Award Recipients
IEEE Region 8 Award Recipients
Award
Year
Recipient
Section/Subsection
Citation
Remarks
Medal of Honor
1970
Dennis Gabor
UK & Rep of Ireland
For his ingenious and exciting discovery and verification of the principles of holography
Medal of Honor
1993
Karl Johan strm
Sweden
For fundamental contributions to theory and applications of adaptive control technology
Alexander Graham Bell Medal
1979
A. Christian Jacobaeus
Sweden
For pioneering work in the theory of switching systems and technical leadership in the development of telecommunication systems
Alexander Graham Bell Medal
1992
James L. Massey
Switzerland
For contributions to the theory and practical implementation of forward-error-correcting codes, multi-user communications, and cryptographic systems; and for excellence in engineering education
Alexander Graham Bell Medal
2000
Vladimir A. Kotelnikov
Russia
For fundamental contributions to signal theory
Alexander Graham Bell Medal
2003
Joachim Hagenauer
Germany
For contributions to soft decoding and its application to iterative decoding algorithm
Edison Medal
1973
B.D.H. Tellegen
Benelux
For a creative career of significant achievement in electrical circuit theory, including the gyrator
Edison Medal
1999
Kees A. Schouhamer Immink
Germany
For a career of creative contributions to the technologies of digital video, audio, and data recording
Edison Medal
2005
Peter Lawrenson
UK & Rep of Ireland
For outstanding contributions to the field of electrical machines, most notably the development and commercialization of switched reluctance drives
Edison Medal
2008
Dov Frohman-Bentchkowsky
Israel
For pioneering the development of the MOS Erasable, Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM), a key enabler of the information age revolution
James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal
1971
Franz Ollendorff
Israel
For contributions to the teaching of electrical engineering, especially the preparation of classic texts on electromagnetic fields, and for leadership in building a distinguished program in a new institute
James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal
2007
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Benelux
For contributions to education in computing, especially computer organization, networking and operating systems
Medal for Engineering Excellence
1994
Heiner Sussner
France
For engineering leadership in the demonstration of one gigabit per square inch storage density on a digital magnetic rigid disk
Founders Medal
1998
Alan W. Rudge
UK & Rep of Ireland
For distinguished leadership in the field of telecommunications and for advancement of the electrical and electronic engineering profession
Richard W. Hamming Medal
1994
Gottfried Ungerboeck
Switzerland
For the development and application of trellis modulation to digital communications
Richard W. Hamming Medal
1995
Jacob Ziv
Israel
For contributions to information theory, and the theory and practice of data compression
Richard W. Hamming Medal
1996
Mark S. Pinsker
Russia
For outstanding contributions to information theory, statistical estimation and coding theory
Richard W. Hamming Medal
2003
Claude Berrou
France
For the invention of turbo codes, which have revolutionized digital communications
with Alain Glavieux
Richard W. Hamming Medal
2003
Alain Glavieux
France
For the invention of turbo codes, which have revolutionized digital communications
with Claude Berrou
Richard W. Hamming Medal
2006
Vladimir I. Levenshtein
Russia
For contributions to the theory of error-correcting codes and information theory, including the Levenshtein distance
Richard W. Hamming Medal
2007
Abraham Lempel
Israel
For pioneering work in data compression especially the Lempel-Ziv algorithm
Richard W. Hamming Medal
2012
Amin Shokrollahi
Switzerland
For the conception, development, and analysis of practical rateless codes
with Michael G. Luby
Heinrich Hertz Medal
1995
Jean Van Bladel
Benelux
Heinrich Hertz Medal
2001
Adrianus T. De Hoop
Benelux
Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal
2003
Hans W. Schuessler
Germany
For his role in the early development of the field of Digital Signal Processing, especially the theory, design, and implementation of analog and digital filters
Lamme Medal
1992
Dietrich R. Lambrecht
Germany
For outstanding contributions to the advancement of turbine-generator engineering and technology, particularly superconducting rotor winding
Lamme Medal
1994
Michel E. Pouloujadoff
France
For advancements in the theory and application of high-power electromagnetic apparatus, including transformers and electronically controlled machine drives
Lamme Medal
1997
Andr J. Calvaer
Benelux
For outstanding contributions to the analysis of the dynamic performance of electric power systems, including the vital role of reactive power
Lamme Medal
2000
Joachim Holtz
Germany
For pioneering inventions related to magnetically levitated high-speed trains, ac drive systems for railway traction and modulation theory of power converters
Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal
2007
Nicolaas Frans De Rooij
Switzerland
For pioneering contributions to microsystem technology and effective transfer into industrial products and applications
Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal
2008
Wolfgang Helfrich
Germany
For pioneering development of twisted-nematic liquid crystal technology
with Martin Schadt and James Fergason
Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal
2008
Martin Schadt
Switzerland
For pioneering development of twisted-nematic liquid crystal technology
with Wolfgang Helfrich and James Fergason
Robert N. Noyce Medal
2011
Pasquale Pistorio
Switzerland
For contributions to, and leadership in, the technology, business and environmental development of the global semiconductor and electronics industry
Dennis J. Picard Medal for Radar Technologies and Applications
2009
Philip M. Woodward
UK & Rep of Ireland
For pioneering work of fundamental importance in radar waveform design, including the Woodward Ambiguity Function, the standard tool for waveform and matched filter analysis
Dennis J. Picard Medal for Radar Technologies and Applications
2010
Alfonso Farina
Italy
For continuous, innovative, theoretical and practical contributions to radar systems and adaptive signal processing techniques
Simon Ramo Medal
1986
Arnaldo Maria Angelini Enel
Italy (Central & South)
For technical and managerial leadership in the integration of the Italian electric power system and for contributions to education in Systems Science and Engineering
Simon Ramo Medal
2004
Boris E. Chertok
Russia
For significant contributions to systems engineering and technical leadership of control systems design for the orbiting space station Mir (Peace)
with Nikolai N. Sheremetevsky
Simon Ramo Medal
2004
Nikolai N. Sheremetevsky
Russia
For significant contributions to systems engineering and technical leadership of control systems design for the orbiting space station Mir (Peace)
with Boris E. Chertok
John von Neumann Medal
1997
Maurice V. Wilkes
UK & Rep of Ireland
For a lifelong career of seminal contributions to computing, including the first full-scale operational stored program computer and to the foundations of programming
John von Neumann Medal
2002
Ole-Johan Dahl
Norway
For the introduction of the concepts underlying object-oriented programming through the design and implementation of SIMULA 67
with Kristen Nygaard
John von Neumann Medal
2002
Kristen Nygaard
Norway
For the introduction of the concepts underlying object-oriented programming through the design and implementation of SIMULA 67
with Ole-Johan Dahl
John von Neumann Medal
2011
C.A.R. (Tony) Hoare
UK & Rep of Ireland
For seminal contributions to the scientific foundation of software design
IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Award
2012
Gerhard Sessler
Germany
For pioneering contributions to electroacoustic transducers, the development of silicon microphone technology, and seminal work on electroactive materials
Honorary Membership
1982
Brian D. Josephson
UK & Rep of Ireland
For his prediction (discovery) of pair tunneling between superconductors which constitutes the basis of a Josephson junction technology for high speed and low power computing elements and memories
Honorary Membership
1992
Mark Krivocheev
Russia
For technical contributions to television and leadership in developing international standardization
Honorary Membership
1994
Michel A.G. Carpentier
Benelux
For leadership in pioneering the R&D and policy initiatives at the European Community level in the areas of environment and information and communication technologies
Honorary Membership
1995
Lars H. Ramqvist
Sweden
For distinguished and far-sighted leadership of the Ericsson Group in a period of rapid technology change and market development
Honorary Membership
1997
Pekka J. Tarjanne
Switzerland
For outstanding leadership and contributions to the implementation of new working methods and structures for the International Telecommunications Union
Honorary Membership
2003
Jorma Ollila
Finland
For contributions to launching mobile communications, a major global industry that has fundamentally changed the way people communicate
Honorary Membership
2007
Ian C. McRae
South Africa
For contributions to electrification and development of the electrical grid in Southern Africa
Haraden Pratt Award
1986
Robert C. Winton
UK & Rep of Ireland
For outstanding service to the IEEE in furthering its transnational activities in Region 8
Haraden Pratt Award
1996
Walter E. Proebster
Germany
For outstanding leadership and service to the Institute, especially for fostering a variety of activities and membership growth in Region 8
Haraden Pratt Award
2003
Charles W. Turner
UK & Rep of Ireland
For his outstanding leadership in extending the transnational activities of the IEEE into Eastern & Central Europe
Haraden Pratt Award
2008
Maurice Papo
France
For furthering IEEE transnational activities and for conceiving and implementing major operational improvements leading to more effective and efficient IEEE volunteer activities
Haraden Pratt Award
2011
Levent Onural
Turkey
For leadership in the worldwide promotion of the values embraced by IEEE
Corporate Innovation Recognition
1992
Ericsson Radio Systems AB
Sweden
For significant contributions to the development and implementation of analog and digital cellular radio technology
Corporate Innovation Recognition
1992
Philips Electronics
Benelux
For pioneering research in electronics and the development of much of the basic technology leading to the creation of the optical recording industry
Corporate Innovation Recognition
1999
Nokia Corporation
Finland
For creation of a new class of integrated communication devices as exemplified by the Nokia 9000 Communicator, and for leadership in the development of cellular network systems
Corporate Innovation Recognition
2006
ARM Ltd., Cambridge
UK & Rep of Ireland
For creating the ARM microprocessor technology that has been successfully embedded into a broad spectrum of today?s digital consumer electronic products
Corporate Innovation Recognition
2011
IMEC
Benelux
For continuous contributions to CMOS technology and for innovations in global business development and university-industry collaborations
Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition
1989
Arnaldo Maria Angelini Enel
Italy (Central & South)
For his leadership and exceptional contribution to the reconstruction of his country after the war and the development of electric power systems elevating the level and the prestige of the engineering profession
Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition
1993
Percy Barnevik
Switzerland
For managerial leadership in creating a global enterprise in the areas of electric power apparatus and systems, transportation, and environmental technologies
Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition
2001
Christopher Martin Earnshaw
UK & Rep of Ireland
For technical and managerial leadership as Chief Technology Officer of British Telecommunications in the development and introduction of advanced networking technologies and communications platforms
Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition
2004
Pasquale Pistorio
Switzerland
For leadership in revitalizing the semiconductor industry in Europe and increasing its influence worldwide
W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award
1983
Kurt Feser
Switzerland
Elimination of the skin effect error in heavy-current shunts
with Ryszard Malewski, Chinh T. Nguyen and Nils Hylten-Cavallius
W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award
1986
Adi Shamir
Israel
A polynomial-time algorithm for breaking the basic Merkle-Hellman cryptosystem
W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award
1987
James L. Massey
Switzerland
The collision channel without feedback
with Peter Mathys
W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award
1991
Keith Clover
UK & Rep of Ireland
State-space solutions to standard H_2 and H_inf control problems
with John C. Doyle, Bruce A. Francis and Pramod P. Khargonekar
W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award
2000
Petra Stoica
Sweden
Maximum likelihood methods in radar array signal processing
with A. Lee Swindlehurst
W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award
2012
Gerhard Krieger
Germany
TanDEM-X: A satellite formation for highresolution SAR interferometry
with Alberto Moreira, Hauke Fiedler, Irena Hajnsek, Marian Werner, Marwan Younis and Manfred Zink
W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award
2012
Alberto Moreira
Germany
TanDEM-X: A satellite formation for highresolution SAR interferometry
with Gerhard Krieger,Hauke Fiedler, Irena Hajnsek, Marian Werner, Marwan Younis and Manfred Zink
W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award
2012
Hauke Fiedler
Germany
TanDEM-X: A satellite formation for highresolution SAR interferometry
with Gerhard Krieger, Alberto Moreira, Irena Hajnsek, Marian Werner, Marwan Younis and Manfred Zink
W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award
2012
Irena Hajnsek
Germany
TanDEM-X: A satellite formation for highresolution SAR interferometry
with Gerhard Krieger, Alberto Moreira, Hauke Fiedler, Marian Werner, Marwan Younis and Manfred Zink
W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award
2012
Marian Werner
Germany
TanDEM-X: A satellite formation for highresolution SAR interferometry
with Gerhard Krieger, Alberto Moreira, Hauke Fiedler, Irena Hajnsek,Marwan Younis and Manfred Zink
W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award
2012
Marwan Younis
Germany
TanDEM-X: A satellite formation for highresolution SAR interferometry
with Gerhard Krieger, Alberto Moreira, Hauke Fiedler, Irena Hajnsek, Marian Werner, and Manfred Zink
W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award
2012
Manfred Zink
Germany
TanDEM-X: A satellite formation for highresolution SAR interferometry
with Gerhard Krieger, Alberto Moreira, Hauke Fiedler, Irena Hajnsek, Marian Werner and Marwan Younis
Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
1989
Karl Johan strm
Sweden
Adaptive Feedback Control
Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
2000
Ezio Biglieri
Italy (North)
Fading channels: Information-theoretic and communications aspects
with Shlomo Shamai and John Proakis
Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
2000
Shlomo Shamai
Israel
Fading channels: Information-theoretic and communications aspects
with Ezio Biglieri and John Proakis
Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
2001
Xin Yao
UK & Rep of Ireland
Evolving artificial neural networks
Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
2005
Christoph Hagleitner
Switzerland
Microfabrication techniques for chemical/biosensors
with Andreas Hierlemann, Henry Baltes and Oliver Brand
Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
2005
Andreas Hierlemann
Switzerland
Microfabrication techniques for chemical/biosensors
with Christoph Hagleitner, Henry Baltes and Oliver Brand
Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
2005
Henry Baltes
Switzerland
Microfabrication techniques for chemical/biosensors
with Christoph Hagleitner, Andreas Hierlemann and Oliver Brand
Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
2006
Suhas N. Diggavi
Switzerland
Great expectations: The value of spatial diversity in wireless networks
with Naofal Al-Dhahir, A. Stamoulis and A.R. Calderbank
Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
2007
Arturas Zukauskas
Lithuania
Solid-state lighting: Towards superior illumination
with Michael Shur
Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
2010
John W. Arthur
UK & Rep of Ireland
The fundamentals of electromagnetic theory revisited
Browder J. Thompson Memorial Prize Paper Award
1974
J?rn Justesen
Denmark
A class of constructive asymptotically good algebraic codes
Browder J. Thompson Memorial Prize Paper Award
1982
Stig Skelboe
Denmark
Computation of the periodic steady-state response of nonlinear networks by extrapolation methods
Browder J. Thompson Memorial Prize Paper Award
1988
Lothar Thiele
Germany
On the sensitivity of linear state-space systems
Cledo Brunetti Award
1979
Geoffrey W.A. Dummer
UK & Rep of Ireland
For contributions to materials development and fabrication techniques for miniature passive electronic components and assemblies
with Philip J. Franklin
Cledo Brunetti Award
2008
Michel Bruel
France
For inventing Smart Cut layer transfer technology that enabled widespread adoption of SOI for CMOS circuits
Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology Award
2010
Herbert Reichl
Germany
For contributions to the integration of reliability in electronic systems, and leadership in research and education in electronic packaging
Control Systems Award
1982
Howard H. Rosenbrock
UK & Rep of Ireland
For contributions to multivariable control theory and design methods
Control Systems Award
1990
Karl Johan strm
Sweden
For fundamental contributions in control theory with emphasis on its practical application
Control Systems Award
1993
Moshe M. Zakai
Israel
For contributions to non-linear stochastic analysis, and its applications to control systems
Control Systems Award
1996
Vladimir A. Yakubovich
Russia
For pioneering and fundamental contributions to stability analysis and optimal control
Control Systems Award
1998
Jan C. Willems
Benelux
For seminal contributions to control theory and leadership in systems research
Control Systems Award
2001
Keith Glover
UK & Rep of Ireland
For pioneering and fundamental contributions to robust controller design and model order reduction
Control Systems Award
2003
Nikolai Nicolaevich Krasovski
Russia
For pioneering contributions to the theories of stability, control, and differential games
Control Systems Award
2005
Manfred Morari
Switzerland
For pioneering contributions to the theory and application of robust process, model predictive, and hybrid systems control
Control Systems Award
2007
Lennart Ljung
Sweden
For seminal contributions to system identification and its impact on industrial practice
Control Systems Award
2009
David Q. Mayne
UK & Rep of Ireland
For contributions to the application of optimization to modern control theory
Control Systems Award
2012
Alberto Isidori
Italy
For pioneering contributions to nonlinear control theory
Electromagnetics Award
2008
Werner Wiesbeck
Germany
For innovative electromagnetic applications in communication systems, remote sensing, and EM compatibility
James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award
2004
Gunnar Fant
Sweden
For fundamental contributions to the theory and practice of acoustic phonetics and speech perception
with Kenneth N. Stevens
Andrew S. Grove Award
2000
Wolfgang Fichtner
Switzerland
For outstanding contributions to semiconductor device simulations
Andrew S. Grove Award
2012
Jean-Pierre Colinge
UK & Rep of Ireland
For contributions to silicon-on-insulator devices and technology
William M. Habirshaw Award
1971
Gunnar Jancke
Sweden
For leadership in the creation of the world?s first 400 kV extra-high voltage transmission system, including the application of series capacitors at that voltage
William M. Habirshaw Award
1976
Francis John Lane
UK & Rep of Ireland
For his international leadership in development and application of high-voltage ac and dc transmission
Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award
1988
Luigi Paris
Italy (Central & South)
For contributions to the development of Extra- and Ultra-High Voltage transmission engineering technology
Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award
2004
Andrew John Eriksson
Norway
For lightning research and its application to lightning protection of transmission lines and substations
Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
1989
Johannes Petrus (Joop) Sinjou
Benelux
For technical innovation and leadership in the development of the digital audio compact disk system and the achievement of international cooperation in both the development and introduction of this system
with Heitaro Nakajima
Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
1993
George L. Brantingham
Italy (Central & South)
For pioneering contributions to consumer electronics products employing synthetic speech for education and entertainment
with Paul S. Breedlove and Richard H. Wiggins
Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
1996
Kees A. Schouhamer Immink
Benelux
For pioneering contributions to consumer digital audio and video recording products
Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
1999
Leonardo Chiariglione
Italy (North)
For technical leadership in the development of the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) international standards for motion video and audio
Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
2001
Ulrich Reimers
Germany
For visionary leadership in the development of digital video broadcast (DVB) Standards and implementation guidelines for satellite, terrestrial and cable equipment
Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
2004
Karlheinz Brandenburg
Germany
For major contributions to digital audio source coding
Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
2012
Gisle Bj?ntegaard
Norway
For leadership and technical contributions to the development of the globally deployed video coding standard H.264/MPEG4-AVC
with Thomas Wiegand and Gary J. Sullivan
Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
2012
Thomas Wiegand
Germany
For leadership and technical contributions to the development of the globally deployed video coding standard H.264/MPEG4-AVC
with Gisle Bj?ntegaard and Gary J. Sullivan
Award in International Communication
1966
E. Maurice Deloraine
France
In consideration of his outstanding technical and scientific contributions in the field of international communication extending over a period of more than 45 years and particularly for his active leadership in many fields of communication in Europe and in the U.S.A
Award in International Communication
1970
Herre Rinia
Benelux
For outstanding contributions as a distinguished research organizer and leader in the technology of international communications
Award in International Communication
1972
Frank de Jager
Benelux
For their contributions to communication systems research, in particular for their inventions in the delta-modulation area
with Johannes A. Greefkes
Award in International Communication
1972
Johannes A. Greefkes
Benelux
For their contributions to communication systems research, in particular for their inventions in the delta-modulation area
with Frank de Jager
Award in International Communication
1973
Vladimir A. Kotelnikov
Russia
For fundamental contributions to communication theory and practice, and for pioneering research and leadership in radar astronomy
Award in International Communication
1974
Leslie H. Bedford
UK & Rep of Ireland
For his outstanding pioneering and development work in the fields of telecommunications and radar
Award in International Communication
1978
F. Louis H.M. Stumpers
Benelux
For contributions to the theory and application of frequency modulation and for the promotion of radio sciences on an international level
Award in International Communication
1979
A. Nejat Ince
Benelux
For contributions to satellite communications systems and the planning and design of automatically switched international communications
Award in International Communication
1981
Richard Cyril Kirby
Switzerland
For sustained leadership in the development and management of international radio communications
Award in International Communication
1989
Theodor Irmer
Switzerland
For leadership in international standards development for digital communications and integrated digital networks
Award in International Communication
1992
Francesco Carassa
Italy (North)
For original contributions in the field of microwave radio relay and satellite communications
Award in International Communication
1993
Pekka J. Tarjanne
Switzerland
For his vision and leadership in re-structuring and re-orienting the International Telecommunication Union to the new telecommunications environment
Award in International Communication
1994
Stephen Robin Temple
UK & Rep of Ireland
For contributions to the development and furtherance of worldwide telecommunications standards
Award in International Communication
1997
Maurizio Decina
Italy (North)
For leadership and contributions to international digital network development and for fostering international cooperation
Award in International Communication
2002
Karl Heinz Rosenbrock
France
For leadership in Pan-European and International standardization that has created innovative modes of cooperation that has resulted in technical agreements that serve the global community
Internet Award
2000
Donald W. Davies
UK & Rep of Ireland
For their early, preeminent contributions in conceiving, analyzing and demonstrating packet switching networks, the foundation technology of the Internet
with Paul Baran, Leonard Kleinrock and Lawrence Roberts
Internet Award
2001
Louis H. Pouzin
France
For his pioneering development and effective advocacy of datagram networking, the technology that enabled the rapid, inexpensive, decentralized expansion of the Internet
Internet Award
2012
Mark Handley
UK & Rep of Ireland
For contributions to Internet multicast, telephony, congestion control and the shaping of open Internet standards and open-source systems in all these areas
Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award
1998
Jean-Pierre Lazzari
France
For contributions and key innovations in media and heads for magnetic disk drives
Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award
2005
Franois B. Dolivo
Switzerland
For the application of digital signal processing to the magnetic recording channel in hard disk drives
Joseph F. Keithley Award in Instrumentation and Measurement
2006
Alessandro M. Ferrero
Italy (North)
For advancing the measurement of electrical quantities in electric power systems under non-sinusoidal conditions
Joseph F. Keithley Award in Instrumentation and Measurement
2009
Brian Peter Kibble
UK & Rep of Ireland
For pioneering experiments and techniques in the field of fundamental electrical metrology leading to the realization of SI units
Joseph F. Keithley Award in Instrumentation and Measurement
2012
Rik Pintelon
Benelux
For the development of innovative system identification methods for measurement applications
Mervin J. Kelly Award
1969
Hendrik C.A. van Duuren
Benelux
For his fundamental contributions to data communications
Mervin J. Kelly Award
1974
Harold M. Barlow
UK & Rep of Ireland
For outstanding work in the measurement and properties of radio frequency waves, and their application to telecommunications
Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award
2008
Alfred Fettweis
Germany
For sustained contributions to circuits, systems, and signal processing, especially his seminal work on wave digital filters
Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
1991
Martin Reiser
Switzerland
For fundamental contributions to the theory and practice of computer and communications systems performance modeling
with Stephen S. Lavenberg
Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
1993
Gottfried Ungerboeck
Switzerland
For contributions to signal processing for data communications, specifically for pioneering trellis-coded modulation
Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
2000
Adi Shamir
Israel
For the revolutionary invention of the RSA public key cryptosystem which is the first to be widely-adopted
with Ronald Linn Rivest and Leonard Adleman
Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
2005
Frank Kelly
UK & Rep of Ireland
For contributions to the development of fundamental theories for the understanding, performance evaluation, and enhancement of telecommunications networks
Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
2011
Rdiger L. Urbanke
Switzerland
For developing the theory and practice of transmitting data reliably at rates approaching channel capacity
with Thomas J. Richardson
Eli Lilly Award in Medical and Biological Engineering
1993
Max Anliker
Switzerland
For five decades of outstanding achievements and contributions to biological engineering
Morris E. Leeds Award
1982
Lothar Rohde
Germany
For contributions to the field of precise electronic measurement equipment for very high frequencies
Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award
1971
Martin Ryle
UK & Rep of Ireland
For his contributions in applying aperture synthesis to extend the capabilities of radio telescopes, thereby increasing man?s knowledge of the Universe
Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award
1977
Horst H. Berger
Germany
For the invention and exploration of the Merged Transistor Logic, MTL
with Siegfried K. Wiedmann
Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award
1977
Siegfried K. Wiedmann
Germany
For the invention and exploration of the Merged Transistor Logic, MTL
with Horst H. Berger
Jack A. Morton Award
1982
Dov Frohman-Bentchkowsky
Israel
For contributions to non-volatile semiconductor memories
William E. Newell Power Electronics Award
2008
Istvan Nagy
Hungary
For leadership in the research, development, worldwide promotion, and university education in power electronics technology
William E. Newell Power Electronics Award
2012
Leo Lorenz
Germany
For contributions to the development of power semiconductor devices and integrated power modules
Daniel E. Noble Award for Emerging Technologies
2007
Richard H. Friend
UK & Rep of Ireland
For pioneering contributions to the development of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs)
with Stephen R. Forrest and Ching Tang
Frederik Philips Award
1971
Frederik J. (Frits) Philips
Benelux
For fostering management of research and development that has been effective in the creation of numerous new products
Frederik Philips Award
1982
Werner J. Kleen
Germany
For technical and managerial roles in the development and manufacture of microwave tubes in Europe
Frederik Philips Award
1997
Roland P.O. Huber
Benelux
For outstanding leadership in Pan European research collaboration in communications networks and services
Frederik Philips Award
1999
Roger J. Van Overstraeten
Benelux
For leadership in the creation and management of the Interuniversity Microelectronics Center (IMEC)
Frederik Philips Award
2008
Gilbert J. Declerck
Benelux
For leadership in the creation of international R&D alliances in semiconductor technologies
Photonics Award
2007
David Neil Payne
UK & Rep of Ireland
For pioneering contributions to the development and commercialization of optical fiber-based technologies for communications, sensors, and high power applications
Emanuel R. Piore Award
1983
Niklaus Wirth
Switzerland
For creative contribution to programming language and design methodology as exemplified by his development of the Pascal language
Emanuel R. Piore Award
2002
Brian Randell
UK & Rep of Ireland
For seminal contributions to and leadership in computer system dependability research
Judith A. Resnik Award
1994
Johannes Dietrich
Germany
For development of a successful high-performance, rugged, multi-sensor, miniaturized robotic gripper for use in the outer space environment
Judith A. Resnik Award
1995
Leandre Pourcelot
France
For application of ultrasound imaging to the measurement of cardiovascular systems during space flight
Robotics and Automation Award
2007
Gerd Hirzinger
Germany
For contributions in robot mechatronics, telerobotics, man-machine interface research, and space robotics
Frank Rosenblatt Award
2008
Teuvo Kohonen
Finland
For outstanding contributions to the advancement of the theory and applications of neural networks, associative memories and the self-organizing map
Frank Rosenblatt Award
2011
Hans-Paul Schwefel
Germany
For pioneering contributions to evolutionary computation through the theory and application of evolution strategies
David Sarnoff Award
1974
Frederik L.J. Sangster
Benelux
For the invention of the integrated bucket-brigade delay line and ingenuity in finding new realizations and applications of this principle
David Sarnoff Award
1981
Cyril Hilsum
UK & Rep of Ireland
For contributions in the fields of III-V compound semiconductors, solid state microwave components and display devices
David Sarnoff Award
1984
Jameson D. Rigden
UK & Rep of Ireland
For invention of the visible light helium-neon laser
David Sarnoff Award
2005
Pierre Tournois
France
For pioneering contributions to pulse compression devices and the invention of the Acousto-Optic Programmable Dispersive Filter
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award
2012
Gennady Andreevich Mesyats
Russia
For founding the field of nanosecond pulsed power and for seminal contributions to the physics of vacuum breakdown at high power levels
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