SPS honors its members’ contributions and accomplishments in the various signal processing disciplines and Society activities through its robust awards program. We welcome and encourage the SPS community to nominate their colleagues for an SPS-level award.

The following awards are now open for nomination. Please submit yours by 1 September 2026:

Society Major Awards

Norbert Wiener Lifetime Achievement Award

Honors 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.

Claude Shannon-Harry Nyquist Technical Achievement Award

Honors 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, as evidenced by publications, patents, or recognized impact on the field.

Amar G. Bose Industrial Achievement Award

Honors 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.

Leo L. Beranek Meritorious Service Award

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

Carl Friedrich Gauss Education Award

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

Society Career Awards

Industrial Innovation Award

Honors an individual or team of 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. 

Industry Young Professional Leadership 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.

Pierre-Simon Laplace Early Career Technical Achievement Award

Honors 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.

Regional Distinguished Teacher Award

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

Society Recognitions

Meritorious Regional/Chapter Service Award

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

Best PhD Dissertation Award

Recognizes PhD-relevant work in signal processing while stimulating research in the field.

Society Paper Awards

• Best Paper Awards
• Donald G. Fink Overview Paper Award
• Signal Processing Letters Best Paper Award
• Signal Processing Magazine Best Column Award
• Signal Processing Magazine Best Paper Award
• Sustained Impact Paper Award
• Young Author Best Paper Awards

Submit your nomination today!

For a complete description of all SPS awards, nomination procedures, and 2026 Award Program updates, visit the Awards & Submit Award Nomination page. If you have any questions regarding the process, please do not hesitate to contact Debbie Blazek (d.blazek@ieee.org).