IEEE John von Neumann Medal Recipients
2008 - LESLIE LAMPORT
Researcher
Microsoft Corporation, Silicon Valley Research Center
Mountain View, CA, USA
“For establishment of the foundations of distributed and concurrent computing.”
2007 - CHARLES THACKER
Distinguished Engineer
Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA, USA
“For a central role in the creation of the personal computer and the development of networked computer systems.”
2006 - EDWIN CATMUL
President
Pixar Animation Studios
Emeryville, CA, USA
“For fundamental contributions to computer graphics, and a pioneering role in the use of computer animation in motion pictures.”
2005 - MICHAEL STONEBRAKER
Adjunct Professor, Laboratory for Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bedford, NH, USA
"For contributions to the design, implementation, and commercialization of relational and object-relational database systems."
2004 - BARBARA H. LISKOV
Ford Professor of Engineering and Associate Head for Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA, USA
"For fundamental contributions to programming languages, programming methodology, and distributed systems."
2003 - ALFRED V. AHO
Professor, Columbia University
New York, NY, USA
"For contributions to the foundations of computer science and to the fields of algorithms and software tools."
2002 - OLE-JOHAN DAHL
Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Informatics
University of Olso, Oslo, Norway
and
KRISTEN NYGAARD
Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Informatics
University of Olso, Oslo, Norway
'For the introduction of the concepts underlying object-oriented programming through the design and implementation of SIMULA 67.'
2001 - BUTLER W. LAMPSON
Microsoft - Cambridge, MA, USA
'For technical leadership in the creation of timesharing, distributed computing, networking, security and program languages'
2000
JOHN L. HENNESSY
Stanford University - Stanford, CA, USA
and
DAVID A. PATTERSON
University of California at Berkeley - Berkeley, CA, USA
'For creating a revolution in computer architecture through their exploration, popularization, and commercialization of architectural innovations.'
1999 - DOUGLAS C. ENGELBART
Director of the Bootstrap Institute
Fremont, CA, USA
'For creating the foundations of realtime, interactive, personal computing including CRT displays, windows, the mouse, hypermedia linking and conferencing, and on-line journals.'
1998 - IVAN EDWARD SUTHERLAND
Sun Microsystems Laboratories
Palo Alto, CA, USA
'For pioneering contributions to computer graphics and microelectronic design, and leadership in the support of computer science and engineering research.'
1997 - MAURICE V. WILKES
Olivetti and Oracle Research Lab. - Cambridge, England
'For a lifelong career of seminal contributions to computing, including the first full-scale operational stored program computer and to the foundations of programming.'
1996 - CARVER A. MEAD
California Institute of Technology - Pasadena, CA, USA
'For leadership and innovative contributions to VLSI and creative microelectronic structures.'
1995 - DONALD E. KNUTH (Honorary Member)
Stanford University - Stanford, CA, USA
'For fundamental contributions to the theory and practice of computer science and to the art of computer programming.'
1994 - JOHN COCKE
IBM/T.J. Watson Research Center - Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
'For contributions to the computer industry including the invention, development and implementation of Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) architecture and program optimization technology.'
1993 - FREDERICK P. BROOKS, JR.
Univ. of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, NC, USA
'For significant developments in computer architecture, insightful observations on software engineering, and for computer science education and professional service.'
1992 - C. GORDON BELL
Stardent Computer - Sunnyvale, CA, USA
"For innovative contributions to computer architecture and design."
