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: </em></em><a href="https://www.merl.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories</em></em></a><em><em> (MERL)</em></em></p><p>IEEE Fellow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikos-sidiropoulos-34bb95283/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nicholas Dimitrios Sidiropoulos</a></p><p><a href="https://www.virginia.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University of Virginia</a> in Charlottesville</p><p>“For contributions to signal processing methods for analyzing complex data and identifying patterns in multiple dimensions.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-andrew-s-grove-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: </em></em><a href="https://eds.ieee.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Electron Devices Society</em></em></a></p><p>IEEE Fellow <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/author/7004194360/john-r-brews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Robert Brews</a></p><p><a href="https://www.arizona.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University of Arizona</a> in Tucson <em><em>(Retired)</em></em></p><p>“For foundational contributions to the physics and technology underlying MOS devices and circuits.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-masaru-ibuka-consumer-technology-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Technology Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: </em></em><a href="https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/CorporateInfo/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>Sony Group Corporation</em></em></a></p><p>IEEE Honorary Member <a href="https://www.forbes.com/profile/mike-lazaridis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mike Lazaridis</a></p><p><a href="https://quantumvalleyinvestments.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Quantum Valley Investments</a> in Waterloo, Ont., Canada</p><p>“For transformative contributions to mobile communication through visionary leadership that reshaped global consumer technology.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-internet-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Internet Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: </em></em><a href="https://about.google/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>Google</em></em></a><em><em> LLC</em></em></p><p>IEEE Fellow <a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/matthew-roughan-a079125" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Matthew Roughan</a></p><p><a href="https://adelaide.edu.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Adelaide University</a> in Australia</p><p>“For foundational contributions to analyzing Internet traffic and network structures, enabling better network management and understanding.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-richard-harold-kaufmann-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: </em></em><a href="https://ias.ieee.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Industry Applications Society</em></em></a></p><p>IEEE Fellow <a href="https://cde.nus.edu.sg/ece/staff/rathore-akshay-kumar/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Akshay Kumar Rathore</a></p><p><a href="https://nus.edu.sg/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">National University of Singapore</a></p><p>“For developing innovative current-fed and multilevel power electronics converters.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-joseph-f-keithley-award-in-instrumentation-and-measurement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Joseph F. Keithley Award in Instrumentation and Measurement</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsors: </em></em><a href="https://www.tek.com/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>Tektronix</em></em></a><em><em> Inc. and the </em></em><a href="https://ieee-ims.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society</em></em></a></p><p>IEEE Life Fellow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/pasquale-daponte-18417516/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pasquale Daponte</a></p><p><a href="https://www.unisannio.it/en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University of Sannio</a> in Benevento, Italy</p><p>“For contributions to the measurement and standardization of analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-gustav-robert-kirchhoff-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: </em></em><a href="https://ieee-cas.org/welcome" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Circuits and Systems Society</em></em></a></p><p>IEEE Life Fellow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/janusz-rajski-8b59312/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Janusz Rajski</a></p><p><a href="https://www.siemens.com/en-us/company/about/businesses/digital-industries/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Siemens Digital Industries Software</a> in Wilsonville, Ore.</p><p>“For contributions to testing digital integrated circuits at the silicon level.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-leon-k-kirchmayer-graduate-teaching-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: The IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Memorial Fund </em></em></p><p>IEEE Life Fellow <a href="https://engineering.jhu.edu/faculty/rama-chellappa/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rama Chellappa</a></p><p><a href="https://www.jhu.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Johns Hopkins University</a> in Baltimore</p><p>“For contributions to multi-disciplinary graduate education and mentoring of doctoral students in image processing, computer vision, and pattern recognition.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-koji-kobayashi-computers-and-communications-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: </em></em><a href="https://www.nec.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>NEC Corporation</em></em></a></p><p>IEEE Member <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vahdat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amin Vahdat</a></p><p><a href="https://visit.withgoogle.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google</a> in Mountain View, Calif.</p><p>“For developing network systems that scale data centers to support modern cloud computing and machine learning.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-arun-n-netravali-video-analytics-technology-and-systems-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Arun N. Netravali Video Analytics, Technology, and Systems Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: </em></em><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/nokia-bell-labs-new-headquarters" target="_self"><em><em>Nokia Bell Labs</em></em></a></p><p>IEEE Life Member <a href="https://www.ient.rwth-aachen.de/cms/ohm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jens-Rainer Ohm</a></p><p><a href="https://www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/~a/root/?lidx=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RWTH Aachen University</a> in Germany <em><em>(Professor Emeritus)</em></em></p><p>IEEE Life Fellow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-j-sullivan-b69287255/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gary J. Sullivan</a></p><p><a href="https://www.dolby.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dolby Laboratories</a> in San Francisco </p><p>IEEE Member <a href="https://www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/departments/vca/research-groups/video-coding-systems/team/benjamin-bross.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Benjamin Bross</a></p><p><a href="https://www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications Heinrich-Hertz-Institut</a> in Berlin</p><p>“For leadership in and contributions to developing the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) international standard, which improves the efficiency of digital video compression.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-william-e-newell-power-electronics-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: </em></em><a href="https://www.ieee-pels.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Power Electronics Society</em></em></a></p><p>IEEE Fellow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/paolo-mattavelli-842188a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paolo Mattavelli</a></p><p><a href="https://www.unipd.it/en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University of Padova</a> in Padua, Italy </p><p>“For contributions to advanced modeling and control of power electronics converters.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-donald-o-pederson-award-in-solid-state-circuits/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: </em></em><a href="https://sscs.ieee.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society</em></em></a></p><p>IEEE Life Fellow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wanda-gass-04063a1/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wanda Kay Gass</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ti.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Texas Instruments</a> in Bellevue, Wash. <em><em>(Retired)</em></em></p><p>“For pioneering contributions to programmable digital signal processing systems through innovations in circuit design, system architecture, and silicon compilers.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-frederik-philips-awards/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Frederik Philips Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: The IEEE Frederik Philips Award Fund</em></em></p><p>Recipient: IEEE Member <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-kelleher-6184b89/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ann B. Kelleher</a></p><p><a href="https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/company-overview/company-overview.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Intel</a> in Portland, Ore. <em><em>(Retired)</em></em></p><p>“For leading the historic advancement of CMOS process technology, culminating in the first node with backside power delivery.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-photonics-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Photonics Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: </em></em><a href="https://ieeephotonics.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Photonics Society</em></em></a></p><p>IEEE Life Fellow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-dawson-27746b11b?originalSubdomain=uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Martin David Dawson</a></p><p><a href="https://www.strath.ac.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University of Strathclyde</a> in Glasgow</p><p>“For contributions to microstructured and wide-bandgap semiconductor optoelectronics and for leadership in technological innovation.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-robotics-and-automation-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Robotics and Automation Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: </em></em><a href="https://www.ieee-ras.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Robotics and Automation Society</em></em></a></p><p>IEEE Life Fellow <a href="https://engineering.jhu.edu/faculty/russell-taylor/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Russell H. Taylor</a></p><p><a href="https://www.jhu.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Johns Hopkins University</a> in Baltimore</p><p>“For contributions to, leadership in, and the clinical translation of surgical and medical robotics.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-frank-rosenblatt-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: </em></em><a href="https://cis.ieee.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Computational Intelligence Society</em></em></a></p><p>IEEE Life Fellow <a href="https://ieeetv.ieee.org/speaker/shunichi-amari" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shun-ichi Amari</a></p><p><a href="https://www.teikyo-u.ac.jp/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Teikyo University</a> in Tokyo</p><p>“For foundational contributions to neural network theory and information geometry.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-marie-sklodowska-curie-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: </em></em><a href="https://ieee-npss.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society</em></em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.weizmann.ac.il/complex/malka/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Victor Malka</a></p><p><a href="https://www.weizmann.ac.il/pages/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Weizmann Institute of Science</a> in Rehovot, Israel</p><p>“For leadership in the development of laser-driven particle sources and advancing the technology toward practical applications.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-innovation-in-societal-infrastructure-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Innovation in Societal Infrastructure Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsors: </em></em><a href="https://www.hitachi.com/en-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>Hitachi</em></em></a><em><em>, Ltd. and the </em></em><a href="https://www.computer.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Computer Society</em></em></a></p><p>IEEE Fellow <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/jaideep-vaidya" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jaideep Vaidya</a></p><p><a href="https://www.rutgers.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rutgers University</a> in New Brunswick, N.J.</p><p>IEEE Senior Member <a href="https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/lucila-ohno-machado/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lucila Ohno-Machado</a></p><p><a href="https://medicine.yale.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yale School of Medicine</a></p><p>IEEE Senior Member <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/xiaoqian-jiang-8a0a4a20/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Xiaoqian Jiang</a></p><p><a href="https://www.uth.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston</a></p><p>“For leadership in designing and deploying privacy-preserving distributed clinical research infrastructures that enable secure, large-scale collaboration using health data.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-charles-proteus-steinmetz-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: </em></em><a href="https://standards.ieee.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Standards Association</em></em></a></p><p>IEEE Life Fellow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehmet-ulema-23a88/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mehmet Ulema</a></p><p><a href="https://manhattan.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Manhattan University</a> in New York City <em><em>(Professor Emeritus)</em></em></p><p>“For leadership in the development and standardization of architecture, management, and protocols used in wireless communications and data networks.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-eric-e-sumner-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: </em></em><a href="https://www.nokia.com/bell-labs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>Nokia Bell Labs</em></em></a></p><p>IEEE Fellow <a href="https://de.linkedin.com/in/gerhard-fettweis-a405343" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gerhard Fettweis</a></p><p><a href="https://www.barkhauseninstitut.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Technische Universität Dresden Barkhausen Institut</a> in Germany</p><p>“For contributions to physical-layer communication technology that have had an impact on the global wireless industry.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-nikola-tesla-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Nikola Tesla Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsors: </em></em><a href="https://www.wolong-electric.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>Wolong Electric Group</em></em></a><em><em> Co. Ltd. and the </em></em><a href="https://ias.ieee.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Industry Applications</em></em></a><em><em> and </em></em><a href="https://ieee-pes.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Power & Energy</em></em></a><em><em> societies</em></em></p><p>IEEE Life Fellow <a href="https://www.concordia.ca/faculty/pragasen-pillay.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pragasen Pillay</a></p><p><a href="https://www.concordia.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Concordia University</a> in Montreal</p><p>“For contributions to the modeling, design, and application of electric machines in industrial, transportation, and renewable energy applications.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-kiyo-tomiyasu-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsors: The late Dr. </em></em><a href="https://mtt.org/profile/kiyo-tomiyasu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>Kiyo Tomiyasu</em></em></a><em><em> and the </em></em><a href="https://www.grss-ieee.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing</em></em></a><em><em> and the </em></em><a href="https://mtt.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology</em></em></a><em><em> societies</em></em></p><p>IEEE Fellow <a href="https://www1.ece.neu.edu/~yunfu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yun Raymond Fu</a></p><p><a href="https://www.northeastern.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Northeastern University</a> in Boston</p><p>“For contributions to computer vision and augmented human-machine interaction.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-transportation-technologies-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Transportation Technologies Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsors: IEEE Industry Applications, </em></em><a href="https://www.ieee-ies.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Industrial Electronics</em></em></a><em><em>, </em></em><a href="https://ieee-itss.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems</em></em></a><em><em>, </em></em><a href="https://mtt.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology</em></em></a><em><em>, </em></em><a href="https://www.ieee-pels.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Power Electronics</em></em></a><em><em>, </em></em><a href="https://ieee-pes.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Power & Energy</em></em></a><em><em>, and </em></em><a href="https://vtsociety.org/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Vehicular Technology</em></em></a><em><em> societies</em></em></p><p>IEEE Fellow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chunting Chris Mi</a></p><p><a href="https://www.sdsu.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">San Diego State University</a></p><p>“For contributions to advancing electric and hybrid electric vehicle technologies.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-electronics-packaging-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Rao R. Tummala Electronics Packaging Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsors: </em></em><a href="https://eps.ieee.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Electronics Packaging Society</em></em></a><em><em> and Friends of Rao R. Tummala</em></em></p><p>IEEE Fellow <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/ravi-mahajan-86746b1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ravi Mahajan</a></p><p><a href="https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/corporate-responsibility/intel-in-arizona.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Intel</a> in Chandler, Ariz.</p><p>“For contributions to the development of technology that connects multiple chips within advanced electronic packages.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-undergraduate-teaching-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: </em></em><a href="https://ieee-edusociety.org/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Education Society</em></em></a></p><p>IEEE Fellow <a href="https://cse.umn.edu/ece/rhonda-r-franklin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rhonda Rene Franklin</a></p><p><a href="https://twin-cities.umn.edu/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University of Minnesota</a> in Minneapolis</p><p>“For leadership in advancing inclusive workforce development initiatives that create clear and accessible career pathways via undergraduate engineering education.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2><a href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/award/ieee-lofti-zadeh-award/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Lotfi A. Zadeh Award for Emerging Technologies</a></h2><p><em><em>Sponsor: </em></em><a href="https://www.ieeesmc.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><em>IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society</em></em></a></p><p>IEEE Life Fellow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/peng-shi-417214297/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peng Shi</a></p><p><a href="https://adelaide.edu.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Adelaide University</a> in Australia</p><p>“For contributions to artificial intelligence-based methods for robust control and filtering in complex systems.”</p><div class="horizontal-rule"></div><h2>Nominate a colleague </h2><p>Nominations are now open for the 2028 Technical Field Awards. The deadline to <a href="https://ieee.secure-platform.com/a/page/ieeemedals_recognitions_techfieldawards/ieee_technical_field_awards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">submit a nomination</a> is 15 January.</p><p>For more information on the awards, please visit the <a href="https://link.ieee.org/ieee-awards-27-recipients" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IEEE Awards webpage</a>.</p>