2021 IEEE Biometrics Council Best Doctoral Dissertation Award Nomination
Deadline: June 07, 2021
To express recognition for, and promote outstanding effort and contributions in doctoral dissertation in the field of interest to the IEEE Biometrics Council, the IEEE Biometrics Council Best Doctoral Dissertation Award was established in 2019. Any current member of IEEE is eligible to be nominated for the award. The nomination should originate for the nominee’s dissertation advisor. An advisor can nominate only one dissertation per year. The nominated dissertation should be successfully defended or submitted in the calendar year 2020. The dissertation can be written in any language. However, to be eligible for nomination an English language version must be provided. The award includes a USD 1,000 honorarium and a commemorative plaque. The following materials are required to be submitted by the nominator:
- A nomination letter from the advisor of the student including the following information:
- Nominee information, including name, affiliation and email address;
- When was the thesis defended and what was the outcome?
- What are the technical contributions and how the field of biometrics has been advanced
- What is the broader societal & economic Impact
- Quality of writing and organization of the material;
- Additional arguments about why the nominee deserves the award
- A letter from the University/Institution showing the successful defense date.
- The nominated Dissertation in English and the nominated Dissertation in its original language (if other than English).
- Other information that will be useful for the evaluation of the dissertation, if any.
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In case of any questions, please contact the Award Committee Chair, Prof. Rama Chellappa at rchella4@jhu.edu or VP Technical Activities, Prof. Massimo Tistarelli at tista@uniss.it.
2021 IEEE Biometrics Council Leadership Award Nominations
Deadline: June 07, 2021
Nominations are invited for the “IEEE Biometrics Council Leadership Award” to recognize outstanding leadership in the field of Biometrics. The award is administered by the IEEE Biometrics Council Award Committee, which is responsible for reviewing and recommending candidates to the IEEE Biometrics Council Executive Committee. This award will be presented at the IJCB 2021. Any current IEEE member of the member societies of the Biometrics Council who has been active in the fields of interest of the IEEE Biometrics Council for more than fifteen years is eligible. Current officers of the Society’s Executive Committee are ineligible. Please provide: i) Nominee’s name, contact address, ii) nominator contact details, iii) URL of nominee’s website with bio and CV, iv) URL of google scholar citations, v) statement (500 words max), vi) names of three references willing to write supporting letters. A single awardee will receive a plaque and $2,000 honorarium.
The nominations are accepted till June 7, 2021.
Templates:
- Leadership Nomination Form (DOCX)
- Leadership Reference Letter (DOCX)
In case of any questions, please contact the Award Committee Chair, Prof. Rama Chellappa at rchella4@jhu.edu or VP Technical Activities, Prof. Massimo Tistarelli at tista@uniss.it
2021 IEEE Biometrics Council Meritorious Service Award Nominations
Deadline: June 07, 2021
Nominations are invited for the “IEEE Biometrics Council Meritorious Service Award” to honor outstanding service in the field of biometrics. The award is administered by the IEEE Biometrics Council Award Committee, which is responsible for reviewing and recommending candidates to the IEEE Biometrics Council Executive Committee. This award will be presented at the IJCB 2021. Any current IEEE member of the member societies of the Biometrics Council who has been active in the fields of interest of the IEEE Biometrics Council for more than fifteen years is eligible. Current officers of the Society’s Executive Committee are ineligible. Please provide: i) Nominee’s name, contact address, ii) nominator contact details, iii) URL of nominee’s website with bio and CV, iv) URL of google scholar citations, v) statement (500 words max), vi) names of three references willing to write supporting letters. A single awardee will receive a plaque and $1,000 honorarium
The nominations are accepted till June 7, 2021.
Templates:
In case of any questions, please contact the Award Committee Chair, Prof. Rama Chellappa at rchella4@jhu.edu or VP Technical Activities, Prof. Massimo Tistarelli at tista@uniss.it
