December 18, 2009
Dec. 16 -- The IEEE TCSC Medal for Excellence in Scalable Computing is awarded for significant and sustained contributions to the scalable computing community through the IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing (TCSC), coupled with an outstanding record of high quality and high impact research.
The award consists of a medal and an honorarium of $1,000. In the past, IEEE TCSC medal of excellence were awarded to Professor Jack Dongarra (University of Tennessee, USA) in 2008, and Professor Rajkumar Buyya (University of Melbourne, Australia) in 2009.
Nominations: A candidate may be nominated by colleagues/TCSC members or may nominate him/her-self. Nomination should be sent via email to the award coordinator(s) listed below. A nomination should include the following details:
1. Professional Employment Affiliations: List the nominee's current professional affiliations and titles.
2. Citation: Give a brief citation (thirty words or less) precisely stating the most salient reason(s) why the nominee is qualified for the award.
3. Technical Contributions: Describe the nominee's technical achievements as well as significance and impact.
4. TCSC Contribution: Describe the candidate's service and specific contributions to TCSC, its mission and its activities.
5. Endorsers: Each nomination must be supported by letter from three at least endorsers.
Please provide the names, affiliation, and addresses (email) of your designated endorsers for your nomination. The endorsers will be required to comment on the nominee's technical contributions as well as service to the TCSC community.
Important Dates:
Award Selection Committee: The award selection committee will consist of leaders in the field, as well as members of the TCSC Executive Committee and the TCSC Advisory Board.
Chairs:
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Source: IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing
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