The award is for his outstanding contribution for the publication of research articles in IEEE Sensors Journal.
The journal published by IEEE Sensors Council is one of the top-ranked and largest journals among IEEE Publications.
The impact factor of this journal is 2.512 and the acceptance rate is only 26%. The journal is accessed by 0.6 million users.
Tarikul Islam received PhD degree from Jadavpur University in 2007 and has been a recipient of research grants of more than 15 million from DST, DAE (Department of Atomic Energy), DRDO, MHRD, CPRI (Central Power Research Institute), Bangalore.
He has published 60 peer-reviewed research articles (15 in IEEE Transactions), filed three patents, and published four book chapters in Springer Verlag, Switzerland, American Scientific Publisher. He is a Guest Editor of a book on “Wearable Sensors: Applications, Design and Implementation (ISBN 978-0-7503-1503-6 (print)” published by Institute of Physics (IOP), UK.