IEEE Innovation in Societal Infrastructure Award

IEEE Innovation in Societal Infrastructure Award
Awarded for	Significant technological achievements and contributions to the establishment, development, and proliferation of innovative societal infrastructure systems through the application of information technology with an emphasis on distributed computing systems
Sponsored by	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
First awarded	2011
Official website	IEEE Innovation in Societal Infrastructure Award

The IEEE Innovation in Societal Infrastructure Award is a Technical Field Award established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 2011. This award is presented for significant technological achievements and contributions to the establishment, development, and proliferation of innovative societal infrastructure systems through the application of information technology with an emphasis on distributed computing systems

This award may be presented to an individual or a team of up to three people. Recipients of this award receive a bronze medal, certificate, and honorarium. The award is sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd. and the IEEE Computer Society

Recipients

• 2016: William H. Sanders^[1]
• 2015: Takemochi Ishii and Hirokazu Ihara and Atsunobu Ichikawa ^[2][3][4]
• 2014: Balaji Prabhakar^[5]

References

1. "William H. Sanders :: ECE ILLINOIS". Ece.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
2. "Takemochi Ishii - Engineering and Technology History Wiki". Ethw.org. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
3. "Hirokazu Ihara - Engineering and Technology History Wiki". Ethw.org. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
4. "Atsunobu Ichikawa - Engineering and Technology History Wiki". Ethw.org. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
5. "Balaji Prabhakar Home". Web.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2015-08-26.

External links

• IEEE Innovation in Societal Infrastructure Award page at IEEE
• List of recipients of the IEEE Innovation in Societal Infrastructure Award