Eckert-Mauchly Award
The Eckert-Mauchly Award recognizes outstanding contributions to computer and digital systems architecture. The award was named for John Presper Eckert and John William Mauchly, who collaborated on the design and construction of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), the first large-scale computing machine, which was completed in 1947. A certificate and $5,000 are awarded jointly by the ACM and the Computer Society for outstanding contributions to the field of computer and digital systems architecture.
Nomination Deadline:
1 March 2025
Past Recipients
2024
Wen-Mei W. Hwu
For seminal contributions to architectures, compilers, and adoption of multiple generations of processors, including superscalar, VLIW, and GPUs.
For seminal contributions to architectures, compilers, and adoption of multiple generations of processors, including superscalar, VLIW, and GPUs.
2023
Kunle Olukotun
For contributions and leadership in the development of parallel systems, especially multicore and multithreaded processors.
For contributions and leadership in the development of parallel systems, especially multicore and multithreaded processors.
2022
2021
Margaret Martonosi
For contributions to the design, modeling, and verification of power-efficient computer architecture.
For contributions to the design, modeling, and verification of power-efficient computer architecture.
2020
Luiz A. Barroso
For pioneering the design of warehouse-scale computing and driving it from concept to industry.
For pioneering the design of warehouse-scale computing and driving it from concept to industry.
2019
Mark D. Hill
For contributions to the design and evaluation of memory systems and parallel computers.
For contributions to the design and evaluation of memory systems and parallel computers.
2018
Susan Eggers
For outstanding contributions to simultaneous multithreaded processor architectures and multiprocessor sharing and coherency.
For outstanding contributions to simultaneous multithreaded processor architectures and multiprocessor sharing and coherency.
2017
Charles P. Thacker
2016
Uri Weiser
For leadership and pioneering industry and academic work in high performance processors and multimedia architectures.
For leadership and pioneering industry and academic work in high performance processors and multimedia architectures.
2015
Norman P. Jouppi
For pioneering contributions to the design and analysis of high-performance processors and memory systems.
For pioneering contributions to the design and analysis of high-performance processors and memory systems.
2014
Trevor Mudge
For pioneering contributions to low power computer architecture and its interaction with technology.
For pioneering contributions to low power computer architecture and its interaction with technology.
2013
2012
Algirdas Avizienis
For fundamental contributions to fault-tolerant computer architecture and computer arithmetic.
For fundamental contributions to fault-tolerant computer architecture and computer arithmetic.
2011
Gurindar (Guri) S. Sohi
For pioneering widely used micro-architectural techniques for instruction-level parallelism.
For pioneering widely used micro-architectural techniques for instruction-level parallelism.
2010
William J. Dally
For outstanding contributions to the architecture of interconnection networks and parallel computers.
For outstanding contributions to the architecture of interconnection networks and parallel computers.
2009
Joel S. Emer
For pioneering contributions to performance analysis and modeling methodologies; for design innovations in several significant industry microprocessors; and for deftly bridging research and development, academia and industry.
For pioneering contributions to performance analysis and modeling methodologies; for design innovations in several significant industry microprocessors; and for deftly bridging research and development, academia and industry.
2008
David A. Patterson
For seminal contributions to RISC microprocessor architectures, RAID storage systems design, and reliable computing, and for leadership in education and in disseminating academic research results into successful industrial products.
For seminal contributions to RISC microprocessor architectures, RAID storage systems design, and reliable computing, and for leadership in education and in disseminating academic research results into successful industrial products.
2007
Mateo Valero
For extraordinary leadership in building a world class computer architecture research center, for seminal contributions in the areas of vector computing and multithreading, and for pioneering basic new approaches to instruction-level parallelism.
For extraordinary leadership in building a world class computer architecture research center, for seminal contributions in the areas of vector computing and multithreading, and for pioneering basic new approaches to instruction-level parallelism.
2006
James H. Pomerene
For pioneering innovations in computer architecture, including early concepts in cache, reliable memories, pipelining and branch prediction, for the design of the IAS computer and for the design of the Harvest supercomputer.
For pioneering innovations in computer architecture, including early concepts in cache, reliable memories, pipelining and branch prediction, for the design of the IAS computer and for the design of the Harvest supercomputer.
2005
Robert P. Colwell
For outstanding achievements in the design and implementation of industry-changing micro-architectures, and for significant contributions to the RISC/CISC architecture debate.
For outstanding achievements in the design and implementation of industry-changing micro-architectures, and for significant contributions to the RISC/CISC architecture debate.
2004
Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.
For the definition of computer architecture and contributions to the concept of computer families and to the principles of instruction set design; for seminal contributions in instruction sequencing, including interrupt systems and execute instructions; and for contributions to the IBM 360 instruction set architecture.
For the definition of computer architecture and contributions to the concept of computer families and to the principles of instruction set design; for seminal contributions in instruction sequencing, including interrupt systems and execute instructions; and for contributions to the IBM 360 instruction set architecture.
2003
Joseph A. (Josh) Fisher
In recognition of 25 years of seminal contributions to instruction-level parallelism, pioneering work on VLIW architectures, and the formulation of the Trace Scheduling compilation technique.
In recognition of 25 years of seminal contributions to instruction-level parallelism, pioneering work on VLIW architectures, and the formulation of the Trace Scheduling compilation technique.
2002
B. Ramakrishna (Bob) Rau
For pioneering contributions to statically-scheduled instruction-level parallel processors and their compilers.
For pioneering contributions to statically-scheduled instruction-level parallel processors and their compilers.
2001
John L. Hennessy
For being the founder and chief architect of the MIPS Computer Systems and contributing to the development of the landmark MIPS R2000 microprocessor.
For being the founder and chief architect of the MIPS Computer Systems and contributing to the development of the landmark MIPS R2000 microprocessor.
2000
Edward S. Davidson
For seminal contributions to the design, implementation, and performance evaluation of high performance pipelines and multiprocessor systems.
For seminal contributions to the design, implementation, and performance evaluation of high performance pipelines and multiprocessor systems.
1999
James E. Smith
For fundamental contributions to high performance micro-architecture, including saturating counters for branch prediction, reorder buffers for precise exceptions, decoupled access/execute architectures, and vector supercomputer organization memory, and interconnects.
For fundamental contributions to high performance micro-architecture, including saturating counters for branch prediction, reorder buffers for precise exceptions, decoupled access/execute architectures, and vector supercomputer organization memory, and interconnects.
1998
Tadashi Watanabe
For contributions to the architectural design of supercomputers with multiple/parallel vector pipelines and programmable vector caches.
For contributions to the architectural design of supercomputers with multiple/parallel vector pipelines and programmable vector caches.
1997
Robert Tomasulo
For the ingenious Tomasulo's algorithm, which enabled out-of-order execution processors to be implemented.
For the ingenious Tomasulo's algorithm, which enabled out-of-order execution processors to be implemented.
1996
Yale N. Patt
For important contributions to instruction level parallelism and superscalar processor design.
For important contributions to instruction level parallelism and superscalar processor design.
1995
John H. Crawford
In recognition of your impact on the computer industry through your development of microprocessor technology.
In recognition of your impact on the computer industry through your development of microprocessor technology.
1994
James E. Thornton
For his pioneering work on high performance processors; for inventing the scoreboard for instruction issue; and for fundamental contributions to vector supercomputing.
For his pioneering work on high performance processors; for inventing the scoreboard for instruction issue; and for fundamental contributions to vector supercomputing.
1993
David Kuck
For his impact on the field of supercomputing, including his work in shared memory multiprocessing, clustered memory hierarchies, compiler technology, and application/library tuning.
For his impact on the field of supercomputing, including his work in shared memory multiprocessing, clustered memory hierarchies, compiler technology, and application/library tuning.
1992
Michael J. Flynn
For his important and seminal contributions to processor organization and classification, computer arithmetic and performance evaluation.
For his important and seminal contributions to processor organization and classification, computer arithmetic and performance evaluation.
1991
Burton Smith
For pioneering work in the design and implementation of scalable shared memory multiprocessors.
For pioneering work in the design and implementation of scalable shared memory multiprocessors.
1990
Kenneth Batcher
For contributions to parallel computer architecture, both for pioneering theories in interconnection networks and for the pioneering implementations of parallel computers.
For contributions to parallel computer architecture, both for pioneering theories in interconnection networks and for the pioneering implementations of parallel computers.
1989
1988
Daniel P. Siewiorek
For outstanding contributions in parallel computer architecture, reliability, and computer architecture education.
For outstanding contributions in parallel computer architecture, reliability, and computer architecture education.
1987
Gene M. Amdahl
For outstanding innovations in computer architecture, including pipelining, instruction look- ahead and cache memory.
For outstanding innovations in computer architecture, including pipelining, instruction look- ahead and cache memory.
1986
Harvey G. Cragon
For major contributions to computer architecture and for pioneering the application of integrated circuits for computer purposes and for serving as architect of the Texas Instruments scientific computer and for playing a leading role in many other computing developments in that company.
For major contributions to computer architecture and for pioneering the application of integrated circuits for computer purposes and for serving as architect of the Texas Instruments scientific computer and for playing a leading role in many other computing developments in that company.
1985
John Cocke
For contributions to high performance computer architecture through look ahead, parallelism and pipeline utilization, and to reduced instruction set computer architecture through the exploitation of hardware-software tradeoffs and compiler optimization.
For contributions to high performance computer architecture through look ahead, parallelism and pipeline utilization, and to reduced instruction set computer architecture through the exploitation of hardware-software tradeoffs and compiler optimization.
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