SIGMETRICS
Encyclopedia
SIGMETRICS is the Association for Computing Machinery
's Special Interest Group
on Measurement and Evaluation, which specializes in the field of performance analysis of computer systems.
The group have organised an annual conference of the same name since 1973.
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
's Special Interest Group
Special Interest Group
A Special Interest Group is a community with an interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning or technology where members cooperate to effect or to produce solutions within their particular field, and may communicate, meet, and organize conferences...
on Measurement and Evaluation, which specializes in the field of performance analysis of computer systems.
The group have organised an annual conference of the same name since 1973.
History
The group was formed as SIGME (Special Interest Committee on Measurement and Evaluation) in 1971, the name was changed to SIGMETRICS in 1972.Awards
Each year the group gives three awards, the lifetime achievement award, rising star award and test of time award.Achievement award
The achievement award is given each year to an individual who has made "long-lasting, influential contributions to the theory or practice of computer/communication system performance evaluation."- 2003 Edward G. Coffman, Jr.
- 2004 Ken C. Sevcik
- 2005 Stephen S. Lavenberg
- 2006 Richard R. Muntz
- 2007 Don TowsleyDon TowsleyDonald F. Towsley is an American computer scientist, currentlyDistinguished University Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he co-directs the Networking Research Laboratory. He received his B.A. degree in physics and his Ph.D. degree in...
- 2008 Erol GelenbeErol GelenbeSami Erol Gelenbe is a Turkish computer scientist, engineer and applied mathematician who currently holds the Dennis Gabor Professorship at Imperial College...
- 2009 Frank KellyFrank Kelly (professor)Francis Patrick "Frank" Kelly, FRS is professor of the Mathematics of Systems in the Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, and Master of Christ's College, Cambridge....
- 2010 Jeffrey P. BuzenJeffrey P. BuzenJeffrey Peter Buzen is an American computer scientist in system performance analysis best known for his contributions to queueing theory. His 1971 doctoral thesis Computational algorithms for closed queueing networks with exponential servers has guided the study of queueing network modeling.Born...
- 2011 Onno J. BoxmaOnno J. BoxmaOnno J. Boxma is a Dutch mathematician, known for several contributions to queueing theory and applied probability theory.Born in Den Haag, he earned a B.Sc. in mathematics at Delft University , Boxmagot his Ph.D...
Rising star award
The rising star award is given each year to an individual who "demonstrates outstanding potential for research in the field of computer and communication performance."- 2008 Devavrat Shah
- 2009 Alexandre Proutiere
- 2010 Milan Vojnovic
- 2011 Adam Wierman