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Meet the recipients of the 2026 IEEE Medals—the group’s best likely-stage honors. Presented on behalf of the IEEE Board of Directors, these medals acknowledge innovators whose work has formed in vogue technology across disciplines including AI, education, and semiconductors.
The medals will be presented at the IEEE Honors Ceremony in April in Fresh York City. Look the fat list of 2026 recipients on the IEEE Awards web keep, and follow IEEE Awards on LinkedIn for data and updates.
Sponsor: IEEE
Santa Clara, Calif.
“For leadership in the enchancment of graphics processing objects and their software to scientific computing and synthetic intelligence.”
Sponsor: IBM
Pittsburgh
“For contributions to the constructing of societal enchancment and education thru innovative technology.”
IEEE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL MEDAL
Sponsor: Nokia Bell Labs
College of California, Berkeley
“For contributions to Net architecture, network resource allocation, and software-outlined networking.”
IEEE JAGADISH CHANDRA BOSE MEDAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
Sponsor: Mani L. Bhaumik
Co-recipients:
Erik Dahlman
Stefan Parkvall
Johan Sköld
Stockholm
“For contributions to and leadership in the be taught, constructing, and standardization of cell wireless communications.”
IEEE MILDRED DRESSELHAUS MEDAL
Sponsor: Google
Medford, Mass.
“For contributions to pc vision and simulation algorithms, and for leadership in constructing applications to promote STEM careers.”
Sponsor: IEEE Edison Medal Fund
“For pioneering contributions to biomedical imaging, terrestrial optical communications and networking, and inter-satellite tv for pc optical hyperlinks.”
IEEE MEDAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES
Sponsor: Toyota Motor Corp.
“For contributions to advancing electrical safety in the space of commercial, integrating renewable vitality and grid modernization for climate substitute mitigation.”
Sponsor: IEEE Foundation
Reston, Va.
“For leadership in communication networks, including acceleration of digital fairness, responsible Synthetic Intelligence, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion.”
Sponsor: Qualcomm, Inc.
“For contributions to coding for official communications and networking.”
IEEE NICK HOLONYAK, JR. MEDAL FOR SEMICONDUCTOR OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES
Sponsor: Pals of Nick Holonyak, Jr.
College of California, Santa Barbara
“For seminal contributions to compound semiconductor optoelectronics, including excessive-effectivity visible gentle-emitting diodes, lasers, and LED shows.”
IEEE MEDAL FOR INNOVATIONS IN HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY
Sponsor: IEEE Engineering Drugs and Biology Society
“For pioneering contributions to wearable affective computing for successfully being and wellbeing.”
IEEE JACK S. KILBY SIGNAL PROCESSING MEDAL
Sponsor: Apple
“For contributions to trace modeling, coding, and recognition for speech communication.”
IEEE/RSE JAMES CLERK MAXWELL MEDAL
Sponsor: ARM, Ltd.
“For the enchancment of the recollision model for sturdy subject gentle–subject interactions ensuing in the subject of attosecond science.”
IEEE JAMES H. MULLIGAN, JR. EDUCATION MEDAL
Sponsor: IEEE Existence Participants Fund and MathWorks
James H. McClellan
“For fundamental contributions to electrical and pc engineering education thru innovative digital trace processing curriculum constructing.”
Sponsor: IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal Fund
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, N.H.
“For the invention, constructing, and commercialization of the CMOS image sensor.”
Sponsor: Intel Corp.
