IEEE Awards 2026 Medal of Honor to NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang
Key Highlights IEEE Honors NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang for Building the Hardware Backbone of AI The IEEE has awarded its 2026 Medal of Honor to Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, recognising his long-term role in establishing accelerated computing as the foundation of modern artificial intelligence. The announcement was made on January 6, 2026, during a media event at CES in Las Vegas, placing the recognition on one of the industry’s most visible global stages. While the Medal of Honor is traditionally framed as a lifetime achievement award, Huang’s selection reflects something more specific: the central role NVIDIA’s hardware now […]














