In 2019 Shashua was recognized by the Society for Imaging Science and Technology as the Electronic Imaging (EI) Scientist of the Year, an annual award honoring a member of the electronic imaging community who demonstrates excellence and commands the respect of his/her peers by making significant and substantial contributions to the field of electronic imaging.[14] He was recognized for his contributions to computer vision and machine learning, and for advancing autonomous driving and wearable assistive devices for the blind and visually-impaired.