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Medals
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
- David G. Messerschmitt, 1999
IEEE Centennial Medal
- Elwyn R. Berlekamp, 1984 *
- Donald O. Pederson, 1984 *
- John R. Whinnery, 1984 *
IEEE Founders Medal
- Tsu-Jae King Liu, 2024
- Eugene Wong, 2005
IEEE James Clerk Maxwell Medal
- Kam Y. Lau, 2023
- Richard S. Muller, 2013
- Richard M. White, 2013 *
- Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, 2008
IEEE James H. Mulligan Education Medal
- Randy H. Katz, 2010
- Paul R. Gray, 2004
- David A. Patterson, 2000
- David A. Hodges, 1997 *
- Ernest S. Kuh, 1981 *
- Charles A. Desoer, 1975 *
- Lotfi A. Zadeh, 1973 *
- Donald O. Pederson, 1969 *
- John R. Whinnery, 1967 *
IEEE John von Neumann Medal
- Michael Jordan, 2020
- Christos Papadimitriou, 2016
- Susan L. Graham, 2009
- Michael Stonebraker, 2005
- David A. Patterson, 2000
IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal
- Chenming Hu, 2009
IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology
- Ruzena Bajcsy, 2021
- Thomas F. Budinger, 2018
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
- David Tse, 2019 *
- Lotfi A. Zadeh, 1992 *
- Elwyn R. Berlekamp, 1991 *
IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal
- Paul R. Gray, 2008
IEEE Simon Ramo Medal
- Pravin Varaiya, 2022 *
IEEE Medal of Honor
- Chenming Hu, 2020
- Donald O. Pederson, 1998 *
- Lotfi A. Zadeh, 1993 *
- John R. Whinnery, 1985 *
IEEE Mildred Dresselhaus Medal
- Claire Tomlin, 2024
IEEE Edison Medal
- Eli Yablonovitch, 2018
- Robert W. Brodersen, 2016 *
- Ivan P. Kaminow, 2013 *
Nick Holonyak Jr. Medal for Semiconductor Optoelectronics Technologies
- Constance Chang-Hasnain, 2024
Technical Field Awards
IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award
- Sayeef Salahuddin, 2025
IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award
- William G. Oldham, 2005
- Andrew R. Neureuther, 2003
- Richard S. Muller, 1998
- Richard M. White, 1986 *
IEEE Control Systems Award
- Pravin Varaiya, 2002 *
- Charles A. Desoer, 1986 *
IEEE Electromagnetics Award
- Kenneth K. Mei, 2009 *
IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award
- Charles A. Desoer, 2011 *
- Ernest S. Kuh, 2009 *
- Leon O. Chua, 2005
IEEE Internet Award
- Vern Paxson, 2015
- Scott Shenker, 2006
IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award
- Pieter Abbeel, 2022
- Vivek Subramanian, 2015
- Tsu-Jae King Liu, 2010
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
- Ion Stoica, 2023
- Kannan Ramchandran, 2017
- Jean Walrand, 2012
- Elwyn R. Berlekamp, 1990 *
IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award
- Robert G. Meyer, 2003
- Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, 1995
IEEE Photonics Award
- Eli Yablonovitch, 2012
- Ivan P. Kaminow, 2010 *
IEEE Robotics & Automation Award
- Ruzena Bajcsy, 2013
IEEE Transportation Technologies Award
- Claire Tomlin, 2017
IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award
- David A. Patterson, 1995
Recognitions
IEEE Richard M. Emberson Award
- David A. Hodges, 2017 *
Discontinued IEEE-Level Awards
IEEE Browder J. Thompson Memorial Prize Paper Award
- Leon O. Chua, 1967
IEEE David Sarnoff Award
- Constance Chang-Hasnain, 2011
- Kam Y. Lau, 2009
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
- Shafi Goldwasser, 2011
- Robert K. Brayton, 2006
- William M. Kahan, 2000
IEEE Jack A. Morton Award
- Chenming Hu, 1997
IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award
- Robert W. Brodersen, 1983 *
- Paul R. Gray, 1983
- David A. Hodges, 1983 *
IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award
- Alan J. Smith, 2008
- Randy H. Katz, 1999
- David A. Patterson, 1999
IEEE W. R. G. Baker Prize Paper Award
- Robert W. Brodersen, 1980 *
- Paul R. Gray, 1980
- Leon O. Chua, 1973
Society Awards
APS Transactions on Antennas and Propagation Special Recognition Paper
- Kenneth K. Mei, 1967 *
CEDA A. Richard Newton Technical Impact Award in Electronic Design Automation
- Robert K. Brayton, 2009
- Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, 2009
CEDA TCAD ICS Donald O. Pederson Best Paper Award
- Sanjit A. Seshia, 2017
- Robert K. Brayton, 2008
CEDA William J. McCalla ICCAD Best Paper Award
- Vladimir Stojanovic, 2008
CIS Fuzzy Systems Pioneer Award
- Lotfi A. Zadeh, 2000 *
CIS Neural Networks Pioneer Award
- Michael Jordan, 2007
- Leon O. Chua, 2000
CS Charles Babbage Award
- James Demmel, 2013
- Christos Papadimitriou, 2004
- Richard M. Karp, 1995
CS Harry H. Goode Memorial Award
- Alan J. Smith, 2006
CS PAMI Azriel Rosenfeld Lifetime Achievement Award
- Ruzena Bajcsy, 2021
CS PAMI Distinguished Researcher Award
- Jitendra Malik, 2013
CS Richard E. Merwin Distinguished Service Award
- Chittoor V. Ramamoorthy, 1993 *
CS Sidney Fernbach Award
- James Demmel, 2010
CS Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS) Machtey Award
- John F. Canny, 1987
CS Taylor L. Booth Education Award
- Chittoor V. Ramamoorthy, 1990 *
CS TCMF LICS Test of Time Award
- Thomas A. Henzinger, 2012 *
CS TCPAMI CVPR Best Paper Award
- Alexei (Alyosha) Efros, 2006
CS TCPAMI ICCV Best Paper Award/David Marr Prize
- Yi Ma, 1999
CS TCPAMI Thomas S. Huang Memorial Prize
- Alexei (Alyosha) Efros, 2023
CS Technical Achievement Award
- Carlo H. Séquin, 2003
- David A. Patterson, 1995
CSS Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher Prize
- Murat Arcak, 2014
- Alexandre Bayen, 2013
CSS Transactions on Control of Network Systems Outstanding Paper Award
- Murat Arcak, 2017
EAB Major Educational Innovation Award
- Ken Goldberg, 2001
EPS Transactions on Advanced Packaging Best Paper Award
- Vladimir Stojanovic, 2008
ES Mac Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award
- Robert Pilawa-Podgurski, 2018
- Babak Ayazifar, 2012
Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS) Test of Time Award
- Sanjam Garg, 2023
- Shafi Goldwasser, 2021
IEEE AESS Pioneer Award
- Kam Y. Lau, 2013
IEEE CASS Charles A. Desoer Technical Achievement Award
- Leon O. Chua, 1993
- Robert K. Brayton, 1992
- Robert W. Brodersen, 1987 *
- Paul R. Gray, 1987
- David A. Hodges, 1987 *
IEEE CASS Darlington Best Paper Award
- Ali Niknejad, 2017
- Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, 1988
- Robert K. Brayton, 1987
IEEE CASS Golden Jubilee Medal
- Robert K. Brayton, 2000
- Robert W. Brodersen, 2000 *
- A. Richard Newton, 2000 *
- Donald O. Pederson, 2000 *
- Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, 2000
IEEE CASS Guillemin-Cauer Best Paper Award
- Leon O. Chua, 1989
- Leon O. Chua, 1985
- Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, 1982
- Ernest S. Kuh, 1973 *
- Leon O. Chua, 1972
- Robert K. Brayton, 1970
IEEE CASS John Choma Education Award
- Eliahu Jury, 1985 *
IEEE CASS Mac E. Van Valkenburg Award
- Jan M. Rabaey, 2008
- Leon O. Chua, 1998
- Charles A. Desoer, 1996 *
- Leon O. Chua, 1995
- Ernest S. Kuh, 1988 *
IEEE CASS Transactions on Computer Aided Design Best Paper Award
- Jan M. Rabaey, 1985
IEEE CASS Very Large Scale Integration Systems Best Paper Award
- Sayeef Salahuddin, 2013
IEEE CASS Vitold Belevitch Circuits and Systems Award
- Leon O. Chua, 2007
IEEE CASS 2000 Millennium Medal
- Robert K. Brayton, 2000
- Robert W. Brodersen, 2000 *
- Leon O. Chua, 2000
- Charles A. Desoer, 2000 *
- Ernest S. Kuh, 2000 *
IEEE Communications Society (COMSOC) & Information Theory Society (IT) Joint Paper Award
- David Tse, 2015 *
- Kannan Ramchandran, 2012
- Martin Wainwright, 2012
- David Tse, 2000 *
IEEE ComSoc Leonard G. Abraham Prize
- Anant Sahai, 2012
IEEE ComSoc Outstanding Young Engineer Award
- David G. Messerschmitt, 1984
IEEE ComSoc Stephen O. Rice Prize
- Venkat Anantharam, 2000
- Jean Walrand, 2000
IEEE ComSoc William R. Bennett Prize
- Ion Stoica, 2004
- Vern Paxson, 2002
- Vern Paxson, 1998
- Abhay Parekh, 1994 *
IEEE CS TCDE Early Career/Rising Star Award
- Natacha Crooks, 2024
- Alvin Cheung, 2020
- Aditya Parameswaran, 2017
IEEE CS TCDP Outstanding Contribution Award
- Richard M. Karp, 2008
IEEE CS Women of ENIAC Computer Pioneer Award
- Scott Shenker, 2023
- Christos Papadimitriou, 2022
- Jitendra Malik, 2019
IEEE CSC Award for Continuing & Significant Contributions in the Field of Applied Superconductivity
- Theodore Van Duzer, 2000 *
IEEE CSS Hendrik W. Bode Lecture Prize
- Pravin Varaiya, 2005 *
IEEE CSS Transition to Practice Award
- Alexandre Bayen, 2024
- Kameshwar Poolla, 2010
IEEE EDS Celebrated Member Award
- Leon O. Chua, 2019
IEEE EDS Distinguished Service Award
- Richard S. Muller, 2007
IEEE EDS Education Award
- Tsu-Jae King Liu, 2021
- Chenming Hu, 2011
IEEE EDS George E. Smith Award
- Chenming Hu, 2019
- Sayeef Salahuddin, 2019
IEEE EDS ISDRS Aldert van der Ziel Award
- Tsu-Jae King Liu, 2016
- Chenming Hu, 2011
IEEE EDS Paul Rappaport Award
- Jeffrey Bokor, 2002
- Chenming Hu, 2002
- Tsu-Jae King Liu, 2002
- Vivek Subramanian, 2002
IEEE EDS Robert Bosch Micro and Nano Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Award
- Ming C. Wu, 2020
- Clark Nguyen, 2017
IEEE EDS 2000 Millennium Medal
- David A. Hodges, 2000 *
- Richard S. Muller, 2000
IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) Fellows
- Vladimir Stojanovic, 2023
- Borivoje Nikolic, 2017
- Kameshwar Poolla, 2013
- Tsu-Jae King Liu, 2007
- Clark Nguyen, 2007
- Bin Yu, 2007
- Bernhard Boser, 2003
- Ming C. Wu, 2002
- Jeffrey Bokor, 2000
- Costas J. Spanos, 2000
IEEE GHTC Best Paper Award
- Ken Goldberg, 2015
IEEE Information Theory Society Paper Award
- Venkat Anantharam, 2023
- Venkatesan Guruswami, 2020
- Venkat Anantharam, 1998
IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE) Best Demo Award
- Aditya Parameswaran, 2019
IEEE ITS Lifetime Achievement Award
- Pravin Varaiya, 2018 *
IEEE ITS Outstanding Research Award
- Alexandre Bayen, 2024
- Pravin Varaiya, 2009 *
IEEE ITSoc Claude E. Shannon Award
- David Tse, 2017 *
- Elwyn R. Berlekamp, 1993 *
IEEE ITSoc Golden Jubilee Award for Technological Innovation
- Elwyn R. Berlekamp, 1998 *
IEEE ITSoc Paper Award
- David Tse, 2003 *
- Venkat Anantharam, 1998
- Elwyn R. Berlekamp, 1969 *
IEEE NTC Early Career Award in Nanotechnology
- Sayeef Salahuddin, 2012
- Ali Javey, 2010
IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer
- Kam Y. Lau, 1996
- Constance Chang-Hasnain, 1994
IEEE Photonics Society LEOS Third Millenium Medal
- Ivan P. Kaminow, 2000 *
IEEE Photonics Society Quantum Electronics Award
- Ivan P. Kaminow, 1983 *
IEEE Photonics Society William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award
- Ming C. Wu, 2016
- Constance Chang-Hasnain, 2003
- Kam Y. Lau, 1996
- Eli Yablonovitch, 1993
IEEE Power Electronics Society Transactions Prize Paper Award
- Robert Pilawa-Podgurski, 2020
IEEE PVSC William R. Cherry Award
- Eli Yablonovitch, 2017
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy Test of Time Award
- Vern Paxson, 2020
- Dawn Song, 2020
- Doug Tygar, 2020 *
- David A. Wagner, 2020
IEEE TCCPS Mid-Career Award
- Sanjit A. Seshia, 2019
- Alexandre Bayen, 2018
IEEE TCCPS Technical Achievement Award
- Edward A. Lee, 2019
- Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, 2017
MTTS Microwave Career Award
- John R. Whinnery, 1976 *
MTTS Microwave Pioneer Award
- Kam Y. Lau, 2021
N² Women: Rising Stars in Computer Networking and Communications
- Rikky Muller, 2020
- Sylvia Ratnasamy, 2016
N² Women: Star in Computer Networking and Communications
- Sylvia Ratnasamy, 2019
NPSS Glenn F. Knoll Radiation Instrumentation Outstanding Achievement Award
- Stephen E. Derenzo, 2001 *
NPSS Merit Award
- Stephen E. Derenzo, 1992 *
NPSS Plasma Science & Applications Award
- Michael A. Lieberman, 1995
- Charles K. (Ned) Birdsall, 1988 *
PELS Richard M. Bass Outstanding Young Power Electronics Engineer Award
- Robert Pilawa-Podgurski, 2014
RAS Distinguished Lecturer
- Ken Goldberg, 2005
RAS Distinguished Service Award
- Ken Goldberg, 2011
RAS Early Career Award
- Anca Dragan, 2021
- Pieter Abbeel, 2012
RAS ICRA Best Paper Award in Cognitive Robotics
- Trevor Darrell, 2013
RAS Pioneer Award
- Ruzena Bajcsy, 2010
SMC Joseph G. Wohl Outstanding Career Award
- Lotfi A. Zadeh, 1997 *
SPS James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award
- Nelson Morgan, 2022
SPS Senior (Best Paper) Award
- Jan M. Rabaey, 1994
SPS Technical Achievement Award
- Martin Vetterli, 2001 *
- David G. Messerschmitt, 1993
- Robert W. Brodersen, 1991 *
SPS 2000 Millennium Medal
- David G. Messerschmitt, 2000
SSCS Distinguished Lecturer
- Rikky Muller, 2019
SSCS Donald O. Pederson Award
- Robert G. Meyer, 2014
- Chenming Hu, 2002
- Robert W. Brodersen, 1997 *
- Paul R. Gray, 1994
SSCS ISSCC Jack Raper Award for Outstanding Technology Directions Paper
- Elad Alon, 2010
- Tsu-Jae King Liu, 2010
- Vladimir Stojanovic, 2010
- Clark Nguyen, 2006
- Jan M. Rabaey, 2002
SSCS ISSCC Lewis Winner Award for Outstanding Paper
- Bernhard Boser, 2016
SSCS New Frontier Award
- Rikky Muller, 2021
SSCS Solid-State Circuits Council Outstanding Development Award
- Donald O. Pederson, 1985 *
SSCS 2000 Millennium Medal
- Paul R. Gray, 2000
- Robert G. Meyer, 2000
TCHPC Award for Excellence for Early Career Researchers in High Performance Computing
- Aydin Buluç, 2015
TCRTS Outstanding Technical Achievement and Leadership Award
- Edward A. Lee, 2016
UFFC Achievement Award
- Richard M. White, 1988 *
UFFC Rayleigh Ultrasonics Award
- Richard M. White, 2003 *
UFFC W. G. Cady Frequency Control Award
- Clark Nguyen, 2006
- Richard M. White, 2000 *
- Richard M. White, 1987 *
CEDA Ernest S. Kuh Early Career Award
- Pierluigi Nuzzo, 2023
CS PAMI Mark Everingham Prize
- Trevor Darrell, 2017
IEEE Power Electronics Prize Letter Award
- Jessica Boles, 2023
IEEE TCCA Young Computer Architect Award
- Sophia Shao, 2022
IEEE TCCPS Early Career Award
- Pierluigi Nuzzo, 2022
CS TCPAMI CVPR Longuet-Higgins Prize
- Trevor Darrell, 2024
- Jitendra Malik, 2024
- Jitendra Malik, 2008
- Jitendra Malik, 2007
IEEE CS TCPAMI Young Researcher Award
- Angjoo Kanazawa, 2024
- John Wright, 2015
CS TCPAMI ICCV Helmholtz Prize
- Trevor Darrell, 2017
- Alexei (Alyosha) Efros, 2017
- Jitendra Malik, 2017
- Jitendra Malik, 2015
- Alexei (Alyosha) Efros, 2013
Other Awards
IEEE PES Best-of-the-Best Conference Paper Award
- Somayeh Sojoudi, 2022
IEEE VIS Test of Time Award
- Joseph M. Hellerstein, 2022
Fellows
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow
- Robert Pilawa-Podgurski, 2024
- Benjamin Recht, 2024
- Osama Shana'a, 2024
- Vladimir Stojanovic, 2024
- Alexandre Bayen, 2023
- Ali Javey, 2023
- Elad Alon, 2019
- Venkatesan Guruswami, 2019
- Sayeef Salahuddin, 2019
- Dawn Song, 2019
- Pieter Abbeel, 2018
- Hany Farid, 2018
- Sanjit A. Seshia, 2018
- Jose M. Carmena, 2017 *
- Borivoje Nikolic, 2017
- Krste Asanović, 2014
- Yi Ma, 2013
- Murat Arcak, 2012
- Ali Niknejad, 2012
- Kameshwar Poolla, 2012
- Susan L. Graham, 2012
- Ahmad Bahai, 2011 *
- Claire Tomlin, 2010
- Seth R. Sanders, 2009
- Jaijeet Roychowdhury, 2009
- David Tse, 2008 *
- Tsu-Jae King Liu, 2007
- Clark Nguyen, 2007
- Thomas A. Henzinger, 2006 *
- David E. Culler, 2005
- Jitendra Malik, 2005
- Ken Goldberg, 2005
- Michael Jordan, 2005
- Kannan Ramchandran, 2004
- Andreas Kuehlmann, 2003 *
- Bernhard Boser, 2002
- James Demmel, 2002
- Ming C. Wu, 2002
- Bin Yu, 2002
- Avideh Zakhor, 2002
- Stephen E. Derenzo, 2000 *
- Scott Shenker, 2000
- Costas J. Spanos, 2000
- Jeffrey Bokor, 1999
- Nelson Morgan, 1999
- Venkat Anantharam, 1998
- Constance Chang-Hasnain, 1997
- Kurt Keutzer, 1996
- Randy H. Katz, 1995
- Kam Y. Lau, 1995
- Jan M. Rabaey, 1995
- S. Shankar Sastry, 1995
- Martin Vetterli, 1995 *
- Edward A. Lee, 1994
- Michael A. Lieberman, 1994
- Michael A. Harrison, 1993
- Jean Walrand, 1993
- Ruzena Bajcsy, 1992
- Eli Yablonovitch, 1992
- T. Kenneth Gustafson, 1991
- Felix F. Wu, 1991
- Chenming Hu, 1990
- David A. Patterson, 1990
- Andrew R. Neureuther, 1989
- Alan J. Smith, 1989
- Richard S. Muller, 1988
- A. Richard Newton, 1988 *
- Domenico Ferrari, 1987
- Diogenes Angelakos, 1985 *
- Arthur R. Bergen, 1984 *
- David G. Messerschmitt, 1983
- Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, 1983
- Manuel Blum, 1982
- Robert W. Brodersen, 1982 *
- Robert K. Brayton, 1981
- Paul R. Gray, 1981
- Robert G. Meyer, 1981
- William G. Oldham, 1981
- Pravin Varaiya, 1980 *
- Kenneth K. Mei, 1979 *
- Chittoor V. Ramamoorthy, 1978 *
- David A. Hodges, 1977 *
- Elijah Polak, 1977
- Theodore Van Duzer, 1977 *
- Edwin R. Lewis, 1976
- William J. Welch, 1975 *
- Leon O. Chua, 1974
- Ivan P. Kaminow, 1974 *
- Eugene Wong, 1974
- Richard M. White, 1972 *
- Elwyn R. Berlekamp, 1971 *
- George L. Turin, 1971 *
- Martin H. Graham, 1968 *
- Ernest S. Kuh, 1965 *
- Donald O. Pederson, 1964 *
- Charles K. (Ned) Birdsall, 1962 *
- Otto J.M. Smith, 1959 *
- Lotfi A. Zadeh, 1958 *
- John R. Whinnery, 1952 *
Life Members
IEEE Life Member
- David A. Patterson, 2016
- Donald O. Pederson, 1999 *
- Charles K. (Ned) Birdsall, 1994 *
- Otto J.M. Smith, 1993 *
- Lotfi A. Zadeh, 1990 *
- John R. Whinnery, 1982 *
- Richard M. White, 1961 *
Award Pages
*No longer active in the department