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As people today grapple with those people and other concerns, they usually search to policymakers and business enterprise leaders for solutions. Having said that, no true remedies can be created and implemented without having the complex expertise of engineers.
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Meet the 2024 IEEE Medal and Recognition recipients. The awards are presented on behalf of the IEEE Board of Directors.
Sponsor:IEEE Foundation
Corporation for National Research Initiatives
Reston, Va.
“For pioneering technical and leadership contributions in packet communication technologies and foundations of the Internet.”
Sponsor:IBM
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
“For pioneering work in vector and parallel computer architecture, software, and compilers that enables many performance-sensitive applications.”
IEEE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL MEDAL
Sponsor:Nokia Bell Labs
“For contributions to Internet wide-area routing and software-defined networking.”
Sponsor:Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
VINCENT W.S. CHAN
“For pioneering technical contributions and leadership in the fields of space and terrestrial optical communications and networks.”
IEEE MEDAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES
Sponsor:Toyota Motor Corp.