Connectionists: IEEE HITC Awards - Call for Nomination - 2026

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The IEEE Technical Committee on Hyper-Intelligence (HITC) is a technical
committee within IEEE Systems Council, aimed at fostering research and
education in hyper-intelligent systems with applications. The IEEE
Technical Committee on Hyper-Intelligence (HITC) solicits nominations for
its 2026 awards. Each award includes a plaque presented at a selected IEEE
HITC sponsored conference, along with a public citation on the IEEE HITC
website. The committee solicits nominations of

- Early Career Researcher (ECR) Award (
https://hyper-intelligence.org/award-early.html)
- Middle Career Researcher (MCR) Award (
https://hyper-intelligence.org/award-middle.html)
- Technical Achievement Award (
https://hyper-intelligence.org/award-achievement.html)
- Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award (
https://hyper-intelligence.org/award-thesis.html)
- Industrial Impact Award (
https://hyper-intelligence.org/award-industrial.html)


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Submissions:
Nominations must be submitted via email (as a single PDF file) to the Award
Selection Secretary, Xiaokang Zhou (zhou at kansai-u.ac.jp), and CC the
Committee Chair, Laurence T. Yang (ltyang at ieee.org). The subject of the
nomination email should be named as: HITC + Award Category + Nominee, e.g.
HITC-Early Career Award-Obama.

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Important Dates:
- Nomination Deadline: August 31, 2026
- Results Notification: September 21, 2026

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Award Selection Committee:
- Laurence T. Yang (Chair), Zhengzhou University, China (ltyang at ieee.org)
- Flavia C. Delicato, Fluminense Federal University, Brazil (
felipe at cos.ufrj.br)
- Bernady O. Apduhan, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan (bob at is.kyusan-u.ac.jp
)
- Anna Kobusińska, Poznan University of Technology, Poland (
Anna.Kobusinska at cs.put.poznan.pl)
- Klimis Ntalianis, University of West Attica, Greece (kntal at image.ntua.gr)

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Award Selection Secretary:
- Xiaokang Zhou, Kansai University, Japan (zhou at kansai-u.ac.jp)

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Award & Presentation Note:
Awardees will be presented a plaque and will be recognized by IEEE HITC in
its website, newsletter and archives. The awards for 2026 will be presented
at CyberSciTech 2026 (IEEE HITC sponsored conference) - Melbourne,
Australia, November 9-13, 2026.



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IEEE HITC Award for Excellence for Early Career Researchers - 2026

The IEEE HITC Award for Excellence in Hyper-Intelligence (Early Career
Researchers) recognizes up to 5 individuals who have made outstanding,
influential, and potentially long-lasting contributions in the field of
hyper-intelligent systems. Typically, the candidates are within 5 years of
receiving their PhD degree as of January 01 of the year of the award.

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Nominations:
A candidate may be nominated by members of the community. An individual may
nominate at most one candidate for this award. A nomination application (as
a single PDF file) should contain the following details:
• Name/email of person making the nomination (self-nominations are not
eligible).
• Name/email of candidate for whom the award is recommended.
• A statement by the nominator (maximum of 500 words) as to why the nominee
is highly deserving of the award both on excellence and in relation to IEEE
HITC.
• CV of the nominee.
• Up to three support letters from persons other than the nominator – these
should be collected by the nominator and included in the nomination.
Members of selection committee cannot be nominators or referees.



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IEEE HITC Award for Excellence for Middle Career Researchers - 2026

The IEEE HITC Award for Excellence in Hyper-Intelligence (Middle Career
Researcher) recognizes up to 3 individuals who have made distinguished,
influential, and on-going yet towards long-lasting contributions in the
field of hyper-intelligent systems with applications. Typically, the
candidates are within 5 to 15 years of receiving their PhD degree as of
January 01 of the year of the award.

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Nominations:
A candidate must be nominated by members of the community. A nomination
application (as a single PDF file) must consist of the following materials:
• Name/email of person making the nomination (self-nominations are not
eligible).
• Name/email of the nominee.
• A statement by the nominator (maximum of 500 words) as to why the nominee
is highly deserving of the award both on excellence and in relation to IEEE
HITC.
• CV of the nominee.
• Up to three support letters from persons other than the nominator-these
should be collected by the nominator and included in the nomination.



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IEEE HITC Award for Excellence for Technical Achievement - 2026

The IEEE HITC Award for Excellence in Hyper-Intelligence (Technical
Achievement) is awarded for significant and sustained contributions to the
hyper-intelligent systems community through the Technical Committee on
Hyper-Intelligence (HITC), coupled with an outstanding record of high
quality and high impact research. The award contains a plaque.

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Nominations:
A candidate may be nominated by colleagues/HITC members or may nominate
him/her-self. An individual can nominate at most one candidate for this
award. The candidate must be an IEEE and HITC member in good standing. A
nomination application (as a single PDF file) should contain the following
details:
• Professional Employment Affiliations: List the nominee's current
professional affiliations and titles.
• Citation: Give a brief citation (thirty words or less) precisely stating
the most salient reason(s) why the nominee is qualified for the award.
• Technical Contributions: Describe the nominee's technical achievements in
scalable computing as well as significance and impact. (Max 2-page length)
• HITC Contribution: Describe the candidate’s service and specific
contributions to HITC. (Max 2-page length)
• Endorsers: Each nomination must be supported by letter from three at
least endorsers. An endorser can endorse only one candidate for this award.
The endorsers will be required to comment on the nominee's technical
contributions as well as service contributions to the HITC. The endorsement
letters should be included in the nomination package.



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IEEE HITC Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award - 2026

The IEEE HITC Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award is an annual award to
recognize candidates that have recently received a PhD degree for no more
than 2 years and have written an outstanding PhD dissertation in the field
of the hyper-intelligent systems with applications. This award is
established to encourage doctoral research that combines theory and
practice or makes in-depth technical contributions, having the potential to
contribute to the IEEE HITC.

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Nominations:
A candidate may be nominated by members of the community. An individual may
nominate at most one candidate for this award. A nomination application (as
a single PDF file) must consist of the following materials:

• Name/email of person making the nomination (self-nominations are not
eligible).
• Name/email of candidate.
• A statement by the nominator (maximum of 500 words) as to why the nominee
is highly deserving of the award and a brief summary of the service
contributions.
• CV of the nominee.
• A doctoral dissertation written by the applicant in any language, no more
than 2 years prior to the submission deadline.
• A summary of the dissertation in English of up to 2 pages in length
written by the PhD candidate, highlighting the significance of the problem,
the technical approach taken, and the application context and potential.
• Sample published paper(s) in English based on the dissertation written
primarily by the PhD candidate in scientific journals, especially IEEE
Transactions/Journals.
• Listing of all publications by the applicant in the related field.
• A letter of recommendation from the applicant’s dissertation advisor that
assesses the significance of the research, attests to the originality of
the work, and comments on the engagement of the applicant in the HITC field.
• Up to three support letters from persons other than the nominator; these
should be collected by the nominator and included in the nomination.


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IEEE HITC Award for Excellence for Industrial Impact Award - 2026

The HITC Award for Excellence in Hyper-Intelligence (Industrial Impact
Award) recognizes up to 3 individuals or small companies who have made
distinguished, influential, and on-going yet towards long-lasting
contributions in the field of hyper-intelligent systems with applications.

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Nominations:
A candidate must be nominated by members of the community. A nomination
application (as a single PDF file) must consist of the following materials:
• Name/email of person making the nomination (self-nominations are not
eligible).
• Name/email of the nominee.
• A statement by the nominator (maximum of 500 words) as to why the nominee
is highly deserving of the award both on excellence and in relation to IEEE
HITC.
• CV of the nominee or supporting materials of the company showing the
current impact/potential impact of the innovation (max 20-page length)
• Up to three support letters from persons other than the nominator-these
should be collected by the nominator and included in the nomination.
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