Jack Dongarra Selected to Receive the 2020 IEEE Computer Society’s Computer Pioneer Award
Jack Dongarra
Professor Jack Dongarra, a member of the Manchester Numerical Linear Algebra Group who also holds appointments at the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named as recipient of the IEEE Computer Society’s 2020 Computer Pioneer Award.
The award is given for significant contributions to early concepts and developments in the electronic computer field that have clearly advanced the state-of-the-art in computing. Dongarra is being recognized “for leadership in the area of high-performance mathematical software.”
Dongarra will receive his award at the Computer Society’s annual awards dinner and presentation to be held on Wednesday 27 May 2020 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner during the IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors meeting. The award consists of a silver medal and an invitation to speak at the award presentation.
This article is based on an IEEE news release. Further information about the award is available here.
Numerical Linear Algebra Group