National awards
- AAAI Fellow
- AAAI Service Award
- AAAS Fellow
- ACM Distinguished Engineers, Scientists, and Members
- ACM Fellow
- ACM SIGKDD Innovation Award
- ACM Software System Award
- A. Nico Habermann Award
- James Chen Annual Award
- IBM Faculty Award
- IEEE Fellow
- IEEE Technical Achievement Award
- INFORMS ISS Design Science Award
- NCWIT Harrold and Notkin Research and Graduate Mentoring Award
- NSF CAREER Award
- NSF PECASE Award
- PAKDD Distinguished Contributions Award
- SIAM Fellow
- SIGCHI Academy
- SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award
- UCGIS Education Award
- 3M Nontenured Faculty Award
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Fellows
The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence’s Fellows program was started in 1990 to recognize individuals who have made significant, sustained contributions - usually over at least a ten–year period - to the field of artificial intelligence.
Elected AAAI Fellows’ accomplishments range from pioneering advances in the theory of artificial intelligence, to unusual accomplishments in artificial intelligence technology and AI applications. Leadership in the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence or similar scientific organizations that promote the advancement of artificial intelligence through educational programs and support of forums for the exchange of ideas also plays a role in the selection process.
Recipient | Year |
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Maria Gini | 2008 |
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Service Award
The AAAI Distinguished Service award recognizes one individual each year for extraordinary service to the AI community. Areas of service could include, but are not limited to: society service, service as an editor, conference organization, representation of AI in other organizations (such as CRA, ACM, or IEEE), or influential service as a government agency contract monitor or program director, resulting in positive effects on the field of AI. Nominees must be current members of AAAI.
Recipient | Year |
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Maria Gini | 2016 |
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) was founded in 1848. The stated mission of the society is to “advance science and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people.” AAAS publishes a number of online and printed materials, including the peer-reviewed general science journal Science.
Election as a Fellow of AAAS is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers. Fellows are recognized for meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications.
Recipient | Year |
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Joseph Konstan | 2011 |
Yousef Saad | 2010 |
Shashi Shekhar | 2008 |
Vipin Kumar | 2006 |
ACM Distinguished Engineers, Scientists, and Members
The Distinguished Engineers, Scientists, and Members Award recognizes ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) members with at least 15 years of professional experience and 5 years of continuous Professional Membership who have achieved significant accomplishments or have made a significant impact on the computing field.
Distinguished Scientists
Recipient | Year |
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Loren Terveen | 2009 |
John Riedl † | 2007 |
Maria Gini | 2006 |
Joseph Konstan | 2006 |
† deceased
Distinguished Members
Recipient | Year |
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Daniel Boley | 2020 |
Mohamed Mokbel | 2017 |
ACM Fellows Program
The ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Fellows Program was established by Council in 1993 to recognize and honor outstanding ACM members for their achievements in computer science and information technology and for their significant contributions to the mission of the ACM. The ACM Fellows serve as distinguished colleagues to whom the ACM and its members look for guidance and leadership as the world of information technology evolves.
Recipient | Year |
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Maria Gini | 2019 |
Tian He | 2018 |
John Riedl † | 2009 |
Joseph Konstan | 2008 |
Vipin Kumar | 2006 |
† deceased
ACM SIGKDD Innovation Award
The ACM SIGKDD Innovation Award is the highest award for technical excellence in the field of Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD). It is conferred on one individual or one group of collaborators whose outstanding technical innovations in the KDD field have had a lasting impact in advancing the theory and practice of the field.
Recipient | Year |
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Vipin Kumar | 2012 |
ACM Software System Award
The ACM Software System Award is given to an institution or individuals recognized for developing software systems that have had a lasting influence, reflected in contributions to concepts and/or commercial acceptance.
Recipient | Year |
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Joseph A. Konstan | 2010 |
John Riedl † | 2010 |
† deceased
A. Nico Habermann Award
CRA makes an award, usually annually, to a person who has made outstanding contributions aimed at increasing the numbers and/or successes of underrepresented members in the computing research community. This award recognizes work in areas of government affairs, educational programs, professional societies, public awareness, and leadership that has a major impact on advancing these members in the computing research community. Recognized contributions can be focused directly at the research level or at its immediate precursors–namely, students at the undergraduate or graduate levels.
Recipient | Year |
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Maria Gini | 2019 |
James Chen Annual Award
The UMUAI James Chen Award is bestowed annually to the author(s) of the best paper of the year. The award has been donated by the Chen family in commemoration of James R. Chen, a creative researcher in the area of user modeling and information retrieval, and twice a UMUAI author. The award comes with a cash prize of U.S.$ 1,000. To select the winner, an award committee is formed from the editorial board of the journal which reviews all articles that were nominated by reviewers and the editorial board.
Recipient | Year |
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Joseph Konstan | 2013 |
John Riedl † | 2013 |
† deceased
IBM Faculty Award
The IBM Faculty Award is a competitive worldwide program that seeks to build collaborations between researchers at top universities and those in IBM development, research, and service groups. It is also intended to promote a curriculum that encourages advances in disciplines strategic to IBM.
Recipient | Year |
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Abhishek Chandra | 2011 |
Antonia Zhai | 2007 |
Zhi-Li Zhang | 2007 |
Zhi-Li Zhang | 2006 |
Jaideep Srivastava | 2002 |
IEEE Fellow
The IEEE Grade of Fellow is conferred by the Board of Directors upon a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest. The total number selected in any one year does not exceed one-tenth percent of the total voting Institute membership.
Recipient | Year |
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Mohamed Mokbel | 2020 |
Maria Gini | 2017 |
Tian He | 2017 |
George Karypis | 2017 |
Stergios Roumeliotis ** | 2016 |
Joseph Konstan | 2013 |
John Riedl † | 2011 |
Zhi-Li Zhang | 2011 |
Anand Tripathi | 2008 |
Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos | 2007 |
Jaideep Srivastava | 2004 |
Shashi Shekhar | 2003 |
Vipin Kumar | 2000 |
David Du | 1998 |
Pen-Chung Yew | 1998 |
† deceased
** former faculty member
IEEE Technical Achievement Award
The IEEE Technical Achievement Award is an annual award (which includes a certificate and $2,000 honorarium) that is presented for outstanding and innovative contributions to the fields of computer and information science and engineering or computer technology, usually within the past ten, and not more than fifteen years.
Recipient | Year |
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Shashi Shekhar | 2006 |
Vipin Kumar | 2005 |
INFORMS ISS Design Science Award
The Design Science Award of the INFORMS Information Systems Society (ISS) is awarded annually to promote and recognize excellence in research efforts centered on the design and realization of innovative information technology (IT) artifacts.
Recipient | Year |
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John Collins ** | 2012 |
Maria Gini | 2012 |
Paul Schrater | 2012 |
** former faculty member
National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) Harrold and Notkin Research and Graduate Mentoring Award
The NCWIT Harrold and Notkin Research and Graduate Mentoring Award is given in memory of Mary Jean Harrold and David Notkin, in honor of their outstanding research, graduate mentoring, and diversity contributions. The award recognizes faculty members from non-profit, U.S. institutions (excluding U.S. territories) who combine outstanding research accomplishments with excellence in graduate mentoring, as well as those who advocate for recruiting, encouraging, and promoting women and minorities in computing fields at both a local and national level.
Recipient | Year |
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Maria Gini | 2018 |
National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER Award)
The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards in support of the early career-development activities of those teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their organization.
Recipient | Year |
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Hyun Soo Park | 2019 |
Feng Qian | 2018 |
Lana Yarosh | 2017 |
Brent Hecht ** | 2016 |
Rui Kuang | 2012 |
Dan Keefe | 2011 |
Chad Myers | 2011 |
Arindam Banerjee | 2010 |
Mohamed Mokbel | 2010 |
Tian He | 2009 |
Volkan Isler | 2008 |
Stergios Roumeliotis ** | 2007 |
Abhishek Chandra | 2007 |
Nick Hopper | 2006 |
Yongdae Kim ** | 2005 |
William Schuler ** | 2005 |
Eric Van Wyk | 2004 |
Baoquan Chen ** | 2003 |
George Karypis | 2002 |
Victoria Interrante | 1999 |
Joseph Konstan | 1998 |
Zhi-Li Zhang | 1998 |
Mats Heimdahl | 1996 |
Jon Weissman | 1996 |
Zhiyuan Li ** | 1995 |
Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos | 1995 |
Shang-Hua Teng ** | 1995 |
** former faculty member
National Science Foundation Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE Award)
Each year NSF selects nominees for Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from among the most meritorious new CAREER awardees. The PECASE program recognizes outstanding scientists and engineers who, early in their careers, show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of knowledge. This Presidential Award is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers.
Recipient | Year |
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Stergios Roumeliotis ** | 2008 |
William Schuler ** | 2006 |
Victoria Interrante | 1999 |
** former faculty member
PAKDD Distinguished Contributions Award
This award recognizes significant and ongoing contributions in research and services to the advancement of the PAKDD community and series of conferences.
Recipient | Year |
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Jaideep Srivastava | 2013 |
SIAM Fellows Program
The SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) Fellows Program was approved in 2008 to honor certain members who have made outstanding contributions to fields served by SIAM. SIAM Fellows are people who have been recognized by their peers for their contributions to their field as well shown great leadership within their own institution.
Recipient | Year |
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Yousef Saad | 2010 |
SIGCHI Academy
The CHI Academy is an honorary group of individuals who have made substantial contributions to the field of human-computer interaction, and awardees are given lifetime invitations to the annual SIGCHI award banquet. These are the principal leaders of the field, whose efforts have shaped the disciplines and/or industry, and led the research and/or innovation in human-computer interaction. The criteria for election to the CHI Academy are:
- Cumulative contributions to the field.
- Impact on the field through development of new research directions and/or innovations.
- Influence on the work of others.
- Reasonably active participant in the ACM SIGCHI community.
Recipient | Year |
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Loren Terveen | 2019 |
Joseph Konstan | 2011 |
SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award
The SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award goes to individuals who have contributed to the growth of SIGCHI in a variety of capacities. This award is for extended services to the community at large over a number of years. Criteria for this award are:
- Service to SIGCHI and its activities in a variety of capacities.
- Extended contributions over many years.
- Influence on the community at large.
Recipient | Year |
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Joseph Konstan | 2013 |
University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) Education Award
UCGIS is a non-profit scientific and educational organization comprised of 60+ member and affiliate institutions. It was established in 1995 for the purposes of advancing research in the field of Geographic Information Science, expanding and strengthening multidisciplinary Geographic Information Science education, and advocating policies for the promotion of the ethical use of and access to geographic information and technologies, by building and supporting scholarly communities and networks. UCGIS is a hub for the GIS research and education community in higher education and serves as a national and international voice to advocate for its members’ interests.
Recipient | Year |
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Shashi Shekhar | 2015 |
3M Nontenured Faculty Award
This award, which is administered by 3M Research and Development in partnership with the Corporate Giving Program, recognizes outstanding new faculty. It is intended to help young faculty members to achieve tenure, to teach, and to conduct research.
Recipient | Year |
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Daniel Keefe | 2013 |