IEEE Names Winner of Top Medal
DOI: 10.1063/1.2408551
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers will present its highest award, the IEEE Medal of Honor, to Tadahiro Sekimoto at its annual honors ceremony this June in Kansas City, Missouri.
According to IEEE, the medal is presented to an individual who has made a particular contribution that “forms a clearly exceptional addition to the science and technology of concern to the institute.” Sekimoto is being recognized for his “contributions to digital communications, promotion of information technology R&D, and technical and corporate leadership in computers and communications.” Former chairman of the NEC Corp in Tokyo, he is chairman of the Institute for International Socio-Economic Studies, an NEC think tank, also located in Tokyo. The award includes a gold medal.
