The IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal is presented annually to up to three persons, for outstanding achievements in information sciences, information systems and information technology. The recipients receive a gold medal, together with a replica in bronze, a certificate and an honorarium.[1]
| IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Exceptional contributions to information sciences, systems, and technology. |
| Presented by | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| First awarded | 1986 |
| Website | IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal |
The award was established in 1986 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and is sponsored by Qualcomm, Inc. It is named after Richard W. Hamming, whose work has had many implications for computer science and telecommunications. His contributions include the invention of the Hamming code, and error-correcting code.[1][2]
Recipients
editThe following people have received the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal:[3]
- 2023: Frank Kschischang
- 2022: Madhu Sudan
- 2021: Raymond W. Yeung[4]
- 2020: Cynthia Dwork
- 2019: David Tse
- 2018: Erdal Arıkan
- 2017: Shlomo Shamai
- 2016: Abbas El Gamal
- 2015: Imre Csiszar
- 2014: Thomas Richardson[5] and Rüdiger L. Urbanke[6]
- 2013: Robert Calderbank[7]
- 2012: Michael Luby, Amin Shokrollahi
- 2011: Toby Berger
- 2010: Whitfield Diffie, Martin Hellman and Ralph Merkle
- 2009: Peter Franaszek
- 2008: Sergio Verdú
- 2007: Abraham Lempel
- 2006: Vladimir I. Levenshtein
- 2005: Neil J.A. Sloane
- 2004: Jack K. Wolf
- 2003: Claude Berrou and Alain Glavieux
- 2002: Peter Elias
- 2001: A. G. Fraser
- 2000: Solomon W. Golomb
- 1999: David A. Huffman
- 1998: David D. Clark
- 1997: Thomas M. Cover
- 1996: Mark S. Pinsker
- 1995: Jacob Ziv
- 1994: Gottfried Ungerboeck
- 1993: Jorma J. Rissanen
- 1992: Lotfi A. Zadeh
- 1991: Elwyn R. Berlekamp
- 1990: Dennis M. Ritchie and Kenneth L. Thompson
- 1989: Irving S. Reed
- 1988: Richard W. Hamming
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal Recipients" (PDF). IEEE. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ L. M. Fisher (January 11, 1998). "Richard Hamming, 82, Dies; Pioneer in Digital Technology". The New York Times. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
- ^ "IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal Recipients" (PDF). IEEE. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "Professor Raymond Yeung Receives IEEE 2021 Richard W. Hamming Medal". The Chinese University of Hong Kong. 7 December 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Thomas J. Richardson - Engineering and Technology History Wiki". 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Rüdiger Urbanke - Engineering and Technology History Wiki".
- ^ "Calderbank Awarded IEEE Hamming Medal". Duke University. 5 December 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2013.