AT&T Labs Chief Scientist Honored with IEEE Communications Society's Inaugural Industrial Innovation Award
Belanger Cited for Accomplishments in Communications, Information Technology.
AT&T* announced that AT&T Labs Chief Scientist David Belanger has been named the first recipient of the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) Industrial Innovation Award. The award will be presented this afternoon at IEEE GLOBECOM 2009 in Honolulu.
The Industrial Innovation Award was established to recognize individuals in industry for major industrial accomplishments that substantially benefit the public in the field of communications and information technologies and that are visible beyond the company or institution where the contribution was made. Belanger was honored for “pioneering, innovating, and leading the interdisciplinary execution of information systems that transform massive online data streams into actionable information for service businesses.”
“Dave’s long history of innovation at AT&T Labs has made him an invaluable resource to AT&T and its customers, and we are pleased to see him recognized by the IEEE for these great accomplishments,” said John Donovan, Chief Technology Officer, AT&T. “On behalf of the entire AT&T Labs team, I would like to congratulate Dave on this great honor.”
As noted by the IEEE Communications Society Awards Chair, Stephen B. Weinstein, “Dr. Belanger’s contributions to analyzing large amounts of data in complex systems, in communications and other areas, has benefitted society as a whole.”
Belanger is Chief Scientist and the Vice President of Information, Software, and Systems Research at AT&T Labs in Florham Park, N.J. As Chief Scientist, Belanger is responsible for identifying and evaluating new technologies important to the future of the company, building alignment within the company on technology directions, and serving as a liaison between AT&T and external technical communities. He joined AT&T Bell Laboratories in 1979 and has led a variety of research efforts during his time with the Labs, being awarded with the AT&T Science and Technology Medal in 1998 and named an AT&T Fellow in 2006.
Belanger will be one of several high-level communications professionals to address the “information explosion” currently occurring in both the voice and data fields during the conference’s “Technology Leader Forum: IT Tsunami” to be held Thursday, December 3. IEEE GLOBECOM 2009 webcast information including specific event details is available at http://cms.comsoc.org/eprise/main/SiteGen/Globecom_2009/Content/virtual.html.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
About IEEE Communications Society
The IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), with over 40,000 members worldwide, is a global community comprised of a diverse group of industry and academia professionals with a common interest in advancing all communications technologies. To that end, the Society sponsors publications, conferences, certification, educational programs, local activities, and technical committees, as well as standardization projects, in communications and networking.
AT&T* announced that AT&T Labs Chief Scientist David Belanger has been named the first recipient of the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) Industrial Innovation Award. The award will be presented this afternoon at IEEE GLOBECOM 2009 in Honolulu.
The Industrial Innovation Award was established to recognize individuals in industry for major industrial accomplishments that substantially benefit the public in the field of communications and information technologies and that are visible beyond the company or institution where the contribution was made. Belanger was honored for “pioneering, innovating, and leading the interdisciplinary execution of information systems that transform massive online data streams into actionable information for service businesses.”
“Dave’s long history of innovation at AT&T Labs has made him an invaluable resource to AT&T and its customers, and we are pleased to see him recognized by the IEEE for these great accomplishments,” said John Donovan, Chief Technology Officer, AT&T. “On behalf of the entire AT&T Labs team, I would like to congratulate Dave on this great honor.”
As noted by the IEEE Communications Society Awards Chair, Stephen B. Weinstein, “Dr. Belanger’s contributions to analyzing large amounts of data in complex systems, in communications and other areas, has benefitted society as a whole.”
Belanger is Chief Scientist and the Vice President of Information, Software, and Systems Research at AT&T Labs in Florham Park, N.J. As Chief Scientist, Belanger is responsible for identifying and evaluating new technologies important to the future of the company, building alignment within the company on technology directions, and serving as a liaison between AT&T and external technical communities. He joined AT&T Bell Laboratories in 1979 and has led a variety of research efforts during his time with the Labs, being awarded with the AT&T Science and Technology Medal in 1998 and named an AT&T Fellow in 2006.
Belanger will be one of several high-level communications professionals to address the “information explosion” currently occurring in both the voice and data fields during the conference’s “Technology Leader Forum: IT Tsunami” to be held Thursday, December 3. IEEE GLOBECOM 2009 webcast information including specific event details is available at http://cms.comsoc.org/eprise/main/SiteGen/Globecom_2009/Content/virtual.html.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
About IEEE Communications Society
The IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), with over 40,000 members worldwide, is a global community comprised of a diverse group of industry and academia professionals with a common interest in advancing all communications technologies. To that end, the Society sponsors publications, conferences, certification, educational programs, local activities, and technical committees, as well as standardization projects, in communications and networking.
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