Honor Roll
| Name Sort descending | Noted For | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Brian Cleaver | Member of the team that developed one of the first computerized cash machines in Essex, England | Member of the team that developed one of the first computerized cash machines in Essex, England, Cleaver began his career as a Systems Engineer with IBM, UK Ltd. in 1962, holding many positions… |
| Anthony E. Siegman | Major contributor in the area of unstable resonators, microwave masers, parametric devices, lasers and optics | Major contributor in the area of unstable resonators, lasers, and optics, Siegman was an electrical engineer and educator whose work on microwave masers and parametric devices evolved into a… |
| Anthony Finkelstein | Software engineering and requirements engineering methods | Recognized internationally for his contributions to software engineering and requirements engineering, Finkelstein graduated from the LSE with a Masters in systems, then went on to take a PhD at… |
| Anthony James Barr | Creator of Statistical Analysis System (SAS), a programming language. In 1976, SAS Institute was founded with the stockholders Tony Barr 40%, Jim Goodnight 35%, John Sall 18%, and Jane Helwig 7%. | Creator of the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) programming language, Barr conceived a database architecture for SAS inspired by the Formatted File System (FFS) he had worked on at the Pentagon… |
| Antoni Kilinski | Noted contributor to computer science in Poland | A noted contributor to computer science in Poland, Kilinski played a pioneering role in the development of electronic computing and digital technology. In 1948 Antoni worked in the central… |
| Antonin Svoboda | Czech computer scientist and creator of fault-tolerant computer design | Czech computer scientist and creator of fault-tolerant computer design, Svoboda was one of the most influential scientists in the 20th century. He was born in Prague in 1907. Attending a series of… |
| Arimasa Naitoh | The “father” of the ThinkPad notebook PC | Popularly known as the "father" of the ThinkPad Notebook PC, Naitoh has served as Vice-President of Development for Lenovo's Notebook division. While at IBM's development facility in Yamato City,… |
| Arlene Joy Harris | Directed the development of the first automated cellular service activation systems now used globally in retail locations to remotely and instantly activate cellular phones | Pioneer of the first automated cellular service activation systems now used globally in retail locations to remotely and instantly activate cellular phones, Harris is also known as the "First Lady… |
| Armando Fox | Co-founder of the Berkeley RAD Lab and co-designer of the Intel Pentium Pro microprocessor | Co-founder of the Berkeley RAD Lab and co-designer of the Intel Pentium Pro microprocessor, Fox has served as an Adjunct Associate Professor at UC Berkeley. Prior to that he joined Stanford as an… |
| Armas (Mike) Clifford Markkula | Angel investor and second CEO of Apple | Angel investor and second CEO of Apple Computer, Markkula provided early critical funding and managerial support to the company. He was introduced to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak when they were… |
| Arnold A. Cohen | Developed selectively alterable digital storage on magnetic drums | Developer of selectively alterable digital storage on magnetic drums, Cohen held a patent that proved basic to the field. Born in Duluth, MN, he was a renowned physicist noted for his significant… |
| Arnold I. Dumey | Co-inventor of the postal sorting machine and cryptanalyst first for SIS and then NSA. | Co-inventor of the postal sorting machine and cryptanalyst, Dumey worked first for SIS and then NSA. During WWII he worked for the Army Signal Corps and at Arlington Hall, headquarters of the US… |
| Arnold Meyer Spielberg | Inventor of the first computer-controlled point of sale cash register | Inventor of the first computer-controlled point-of-sale cash register, Spielberg is recognized as a pioneer in the computer industry, credited with a number of breakthroughs during his… |
| Arnold Oral Allen | Author of the book, "Probability, Statistics, and Queueing Theory with Computer Science Applications" | Author of "Probability, Statistics, and Queueing Theory with Computer Science Applications," Allen has also written "Computer Performance Analysis with Mathematica." Elected as a director… |
| Arnold Reitsakas | Responsible for the computer age in Estonia | Responsible for the computer age in Estonia, Reitsakas started as a resident of Tallinn in 1952. He graduated from the 10th School of the Leningrad Institute of Communications in 1957. Reitsakas… |
| Arnold T. Nordsieck | Builder of the "differential analyzer"—an analog computer capable of solving complex equations and drawing curves | Builder of the "differential analyzer"—an analog computer capable of solving complex equations and drawing curves—Nordsieck constructed the device in the 1950s out of $700-worth of war surplus… |
| Arnt Eliassen | A pioneer in the use of numerical analysis and computers for weather forecasting | A pioneer in the use of numerical analysis and computers for weather forecasting, Eliassen was a Norwegian meteorologist who conducted early pioneer work at the Institute for Advanced Study in… |
| Arthur (Dick) Kittredge Watson | Served as President of IBM World Trade Corporation, guiding the expansion of the international business | President of IBM World Trade Corporation, Watson guided the expansion of the international business and later served as United States Ambassador to France. His father, Thomas J. Watson, was… |
| Arthur Dehon Little | Founder of the consulting company Arthur D. Little that has played key roles in the development of the word processor | Founder of the consulting company Arthur D. Little, which played key roles in the development of the word processor and much more, Little was an American chemist and chemical engineer born in… |
| Arthur L. Norberg | Former Director, Charles Babbage Institute | Former Director of the Charles Babbage Institute, Norberg is a noted author and historian of information technology. |
| Arthur L. Samuel | Pioneer in computer gaming and artificial intelligence | Pioneer in computer gaming and artificial intelligence, Samuel is most known within the AI community for his groundbreaking work in computer checkers. He thought that teaching computers to play… |
| Arthur Rock | Silicon Valley venture investments, INTEL, Fairchild, Apple | A pioneering Silicon Valley venture capitalist, Rock was an early investor in major firms including Intel, Apple Computer, Scientific Data Systems, and Teledyne. Rock graduated with a… |
| Arthur Scherbius | Invented the cryptographic machine Enigma; and then founded the company to manufacture it; a machine which would encipher commercial communications, such as transfers between banks; later used by the German Navy, followed by the German Army, and then the German Air Force | Inventor of the cryptographic machine Enigma, Scherbius founded the company to manufacture it and transformed the history of wartime communications. He was born in Frankfurt am Main and studied… |
| Arthur Tatnall | Noted IT historian, author, and professor of computer sciences | Noted IT historian, author, and professor of computer sciences, Tatnall has served as an Associate Professor in the Victoria Graduate School of Business at Victoria University in Melbourne,… |
| Arthur W. Astrin | Builder of the world’s first DSP and hardware FFT processor with sufficient speed to allow OFDM modulation and supported the birthing of the Wi-Fi industry | Builder of the world's first DSP and hardware FFT processor with sufficient speed to allow OFDM modulation, Astrin is an American communications engineer who has worked for Apple Computer, Inc.,… |
| Arthur Walter Burks | Contributed to the design of the ENIAC | Contributor to the design of the ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer, Burks served as a senior engineer on the project in the 1940s. Decades later, Burks and his wife… |
| Arundhati Bhattacharya | First Female SBI Chairperson | The first woman to serve as Chairperson of the State Bank of India, Bhattacharya became chairperson and chief executive officer of Salesforce, India. In 2016, Forbes ranked her 25th on its list of… |
| Ashok N. Srivastava | Leader of the Intelligent Data Understanding group at NASA Ames Research Center that performed research and development of advanced machine learning and data mining algorithms in support of NASA missions | Leader of the Intelligent Data Understanding group at NASA Ames Research Center, Srivastava performed research and development of advanced machine learning and data mining algorithms in support of… |
| Audrey A. Helffrich | Leader of the hardware strategy for IBM's early 1990’s transition from one type of microprocessor to another which helped to save the mainframe keeping the Poughkeepsie site active | Leader of the hardware strategy for IBM's early 1990s transition from bipolar to CMOS microprocessors on its largest mainframes, Helffrich is credited with helping to save the mainframe and… |
| Audrey Tang | A minister in Taiwan's top executive cabinet, and a leader of the Haskell and Perl programming language communities | A free software programmer as well as a politician, Tang is described as one of the "ten greatest Taiwanese computing personalities." They are a leader of the Haskell and Perl programming language… |
| August-Wilhelm Scheer | ARIS Process description method | Developer of the ARIS framework for business process description and modeling, Scheer is recognized as a foundational figure in business informatics. He has served as Professor Emeritus at the… |
| Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace | Her notes on Charles Babbage's analytical engine include what is recognized as the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine, thus she is known as the "World's First Computer Programmer" | Known as the "World's First Computer Programmer," Lovelace wrote notes on Charles Babbage's analytical engine that include what is recognized as the first algorithm intended to be processed by a… |
| Aviel (Avi) David Rubin | Leader of the research team that successfully cracked the security code of Texas Instruments' RFID chip | Leader of the research team that successfully cracked the security code of Texas Instruments' RFID chip, Rubin is an American computer programmer and scientist with expertise in systems and… |
| Azriel Rosenfeld | Leading researcher in the world in the field of computer image analysis widely used in the fields of computer or machine vision, and medical imaging | A leading researcher in the field of computer image analysis — encompassing computer or machine vision and medical imaging — Rosenfeld was a tenured Distinguished University Professor and Director… |
| B. (Bob) Ramakrishna Rau | Developer of the Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) technology that is now standard in modern computer processors | Developer of the Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) technology that is now standard in modern computer processors, Rau was widely recognized as an expert in VLIW computing, which is the basis of… |
| Bailey Whitfield Diffie | Pioneer of public-key cryptography | Pioneer of public-key cryptography, Diffie co-authored the landmark 1976 paper "New Directions in Cryptography," which introduced a radically new method of distributing cryptographic keys, going… |
| Balakrishnan Prabhakaran | Known for his work in 3D video, animations, and deformable 3D models which is a form of multimedia data that is widely used in entertainment as well as medical fields | Known for his work in 3D video, animations, and deformable 3D models — a form of multimedia data widely used in entertainment and medical fields — Prabhakaran has served as a Professor of Computer… |
| Balaram Sinharoy | Chief architect of IBM’s POWER7 processor, on which the Watson computer runs | Chief architect of IBM's POWER7 processor, on which the Watson computer runs, Sinharoy has been named an IBM Fellow, the company's highest technical distinction. Well-known as one of the world's… |
| Barbara Bauer | GlobalSight Partners President | Recognized for her contributions to the technology industry and leadership in business consulting, Bauer was inducted into the WITI Hall of Fame in 2005. She became president of GlobalSight… |
| Barbara Grant | IBM Data Storage Division VP | Vice president and General Manager of the Data Storage Division of Removable Media Storage Solutions at IBM, Grant held that role as part of a 21-year career with the company spanning a variety of… |
| Barbara Liskov | Contributions to development of object-oriented programming | A pioneer in object-oriented programming, Liskov's work in programming methodology has affected all aspects of modern computing, including programming languages, object-oriented programming, and… |
| Barry (Pak-Lee) Lam | Founder and Chairman of Quanta Computer, the leading laptop producer worldwide | Founder and Chairman of Quanta Computer, the leading laptop producer worldwide, Lam is also a major patron of the arts and a leading philanthropist in the area of culture and education. In 2011,… |
| Barry J Walker | Invention of the external hard-disk drive | Inventor of the external hard-disk drive, Walker overcame the inherent restrictions of early microcomputers to devise a scheme for the attachment of external storage devices via ports that were… |
| Barry James Mailous | Important role in the creation of ALGOL 68 | One of the editors of the original Report on the Algorithmic Language ALGOL 68, Mailous also served as a contributing editor to the Revised Report on the Algorithmic Language ALGOL 68. In 1968… |
| Barry Leiba | Developed an early implementation of an integrated multimedia e-mail system, called Ultimail along with his team at IBM Research | Developer of Ultimail, an early integrated multimedia e-mail system created with his team at IBM Research, Leiba is a computer scientist and software researcher. His work focused for many years on… |
| Barry M. Leiner | Helped to establish the Internet Activities Board (IAB), which led the effort to set technical standards for the Internet | Instrumental in establishing the Internet Activities Board (IAB), which led the effort to set technical standards for the Internet, Leiner was a government scientist and Program Manager at the U.… |
| Barry Schrager | Key figure in the design and development of early commercial computer security software products in the early 1970s | Co-designer and developer of early commercial computer security software products, Schrager is recognized as one of the people who started the concept of data security when he founded and became… |
| Barry W. Boehm | Known for his many contributions to software engineering | Known for his many contributions to software engineering, Boehm was an American software engineer and TRW Emeritus Professor of Software Engineering at the Computer Science Department of the… |
| Bashir Iskandarovich Rameyev | Holder of the first USSR patent in electronic computing | Holder of the first officially registered USSR patent in the field of electronic computers, Rameyev was a Soviet inventor and scientist and one of the founders of Soviet computing. He was the… |
| Beatrice Cave-Brown-Cave | Aviation Statistical Analysis Pioneer | One of the earliest women to apply statistical and mathematical methods to real-world engineering problems in aviation, Cave-Brown-Cave made her most significant contributions during World War I.… |
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