Awards Recognition Committee 1 Tarek BEJAOUI Chair tarek

Awards & Recognition Committee 1 Tarek BEJAOUI (Chair) tarek. bejaoui@ieee. org Amin ZRIBI amin. zribi@ieee. org Sana KHALFA sana. khalfa@ieee. org

Tarek BEJAOUI 2 § A. Professor at the Faculty of Sciences of Bizerta – UC & Member of the Scientific Council of Mediatron Lab. , Sup’ Com § Ph. D in ICT from University of Paris-Sud XI, FR (2005) DESS in Telecommunications – Sup’Com (2000) DEA in System Analysis and Digital Processing – ENIT (1999) Industrial Engineering Diploma – ENIM (1992) § Post-Doc at the University of Paris-Sud, XI , (Oct’ 05 – Jun’ 06) Post-Doc at the Univ. of Paris-Dauphine , (Nov’ 08 – Jun’ 09) Field of interest: Wireless Net. (Cellular & Vehicular Ad Hoc Net) § 9 years Industrial Experience as Engineer, (Aug. 1992–Jan. 2001) 12+ years Teaching Experience (2002 – 2015) § Head of the Computer Engineering dept. - and Member of the Scientific Council of ISSATM - UC, (Aug. 2008 – Jul. 2012) § General Chair, TPC member, Organizer of Numerous IEEE Conf. § IEEE Senior Member and Chair of the Awards & Recognition Committee for 2015 -2016 within the IEEE TN Section Ex. Com

Amin ZRIBI 3 § Assistant Professor at Higher Institute of Communication Technologies (ISET’COM), Tunisia, and Associate Researcher at Signal and Communications Department of TELECOM Bretagne, Brest, France § Ph. D in ICT from TELECOM Bretagne and ENIT (2010) M. Sc in Communication Systems – ENIT (2006) Engineering Diploma in Telecoms – ENIT (2005) § Fields of interest: Information and coding theory, wireless communications, Source and channel coding, WSN, Multimedia. § Invited Post-Doc Researcher (2 months): JAIST, Japan, 2014 § 8 years Teaching Experience, (ENIT, ISAMM, ISETCOM, Ouagadougou Univ. ) § Reviewer and TPC Member for various IEEE conferences and journals, Member of the Scientific Council of ISETCOM (2012_13) § IEEE Member, Awards & Recognition Committee Member for 2015 -2016 within the IEEE TN Section Ex. Com

Sana KHALFA § Lecturer at ISSAT Sousse § Phd Student, LARATSI-Lab, ENIM, Tunisia § Master in Automatic and Production, ESSTT (2009) § Licence in Management of Industrial Production (2007) § IEEE Graduate Student Member, Since 2014 2015 -2016 IEEE Awards & Recognition Committee member § IEEE Activities : Robo. Comp’ 2015, Competition Chair TSBC’ 2015, participant IEEE ISSAT Sousse Student Branch TISP Workshop, Co-Trainer (16 september 2015 ) 4

Awards & Rec’s committee: Duties and Responsibilities § Take a look at available Awards and Rec’s and submit any new section awards for approval § Submit nominations and recommend members of the Section and its organizational units (chapters, Affinity Branches) for Groups, their and Student contributions and achievements § Follow up constantly watching for deadlines § Organize elegant Ceremonies 5

Awards & Rec’s committee: Vision & Roadmap Why Awards & Recognition? § § § § They deserve it for their effort They will continue their effort Others receive Stimulus into helping Achievements become a goal Strengthens the position of IEEE TN Section as a leader Honoring others always honors IEEE TN Section as well Honoring others makes IEEE TN Section important to them Intensive Publication § Awards & Rec’s Committee Webpage / Newsletters § Include advertisement for Calls for Awards § Include short biographical summaries of awardees 6

Awards & Rec’s committee: Awards Program Summary § Achievement Award § Innovation Awards § Leadership Awards Publication & Dissertation Awards Meritorious Service Awards 7

Awards & Rec’s committee: Program Proposal 1. Best Student Publication Award 2. IEEE Member Publication Award 3. Outstanding Ph. D Dissertation Award 4. Outstanding Contribution Award 5. Outstanding Chapter Award 6. Outstanding Student Branch and Student Branch Chapter Award 7. Outstanding long-term Service Award 8. Distinguished Industry Leader Award 9. Exemplary Service to Meetings and Conferences Award 8

Past Awards’ Celebrations § November 2010 / Papers’ Awards Best Student IEEE Conference Paper for IEEE Student Members during 2008 -2009; Best Student IEEE Journal Paper for IEEE Student Members during 2008 -2009; Best IEEE Journal Paper for IEEE Member grade or higher during 2008 -2009; § February 2012 / Distinguished Service Awards IEEE Tunisia Student Branch of the year Award- 2011 IEEE Tunisia Chapter of the year Award – 2011 9

Awards & Rec’s Committee: Short-Term Activities Schedule § Octobre 2015: - Call for Best IEEE Journal and Conference Awards - Call for Ph. D Dissertation Award § January 2016: Submission Deadline § February 2016: Awards’ Winners Selection § March 2016: 2015 IEEE TN Section Awards Ceremony 10

Awards & Rec’s Committee: Budget Expected Expenses: § About 15 Awards would be provided to the selected members for 2015 § Certificate+Gift/Plaque price estimation: ~70 TND § Estimated Budget for 2015: ~1000 TND 11

Thank you! 12

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IEEE TN Section Awards Program: Publication & Dissertation Awards 1. Best Student Publication Award: Description: To recognize the best paper published by an IEEE student member at a Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE and/or IEEE Tunisia Section Conference. Prize: Certificate. The student co-authors also receive a Certificate and an invitation to attend the Awards Ceremony organized by the IEEE Tunisia Section. Eligibility: The presenter must be a major contributor to both the written paper and the results described in the paper, and a student when the paper was completed. Basis for Judging: Technical quality, presentation quality, and Innovation determined primarily by the Technical Program Committee associated with the conference. Paper having received the conference Best Paper Award. 14

IEEE TN Section Awards Program: Publication & Dissertation Awards 2. IEEE Member Publication Award: Description: To recognize individuals and organizations who have published papers extensively during the last 3 years or who have earned Best Paper Awards at Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE and/or IEEE Tunisia Section Conferences. Prize: Certificate. The co-authors also receive a Certificate and an invitation to attend the Awards Ceremony organized by the IEEE Tunisia Section. Eligibility: The presenter must be a major contributor to both the written paper and the results described in the paper, and a student when the paper was completed. Basis for Judging: Technical quality, presentation quality, and Innovation determined primarily by the Technical Program Committee associated with the conference. Paper having received the conference Best Paper Award. 15

IEEE TN Section Awards Program: Publication & Dissertation Awards 3. Outstanding Ph. D Dissertation Award: Description: To recognize the Ph. D dissertation that is judged to have given the most outstanding contribution to the advancement of theory and/or applications in Technology. Prize: Certificate. Eligibility: All Ph. D dissertations in theory and/or applications of computational intelligence for which the Ph. D degree has been granted up to the fourth year (included) prior to the calendar year when the recipient of the award is selected are eligible. Candidates must apply or be nominated. Applications/nominations may be resubmitted up to three times. Basis for Judging: Evaluation will be based on the following criteria: 1) Ph. D 16 dissertation – the quality of the dissertation, the originality, and the impact of the achievements from the point of view of theory and/or applications will be considered; 2) Publications and other outcomes quantity and quality of the publications, quality of the journals and conferences in which the achievements have been published, and quantity and quality of the other outcomes will be considered

IEEE TN Section Awards Program: Meritorious Service Awards 4. Outstanding Contribution Award: Description: To recognize significant contributions and outstanding service to the IEEE Tunisia Section. Prize: Certificate and Plaque/Gift. Eligibility: Open to Ex. Com and the IEEE Tunisia Section Members Basis for Judging: Contributions, service, dedication and effort. 17

IEEE TN Section Awards Program: Meritorious Service Awards 5. Outstanding Chapter Award: Description: To recognize the best IEEE Tunisia Chapter that has consistently shown outstanding leadership and that is judged to have provided the greatest overall contribution and service to its members; the local scientific, professional, governmental, and educational communities. Prize: Certificate and Plaque/Gift to chapter officers and volunteers. Eligibility: Chapters that have not received this award during the past three years. Basis for Judging: Services to members, membership development, quality of activities, and involvement with sponsored conferences. Frequency: To ensure that this award is presented to appropriately qualified recipient and to maintain the prestigious nature of the award, it may not be presented every year. There is no fixed frequency. 18

IEEE TN Section Awards Program: Meritorious Service Awards 6. Outstanding Student Branch, Student Branch Chapter and Affinity Group Awards: Description: To recognize the Student Branch and the Student Branch Chapter that has consistently shown outstanding leadership and service to its members. Prize: Certificate and /or a Gift/Plaque to Student Branch, Student Branch Chapter and/or Affinity Group officers and volunteers. Eligibility: Open to all Student Branch, Student Branch Chapters and Affinity Groups that have not received an award within the past three years. Basis for Judging: Services to the Affinity Group and/or chapter's student members, membership development, and quality and quantity of activities. Frequency: To ensure that this award is presented to appropriately qualified recipient and to maintain the prestigious nature of the award, it may not be presented every year. There is no fixed frequency. 19

IEEE TN Section Awards Program: Meritorious Service Awards 7. Outstanding long-term Service Award: Description: To recognize outstanding long-term service to the welfare of the IEEE Tunisia Section. Prize: Certificate and Gift/Plaque. Eligibility: Must be an IEEE Member and higher. Basis for Judging: Services to the chapter's student members, membership development, and quality and quantity of activities. Frequency: To ensure that this award is presented to appropriately qualified recipient and to maintain the prestigious nature of the award, it may not be presented every year. There is no fixed frequency. 20

IEEE TN Section Awards Program: Meritorious Service Awards 8. Distinguished Industry Leader Award: Description: To recognize an industry executive whose leadership resulted in major and outstanding advances and new directions in the information and communications business area in Tunisia. Prize: Certificate and Gift/Plaque. Eligibility: An information or communication industry executive who played a major leadership role in research or development and introduction of systems, devices, applications or services that have significantly impacted the communications and information markets on a global basis and substantially advanced the use of information and communication technologies in industry, commerce, and society in Tunisia. The candidate is not required to be an IEEE member. Basis for Judging: Services to the chapter's student members, membership development, and quality and quantity of activities. The award will not be conferred in any given year if a suitable candidate is not identified. 21 Frequency: To ensure that this award is presented to appropriately qualified recipient and to maintain the prestigious nature of the award, it may not be presented every year. There is no fixed frequency.

IEEE TN Section Awards Program: Meritorious Service Awards 9. Exemplary Service to Meetings and Conferences Award: Description: To recognize an IEEE Tunisia Section Member who has demonstrated exemplary services to the meetings and Conferences Technically Co-Sponsored by the IEEE Tunisia Section and IEEE. Prize: Certificate and Gift/Plaque. Eligibility: Members having demonstrated exemplary services to the meetings and conferences Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Tunisia Section over a sustained period of time. Basis for Judging: Evaluation of candidates is based on such factors as long-term service, significant contributions, strategic planning, etc. No more than one award will be given per year. The award will not be conferred in any given year if a suitable candidate is not identified. 22