{"679835":{"#nid":"679835","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ACM Recognizes Faculty Trio for Their Transformative Computing Contributions","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThree Georgia Tech faculty members are being recognized as 2024 ACM Fellows for significant contributions to computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Computing Professors \u003Cstrong\u003EMichael\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EBailey\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EDana\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ERandall\u003C\/strong\u003E, and \u003Cstrong\u003EThad\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EStarner\u003C\/strong\u003E are among 55 Fellows named today by ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, for their \u201ctransformative contributions to computing science and technology.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Computing technology has had a tremendous impact in shaping how we live and work today,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;ACM\u0026nbsp;President \u003Cstrong\u003EYannis\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EIoannidis\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u201cThe\u0026nbsp;ACM Fellows program honors the creativity and hard work of\u0026nbsp;ACM\u0026nbsp;members whose specific accomplishments drive innovation and make broader advances possible.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to its news release, ACM is recognizing Bailey, founding chair of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scp.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Cybersecurity and Privacy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;for his \u201ccontributions to cybersecurity and internet measurement.\u201d Bailey has authored more than 90 papers on the performance and security of complex distributed systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERandall is a professor with joint appointments in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Computer Science\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. The ACM fellowship acknowledges her \u201ccontributions to the theory of Markov chains and programmable active matter.\u201d Her research in randomized algorithms and stochastic processes connects computer science, discrete mathematics, and statistical physics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ic.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Starner is being honored as an ACM Fellow for \u201ccontributions to and leadership in the wearable computing research community.\u201d His research combines wearable and ubiquitous computing technologies with AI, pattern recognition, and human-computer interaction.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStarner, Randall, and Bailey are longstanding\u0026nbsp;ACM\u0026nbsp;members. The 2024 ACM Fellows were selected by the ACM membership \u201cfor making possible the computing technologies we use every day.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We congratulate Michael Bailey, Dana Randall, and Thad Starner on this significant achievement. Their contributions to the field of computing have not only advanced knowledge but have also benefited society,\u201d said College of Computing Dean \u003Cstrong\u003EVivek\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ESarkar\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are fortunate to have such distinguished colleagues from different schools in our College. Their achievements are a source of pride for us at Georgia Tech and will continue to inspire future generations of computer scientists.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EACM\u0026nbsp;will formally recognize the 2024 Fellows at its annual awards banquet on June 14 in San Francisco. 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