IEEE Outstanding Contribution Award

Description:

To recognize significant contributions and outstanding service to the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.

Prize:

Plaque

Funding:

Funded by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society through an endowment administered by the IEEE Foundation.

Eligibility:

Members of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.

Basis for Judging:

Contributions, service, dedication and effort.

Presentation:

At the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.


Past Awardees

2024

  • Ming Hou
    for outstanding contribution serving as the General Chair of the 4th IEEE International Conference on Human-Machine Systems in 2024
  • Adrian Stoica
    for outstanding contribution serving as the General Chair of SMC 2023
  • Ferat Sahin
    for outstanding contribution serving as the General Co-Chair of SMC 2023
  • Philip Chen
    For significant contributions and outstanding service to the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
  • Ying (Gina) Tang
    For outstanding contribution serving as Vice President Finance, 2021-2024

2023

  • Sam T. Kwong
    For outstanding contribution serving as the SMC Society President 2022-2023.
  • Karen Panetta
    for creating innovative membership engagement strategies as Vice President Membership & Student Activities, 2019-2022.

2022

  • Saeid Nahavandi
    “For outstanding contribution serving as the General Chair of the 2021 IEEE SMC Society Annual Conference.”

2021

  • Imre Rudas
    “For outstanding service as the SMC Society President 2020-2021.”
  • David B. Kaber
    “For outstanding service as the EIC of the Transactions on Human-Machine Systems 2016-2020.”
  • Fei-Yue Wang
    “For outstanding service as the EIC of the Transactions on Computational Social Systems 2017-2020.”
  • Mariagrazia Dotoli
    “For outstanding service as the EIC of the eNewsletter 2016-2020.”

2020

  • Maria-Pia Fanti
    “For outstanding contribution serving as the General Chair of the 2019 IEEE SMCS Annual Conference.”
  • Robert Woon
    “For outstanding contribution serving as the SMCS Treasurer.”

2019

  • Edward W. Tunstel
    “For outstanding contribution serving as the SMC Society President 2018-2019.”
  • Mo El-Hawary
    “For outstanding contribution serving as the Editor-in-Chief of SMC Magazine 2014-2019.”
  • Jun Wang
    “For outstanding contribution serving as the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics 2014-2019.”
  • C.L. Philip Chen
    “For outstanding contribution serving as the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems 2014-2019.”
  • Yutaka Hata
    “For outstanding contribution serving as the SMC 2018 General Chair.”
  • Anup Basu
    “For outstanding contribution serving as the SMC 2017 General Chair.”
  • Chris Nemeth
    “For outstanding contribution serving as the SMC Society Vice-President (Organization and Planning) 2016-2017.”
  • Irv Engelson
    “For outstanding contribution serving as the SMC Society Vice-President (Long Range Planning and Finance) 2010-2015.”

2018

  • Christoph Guger
    “For significant contributions and outstanding service to the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.”
  • Rodney Roberts
    “For outstanding service to the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.”

2017

  • Imre Rudas, Ljiljana Trajkovic, Dimitar Filev

2016

  • Daniel Young, Sam Kwong, Gyorgi Eigner, William A. Gruver, C. L. Philip Chen, Ellen J. Bass

2015

  • Ferat Sahin
    “For significant contributions and outstanding service to the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.”
  • Liping Fang
    “For significant contributions and outstanding service to the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.”

2014

  • Daniel Yeung
    “For significant contributions and outstanding service to the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.”
  • Loi Lei Lai
    “For significant contributions and outstanding service to the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.”

2013

  • Edward Tunstel
    “For outstanding contribution to the planning and organization of the SMC Society 2011 annual conference.”
  • Saeid Nahavandi
    “For outstanding contribution to the planning and organization of SMC Society 2011 annual conference.”
  • Seong-Whan Lee
    “For outstanding contribution to the planning and organization of SMC Society 2012 annual conference.”
  • Philip Chen
    “For outstanding service as SMC Society President during 2012-2013.”
  • Eugene Santos
    “For outstanding service as Editor-In-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on System, Man, and Cybernetics: Part B: Cybernetics.”
  • Loi-Lei Lai
    “For outstanding contribution to the planning and organization of the Celebration Lecture Series in the United Kingdom and China.”
  • Wing Ng
    “For outstanding contribution to the planning and organization of the Celebration Lecture Series in the United Kingdom and China.”
  • Ljiljana Trajkovic
    “For outstanding contribution to the restructuring, planning and organization of the IEEE SMC Society Transactions.”
  • Patrick PK Chan
    “For outstanding contribution to the planning and organization of SMC Society sponsored conferences.”

2012

  • Liping Fang, Vlad Marik

2011

  • Michael Berthold, Robert Woon, Okay Kaynak

2010

  • Hong Yan, Philip Chen, Daniel Yeung

2009

  • Daniel S. Yeung, Jim Poo, Marcelo H. Ang, Jr, Wing Yin Ng

2008

  • Prabir Bhattacharya, C.L. Philip Chen, Mo El-Hawary, Ferial El-Hawary, Patrick Pak Kei Chan, Lawrence O. Hall

2007

  • William A. Gruver, Tsu-Tian Lee, Yuan Yan Tang, Anna Zyznieski, Bala P. Amavasai, Edward W. Tunstel, Diane J. Cook, Julie A. Adams

2006

  • Tamal Bose, Irving Engleson, Mo Jamshidi, Dilip B. Kotak, Ferat Sahin, Chi-Hsu Wang

2005

  • Wil Thissen, Peter Weiringa, John Lee, Shu-Ching Chen, Jean-Pierre Richard, Mekki Ksouri, Steven Patek

2004

  • Xizhao Wang, Michael Smith, Eugene Santos, Mengchu Zhou

2003

  • Walker H. Land, Jr., Tsu-Tian Lee, Stuart H. Rubin, Hideyuki Takagi, Wil A. H. Thissen, Peter Wilet, Mengchu Zhou, Peter Beiling

2002

  • Julie A. Adams, Terry Bahil, Pierre Borne, Abdelkader El Kamel, Khaled Mellouli, Seppo Ovaska, Daniel Yeung, Feiyue Wang

2001

  • Seppo J. Ovaska, Lawrence Hall, Yacov Haimes, Richard Saeks

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