Honoring Innovation, Mentorship,
and Emerging Leaders in Broadcast

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Established in 2015, the IEEE Jules Cohen Award honors a broadcast engineer who has demonstrated exceptional technical contributions to the field and a commitment to sharing knowledge with colleagues and young professionals. The award recognizes both technical excellence and mentorship within the industry.

Frequency:
Presented annually to one deserving recipient.

Prize:

• Plaque
• $1,000 award
• Complimentary registration to all future IEEE Broadcast Symposiums

Funding:
Funded by the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society. An award will only be presented if a suitable candidate is identified and the Society’s budget is net positive, including the cost of the prize.

Eligibility:

• Demonstrated outstanding achievement and contributions to broadcast engineering (see Basis for Judging below).
• Cannot be a member of the IEEE BTS Awards Committee.
• Must comply with IEEE and Society policies, including IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations.
• Previous award winners are not eligible for recognition for the same achievements, unless the contribution’s significance warrants a higher award in a subsequent year.

Basis for Judging:

• Nominees will be evaluated based on:
• Significant technical achievements as an inventor, developer, or implementer.
• Willingness to share expertise and mentor others, demonstrated through activities such as publishing peer-reviewed papers, delivering lectures, participating in the BTS Distinguished Lecturer Program, or mentoring students and professionals.
  I• ntegrity and professionalism.
• Quality, thoroughness, and impact of work.
• Commitment to the success of clients, colleagues, and the industry.
• Active participation in IEEE BTS and/or other media technology organizations.

Presentation:
Preferably awarded at the IEEE BTS Annual Broadcast Symposium. If necessary, it may be presented at other BTS events (e.g., AdCom meetings) or remotely via audio/visual connection.

Past Recipients:
2024: David Siegler
2023: H. Doug Lung
2022: Richard Chernock
2021: Valentino Trainotti
2020: Benjamin Dawson

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Nominations are open

Established in 1993, the Clyde M. Hunt Memorial Graduate Award recognizes outstanding original work by a graduate student that represents a significant contribution to the field of broadcast engineering. The award highlights technical excellence and innovation in research or development.

Frequency:
Presented annually to one or more deserving recipients, provided suitable candidates are nominated.

Prizes:

• First Prize: $1,000 USD, certificate, and an all-expense-paid trip to the IEEE Annual Broadcast Symposium, including complimentary registration to present their work.
• Second Prize: $500 USD, certificate, and complimentary registration to the Annual Broadcast Symposium.
• Third Prize: $250 USD, certificate, and complimentary registration to the Annual Broadcast Symposium.
• All Winners: One-year complimentary student IEEE membership.
  

Funding:
Honoraria funded by the Clyde M. Hunt Memorial Fund, administered by the IEEE Foundation. Travel and symposium registration funded by the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society.

Eligibility:

• Nominees must be graduate students pursuing a course of study in a field related to broadcast engineering.
• Students need not be IEEE or IEEE BTS members.
• Nominees must demonstrate significant contributions to original work in broadcast engineering.
• Awarded annually if a suitable candidate is nominated.
  

Basis for Judging:

• Quality and originality of the work.
• Significance of the contribution to the broadcast engineering profession.
  Timeliness and relevance of the research or project.
  

Presentation:
Awarded at the IEEE Annual Broadcast Symposium. Winners are expected to present their work at the symposium.

To nominate a candidate: [Complete the nomination form here]

Nominations are not required

Established in 1957, the Scott Helt Memorial Award recognizes the author(s) of the most outstanding paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting. The award honors exceptional contributions to broadcasting research and technical excellence in the field.

Frequency:

Presented annually to the principal (first-named) author of the most outstanding paper, with recognition for all co-authors.

Prize:

• $1,000 USD and a plaque for the principal (first-named) author
• Complimentary registration to an IEEE Broadcast Technology Society–sponsored BMSB Symposium for the principal author
• Certificates for all additional authors

Funding:

Funded by the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society.

Eligibility:

Authors of papers published in the IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting during the previous calendar year (January 1 – December 31) prior to the fall Broadcast Symposium.

Basis for Judging:

• Overall quality and clarity of the paper
• Originality and timeliness of the subject matter
• Contribution and impact on the broadcasting field

Presentation:

Awarded at the following year’s IEEE Annual Broadcast Symposium.

Past Recipients:

2025: Zicheng Zhang, Chunyi Li, Wei Sun, Xiongkuo Min, Long Teng, Xiao-Ping Zhang, Yingjie Zhou, Guangtao Zhai — “Quality-of-Experience Evaluation for Digital Twins in 6G Network Environments,” IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, vol. 70, no. 3, pp. 995–1007, Sept. 2024

2024: Yezeng Wu, Guochao Song, Hui Liu, Lixia Xiao, Tao Jiang — “3-D Hybrid Beamforming for Terahertz Broadband Communication System with Beam Squint,” Vol. 69, No. 1, pp. 264–275, March 2023

2023: Hequn Zhang, Yue Zhang, John Cosmas, Nawar Jawad, Wei Li, Robert Muller, Tao Jiang — “mmWave Indoor Channel Measurement Campaign for 5G New Radio Indoor Broadcasting”

2022: Federica Rinaldi, Helka-Liina Määttänen, Johan Torsner, Sara Pizzi, Sergey Andreev, Antonio Iera, Yevgeni Koucheryavy, Giuseppe Araniti — “Broadcasting Services Over 5G NR Enabled Multi-Beam Non-Terrestrial Networks”

2021: Peng Yu, Fanqin Zhou, Xiang Zhang, Xuesong Qiu, Michel Kadoch, Mohaned Cheriet — “Deep Learning-Based Resource Allocation for 5G Broadband TV Service”

2020: Manuel Fuentes, De Mi, Hongzhi Chen, Eduardo Garro, Jose Luis Carcel, David Vargas, Belkacem Mouhouche, David Gomez Barquero — “Physical Layer Performance Evaluation of LTE-Advanced Pro Broadcast and ASTC 3.0 Systems”

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Nominations are not required

Established in 1982, the Matti S. Siukola Memorial Award recognizes the best paper presented at the IEEE Annual Broadcast Symposium. The award honors Dr. Matti S. Siukola, a distinguished broadcast antenna engineer for over thirty years, who tragically passed away completing his presentation at the 1980 IEEE Broadcast Symposium.

Frequency:
Presented annually to the paper judged the most outstanding by symposium attendees.

Prize:

• $1,000 cash award to the winning presenter
• Certificate of recognition
  

Funding:
Funded by the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society.

Eligibility:

• Any presenter at the IEEE Annual Broadcast Symposium is automatically eligible.
  No IEEE membership or organizational affiliation is required.
• Previous award winners are not eligible for the same achievement unless the work merits a higher award in a subsequent year.
• Eligibility and selection comply with IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, including IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations.
  

Basis for Judging:

• Survey results submitted by symposium attendees
• Overall technical quality and originality
• Effectiveness of presentation and clarity
• Quality of visual aids
  

Presentation:
Awarded at the following year’s IEEE Annual Broadcast Symposium.

Past Recipients:

• 2024: James Stenberg — “The MODCOD is Right! A Tribute to Bob Barker”
  2023: Not presented (conference canceled)
• 2022: Not presented (conference canceled)
  2021: Not presented (conference canceled)
• 2020: Not presented (conference canceled)
  

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Nominations are not required

Established in 2009, the IEEE Broadband Multimedia Symposium (BMS) Best Paper Award recognizes the most outstanding papers presented at the Annual IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting. Submissions are evaluated on technical content, originality, presentation quality, and the effectiveness of supporting materials.

Frequency:
Presented annually to one or more outstanding papers, including recognition for student-authored papers.

Prize:

• Plaque for the principal author
• Certificates for all additional authors
• Complimentary registration for the following year’s Broadband Multimedia Symposium for the principal author
  

Funding:
Funded by the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society.

Eligibility:

• All presenters of papers at the IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting are eligible.
  
• There are no membership or affiliation requirements.
  

Basis for Judging:

• Overall technical quality and originality of the work
• Effectiveness of the presentation
• Quality and clarity of visual aids
  

Presentation:
Awarded at an awards luncheon or dinner during the following year’s Broadband Multimedia Symposium.

Past Recipients:

2024:

• Best Paper (Media Processing Technology): Venkata Gadiraju, Hao-Yu Tsai, Hsiao-Chun Wu, Manali Singha, Scott C.-H. Huang, Guannan Liu, Shih Yu Chang, Yiyan Wu — “Fine-Tuning Optimization of Small Language Models: A Novel Graph-Theoretical Approach for Efficient Prompt Engineering”
  
• Best Paper (Transmission Technology): Zhihong Hong, Wei Li, Liang Zhang, Yiyan Wu, Sung-Ik Park, Sungjun Ahn, Namho Hur, Eneko Iradier, Jon Montalban, Pablo Angueira — “In-Band Full-Duplex Communications with MIMO in ATSC 3.0”
  
• Best Student Paper (Media Processing Technology): Haitao Huang, Rongli Jia, Yuhong Zhang, Rong Xie, Li Song, Lin Li, Yanan Feng — “No-reference Quality Assessment of Text-to-Image Generation”
  
• Best Student Paper (Transmission Technology): Rui Zeng, Zhilin Lu, Jintao Wang, Jian Wang — “When Diffusion Meets AMR: A Multi-Channel Fused Graph Transformer for Automatic Modulation Recognition under Large CFOs and SROs”
  

2023:

• Best Paper: Shuai Han, Zhiqiang Li, Shiji Wang, Xiaoge Huang — “Non-Orthogonal Broadcast and Unicast Joint Transmission for Multi-Satellite Joint Communication”
  
• Best Paper: Juncal Uriol, Inhar Yeregui, Álvaro Gabilondo, Roberto Viola, Pablo Angueira, Jon Montalbán — “Context-Aware Adaptive Prefetching for DASH Streaming over 5G Networks”
  
• Best Student Papers: Matheus Andrade Santana et al., Zhuqing Jiang et al., Chenshi Ding et al., Sungjun Ahn et al.
  

2022:

• Best Paper Awards: Angel Martin et al., Huiyu Duan et al., Fred Engel & Red Grasso
  
• Best Student Paper Awards: Yashar Farzaneh Yeznabad et al., Liang Qiang et al., Yu Xue et al.
  

2021:

• Best Paper Awards: Hoiyoon Jung et al., Yang Liu et al., Xiao Yan et al.
  
• Best Student Paper Awards: Yiwei Zhang et al., Kareem Ali et al., Ernesto Fontes Pupo et al.
  

2020:

• Best Paper Awards: Wei Li et al., Chaoyu Gu et al.
• Best Student Paper Awards: Haining Duan et al., Abid Yaqoob & Gabriel-Miro Muntean
  

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Nominations are not required

Established in 1981, the BTS Special Service Award recognizes outstanding service to the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society by members of the Administrative Committee (AdCom). The award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the Society’s activities and governance.

Frequency:
Presented periodically at the Annual Broadcast Symposium.

Prize:

• Plaque
  

Funding:
Funded by the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society.

Eligibility:

• Members of the AdCom, including members-at-large and ex officio members.
  

Presentation:
Awarded during the Annual Broadcast Symposium.

Past Recipients:

• 2024: Paul Shulins
  
• 2023: Ralph Hogan, James O’Neal
  
• 2022: Prof. Jong-Soo Seo
  
• 2020: Lanny Nass, Professor Ulrich Reimers
  
• 2018: Charles Einolf, Thomas Silliman
  

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