ACM Eugene L. Lawler Award
The ACM Eugene L. Lawler Award is awarded every two or three years by the Association for Computing Machinery to an individual or a group of individuals who have made a significant contribution to the use of information technology for humanitarian purposes in a wide range of social domains.[1][2] It is named after the computer scientist Eugene Lawler.[3] The award includes a financial reward of US $ 5,000.[4]
| ACM Eugene L. Lawler Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Humanitarian contributions within computer science and informatics |
| Country | New York, (United States) |
| Presented by | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
| Reward(s) | US $5,000 |
| First awarded | 1999 |
| Last awarded | 2016 |
| Website | awards |
Recipients
| Year | Recipients | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 |  |
For her role as founder of Playing to Win and CTCNet |
| 2001 | |
For his leadership in the prior development and rapid deployment of the urban search and rescue robots used after the September 11 attacks |
| 2003 | |
for his leadership in the creation of open source software |
| 2005 |  |
For their contributions to the Nakuru Local Urban Observatory project in Kenya |
| 2007 | |
For founding and leading the Digital Study Hall Project |
| 2009 | |
For his work on how advanced information technologies can be used in homes and schools to support people with autism |
| 2012 |  |
For their contributions to GI@School (Geoinformatics at Schools), a program that encourages young people to develop a fascination for computer science and computer science research |
| 2014 | |
For her pioneering work in humanitarian disaster response through search and rescue robotics |
| 2016 |  |
For developing FrontlineSMS, using mobile technology and text messaging to empower people to share information, organize aid, and reconnect communities during crises. |
| 2018 |  |
For research, development, and deployment of cost-effective embedded-system and software solutions addressing mobility and education challenges of the visually impaired in the developing world. |
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See also
References
- "ACM Eugene Lawler Award". ACM. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- "International Center for Scientific Research on the ACM Eugene Lawler Award". International Center for Scientific Research. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- "Eugene Lawler Personal Webpage". UC Berkeley. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- "Award Overview by Big Fat Prize". Big Fat Prize. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
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- "ACM Award Video".
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