Recipients of the IEEE Chester W. Sall Awards

The Chester W. Sall Awards are managed by the Society Awards Committee. The Committee membership is given Here.

Members of the Society can vote for who they think should receive a Sall Award using the template Here. You will need to log-on to the members-only section of the website using your IEEE Web username and password. Please e-mail your completed form to the Society Secretary, Charlotte Kobert

2006

3rd Place: Callaly, F.; Corcoran, P.; "Architecture of a PVR Appliance with 'Long-Tail' Internet-TV Capabilities", Volume 52, May 2006, pp. 454-459 2nd Place: Sukeda, H.; Horry, Y.; Maruyama, Y.; Hoshino, T.; "Information-Accessing Furniture to Make Our Everyday Lives More Comfortable", Volume 52, Feb 2006, pp. 173-178 1st Place: Sanda, K.; Itoh, N.; Suzuki, N.; Imai, J.; Ito, K.; "Adaptive Beam Steering Reception System for ISDB-T Based on pre-FFT Diversity Technique", Volume 52, May 2006, pp. 327-335

2005

3rd Place: Rhodes, C.; Sgrignoli, G; "Interference Mitigation for Improved DTV Reception", Volume 51, Issue 2, May 2005, pp. 463-470 2nd Place: Higashino, S.; Kajiwara, Y.; Fujimiya, K.; Shiraishi J.; Yamagami, T.; "Hybrid Equalized Partial Response Path-Feedback Maximum Likelihood Toward Higher Density Blu-Ray Disc", Volume 51, Issue 1, Feb 2005, pp. 94-102 1st Place: Monobe, Y.; Yamashita, H.; Kurosawa, T.; Kotera, H.; "Dynamic Range Compression Preserving Local Image Contrast for Digital Video Camera", Volume 51, Issue 1, Feb 2005, pp. 1-10

2004

3rd Place: Boussaid, F.; Bermak, A.; Bouzerdoum, A.; "An ultra-low power operating technique for mega-pixels current-mediated CMOS imagers", Volume 50, Issue 1, Feb 2004, pp. 46-53 2nd Place: Annen, K.; Yamamoto, G.; Amano, R.; Haraikawa, T.; Takebayashi, Y.; "Portable receivers for digital multimedia broadcasting", Volume 50, Issue 2, May 2004, pp. 666-673 1st Place: Sherratt, R.S.; "Performance and conformance results of the deterministic DVB-T equalizer", Volume 50, Issue 1, Feb 2004, pp. 95-99

2003

3rd Place: Yu, W.; "An embedded camera lens distortion correction method for mobile computing applications", Volume 49, Issue 4, November 2003, pp. 894-901 2nd Place: DelCorso, S.; Miro, C.; Jung, J.; "MNR: a novel approach to correct MPEG temporal distortions", Volume 49, Issue 1, February 2003, pp. 229-236 1st Place: Hentschel, C.; Bril, R.J.; Yingwei Chen; Braspenning, R.; Tse-Hua Lan; "Video quality-of-service for consumer terminals - a novel system for programmable components", Volume 49, Issue 4, November 2003, pp. 1367-1377

2002

3rd Place: Wiedemann, U.; Ommer, D.; Muschallik, C.; "Automatic measurements of digital receivers using sampled signals", Volume 48, Issue 3, August 2002, pp. 539-547 2nd Place: Vetro, A.; Hata, T.; Kuwahara, N.; Kalva, H.; Sekiguchi, S.; "Complexity-quality analysis of transcoding architectures for reduced spatial resolution", Volume 48, Issue 3, August 2002, pp. 515-521 1st Place: Meehan, J.; "Antenna diversity for improved indoor reception of US digital terrestrial television receivers", Volume 48, Issue 4, November 2002, pp. 850-853

2001

3rd Place: Arumugam, A.K.; Armour, S.M.D.; Lee, B.S.; Tariq, M.F.; Nix, A.R.; "Consumer electronics application and coverage constraints using Bluetooth and proposed Bluetooth evolution technologies", Volume 47, Issue 3, August 2001, pp. 283-293 2nd Place: de Haan, G.; Klompenhouwer, M.A.; "An overview of flaws in emerging television displays and remedial video processing", Volume 47, Issue 3, August 2001, pp. 326-334 1st Place: Markman, I.; "Recursive metric for NTSC interference rejection in the ATSC-HDTV trellis decoder", Volume 47, Issue 3, August 2001, pp. 300-306

2000

3rd Place: Joo Hoon Jung; Yong Soo Cho; "Implementation of an FDTrS/DF signal detector for high-density DVD systems", Volume 46, Issue 4, November 2000, pp. 1064-1072 2nd Place: Kalis, A.; Antonakopoulos, T.; Maklos, V.; "A printed circuit switched array antenna for indoor communications", Volume 46, Issue 3, August 2000, pp. 531-538 1st Place: Christopoulos, C.; Skodras, A.; Ebrahimi, T.; "The JPEG2000 still image coding system: an overview", Volume 46, Issue 4, November 2000, pp. 1103-1127

1999

3rd Place: Wu, Y.; "Performance comparison of ATSC 8-VSB and DVB-T COFDM transmission systems for digital television terrestrial broadcasting", Volume 45, Issue 3, August 1999, pp. 916-924 2nd Place: Jaspers, E.G.T.; de With, P.H.N.; Janssen, G.W.M.; "A flexible heterogeneous video processor system for television applications", Volume 45, Issue 1, February 1999, pp. 1-12 1st Place: Jang, B.W.; Shin, W.S.; You, S.J.; "Thermal deformation of a tension mask and beam landing shift for a perfectly flat CRT under localized heating", Volume 45, Issue 1, February 1999, pp. 243-251

1998

3rd Place: Bjork, N.; Christopoulos, C.; "Transcoder architectures for video coding", Volume 44, Issue 1, February 1998, pp. 88-98 2nd Place: Stan, S.G.; van Kempen, H.; Leenknegt, G.; Akkermans, T.H.M.; "Look-ahead seek correction in high-performance CD-ROM drives", Volume 44, Issue 1, February 1998, pp. 178-186 1st Place: Kug Woon Kim; Nam Woong Kim; Dae-Jin Kang; "Analysis of shadow mask thermal deformation and prediction of beam landing shifts for color CRT", Volume 44, Issue 2, May 1998, pp. 442-450

1997

3rd Place: Chi-Min Liu; Jine-Yi Lin; Kuo-Guan Wu; Chung-Neng Wang; "Objective image quality measure for block-based DCT coding", Volume 43, Issue 3, August 1997, pp. 511-516 2nd Place: Accame, M.; De Natale, F.G.B.; Giusto, D.D.; "Hierarchical motion estimator (HME) for block-based video coders", Volume 43, Issue 4, November 1997, pp. 1320-1330 1st Place: Feick, R.; Rojas, O.; "Modeling and simulation of the superregenerative receiver", Volume 43, Issue 2, May 1997, pp. 92-102

1996

3rd Place: Bretl, W.; Citta, R.; "Single carrier VSB digital television transmission, single-frequency networks, and repeater systems", Volume 42, Issue 1, February 1996, pp. 1-10 2nd Place: Bugwadia, K.A.; Petajan, E.D.; Puri, N.N.; "Progressive-scan rate up-conversion of 24/30 Hz source materials for HDTV", Volume 42, Issue 3, August 1996, pp. 312-321 1st Place: Aschwanden, F.; "Direct conversion-how to make it work in TV tuners", Volume 42, Issue 3, August 1996, pp. 729-738

1995

3rd Place: Saeijs, R.W.J.J.; de With, P.H.N.; Rijckaert, A.M.A.; Wong, C.; "An experimental digital consumer recorder for MPEG-coded video signals", Volume 41, Issue 3, August 1995, pp. 651-661 2nd Place: Yamazaki, N.; Shibuya, K.; Nagamine, T.; Sakurai, H.; Takegoshi, H.; "Digital geometry correction and deflection control system for multi-scan monitors", Volume 41, Issue 3, August 1995, pp. 540-549 1st Place: Bretl, W.; Sgrignoli, G.; Snopko, P.; "VSB modem subsystem design for Grand Alliance digital television receivers", Volume 41, Issue 3, August 1995, pp. 773-786

1994

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1993

3rd Place: Hirtz, G.; Bader, B.; Maier, M.; Tenconi, B.; Kraus, U.E.; "Symmetrical deflection for future IDTV/HDTV receivers", Volume 39, Issue 3, August 1993, pp. 225-233 2nd Place: Ito, S.-E.; Lowlor, R.; Ebihara, N.; "Development of a crosstalk measurement type three-dimensional digital color decoder", Volume 39, Issue 2, May 1993, pp. 63-70 1st Place: Kuo, S.M.; Chuang, H.; Mallela, P.P.; "Integrated automotive signal processing and audio system", Volume 39, Issue 3, August 1993, pp. 522-532