IEEE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL MEDAL RECIPIENTS 2021 NICHOLAS M. MCKEOWN “For contributions to internet router (FIEEE)—Professor of Electrical architecture and software-defined Engineering and Computer networking.” Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA 2020 RAJIV LAROIA “For contributions to cellular wireless data Founder & CTO, Light systems.” Company, Far Hills, New Jersey, USA 2019 TERESA HUAI-YING MENG “For technical contributions to and Professor Emeritus, Reif leadership in the development of wireless Weaver Dennis Professor in semiconductor technology.” Electrical Engineering and Professor of Computer Science, Stanford, California, USA 2018 NAMBIRAJAN SESHADRI “For contributions to the theory and Former Chief Technology practice of wireless communications.” Officer, Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, California, USA 2017 H. VINCENT POOR “For fundamental contributions to signal Michael Henry Strater processing and its application to digital University Professor of Electrical communications.” Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA 2016 ROBERTO PADOVANI “For innovations enabling efficient, Executive Vice President and wideband, wireless access to the Internet, Fellow, Qualcomm that is central to all third-generation Technologies, San Diego, CA, cellular networks.” USA 2015 FRANK KELLY “For creating principled mathematical Professor, University of foundations for the design and analysis of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, congestion control, routing, and blocking in United Kingdom modern communication networks.” 2014 DARIUSH DIVSALAR “For fundamental contributions to the Senior Research Scientist, Jet theory and practice of channel codes that Propulsion Laboratory, transformed deep space and other forms of Pasadena, CA, USA wireless communications.” 2013 ANDREW R. CHRAPLYVY “For contributions to the science and Optical Technologies Research technology of optical communications vice-president, Alcatel-Lucent, enabling high-speed wavelength division 1 of 6 IEEE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL MEDAL RECIPIENTS Holmdel, NJ, USA multiplexing through the mitigation of the effects of fiber nonlinearity.” AND ROBERT WILLIAM TKACH Director of the Advanced Photonics Research Department at Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA 2012 LEONARD KLEINROCK “For pioneering contributions to modeling, Professor, Computer Science analysis, and design of packet-switching Department, University of networks.” California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2011 AROGYASWAMI J. PAULRAJ “For pioneering contributions to the Professor (Emeritus), Stanford application of multiantenna technology to University, Stanford, CA, USA wireless communication systems.” 2010 JOHN M. CIOFFI “For pioneering discrete multitone modem Hitachi America Professor of technology as the foundation of the global Electrical Engineering, Stanford DSL industry.” University, Stanford, CA, USA 2009 ROBERT J. MCELIECE “For fundamental contributions to the Allan E. Puckett Professor and theory and practice of error-correcting Professor of Electrical codes and to the design of deep space Engineering telecommunication systems.” California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA, USA 2008 GERARD J. FOSCHINI “For seminal contributions to the science Bell Labs Fellow, Wireless and technology of multiple-antenna Communications Research wireless communications.” Department, Bell Laboratories, Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA 2007 NORMAN ABRAMSON “For contributions to the development of Vice President and CTO of modern data networks through SkyWare, Inc. fundamental work in random multiple San Francisco, CA, USA access” 2006 JOHN M. WOZENCRAFT “For the development of sequential Professor Emeritus, Electrical decoding and the signal space approach to Engineering and Computer digital communication.” Science, MIT., Cambridge, MA, USA 2 of 6 IEEE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL MEDAL RECIPIENTS 2005 JIM K. OMURA "For contributions to the theory of Technology Strategist, Gordon communication systems and the & Betty Moore Foundation, San commercial applications of spread Francisco, CA, USA spectrum radios and public key cryptography." 2004 NOT AWARDED 2003 JOACHIM HAGENAUER “For contributions to soft decoding and its Munich University of application to iterative decoding algorithm” Technology Munich, Germany 2002 TSUNEO NAKAHARA "For pioneering work on the design and Sumitomo Electric Industries development of manufacturing systems for Osaka, Japan optical fibers." 2001 NOT AWARDED 2000 VLADIMIR A. KOTELNIKOV “For fundamental contributions to signal Russian Academy of Sciences theory.” Moscow, Russia 1999 DAVID G. MESSERSCHMITT “For fundamental contributions to University of California, communications theory and practice, Berkeley including VLSI for signal processing, and Berkeley, CA, USA simulation and modeling software.” 1998 RICHARD E. BLAHUT "For contributions to error-control coding, Dept. of Electrical & Computer particularly by combining algebraic coding Science theory and digital transform techniques" University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA 1997 VINTON G. CERF "For conceiving the Internet architecture Sr. Vice President MCI and protocols, and for the vision and Telecommunications Corp. sustained leadership that led to the current Reston, VA, USA Internet." AND ROBERT E. KAHN Founder and President Corp for National Research Initiative (CNRI), Reston, VA, USA 1996 TADAHIRO SEKIMOTO "For pioneering contributions to digital NEC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan satellite communications and industry leadership in developing digital 3 of 6 IEEE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL MEDAL RECIPIENTS communications." 1995 IRWIN M. JACOBS "For outstanding contributions to QUALCOMM, Inc., telecommunications, including leadership, San Diego, CA, USA theory, practice and product development." 1994 HIROSHI INOSE "For pioneering contributions to digital NCSIS, Tokyo, Japan switching and modulation, and for leadership in international telecommunications." 1993 DONALD C. COX "For pioneering and leadership in personal Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA portable communications." 1992 JAMES L. MASSEY "For contributions to the theory and Swiss Fed. Tech. University practical implementation of forward-error- Zurich, Switzerland correcting codes, multi-user communications, and cryptographic systems; and for excellence in engineering education." 1991 C. CHAPIN CUTLER "For the invention and development of The Compromise, predictive coding of pictures and picture Waterford, ME, USA sequences." AND JOHN O. LIMB Hewlett-Packard, Cupertino, CA, USA AND ARUN N. NETRAVALI AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA 1990 PAUL BARAN "For pioneering in Packet Switching." Interfax Inc., Menlo Park, CA, USA 1989 GERALD R. ASH "For contributions to the conception and implementation of Dynamic AND BILLY B. OLIVER Nonhierarchical Routing (DNHR) in AT&T Bell Labs, telecommunications networks." Holmdel, NJ, USA 1988 ROBERT M. METCALFE "For contributions to the invention, 3Com Corp., standardization and commercialization of Santa Clara, CA, USA local area networks -- especially the Ethernet." 4 of 6 IEEE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL MEDAL RECIPIENTS 1987 JOEL S. ENGEL "For fundamental contributions to the Satellite Business Systems theory, design and deployment of cellular McLean, VA, USA mobile communications systems." AND RICHARD H. FRENKIEL AT&T Information Systems Labs Holmdel, NJ, USA WILLIAM C. JAKES, JR. AND AT&T Bell Labs, Andover, MA, USA 1986 BERNARD WIDROW "For fundamental contributions to adaptive Stanford University, filtering, adaptive noise and echo Palo Alto, CA, USA cancellation, and adaptive antennas." 1985 CHARLES K. KAO "For pioneering contributions to optical ITT Corp., Shelton, CT, USA fiber communications." 1984 ANDREW J. VITERBI "For fundamental contributions to Linkabit Corp., telecommunication theory and practice and San Diego, CA, USA for leadership in teaching." 1983 STEPHEN O. RICE "For his contributions to the fundamental Univ. of California, understanding of communications systems San Diego, CA, USA and to the underlying mathematics, and for inspiring younger scientists and engineers." 1982 HAROLD A. ROSEN "For pioneering contributions to, and Hughes Aircraft Company leadership in, geostationary El Segundo, CA, USA communication satellites." 1981 DAVID SLEPIAN "For fundamental contributions to Bell Labs, communication theory." Murray Hill, NJ, USA 1980 RICHARD R. HOUGH "For his contributions to the nationwide AT&T, and international telephone network and, Basking Ridge, NJ, USA particularly, the introduction of electronic switching therein." 1979 A. CHRISTIAN JACOBAEUS "For pioneering work in the theory of Telefonaktiebolaget switching systems and technical leadership Stockholm, Sweden in the development of telecommunication systems." 1978 M. ROBERT AARON "For personal contributions to, and Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA leadership in, the practical realization of 5 of 6 IEEE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL MEDAL RECIPIENTS high-speed digital communications." AND JOHN S. MAYO Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ, USA AND ERIC E. SUMNER Bell Labs, Whippany, NJ, USA 1977 EBERHARDT RECHTIN "For pioneering and lasting contributions to Hewlett-Packard Co., deep-space-vehicle communications Palo Alto, CA, USA technology and for leadership in defense telecommunications." 1976 AMOS E. JOEL, JR. "For conception and development of Electronic Switching Systems and their AND WILLIAM KEISTER effective introduction into a nation-wide telephone system." AND RAYMOND W. KETCHLEDGE Bell Telephone Labs, Inc., Holmdel, NJ, USA 6 of 6 .