Professor Giovanni Mazzanti receives the 2026 IEEE DEIS Dakin Award
The professor of the Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi" – DEI at the University of Bologna has received one of the most prestigious awards in the field of dielectrics and electrical insulation
Giovanni Mazzanti, Professor of Electrical Energy Systems at the DEI of the Alma Mater, has received the 2026 "Thomas W. Dakin Distinguished Technical Contributions Award," one of the most prestigious awards in the field of dielectrics and electrical insulation.
Awarded biennially by the IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS), the Dakin Award recognizes an individual for his/her outstanding, original contributions in advancing the technology of dielectrics and electrical insulation. Established in 1978, it is dedicated to the memory of Thomas W. Dakin, one of the most distinguished scientists in the field.
With this recognition, Professor Mazzanti becomes the second Italian to receive the Dakin Award, contributing to strengthening the international prestige of the University of Bologna in the field of electrical engineering research.
The award ceremony took place on June 25th, 2026, during the Gala Dinner of the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Dielectrics (ICD 2026). The award was presented by IEEE DEIS President Professor Akiko Kumada. The next day, Professor Mazzanti gave a keynote lecture at the conference, sharing the results of his research with the international scientific community.