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AWA R D S

2011 IEEE
Robotics and Automation Award

2011 IEEE
Frank Rosenblatt Award

Sponsored by the IEEE Robotics and
Automation Society

Sponsored by the IEEE Computational
Intelligence Society

Hirochika Inoue

Hans-Paul Schwefel

For original and continuous contributions to research in
intelligent robotics, in particular to real-time vision and
humanoid robotics

For pioneering contributions to evolutionary
computation through the theory and application
of evolution strategies

Hirochika Inoue's pioneering work on robotics capabilities has
provided critical components of today's intelligent robots. In
1970, Dr. Inoue showed that force feedback was the key function
for a robot to carry out dexterous manipulation like precise
machine assembly. During the 1980s he explored visual guidance
of robot motion with the development of a real-time robot
vision system that enabled robots to interact with their environment and perform intelligent-like behavior. Applied to early
versions of humanoids, this work set the standard for the use of
vision in human-robot interaction seen in today's Japanese
robots. During the mid 1990s, Dr. Inoue and his students
developed intelligent humanoid robots that not only walked but
could also manipulate objects and act under visual guidance. An
IEEE Life Member, Dr. Inoue is currently a Professor Emeritus of
the University of Tokyo and advisor with the Digital Human
Engineering Research Center, National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan.

Hans-Paul Schwefel's groundbreaking contributions to evolution
strategies helped define the field of evolutionary computation
and have had lasting impact on the computational intelligence
community. Working with fellow students Ingo Rechenberg and
Peter Bienert at the Technical University of Berlin during the mid
1960s, Dr. Schwefel's contributions concerned the first theoretical investigations and industrial application of the shape
optimization of a supersonic nozzle for a one-component
two-phase flow. He pioneered the shift from experiments done
by hand to computational optimization by introducing the collective self-adaptation of internal parameters within evolutionary
algorithms, which helped to make such methods effective and
efficient. He later introduced evolutionary principles beyond
variation and natural selection into the algorithms to handle
special features of the search space. An IEEE Fellow, Dr. Schwefel
is Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the Technical
University of Dortmund, Germany.

2011 IEEE
Donald O. Pederson Award in
Solid-State Circuits

2011 IEEE
David Sarnoff Award
Sponsored by Sarnoff Corporation

Sponsored by the IEEE Solid-State
Circuits Society

C.J. Chang-Hasnain

Willy Sansen

For pioneering contributions to vertical cavity surface
emitting laser (VCSEL) arrays and tunable VCSELs

For leadership in analog integrated circuit design

C.J. Chang-Hasnain's groundbreaking contributions to the physics
and design of vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) have
been instrumental in establishing VCSELs as the dominant technology for multimode fiber applications. Used in applications
ranging from Ethernet data networks to computer mice to laser
printers, VCSELs can be turned on and off very fast and manufactured at very low cost in wafer-scale. Dr. Chang-Hasnain explained
the modal structure of VCSELs and demonstrated the first planar
structure, which was commercialized. She was first to demonstrate a multiwavelength VCSEL array for multimode-fiber
interconnects and a 140-wavelength array with precise wavelength variation. She developed the first tunable VCSEL structure
with a wide tuning range and later invented a high-contrast
grating, which led to a tunable laser with a 160x speed improvement. An IEEE Fellow, Dr. Chang-Hasnain is currently the John R.
Whinnery Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science at the University of California, Berkeley.

Willy Sansen has provided the leadership necessary to establish
analog integrated circuits as a crucial component of the microelectronics industry. Focusing on the design of analog
integrated circuits, Dr. Sansen grew his research group (ESATMICAS) at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, into
one of Europe's largest and best known. Designs originating
from his group have been incorporated by companies
worldwide for use in chips for wireless communications,
consumer electronics and sensors for cochlear implants and
telemetry systems. Dr. Sansen was a pioneer of using computer
tools for symbolic analysis of circuits, providing greater insight
during the design process compared to purely numerical
analysis methods. Known for excellence in teaching and the
ability to inspire, his doctorate students have progressed to
hold highly regarded positions in both industry and academia
worldwide. An IEEE Life Fellow, Dr. Sansen is Professor
Emeritus at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
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