David (Kitping) K. Lam

Co-inventor of a plasma-produced solid lubricant patented under the title "Fluorine Plasma Synthesis for Carbon Monofluoride," Lam is also the founder of Lam Research Corporation. He has served as Chairman of Multibeam...

Jack P. Ruina

Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) from 1961 to 1963, during which the idea of an information processing program was initiated, Ruina held a position that proved foundational to what...

Robert W. Wisniewski

Manager of the Blue Gene software project at IBM Research — an initiative dedicated to exploring the frontiers in supercomputing, computer architecture, software for massively parallel systems, and the use of computation...

Frederica Darema

Proposer of the Single Program, Multiple Data (SPMD) programming model, Darema introduced SPMD in 1984, establishing what has become the most common style of parallel programming. In computing, Single Program, Multiple Data...

Milo S. Medin

Helping to deliver the first large-scale residential broadband access service in partnership with major cable operators, Medin has been part of the Internet development community for more than 25 years. He has...

Lawrence J. Shoenberg

Noted for serving as head of three sections of ADAPSO—Software Products, Professional Services, and Information Systems Integration—Shoenberg also spent 20 years on the ADAPSO board and served a term as its chair....

Cesar A. Gonzales

Co-inventor of patented still-frame and motion video compression techniques that IBM contributed to the JPEG and MPEG international standards, Gonzales played a central role in bringing about the worldwide leap into digital...

Werner Michael Blumenthal

Chairman and CEO of Unisys, the American global information technology company, Blumenthal is recognized as a leading figure in both the technology industry and public service. He was born in Oranienburg, Brandenburg, Germany,...

John W. Haanstra

Instrumental in the launch of the IBM System/360, Haanstra served as Chairman of the influential SPREAD Task Group (Systems Programming, Research, Engineering and Development) and President of the IBM General Products Division...

Robert (Bob) C. Baron

Program Manager for the Mariner II (Venus) and the Mariner IV (Mars) onboard space computers, Baron spent over 25 years as an engineer, entrepreneur, and executive in the computer industry. A historian,...

Fred Moore

Instrumental in providing worldwide product leadership for storage systems for open systems and mainframes, Moore has served as StorageTek's chief strategist and spokesman worldwide for over ten years and is credited with...

Andrew (Andy) Stephen Grove

One of the earliest employees of Intel Corporation, Grove ultimately played key leadership roles in its success.

Victor R. Basili

Recognized for measuring, evaluating, and improving the software development process, Basili has served as an Emeritus Professor at the Department of Computer Science and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, both at...

George Schussel

Inventor of computer industry trade shows worldwide, Schussel is recognized for underlining and explaining technical issues while focusing on the business benefits and uses of technology. He became best known as the...

Stephen (Steve) T. Kent

Designer and developer of user authentication and access control systems as well as other network security systems, Kent has served as Vice President and Chief Scientist for Information Security at BBN Technologies....

Orna Berry

The first woman to serve as chief scientist and head of the industrial R&D operation of the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour, Berry took on that role in 1996. An...

C. Gordon Bell

Computer hardware designer of DEC's PDP machines and the VAX, Bell was a pioneering computer engineer and manager. An early employee of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) from 1960–1966, Bell designed several of...

Abraham (Abe) Peled

Innovator of the first Internet ISP and e-commerce sites in Israel, Peled is an Israeli businessman born in Romania with over 40 years of accomplishments in the digital TV industry. He graduated...

Philip Don Estridge

Known as "the father of the IBM PC," Estridge led development of the original IBM Personal Computer. His decisions dramatically changed the computer industry, resulting in a vast increase in the number...

Liang-Jie (LJ) Zhang

Lead architect for IBM HotVideo HyperVideo technology, Zhang is a computer scientist formerly at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, where he served as a Research Staff Member (RSM) and Program Manager...