IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award 2026
The 2026 IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award, a technical field award of the IEEE, was awarded to Professor David Allstot for his "contributions to CMOS mixed-signal-RF ICs and mentoring generations of circuits and systems designers.” Through his groundbreaking innovations in telephony, mobile communications, and mixed-signal SoC design, Professor Allstot has advanced global connectivity and helped enable the modern communications era. The PCM filter he developed for National Semiconductor transformed telephony economics and established CMOS as the standard IC technology for mixed-signal/ RF systems. His pioneering RF SCPA architecture revolutionized mobile power efficiency—technology now embedded in billions of devices worldwide. Equally impactful is his legacy as an educator and mentor. He has guided more than twenty future professors and numerous industry leaders, multiplying his influence across universities, research labs, and companies worldwide. His unique ability to translate theory into practice has shaped generations of innovators whose work continues to benefit society. An IEEE Life Fellow, Professor Allstot is Distinguished Special Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
CAS Society’s Awards 2026
The IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) proudly recognized the recipients of its 2026 awards during the 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS 2026) on 26 May 2026 in Shanghai, China.
Charles A. Desoer Technical Achievement Award
Hai “Helen” Li
For contributions to neuromorphic computing and machine learning acceleration.
John Choma Education Award
Ibrahim Elfadel
For sustained contributions to Circuits and Systems and Microelectronics Education.
Mac Van Valkenburg Award
Weisheng Zhao
For contributions and leadership in spintronics and its applications to memory and computing systems.
Meritorious Service Award
Amara Amara
For visionary leadership, pioneering research, and educational impact.
Industrial Pioneer Award
Shan Liu
For pioneering innovations, standardization, and deployment of video and multimedia coding technologies.
Outstanding Paper Awards
Biomedical Circuits and Systems Best Paper Award
Linran Zhao, Yan Gong, Raymond G. Stephany, Wei Shi, Wen Li, and Yaoyao Jia“An Energy-Efficient and Artifact-Resilient ASIC for Simultaneous Neural Recording and Optogenetic Stimulation”
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems (Volume 19, Issue 4, August 2025)
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems Guillemin-Cauer Best Paper Award
Brendan Saux, Jonas Borgmans, Johan Raman, and Pieter Rombouts
“Origin of Frequency-Dependent Distortion and Calibration for Ring Oscillator VCO ADCs,”
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs (Volume 71, Issue 8, August 2024)
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems Darlington Best Paper Award
Yaohua Zhang, Dai Jiang, and Andreas Demosthenous
“A High-Voltage Differential SPDT T/R Switch for Ultrasound Systems”
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers (Volume 71, Issue 11, November 2024)
Circuits and Systems for Video Technology Best Paper Award
Zhaobin Zhang, Semih Esenlik, Yaojun Wu, Meng Wang, Kai Zhang, and Li Zhang
“End-to-End Learning-Based Image Compression with a Decoupled Framework”
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology (Volume 34, Issue 5, May 2024)
Outstanding Young Author Award
Runxi Wang, Ziheng Wang, Ting Lin, Jacob Michael Raby, Mircea R. Stan, and Xinfei Guo
“Cool-3D: An End-to-End Thermal-Aware Framework for Early-Phase Design Space Exploration of Microfluidic-Cooled 3DICs”
IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems (Volume 15, Issue 4, December 2025)
Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems Best Paper Award
Andrea Belano, Yvan Tortorella, Angelo Garofalo, Luca Benini, Davide Rossi, and Francesco Conti
“A Flexible Template for Edge Generative AI With High-Accuracy Accelerated Softmax and GELU”
IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems (Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2025)
Industry Best Paper Award
Haopei Deng, Wentao Jiang, Yi Tan, Jaiyi Ye, Fei He, Zexue Liu, Danping Li, Fei Song, Xiaoyu Fu, Yongfu Li, Jiayoon Ru, Jinghua Zhang, and Jianhong Xiao
“A Compact Cost-Effective NB-IoT System-in-Package With Integrated RF Front-End IPD and TX/RX Gain Self-Calibration”
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers (Volume 72, Issue 11, November 2025)
Students Awards
2026 Pre-Doctoral Grant Recipients
- Natalia Martinez
- Dong-Hwi Choi
- Asif Iftekhar Omi
- Fengshi Tian
- Tianyang Yao
Chapter-of-the-Year Awards
Global Chapter-of-the-Year Award
United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Section
Region 8 Chapter-of-the-Year Award
Greece Section Joint Chapter
Region 9 Chapter-of-the-Year Award
Panama Section Chapter
Region 10 Chapter-of-the-Year Award
Shenzhen Chapter (Guangzhou Section)
Global Student Branch Chapter-of-the-Year Award
National Engineering School of Sfax
Region 8 Student Branch Chapter-of-the-Year Award
ENET’Com Student Branch Chapter
Region 9 Student Branch Chapter-of-the-Year Award
University Del Norte
Region 10 Student Branch Chapter-of-the-Year Award
Shanghai Jiao Tong University