Suman Banerjee recognized by Association for Computing Machinery for Outstanding Scientific Contribution to Computing

UW CS Professor Suman Banerjee was recognized by the Association for Computing Machinery for his Outstanding Scientific Contribution to Computing. Read the press release here:

2018 ACM Distinguished Members Recognized for Significant Contributions that have Revolutionized How We Live, Work, and Play

Major Achievements in Computer Engineering, Education and Science Have Contributed to Some of Today’s Most Exciting Technologies New York, NY, November 7, 2018 – ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has named 49 Distinguished Members for outstanding contributions to the field. The 2018 Distinguished Members are exemplars for their peers, and represent ACM’s worldwide geographic reach, as well as the exciting range of subdisciplines that constitute today’s technology landscape. “By honoring these individuals, we highlight the professional achievements behind the technologies that have transformed both our daily lives and society in general,” explains ACM President Cherri M. Pancake. “Each Distinguished Member has also demonstrated a commitment to being part of the professional community through his or her longstanding membership in ACM. These computing leaders really epitomize ACM’s mission of ‘advancing computing as a science and a profession.’” The 2018 ACM Distinguished Members work at leading universities, corporations and research institutions around the world. They represent countries including Australia, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden, the United States and the United Kingdom. These innovators have made contributions in a wide range of technical areas including algorithms, artificial intelligence, computer architecture, computer science education, cybersecurity, graphics, human-computer interaction, 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. 2018 ACM DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS For Outstanding Contributions to Computing: Eytan Adar University of Michigan Niklas Elmqvist University of Maryland, College Park For Outstanding Educational Contributions to Computing: Christine Alvarado University of California, San Diego Tim Bell University of Canterbury Andrew McGettrick University of Strathclyde Lynn Andrea Stein Olin College of Engineering Chris Stephenson Google For Outstanding Engineering Contributions to Computing: Kazuaki Ishizaki IBM Research Rajkumar Kettimuthu Argonne National Laboratory and University of Chicago Stefan Saroiu Microsoft Research Jingdong Wang Microsoft Research, Beijing For Outstanding Scientific Contributions to Computing: Sven Apel University of Passau Brian P. Bailey U niversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Rajesh Krishna Balan Singapore Management University ** Suman Banerjee University of Wisconsin-Madison ** Emery Berger University of Massachusetts, Amherst Yi Chang Jilin University Marsha Checkik University of Toronto Lei Chen Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Yiran Chen Duke University Tanzeem Choudhury Cornell University and HealthRhythms Inc.   NEWS RELEASE Contact: Jim Ormond 212-626-0505 ormond@hq.acm.org