Honored Persons Database
Displaying 61 – 80 of 817 Honorees (Category: Computer Scientist - Software/Mathematics, with portraits)
Evgenii Mikhailovich Landis
Co-inventor of the AVL tree data structure, Landis worked with Georgy Adelson-Velsky to produce one of the most influential innovations in computer science. In 1946, Aleksandr Kronrod and Landis reinvented Sard's Lemma, which...
Peter R. Jennings
Author of the first commercially successful chess program for microcomputers, Jennings is a Canadian physicist, interdisciplinary scientist, inventor, software developer, computer chess programmer, businessman, and paraglider. Born in England, his family moved...
Mary Lou Soffa
Developer of software tools for debugging and testing programs to eliminate or reduce false alarms and improve operating efficiency, Soffa is an American computer scientist also noted for her research on compilers,...
Joshua Lederberg
American molecular biologist known for his work in genetics, artificial intelligence, and space exploration, Lederberg was just 33 years old when he won the 1958 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for...
Larry Cohn
Experienced in creating businesses focused on implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Cohn has spent over twenty-five years helping organizations integrate varied systems and enable seamless transactions and production. He holds a...
Elizabeth (Jake) Jocelyn Feinler
Leader of the group that became the overall naming authority of the Internet, Feinler directed the Network Information Systems Center at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) from 1972 until 1989. Her group...
Ruth M. Davis
Chair of The Aerospace Corporation and deputy undersecretary of defense for research and advanced technology, Davis was an American computer scientist and civil servant associated with several major US government research projects. She...
Angel Angelov
Founder of the Institute of Engineering Cybernetics and Robotics in Bulgaria, Angelov is recognized for pioneering computer science applications to particle accelerators and broader industrial control systems. Microprocessor-based control and pattern recognition...
Silvio Micali
Co-inventor of zero-knowledge proofs, Micali is an Italian-born computer scientist known for fundamental contributions to cryptography and information security. He has served as a Professor of Computer Science in MIT's Department of...
Venu Govindaraju
Co-developer of handwriting recognition at the core of the first handwritten address interpretation system used by the US Postal Service, Govindaraju is an Indian-American computer scientist and educator whose primary contributions are...
Steven (Steve) Shih Chen
Co-founder and previous Chief Technology Officer of the popular video sharing website YouTube, Chen was born in Taipei, Taiwan. When he was eight years old, he and his family immigrated to the...
Bruce G. Buchanan
A key figure in the development of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Buchanan is University Professor of Computer Science Emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh. He received a B.A. degree in Mathematics...
Christopher (Chris) R. Johnson
Founder of the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) research group, which grew into the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCI Institute), Johnson has served as a Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at...
Naveen Selvadurai
Co-founder of the location-based social networking site Foursquare.com, Selvadurai is a US internet entrepreneur born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He graduated with degrees from King's College London in the UK and...
Valerie Barr
Researcher in software testing, gender and science issues, and computer science curriculum development, Barr has served as Professor and Chair of Computer Science at Union College, Schenectady, New York, since September 2004....
Ray Ozzie
Creator of Lotus Notes and founder of Groove Networks, Ozzie has been a central figure in collaborative software development. He received his bachelor's degree in computer science in 1979 from the University of...
John Theurer Diebold
An early champion of widespread use of computing and automated technology, Diebold helped shape how businesses understood and adopted automation. Diebold was born in Weehawken, New Jersey. He graduated from Swarthmore College in...
Stephen (Steve) T. Kent
Designer and developer of user authentication and access control systems as well as other network security systems, Kent has served as Vice President and Chief Scientist for Information Security at BBN Technologies....
Peter C. Patton
Responsible for the development of the Intranet and Internet programs at the University of Pennsylvania, Patton has had over 50 years of experience in the computer industry, with involvement in computer hardware...
David A. Forsyth
Inventor of important methods for recognizing objects and activities in images and video, Forsyth is a South African computer scientist and full Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His early...