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Roger Needham Award

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Roger Needham Award
Awarded for“important contributions made to computer science research”
Sponsored byMicrosoft Research
British Computer Society
Date2004 (2004)
Reward(s)Gift of £5,000
Websitewww.bcs.org/more/awards-and-competitions/roger-needham-award/

The Roger Needham award is a prize given scientists who are recognised for important contributions made to computer science research The British Computer Society established an annual Roger Needham Award in honour of Roger Needham in 2004.[1] It is a £5000 prize is presented to an individual for making "a distinguished research contribution in computer science by a UK-based researcher within ten years of their PhD." The award is funded by Microsoft Research. The winner of the prize has an opportunity to give a public lecture.[1]

Laureates

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Since 2004, laureates have included:

Awards committee

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As of 2020 the prize is judged by an awards committee with the following members:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Roger Needham Award | BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT". www.bcs.org.
  2. ^ Anon (2018). "Computer Science News: Alexandra Silva Receives BCS Roger Needham Award 2018". ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  3. ^ "Dr Cristian Cadar announced as winner of BCS Roger Needham Award | BCS". www.wired-gov.net.
  4. ^ "Professor Jade Alglave wins the 2020 BCS Roger Needham Award | BCS".