In Memoriam: E. Allen Emerson
ACM A.M. Turing Laureate and Professor of Computer Science at the University of Texas at Austin E. Allen Emerson passed away on October 15, 2024. He received the Turing Award together with Edmund Clarke and Joseph Sifakis for their role in developing model-checking into a highly effective verification technology that was widely adopted in the hardware and software industries. This method provides an algorithmic means of verifying whether or not an abstract model representing a system or design, satisfies a formal specification expressed in temporal logic. Emerson also received the ACM Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award for his part in the invention of symbolic model checking.
Yolanda Gil and Juan Gilbert Appointed to US National Science Board
ACM Fellows Yolanda Gil and Juan Gilbert have been appointed by President Joe Biden as Members of the National Science Board. Gil is Principal Scientist and Senior Director for Strategic Initiatives in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science at the Information Sciences Institute of the University of Southern California. Gilbert is Recipient of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, and Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor, UF Distinguished Professor & Department Chair at the University of Florida.
Fei-Fei Li Named to Fortune Magazine's 100 Most Powerful Women
ACM Fellow Fei-Fei Li has been named as one of Fortune magazine's 100 Most Powerful Women. Li earned the nickname “godmother” of AI after inventing ImageNet, a large image database for training and testing models to visually detect and classify objects. Her startup World Labs builds “large world models,” which can interact with the three-dimensional world. While on temporary leave from Stanford University, she continues to oversee the school’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. In 2018, Li was named an ACM Fellow for contributions in building large knowledge bases for machine learning and visual understanding.
Geoffrey Hinton Awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics
ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Geoffrey Hinton has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics along with John J. Hopfield "for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks." Hopfield created an associative memory that can store and reconstruct images and other types of patterns in data. Hinton invented a method that can autonomously find properties in data, and so perform tasks such as identifying specific elements in pictures. Hinton received the 2018 A.M. Turing Award with Yoshua Bengio and Yann LeCun for conceptual and engineering breakthroughs that have made deep neural networks a critical component of computing.
Nicola Dell Named 2024 MacArthur Fellow
ACM Member Nicola Dell has been named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow. She was cited for developing technology interventions to address the needs of overlooked populations, such as survivors of intimate partner violence. Dell is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Science at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech. She is also the Director of Technological Innovation for the Initiative on Home Care Work in the Center for Applied Research on Work (CAROW) at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and the Steering Committee Chair of ACM COMPASS.
Former ACM President Barbara Simons Honored at Verified Voting's 20th Anniversary Celebration
On September 14th, House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi presented former ACM president and Verified Voting Board Chair Barbara Simons with an award for her decades of commitment to securing our elections at Verified Voting’s 20th anniversary celebration. Simons has served on the Board of Advisors of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission since 2008, and as a computer scientist who believes in the power of paper, she continues to champion secure, transparent elections.
AI "Godfather" Says OpenAI's New Model May Be Able to Deceive, Needs "Much Stronger Safety Tests"
ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Yoshua Bengio is concerned about the ability of OpenAI's new o1 model to deceive, noting it has a "far superior ability to reason than its predecessors." Said Bengio, "In general, the ability to deceive is very dangerous, and we should have much stronger safety tests to evaluate that risk and its consequences in o1's case."
AI Pioneers Call for Protections Against 'Catastrophic Risks'
A group of AI pioneers—including Turing Award recipients Yoshua Bengio, Andrew Yao, and Geoffrey Hinton, and ACM Fellow Stuart Russell—released a statement on September 16 expressing their concerns that the capabilities of the technology could exceed that of its creators in a matter of years, leading "to catastrophic outcomes for all of humanity." They also proposed that countries establish AI safety authorities to register AI systems within their borders and collaborate to identify red lines and warning signs for the technology.
EU Opened a Door to a Universal Wallet. Tim Berners-Lee Wants to Enter
The EU plans to launch the European digital identity (eID) by 2026, allowing citizens to use a single digital wallet app to manage finances, access services, sign contracts, and travel. ACM A.M. Turing Award laureate Tim Berners-Lee and his startup Inrupt recently launched a universal data wallet infrastructure that enables interoperability across multiple servers, securely hosting data in personal data "pods," with the user maintaining control. Berners-Lee said he expects the EU to set an “important bar” for wallets and enforce “a standard” for credentials.
C. Gordon Bell, Creator of a Personal Computer Prototype, Dies at 89
C. Gordon Bell, called the “Frank Lloyd Wright of computers” by Datamation magazine, died on May 17 at the age of 89. Bell was the master architect in the effort to create smaller, affordable, interactive computers that could be clustered into a network. He built the first time-sharing computer and was among a group of engineers whose designs formed the bridge between the room-size models of the mainframe era and the advent of the personal computer. He also sponsored the ACM Gordon Bell Prize for work in parallel computing and the ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling.
ACM Fellows Inducted Into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Eight ACM Fellows have been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Congratulations to Nancy M. Amato (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Jason Cong (University of California, Los Angeles), Lise Getoor (University of California, Santa Cruz), Juan E. Gilbert (University of Florida), Elchanan Mossel, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Elizabeth Mynatt (Northeastern University Khoury College of Computer Sciences), Alberto Luigi Sangiovanni-Vincentelli (University of California, Berkeley), and Dan Suciu (University of Washington).
Andrea Goldsmith Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
ACM Athena Lecturer Award recipient Andrea Goldsmith is being inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame Class of 2024. She is being honored for her invention of Adaptive Beamforming for Multi-Antenna Wi-Fi, which has shaped the performance of wireless networking and enabled fast, reliable wireless service around the world, in addition to several other technological advances. She received the Athena Award for contributions to the theory and practice of adaptive wireless communications and sustained translation of theoretic results into commercial technologies and industry standards.
Yoshua Bengio Makes Time Magazine's Most Influential List
Time magazine has named ACM A.M. Turing Award laureate Yoshua Bengio to its list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2024. Bengio, a leading AI researcher, has been vocal about AI safety and the possibility of catastrophic outcomes related to future AI. Throughout his career, his research has been instrumental in shaping the world’s understanding of AI’s potential. He has also served as an adviser for the UN Secretary-General and the UK AI Safety Institute.
Michelle Zhou Appears on "The Disruption is Now" Podcast
In a recent episode of the podcast The Disruption is Now, host Greg Matusky chats with Michelle Zhou, co-founder and CEO of Juji, Inc., former Editor-in-Chief of ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems (TIIS) and current editorial board member of ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology (TIST). The episode, "Cultivating Compassionate AI," delves into he merging of empathy and technology, exploring how AI can enhance our lives and workspaces. In it, Zhou shares insights on creating AI that understands and interacts with humanity on a deeper level.
NSF Selects Greg Hager to Head CISE Directorate
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) named ACM Fellow Gregory D. Hager to head up its Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE). Hager is a Professor of Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University. His research covers many areas of AI and machine learning, including activity recognition and detection from video data; collaborative and vision-based robotics; and medical applications of machine learning, image analysis, and robotics.
Turing Award Laureate Tim Berners-Lee Predicts Internet's Future
ACM A.M. Turing Award laureate Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, shared predictions about his invention's future over the next 35 years. “Some people worry about whether, in 35 years, AI will be more powerful than us,” Berners-Lee said. “One of the things I predict—but it’s something we may have to fight for—is you will have an AI assistant, which you can trust, and it works for you, like a doctor.” Berners-Lee is credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989 while working at CERN, the Swiss particle physics research center.
ACM Fellow Fei-Fei Li Presses President Biden to Aid AI Researchers
ACM Fellow Fei-Fei Li of Stanford University—known as the "godmother of AI"—pressed President Joe Biden following his State of the Union address to fund a national warehouse of computing power and datasets to ensure the nation's leading AI researchers can keep pace with big tech firms. Said Li, "The public sector is now significantly lagging in resources and talent compared to that of industry. This will have profound consequences because industry is focused on developing technology that is profit-driven, whereas public sector AI goals are focused on creating public goods."
Bob Kahn Awarded IEEE Medal of Honor
ACM A.M. Turing Award laureate Robert E. Kahn, one of the "fathers of the Internet," has been awarded the 2024 IEEE Medal of Honor. The IEEE Foundation cited Kahn’s work in packet communication technologies and foundations of the Internet as the basis for the award. Kahn, along with Vint Cerf, received the A.M. Turing Award for pioneering work on internetworking, including the design and implementation of the Internet's basic communications protocols TCP/IP, and for inspired leadership in networking. Kahn and Cerf founded the non-profit Internet Society in 1992.
Yannis Ioaniddis Interviewed by Stephen Ibaraki
Recently, ACM President Yannis Ioannidis was interviewed by Stephen Ibaraki, Global Chairman REDDS Capital. In the interview, Ioannidis discusses a wide range of timely subjects such as data management and digital storytelling, AI advancements and specialized computing, and his time as ACM President. He speaks on ACM's role in achieving UN sustainable development goals and in climate change mitigation, as well as its role in serving diverse global needs and the future of computing. Finally, Yannis discusses “ACM 4.0”—an effort to address the changes needed for the organization’s next 25 years, and his plans to seek a second term as ACM President to continue his initiatives.
Francesca Rossi on The Tech Talks Daily Podcast
Francesca Rossi, Co-Author of ACM's "TechBrief: Generative Artificial Intelligence," appeared on The Tech Talks Daily Podcast to discuss the pressing issues surrounding the rapid commercialization of generative AI technologies. Rossi brings her extensive expertise as an IBM Fellow and AI ethics global leader to the shed light on the implications of AI on the workforce—with a startling revelation from ACM’s TechBrief—the need for comprehensive AI policies incorporating end-to-end governance approaches, and addressing risks at every AI development and deployment stage. Rossi also shares insights into how IBM addresses bias in AI systems, fairness and inclusivity, and setting industry standards for ethical AI practices.
Vint Cerf on PBS NewsHour
Appearing on PBS NewsHour, A.M. Turing Laureate and Vice President/Chief Internet Evangelist at Google Vint Cerf offers "A Brief But Spectacular Take on the Future of the Internet." Here, Cerf expounds on how the beginning of the internet seemed not so much a plan as a posed problem, what is needed to make the internet truly accessable for all, how the fears of artificial intelligence may be overblown but that AI shoud be handled with care, and the need for international cooperation to create laws that will ensure online safety and security for all.
In Memoriam: Niklaus Wirth
Programming language pioneer and A.M. Turing Laureate Niklaus Wirth passed away on January 1, 2024. Wirth created the Euler and PL360 languages, breaking new ground in formal separation of syntax and semantics. Working with Tony Hoare, Wirth used Euler as the basis of Algol-W which then became the basis for Pascal, which provided a foundation for future computer languages, systems, and architectural research for years to come. He also popularized the adage of "Wirth's law," which states that software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster. He was the recipient of the 1984 ACM A.M. Turing Award, the IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award, and the Marcel Benoist Prize, among other honors.
Dame Wendy Hall Named to UN AI Advisory Board
In an effort to form a single global body to govern artificial intelligence technology, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has announced a 39-person advisory board to help the international body determine what global rules were needed to oversee AI. Included on this board is ACM Fellow, former ACM President, and current Co-Chair of the ACM Publications Board Dame Wendy Hall, who has already served as an advisor to the UK government as well as other governments and companies around the world. The group would report back by the end of the year and publish its final nonbinding recommendations next summer.
Juan Gilbert Honored with National Medal of Technology and Innovation
President Joe Biden honored University of Florida computer science professor and ACM Fellow Juan Gilbert at the White House with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for pioneering a universal voting system that makes voting more reliable and accessible for everyone and for increasing diversity in the computer science workforce. The National Medal of Technology and Innovation, or NMTI, is the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement, bestowed by the president of the United States on leading innovators for their outstanding contributions to America’s economic, environmental and social well-being. You can view the event here.
ACM CEO Vicki Hanson to Receive HCI Medal for Societal Impact
The HCII2024 Conference has announced that ACM CEO Vicki Hanson has been chosen to receive the 2024 HCI Medal for Societal Impact. The HCI Medal for Societal Impact was established in 2022 to be awarded to academics, researchers, or professionals in recognition of the impact of their work in the field of human-computer interaction on society. The medal will be conferred during the conference Opening Plenary Session, to be followed by the Keynote speech. The conference will take place June 29–July 4, 2024, in Washington DC.
Vint Cerf and Hari Balakrishnan Receive Marconi Society Awards
A.M Turing Award recipient Vint Cerf has received the Marconi Society Lifetime Achievement Award. The Marconi Society Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals with an established history of distinguished work who have made creative contributions and positive impact to the field of communications and to the development of the careers of others. ACM Fellow Hari Balakrishnan has received the 2023 Marconi Prize. The Marconi Prize is the flagship award of the Marconi Society, given annually to innovators who have made significant contributions to increasing digital inclusivity through the advancement of information and communications technology.
ACM Members in the News 2023
“ERC Consolidator Award: Future Social Interaction in XRn"
juliericowilliamson.com, November 23, 2023
ACM Publications Board and ACM Digital Library Board member Julie Williamson has been awarded a 2023 ERC Consolidator Grant for research in FUSION Future Social Interaction in XR
“5 questions for Scott Aaronson"
Politico, November 17, 2023
2020 ACM Prize in Computing recipient Scott Aaronson discusses what he sees as the limitations of quantum computing, the inevitable influence of Isaac Asimov, and more.
“Leading Digital Education Expert Honoured With Prestigious Lovelace Medal"
Swansea University, November 8, 2023
ACM Council and Pubs Board member Tom Crick will receive the BCS Lovelace Medal later this year, in recognition of his significant contribution to computer science education.
“Are We Being Led Into Yet Another AI Chatbot Bubble?"
Fast Company, October 25, 2023
Michelle Zhou helps explain that today’s chatbots lack the “soft skills” needed to be truly useful in business settings.
“Juan Gilbert Honored with National Medal of Technology and Innovation"
UF News, October 24, 2023
President Joe Biden honored University of Florida computer science professor and ACM Fellow Juan Gilbert at the White House today with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation
“AI Pioneers Yann Lecun and Yoshua Bengio Clash in an Intense Online Debate Over AI Safety and Governance"
VentureBeat, October 16, 2023
In a fiery debate that erupted over the weekend, two of the most influential figures in AI and deep learning fiercely discussed potential risks and safety concerns.
“John Warnock, Co-Founder of Adobe, Dies at 82"
KSLTV, August 20, 2023
Warnock was a co-founder of Adobe and the inventor of PostScript and the PDF. Among his many honors, he was an ACM Fellow and received the Software System Award.
“UK to Host AI Safety Summit at Start of November"
Financial Times, August 16, 2023
Dame Wendy Hall says the summit needs input from wider society, not just tech companies and governments.
“The Cryptographer Who Ensures We Can Trust Our Computers"
Quanta Magazine, July 27, 2023
Yael Tauman Kalai's breakthroughs secure the digital world, from cloud computing to our quantum future.
“It's the End of Computer Programming as We Know It. (And I Feel Fine.)"
New York Times, June 2, 2023
Matt Welsh and his CACM article are referenced in this interesting piece on the changing landscape of computer programming.
“Rider Professor Honored for Championing Women in Cybersecurity"
Rider University, April 26, 2023
Elizabeth Hawthorne received this year’s Advocacy Award from Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS).
“Geoffrey Hinton Tells Us Why He’s Now Scared of the Tech He Helped Build"
MIT Technology Review, May 2, 2023
“I have suddenly switched my views on whether these things are going to be more intelligent than us.”
“‘The Godfather of A.I.’ Leaves Google and Warns of Danger Ahead"
New York Times, May 1, 2023
For half a century, Geoffrey Hinton nurtured the technology at the heart of chatbots like ChatGPT. Now he worries it will cause serious harm.
“A Tech Industry Pioneer Sees a Way for the US to Lead in Advanced Chips"
New York Times, Apr. 19, 2023
Ivan Sutherland played a key role in foundational computer technologies. Now he sees a path for America to claim the mantle in “superconducting” chips.
“Computing Guru Criticizes ChatGPT AI Tech for Making Things Up"
CNET, Feb. 13, 2023
Vint Cerf, who helped create the internet's core network technology, hopes engineers can improve artificial intelligence's shortcoming.
“IEEE Medal of Honor Goes to Vint Cerf"
IEEE Spectrum, Jan. 31, 2023
A.M. Turing Award recipient codesigned the internet protocol and transmission control protocol
“How Neural Networks Revolutionized AI"
WNYCStudios, Jan. 13, 2023
An interview with Geoffrey Hinton about his pioneering work in neural networks, what it was like working for years on a technology that many in his field didn’t think would work, and how language is an imperfect tool.
“3 AI trends in drug discovery that stood out in 2022"
VentureBeat, Jan. 2, 2023
James Handler, Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Chair of the Association for Computing Machinery Technology Policy Council, told VentureBeat about two uses where AI is showing great promise in drug discovery.
ACM Members in the News 2022
“This Scientist is Trying to Create an Accessible, Unhackable Voting Machine"
MIT Technology Review, Nov. 1, 2022
Some experts believe that the pursuit is misguided, because no computer could ever be unhackable. Juan Gilbert was undeterred.
“The White House Moves to Hold Artificial Intelligence Accountable With AI Bill of Rights"
Venture Beat, Oct. 4, 2022
As AI has rapidly advanced, more voices have joined in the cry to ensure that it remains safe.
“Computer Science’s Challenges, as Seen by Its Pioneers"
Inside Higher Ed, Sept. 30, 2022
Recipients of the world’s most prestigious computer science awards gathered at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum, sharing concerns about teaching, ed-tech tools, and improving-but-still-low participation rates by women.
“Three Laureates Walk on a Stage...and Start Debating Technology"
Spectrum.de, Sept. 20, 2022
ACM CEO Vicki Hanson moderated a panel at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum with ACM A.M. Turing Award recipients Vint Cerf, Leslie Lamport, and Joseph Sifakis.
“Turing Award Winner On His Pioneering Algorithms"
IEEE Spectrum, July 27, 2022
ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Jack Dongarra discusses his groundbreaking work in algorithms and how they spurred the growth of high-performance computing.
“What's the Biggest Effect a Recession Could Have on Tech Policy?"
Protocol, August 1, 2022
Vinton Cerf of ACM's Technology Policy Council comments on the consequences of a recession in the realm of tech policy.
“Ransomware Attacks Against Higher Ed Increase"
Inside Higher Ed, July 22, 2022
Jeremy Epstein, Chair of ACM's US Technology Policy Committee, comments on the recent surge in ransomware attacks against colleges and universities.
“Jack Dongarra to Present the ACM A.M. Turing Award Lecture as SC22 Keynote Event"
HPCWire, June 14, 2022
Jack J. Dongarra, long-time SC supporter and recipient of the 2021 ACM A.M. Turing Award, has chosen the SC22 Conference in Dallas, Texas for his award presentation.
“ACM 75 Years No. 1 Computer Science - Interview 2022 New President Yannis Ioannidis"
Forbes, July 7, 2022
An interview with ACM President Yannis Ioannidis.
“Ganapati Bhat Receives National Award for Wearable Device Research"
WSU Insider, June 3, 2022
WSU Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science recently won the ACM 2022 Outstanding Dissertation Award.
“Berkeley Robot Learning Pioneer Pieter Abbeel Wins ACM Prize in Computing"
Berkeley Engineering, April 6, 2022
ACM has awarded UC Berkeley professor Pieter Abbeel the 2021 ACM Prize in Computing for his foundational work in robot learning.
“Boston College Computer Scientist Honored for Innovative Research"
Boston College News, June 1, 2022
Jean-Baptiste Tristan is among seven co-recipients of the 2021 ACM Software System Award for contributions to groundbreaking research and practical applications that impact everyday users of technology.
“U.S. Retakes Top Spot in Supercomputer Race"
The New York Times, May 23, 2022
A massive machine in Tennessee has been deemed the world’s speediest. Experts say two supercomputers in China may be faster, but the country didn’t participate in the rankings.
"US Rushes to Catch up With China in Supercomputer Race"
Financial Times, May 17, 2022
2021 A.M. Turing Award recipient Jack Dongarra comments on the tech race between the US and China.
“How to Write Software With Mathematical Perfection"
Quantamagazine, May 17, 2022
Modern computers can effectively coordinate with each other because of the work of the computer scientist Leslie Lamport.
"Advocate’s Mentorship Adds Up to Diversity in Those Studying Computer Science"
News@Northeastern, April 19, 2022
Carla E. Brodley, first recipient of ACM's Frances E. Allen Award for Outstanding Mentoring.
"Éva Tardos named ACM Athena Lecturer "
Cornell Chronicle, April 19, 2022
ACM names Éva Tardos the 2022-2023 ACM Athena Lecturer.
"Pieter Abbeel awarded the 2021 ACM Prize in Computing "
Forbes, April 19, 2022
2022 ACM Awardee Prof Abbeel For Top Work In AI And Robotics.
"Jack Dongarra recieves A.M. Turing Award"
Knoxville News Sentinnel, May 5, 2022
Groundbreaking Knoxville Researcher wins A.M. Turing Award, ‘Nobel Prize’ in Computer Science.
"Quantum Cryptanalysis: Hype and Reality"
Law Fare, February 16, 2022
Simson Garfinkel, USTPC Digital Governance Subcommittee Co-Chair, co-authored an article about quantum cryptanalysis, which he says is a threat, but one that is overhyped.
"Remote & Hybrid Work and the Shift from Speaking to Scribing"
InformationWeek, February 11, 2022
ACM Ubiquity Senior Editor and ACM-W Standing Committees Chair Bushra Anjum provides tips for IT professionals to develop and internalize writing skills in the changing world of remote and hybrid work environments.
ACM Members in the News 2021
"Study Shows How ML Could Improve COVID-19 Predictive Models"
Brown University, December 1, 2021
George Karniadakis (ACM Gordon Bell Prize and SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering recipient) said nine prominent COVID-19 prediction models were incorrect and ineffective because they treated key parameter values as fixed over time.
Media Coverage of 2021 ACM Gordon Bell Prize:
South China Morning Post
XinhuaNet
HPCWire
The Next Platform
Gaming Deputy
Media Coverage of 2021 ACM Gordon Bell Special Prize for High Performance Computing-Based COVID-19 Research:
HPCWire
Asahi Shimbun
"JPMorgan bankers learn to work with expanding AI team"
efinancialcareers.com, November 4, 2021
Speaking at ACM's ICAIF conference, JP Morgan's Managing Director for AI research Sameena Shah said the team is hiring and that students with an interest in AI should absolutely get in touch.
"It’s Time to Open the Black Boxes"
Inside Higher Ed, November 3, 2021
As remote testing becomes pervasive, colleges should ask some fundamental and wide-ranging questions, ACM USTPC Chair Jeremy Epstein and Christopher Kang write.
"Next Steps on the U.S. AI Bill of Rights"
Washington Spectator, November 2, 2021
Past ACM global Technology Policy Council Chair Lorraine Kisselburgh and Marc Rotenberg of the Center for AI and Digital Policy outline why a set of basic rights and responsibilities for the use of AI is important.
"Rice Web Server Helps Identify COVID-19 Drug Candidates"
Rice University News, November 1, 2021
ACM Athena Lecturer Lydia Kavraki and multi-institutional colleagues have posted a "user-friendly" Web server for screening drug candidates virtually in relation to known protein-binding pockets on the pathogen.
"Advancing Your Tech Career Through Industry Groups and Clubs"
Dice.com, October 27, 2021
ACM is recommended as a valuable career resource.
"Delta to Roll Out Facial Recognition in Atlanta Domestic Terminal"
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 26, 2021
The ACM global Technology Policy Council last year warned facial recognition "has often compromised fundamental human and legal rights of individuals to privacy, employment, justice, and personal liberty." However, Council Chair James Hendler wrote that Delta's implementation "makes it clear where and how it is being used," offers an opt-out process, and has human backup for when the system malfunctions.
"Data Mining Conference Honors Best Papers on COVID-19, Disaster Work Zones, More"
HPCwire, September 30, 2021
ACM's Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (SIGKDD) named three of 2,200 submitted papers to receive the SIGKDD Best Paper Awards for advancing basic understanding of knowledge discovery in data and data mining.
"Digital Sky Survey Receives SIGMOD Award"
FermiLab, September 20, 2021
ACM Special Interest Group on Management of Data recognizes astronomy project with its Systems Award for its "early and influential demonstration of the power of data science to transform a scientific domain."
"Foster et al. Receive Most Influential Paper Award for Network Programming Language"
Cornell Chronicle, September 10, 2021
ACM SIGPLAN's International Conference on Functional Programming (ICFP) named research from 2011 co-authored by Cornell University's Nate Foster the Most Influential Paper for its creation of a network programming language.
"Professor awarded Test of Time award for paper on data privacy"
Penn State News, July 23, 2021
A 2011 paper on data privacy co-authored by Dan Kifer, professor of computer science and engineering at Penn State, received the 2021 ACM SIGMOD Test of Time Award.
"Computer Science Professor Wins 'Test of Time' Award for Influential Paper"
USC Viterbi News, July 20, 2021
Shang-Hua Teng honored with SIGACT's Symposium on Theory of Computing (STOC) Test-of-Time Award.
"James Hendler Named Chair of ACM Technology Policy Council"
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, July 7, 2021
ACM global tech policy group's new Chair hopes to generate policy papers on wide-ranging topics, including AI, autonomous vehicles, social media, data sharing, and privacy protection.
"Reddy’s Wager: So, How Long Before Babel Fish Becomes a Reality"
Analytics India, July 7, 2021
ACM Turing Award laureate Raj Reddy posits that in 10 years, there will be a 21st-century version of Babel fish, an earpiece that can translate hundreds of languages in real time. (The device was a prop in the sci-fi blockbuster "Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.")
"Recognition for NoSQL Pioneers"
IProgrammer, July 5, 2021
The three creators of Berkeley DB, an early exemplar of the NoSQL movement, were recognized with the 2020 ACM Software System Award.
"What draws private sector tech execs to government?"
CIODive, June 30, 2021
ACM Journal on Digital Government: Research and Practice co-Editor-in-Chief Beth Simone Noveck says, "What's kept me going back [to the public sector] is this chance to really make a difference in terms of people's lives."
"WWW Code That Changed the World Up for Auction as NFT"
Reuters, June 15, 2021
Computer scientist and ACM A.M. Turing Award laureate Tim Berners-Lee's original source code for what would become the World Wide Web now is part of a non-fungible token (NFT) that Sotheby's will auction off, with bidding to start at $1,000.
Media Coverage of Ayanna Howard, 2021-2022 ACM Athena Lecturer:
MIT Technology Review
Robotics 24/7
HPC Wire
"Researchers' Algorithm Designs Soft Robots that Sense"
MIT News, March 22, 2021
ACM Fellow Daniela Rus of MIT says, "Automating the design of sensorized soft robots is an important step toward rapidly creating intelligent tools that help people with physical tasks."
"An existential discussion: What is the probability of nuclear war?"
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, March 18, 2021
ACM A.M. Turing Award laureates Martin Hellman and Vint Cerf discuss National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine project seeking to answer the question of whether the US should use quantitative methods to assess the risks of nuclear war and nuclear terrorism.
"ACM SIGIR Academy to recognize contributions to information retrieval"
EurekAlert!, March 2, 2021
ACM’s Special Interest Group on Information Retrieval announces SIGIR Academy to honor and recognize individuals who have made significant, cumulative contributions to the development of the IR field.
"Australian Media Law Raises Questions About 'Pay for Clicks'"
AP News, February 18, 2021
At a recent Australian Senate committee hearing, ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Tim Berners-Lee said, "Specifically, I am concerned that that code risks breaching a fundamental principle of the Web by requiring payment for linking between certain content online."
"Experts Discuss Challenges of Voting in An Electronic Age"
Government Technology, February 17, 2021
ACM USTPC convened panel, “Technology & Trust: Voting in the Electronic Age," which included voting experts from government, research and academia. Watch video here.
"Sensor Takes Guesswork Out of N95 Decontamination"
University of Michigan, February 16, 2021
Researchers created a wireless sensor platform that monitors temperature, humidity, and time to ensure ideal conditions for sanitizing N95 facemasks using moist-heat decontamination. The research received an award in a special session on COVID-19 Response Research at ACM's Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems.
"Shafi Goldwasser Wins L'Oréal-UNESCO Award"
MIT News, February 12, 2021
Shafi Goldwasser, the RSA Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and winner of the 2012 ACM A.M. Turing Award, has been named the laureate for North America in the 2021 L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science International Awards.
"Edmund Melson Clarke, Creator of Model Checking, Dies at 75"
IEEE Spectrum, January 11, 2021
Clarke, E. Allen Emerson, and computer scientist Joseph Sifakis were named recipients of the 2007 ACM A.M. Turing Award for their role in developing model checking into a highly effective verification technology that has been widely adopted in the hardware and software industries.
"He Created the Web. Now He's Out to Remake the Digital World"
The New York Times, January 10, 2021
World Wide Web creator and 2016 ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Tim Berners-Lee hopes to bring the Web back to his original vision of a decentralized marketplace through personal online data stores (pods), with users controlling their data in individual vaults.
"Leading Computer Scientists Debate the Next Steps for AI in 2021"
VentureBeat, January 2, 2021
ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Judea Pearl said AI systems require world knowledge and common sense to use the data they receive most efficiently.
ACM Members in the News 2020
"Pablo Cesar Named ACM Distinguished Member"
Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, December 17, 2020
"Distinguished Members of ACM 2020 Announced; Chinese Scholars Account for 40%"
Finance Sina, December 17, 2020
"Xue Liu Named Distinguished Member of ACM"
McGill Reporter, December 17, 2020
"ACM Distinguished Member - Prof Aaron Quigley"
UNSW Sydney, December 17, 2020
"HCDE Chair Julie Kientz named ACM Distinguished Member"
University of Washington, December 16, 2020
"Computer Science Prof Townsend Recognized for Educational Contributions"
DePauw University, December 16, 2020
"Barnes Named Distinguished Member of the ACM"
North Carolina State University, December 16, 2020
"Daniel Boley Named Distinguished Member by the ACM "
University of Minnesota, December 16, 2020
"Engineering Professor Receives Association's Outstanding Contributions Award"
Penn State News, November 24, 2020
Trent Jaeger awarded ACM SIGSAC Outstanding Contributions Award.
"https://www.rider.edu/about/news/new-cybersecurity-professor-joins-rider-sense-duty"
Rider University, November 5, 2020
Profile of Elizabeth Hawthorne and her work with ACM curricula.
"Meet the Computer Scientist Who Helped Push for Paper Ballots"
Dark Reading, September 16, 2020
"You can't trust computers to work properly [with voting systems]," says former ACM President Barbara Simons, who has served on multiple projects and task forces on election security. "You need paper as a check on the computers."
"2020 Class of SIGHPC Computational and Data Science Fellows Announced"
HPCwire, July 23, 2020
ACM's Special Interest Group on High Performance Computing (SIGHPC) has announced this year's Computational and Data Science Fellowships, which aim to boost the diversity of students pursuing graduate degrees in those fields through an annual $15,000 grant.
"The Transcendent Three: Why These Women Were Worthy of the Prestigious Turing Award"
Analytics India Magazine, June 15, 2020
ACM A.M. Turing Award recipients Fran Allen, Barbara Liskov, and Shafi Goldwasser featured.
"Former Electrical Engineering student at CTC/PUC-Rio wins the 2020 Eckert-Mauchly Award"
CTC/PUC-Rio, June 8, 2020
Luiz André Barroso received an undergraduate and Master's degree in Electrical Engineering at the Technical Scientific Center of PUC-Rio.
"Prof. Gabriele Kotsis Elected President of ACM, a Global Computer Association"
Johannes Kepler University, May 28, 2020
During her term as president, Kotsis wants to focus more on the know-how and expertise of the ACM members.
"Kavraki earns top computer science honor"
Rice University, May 20, 2020
Lydia Kavraki wins ACM/AAAI Allen Newell Award for pioneering contributions to robotic motion planning.
"A Case for Cooperation Between Machines and Humans"
The New York Times, May 21, 2020
Instead of trying to create autonomous robots, designers should focus on designing computerized machines that are reliable, safe and trustworthy, says Ben Shneiderman of ACM’s US Tech Policy Committee (USTPC).
"Dr. Michael Ley to receive the ACM Distinguished Service Award"
IDW (Germany), May 15, 2020
Ley cited for developing dblp from a small and initially highly specialized collection of metadata about scholarly publications in the fields of databases and logic programming into the most comprehensive, open bibliographic information service for computer science.
"Shattering the Silicon Ceiling: 2020 Marconi Prize Awarded to Wireless Innovator Dr. Andrea Goldsmith"
The Marconi Society, April 30, 2020
The Marconi Society has awarded the 2020 Marconi Prize to Andrea Goldsmith for her pioneering contributions to the theory and practice of adaptive wireless communications. She is the first woman to win the award and is the 2018-2019 ACM Athena Lecturer.
"Andrea Goldsmith becomes first woman to win the Marconi Prize, shattering a glass ceiling in the field of telecommunications"
Stanford University, April 30, 2020
"Rus Named to White House Science Council"
MIT News, April 21, 2020
MIT professor and ACM Fellow Daniela Rus selected to serve on the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).
"Informatics Professor Crista Lopes Co-Chairs Task Force on Best Practices for Virtual Conferences"
University of California, Irvine, April 15, 2020
Lopes helped form ACM Presidential Task Force on Virtual Conferences, addressing COVID-19 concerns.
"Your Internet Is Working. Thank These Cold War-Era Pioneers Who Designed It to Handle Almost Anything"
The Washington Post, April 6, 2020
Designers like Vinton G. Cerf, former president of ACM and a 2004 ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient, aimed to create a system resilient enough to remain operable after a nuclear attack by continuously calculating and recalculating the best data-transmission routes.
"Obituary: Jaime Carbonell, Professor at CMU Pioneered Language Technologies Research"
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 4, 2020
Carbonell, whom colleagues called the "godfather of language technologies," died February 28 at age 66. He received a Recognition of Service award from ACM for his stint as president of SIGAI, ACM’s Special Interest Group on Artificial Intelligence, from 1983 to 1985.
"Larry Tesler: Computer Scientist Behind Cut, Copy, and Paste Dies at Age 74"
BBC News, February 20, 2020
Larry Tesler, inventor of the "cut," "copy," and "paste" commands, recipient of ACM SIGCHI's Lifetime Practice Award in 2011 and 2010 CHI Academy inductee, has died at the age of 74.
"Deep learning godfathers Bengio, Hinton, and LeCun say the field can fix its flaws"
ZDNet, February 10, 2020
2018 ACM A.M. Turing Award recipients took the stage at an AI conference to present a united front about how deep learning can move past obstacles like adversarial examples and maybe even gain common sense.
"ACM’s New Open Access Agreements: A Q&A with Scott Delman"
The Scholarly Kitchen, February 10, 2020
ACM Director of Publications discusses ACM's new open access publishing agreements with four major US universities.
"Numerical algorithms for high-performance computational science"
Royal Society Publishing, January 20, 2020
Special issue of Philosophical Transactions A was co-edited by Jack Dongarra, recipient of SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering, Ken Kennedy Award, and an ACM Fellow.
"Donald Knuth on Algorithms, Complexity, and The Art of Computer Programming"
Inside HPC, January 2, 2020
In a podcast interview with Lex Fridman, computer scientist and ACM A.M. Turing laureate Knuth discusses Alan Turing, neural networks, machine learning and other AI topics.
ACM Members in the News 2019
2019 ACM Fellows in the News:
Arizona State University
Yale University
Northwestern University
University of Texas at Austin
China Today
University of Michigan
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Minnesota
Cornell University
Colorado State University
University of Sydney
University of California Santa Cruz
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Maryland
University of Virginia
Columbia University
University of Washington
Monash University
National Security Agency (NSA)
Texas A&M University
PTT News (China)
"Yoshua Bengio, Revered Architect of AI, Has Some Ideas about What to Build Next"
IEEE Spectrum, December 10, 2019
In an interview, 2018 ACM A.M. Turing Award co-recipient Yoshua Bengio talks about the current state of deep learning; AI's efforts to replicate human intelligence; and meta-learing, among other topics.
"The Architect of Modern Algorithms"
Quanta Magazine, November 20, 2019
In an interview, 2008 ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Barbara Liskov says, “Designing something just powerful enough is an art.”
"UNC Charlotte Professor Earns Industry Honor"
University of North Carolina Charlotte, October 31, 2019
“With any award, recognition or promotion I get, I am hopeful it will improve the acceptance of more Latinx in computing,” says 2019 ACM Distinguished Member Manuel Pérez Quiñones.
"Online Voting a Bad Idea"
CKLW (Canada), October 24, 2019
Jeremy Epstein, Vice Chair of the ACM US Technology Policy Committee, appeared on Canadian radio, stating: "Internet voting is controversial among technologists the same way smoking is controversial among doctors—you may be able to find a doctor somewhere who thinks smoking is a good idea, but it's a small fraction."
"An AI Pioneer Wants His Algorithms to Understand the 'Why'"
Wired, October 8, 2019
2018 ACM A.M. Turing Award co-recipient Yoshua Bengio believes deep learning won’t realize its full potential, and won’t deliver a true AI revolution, until it can go beyond pattern recognition and learn more about cause and effect.
"NSF selects Margaret Martonosi to head Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate"
National Science Foundation, September 23, 2019
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected ACM Fellow Margaret Martonosi to serve as head of the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering.
"Cranor Joins New ACM Technology Policy Council"
Carnegie Mellon University, September 20, 2019
Lorrie Cranor, the CMU FORE Systems Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Public Policy, has joined 11 other distinguished computer scientists on ACM’s Technology Policy Council.
"Queen’s Professor appointed to global technology policy council"
Queen’s University Belfast, August 23, 2019
Máire O’Neill, a Professor at Queen’s University Belfast, has been appointed to the newly formed global ACM Technology Policy Council.
"Simulating blood flow at the cellular level"
Primeur Magazine, August 6, 2019
2017 ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award recipient Amanda Randles selected to be one of 10 researchers to get an early crack at using Aurora, US’s newest and largest supercomputer.
"Rose Helps Bring Animated Characters to Life at Blue Sky Studios"
STEM Workforce Diversity Magazine, Summer 2019
ACM SIGGRAPH 2019 Conference Chair Mikki Rose featured.
"Fernando Corbató, a Father of Your Computer (and Your Password), Dies at 93"
The New York Times, July 12, 2019
Fernando Corbató, who received the 1990 ACM A.M. Turing Award, died on Friday at the age of 93.
"Stephen Cook's pioneering career in computational complexity"
University of Toronto, July 5, 2019
ACM A.M. Turing Award laureate Cook tackles the P vs. NP problem.
"Why Should We Care About Technology Ethics? The Updated ACM Code of Ethics"
infoQ, June 5, 2019
The 2018 rewrite of the ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct has brought it up-to-date with new technologies and societal demands, says Catherine Flick, a member of the Code task force.
"Universite de Montreal Prof Wins $100K Killam Prize for AI Research"
Montreal Gazette (Canada), April 25, 2019
Canada Council names 2018 ACM A.M. Turing Award co-recipient Yoshua Bengio one of this year’s recipients of Killam Prize for his work on artificial intelligence.
"He Helped Create AI. Now, He Worries About 'Killer Robots'"
The New York Times, March 29, 2019
Yoshua Bengio, a co-recipient of the 2018 ACM A.M. Turing Award, is concerned about artificial intelligence being weaponized.
"Turing Award Winner Judea Pearl Believes to Build Truly Intelligent Machines, Researchers Should Teach Them Cause & Effect"
Analytics India, January 31, 2019
ACM A.M. Turing Award laureate Judea Pearl argues that AI has been hampered by an incomplete understanding of what intelligence really is.
"Levchin Prize Names Winners at the 2019 Real-World Crypto Conference"
Business Wire, January 9, 2019
Mihir Bellare, recipient of ACM Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award, receives Levchin Prize.
ACM Members in the News 2018
"The Yoda of Silicon Valley"
The New York Times, December 17, 2018
Stanford computer scientist and ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Donald Knuth reflects on 50 years of his opus-in-progress, The Art of Computer Programming, which has served as the bible of its field.
"Felten confirmed as member of U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board"
Princeton University, October 12, 2018
Former USACM chair Ed Felten confirmed by Senate to PCLOB, the five-person board established at the recommendation of the 9/11 Commission and charged with evaluating and advising on executive branch anti-terrorism measures with respect to privacy and civil liberties.
"Tim Berners-Lee Launched His Vision for an Alternative Web, and His Timing Was Impeccable"
Business Insider, October 1, 2018
2016 ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Sir Tim Berners-Lee has been a vocal opponent of major technology companies abusing user data, calling for more regulation.
"’I Was Devastated’: Tim Berners-Lee, the Man Who Created the World Wide Web, Has Some Regrets"
Vanity Fair, August 2018
ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Berners-Lee has seen his creation debased by everything from fake news to mass surveillance. But he’s got a plan to fix it.
"The ethics of computer science: this researcher has a controversial proposal"
Nature, July 26, 2018
ACM Future of Computing Academy Chair Brent Hecht says peer reviewers must ensure that researchers consider negative societal consequences of their work.
"Ethics, GDPR, and diversity: Verdict talks to the president of the Association for Computing Machinery"
The Verdict (UK), July 19, 2018
In an interview, ACM President Cherri Pancake talks about her rise to the top in a male-dominated industry and some of the important work ACM is doing in making computing technology fit for the digital age.
"Exclusive interview series with laureates of mathematics and computer science"
IDW (Germany), July 9, 2018
Profile of ACM Prize Recipient Jeff Dean in article about this year’s Heidelberg Laureate Forum.
"Interacting With Students Provides Rewards That Are Hard to Beat"
Silicon Republic, June 25, 2018
In an interview, Baldwin Wallace University's Jodi Tims, chair of ACM's Council on Women in Computing (ACM-W), discusses how an academic career in computer science offers exceptional rewards.
"International Award for Strathclyde Computer Science Professor"
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, June 19, 2018
Andrew McGettrick, an emeritus professor of computer science at the University of Strathclyde, is one of three 2018 awardees of the ACM Presidential Award.
"Association for Computing Machinery elects Brazilian new board member"
Plantao News (Brazil), June 13, 2018
Claudia Bauzer Medeiros named an ACM board Member-at-Large.
"Turing Award Recipients Cerf and Kahn to Receive Benjamin Franklin Medal"
The Franklin Institute, April 17, 2018
2004 ACM A.M. Turing Award co-recipients Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn will receive the 2018 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science for enabling the Internet by developing TCP/IP, at a ceremony on April 19.
"Why Software Developers Should Take Ethics into Consideration"
InfoQ, March 8, 2018
Interview with Circonus CEO and ACM Practitioners Board member Theo Schlossnagle.
"Tech luminaries we lost in 2017 "
Computerworld, December 29, 2017
Overview of tech luminaries who passed away in 2017 lists ACM Fellows Robert W. Taylor and Peter Wegner, ACM’s first female president Jean Sammet, and ACM Turing Award recipients Chuck Thacker and Charles Bachman.
"The Computer Scientist Who Prefers Paper"
The Atlantic, December 2017
Former ACM President and USACM Co-chair Barbara Simons continues to work on electronic voting security issues.
ACM Members in the News 2017
"Father of the Web Confronts His Creation in the Era of Fake News"
Bloomberg, November 13, 2017
In an interview, World Wide Web Consortium founder (and 2016 A.M. Turing Award recipient) Sir Tim Berners-Lee discusses how his perspective of the Web has changed since its inception, especially with it being widely used to spread misinformation.
"The Computer Scientist Who Prefers Paper"
The Atlantic, December 2017
Former ACM President and USACM Co-chair Barbara Simons continues to work on electronic voting security issues.
"Building Tomorrow's Robots"
Technology Review, October 24, 2017
As director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Robotics Laboratory and its Distributed Robotics Lab, professor Daniela Rus (an ACM Fellow) is at the forefront of robot innovation.
"Put Humans at the Center of AI"
Technology Review, October 9, 2017
In an interview, Stanford University Artificial Intelligence Lab and Stanford Vision Lab Director Fei-Fei Li advocates for more human-centered AI and the benefits it can yield. Li was a panelist at ACM’s 50 Years of the Turing Award Celebration.
"Top Networking Researcher Looks to a Programmable Future"
Network Computing, August 23, 2017
Athena Lecturer Jennifer Rexford talks about how making the network programmable can improve security and performance.
"Interview: Daphne Koller, Chief Computing Officer, Calico; Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University"
Inside Big Data, July 22, 2017
Koller, who received the inaugural ACM-Infosys Foundation Award in the Computing Sciences (now known as the ACM Prize in Computing), talks about challenges and opportunities of Big Data.
"Charles W. Bachman, Business Software Innovator, Dies at 92"
The New York Times, July 16, 2017
Bachman was 1973 ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient and ACM Fellow.
"A computer science legacy extends 70 years"
Mount Holyoke College, July 13, 2017
ACM-W Chair Valerie Barr named Jean E. Sammet Endowed Chair in Computer Science. Sammet was the first woman to serve as ACM president.
"The Internet’s Future Is More Fragile than Ever, Says One of Its Inventors"
Fast Company, July 6, 2017
Former ACM president and Turing Award laureate Vint Cerf discusses future of the Internet during ACM’s conference celebrating 50 years of the Turing Award.
"Jean Sammet, Co-Designer of a Pioneering Computer Language, Dies at 89"
The New York Times, June 4, 2017
Software engineer Jean E. Sammet, who co-designed the Common Business Oriented Language (COBOL) and was elected the first female president of the ACM in 1974, passed away on May 20 at the age of 89.
"Vint Cerf on His 'Love Affair' With Tech and What's Coming Next"
Computerworld, May 19, 2017
In an interview, Google chief Internet evangelist and former ACM president Vint Cerf, who shared the 2004 ACM A.M. Turing Award with Robert E. Kahn, says he envisions the Internet of Things as a significant technology development.
"Amazing Facts about Dennis Ritchie, the Inventor of C Programming Language and Unix"
TechWorm, May 16, 2017
1983 ACM A.M. Turing Award co-recipient (with Ken Thompson) profiled.
"Microsoft's New Head of Research Has Spent His Career Building Powerful AI--and Making Sure It's Safe"
Quartz, May 2, 2017
With his recent appointment as director of all Microsoft research centers outside Asia, 2015 ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award recipient Eric Horvitz says he has a mission to oversee "game-changing" work studying how artificial intelligence (AI) is shaped by societal and social factors.
"Microsoft Research Head Jeannette Wing to Lead Columbia Data Science Institute"
HPC Wire, May 1, 2017
Wing is an ACM Fellow and Distinguished Service Award recipient.
"Computer Pioneer Jean E. Sammet Programmed before Programming Was a Thing"
The New Stack, April 23, 2017
Sammet was ACM’s first female president.
"Returning from Washington, Felten seeks dialogue between technology and policy"
Princeton University, April 13, 2017
Former USACM Chair Ed Felten talks about his experience in government service at the Federal Trade Commisssion.
"What the Founder of the World Wide Web Thinks about the State of the Web"
WBUR (Boston NPR Affiliate), April 4, 2017
ACM A.M. Turing Award 2016 recipient Sir Tim Berners-Lee has been thinking a lot lately about the power of his invention and the Pandora's Box it has opened.
"Research Highlight: CRA Board Member Dan Grossman"
Computing Research Association, February 25, 2017
ACM Education Board member Dan Grossman talks about MOOCs and CS curricula.
"Julia Hirschberg Elected to the National Academy of Engineering"
EurekAlert, February 23, 2017
ACM Fellow honored with one of the highest professional distinctions awarded to an engineer.
"2017 Japan Prize Honors Trailblazers in Life Science and Cryptography"
The Japan Prize Foundation, February 2, 2017
Adi Shamir, a co-recipient of the 2002 ACM A.M. Turing Award, has received the 2017 Japan Prize for significant contributions to the fields of cryptography and computer science.
"Q&A: RSA crypto pioneer Adleman keeps pushing the limits"
InfoWorld, January 10, 2017
ACM A.M. Turing Award co-recipient Len Adleman sounds off on RSA's big breakthrough, why DNA works great for computing, and our coming cyberwar risk.
ACM Members in the News 2016
"Kelowna born innovation entrepreneur honoured by UN"
Lake Country News, December 21, 2016
ACM Practitioner Board Co-Chair Stephen Ibaraki receives IFIP Silver Core Award for excellence.
"The Man Behind the Internet"
AARP Bulletin, December 2016
Former ACM president Vint Cerf discusses his role in the invention of the Internet.
"Artificial Intelligence Expert Weighs in for WiC"
LightReading, December 5, 2016
Interview with ACM member Melanie Mitchell on her career in AI.
"Executive Q&A: Jeannette M. Wing, Head of Microsoft Research"
CRA Computing Research News, November 2016
Interview with ACM Fellow and ACM Distinguished Service Award recipient Jeannette Wing.
"Engines of Evidence: A Conversation with Judea Pearl"
Edge, October 24, 2016
ACM A.M. Turing Award laureate Judea Pearl discusses his career in the early days of computing.
"Purdue computer science professor to receive international award"
Purdue University, October 19, 2016
ACM US Public Policy Council (USACM) Past Chair Gene Spafford will be the 2017 recipient of IFIP’s Kristian Beckman Award, which recognizes individuals who significantly contribute to the development of information security.
"GUEST BLOG: Women in tech will grow alongside digital"
Computer Weekly, October 11, 2016
ACM President Vicki Hanson on how women are helping to redefine computing.
"China honors computer scientist John Hopcroft"
Cornell Chronicle, October 3, 2016
ACM A.M. Turing Award laureate Hopcroft received China’s highest honor, the Friendship Award, which is given each year to 50 foreign experts.
"Q+A With Jeff Dean: The Brain Behind Google's Artificial Intelligence"
Forbes, August 1, 2016
Jeff Dean, co-recipient of the 2012 ACM-Infosys Foundation Award in the Computing Sciences, reflects on his career at Google.
"Meet the Woman Who Heads a Massively Influential All-Female Tech Team"
Forbes, July 29, 2016
"For young women considering career options, the election of [ACM's] leadership team is a perfect opportunity to reinforce [the idea] that there really are opportunities in computing for them,” says newly-elected ACM President Vicki Hanson.
"Congratulations to Kate Matsudaira, the 2016 NCWIT Symons Innovator Award Winner!"
NCWIT.org, July 2016
acmqueue board member and founder of three successful startups honored for team leadership and for building her own profitable business.
"RIT professor elected president of Association of Computing Machinery"
Henrietta Post, June 14, 2016
Hanson, who begins her two-year term July 1, is Distinguished Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology.
"David Dill: Why Online Voting Is a Danger to Democracy"
Stanford Report June 3, 2016
In an interview, Stanford University professor, Verified Voting Foundation founder and ACM Fellow David Dill says computer scientists and security experts almost universally agree online voting is a threat to democracy.
"Pearls of Wisdom from Martin Hellman”
Heidelberg Laureate Forum, May 2016
2015 ACM A.M. Turing Award co-recipient Hellman reflects on the award and his career.
"ACM Honors Ron Perrott with Distinguished Service Award"
HPC Wire, May 4, 2016
2015 ACM Distinguished Service Award recipient Ron Perrott recalls his early career work on the ILLIAC IV.
"Meet the Incredible Woman Who Massively Improved the Internet"
Forbes, April 25, 2016
ACM-W’s 2016-2017 Athena Lecturer Jennifer Rexford on the importance of network performance and inspiring women and girls to enter tech fields.
"Digital Genies"
Slate, April 22, 2016
In an interview, University of California, Berkeley professor and 2005 ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award recipient Stuart Russell emphasizes the need to ensure artificial intelligence (AI) understands fundamental human values, a task he says is fraught with uncertainty.
"Promoting Women in Science"
Amsterdam Science, April 19, 2016
In an interview, Utrecht University professor and ACM-W Europe http://europe.acm.org/acm-w-europe.html advisory committee member Lynda Hardman discusses the pressing need to promote participation of women in science in the Netherlands.
"Encryption pioneer Martin Hellman talks security, Apple, the FBI and the future of cryptography"
TechCrunch, March 24, 2016
Watch a video of 2015 ACM A.M. Turing Award co-recipient discussing the work that led to the award.
"'General' Martin Hellman recalls decades-long wars over encryption"
San Francisco Chronicle, March 21, 2016
Insights on development of cryptography from 2015 ACM A.M. Turing Award co-recipient.
"Pioneering Stanford Computer Researcher and Educator Edward McCluskey Dies"
Stanford Report, February 25, 2016
Stanford University professor Edward J. McCluskey, a pioneering researcher in electronics and computing and recipient of ACM SIGDA’s Pioneering Achievement Award in 2008, died on February 13 at the age of 86.
"Marvin Minsky's Legacy of Students and Ideas"
IEEE Spectrum, February 18, 2016
The late computer science pioneer and ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Marvin Minsky left behind a wealth of ideas and scientists to whom he served as a teacher and inspiration.
"Inspiring Computer Scientists"
University of Delaware Daily, February 17, 2016
University of Delaware professor Lori Pollock has been awarded the ACM SIGSOFT Influential Educator Award for mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, innovation in software engineering education, and educational research.
"Rice computer scientist Moshe Vardi: Human labor may be obsolete by 2045"
Rice University News, February 14, 2016
CACM Editor-in-Chief Moshe Vardi expects that within 30 years, machines will be capable of doing almost any job that a human can.
"Thomas A. Limoncelli, internationally recognized system administrator, shares success secrets for the enterprise"
IT World Canada, February 12, 2016
In an interview, system administrator and ACM Learning Webinar presenter Thomas Limoncelli discusses value of ACM and its publications.
"Artificial Intelligence Pioneer Judea Pearl Wins Carnegie Mellon's Dickson Prize in Science"
Carnegie Mellon University, February 11, 2016
UCLA computer scientist and ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Judea Pearl honored for AI research.
"UW's Tom Anderson Elected to National Academy of Engineering"
UW Today, February 8, 2016
University of Washington professor of computer science and engineering and ACM Fellow Tom Anderson inducted into National Academy of Engineering
"12 Questions for Vint Cerf"
aNewDomain, February 8, 2016
In an interview, Google vice president and past ACM president Vint Cerf says the influx of content on the Web and the massive level of interest among people to share their knowledge online is the most surprising phenomenon he has witnessed. He also thinks coding should be taught in schools, "because [children] should learn the discipline so they can understand how to break things into logical pieces."
"Five with MIT ties tapped for Inventors Hall of Fame"
MIT News, February 5, 2016
SIGCOMM Award recipient Radia Perlman to be honored for playing a key role in driving the growth and development of the Internet.
"Computer Science Meets Economics"
MIT News, February 4, 2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and 2008 ACM Doctoral Disseration Award recipient Constantinos Daskalakis primarily concentrates on applying computer science methods to game theory. His doctoral dissertation proved computing the Nash equilibrium for a three-person game is computationally intractable.
"Luca Cardelli Gains SIGPLAN Award"
iProgrammer, February 1, 2016
Luca Cardelli, ACM Fellow and Assistant Director at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, UK, is the 2015 recipient of the ACM SIGPLAN Programming Languages Achievement Award for his exceptional contributions to the field of programming languages.
"How artificial intelligence makes higher ed smarter"
University Business, February, 2016
"AI in general is the field of trying to design computers, software and hardware that can perform tasks we think only people can do," says Marie des Jardines, associate dean at University of Maryland, Baltimore County and an ACM member.
"Marvin Minsky, Pioneer in Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 88"
The New York Times, January 25, 2016
Minsky received the ACM A.M. Turing Award in 1969 for creating, shaping, promoting, and advancing the field of artificial intelligence.
"Is the golden age of disruptive technology coming to an end?"
MicroScope, January, 2016
2014 ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Michael Stonebraker discusses disruptive technology.
"BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Stephen Cook"
PR Newswire, January 12, 2016
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Stephen Cook for determining that some problems do not lend themselves to efficiently computable solutions.
"U of T Computer Scientist Receives International Award for Pushing Frontiers of Knowledge"
U of T News, January 12, 2016
University of Toronto professor and 1982 ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Stephen Cook has won the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Information and Communications Technologies category for his pioneering and influential work on computational complexity.
"Rensselaer Professor Francine Berman Appointed by President Obama to the National Council on the Humanities"
RPI News, January 11, 2016
ACM Fellow and ACM/IEEE-CS Ken Kennedy Award recipient Francine Berman to serve on board of National Council on the Humanities.
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