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2026 Marconi Prize nominations
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Selecting a Marconi Fellow is quite difficult. We look for someone with great ingenuity, intelligence, and success in science. At the same time, we’re looking for someone who has made a tangible difference to society at large.
Sir Eric Ash
1984 Marconi Fellow
The Marconi Prize is awarded annually to innovators who have made a significant contribution to advancing information and communications technology.
Marconi Fellows are recognized at an annual gala celebration.
Honoring trailblazers whose leadership and creativity in information and communications technology builds a more connected world.
November 5-6, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Marconi Fellows have made exemplary contributions in these areas:
Scientific
Building our connected world through innovation
Practical Impact
Changing the lives of millions
Humanitarianism
Addressing societal challenges
Entrepreneurship
Creating companies and industries
Meet the Marconi Prize Selection Advisory Committee
We are honored to have the perspectives of an esteemed committee of innovators.
Arogyaswami Paulraj
Professor Emeritus, Stanford University
Mohamed-Slim Alouini
Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Victor Bahl
Technical Fellow – Research, CTO Strategic Missions and Technologies Division, Microsoft Corporation
Merounae Debbah
Professor, Electrical Engineering Khalifa University
Mischa Dohler
Professor Mischa Dohler, VP Emerging Technologies, Ericsson Inc.
Elza Erkip
Institute Professor, ECE New York University Tandon School of Engineering
Bhaskar Ramamurthi
Institute Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Klara Nahrstedt
Maybelle Leland Swanlund Chair Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign