Gordon L. Stüber
The IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) awards recognize those individuals and groups who contribute to and support the purposes of IEEE in general and the VTS in an exceptionally worthy manner. Open nominations for awards are due 1 April each year, with forms available on the VTS website. The 2023 VTS awards were presented in person at the VTS Awards Luncheon on 12 October 2023 at the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2023)-Fall conference held at the Sheraton Tung Chung Hotel in Hong Kong. The VTS website contains a complete list of the awards.
The Best Paper Awards recognize the best papers published in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology during the period 2018–2022 in the following four areas: systems, propagation, vehicular electronics, and land transportation. Each award consists of a certificate for each coauthor and a cash award equally divided among the coauthors. The basis for judging includes the number of citations, excluding self-citations, in various citation databases and the number of IEEE Xplore downloads.
This is awarded to the best systems paper published in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.
Yu Han, Wankai Tang, Shi Jin, Chao-Kai Wen, and Xiaoli Ma: “Large Intelligent Surface-Assisted Wireless Communication Exploiting Statistical CSI,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 68, no. 8, pp. 8238–8242, Aug. 2019.
This is awarded for the best propagation paper published in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.
Shu Sun, Theodore S. Rappaport, Mansoor Shafi, Pan Tang, Jianhua Zhang, and Peter J. Smith: “Propagation Models and Performance Evaluation for 5G Millimeter-Wave Bands,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 67, no. 9, pp. 8422–8439, Sept. 2018.
This is awarded for the best paper relating to vehicular electronics published in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.
Xiaosong Hu, Hao Yuan, Changfu Zou, Zhe Li, and Lei Zhang: “Co-estimation of State of Charge and State of Health for Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on Fractional-Order Calculus,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 67, no. 11, pp. 10319–10329, Nov. 2018.
This is awarded for the best paper related to land transportation published in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.
Xiaoyuan Liang, Xunsheng Du, Guiling Wang, and Zhu Han: “A Deep Reinforcement Learning Network for Traffic Light Cycle Control,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 68, no. 2, pp. 1243–1253, Feb. 2019.
This is awarded for the best paper published in IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine.
Zhengquan Zhang, Yue Xiao, Zheng Ma, Ming Xiao, Zhiguo Ding, Xianfu Lei, George K. Karagiannidis, and Pingzhi Fan: “6G Wireless Networks: Vision, Requirements, Architecture, and Key Technologies,” IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 28–41, Sept. 2019.
This is awarded for the best paper published in the IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology.
Ying Loong Lee, Donghong Qin, Li-Chun Wang, and Gek Hong Sim: “6G Massive Radio Access Networks: Key Applications, Requirements, and Challenges,” IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology, vol. 2, pp. 54–66, Dec. 2020.
This award recognizes the outstanding Chapter of the VTS out of all active VTS Chapters. The basis for judging includes the following criteria: 1) service to Chapter membership in terms of technical activities; 2) service to Chapter membership in terms of societal activities; 3) Chapter membership advancement, fellow nominations, and awards; and 4) Chapter membership growth. The award consists of a plaque presented to the chair of the Chapter.
2023 Awardee: IEEE VTS Malaysia Section Joint Chapter. Chair: Mohamad Yusoff bin Alias, Multimedia University, Malaysia.
For leadership and continuing contributions in promoting new technology in the field of vehicular communications and electronics. It consists of a plaque and US${\$}$1,000.
Recipient: Marco Di Renzo, professor, Center National de la Recherche Scientifique, France (Figure 1).
Figure 1 Marco Di Renzo.
Citation: “for outstanding contributions to the theoretical foundation and technology development of mobile radio communications, notably spatial/index modulation, stochastic geometry, and reconfigurable metasurfaces.”
To recognize outstanding young scientists or engineers who have made relevant contributions to the theoretical, experimental, and operational aspects of electrical and electronics engineering in the VTS fields of interest that include mobile radio, motor vehicles, and land transportation. The award consists of a plaque and US${\$}$1,500.
Recipient: Shu Sun, associate professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (Figure 2).
Figure 2 Shu Sun.
Citation: “for fundamental contributions to the development of 5G millimeter-wave communications.”
To recognize outstanding women engineers who have made significant contributions relevant to the theoretical, experimental, and operational aspects of electrical and electronics engineering in VTS fields of interest and/or to enhance women influence in the VTS and in the engineering community. The award consists of a plaque and US${\$}$1,000.
Recipient: Sumei Sun, acting executive director, Institute for Infocomm Research, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research, Singapore (Figure 3).
Figure 3 Sumei Sun.
Citation: “for outstanding contributions to wireless communications and the wireless community.”
To recognize those members of the VTS who have both served their Society and also have contributed to the development of radio technology and science in an outstanding and exemplary manner. It consists of a plaque and US${\$}$3,000.
Recipient: Nei Kato, professor and dean, Tohoku University, Japan (Figure 4).
Figure 4 Nei Kato.
Citation: “for contributions to the analysis and design of wireless communication systems and for exemplary service in the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society.”
—Gordon L. Stüber
Awards Committee Chair
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