IEEE Internet Award facts for kids

The IEEE Internet Award is a special prize given by a group called the IEEE. This award celebrates people who have made amazing contributions to how the Internet works and how we use it every day. It was started in 1999 and is supported by Nokia Corporation.

What is the IEEE Internet Award?

The IEEE stands for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. It's a big organization for engineers and scientists. They give out many awards to recognize important work. The IEEE Internet Award is one of their special "Technical Field Awards."

This award is given to one person, or sometimes up to three people, each year. It honors their outstanding work in making the Internet better. This includes improving how networks are built, how devices connect on the go (mobility), and new ways we use the Internet.

When someone wins this award, they receive a cool bronze medal. They also get a special certificate and an honorarium, which is a sum of money.

Who Has Won This Award?

Many brilliant people have received the IEEE Internet Award for their work. Here are some of the past winners and what they were recognized for:

• 2000 – Paul Baran, Donald W. Davies, Leonard Kleinrock and Larry Roberts for their work on packet switching. This is a key way data travels across networks.
• 2001 – Louis Pouzin for creating datagrams. These are like small packages of data that travel independently.
• 2002 – Steve Crocker for his ideas that helped the Internet Protocols grow and improve.
• 2003 – Paul Mockapetris for his work on the Domain Name System (DNS). This system helps turn website names into computer addresses.
• 2004 – Raymond Tomlinson and David H. Crocker for making networked email possible.
• 2005 – Sally Floyd for her contributions to managing how much data flows on the Internet. This helps prevent slowdowns.
• 2006 – Scott Shenker for his studies on how computer resources are shared on the Internet.
• 2008 – Mike Brecia, Ginny Travers, and Bob Hinden for their early work on routers. Routers direct Internet traffic.
• 2009 – Lixia Zhang for her work on how the Internet is built and how it works.
• 2010 – Stephen Deering for his contributions to IP multicasting and IPv6. These are important ways data is sent and addressed on the Internet.
• 2011 – Jun Murai for his leadership in helping the global Internet grow, especially in Asia.
• 2012 – Mark Handley for his great work in improving Internet technology.
• 2013 – David L. Mills for his important work in making sure computers on the Internet have accurate time.
• 2014 – Jon Crowcroft for his research and teaching about Internet protocols. These include how data is sent, security, and mobile connections.
• 2015 – KC Claffy and Vern Paxson for their important work in measuring Internet activity. They also helped the Internet community by providing data and tools.
• 2016 – Henning Schulzrinne
• 2017 – Deborah Estrin
• 2018 – Ramesh Govindan
• 2019 – Jennifer Rexford
• 2020 – Stephen Casner and Eve Schooler for their work on Internet standards for multimedia, like video and audio.
• 2023 – Ian Foster and Carl Kesselman for helping to create and use large-scale global computing platforms on the Internet.
• 2024 – Walter Willinger

See also

• List of computer science awards
• Internet Hall of Fame
• Internet pioneers