IEEE Computer Society Announces 2020 Fellows

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 09 December 2019 – Today IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS) announces that 46 IEEE CS members and 12 IEEE members evaluated by the IEEE CS Fellow Evaluation Committee will be elevated to IEEE Fellow grade in 2020. The grade of Fellow recognizes unusual distinction in the profession. The IEEE Board of Directors elevated 282 members to Fellow status for 2020, compared with 295 for 2019. IEEE CS members and associates recommended for Fellow status in 2020 include: Hussein Abbass—University of New South Wales-Canberra Hari Balakrishnan—Massachusetts Institute of Technology Vaughn Betz—University of Toronto Wei Chen—Microsoft Research Asia Yingying Chen—Rutgers University-Wireless Information Network Laboratory (WINLAB) Baoquan Chen—Peking University Lei Chen—Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Sangyeun Cho—Samsung Electronics Company Christopher Clifton—Purdue University Carolina Cruz-Neira—University of Arkansas Gautam Das—University of Texas at Arlington Jack Davidson—University of Virginia Shlomi Dolev—Ben-Gurion University Touradj Ebrahimi—Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Rudolf Eigenmann—University of Delaware Ian Foster—Argonne National Laboratory Edward Frank—Brilliant Lime Inc. Richard Fujimoto—Georgia Institute of Technology Johannes Gehrke—Microsoft Kristen Grauman—University of Texas at Austin Song Guo—Hong Kong Polytechnic University Mohammad Hajiaghayi—University of Maryland College Park Mary Hall—University of Utah Aaron Hertzmann—Adobe Systems Inc. Alan Hevner—University of South Florida Markus Hofmann—Bell Labs Research Zhenjiang Hu—National Institute of Informatics Weijia Jia—University of Macau William Kaiser—University of California- Los Angeles Ramesh Karri—New York University Sven Koenig—University of Southern California Yun Li—University of Strathclyde Mo Li—Nanyang Technological University Richard Lippmann—MIT-Lincoln Laboratory Xue Liu—McGill University Michael Mitzenmacher—Harvard University Mohamed Mokbel—University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Saeid Nahavandi—Deakin University Marc A. Najork—Google Inc. Partha Pande—Washington State University Panagiotis Papadimitratos—KTH Royal Institute of Technology Punam Saha—University of Iowa Vivek Sarkar—Georgia Institute of Technology Evgenia Smirni—College of William and Mary Joshua Smith—University of Washington Alex Snoeren—University of California, San Diego Gookwon Suh—Cornell University Peter Varman—William Marsh Rice University Hongyi Wu—Old Dominion University Yang Xiang—Swinburne University of Technology Hui Xiong—Baidu Incorporated Laurence Tianruo Yang—St. Francis Xavier University Jieping Ye—University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Lei Zhang—Microsoft Research Asia Tong Zhang—Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Tong Zhang—Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Yan Zhang—Simula Research Laboratory Zhongfei Zhang—SUNY Binghamton The Board of Directors confers the title of Fellow upon a person of outstanding and extraordinary qualifications and experience in IEEE-designated fields, who has made important individual contributions to one or more of those fields. For more information about the IEEE Fellow Program, visit www.ieee.org/membership/fellows/. To view past Computer Society Fellow Class lists, visit: www.computer.org/volunteering/awards/fellows. At the time the nomination is submitted, a nominee must:

• have accomplishments that have contributed importantly to the advancement or application of engineering, science and technology, bringing the realization of significant value to society;
• hold Senior Member or Life Senior Member grade at the time the nomination is submitted;
• have been a member in good standing in any grade for a period of five years or more preceding 1 January of the year of elevation.

The nominee cannot be a member of the IEEE Fellow Committee, an IEEE Society/Technical Council Fellow Evaluating Committee Chair, or a member of IEEE Society/Technical Council Fellow Evaluating Committees reviewing the nomination. About IEEE Computer Society The IEEE Computer Society is the world’s home for computer science, engineering, and technology. A global leader in providing access to computer science research, analysis, and information, the IEEE Computer Society offers a comprehensive array of unmatched products, services, and opportunities for individuals at all stages of their professional career. Known as the premier organization that empowers the people who drive technology, its unparalleled resources include international conferences, peer-reviewed publications, a unique digital library, standards, and training programs. Visit for more information.