ACM Recognizes 2017 Distinguished Members as Pioneering Innovators that Are Advancing the Digital Age
Global Roster Selected for Outstanding Scientific, Engineering and Educational Contributions to Computing
NEW YORK, NY, November 8, 2017—ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has named 43 Distinguished Members for outstanding contributions to the field. As a group, the 2017 Distinguished Members are responsible for an extraordinary array of achievements, reflecting the many distinct areas of research and practice in the computing and information technology fields.
"Computing technology is becoming an increasingly dominant force in our daily lives and is transforming society at every level,” explains ACM President Vicki L. Hanson. “In naming a new roster of Distinguished Members each year, ACM underscores that the innovations which improve our lives do not come about by accident, but rather are the result of the hard work, inspiration and creativity of leading professionals in the field. We honor the 2017 class of ACM Distinguished Members for the essential role their accomplishments play in how we live and work."
The 2017 ACM Distinguished Members work at leading universities, corporations and research institutions around the world, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Hong Kong, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, and the United States. These innovators have made contributions in a wide range of technical areas including accessibility, computational geometry, cryptography, computer security, computer science education, data structures, healthcare technologies, human-computer interaction, nanoscale computing, robotics, and software engineering —to name a few.
The ACM Distinguished Member program recognizes up to 10 percent of ACM worldwide membership based on professional experience as well as significant achievements in the computing field.
2017 ACM DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS
For Educational Contributions to Computing:
| Gail Chapman Exploring Computer Science |
James H. Cross II Auburn University |
| Cay S. Horstmann San Jose State University |
Renée A. McCauley College of Charleston |
| Judithe Sheard Monash University |
For Engineering Contributions to Computing:
| Sharad Agarwal Microsoft AI & Research |
Ashish Kundu IBM T.J. Watson Research Center |
| Sam H. Noh Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology |
Theo Schlossnagle Circonus, Inc. |
For Contributions to Computing:
| Kirk W. Cameron Virginia Tech |
Matt Huenerfauth Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Wessel Kraaij Leiden University & TNO |
For Scientific Contributions to Computing:
| David Atienza Alonso Ecole Polytechnic Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) |
Meredith Ringel Morris Microsoft Research |
| Srinivas Aluru Georgia Institute of Technology |
John Owens University of California, Davis |
| Sihem Amer-Yahia Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
Lynne E. Parker University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
| Winslow Burleson New York University |
Mauro Pezzè Università della Svizzera italiana Università degli studi di Milano Bicocca |
| Jian-Nong Cao Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Lucian Popa IBM Research-Almaden |
| Siu-Wing Cheng The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Hridesh Rajan Iowa State University |
| Christopher W. Clifton Purdue University |
Kui Ren University at Buffalo, the State University of New York |
| Myra B. Cohen University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Ken Salem University of Waterloo |
| Ian Goldberg University of Waterloo |
Jean Vanderdonckt Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium |
| Jimmy Xiangji Huang York University |
Willem C. Visser Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
| Joaquim Armando Pires Jorge INESC-ID / Técnico / Universidade de Lisboa |
Rebecca N. Wright Rutgers University |
| James B. D. Joshi University of Pittsburgh |
Cathy H. Wu University of Delaware |
| Vijay Kumar University of Missouri-Kansas City |
Dong Yu Tencent |
| Hai “Helen” Li Duke University |
Roger Zimmermann National University of Singapore |
| Qiaozhu Mei University of Michigan |
Thomas Zimmermann Microsoft Research |
| Mohamed F. Mokbel Qatar Computing Research Institute / University of Minnesota |
About ACM
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is the world's largest educational and scientific computing society, uniting educators, researchers, and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources, and address the field's challenges. ACM strengthens the computing profession's collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence. ACM supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for life-long learning, career development, and professional networking.
About the ACM Recognition Program
The ACM Fellows program, initiated in 1993, celebrates the exceptional contributions of the leading members in the computing field. To be selected as an ACM Fellow, a candidate's accomplishments are expected to place him or her among the top 1% of ACM members. These individuals have helped to enlighten researchers, developers, practitioners and end users of information technology throughout the world. The ACM Distinguished Member program, initiated in 2006, recognizes those members with at least 15 years of professional experience who have made significant accomplishments or achieved a significant impact on the computing field. ACM Distinguished Membership recognizes up to 10% of ACM's top members. The ACM Senior Member program, also initiated in 2006, includes members with at least 10 years of professional experience who have demonstrated performance that sets them apart from their peers through technical leadership, technical contributions and professional contributions. ACM Senior Member status recognizes the top 25% of ACM Professional Members. The new ACM Fellows, Distinguished Members, and Senior Members join a list of eminent colleagues to whom ACM and its members look for guidance and leadership in computing and information technology.
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