David Michael Dahm

Designer of the pioneering Burroughs B5000 compiler and operating systems, Dahm introduced generative techniques to Data Base Management. Born in Texarkana, Arkansas, he grew up in Dallas, Texas, and graduated Valedictorian from...

Michael Hawley

Architect of MIT's "Things That Think" research program, Hawley also founded MIT's Go Expeditions program. His work at MIT had, in his own words, "sought to creatively stretch digital infrastructures, embedding intelligence...

Ding-Yuan (DY) Yang

Led Winbond Electronics Corporation to emerge as one of the Asian IC industry's top innovators into the mid-1990s, Yang has been a central figure in Taiwan's semiconductor development. One of the founding...

Lawrence (Larry) J. Schoenberg

His commitment to using digital tools in manuscript studies and to making his collection freely available online supported the work of many scholars. Co-founder and former CEO of AGS Computers, Inc., Schoenberg...

Steve Lukasik

Chief Scientist of the Federal Communications Commission, Lukasik advised the Commission on technical issues in communication regulation and the management of non-government use of the electromagnetic spectrum. He received a B.S. in Physics...

Stefan Pappe

Leader of the design for the Common Cloud Management Platform and delivery of IBM cloud solutions to clients, Pappe was named an IBM Fellow in 2011—the highest honor a scientist, engineer, or...

John Edward Warnock

Co-founder of Adobe Systems Inc., Warnock pioneered the development of graphics, publishing, Web, and electronic document technologies that revolutionized the field of publishing and visual communications. He served as President of Adobe...

David Cannon Evans

Pioneer of computer generated imagery, Evans left an enduring mark on the history of computing. He attended the University of Utah and studied electrical engineering; he earned his doctorate degree in physics....

Gerald D. Cohen

CEO and founder of Information Builders, Cohen started an early enterprise database software company.

Michael Faraday

A father of electromagnetism and electronics, Faraday studied the magnetic field around a conductor carrying a DC electric current. While conducting these studies, he established the basis for the electromagnetic field concept...

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....

Charles Leonard Hamblin

Inventor of Reverse Polish Notation and the stack in computing, Hamblin was an Australian philosopher, logician, and computer pioneer. He served as a professor of philosophy at the Technical University of New...

Alonzo Church

A major contributor to mathematical logic and the foundations of theoretical computer science, Church is sometimes called the father of theoretical computer science. He is best known for the lambda calculus, the...

Ashok N. Srivastava

Leader of the Intelligent Data Understanding group at NASA Ames Research Center, Srivastava performed research and development of advanced machine learning and data mining algorithms in support of NASA missions. He has...

Mateo Valero Cortés

Creator and Director of the European Center for Parallelism of Barcelona (CEPBA), Valero Cortés is a Spanish computer architect born in Alfamén, Aragon, Spain. He has served as the Director of the...

Ernest J Kaye

Member of the original LEO computer design team, Kaye was jointly responsible for much of the early circuit design of the LEO computer. Born in London on 20th June 1922 of Simon...

John W. Thompson

Chairman of Microsoft, Thompson is also a former vice-president at IBM and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Symantec Corporation. Thompson has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Symantec...

Samuel Finley Breese Morse

Co-inventor of Morse code and contributor to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system, Morse was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts. After attending Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, he went on to Yale...

Winifred (Tim) Alice Asprey

Early female computer pioneer who established the first computer science lab at Vassar College, Asprey was one of only around 200 women to earn PhDs in mathematics from American universities during the...

Harry M. Yudenfriend

Developer of a roadmap enabling consistent data growth, performance improvements, enhanced resilience, continuous availability, increased scale, and improved efficiency at IBM, Yudenfriend was named an IBM Fellow in 2008 and has served...