Abstract :
The IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SIGNAL PROCESSING is fortunate to attract submissions of the highest quality and to publish articles that deal with topics that are at the forefront of what is happening in the field of signal processing and its adjacent areas. In this column, we are pleased to announce the TRANSACTIONS articles that have been selected to receive 2004 best paper awards. We would also like to encourage our readers to nominate TRANSACTIONS papers for awards. Nominations can be submitted online through the T RANSACTIONS website.