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Carnegie Mellon's Mary Shaw Will Receive National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor Mary Shaw has been named one of eight recipients of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) computer science professor Mary Shaw is one of eight winners of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation announced by President Obama on Oct. 3 along with this year's 10 winners of the National Medal of Science.
Shaw has taught computer science at CMU since 1971, where she took a leading role in the development of the field of software architecture. Her work has helped establish software architecture as a critical element of developing software for everything from automotive systems to international banking.
Shaw also was one of CMU's earliest computer science Ph.D. graduates and has been a leader in developing the school's computer science curriculum, including the development of a graduate program targeted specifically at software professionals.
"Building the reliable software systems that are the bedrock of commerce and communication today would not be possible without the engineering principles for large-scale software architecture pioneered by Mary and her colleagues at Carnegie Mellon," says CMU president Subra Suresh.
Shaw has served as chief scientist of the university's Software Engineering Institute and as associate dean for professional education, and was a co-recipient of the ACM Special Interest Group on Software Engineering (SIGSOFT) Outstanding Research Award in 2011.
From Carnegie Mellon News (PA)
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