The Ken Kennedy Award, established in 2009 by the
Association for Computing Machinery
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and the
IEEE Computer Society
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in memory of
Ken Kennedy, is awarded annually and recognizes substantial contributions to programmability and productivity in computing and substantial community service or mentoring contributions. The award includes a $5,000 honorarium and the award recipient will be announced at the
ACM - IEEE Supercomputing Conference.
Ken Kennedy Award Past Recipients
Source
IEEE
*2022
Ian Foster. "For contributions to programmability and productivity in computing via the establishment of new programming models and foundational science services."
*2021
David Abramson. "For innovation in parallel and distributed computing tools with broad applications, as well as leadership contributions to professional service, creating international technical communities, and mentoring."
*2020
Vivek Sarkar. "For foundational technical contributions to the area of programmability and productivity in parallel computing, as well as leadership contributions to professional service, mentoring, and teaching."
*2019
Geoffrey Charles Fox. "For foundational contributions to parallel computing methodology, algorithms and software, data analysis, and their interface with broad classes of applications, and mentoring students at minority-serving institutions".
*2018
Sarita Adve
Sarita Vikram Adve is the Richard T. Cheng Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests are in computer architecture and systems, parallel computing, and power and reliability-aware sy ...
. "For research contributions and leadership in the development of memory consistency models for C++ and Java, for service to numerous computer science organizations, and for exceptional mentoring".
*2017
Jesus Labarta. "For his contributions to programming models and performance analysis tools for High Performance Computing".
*2016
William Gropp. "For highly influential contributions to the programmability of high performance parallel and distributed computers."
* 2015
Katherine Yelick
Katherine "Kathy" Anne Yelick is an American computer scientist, a professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Associate Laboratory Director for Computing Sciences at Lawrence Berk ...
. "For advancing the programmability of HPC systems, strategic national leadership, and mentorship in academia and government labs."
* 2014
Charles E. Leiserson
Charles Eric Leiserson is a computer scientist, specializing in the theory of parallel computing and distributed computing, and particularly practical applications thereof. As part of this effort, he developed the Cilk multithreaded language. ...
. "For enduring influence on parallel computing systems and their adoption into mainstream use through scholarly research and development and for distinguished mentoring of computer science leaders and students."
* 2013
Jack Dongarra
Jack Joseph Dongarra (born July 18, 1950) is an American computer scientist and mathematician. He is the American University Distinguished Professor of Computer Science in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the Unive ...
. "For influential contributions to mathematical software, performance measurement, and parallel programming, and significant leadership and service within the HPC community."
* 2012
Mary Lou Soffa. "For contributions to compiler technology and software engineering, exemplary service to the profession, and life-long dedication to mentoring and improving diversity in computing."
* 2011
Susan L. Graham. "For foundational compilation algorithms and programming tools; research and discipline leadership; and exceptional mentoring."
* 2010
David Kuck. "For his pioneering contributions to compiler technology and parallel computing, the profound impact of his research on industry, and the widespread and long-lasting influence of his teaching and mentoring."
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* 2009
Francine Berman. "For her influential leadership in the design, development and deployment of national-scale cyber infrastructure, her-inspiring work as a teacher and mentor, and her exemplary service to the high performance community."
See also
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List of computer science awards
This list of computer science awards is an index to articles on notable awards related to computer science. It includes lists of awards by the Association for Computing Machinery, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, other comput ...
References
Nomination Process
IEEE Computer Society Nomination Process
External links
ACM - IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award
Computer science awards
Computational science
IEEE society and council awards
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