The IEEE TCSC Medal for Excellence in Scalable Computing is awarded for significant and sustained contributions to the scalable computing community through the IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing (TCSC), coupled with an outstanding record of high quality and high impact research. The award consists of a medal and an honorarium of $1000. The 2008 TCSC medal of excellence was awarded at the CCGrid 2008 conference to Professor Jack Dongarra (see http://www.ieeetcsc.org/awards/tcsc-medal2008.html). As in the past, the 2009 medal winner will also be featured as a Keynote Speaker at CCGrid 2009 (http://grid.sjtu.edu.cn/ccgrid2009/).
Nominations: A candidate may be nominated by colleagues/TCSC members or may nominate him/her-self. Nomination should be sent via email to the award coordinator(s) listed below. A nomination should include the following details:
1. Professional Employment Affiliations: List the nominee's current professional affiliations and titles.
2. Citation: Give a brief citation (thirty words or less) precisely stating the most salient reason(s) why the nominee is qualified for the award.
3. Technical Contributions: Describe the nominee's technical achievements as well as significance and impact.
4. TCSC Contribution: Describe the candidate’s service and specific contributions to TCSC, its mission and its activities.
5. Endorsers: Each nomination must be supported by letter from three at least endorsers.
Important Dates:
- Nomination Deadline: Feb 15, 2009
- Results Notification: Mar 15, 2009
Award Selection Committee:
The award selection committee will consist of leaders in the field, as well as some members of the TCSC Executive Committee and the TCSC Advisory Board.
Chairs:
- Manish Parashar, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
(Email: parashar at rutgers dot edu)
- Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada
(Email: ltyang at stfx dot ca)
