The Tactile Internet TC establishes a part of the TI activities the Service Award, Technical Contribution Award, and Publication Award (in conjunction with IEEE ComSoc conferences) to recognize ComSoc members.

The Recognition Award will be provided for distinguished record of service to the TI TC.

The Technical Contribution Award will be provided for significant contributions to the technological advancement in the areas of the Tactile Internet and Haptic Communications.

The awards committee members including their terms are as follows:

  • Stefano Giordano, Universita di Pisa (chair)
  • Oliver Holland
  • Zaher Dawy
  • Sharief Oteafy
  • Nikolaos Pappas

 

Award recipients:

  • 2023:
    • Martin Maier received the TI TC technical contributions award for his excellent contributions to 6G / NextG and the design of Metaverse concepts and architectures.
    • Meryem Simsek received the TI TC service award for his outstanding contributions and continuous service to the TI TC as a founding chair and long time leader.
  •  2021:
    • Zaher Day  received the TI TC technical contributions award for his excellent contributions to the design of the Tactile Internet architecture, and his fundamental contributions to Tactile Internet research.
    • Oliver Holland received the TI TC service award for his outstanding contributions and continuous service to the TI TC as well as IEEE P1918.1 standardization WG leading to the visibility and success of the Tactile Internet
  • 2020:
    • Eckehard Steinbach, Technical University Munich, received the TI TC technical contributions award for his distinguished contributions to the Haptic Codecs, which is an essential part of the Tactile Internet. He is also actively contributing to and chairing the IEEE P1918.1.1 group on Haptics Codecs.
    • Sharief Oteafy, DePaul University, received the TI TC service award for his outstanding contributions and support to the Tactile Internet Technical Committee and IEEE P1918.1 standards working group, which he is supporting as the secretary and where he leads the ad-hoc architecture discussion group.