Uzi Vishkin
“To the theory of PRAM computing, and for inventing numerous work-efficient parallel algorithms.”
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2026 IEEE Computer Society Award Recipients
We honor the recipients of our technical, education, and service awards.
Major Award Recipients
Each year, the IEEE Computer Society (CS) presents its major achievement awards to the brightest professionals and scientists in computer science and computer engineering. Recipients are nominated by their peers for their outstanding discoveries and technical contributions.
We are proud to recognize the following professionals as the 2026 IEEE CS Award Recipients. These honors will be presented during our co-sponsored conferences and at the IEEE CS awards ceremony, which will take place on Thursday, 5 November 2026, in Chicago, IL, in conjunction with the IEEE CS Board of Governors meetings.
Andreas Zeller
“For software debugging, program analysis, mining software repositories, and automated test generation.”
Robby Robson
“For international leadership in developing learning technology standards that launched the learning technology industry and enabled online learning.”
Jean-Luc Gaudiot
Richard E. Merwin Award for Distinguished Service
“For exemplary service, leadership and dedication to IEEE, the IEEE Computer Society, and long-lasting contributions to the Computing Profession at large.”
Ankur Moitra
“To high-dimensional learning—spanning mixture models, robust statistics, and quantum systems.”
Weisong Shi
Edward J. McCluskey Technical Achievement Award
“For edge computing, from foundational vision to transformative applications in autonomous driving, enabling next-generation connected autonomous systems.”
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IEEE Computer Society Staff Awards
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IEEE Fellows
IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS) announced that 52 IEEE CS members and 21 IEEE members evaluated by the IEEE CS Fellow Evaluating Committee will be elevated to IEEE Fellow grade in 2026. The grade of IEEE Fellow recognizes exceptional distinction in the engineering profession.
