2023 Award Nominations Open!

Nomination Deadline: March 1, 2023

T-BIOM Science Best Paper Award Nominations

This award is to recognize on a yearly basis a highly influential and impacting article published at IEEE Transactions on Biometrics Behavior and Identity Science (TBIOM) in the preceding two calendar years.

Any paper published in the 2021 or 2022 issue of T-BIOM is eligible for nominations. Nominations are solicited through Editorial Board members of T-BIOM. Please see more details on the eligibility, nomination process, and basis for judging on pages 7-8 of the award document. Nominations are accepted till March 1, 2023.

T-BIOM Science Best Paper Award Nominations Form (DOCX)

2023 T-BIOM Best Student Paper Award Nominations

Any paper published in the 2021 or 2022 issue of T-BIOM is eligible for nominations. Nominations are solicited through Editorial Board members of T-BIOM. Please see more details on the eligibility, nomination process, and basis for judging on pages 9-10 of the award document. Nominations are accepted till March 1, 2023.

2023 T-BIOM Best Student Paper Award Nomination Form (DOCX)

2023 IEEE Biometrics Council Meritorious Service Award Nominations

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 IJCB 2023.

(i) nominee’s name, address and contact details,
(ii) nominator name and contact details,
(iii) URL of nominee’s website with bio and CV,
(iv) URL of nominee’s Google Scholar citations,
(v) two-page statement summarizing the nominee’s service activities,
(vi) names of three references willing to write supporting letters. The supporting letters should be sent by the endorsers directly to the Awards Committee Chair in accordance with the instructions in the Meritorious Service Reference Letter template. The awardee will receive a plaque and $1,000 honorarium. Templates are available for the nominations and reference letters.

Nominations are accepted till March 1, 2023.

Meritorious Service Nomination Form (DOCX)
Meritorious Service Reference Letter (DOCX)

In case of any questions, please contact the Awards Committee Chair, Prof. B.V.K. Vijaya Kumar at biometrics.council.awards@gmail.com or VP Technical Activities, Prof. Vitomir Štruc at vitomir.struc@fe.uni-lj.si

2023 IEEE Biometrics Council Leadership Award Nominations

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 IJCB 2023.

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. For a list of member societies see the Society Representatives. Current officers of the Biometric Council’s Executive Committee are ineligible. A qualified nominator should be at least a senior member of the IEEE and the Biometrics Council. Self-nominations are not permitted. A nomination should include the following information: (i) nominee’s name, address and contact details, (ii) nominator name and contact details, iii) URL of nominee’s website with bio and detailed CV, (iv) URL of nominee’s Google scholar citations, (v) a two-page statement summarizing the nominee’s leadership activities, (vi) names of three references willing to write supporting letters. The supporting letters should be sent by the endorsers directly to the Awards Committee Chair in accordance with the instructions in the Leadership Reference Letter templates. The awardee will receive a plaque and $2,000 honorarium. Templates are available for the nominations and reference letters.

Nominations are accepted till March 1, 2023.

Templates:

Leadership Nomination Form (DOCX)
Leadership Reference Letter (DOCX)

In case of any questions, please contact the Awards Committee Chair, Prof. B.V.K. Vijaya Kumar at vitomir.struc@fe.uni-lj.si

2023 IEEE Biometrics Council Best Doctoral Dissertation Award Nomination

To express recognition of and to promote outstanding effort and contributions in a 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 this award. The nomination should originate from the nominee’s dissertation advisor. An advisor can nominate only one dissertation per year. Self-nominations are not permitted. The nomination should be within one year after the successful defense date. 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
- the date and outcome of the thesis defense
- the technical contributions of the thesis and a summary of how the field of biometrics has been advanced by the thesis work
- the broader societal and economic impact of the thesis work
- quality of writing and organization of the material in the thesis
- any additional justification about why the nominee deserves this 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.

Templates:

Best Doctoral Dissertation Nomination Form (DOCX)