AP Regional Awards

Asia/Pacific Young Researcher Award
sponsored by
IEEE Asia/Pacific (APB) Board

This award honors researchers who have been very active in IEEE ComSoc publication and conference activities over the last 3 years.

• The upper age limit is 35.
• Applicants must be members in the Asia Pacific region.
• The "IEEE ComSoc Asia-Pacific Young Researcher Award" will be given to the best candidate.
• The candidates not selected are eligible for the award of “Outstanding young researcher(s)” which can be issued at the same time.

Award Prize

• The recipient of “IEEE ComSoc Asia-Pacific Young Researcher Award” will receive a certificate and honorarium of US$500.
• Each outstanding young researcher will receive a certificate and honorarium of US$250.

Selection Process

APB shall establish a selection committee, which will determine the award recipient(s) from among the eligible applicants. The committee will then determine the outstanding young researcher(s) from the remaining applicants.

Each applicant must send the application form to IEEE ComSoc APB TAC chair before the deadline.

• Application form should include the followings
• Applicant’s biography
• A list of publication and conference activities over the last 3 years.
• Description of main topics/thesis of the applicant over the last 3 years. (A4 1 page)
• The cover page should contain the applicant's name, affiliation, address, telephone, fax number and e-mail address.

Application submission due

• July 1: Application submission due
• October 1: Announcement of awardees
• December: Award ceremony in Globecom.

Each application must be sent to the following address by e-mail.
APB Technical Affairs Committee: APB-OFFICERS-TAC [at] ieee [dot] org

Questions should be directed to:
Prof. Wanjiun Liao
Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan
TEL: +886-233663548, FAX: +852-223646710
E-mail: wjliao [at] ntu [dot] edu [dot] tw

The 6th IEEE ComSoc APB Young Rearcher Award

IEEE ComSoc Asia-Pacific Outstanding Paper Award

Motion 11:18: “That the BoG approve an annual ComSoc Asia/Pacific Outstanding Paper Award sponsored by the IEEE Asia-Pacific Board given for an original paper authored by a ComSoc member/members in Asia/Pacific Region published in a ComSoc journal/conference in the previous 3 calendar years; prize is a plaque and honorarium up to US $500.”  Approved BoG2 2011

Prize

Plaque and honorarium up to US $ 500 (award total)

Eligibility

Given to an outstanding paper authored by ComSoc Members in Asia-Pacific Region and published in IEEE ComSoc journals or conferences in the previous 3 calendar years. All authors’ affiliations must be from Asia-Pacific region at the time the paper is published. The paper should be nominated by ComSoc members in Asia-Pacific region.  No self-nomination is acceptable.

Basis of Judging

Quality, originality, utility, timeliness, and clarity of presentation.

Nominee Solicitation and Selection Process

APB shall sponsor the award and establish a selection committee.  Nominations shall be solicited by the committee chair; committee will select an award recipient from among the eligible nominees.

Presentation

Presented annually by the selection committee chair at APB meeting at IEEE ICC (International Conference on Communication).

Nomination Form

Each nomination should include:

• Cover page with nominator’s name, affiliation, address, telephone, fax, and email.
• Information about nominated paper:  title, authors’ names, affiliations, source, publication month/year, contact information.
• Copy of the nominated paper
• Letter of recommendation (up to A4 1 page)

Application submission due: (see the current “Call for Nominations” for details)
Each nomination must be e-mailed to APB Technical Affairs Committee at APB-OFFICERS-TAC [at] ieee [dot] org
(or see the current “Call for Nominations” for details)