This article is published in the January 2020 issue.

Congratulations to the 2019 ACM Fellows

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The ACM recently named 58 of its members as ACM Fellows for wide-ranging and fundamental contributions in areas including artificial intelligence, cloud computing, combating cybercrime, quantum computing and wireless networking.

From the ACM Press Release:

The accomplishments of the 2019 ACM Fellows underpin the technologies that define the digital age and greatly impact our professional and personal lives. ACM Fellows comprise an elite group that represents less than 1% of the Association’s global membership.

“Computing technology has had a tremendous impact in shaping how we live and work today,” said ACM President Cherri M. Pancake in announcing the 2019 ACM Fellows. “All of the technologies that directly or indirectly influence us are the result of countless hours of collaborative and/or individual work, as well as creative inspiration and, at times, informed risk-taking. Each year, we look forward to welcoming some of the most outstanding individuals as Fellows. The ACM Fellows program is a cornerstone of our overall recognition effort. In highlighting the accomplishments of the ACM Fellows, we hope to give credit where it is due, while also educating the public about the extraordinary array of areas in which computing professionals work.”

 

 

CCC Council and CRA-WP Board Member Maria L. Gini, former CRA Board Member Lise Getoor, and former CCC Council Members Elizabeth F. Churchill and Robin R. Murphy were among those honored. Gini is also the recipient of the 2019 CRA A. Nico Habermann Award.

Elizabeth F. Churchill
Google
For contributions to human-computer interaction and service to ACM

Lise Getoor
University of California, Santa Cruz
For contributions to machine learning, reasoning under uncertainty, and responsible data science

Maria L. Gini
University of Minnesota
For contributions to robotics and multi-agent systems and a lifelong commitment to diversity in computing

Robin R. Murphy
Texas A&M University
For contributions in founding and advancing the field of computing for disasters and robotics

ACM will formally recognize its 2019 Fellows at the annual Awards Banquet, to be held in San Francisco on June 20, 2020.