NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2019 — ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has named 62 Distinguished Members for outstanding contributions to the field. All 2019 inductees are longstanding ACM members and were selected by their peers for a range of accomplishments that have contributed to technologies that underpin how we live, work and play.

“Each year it is our honor to select a new class of Distinguished Members,” explains ACM President Cherri M. Pancake. “Our overarching goal is to build a community wherein computing professionals can grow professionally and, in turn, contribute to the field and the broader society. We are delighted to recognize these individuals for their contributions to computing, and we hope that the careers of the 2019 ACM Distinguished Members will continue to prosper through their participation with ACM.”

The 2019 ACM Distinguished Members work at leading universities, corporations and research institutions around the world, and hail from Canada, China, Germany, Qatar, Singapore, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. These innovators have made contributions in a wide range of technical areas including artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, computer engineering, computer science education, cybersecurity, graphics, and networking.

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. To be nominated, a candidate must have at least 15 years of professional experience in the computing field, 5 years of continuous professional ACM membership, and have achieved a significant level of accomplishment, or made a significant impact in the field of computing, computer science and/or information technology. In addition, it is expected that a Distinguished Member serves as a mentor and role model, guiding technical career development and contributing to the field beyond the norm. 

2019 ACM DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS

For Outstanding Educational Contributions to Computing: Valerie B. Barr Mount Holyoke College Mehran Sahami Stanford University Kim B. Bruce Pomona College Amber Settle DePaul University Thomas Cortina Carnegie Mellon University Jodi L. Tims Northeastern University Andrea Danyluk Williams College Charles C. Weems Jr. University of Massachusetts Amherst Manuel A. Pérez Quiñones University of North Carolina at Charlotte   For Outstanding Engineering Contributions to Computing: Mark Berman Raytheon BBN Technologies     Martin Reddy Apple Weidong Cui Microsoft Research        For Outstanding Scientific Contributions to Computing: Mary Baker HP Inc. Alex X. Liu Ant Financial Services Group Andrew Begel Microsoft Research David Lo Singapore Management University Eric Bodden Heinz Nixdorf Institut at Paderborn University & Fraunhofer IEM       Pinyan Lu Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Susanne Boll University of Oldenburg Shan Lu University of Chicago Oliver Brdiczka Adobe Inc. Mahesh Marina University of Edinburgh Yuriy Brun University of Massachusetts Amherst Kamesh Munagala Duke University Ali R. Butt Virginia Tech    Mark W. Newman University of Michigan Haibo Chen Shanghai Jiao Tong University Fatma Özcan IBM Research-Almaden Adam Chlipala Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dario Pompili Rutgers University Landon Cox Microsoft Research Konstantinos Psounis University of Southern California Roberto Di Pietro Hamad Bin Khalifa University Meikang Qiu Harrisburg University Gavin Doherty Trinity College Dublin Chandan K Reddy Virginia Tech Guofei Gu Texas A&M University Shourya Roy American Express AI Labs Minyi Guo Shanghai Jiao Tong University Heng Tao Shen University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Zhu Han University of Houston Luo Si Alibaba Group Inc. Tsung-Yi Ho National Tsing Hua University Manu Sridharan University of California, Riverside Steven Chu Hong Hoi Salesforce Research Asia & Singapore Management University Hari Sundaram University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Yan Huang University of North Texas          Jian Tang Syracuse University Jeffrey A. Johnson University of San Francisco          Stephanie D. Teasley University of Michigan Karrie G. Karahalios University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Vincent Shin-Mu Tseng National Chiao Tung University Florian Kerschbaum University of Waterloo Joerg Widmer IMDEA Networks Institute Irwin Kuo-Chin King The Chinese University of Hong Kong Xing Xie Microsoft Research Asia Benjamin C. Lee Duke University Li Xiong Emory University Dongwon Lee Pennsylvania State University Jun Yang Duke University Mo Li Nanyang Technological University Haitao Zheng University of Chicago

About ACM

ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, uniting computing 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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Source: ACM