IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal

The IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal, established in 1986, is named in honor of Dr. Richard W. Hamming, who had a central role in the development of computer and computing science, and whose many significant contributions in the area of information science include his error-correcting codes.

Sponsor: QUALCOMM, Inc.

Presented to: An individual or team, up to three in number.

Scope: For exceptional contributions to information sciences, systems and technology.

Prize: The award consists of a gold medal, a bronze replica, a certificate, and honorarium.

Basis for Judging: In the evaluation process, the following criteria are considered: information transmission, coding, storage and recovery, subject areas include information theory, coding theory, data communication, computer networks, data storage and retrieval, image and speech understanding, originality, breadth, impact on technology, patents/publications, and the quality of the nomination.

Nomination deadline:  1 July

Presentation:  At the annual IEEE Honors Ceremony.

IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal Nomination form (DOC, 22 KB)

IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal Nomination form (PDF, 35 KB)

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IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal Recipients (PDF, 10 KB)

Bios for recent award recipients - 2002 to present

Richard Blahut, Chair
Don Costello
Rolf Johannesson
Thomas Kailath
Abraham Lempel
John Proakis
Paul H. Siegel
Andrew Viterbi
Raymond Yeung