On December 31, 2024, the IEEE Computer Society officially announced: Professor Tian Yonghong of Peking University has been awarded the 2025 IEEE Hans Karlsson Standards Award for his outstanding leadership and contributions in the field of AI model representation and visual data coding. This marks the first time a Chinese scholar has received this honor, fully demonstrating the international academic community's high recognition of China's contributions to the global standardization process in this field.
The IEEE Hans Karlsson Standards Award, established in 1992, aims to recognize individuals who play key leadership roles in global standards development. It is one of the highest honors in the field of computer engineering standards, awarded to only one recipient each year. The award commemorates the pioneering contributions of Hans Karlsson, the main driving force behind the IEEE 1301 standard family and "Father of IEEE 1301," to international standards development. Industry consensus holds that standards development relies not only on technological breakthroughs but also requires the ability to coordinate across corporate competition and organizational differences. Only those with both professional expertise and international perspective can achieve breakthrough progress.
In the development of multiple international standards, including the world's first AI model standard IEEE 2941, Professor Tian led his research team in overcoming numerous technical challenges and actively coordinating interests between multinational companies and research institutions, making outstanding contributions to the final standards. His efforts have not only enhanced the influence of Chinese scholars in international standardization but also laid a solid foundation for global AI field's collaborative innovation and sustainable development, further promoting China's deep participation and voice in the international arena of AI and visual data.
Further Reading: Introduction to the "Hans Karlsson Standards Award"
1. Award Introduction
The "Hans Karlsson Standards Award" is a technical award under the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS).
1. Establishment: 1992;
2. Purpose: To recognize outstanding contributors to computer industry standards development and promotion, and to commemorate Dr. Hans Karlsson;
3. Recipients: Individuals;
4. Prize: Medal and $2,000 award;
5. Funding: Provided by IEEE Computer Society;
6. Evaluation criteria: Demonstrated leadership skills, problem difficulty, team collaboration ability, peer recognition, etc.;
7. Presentation: Awarded annually at appropriate conferences when standards are met;
2. Association Introduction
1. IEEE Association: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an international association of electronic technology and information science engineers, one of the world's largest professional technical organizations (by membership), with nearly 400,000 members from 175 countries.
2. IEEE-CS Association: IEEE has 38 professional technical societies and 7 technical councils. Its Computer Society (IEEE-CS) is the world's largest association for computing professionals, recognized alongside the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) as one of the two most influential academic organizations in the computing field.
3. IEEE-CS Awards: Features 4 categories (Technical Achievement, Education, Service, and Golden Core) with 25 awards, including 14 technical awards (13 individual awards and 1 group award). IEEE-CS technical awards are among the most influential and authoritative awards in the global computing field. These include the "Hans Karlsson Standards Award"
