Call for nominations - IEEE ComSOc Data Storage Technical Committee 2013 Best Paper Award and 2013 Best Student Paper Award
The Data Storage Technical Committee of IEEE Communications Society invites you to nominate or self-nominate papers for the 2013 Best Paper Award and the 2013 Best Student Paper Award.
Feb 14, 2014

The Data Storage Technical Committee of IEEE Communications Society invites you to nominate or self-nominate papers for the 2013 Best Paper Award and the 2013 Best Student Paper Award.


Eligibility and Requirements:
[1]  The paper must appear in print in a peer-reviewed journal or a peer-reviewed conference proceeding in 2013, i.e., from January 1,2013 to December 31, 2013.
[2]  The specific technical content of the nominated paper is expected to have a clear connection to the general theme of data storage.  The nominated paper needs to show substantial meaningful impact on both the theory and the practice of the existing/future data storage systems, or on emerging storage technologies that are gaining momentum.
[3]  A paper may be nominated for both awards, but only one will be awarded.
[4]  If awarded, all the co-authors will each receive a plaque, but only the first author will receive a monetary award.

Additional Eligibility and Requirements for Best Student Paper Award:
[1]  The first author must be
o   a student at the time the paper is accepted for publication; or
o   a graduated student and the paper was submitted within 6 months of the graduation date.
[2]  The contribution of the first author must be greater than 50%.

For nominations and enquiries, please contact Dr. Edward Au, Chair of the 2013 Best Paper Awards Committee, at  [email protected]  and  [email protected] .  The nomination deadline is May 1, 2014.

Committee Members

  • Prof. John B. Anderson, Lund University/Sweden,
  • Dr. Edward Au, Huawei Technologies/China,
  • Prof. Marc Fossorier, ENSEA/France,
  • Prof. Jae Moon, KAIST/Korea,
  • Dr. Peter Mueller, IBM/Switzerland,
  • Dr. Bazhong Shen, Broadcom/United States,
  • Prof. Bane Vasic, University of Arizona/United States.