Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award

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Nomination Deadline:

30 June 2026 - 11:59PM EDT

Established in late 1997. A crystal memento, illuminated certificate, and $10,000 honorarium are awarded to recognize innovative contributions to high-performance computing systems that best exemplify the creative spirit demonstrated by Seymour Cray.

In recognition of the evolution of high-performance computing systems, awardees may be recognized for technologies that have contributed to a working machine deployed at scale, which has had long-term impact valued by the HPC community.

Funding for the Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award is available through an IEEE Foundation fund, which was fully endowed through a partnership between the IEEE Computer Society and HPE. Thanks to the generous support of HPE, the endowment enables permanent funding for the award.


 

The award nomination requires a minimum of 3 endorsements by the award deadline.

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2025 Presentation Dates at SC25  St. Louis, Missouri

Presentation:  Tuesday, 18 November 2025 | Recipient Keynote:  Wednesday, 19 November 2025


 

2025 Seymour Cray Subcommittee Chair

RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS) 

 

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