Awards & Submit Award Nomination

IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal
Nomination forms for the IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal are now available and can be found by clicking the above link. Nominations must be received at IEEE by 15 June and endorsements by 1 July.

IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award
Nomination forms for the IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Technical Field Award are now available and can be found by clicking the above link. Nominations must be received at IEEE 15 January and endorsements by 31 January.

IEEE Fourier Award for Signal Processing
Nomination forms for the IEEE Fourier Award for Signal Processing are now available and can be found by clicking the above link. Nominations must be received at IEEE by 15 January and endorsements by 31 January.

IEEE Biomedical Engineering Award
Nomination forms for the IEEE Biomedical Engineering Award are now available and can be found by clicking the above link. Nominations must be received at IEEE by 15 January and endorsements by 31 January.

Scope:

Honor individuals whose lifetime careers have been marked by sustained and impactful technical, industrial, or educational contributions to the theory and/or practice of one or more fields within the scope of the Signal Processing Society, outstanding leadership within that field or fields, and significant SPS service.

Eligibility:

Nominees must be an IEEE Signal Processing Society member for at least 10 consecutive years at the time of nomination. Previous recipients of the SPS Norbert Wiener Lifetime Achievement Award are ineligible. A list of specific restrictions is provided in section “Nominee Solicitation”.

Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulations established in IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations. Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.)

Selection/Basis for Judging:

Nominees shall be judged on the basis of outstanding contributions of lasting impact across a long-standing career of sustained leadership in that field or fields, as evidenced by publications, patents, books, lectures, significant SPS service, etc. Each Norbert Wiener Lifetime Achievement Award recipient is expected to present a Norbert Wiener Lecture at the upcoming IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing. This Lecture is one of the plenary lectures given on the day of the banquet of ICASSP, but it is not a banquet speech.

The Society’s Awards Board vets and ranks all the nominations. The ranking is discussed by the Awards Board to determine the final three nominations to be forwarded to the Board of Governors for the final selection. The Board of Governors conducts a secret ballot, and a majority vote is required to select the final recipient. If the voting does not result in a majority vote and/or there is a tied vote, then the Society President will select the award recipient from the final candidates.

Prize:

The prize shall be $10,000, a plaque and a certificate.

Frequency:

One Norbert Wiener Lifetime Achievement Award may be presented annually. Award will be given only if a suitable awardee is identified.

Nominee Solicitation:

• There shall be an open call for nominations reaching all Society members.
• Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which are the technical committees, editorial boards and the major boards of the Society.
• Nominations may arise from any IEEE SPS individual member or group of members of any grade, as well as Society committees and boards, unless otherwise noted.

Nominations are subject to the following restrictions:

• Self-nominations are not accepted or considered.
• Members of the Awards Board and voting members of the Board of Governors are not permitted to submit nominations.
• Non-voting Board of Governors members are permitted to submit nominations.
• A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for the award. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee.
• Boards or committees who submit nominations but have voting Board of Governors and/or Awards Board members sitting on their boards or committees must ensure that those voting members do not participate in the board/committee award nomination or selection process.
• Current members of the Signal Processing Society Board of Governors and Awards Board are ineligible.

When multiple award nominations are submitted for the same individual, each one will be thoroughly reviewed and considered by the Awards Board, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation.

Nominations should comply with IEEE Policies and restrictions on awards. Incidents of misconduct including, but not limited to, violations of IEEE's publication policies, will be strongly considered by the awards committee and may be grounds for denial of an award or leadership position.

Nomination Schedule:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 May annually
• Nomination Period Closes: 1 September annually

Presentation:

Presentation shall be made at the Society’s Awards Ceremonies, normally held during ICASSP in the Spring or at ICIP in the Fall following selection of the winner. 

Form:

• Awards Endorsement Form

Recipients:

• View Recipients of the Norbert Wiener Lifetime Achievement Award

Scope:

Honor individuals who, over a period of years, has made outstanding technical contributions to theory and/or practice in technical areas within the scope of the Signal Processing Society.

Eligibility:

Nominees must be an IEEE Signal Processing Society member for at least 5 consecutive years at the time of nomination. Previous recipients of the SPS Claude Shannon-Harry Nyquist Technical Achievement Award and the SPS Norbert Wiener Society Award are ineligible. A list of specific restrictions is provided in section “Nominee Solicitation”.

Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulations established in IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations. Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.)

Selection/Basis for Judging:

Nominees shall be judged on the basis of the contributions’ technical depth, originality, and impact, as evidenced by publications, patents, or recognized impact on the field. 

The Society’s Awards Board vets and ranks all the nominations. The ranking is discussed by the Awards Board to determine the final three nominations to be forwarded to the Board of Governors for the final selection. The Board of Governors conducts a secret ballot, and a majority vote is required to select the final recipient. If the voting does not result in a majority vote and/or there is a tied vote, then the Society President will select the award recipient from the final candidates.

Prize:

The prize shall be $2500, a plaque and a certificate.

Frequency:

Up to three Claude Shannon-Harry Nyquist Technical Achievement Awards may be presented annually, provided nominations meet the specific criteria. Award will be given only if a suitable awardee is identified.

Nominee Solicitation:

• There shall be an open call for nominations reaching all Society members.
• Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which are the technical committees, editorial boards and the major boards of the Society. 
• Nominations may arise from any IEEE SPS individual member or group of members of any grade, as well as Society committees and boards, unless otherwise noted.

Nominations are subject to the following restrictions: 

• Self-nominations are not accepted or considered. 
• Members of the Awards Board and voting members of the Board of Governors are not permitted to submit nominations. 
• Non-voting Board of Governors members are permitted to submit nominations.
• A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for the award. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee. 
• Boards or committees who submit nominations but have voting Board of Governors and/or Awards Board members sitting on their boards or committees must ensure that those voting members do not participate in the board/committee award nomination or selection process. 
• Current members of the Signal Processing Society Board of Governors and Awards Board are ineligible. 

When multiple award nominations are submitted for the same individual, each one will be thoroughly reviewed and considered by the Awards Board, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation. 

Nominations should comply with IEEE Policies and restrictions on awards. Incidents of misconduct including, but not limited to, violations of IEEE's publication policies, will be strongly considered by the awards committee and may be grounds for denial of an award or leadership position.

Nomination Schedule:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 May annualy
• Nomination Period Closes: 1 September annualy

Presentation:

PPresentation shall be made at the Society’s Awards Ceremonies, normally held during ICASSP in the spring or at ICIP in the fall following selection of the winner.

Form:

• Awards Endorsement Form

Recipients:

• View Recipients of the Claude Shannon-Harry Nyquist Technical Achievement Award

Scope:

Honors educators who have made pioneering and significant contributions to signal processing education.

Eligibility:

Nominees must be an IEEE Signal Processing Society member for at least 5 consecutive years at the time of nomination. Previous recipients of the SPS Carl Friedrich Gauss Education Award and the SPS Norbert Wiener Lifetime Achievement Award are ineligible. A list of specific restrictions is provided in section “Nominee Solicitation”.

Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulations established in IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations. Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.)

Selection/Basis for Judging:

Nominees shall be judged on the basis of a career of meritorious achievement and impact in signal processing education as evidenced by writing of scholarly books, texts, online education, course materials, and papers on education; inspirational and innovative teaching, mentorship of successful researchers and educators, and leadership in educational activities; creativity in the development of new curricula and methodology. 

The Society’s Awards Board vets and ranks all the nominations. The ranking is discussed by the Awards Board to determine the final three nominations to be forwarded to the Board of Governors for the final selection. The Board of Governors conducts a secret ballot, and a majority vote is required to select the final recipient. If the voting does not result in a majority vote and/or there is a tied vote, then the Society President will select the award recipient from the final candidates.

Prize:

The prize shall be $2,500, a plaque, and a certificate.

Frequency:

One Carl Friedrich Gauss Education Award may be presented annually, provided nominations meet the specific criteria. Award will be given only if a suitable awardee is identified.

Nominee Solicitation:

• There shall be an open call for nominations reaching all Society members.
• Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which are the technical committees, editorial boards and the major boards of the Society.
• Nominations may arise from any IEEE SPS individual member or group of members of any grade, as well as Society committees and boards, unless otherwise noted.

Nominations are subject to the following restrictions:

• Self-nominations are not accepted or considered.
• Members of the Awards Board and voting members of the Board of Governors are not permitted to submit nominations.
• Non-voting Board of Governors members are permitted to submit nominations.
• A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for the award. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee.
• Boards or committees who submit nominations but have voting Board of Governors and/or Awards Board members sitting on their boards or committees must ensure that those voting members do not participate in the board/committee award nomination or selection process.
• Current members of the Signal Processing Society Board of Governors and Awards Board are ineligible.

When multiple award nominations are submitted for the same individual, each one will be thoroughly reviewed and considered by the Awards Board, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation.

Nominations should comply with IEEE Policies and restrictions on awards. Incidents of misconduct including, but not limited to, violations of IEEE's publication policies, will be strongly considered by the awards committee and may be grounds for denial of an award or leadership position.

Nomination Schedule:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 May annually
• Nomination Period Closes: 1 September annually 

Presentation:

Presentation shall be made at the Society’s Awards Ceremonies, normally held during ICASSP in the spring or at ICIP in the fall, following selection of the winner.

Form:

• Awards Endorsement Form

Recipients:

• View Recipients of the Carl Friedrich Gauss Education Award

Scope:

Honor individuals who have an outstanding and long-term record of service to the welfare of the Signal Processing Society.

Eligibility:

Nominees must be an IEEE Signal Processing Society member for at least 10 consecutive years at the time of nomination. Previous recipients of the SPS Leo L. Beranek Meritorious Service Award and the SPS Norbert Wiener Society Award are ineligible. A list of specific restrictions is provided in section “Nominee Solicitation”. 

Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulations established in IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations.  Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.) 

Basis for Judging:

Nominees shall be judged on the basis of outstanding sustained efforts and contributions aimed at promoting technical and educational activities of the Signal Processing Society as well as other activities that aim at benefiting the Society membership at large.

The Society’s Awards Board vets and ranks all the nominations. The ranking is discussed by the Awards Board to determine the final three nominations to be forwarded to the Board of Governors for the final selection. The Board of Governors conducts a secret ballot, and a majority vote is required to select the final recipient. If the voting does not result in a majority vote and/or there is a tied vote, then the Society President will select the award recipient from the final candidates. 

Prize:

The prize shall consist of $2500, a plaque, and a certificate.

Frequency:

Two Leo L. Beranek Meritorious Service Award may be presented annually, provided nominations meet the specific criteria. Award will be given only if a suitable awardee is identified.

Nominee Solicitation:

• There shall be an open call for nominations reaching all Society members.
• Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which are the technical committees, editorial boards and the major boards of the Society.
• Nominations may arise from any IEEE SPS individual member or group of members of any grade, as well as Society committees and boards, unless otherwise noted.

Nominations are subject to the following restrictions:

• Self-nominations are not accepted or considered.
• Members of the Awards Board and voting members of the Board of Governors are not permitted to submit nominations.
• Non-voting Board of Governors members are permitted to submit nominations.
• A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for the award. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee.
• Boards or committees who submit nominations but have voting Board of Governors and/or Awards Board members sitting on their boards or committees must ensure that those voting members do not participate in the board/committee award nomination or selection process. 
• Current members of the Signal Processing Society Board of Governors and Awards Board are ineligible.

When multiple award nominations are submitted for the same individual, each one will be thoroughly reviewed and considered by the Awards Board, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation.

Nominations should comply with IEEE Policies and restrictions on awards.  Incidents of misconduct including, but not limited to, violations of IEEE's publication policies, will be strongly considered by the awards committee and may be grounds for denial of an award or leadership position. 

Nomination Schedule:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 May annually
• Nomination Period Closes: 1 September annually

Presentation:

Presentation shall be made at the Society’s Awards Ceremonies, normally held during ICASSP in the spring or at ICIP in the fall, following selection of the winner.

Form:

• Awards Endorsement Form

Recipients:

• View Recipients of the Leo L. Beranek Meritorious Service Award

Scope:

Honor an industry business or technical leader whose leadership has resulted in major and outstanding advances or new directions using signal processing technologies within the scope of the Society.

Eligibility:

This award recognizes executive-level industry business leadership, demonstrated strategic vision, innovation management, and engineering leadership that have significantly advanced the commercialization of signal processing technologies resulting in major advances and new directions that have had societal or economic impact. The candidate is not required to be an IEEE member.  Previous recipients of the Industrial Achievement Award are ineligible. A list of specific restrictions is provided in section “Nominee Solicitation”. 

Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulations established in IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations.  Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.) 

Selection/Basis for Judging:

Nominees shall be judged on two areas, which are industry business achievement and technical leadership. 

Judging for industry business achievement is based on the global acceptance of the products and services, financial success and growth of the business, ubiquity of the products and services, emulation of the contributions by competition, and degree of global recognition of the candidate. Other factors include the product’s time of service, impact, specific innovations, etc. This award also recognizes the contributions of industry technical leaders who played a major leadership role in research or development and introduction of systems, devices, applications or services that have significantly impacted society on a global basis or have substantially advanced the use of signal processing technologies in industry, commerce, or society.

Judging for technical leadership as evidenced by sustained technical vision and originality that anticipated or defined major industry directions; transformative innovations that demonstrably advanced state-of-the-art signal-processing performance, efficiency, or scalability; successful deployment at scale, measured by adoption in commercial products, global standards, or critical infrastructure; recognized influence across organizational or sector boundaries, including leadership in multi-company consortia, standards bodies, or broad technology-transfer initiatives.

The Society’s Awards Board vets and ranks all the nominations. The ranking is discussed by the Awards Board to determine the final three nominations to be forwarded to the Board of Governors for the final selection. The Board of Governors conducts a secret ballot, and a majority vote is required to select the final recipient. If the voting does not result in a majority vote and/or there is a tied vote, then the Society President will select the award recipient from the final candidates.

Prize:

The prize shall be $2500, a plaque and certificate.

Frequency:

One Amar G. Bose Industrial Achievement Award may be presented annually, provided nominations meet the specific criteria. Award will be given only if a suitable awardee is identified.

Nominee Solicitation:

• There shall be an open call for nominations reaching all Society members.
• Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which are the technical committees, editorial boards, and the major boards of the Society.
• Nominations may arise from any IEEE SPS individual member or group of members of any grade, as well as Society committees and boards, unless otherwise noted.

Nominations are subject to the following restrictions:

• Self-nominations are not accepted or considered.
• Members of the Awards Board and voting members of the Board of Governors are not permitted to submit nominations.
• Non-voting Board of Governors members are permitted to submit nominations.
• A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for the award. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee.
• Boards or committees who submit nominations but have voting Board of Governors and/or Awards Board members sitting on their boards or committees must ensure that those voting members do not participate in the board/committee award nomination or selection process. 
• Current members of the Signal Processing Society Board of Governors and Awards Board are ineligible.

When multiple award nominations are submitted for the same individual, each one will be thoroughly reviewed and considered by the Awards Board, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation.

Nominations should comply with IEEE Policies and restrictions on awards.  Incidents of misconduct including, but not limited to, violations of IEEE's publication policies, will be strongly considered by the awards committee and may be grounds for denial of an award or leadership position. 

Nomination Schedule:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 May annually
• Nomination Period Closes: 1 September annually

Presentation:

Presentation shall be made at the Society’s Awards Ceremonies, normally held during ICASSP in the spring or at ICIP in the fall, following selection of the winner.

Form:

• Awards Endorsement Form

Recipients:

• View Recipients of the Industrial Achievement Award

Scope:

Honor an individual or team up to five people who were industry employees at any level and whose technical contributions have resulted in significant advances using signal processing technologies within the scope of the Society. 

Eligibility:

The award shall be open to individuals at any level who were industry employees who played a significant role in the technical contribution at the time of the accomplishments being recognized. For a nominated team, the nominator shall describe the specific contribution(s) of each nominee. Candidate(s) need not be an IEEE SPS member. It is preferred that recipients of the IEEE SPS Industrial Innovation Award be members of IEEE. However, the SPS Board of Governors may approve the presentation to a non-member upon the recommendation of the IEEE SPS Awards Board. Previous recipients of the SPS Industrial Innovation Award are ineligible. A list of specific restrictions is provided in section “Nominee Solicitation”.

Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulations established in IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations. Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.)

Selection/Basis for Judging:

Nominees shall be judged on the basis of the breadth and depth of their industrial accomplishments, standards development, deployment of important processes or products, etc., that are of substantial benefit to the public, which use signal processing technologies and are visible beyond the company or institution where the contribution was made.

The Society’s Awards Board vets and ranks all the nominations. The ranking is discussed by the Awards Board to determine the final three nominations to be forwarded to the Board of Governors for the final selection. The Board of Governors conducts a secret ballot, and a majority vote is required to select the final recipient. If the voting does not result in a majority vote and/or there is a tied vote, then the Society President will select the award recipient from the final candidates.

Prize:

The prize shall be $1500 per awardee (up to a maximum of $4500 per award) and a plaque and certificate. In the event that there are more than three awardees, the maximum prize shall be divided equally among all awardees and each shall receive a plaque and certificate.

Frequency:

One Industrial Innovation Award may be presented annually, provided nominations meet the specific criteria. Award will be given only if a suitable awardee is identified.

Nominee Solicitation:

• There shall be an open call for nominations reaching all Society members.
• Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which are the technical committees, editorial boards and the major boards of the Society.
• Nominations may arise from any IEEE SPS individual member or group of members of any grade, as well as Society committees and boards, unless otherwise noted.

Nominations are subject to the following restrictions:

• Self-nominations are not accepted or considered.
• Members of the Awards Board and voting members of the Board of Governors are not permitted to submit nominations.
• Non-voting Board of Governors members are permitted to submit nominations.
• A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for the award. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee.
• Boards or committees who submit nominations but have voting Board of Governors and/or Awards Board members sitting on their boards or committees must ensure that those voting members do not participate in the board/committee award nomination or selection process.
• Current members of the Signal Processing Society Board of Governors and Awards Board are ineligible.

When multiple award nominations are submitted for the same individual, each one will be thoroughly reviewed and considered by the Awards Board, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation.

Nominations should comply with IEEE Policies and restrictions on awards.  Incidents of misconduct including, but not limited to, violations of IEEE's publication policies, will be strongly considered by the awards committee and may be grounds for denial of an award or leadership position. 

Nomination Schedule:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 May annually
• Nomination Period Closes: 1 September annually

Presentation:

Presentation shall be made at the Society’s Awards Ceremonies, normally held during ICASSP in the spring or at ICIP in the fall, following selection of the winner.

Form:

• Awards Endorsement Form

Recipients:

• View Recipients of the Industrial Innovation Award

Scope:

Honor an SPS member who, over a period of years in the individual’s early career, has made significant technical contributions to theory and/or practice in technical areas within the scope of the Society, as evidenced by publications, patents, or recognized impact on the field, including but not limited to, a standard, a product, or a technology trend.

Eligibility:

Nominees should be less than 40 years of age or 10 years from highest degree at the time of nomination. This is an early career award and is not intended for individuals who are IEEE Fellows. The candidate is required to be an IEEE Signal Processing Society member, substantially involved in the Society’s activities. Previous recipients of the SPS Pierre-Simon Laplace Early Career Technical Achievement Award are ineligible. A list of specific restrictions is provided in section “Nominee Solicitation”.

Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulations established in IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations.  Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.) 

Selection/Basis for Judging:

Nominees shall be judged on the basis of their significant technical contributions to theory and/or practice in technical areas within the scope of the Society, as evidenced by publications in SPS journals or conferences, patents, or recognized impact on the field, including but not limited to, a standard, a product, or a technology trend.

The Society’s Awards Board vets and ranks all the nominations. The ranking is discussed by the Awards Board to determine the final three nominations to be forwarded to the Board of Governors for the final selection. The Board of Governors conducts a secret ballot, and a majority vote is required to select the final recipient. If the voting does not result in a majority vote and/or there is a tied vote, then the Society President will select the award recipient from the final candidates.

Prize:

The prize shall be $1500, a plaque and a certificate.

Frequency:

Up to two SPS Pierre-Simon Laplace Early Career Technical Achievement Awards may be presented annually, provided nominations meet the specific criteria. Award will be given only if a suitable awardee is identified.

Nominee Solicitation:

• There shall be an open call for nominations reaching all Society members. 
• Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which are the technical committees, editorial boards and the major boards of the Society. 
• Nominations may arise from any IEEE SPS individual member or group of members of any grade, as well as Society committees and boards, unless otherwise noted. 

Nominations are subject to the following restrictions:

• Self-nominations are not accepted or considered. 
• Members of the Awards Board and voting members of the Board of Governors are not permitted to submit nominations. 
• Non-voting Board of Governors members are permitted to submit nominations. 
• A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for the award. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee. 
• Boards or committees who submit nominations but have voting Board of Governors and/or Awards Board members sitting on their boards or committees must ensure that those voting members do not participate in the board/committee award nomination or selection process. 
• Current members of the Signal Processing Society Board of Governors and Awards Board are ineligible.

When multiple award nominations are submitted for the same individual, each one will be thoroughly reviewed and considered by the Awards Board, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation.

Nominations should comply with IEEE Policies and restrictions on awards.  Incidents of misconduct including, but not limited to, violations of IEEE's publication policies, will be strongly considered by the awards committee and may be grounds for denial of an award or leadership position.  

Nomination Schedule:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 May annually
• Nomination Period Closes: 1 September annually

Presentation:

Presentation shall be made at the Society’s Awards Ceremonies, normally held during ICASSP in the spring or at ICIP in the fall, following selection of the winner.

Attention:

Your election may be announced on the IEEE Signal Processing Society website, newsletter and IEEE Signal Processing Magazine.

Form:

• Awards Endorsement Form

Recipients:

• View Recipients of the Early Career Technical Achievement Award

Scope:

This award recognizes meritorious service and leadership of IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) Industry members who are young professionals (as per IEEE definition at the time of nomination) and whose volunteer efforts have significantly benefited the signal processing community and the profession. Young Professional is a professional membership group within the IEEE, whose goal is to ease the transition of young graduates from college to professional life.

Prize:

The prize shall consist of $1500, a plaque, and a certificate. Up to two (2) awards may be presented annually. Each recipient receives full prize.

Eligibility:

Nominee must be an IEEE Signal Processing Society SPS member in good standing for at least five consecutive years and must be working in the Industry and an IEEE Young Professional member at the time of nomination, as per the definition of an IEEE Young Professional member. Previous award recipients of the IEEE Signal Processing Society Industry Young Professional Leadership Award are ineligible. A list of specific restrictions is provided in section "Nominee Solicitation".

Eligibility and selection process shall comply with procedures and regulations established in IEEE and Society governing documents, particularly with IEEE policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations. Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.)

Basis for Judging:

Nominees shall be judged on the basis of their leadership and contributions that are aimed at promoting the technical and educational activities in a field within the scope of the Signal Processing Society, benefiting the Society’s membership at-large, promoting membership and community development, and having impact on the profession or economy, as identified in the nomination package. The Society’s Awards Board vets all the nominations and afterwards each member ranks the nominations. The ranking is discussed by the Awards Board to determine the final three nominations to be forwarded to the Board of Governors for the final selection. The Board of Governors conducts a ballot, and a majority vote is required to select the final recipient. If the voting does not result in a majority vote and/or there is a tied vote, then the Society President will select the award recipient from the final candidates.

Nominations Submission/Selection Process:

• There shall be an open call for nominations reaching all Society members.
• Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which are the technical committees, editorial boards and the major boards of the Society.
• Nominations may arise from any IEEE SPS individual member or group of members of any grade, as well as Society committees and boards, unless otherwise noted.

Nominations are subject to the following restrictions:

• Self-nominations are not accepted or considered.
• Members of the Awards Board and voting members of the Board of Governors are not permitted to submit nominations.
• Non-voting Board of Governors members are permitted to submit nominations.
• A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for the award. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee.
• Boards or committees who submit nominations but have voting Board of Governors and/or Awards Board members sitting on their boards or committees must ensure that those voting members do not participate in the board/committee award nomination or selection process.
• Current members of the Signal Processing Society Board of Governors and Awards Board are ineligible.

Up to two (2) awards may be presented annually. Nominations should comply with IEEE Policies and restrictions on awards. Incidents of misconduct including, but not limited to, violations of IEEE's publication policies, will be strongly considered by the Awards Board and may be grounds for denial of an award or leadership position.

Nomination Schedule:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 May
• Nomination Period Closes: 1 September

Presentation:

Presentation shall be made at the Society’s Awards Ceremonies, normally held during ICASSP in the spring or at ICIP in the fall following selection of the winner.

Form:

• Awards Endorsement Form

Recipients:

• View Recipients of the Industry Young Professional Leadership Award

Scope:

Honor individuals who have excelled in the teaching of Signal Processing.

Eligibility:

The candidate need not be an IEEE SPS member. It is preferred that recipients of the IEEE SPS Regional Distinguished Teacher Award be members of IEEE.  However, the IEEE SPS Board of Governors may approve the presentation to a non-member upon the recommendation of the IEEE SPS Awards Board. Previous recipients of the SPS Regional Distinguished Teacher Award are ineligible. A list of specific restrictions is provided in section “Nominee Solicitation”.) 

Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulations established in IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations.  Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.) 

Selection/Basis for Judging:

Preference should be given to nominees whose educational material covers areas of heightened and timely interest. The award is not intended for educators who qualify for the Society’s Education Award.  Supporting material submitted with the nomination can include the awardee's developed teaching material, which should be of high educational value in the signal processing discipline, related to basics and fundamentals, applications, or emerging topics of heightened interest.  The emphasis is on both the delivery and quality of the educational material. Contributions of online or video material for educational purposes are welcome, in order to promote new modes of delivery.  Copies or links to the material, if available, should be submitted for evaluation. The educational or teaching material developed by the nominee and submitted for evaluation does not need to be in English. The Society acknowledges the diversity of its members and wishes to recognize their efforts irrespective of the language of instruction. If desired by the winner, and if approved by the winner’s institution and baring any copyright issues, the educational material generated by the winner can be considered for posting on the Society’s Resource Center and can be promoted in the Society’s SP Magazine and at the Society’s Award ceremony. Supporting letters from undergraduate students is also encouraged.  The Society’s Awards Board will determine the award recipient(

Prize:

The prize shall be $1500, a plaque, a certificate, and for non-member recipients a complimentary one-year Society membership. Each recipient receives the full prize amount. The Society may also support the participation of the awardee in a Society-sponsored Seasonal School as an instructor for a short course on the winning material. This course would be recorded and posted on the Society’s e-learning/Resource Center.

Frequency:

Up to three SPS Regional Distinguished Teacher Awards may be presented annually. Award will be given only if a suitable awardee is identified.

Nominee Solicitation:

• There shall be an open call for nominations reaching all Society members.
• Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which are the technical committees, editorial board and the major boards of the Society.
• Nominations may arise from any IEEE SPS individual member or group of members of any grade, as well as Society committees and boards, unless otherwise noted.

Nominations are subject to the following restrictions:

• Self-nominations are not accepted or considered.
• Members of the Awards Board and the Regional Directors-at-Large are not permitted to submit nominations.
• Non-voting Board of Governors members are permitted to submit nominations.
• A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for the award. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee.
• Boards or committees who submit nominations but have voting Awards Board members or Regional Directors-at-Large sitting on their boards or committees must ensure that those voting members do not participate in the board/committee award nomination or selection process. 
• Current members of the Signal Processing Society Awards Board and the Regional Directors-at-Large are ineligible.

When multiple award nominations are submitted for the same individual, each one will be thoroughly reviewed and considered by the Awards Board, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation.

Nominations should comply with IEEE Policies and restrictions on awards.  Incidents of misconduct including, but not limited to, violations of IEEE's publication policies, will be strongly considered by the awards committee and may be grounds for denial of an award or leadership position. 

Nomination Schedule:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 May annually
• Nomination Period Closes: 1 September annually

Presentation:

Presentation shall be made at the Society’s Awards Ceremonies, normally held during ICASSP in the spring or at ICIP in the fall, following selection of the winner.

Attention:

Your election may be announced on the IEEE Signal Processing Society website, newsletter and IEEE Signal Processing Magazine.

Form:

• Awards Endorsement Form

Recipients:

• View Recipients of the Regional Distinguished Teacher Award

Each year, up to ten (10) technically diverse and geographically dispersed individuals shall serve as Signal Processing Society Distinguished Lecturers (DLs). The formal term of appointment shall be two calendar years with five (5) individuals appointed each year.

The Awards Board shall make an open solicitation for all distinguished lecturer nominations reaching all Society members no later than 1 June of each year.  Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which include the technical committees, editorial boards and the major boards of the Society.  Nominations may arise from any individual or committee/board. Nominations shall be submitted directly to the Society’s Awards Board.  Distinguished Lecture nominations may include endorsements. Please review the endorsement form for full details and restrictions.

A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for Distinguished Lecturer. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee.  Current officers and members of the Signal Processing Society Board of Governors and Awards Board are ineligible.  Self-nominations are not accepted or considered.  Members of the Awards Board and voting members of the Board of Governors are not permitted to submit nominations.  Non-voting Board of Governors members are permitted to submit nominations.

All nominations will be considered by the Awards Board and a list of nominees and alternates, along with a list of their lecture topics, will be provided to the Board of Governors at least three weeks prior to its Fall meeting.  The Board will consider this list at its Fall meeting and provide its advice and consent for the final selections, which shall be announced by the Awards Board Chair.

The list of nominees and alternates shall comprise individuals of distinction who are members of the IEEE and of the IEEE Signal Processing Society, who are recognized experts in their fields of endeavor, and who are capable of delivering a message of importance to the technical community as well as to the Society’s members organized in chapters around the world.

Following identification of the top five (5) candidates and alternates by the Board, the Society staff, on behalf of the Awards Board Chair, will reconfirm in writing the candidates’ willingness to serve as an SPS Distinguished Lecturer.

The Society has created a new open access portal called the SPS Resource Center, an online library of tutorials in established and emerging signal processing fields. It is required that the Distinguished Lecturers contribute their lecture(s) to the Resource Center.

Nomination Schedule:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 April
• Nomination Period Closes: 31 May

Forms:

• Distinguished Lecturer Nomination Form

Each year, up to ten (10) technically diverse and geographically dispersed individuals shall serve as Signal Processing Society Distinguished Industry Speaker (DIS). The formal term of appointment shall be two calendar years with up to five (5) individuals appointed each year.

The Awards Board shall make an open solicitation for all Distinguished Industry Speaker nominations reaching all Society members no later than 1 June of each year. Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which include the chapters, technical committees, editorial boards and the major boards of the Society. Nominations may arise from any individual or committee/board. Nominations shall be submitted directly to the Society’s Awards Board. Distinguished Industry Speaker nominations may include endorsements. Nominations by individuals can be accompanied by up to two endorsements by other individual members. Nominations supported by committees/boards cannot be accompanied by endorsements. Please review the endorsement form for full details and restrictions.

A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for Distinguished Industry Speaker. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee. Please note: boards or committees who submit nominations, but have voting Board of Governors members sitting on their boards or committees must ensure that Board of Governors voting members do not participate in the board/committee award nomination or selection process. Current officers and members of the Signal Processing Society Board of Governors and Awards Board are ineligible. Self-nominations are not accepted or considered. Members of the Awards Board and voting members of the Board of Governors are not permitted to submit nominations. Non-voting Board of Governors members are permitted to submit nominations.

All nominations will be considered by the Awards Board and a list of nominees and alternates, along with a list of their lecture topics, will be provided to the Board of Governors at least three weeks prior to its Fall meeting. The Board will consider this list at its Fall meeting and provide its advice and consent for the final selections, which shall be announced by the Awards Board Chair.

The list of nominees and alternates shall comprise individuals of distinction who are members of the IEEE and of the IEEE Signal Processing Society, who are recognized experts with a background in industrial applications in the signal processing area and are well versed in the ongoing issues/activities in industry, and who are capable of delivering a message of importance to the technical community as well as to the Society’s members organized in chapters around the world.

Following identification of the top five (5) candidates and alternates by the Board, the Society staff, on behalf of the Awards Board Chair, will reconfirm in writing the candidates’ willingness to serve as an SPS Distinguished Industry Speaker.

The Society has created a new open access portal called the SPS Resource Center, an online library of tutorials in established and emerging signal processing fields. It is required that the Distinguished Indsutry Speakers contribute their lecture(s) to the Resource Center.

Nomination Schedule:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 April
• Nomination Period Closes: 31 May

Forms:

• Distinguished Lecturer Nomination Form

Scope:

Honors the outstanding contributions of any member of the Society to regional activities of the Signal Processing Society.

Eligibility:

Nominees must be an IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) member for at least 10 consecutive years at the time of nomination. Previous recipients of the SPS Meritorious Regional/Chapter Service Award are ineligible.  A list of specific restrictions is provided in section “Nominee Solicitation”. 

Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulation established in IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations.  Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.)

Selection/Basis for Judging:

Nominees shall be judged on dedication, effort, and contributions made to activities aimed at promoting the technical and educational activities of the Signal Processing Society in one specific region/ chapter, as well as its local membership participation.

The Society’s Awards Board vets all the nominations and afterwards each member ranks the nominations. The ranking is discussed by the Awards Board to determine the final three nominations to be forwarded to the Board of Governors for the final selection.  The Board of Governors conducts a ballot, and a majority vote is required to select the final recipient. If the voting does not result in a majority vote and/or there is a tied vote, then the Society President will select the award recipient from the final candidates.

Prize:

The prize shall consist of $1500, a plaque and a certificate.

Frequency:

Up to two Meritorious Regional/Chapter Service Awards may be presented annually. Award will be given only if a suitable awardee is identified. The award will not be conferred in any given year for which there are no suitable candidates identified.

Nominee Solicitation:

• There shall be an open call for nominations reaching all Society members. 
• Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which are the technical committees, editorial boards and the major boards of the Society. 
• Nominations may arise from any IEEE SPS individual member or group of members of any grade unless otherwise noted, as well as  Society committees and boards. 

Nominations are subject to the following restrictions:

• Self-nominations are not accepted or considered. 
• Members of the Awards Board and voting members of the Board of Governors are not permitted to submit nominations. 
• Non-voting Board of Governors members are permitted to submit nominations.
• A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for the award. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee. 
• Boards or committees who submit nominations but have voting Board of Governors and/or Awards Board members sitting on their boards or committees must ensure that those voting members do not participate in the board/committee award nomination or selection process. 
• Current members of the Awards Board and Board of Governors are ineligible. 

Nominations should comply with IEEE Policies and restrictions on awards.  Incidents of misconduct including, but not limited to, violations of IEEE's publication policies, will be strongly considered by the Awards Board and may be grounds for denial of an award or leadership position. 

Nomination Schedule:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 May annually
• Nomination Period Closes: 1 September annually

Presentation:

Presentation shall be made at the Society’s Awards Ceremonies, normally held during ICASSP in the spring or at ICIP in the fall, following selection of the winner.

Form:

• Awards Endorsement Form

Recipients:

• View Recipients of the Meritorious Regional/Chapter Service Award

The IEEE Signal Processing Society Chapter of the Year Award (CoYA) will be presented annually to a Chapter that has provided their membership with the highest quality of programs, activities and services. The award will be presented annually in conjunction with the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP) to the Chapter's representative. The award will consist of a plaque and a check in the amount of $1,000 to support local chapter activities. The winning Chapter will also be invited to publish an article in the IEEE Inside Signal Processing eNewsletter.

Nomination Process:

Nominations will be solicited from the local Signal Processing Chapter Chairs through an article listed in the IEEE Inside Signal Processing eNewsletter. The Regional Director-at-Large from each region should also help foster nominations. Self-nominations are welcome from the local SP Chapter Chairs.

Selection Process:

The nominated Chapters will be evaluated based on the following chapter activities, programs and services during the past year:

1. Technical activities (e.g., technical meetings, workshops and conferences, tours with industry)
2. Educational programs (e.g,. courses, seminars, student workshops, tutorials, student activities)
3. Membership development (e.g., programs to encourage students and engineers to join the society, growth in chapter’s membership, member advancement programs)
4. Annual IEEE Chapter report submitted by the Chapter.

Selection will be based on the nominator’s submission of the Chapter of the Year Award nomination form, the SPS Chapter Certification Form, and the annual IEEE chapter report.  If the Chapter indicates on the Chapter Certification Form that they would like to be considered for the Chapter of the Year Award, the Chapter Certification Form is sufficient to move the nomination forward.

Eligibility:

All IEEE Signal Processing Society local chapters established more than one year are eligible.

Schedule:

• Call for nominations emailed to local Chapter Chairs -- June annually
• Deadline for nominations -- 15 October
• CoYA Selection Committee to choose winner -- by 31 December
• Award presentation to winning Chapter -- ICASSP

Prize:

The representative of the winning Chapter will receive a plaque and a check of $1,000. In the event that multiple chapters are selected, each winner shall still receive $1,000.  The representative of the winning Chapter also will be provided with up to $1200 for continental or $2100 for intercontinental travel support to attend the ICASSP awards ceremony and the ICASSP Chapter Chairs Luncheon meeting to present a brief talk highlighting their Chapter’s accomplishments.  Attendance for the Chapter Chairs Luncheon is mandatory in order to receive the travel support. 

Form:

Nominations should be submitted through the online system, no later than 15 October annually.

Recipients:

• View Recipients of the Chapter of the Year Award

Scope:

Recognize PhD relevant work in signal processing while stimulating further research in the field.

Eligibility:

Eligibility is based on having earned the PhD in electrical engineering or a related field at an accredited institution of higher learning within the past three-years: for example, for the 2025 Award, the window is between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2024. The nominee must be a member of the IEEE Signal Processing Society at the time of nomination and must have carried out a PhD thesis on a signal processing subject. The PhD dissertation must have been accepted in final form within the above-noted window.

Nominations must be submitted by SPS members, either the applicant’s advisor (preferred) or other SPS member with detailed knowledge of the applicant and the dissertation. The below-noted items must be included with the nomination to be considered for review. All nomination materials must be written in English.

1. Contact information of the nominee and the advisor/nominator of the PhD, including their IEEE membership numbers; 
2. Copy of the PhD Dissertation in pdf format; the dissertation should be publicly available, e.g., through the nominee’s University repository; 
3. A complete curriculum vitae or resume of the applicant that includes a list of published and submitted journal and conference papers; 
4. A nomination letter from the PhD advisor, explaining why the dissertation is worthy of the IEEE SPS Best PhD Dissertation Award; 
5. Two reference letters from domain experts familiar with the dissertation work, and not serving in the same institution as the nominee or nominator, as independent corroborating evidence of the quality of the dissertation.

Previous recipients of the SPS Best PhD Dissertation Award are ineligible. A list of specific restrictions is provided in section “Nominee Solicitation”.

Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulations established in IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations. Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.)

Selection/Basis for Judging:

Nominees shall be judged on:

• Scientific impact (50%): impact on the scientific discipline and practice as evidenced by citations, downloads, journal papers published from the dissertation, conference paper published from the dissertation, other awards received, patents, or adoption into practice.
• Overall quality of dissertation (50%): Creativity, quality of writing, relevance, significance and timeliness of the research questions addressed, level of novelty compared to the state of the art, quality and rigor of scientific method, quality of critical thinking in discussion and conclusions, quality and scope of the bibliography.

Prize:

The prize shall consist of $1500 and a certificate.

Frequency:

Up to three SPS Best PhD Dissertation Awards may be presented annually. Award will be given only if a suitable awardee is identified.

Nominee Solicitation:

• There shall be an open call for nominations reaching all Society members.
• Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which are the technical committees, editorial boards and the major boards of the Society. 
• Nominations may arise from any IEEE SPS individual member or group of members of any grade, as well as Society committees and boards, unless otherwise noted. 

Nominations are subject to the following restrictions:

• Self-nominations are not accepted or considered. 
• Members of the Awards Board and voting members of the Board of Governors are not permitted to submit nominations. 
• Non-voting Board of Governors members are permitted to submit nominations. 
• A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for the award. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee. 
• Boards or committees who submit nominations but have voting Board of Governors and/or Awards Board members sitting on their boards or committees must ensure that those voting members do not participate in the board/committee award nomination or selection process. 
• Current members of the Signal Processing Society Awards Board and Board of Governors are ineligible.

When multiple award nominations are submitted for the same individual, each one will be thoroughly reviewed and considered by the Awards Board, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation.

Nominations should comply with IEEE Policies and restrictions on awards. Incidents of misconduct including, but not limited to, violations of IEEE's publication policies, will be strongly considered by the awards committee and may be grounds for denial of an award or leadership position. 

Presentation:

The award shall be presented at the Society’s Awards Ceremonies, normally held during ICASSP in the Spring or at ICIP in the Fall following selection of the winner.

Nomination Schedule:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 May
• Nomination Period Closes: 1 September

Form:

• Awards Endorsement Form

Recipients:

• View Recipients of the Best PhD Dissertation Award

(Best Paper Award is formerly known as the Senior Award)

Scope:

Honor the author(s) of a paper of exceptional merit dealing with a subject related to the Society’s technical scope, and appearing in one of the Society’s solely owned transactions, the Transactions on Computational Imaging, or the Transactions on Signal and Information Processing over Networks, irrespective of the author’s age. 

Eligibility:

Eligibility is based on a six-year window (e.g., for the 2025 award, the paper must have appeared in one of the Society’s Transactions between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2024. Papers that have already been recognized with another SPS Paper Award are not eligible. A list of specific restrictions is provided in section “Nominee Solicitation”. 

Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulations established in IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations.  Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.) 

Selection/Basis for Judging:

Judging shall be based on general quality, originality, subject matter, and timeliness. 

All paper award nominations and their endorsements must be submitted through one of the Best Paper Award Review Committees. Each committee shall be responsible for the initial evaluation and ranking of the submitted papers based on the award’s defined criteria and for forwarding their ranked order of the nominations to the Awards Board. The Awards Board will then conduct a comprehensive review and ranking of the forwarded nominations to determine the final paper award recipients. 

Prize:

The prize shall be $500 per author (up to a maximum of $2000 per award) and a certificate.  In the event that there are more than four authors, the maximum prize shall be divided equally among all authors, and each shall receive a certificate.   

Frequency:

Up to eight Best Paper Awards may be presented annually with a maximum of two awards per journal.  Award will be given only if a suitable awardee is identified. 

Nominee Solicitation:

• There shall be an open call for nominations reaching all Society members. 
• Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which are the technical committees, editorial boards and the major boards of the Society. 
• Nominations may arise from any IEEE SPS individual member or group of members of any grade, as well as Society committees and boards, unless otherwise noted. 

Nominations are subject to the following restrictions:

• Self-nominations are not accepted or considered. 
• Members of the Awards Board are not permitted to submit nominations. 
• A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for the award. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee. 
• Boards or committees who submit nominations but have voting Awards Board members sitting on their boards or committees must ensure that those Awards Board voting members do not participate in the board/committee award nomination or selection process. 
• Current members of the Signal Processing Society Awards Board are ineligible.

When multiple award nominations are submitted for the same paper nomination, each one will be thoroughly reviewed and considered by the Awards Board, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation.

Nominations should comply with IEEE Policies and restrictions on awards.  Incidents of misconduct including, but not limited to, violations of IEEE's publication policies, will be strongly considered by the awards committee and may be grounds for denial of an award or leadership position. 

Nomination Schedule:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 May annually
• Nomination Period Closes: 1 September annually

Presentation:

Presentation shall be made at the Society’s Awards Ceremonies, normally held during ICASSP in the spring or at ICIP in the fall, following selection of the winner.

Form:

• Awards Endorsement Form

Recipients:

• View Recipients of the Best Paper Award

Scope:

Honor the author(s) of a journal article of broad interest that has had substantial impact over several years on a subject related to the Society's technical scope.

Eligibility:

A paper considered for the award should present an overview of a method or theory with technical depth and application perspective.  It should have a multi-year record of impact and also be relevant to current researchers and/or practitioners.  To be eligible for consideration, an article must have appeared in one of the IEEE Signal Processing Society solely owned Transactions, the Transactions on Computational Imaging, the Transactions on Signal and Information Processing over Networks, or the IEEE Proceedings, in an issue that is three years old or more from the current award year (e.g. for the 20252 Award, the paper must have appeared in an issue in 202219 or earlier). Papers that have already been recognized with another SPS Paper Award are not eligible. A list of specific restrictions is provided in section “Nominee Solicitation”.

Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulations established in IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations.  Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.) 

Selection/Basis for Judging:

Judging shall be on the basis of effectiveness in presenting subjects of high impact and broad interest to the Society's members. The nominated paper should be an overview with technical depth, not a tutorial or literature review. The paper should have a record of broad and/or long-term impact and be of current importance, e.g. it is still frequently cited and/or is incorporated in widely used commercial technology. Work that was particularly important, e.g. 20 years ago, but has since been superseded by other methods would not be appropriate unless the new methods clearly leverage the original work in some way. The paper should have a sustained citation record. Ideally, the paper will have had commercial impact.

All paper award nominations and their endorsements must be submitted through one of the Best Paper Award Review Committees. Each committee shall be responsible for the initial evaluation and ranking of the submitted papers based on the award’s defined criteria and for forwarding their ranked order of the nominations to the Awards Board. The Awards Board will then conduct a comprehensive review and ranking of the forwarded nominations to determine the final paper award recipients. 

Prize:

The prize shall be $500 per author (up to a maximum of $2000 per award) and a certificate.  In the event that there are more than four authors, the maximum prize shall be divided equally among all authors, and each shall receive a certificate.   

Frequency:

One Donald G. Fink Overview Paper Award may be presented annually, provided nominations meet the specific criteria. Award will be given only if a suitable awardee is identified. 

Nominee Solicitation:

• There shall be an open call for nominations reaching all Society members. 
• Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which are the technical committees, editorial boards and the major boards of the Society. 
• Nominations may arise from any IEEE SPS individual member or group of members of any grade, as well as Society committees and boards, unless otherwise noted. 

Nominations are subject to the following restrictions:

• Self-nominations are not accepted or considered. 
• Members of the Awards Board are not permitted to submit nominations. 
• A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for the award. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee. 
• Boards or committees who submit nominations but have voting Awards Board members sitting on their boards or committees must ensure that those Awards Board voting members do not participate in the board/committee award nomination or selection process. 
• Current members of the Signal Processing Society Awards Board are ineligible.

When multiple award nominations are submitted for the same paper nomination, each one will be thoroughly reviewed and considered by the Awards Board, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation.

Nominations should comply with IEEE Policies and restrictions on awards.  Incidents of misconduct including, but not limited to, violations of IEEE's publication policies, will be strongly considered by the awards committee and may be grounds for denial of an award or leadership position. 

Nominee Solicitation:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 May annually
• Nomination Period Closes: 1 September annually

Presentation:

Presentation shall be made at the Society’s Awards Ceremonies, normally held during ICASSP in the spring or at ICIP in the fall following selection of the winner.

Form:

• Awards Endorsement Form

Recipients:

• View Recipients of the Donald G. Fink Overview Paper Award

Scope:

Honor the author(s) of a letter article of exceptional merit and broad interest on a subject related to the Society's technical scope and appearing in the IEEE Signal Processing Letters.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for consideration, an article must have appeared in the IEEE Signal Processing Letters.  Eligibility is based on a five-year window (for example for the 2025 Award, the paper must have appeared in the IEEE Signal Processing Letters between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2024).   Papers that have already been recognized with another SPS Paper Award are not eligible. A list of specific restrictions is provided in section “Nominee Solicitation”. 

Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulations established in IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations.  Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.) 

Selection/Basis for Judging:

Judging shall be on the basis of technical novelty, the research significance of the work, quality and effectiveness in presenting subjects in an area of high impact to the Society's members. 

All paper award nominations and their endorsements must be submitted through one of the Best Paper Award Review Committees. Each committee shall be responsible for the initial evaluation and ranking of the submitted papers based on the award’s defined criteria and for forwarding their ranked order of the nominations to the Awards Board. The Awards Board will then conduct a comprehensive review and ranking of the forwarded nominations to determine the final paper award recipients. 

Prize:

The prize shall be $500 per author (up to a maximum of $2000 per award) and a certificate. In the event that there are more than four authors, the maximum prize shall be divided equally among all authors, and each shall receive a certificate.   

Frequency:

One Signal Processing Letters Best Paper Award may be presented annually, provided nominations meet the specific criteria. Award will be given only if a suitable awardee is identified. 

Nominee Solicitation:

• There shall be an open call for nominations reaching all Society members. 
• Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which are the technical committees, editorial boards and the major boards of the Society. 
• Nominations may arise from any IEEE SPS individual member or group of members of any grade, as well as Society committees and boards, unless otherwise noted. 

Nominations are subject to the following restrictions:

• Self-nominations are not accepted or considered. 
• Members of the Awards Board are not permitted to submit nominations. 
• A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for the award. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee. 
• Boards or committees who submit nominations but have voting Awards Board members sitting on their boards or committees must ensure that those Awards Board voting members do not participate in the board/committee award nomination or selection process. 
• Current members of the Signal Processing Society Awards Board are ineligible.

When multiple award nominations are submitted for the same paper nomination, each one will be thoroughly reviewed and considered by the Awards Board, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation.

Nominations should comply with IEEE Policies and restrictions on awards.  Incidents of misconduct including, but not limited to, violations of IEEE's publication policies, will be strongly considered by the awards committee and may be grounds for denial of an award or leadership position. 

Nomination Schedule:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 May annually
• Nomination Period Closes: 1 September annually

Presentation:

Presentation shall be made at the Society’s Awards Ceremonies, normally held during ICASSP in the spring or at ICIP in the fall following selection of the winner.

Form:

• Awards Endorsement Form

Recipients:

• View Recipients of the Signal Processing Letters Best Paper Award

Scope:

Honor the author(s) of a column of exceptional merit and broad interest on a subject related to the Society's technical scope and appearing in the Society's magazine.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for consideration, an article must have appeared in the Columns and Forums Section of the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine in any issue predating the Spring Awards Board Meeting of the current year (typically held in conjunction with ICASSP) for example, for the 20252 Award, the paper must have appeared in an issue of the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine before March 20252. Papers that have already been recognized with another SPS Paper Award are not eligible. A list of specific restrictions is provided in section “Nominee Solicitation”. 

Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulations established in IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations.  Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.) 

Selection/Basis for Judging:

Judging shall be on the basis of quality and effectiveness in presenting subjects of broad interest to the Society’s members. 

All paper award nominations and their endorsements must be submitted through one of the Best Paper Award Review Committees. Each committee shall be responsible for the initial evaluation and ranking of the submitted papers based on the award’s defined criteria and for forwarding their ranked order of the nominations to the Awards Board. The Awards Board will then conduct a comprehensive review and ranking of the forwarded nominations to determine the final paper award recipients. 

Prize:

The prize shall be $500 per author (up to a maximum of $2000 per award) and a certificate. In the event that there are more than four authors, the maximum prize shall be divided equally among all authors, and each shall receive a certificate.   

Frequency:

One Signal Processing Magazine Best Column Award may be presented annually, provided nominations meet the specific criteria. Award will be given only if a suitable awardee is identified. 

Nominee Solicitation:

• There shall be an open call for nominations reaching all Society members. 
• Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which are the technical committees, editorial boards and the major boards of the Society. 
• Nominations may arise from any IEEE SPS individual member or group of members of any grade, as well as Society committees and boards, unless otherwise noted. 

Nominations are subject to the following restrictions:

• Self-nominations are not accepted or considered. 
• Members of the Awards Board are not permitted to submit nominations. 
• A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for the award. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee. 
• Boards or committees who submit nominations but have voting Awards Board members sitting on their boards or committees must ensure that those Awards Board voting members do not participate in the board/committee award nomination or selection process. 
• Current members of the Signal Processing Society Awards Board are ineligible.

When multiple award nominations are submitted for the same paper nomination, each one will be thoroughly reviewed and considered by the Awards Board, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation.

Nominations should comply with IEEE Policies and restrictions on awards.  Incidents of misconduct including, but not limited to, violations of IEEE's publication policies, will be strongly considered by the awards committee and may be grounds for denial of an award or leadership position. 

Nomination Schedule:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 May annually
• Nomination Period Closes: 1 September annually

Presentation:

Presentation shall be made at the Society’s Awards Ceremonies, normally held during ICASSP in the spring or at ICIP in the fall following selection of the winner.

Form:

• Awards Endorsement Form

Recipients:

• View Recipients of the Signal Processing Magazine Best Column Award

Scope:

Honor the author(s) of a paper of exceptional merit and broad interest on a subject related to the Society’s technical scope and appearing in the Society’s magazine.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for consideration, a paper must have appeared in IEEE Signal Processing Magazine in any issue predating the Spring Awards Board meeting of the current year (typically held in conjunction with ICASSP). For example, for the 2025 Award, the paper must have appeared in an issue of the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine before March 2025 . Papers that have already been recognized with another SPS Paper Award are not eligible. A list of specific restrictions is provided in section “Nominee Solicitation”. 

Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulations established in IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations.  Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.) 

Selection/Basis for Judging:

Judging shall be on the quality and effectiveness in presenting subjects of broad interest to the Society members. 

All paper award nominations and their endorsements must be submitted through one of the Best Paper Award Review Committees. Each committee shall be responsible for the initial evaluation and ranking of the submitted papers based on the award’s defined criteria and for forwarding their ranked order of the nominations to the Awards Board. The Awards Board will then conduct a comprehensive review and ranking of the forwarded nominations to determine the final paper award recipients. 

Prize:

The prize shall be $500 per author (up to a maximum of $2000 per award) and a certificate. In the event that there are more than four authors, the maximum prize shall be divided equally among all authors, and each shall receive a certificate.  

Frequency:

One Signal Processing Magazine Best Paper Award may be presented annually, provided nominations meet the specific criteria. Award will be given only if a suitable awardee is identified. 

Nominee Solicaition:

• There shall be an open call for nominations reaching all Society members. 
• Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which are the technical committees, editorial boards and the major boards of the Society. 
• Nominations may arise from any IEEE SPS individual member or group of members of any grade, as well as Society committees and boards, unless otherwise noted. 

Nominations are subject to the following restrictions:

• Self-nominations are not accepted or considered. 
• Members of the Awards Board are not permitted to submit nominations. 
• A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for the award. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee. 
• Boards or committees who submit nominations but have voting Awards Board members sitting on their boards or committees must ensure that those Awards Board voting members do not participate in the board/committee award nomination or selection process. 
• Current members of the Signal Processing Society Awards Board are ineligible.

When multiple award nominations are submitted for the same paper nomination, each one will be thoroughly reviewed and considered by the Awards Board, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation.

Nominations should comply with IEEE Policies and restrictions on awards.  Incidents of misconduct including, but not limited to, violations of IEEE's publication policies, will be strongly considered by the awards committee and may be grounds for denial of an award or leadership position. 

Nomination Schedule:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 May annualy
• Nomination Period Closes: 1 September annually

Presentation:

Presentation shall be made at the Society’s Awards Ceremonies, normally held during ICASSP in the spring or at ICIP in the fall following selection of the winner.

Form:

• Awards Endorsement Form

Recipients:

• View Recipients of the Signal Processing Magazine Best Paper Award

Scope:

Honor the author(s) of a journal article of broad interest that has had sustained impact over many years on a subject related to the Society's technical scope. 

Eligibility:

A paper considered for the award should be relevant to current researchers and/or practitioners and represent at least one of the following: the paper resulted in a paradigm shift in how a particular problem is solved; the work forms the theoretical basis for much of the contemporary work in a particular field and the work introduced methods that are now broadly adopted in industry. To be eligible for consideration, an article must have appeared in any of the IEEE Society financial sponsored periodicals in an issue that is 10 years old or more from the current year: for example, for the 20252 Award, the paper must have appeared in any of the Society’s financial sponsored periodicals in an issue in 20152 or earlier. This award is exempt from the rule that papers that have already been recognized with another SPS Paper Award are not eligible. A list of specific restrictions is provided in section “Nominee Solicitation”. 

Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulations established in IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations.  Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.) 

Selection/Basis for Judging:

Judging shall be on the basis of novelty and effectiveness in presenting subjects of high impact and long-term interest to the Society's members. The nominated paper should have a record of sustained impact and be of current importance, e.g. it is still frequently cited and/or is incorporated in widely used commercial technology. Work that was particularly important 20 years ago, but has since been superseded by other methods would not be appropriate unless the new methods clearly leverage the original work in some way. The paper should also be an original contribution rather than an overview or tutorial. 

All paper award nominations and their endorsements must be submitted through one of the Best Paper Award Review Committees. Each committee shall be responsible for the initial evaluation and ranking of the submitted papers based on the award’s defined criteria and for forwarding their ranked order of the nominations to the Awards Board. The Awards Board will then conduct a comprehensive review and ranking of the forwarded nominations to determine the final paper award recipients. 

Prize:

The prize shall be $500 per author (up to a maximum of $2000 per award) and a certificate. In the event that there are more than four authors, the maximum prize shall be divided equally among all authors, and each shall receive a certificate.   

Frequency:

One Sustained Impact Paper Award may be presented annually, provided nominations meet the specific criteria. Award will be given only if a suitable awardee is identified. 

Nominee Solicitation:

• There shall be an open call for nominations reaching all Society members. 
• Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which are the technical committees, editorial boards and the major boards of the Society. 
• Nominations may arise from any IEEE SPS individual member or group of members of any grade, as well as Society committees and boards, unless otherwise noted. 

Nominations are subject to the following restrictions:

• Self-nominations are not accepted or considered. 
• Members of the Awards Board are not permitted to submit nominations. 
• A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for the award. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee. 
• Boards or committees who submit nominations but have voting Awards Board members sitting on their boards or committees must ensure that those Awards Board voting members do not participate in the board/committee award nomination or selection process. 
• Current members of the Signal Processing Society Awards Board are ineligible.

When multiple award nominations are submitted for the same paper nomination, each one will be thoroughly reviewed and considered by the Awards Board, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation.

Nominations should comply with IEEE Policies and restrictions on awards.  Incidents of misconduct including, but not limited to, violations of IEEE's publication policies, will be strongly considered by the awards committee and may be grounds for denial of an award or leadership position. 

Nomination Schedule:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 May annually
• Nomination Period Closes: 1 September annually

Presentation:

Presentation shall be made at the Society’s Awards Ceremonies, normally held during ICASSP in the spring or at ICIP in the fall following selection of the winner.

Form:

• Awards Endorsement Form

Recipients:

• View Recipients of the Sustained Impact Paper Award

(formerly known as the Paper Award)

Scope:

Honor the author(s) of an especially meritorious paper dealing with a subject related to the Society’s technical scope and appearing in one of the Society’s solely owned Transactions, the Transactions on Computational Imaging, or the Transactions on Signal and Information Processing over Networks, and who upon the date of submission of the paper is less than 30 years of age.

Eligibility:

Eligibility is based on a four-year window (e.g., for the 2025 award, the paper must have appeared in one of the Society’s Transactions between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2024. Papers that have already been recognized with another SPS Paper Award are not eligible. A list of specific restrictions is provided in section “Nominee Solicitation”. 

Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulations established in IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations.  Previous award winners are not eligible for substantially the same achievements (per IEEE Policies 4.4: An individual shall receive only one award for a given achievement, unless the significance merits a higher award, which may be given in the following year or thereafter.) 

Selction/Basis for Judging:

Judging shall be based on general quality, originality, subject matter, and timeliness. 

All paper award nominations and their endorsements must be submitted through one of the Best Paper Award Review Committees. Each committee shall be responsible for the initial evaluation and ranking of the submitted papers based on the award’s defined criteria and for forwarding their ranked order of the nominations to the Awards Board. The Awards Board will then conduct a comprehensive review and ranking of the forwarded nominations to determine the final paper award recipients. 

Prize:

The prize shall be $500 per young author (up to a maximum of $2000 per award) and a certificate.  In the event that there are more than four young authors, the maximum prize shall be divided equally among all authors, and each shall receive a certificate. The prize is only presented to the author(s) who are under 30 years of age, not all the authors of the paper.   

Frequency:

Up to eight Young Author Best Paper Awards may be presented annually with a maximum of two awards per journal.  Award will be given only if a suitable awardee is identified. 

Nominee Solicitation:

• There shall be an open call for nominations reaching all Society members. 
• Nominations will also be solicited from specific boards/committees of the Society, which are the technical committees, editorial boards and the major boards of the Society. 
• Nominations may arise from any IEEE SPS individual member or group of members of any grade, as well as Society committees and boards, unless otherwise noted. 

Nominations are subject to the following restrictions:

• Self-nominations are not accepted or considered. 
• Members of the Awards Board are not permitted to submit nominations. 
• A board or committee cannot nominate one of its members for the award. This includes nominating an author of a paper where a member of a nominating board or committee is also an author on the paper, even though this member is not the “young author” being considered for the award. However, a member of a board or committee can be nominated by another board or committee. 
• Boards or committees who submit nominations but have voting Awards Board members sitting on their boards or committees must ensure that those Awards Board voting members do not participate in the board/committee award nomination or selection process. 
• Current members of the Signal Processing Society Awards Board are ineligible.

When multiple award nominations are submitted for the same paper nomination, each one will be thoroughly reviewed and considered by the Awards Board, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation.

Nominations should comply with IEEE Policies and restrictions on awards.  Incidents of misconduct including, but not limited to, violations of IEEE's publication policies, will be strongly considered by the awards committee and may be grounds for denial of an award or leadership position. 

Nomination Schedule:

Nominations must be submitted through the online system.

• Nominations Period Opens: 1 May annually
• Nomination Period Closes: 1 September annually

Presentation:

Presentation shall be made at the Society’s Awards Ceremonies, normally held during ICASSP in the spring or at ICIP in the fall, following selection of the winner.

Form:

• Awards Endorsement Form

Recipients:

• View Recipients of the Young Author Best Paper Award

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