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Description

To recognize outstanding women engineers who have made significant contributions relevant to the theoretical, experimental, and operational aspects of electrical and electronics engineering in the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society fields of interest.

Prize

$1,000 and Plaque

Funding

Funded by the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Endowment managed by the IEEE Foundation.

Presentation

The VTS awards ceremony takes place at the fall edition of our main conference, the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference. This is the preferred venue for presenting this award, and the location and date will hence depend on the location and date of the conference. Alternatively, the award may be presented at any other VTS events that include the spring edition of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference and the IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference.

Eligibility

The candidate must be a member of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society at the time of the nomination and for at least 5 years. The candidate contributions must be related to one of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society fields of interest. Previous recipients of this award, even if the award was for different achievements, are ineligible.

Nomination Deadline
1 April
Application Details

Submit the nomination form on the VTS website by 1 April.

2023

Recipient(s)
Country
SGP
Title

Sumei Sun

Personal Gender Pronouns
(she/her)
Affiliation
Institute for Infocomm Research
IEEE Region
Region 10 (Asia and Pacific)
Email
Citation

For outstanding contributions to wireless communications, and the wireless community

2022

Recipient(s)
Country
CAN
Title

Sonia Aissa

Affiliation
Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)
IEEE Region
Region 07 (Canada)
Email
Citation

For outstanding contributions to spectrum-sharing and cooperative communications, leadership in women-in-engineering and service to the wireless community

2021

Recipient(s)
Country
CAN
Personal Gender Pronouns
(she/her)
Affiliation
University of Waterloo
IEEE Region
Region 07 (Canada)
Email
Citation

For exceptional leadership and contributions to wireless communications and networks

2020

Recipient(s)
Country
TWN
Title

Ai-Chun Pang

Personal Gender Pronouns
(she/her)
Affiliation
National Taiwan University
IEEE Region
Region 10 (Asia and Pacific)
Email
Website
Citation

For resource management and service development for mobile edge/fog networks