Honored Persons Database
Displaying 801 – 817 of 817 Honorees (Category: Computer Scientist - Software/Mathematics, with portraits)
David R. Millen
Director of a User Interface Design Group responsible for the user interface design of advanced business communications systems and exploratory prototype development of advanced speech applications and pen-based interfaces, Millen has also...
Mary Kenneth Keller
The first woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer science in the United States, Keller was also among the first people of any gender to receive such a doctorate. Her degree was...
Richard (Dick) Mandelbaum
Co-founder of NYSERNet, the first nongovernment Internet service provider (ISP), Mandelbaum started out as a Theoretical Mathematician and became a Professor of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering. He has also served...
Gillian Docherty
Appointed the first Chair of Scotland's AI Alliance in 2021, Docherty was chosen to lead the implementation of Scotland's AI Strategy. She served as CEO of The Data Lab, the Scottish innovation...
Watts S. Humphrey
Father of Software Quality who headed the IBM software team that introduced the first software license, Humphrey was awarded the National Medal of Technology for his contributions to software engineering. He founded...
Michael Shrayer
Inventor of the Electric Pencil, the first word processor for home computers, Shrayer launched an unexpected and lucrative new business from what began as a personal project. In 1975, Shrayer was "semi-retired" from...
Carl Machover
Inducted into the FAMLI Computer Graphics Hall of Fame, Machover is recognized as a computer graphics pioneer and graphics "evangelist." He has served as president of Machover Associates Corp (MAC), a computer graphics...
Wayne P. Stevens
Co-refiner and promoter of the concepts of what is now called Flow-based Programming (FBP), Stevens worked with John Paul Morrison to develop and advocate these ideas. An American software engineer, highly respected...
Robert Mano Fano
Known principally for his work in information theory and the invention of Shannon-Fano coding, Fano was a computer scientist and professor emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of...
Dabbala (Rej) Rajagopal Reddy
Pioneer of large-scale artificial intelligence systems, Reddy is recognized for demonstrating the practical importance and potential commercial impact of AI technology. One of the early pioneers in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence,...
David (Dave) B. Lindquist
Responsible for the strategy and architecture of IBM's Cloud technology (SmartCloud software), Smarter Infrastructure, and Integrated Service Management solutions, Lindquist has served as an IBM Fellow, Chief Technology Officer of Software Group,...
Ram Chillarege
Inventor of Orthogonal Defect Classification (ODC) technology, Chillarege has fundamentally enriched the management of software engineering. While at IBM Research, he founded the Center of Software Engineering and authored the seminal IBM...
Peter G. Lykos
Pioneer in the use of computers in the classroom, Lykos was a key figure in creating a computer center at IIT and launching its Computer Science department. A Chicago native, he was the...
Luke Nosek
Co-founder of PayPal and creator of the company's "instant transfer" product, Nosek is a Polish-born American entrepreneur. He received a B.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign....
John David McAfee
Writer of the first commercial anti-virus software in 1987, McAfee founded McAfee Associates to sell his creation. McAfee became the company's most vocal critic in later years, urging consumers to uninstall the company's...
Jonathan Bruce Postel
A significant contributor to the development of the Internet, Postel was involved in early work on the ARPANET while at UCLA. He later moved to the Information Sciences Institute at the University...
Cecil Wayne Ratliff
Creator of the Vulcan database program, Ratliff worked for the Martin Marietta Corporation from 1969 to 1982 in a progression of engineering and managerial positions. He was a member of the NASA...