IEEE TEMS TC on Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT)
AWARD CATEGORIES
Research Achievement Awards
Technical Achievement Award
The IEEE TEMS TC on Blockchain and DLT’s Technical Achievement Award recognizes a researcher from either academia or industry who has demonstrated significant and sustained contributions to blockchain and DLT, as evidenced by the impact of his/her research throughout the individual’s career. Measures of impact extend beyond number of publications, granted patents, and citations, and should include evidence of real-world impact of the blockchain and DLT community, as well as the broader society.
The nominee must be a member of both this TC and IEEE TEMS at the time of nomination.
Award recipient will receive a plaque and a citation.
Mid-Career Award
The IEEE TEMS TC on Blockchain and DLT’s Mid-Career Award recognizes a mid-career researcher from either academia or industry who has demonstrated outstanding contributions to blockchain and DLT. Emphasis will be given to the significance and impacts of the research work led by the nominee, for example in terms of publications on blockchain and DLT in premier conferences and/or journals, and/or grant patents relating to blockchain and DLT, consistently for a period of at least ten (10) years.
The nominee must be a member of both this TC and IEEE TEMS at the time of nomination.
Award recipient will receive a plaque and a citation.
Early-Career Award
The IEEE TEMS TC on Blockchain and DLT’s Early-Career Award recognizes a mid-career researcher from either academia or industry who has demonstrated outstanding contributions to blockchain and DLT. Emphasis will be given to the significance and impacts of the research work led by the nominee, for example in terms of publications on blockchain and DLT in premier conferences and/or journals, and/or grant patents relating to blockchain and DLT, consistently for a period of at least five (5) years.
The nominee must have received his/her Ph.D. no more than five years from the time of the nomination deadline.
The nominee must be a member of both this TC and IEEE TEMS at the time of nomination.
Award recipient will receive a plaque and a citation.
Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation/Thesis Award
The IEEE TEMS TC on Blockchain and DLT’s Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation/Thesis Award recognizes outstanding Ph.D. dissertations, which have contributed significantly to the advancement of theory and/or applications in blockchain and DLT. The nominee must have evidence of publications on blockchain and DLT in premier conferences and/or journals, and/or grant patents relating to blockchain and DLT.
The nominee must be IEEE Graduate Member, and an IEEE TEMS Member.
Award recipients will receive a plaque and a citation.
Service Awards
Distinguished Leadership Award
The IEEE TEMS TC on Blockchain and DLT’s Distinguished Leadership Award recognizes an individual for his/her exemplary and substantive leadership in supporting the IEEE blockchain and DLT community at the local, regional, national, and/or international level(s).
The nominee must be a member of both this TC and IEEE TEMS at the time of nomination.
Award recipients will receive a plaque and a framed certificate.
Most Active Special Interest Group and Subcommittee Chair Award
This award recognizes the contributions of an outstanding committee and subcommittee chair for his/her service to the committee.
The nominee must be an IEEE TEMS Member, and chairing a special interest group or subcommittee in the IEEE TEMS TC on Blockchain and DLT.
Award recipients will receive a plaque and a framed certificate.
NOMINATION PROCESS
Each nomination, co-sponsored by three or more individuals, including the nominator, must include the following information:
- Proposed citation, up to 25 words
- Information of the nominator and sponsors (name, position, relation to the nominee)
- Succinct description of no more than 500 words to describe the nominee’s innovation/contribution in the respective category
- Statement of up to two pages* to support the nomination
- Curriculum vitae of the nominee (no more than ten pages*)
* Single column, of at least font size 10.
All nominations should be submitted via e-mail (with subject “Award Nomination: IEEE TEMS TC Blockchain & DLT”) to Dr. Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo (raymond.choo@fulbrightmail.org).
Do note that
- Self-nomination is not accepted
- A nominator / sponsor can nominate / sponsor at most three individuals
- Chair and members of the award committee are not eligible to nominate, sponsor, or be nominated for any award in the year they serve
DEADLINE
The nomination deadline is midnight of November 30, 2025 (based on the nominator’s / sponsor’s timezone).
PRIOR AWARD RECIPIENTS
Technical Achievement Award
2022: Joseph Kai Sui Liu, Monash University, Australia
2023: Charles Kamhoua, US Army Research Laboratory, USA
2023: Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada
2024: Jiangshan Yu, Sydney University, Australia [The 2024 award was issued jointly by IEEE TEMS TC on Blockchain and DLT and Nanyang Technological University Centre in Computational Technologies for Finance]
Mid-Career Award
2022: Bin Cao, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
2024: Shifeng Sun, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China [The 2024 award was issued jointly by IEEE TEMS TC on Blockchain and DLT and Nanyang Technological University Centre in Computational Technologies for Finance]
Early-Career Award
2022: Zehui Xiong, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
2023: Yannan Li, University of Wollongong, Australia
2024: Wenjuan Li, Education University of Hong Kong, China [The 2024 award was issued jointly by IEEE TEMS TC on Blockchain and DLT and Nanyang Technological University Centre in Computational Technologies for Finance]
Early-Career Award (Runner-up)
2022: Faisal Nawab, University of California, Irvine, USA
2022: Deepak Puthal, Khalifa University, UAE
2023: Gagangeet Singh Aujla, Durham University, UK
Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation/Thesis Award
2022: Ashish Sai, Lero (University of Limerick), Ireland
2023: Wanxin Li, University of Delaware, USA
2024: Bingyi Wu, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA [The 2024 award was issued jointly by IEEE TEMS TC on Blockchain and DLT and Nanyang Technological University Centre in Computational Technologies for Finance]
2024: Han Wang, Peking University, China [The 2024 award was issued jointly by IEEE TEMS TC on Blockchain and DLT and Nanyang Technological University Centre in Computational Technologies for Finance]
2024: Sergii Grybniak, Odesа Polytechnic National University, Ukraine [The 2024 award was issued jointly by IEEE TEMS TC on Blockchain and DLT and Nanyang Technological University Centre in Computational Technologies for Finance]
Distinguished Leadership Award
2023: Zheng Yan, Xidian University, China
2024: Ramesh Ramadoss, IEEE Blockchain Technical Community, USA [The 2024 award was issued jointly by IEEE TEMS TC on Blockchain and DLT and Nanyang Technological University Centre in Computational Technologies for Finance]
