Susan L. Graham
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Susan L. Graham is a computer scientist
. Graham is the Pehong Chen Distinguished Professor in the Computer Science Division of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley
. Graham's chair was endowed by Pehong Chen, president, chief executive officer and chairman of Broadvision
.
Graham's research projects include:
Graham has published dozens of research articles in industry publications dating back to 1968, including the Journal of the ACM
, and has lectured and published extensively on subjects in computer languages, compilers and programming environments.
of the Association for Computing Machinery
. She is also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering
.
In 2009, she was awarded the IEEE John von Neumann Medal
for "contributions to programming language design and implementation and for exemplary service to the discipline of computer science".
On Sept. 29, 2011 it was announced that she had been chosen to receive the ACM-IEEE-CS
Ken Kennedy Award
on November 15 [2011] in Seattle at SC11, the international conference on high-performance computing.
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
. Graham is the Pehong Chen Distinguished Professor in the Computer Science Division of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. Graham's chair was endowed by Pehong Chen, president, chief executive officer and chairman of Broadvision
Broadvision
BroadVision is an international software vendor of self service web applications for enterprise social software, electronic commerce, Enterprise Portals, CRM....
.
Education and Professional Career
Born in Cleveland, Graham received her A.B. in mathematics from Harvard in 1964. Her M.S. (1966) and Ph.D. (1971) degrees are from Stanford. In 1971 she joined the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley, rising from assistant professor (1971-1976), through associate professor (1976-1981) to full professor from 1981 onwards.Graham's research projects include:
- Harmonia - A language-based framework for interactive software development
- Titanium - A Java-based parallel programming language, compiler, and runtime system.
Graham has published dozens of research articles in industry publications dating back to 1968, including the Journal of the ACM
Journal of the ACM
The Journal of the ACM is the flagship scientific journal of the Association for Computing Machinery . It is peer-reviewed and covers computer science in general, especially theoretical aspects. Its current editor-in-chief is Victor Vianu, from University of California, San Diego.The journal has...
, and has lectured and published extensively on subjects in computer languages, compilers and programming environments.
Honors and Awards
In 1994 she was inducted as a FellowFellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
of the Association for Computing Machinery
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...
. She is also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the...
, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering is a government-created non-profit institution in the United States, that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences...
.
In 2009, she was awarded the IEEE John von Neumann Medal
IEEE John von Neumann Medal
The IEEE John von Neumann Medal was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 1990 and may be presented annually "for outstanding achievements in computer-related science and technology." The achievements may be theoretical, technological, or entrepreneurial, and need not have been made...
for "contributions to programming language design and implementation and for exemplary service to the discipline of computer science".
On Sept. 29, 2011 it was announced that she had been chosen to receive the ACM-IEEE-CS
IEEE Computer Society
The IEEE Computer Society is a professional society of IEEE. Its purpose and scope is “to advance the theory, practice, and application of computer and information processing science and technology” and the “professional standing of its members.” The CS is the largest of 38 technical societies...
Ken Kennedy Award
Ken Kennedy Award
The Ken Kennedy Award, established in 2009 by the Association of Computing Machinery and the IEEE Computer Society in memory of Ken Kennedy, is awarded annually and recognizes substantial contributions to programmability and productivity in computing and substantial community service or mentoring...
on November 15 [2011] in Seattle at SC11, the international conference on high-performance computing.