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2019 IEEE Region 1 Major Awards Released!
2019 IEEE Region 1 Major Awards Released!
On behalf of the Region 1 Awards and Recognition Committee, I am pleased to inform you of the following 2019 IEEE Region 1 Award recipients. All recipients have been notified. Please feel free to congratulate the following individuals for their dedication and service to IEEE.
Tarek M. Sobh (Connecticut) – Technological Innovation (Academic) Award: For eminent contributions to the fields of robotics and automation, manipulator and electromechanical systems design and applications, and engineering education
Chilukuri K. Mohan (Syracuse) – Technological Innovation (Academic) Award: For development of novel algorithms in computational intelligence
Wenjia Li (New York) – Technological Innovation (Academic) Award: For technical innovation in applying machine learning and data analytics techniques to a wide variety of research domains such as cyber security, Internet of Things, Intelligent Transportation System, mobile devices, and automated RNA sequencing
Dimitrios Koutsonikolas (Buffalo) – Technological Innovation (Academic) Award: For significant contributions in wireless networking
Tevfik Kosar (Buffalo) – Technological Innovation (Academic) Award: For significant contributions to the field of data intensive distributed computing by developing novel techniques for end-to-end data throughput optimization and decreasing the energy footprint of global data movement
Matthew D. Eisaman (Long Island) – Technological Innovation (Academic) Award: For contributions to the field of materials nanoengineering applied to next generation optical and electronic devices
Wenyao Xu (Buffalo) – Technological Innovation (Academic) Award: For outstanding contributions to research and education in the area of IoT and smart health
Syed Ahmad Bukhari (Connecticut) – Technological Innovation (Academic) Award: For significant advances in the processing and standardization of biomedical data
Prasad Atluri (New Jersey Coast) – Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) Award: For leadership and sustained contributions in design and development of VoIP networks
Lee M. Seversky (Mohawk Valley) – Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) Award: For outstanding technical accomplishments in the establishment of a machine learning ecosystem for the DoD
Ngwe Thawdar (Mohawk Valley) – Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) Award: For groundbreaking leadership in the field of terahertz communications
Elias Kpodzo (Princeton/Central Jersey) – Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) Award: For significant contribution and innovation to wireless systems and handset design
Roman Khazanovich (Long Island) – Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) Award: For innovative contributions to IFF design and development
Kalyani Bogineni (Princeton/Central Jersey) – Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) Award: Exemplary leadership in telecommunications and 5G technologies
Todd Takken (Mid-Hudson) – Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) Award: For contributions to computer systems packaging, cooling, electrical signaling and power delivery
Wayne Bitting (Princeton/Central Jersey) – Managerial Excellence in an Engineering Organization Award: For excellence in the leadership and management of an advanced hybrid photonics manufacturing facility
Francesca Scire-Scappuzzo (Boston) – Managerial Excellence in an Engineering Organization Award: For starting a bold revolution in the defense and aerospace industry in the USA
Shanchieh J. Yang (Rochester) – Outstanding Teaching in an IEEE Area of Interest (University or College) Award: For outstanding leadership and contributions to cybersecurity and computer engineering education
Derbiau Frank Hsu (New York) – Outstanding Teaching in an IEEE Area of Interest (University or College) Award: For outstanding contributions and leadership in the cybersecurity field
Frank X. Laslo (New Jersey Coast) – Outstanding Support for the Mission of the IEEE, MGA, Region 1 and/or Section Award: For outstanding and sustained leadership and support of the IEEE NJ Coast Section and its Chapters
Ronald W. Quade (North Jersey) – Outstanding Support for the Mission of the IEEE, MGA, Region 1 and/or Section Award: For outstanding contributions to the IEEE North Jersey Section and its Power and Energy Society Chapter
Joseph S. Ott (Buffalo) – Outstanding Support for the Mission of the IEEE, MGA, Region 1 and/or Section Award: For valued service and outstanding contribution to the IEEE Buffalo Section
John Schmidt (Long Island) – Outstanding Support for the Mission of the IEEE, MGA, Region 1 and/or Section Award: For dedicated and creative service as Long Island Section webmaster and the LISAT conference by introducing vTools
Edip Niver (North Jersey) – Outstanding Support for the Mission of the IEEE, MGA, Region 1 and/or Section Award: For sustained contributions to the IEEE North Jersey Section and its Chapters
Jason Hui
Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair
jason.k.hui@ieee.org
15 of 22 Sections within Region 1(68.2%) reached their 2018 recruitment goals
For the first time in ten years, higher grade recruitment in the US was positive.
15 of 22 Sections within Region 1(68.2%) reached their 2018 recruitment goals; the second highest percentage worldwide, just behind Region 2 (70%)! 12 of 22 Sections with R1 reached their 2018 retention goals.
Region 1 had a recruitment goal of 3,481 individuals to its overall membership. We recruited 3,687 individuals this year – 105.9% of our goal! In addition, we were also very close in attaining our overall retention goal (99.7%).
Congratulations to the 8 Sections that achieved BOTH of their recruitment and retention goals and earned the gold medal of recognition!
- Mid-Hudson Section
- Green Mountain Section
- Syracuse Section
- Schenectady Section
- Buffalo Section
- Mohawk Valley Section
- Providence Section
- Boston Section
Congratulations to these Sections for achieving their 2018 
recruitment goal!
- Springfield Section
- New Hampshire Section
- Princeton/Central Jersey Section
- New Jersey Coast Section
- Binghamton Section
- Long Island Section
- Rochester Section
Congratulations to these Sections for achieving their 2018 retention goal!
- Maine Section
- Connecticut Section
- Ithaca Section
- North Jersey Section
Overall Region 1 Membership statistics
| Region 1 | 2018 | 2017 | Change | |
| Higher-Grade w/o GSM | 25,277 | 25,952 | (675) | -2.6% |
| Graduate Students | 1,365 | 1,332 | 33 | 2.5% |
| Undergraduate Students | 1,476 | 1,351 | 125 | 9.3% |
| Totals | 28,118 | 28,635 | (517) | -1.8% |
2018 IEEE Region 1 Major Awards Released!
On behalf of the Region 1 Awards and Recognition Committee, I am pleased to inform you of the following 2018 IEEE Region 1 Award recipients. All recipients have been notified. Please feel free to congratulate the following individuals for their dedication and service to IEEE.
Cathy Chen (New York)
Young Professionals Award
For reviving the New York Section’s IEEE Young Professionals Affinity Group; and, for being instrumental in organizing events and connecting young professionals in the NYC Metro area
Gagan Choudhury (New Jersey Coast)
Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) Award
For developing a wide array of SDN controller algorithms for greatly improving the flexibility, scalability and robustness of large packet/optical networks
Craig Cobb (Syracuse)
Outstanding Support for the Mission of the IEEE, MGA, Region 1 and/or Section Award
For outstanding contributions to the IEEE Syracuse Section, the Circuits & Systems and Computer Chapters, and the Life Members Affinity Group
Casimer DeCusatis (Mid-Hudson)
Outstanding Teaching in an IEEE Area of Interest (University or College) Award
For outstanding contributions to cybersecurity education
Frank Demarest (Connecticut)
Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) Award
For extensive industrial innovation in interferometry and metrology
Murat Demirbas (Buffalo)
Technological Innovation (Academic) Award
For significant contributions in distributed systems
Cristian A. Linte (Rochester)
Outstanding Teaching in an IEEE Area of Interest (University or College) Award
For contributions to the biomedical engineering profession and to educating and training future generation of engineers, in particular, to the field of medical image computing, modeling, and visualization for computer-aided diagnosis and image-guided surgery
Jiebo Luo (Rochester)
Technological Innovation (Academic) Award
For contributions in computer vision and data mining
Xiaochuan Luo (Springfield)
Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) Award
For pioneering cloud computing technology for large-scale power system planning simulations
Alexander Magoun (Princeton/Central Jersey)
Enhancement of the IEEE or Engineering Profession’s Image with the Public Award
For creating a space and maintaining the history of the Princeton/Central Jersey Section that allows the public to view important inventions created by electrical engineers
Michael Miller (North Jersey)
Outstanding Support for the Mission of the IEEE, MGA, Region 1 and/or Section Award
For contributions to the IEEE New York and IEEE North Jersey Sections and its PES and IAS Chapters
William Nelson (Boston)
Outstanding Support for the Mission of the IEEE, MGA, Region 1 and/or Section Award
For outstanding service and continuing leadership to the IEEE Boston Section and the IEEE Photonics Society at the Chapter, Section, and international levels
Ajay Rajkumar (North Jersey)
Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) Award
For pioneering work in the area of modeling, service applications, network performance, end-to-end all-IP flat mobile network and seamless handovers across heterogeneous wireless networks
Emre Salman (Long Island)
Technological Innovation (Academic) Award
For outstanding contributions to developing energy-efficient and secure 3D integrated circuits
Tarunraj Singh (Buffalo)
Technological Innovation (Academic) Award
For pioneering contributions in the field of controller design under uncertainty and nonlinear estimation for disparate applications
David Soll (Princeton/Central Jersey)
Outstanding Support for the Mission of the IEEE, MGA, Region 1 and/or Section Award
For outstanding service to the IEEE Princeton/Central Jersey Section through continuing service and contributions as a member of the Executive Committee
Ramalingam Sridhar (Buffalo)
Technological Innovation (Academic) Award
For research accomplishments and leadership in system on chip, power-performance tradeoffs in mobile & embedded solutions
Huan Tan (Schenectady)
Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) Award
For outstanding and continuous contributions to innovation and leadership in creating service robotic systems significantly impacting the industry in various domains
Brian Telfer (Boston)
Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) Award
For technical leadership and contributions to radar and biosignal processing and machine learning for national security
Suseel Thomas (New York)
Managerial Excellence in an Engineering Organization
For excellence in electrical engineering management in the construction of vital railroad signaling capital infrastructure works for the MTA New York City Transit subway system
Shambhu Upadhyaya (Buffalo)
Technological Innovation (Academic) Award
For research accomplishments and leadership in cybersecurity
Thomas Villani (New York)
Outstanding Support for the Mission of the IEEE, MGA, Region 1 and/or Section Award
For outstanding service to the IEEE New York Section and support of the mission to members within the PES/IAS Joint Chapter and community
Liudong Xing (Providence)
Outstanding Teaching in an IEEE Area of Interest (University or College) Award
For outstanding and sustained contributions as an educator and mentor in the fields of computer engineering and reliability engineering
John Yagielski (Schenectady)
Enhancement of the Relationship between IEEE and Industry Award
For longstanding and significant contributions to Technical Committee activities, standards and guides representing the electric power industry
Peng Zhang (Connecticut)
Technological Innovation (Academic) Award
For strong leadership and outstanding contributions in research and teaching in the areas of microgrids, smart communities and cities, cyber-physical security and smart ocean systems
Jason Hui
Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair
jason.k.hui@ieee.org
