Edward J. McCluskey Technical Achievement Award
Past Recipients
2024
Yun Raymond Fu
For innovative and impactful contributions to representation learning, computer vision, face, and gesture recognition.
For innovative and impactful contributions to representation learning, computer vision, face, and gesture recognition.
2024
Debendra Das Sharma
For architectural innovations driving open composable systems at package, node, Rack, and Pod levels with PCI-Express, CXL, and UCIe standards.
For architectural innovations driving open composable systems at package, node, Rack, and Pod levels with PCI-Express, CXL, and UCIe standards.
2024
2024
Shrikanth Narayanan
For pioneering contributions to speech, language and multimedia processing and affective computing and their human-centered societal applications.
For pioneering contributions to speech, language and multimedia processing and affective computing and their human-centered societal applications.
2023
Luca Benini
For contributions to energy-efficient circuits and architectures and related design methods and tools.
For contributions to energy-efficient circuits and architectures and related design methods and tools.
2023
2023
Kristen Grauman
For contributions to object recognition, unsupervised domain adaptation and visual search.
For contributions to object recognition, unsupervised domain adaptation and visual search.
2023
2022
2022
Alan Yuille
For contributions to Bayesian, learning and optimization-based approaches to computer vision.
For contributions to Bayesian, learning and optimization-based approaches to computer vision.
2022
2021
2021
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan
For contributions to cross-layer power-aware architectures leveraging post-CMOS technology.
For contributions to cross-layer power-aware architectures leveraging post-CMOS technology.
2021
Rene Vidal
For pioneering contributions to subspace clustering and generalized principal component analysis with applications in computer vision and pattern recognition.
For pioneering contributions to subspace clustering and generalized principal component analysis with applications in computer vision and pattern recognition.
2020
Ahmed Louri
For pioneering contributions to the solution of on-chip and off-chip communication problems for parallel computing and manycore architectures.
For pioneering contributions to the solution of on-chip and off-chip communication problems for parallel computing and manycore architectures.
2020
Yuan Xie
For contributions to technology-driven computer architecture and to tools for their implementation and evaluation.
For contributions to technology-driven computer architecture and to tools for their implementation and evaluation.
2020
2020
2019
Radu Marculescu
For seminal contributions to the science of network on chip design, analysis, and optimization.
For seminal contributions to the science of network on chip design, analysis, and optimization.
2019
2019
C.-C. Jay Kuo
For outstanding contributions to multimedia computing technologies and their applications.
For outstanding contributions to multimedia computing technologies and their applications.
2018
Margaret Martonosi
For contributions to power-aware computing and energy-constrained mobile sensor networks.
For contributions to power-aware computing and energy-constrained mobile sensor networks.
2017
Baba C. Vemuri
For pioneering and sustaining contributions to computer vision and medical image analysis.
For pioneering and sustaining contributions to computer vision and medical image analysis.
2017
Ingrid Verbauwhede
For pioneering contributions to design methodologies for tamper-resistant and secure electronic systems.
For pioneering contributions to design methodologies for tamper-resistant and secure electronic systems.
2017
Rafail Ostrovsky
For outstanding contributions to cryptographic protocols and systems, enhancing the scope of cryptographic applications and of assured cryptographic security.
For outstanding contributions to cryptographic protocols and systems, enhancing the scope of cryptographic applications and of assured cryptographic security.
2017
2016
2016
2016
Sushil Jajodia
For outstanding contributions in network vulnerability analysis and cyber situation awareness, resulting in seminal papers, patents, and a commercial system.
For outstanding contributions in network vulnerability analysis and cyber situation awareness, resulting in seminal papers, patents, and a commercial system.
2016
Patrick J. Flynn
For pioneering the development of techniques for biometric identification using face, eye and ear attributes and for creating a world class multi-biometric Image database for research and real applications.
For pioneering the development of techniques for biometric identification using face, eye and ear attributes and for creating a world class multi-biometric Image database for research and real applications.
2016
Jason Cong
For setting the algorithmic foundations for high-level synthesis of field programmable gate arrays.
For setting the algorithmic foundations for high-level synthesis of field programmable gate arrays.
2015
Josep Torrellas
For pioneering contributions to shared-memory multiprocessor architectures and thread-level speculation.
For pioneering contributions to shared-memory multiprocessor architectures and thread-level speculation.
2015
2015
2015
Krishnendu Chakrabarty
For pioneering and inspirational research on the design automation and testing of complex chips with application to microfluidic biochips.
For pioneering and inspirational research on the design automation and testing of complex chips with application to microfluidic biochips.
2014
2014
W. Bruce Croft
For outstanding contributions to information retrieval and the development of search engines.
For outstanding contributions to information retrieval and the development of search engines.
2014
Srinivas Devadas
For pioneering work in secure hardware, including the invention of Physical Unclonable Functions and single-chip secure processor architectures.
For pioneering work in secure hardware, including the invention of Physical Unclonable Functions and single-chip secure processor architectures.
2014
Pedro F. Felzenszwalb
For the deformable parts model method of detecting objects in images and video.
For the deformable parts model method of detecting objects in images and video.
2014
Albert Y. Zomaya
For outstanding contributions to the solution of scheduling problems in parallel and distributed computing systems.
For outstanding contributions to the solution of scheduling problems in parallel and distributed computing systems.
2013
Eva Tardos
For contributions to algorithmic game theory, particularly her seminal work on selfish routing.
For contributions to algorithmic game theory, particularly her seminal work on selfish routing.
2013
2013
Philip S. Yu
For pioneering and fundamentally innovative contributions to the scalable indexing, querying, searching, mining and anonymization of big data.
For pioneering and fundamentally innovative contributions to the scalable indexing, querying, searching, mining and anonymization of big data.
2013
Jan Camenisch
For pioneering theoretical work on privacy-enhancing cryptographic protocols and leadership in their practical realization.
For pioneering theoretical work on privacy-enhancing cryptographic protocols and leadership in their practical realization.
2013
2012
Michael Franz
For pioneering contributions to just-in-time compilation and optimization, significantly advancing web application technology.
For pioneering contributions to just-in-time compilation and optimization, significantly advancing web application technology.
2012
Ling Liu
For pioneering contributions to novel internet data management and decentralized trust management.
For pioneering contributions to novel internet data management and decentralized trust management.
2012
Klara Nahrstedt
For pioneering contributions to end-to-end quality of service and resource management in wired and wireless networks.
For pioneering contributions to end-to-end quality of service and resource management in wired and wireless networks.
2012
2012
2011
Johannes Gehrke
For pioneering contribution to Novel Data Mining and Distributed Query Processing Techniques.
For pioneering contribution to Novel Data Mining and Distributed Query Processing Techniques.
2011
Ronald Fagin
For pioneering contributions to novel data mining and distributed query processing techniques.
For pioneering contributions to novel data mining and distributed query processing techniques.
2011
2011
Frederica Darema
For pioneering contributions to novel techniques for complex systems modeling and simulation.
For pioneering contributions to novel techniques for complex systems modeling and simulation.
2011
Jose Garcia-Luna-Aceves
For pioneering contributions to the theory and design of communication protocols for ad-hoc wireless networks.
For pioneering contributions to the theory and design of communication protocols for ad-hoc wireless networks.
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2009
2009
2009
2009
2008
2008
Rama Chellapa
For fundamental and pioneering contributions to face and human motion modeling and recognition from still images and video sequences.
For fundamental and pioneering contributions to face and human motion modeling and recognition from still images and video sequences.
2008
Kishor S. Trivedi
For pioneering contributions to the understanding of the phenomena of software aging and software rejuvenation.
For pioneering contributions to the understanding of the phenomena of software aging and software rejuvenation.
2006
Roberto Tamassia
For pioneering the field of graph drawing and for outstanding contributions to the design of graph and geometric algorithms.
For pioneering the field of graph drawing and for outstanding contributions to the design of graph and geometric algorithms.
2006
Michael T. Goodrich
For outstanding contributions to the design of parallel and distributed algorithms for fundamental combinatorial and geometric problems.
For outstanding contributions to the design of parallel and distributed algorithms for fundamental combinatorial and geometric problems.
2006
Shashi Shekhar
For technical achievements in spatial databases, spatial data mining, and geographic information systems.
For technical achievements in spatial databases, spatial data mining, and geographic information systems.
2006
Hsinchun Chen
For innovative contributions to digital libraries, medical informatics, and intelligence and security informatics.
For innovative contributions to digital libraries, medical informatics, and intelligence and security informatics.
2005
Daniel E. Cooke
For language research resulting in Sequence L used by NASA's Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineers.
For language research resulting in Sequence L used by NASA's Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineers.
2005
David A. Forsyth
For contributions to object recognition, tracking, and image-language analysis yielding deeper understanding of computer vision and its relationship to other disciplines.
For contributions to object recognition, tracking, and image-language analysis yielding deeper understanding of computer vision and its relationship to other disciplines.
2005
Amar Mukherjee
For contributions to loss less compression algorithms and compressed domain search-aware pattern matching algorithms for retrieval of text and images.
For contributions to loss less compression algorithms and compressed domain search-aware pattern matching algorithms for retrieval of text and images.
2005
Vipin Kumar
For contributions to the design and analysis of parallel algorithms, graph partitioning, and data mining.
For contributions to the design and analysis of parallel algorithms, graph partitioning, and data mining.
2005
Nageswara Rao
For contributions to the design and analysis of information fusion methods with rigorous performance guarantees and efficient implementations applied to a number of practical problem.
For contributions to the design and analysis of information fusion methods with rigorous performance guarantees and efficient implementations applied to a number of practical problem.
2005
2004
Sumit Ghosh
For fundamental contributions towards a comprehensive engineering measure of network security.
For fundamental contributions towards a comprehensive engineering measure of network security.
2004
Jiawei Han
For contributions in data mining and knowledge discovery, data warehousing, deductive and object-oriented databases.
For contributions in data mining and knowledge discovery, data warehousing, deductive and object-oriented databases.
2004
Shashi Phoha
For pioneering developments of distributed automation for hierarchical control of interacting machines into dynamic reasoning systems.
For pioneering developments of distributed automation for hierarchical control of interacting machines into dynamic reasoning systems.
2004
Ravi Sandhu
For outstanding and pioneering contributions to information security including innovation of the role-based access control model and usage control.
For outstanding and pioneering contributions to information security including innovation of the role-based access control model and usage control.
2003
2003
Anil Jain
For contributions to pattern recognition theory and application to biometric authentication.
For contributions to pattern recognition theory and application to biometric authentication.
2003
2003
Carlo H. Sequin
For outstanding contributions to design tools for computer architectures, computer graphics, industrial CAD/CAM and artistic expressionism.
For outstanding contributions to design tools for computer architectures, computer graphics, industrial CAD/CAM and artistic expressionism.
2003
2002
Elisa Bertino
For outstanding contributions to database systems and database security and advanced data management systems.
For outstanding contributions to database systems and database security and advanced data management systems.
2002
Ram Chillarege
For invention of Orthogonal Defect Classification and contributions to advances in software engineering measurements and analysis.
For invention of Orthogonal Defect Classification and contributions to advances in software engineering measurements and analysis.
2000
Arif Ghafoor
For significant contributions to the development of multimedia synchronization models and associated algorithms.
For significant contributions to the development of multimedia synchronization models and associated algorithms.
2000
Ruud M. Bolle
For technical contributions to, and leadership in, building computer vision systems with high scientific and practical value.
For technical contributions to, and leadership in, building computer vision systems with high scientific and practical value.
1999
L.M. Patnaik
For pioneering contributions to parallel, distributed and soft computing, and for novel message passing hierarchical architectures, design of high performance generic algorithms, and study of their dynamics.
For pioneering contributions to parallel, distributed and soft computing, and for novel message passing hierarchical architectures, design of high performance generic algorithms, and study of their dynamics.
1999
Bharat Bhargava
For outstanding contributions to foundations of adaptability schemes in distributed systems and communication software.
For outstanding contributions to foundations of adaptability schemes in distributed systems and communication software.
1999
1998
Nikolaos G. Bourbakis
For outstanding and pioneering contributions to space filling curves for image processing and intelligent visual navigation of autonomous robots in unknown space.
For outstanding and pioneering contributions to space filling curves for image processing and intelligent visual navigation of autonomous robots in unknown space.
1998
1998
S. Sitharama Iyengar
For outstanding contributions to data structures and algorithms for image processing and signal/sensor fusion problems.
For outstanding contributions to data structures and algorithms for image processing and signal/sensor fusion problems.
1998
Kane Kim
For outstanding contributions to the scientific foundation for both real-time fault-tolerant computing and real-time object-oriented distributed computing.
For outstanding contributions to the scientific foundation for both real-time fault-tolerant computing and real-time object-oriented distributed computing.
1998
Benjamin W. Wah
For outstanding and pioneering contributions to search optimization with parallel and neural networks approaches.
For outstanding and pioneering contributions to search optimization with parallel and neural networks approaches.
1997
Luqi
For contributions to the foundation and technology for computer-aided protyping of hard real-time systems and their functions.
For contributions to the foundation and technology for computer-aided protyping of hard real-time systems and their functions.
1997
1997
1996
J.K. Aggarwal
For pioneering contributions toward establishing fundamentals of structure extraction and computational motion from image sequences.
For pioneering contributions toward establishing fundamentals of structure extraction and computational motion from image sequences.
1996
Sunil Ranjan Das
For pioneering contributions to the fields of switching theory and modern digital design, digital circuits testing, microarchitecture and microprogram optimization, and combinatorics and graph theory.
For pioneering contributions to the fields of switching theory and modern digital design, digital circuits testing, microarchitecture and microprogram optimization, and combinatorics and graph theory.
1995
David Patterson
For outstanding contributions to the advancement of computer science and engineering through inspiring teaching, path-breaking research, effective leadership and wide-ranging professional service.
For outstanding contributions to the advancement of computer science and engineering through inspiring teaching, path-breaking research, effective leadership and wide-ranging professional service.
1991
Tse-yun Feng
Significant and outstanding technical contribution to the field of parallel processing.
Significant and outstanding technical contribution to the field of parallel processing.
1988
1987
1987
S. Iwasaki
1985
1985