Introducing our esteemed 2024 TCMC Impact Award Recipient

The IEEE Technical Community on Multimedia Computing (TCMC) is dedicated to advancing research and practice in systems that synchronize and process diverse media types—including audio, video, text, and animation—for the effective communication of information. TCMC serves as a key platform for the multimedia computing community, promoting innovation, offering technical guidance on emerging challenges, and supporting professionals through mentorship, recognition, and community engagement.

TCMC offers its members a rich suite of benefits, including:

• Free membership for IEEE Computer Society members
• Updates on conferences, special issues, job and funding opportunities, and research trends
• Recognition through awards such as the Impact Award, Mid-Term Career Award, Rising Star Award, and Service Award
• Nomination support for prestigious IEEE honors
• Opportunities to serve in professional roles, including journal editorial boards and multimedia conference leadership
• Networking and mentoring support, particularly for students and early-career researchers

TCMC sponsors and co-sponsors several leading conferences, including the IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME), IEEE International Conference on Multimedia Information Processing and Retrieval (MIPR), ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), and many others across disciplines such as visual languages, AI, bioinformatics, and extended reality.

TCMC Impact Award 2024

TCMC is proud to announce Dr. Shu-Ching Chen as the recipient of the 2024 TCMC Impact Award, presented in recognition of his pioneering contributions to multimedia research and applications and their impact on society. The award will be formally presented at the 8th IEEE International Conference on Multimedia Information Processing and Retrieval (MIPR 2025). 

Dr. Chen is the inaugural Executive Director of Data Science and Analytics Innovation Center (dSAIC), a multi-university center based at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). His research spans Data science, multimedia big data, disaster information management, AI/Machine Learning, and AR/VR. Among his many honors are the ACM Distinguished Scientist Award (2011); best paper awards from IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (2006)  and IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration (2016); best student paper award from  IEEE International Conference on Multimedia Information Processing and Retrieval (2022), the Service Award from IEEE Computer Society’s Technical Community on Multimedia Computing (2019), the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) Society's Outstanding Contribution Award (2005), and the IEEE Most Active SMC Technical Committee Award (2006). He is a fellow of IEEE, AAAS, AAIA, and SIRI. 

We sincerely congratulate Dr. Shu-Ching Chen on this well-deserved recognition. His exceptional leadership, visionary research, and long-standing service continue to inspire the multimedia computing community and elevate the societal impact of our field.