Annals Best Papers of 2024

This year we have resurrected the Computer Society Best Paper award for IEEE Annals of the History of Computing.

We put together a selection committee of four, chaired by our Associate Editor-in-Chief Liz Petrick, who carefully considered all papers published in 2024 issues of Annals. In recognition of the large number of high quality publications, the committee and I agreed to recognise two honourable mentions alongside the best paper award and the runner-up.

The two honourable mention papers are presented in no particular order. You can find more about the process, as well as the remarks from the committee on each paper, in the recently published editorial.

The best paper and runner up will be available to read free of charge for 30 days—now is a great time to enjoy this fantastic piece of scholarship.

Best Paper: Andrew Lison, “Hardware Standardization and State-Socialist Piracy: The Global Reach of the Zilog Z80”

in IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 46, no. 02, pp. 38-51, April-June 2024, doi: 10.1109/MAHC.2024.3384915.

Runner-up: Bernardo Gonçalves, “Lady Lovelace’s Objection: The Turing–Hartree Disputes Over the Meaning of Digital Computers, 1946–1951”

in IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 46, no. 01, pp. 6-18, Jan.-March 2024, doi: 10.1109/MAHC.2023.3326607.

Honourable Mention: Daniel Cardoso Llach, “Computer-Aided Design in the United States, 1949–1984: Designing in a Closed World”

in IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 46, no. 04, pp. 10-26, Oct.-Dec. 2024, doi: 10.1109/MAHC.2024.3483040.

Honourable Mention: Eric Rawn, “The Work and Vision of Ubiquitous Computing at Xerox PARC”

in IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 46, no. 03, pp. 50-60, July-Sept. 2024, doi: 10.1109/MAHC.2024.3371908.

To find out the full list of 2024 best papers from the magazines and transactions of the IEEE Computer Society, please click on the link here.