{"685355":{"#nid":"685355","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GT Computing Community Gathers to Celebrate Its Legends, Visionaries \u0026 Rising Stars","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA renowned geopolitical expert and a founding professor are the latest inductees into the Georgia Tech College of Computing Hall of Fame.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe GT Computing community recently gathered to celebrate 2025 Hall of Fame inductees \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/hall-fame#DmitriAlperovitch\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDmitri Alperovitch\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (CS 2001, MS InfoSec 2003) and Georgia Tech Professor Emeritus \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/hall-fame#RichardLeBlanc\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERich LeBlanc\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlperovitch is the co-founder and chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator and the bestselling author of \u003Cem\u003EWorld on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the 21st Century.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/cybersecurity-pioneer-engages-georgia-tech-graduate-students-fireside-chat\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E[RELATED: Cybersecurity Pioneer Engages Graduate Students During Campus Visit]\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELeBlanc was assistant director of Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Information Science before playing a key role in creating the College of Computing in 1990.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe celebration also honored three prior inductees \u2013 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/hall-fame#NehaNarkhede\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENeha Narkhede\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (CS MS 2007), Professor Emeritus \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/hall-fame#ShamNavathe\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShamkant Navathe\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/hall-fame#PhyllisSchneck\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPhyllis Schneck\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (CS PhD 1999) \u2013 who were unable to attend previous Hall of Fame induction events.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVivek\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ESarkar\u003C\/strong\u003E, John P. Imlay Jr. Dean of Computing at Georgia Tech, welcomed guests and the Hall of Fame inductees to the event, held at downtown Atlanta\u2019s Ventanas on Sept. 19.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe gather here tonight to celebrate the members of our community whose vision, dedication, and extraordinary efforts have shaped our College into the vibrant, innovative, and entrepreneurial powerhouse it is today,\u201d said Sarkar.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThrough the voices of our honorees tonight, you will learn more about the full breadth and depth of our story, about our College and its people who have had an outsized influence on education, research, industry, community, and more.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENarkhede is a tech entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Oscilar. Navathe, who founded GT\u2019s database systems research group, started teaching at the college since its inception.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchneck (CS PhD 1999) is Vice President and Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Northrop Grumman. In this role, she oversees the company\u2019s global cybersecurity strategy and policies. In this role, she oversees the company\u2019s global cybersecurity teams, operations, strategy, and policies. She is also a member of the College of Computing\u2019s Advisory Board.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFollowing the dean\u2019s remarks, \u003Cstrong\u003EAmanda\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EMoore\u003C\/strong\u003E, Computing\u2019s alumni relations director, introduced the 2025 Rising Star Award winners, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/rising-stars#StaceeBirdsong\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStacee Birdsong\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (CS 2018) and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/rising-stars#JenniferWhitlow\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJennifer\u0026nbsp;Whitlow\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (CM 2009).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe College of Computing has a wide range of talented alumni in every age group,\u201d said Moore.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Rising Star Award honors the best of our younger alumni, those who have made an outstanding impact in the early parts of their careers.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESarkar returned to the podium to introduce and speak briefly about the 2025 Hall of Fame inductees. Alperovitch and LeBlanc each shared their gratitude and remarks from the podium following the dean\u2019s introduction.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESarkar then introduced and shared remarks about Narkhede, Navathe, and Schneck, members of prior GT Computing Hall of Fame inductee cohorts. Narkhede and Navathe are members of the sixth cohort, inducted in 2024. Schneck was part of the second cohort, inducted in 2020.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInductee, honoree, and Rising Star biographies are \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/hall-fame\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eavailable on the College\u2019s website\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and linked below.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2025 Hall of Fame Inductees \u0026amp; Honorees\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/hall-fame#DmitriAlperovitch\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDmitri Alperovich\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(CS 2001, MS InfoSec 2003) \u2013 Chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator; CrowdStrike, Co-founder and Former Chief Technological Officer\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/hall-fame#RichardLeBlanc\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERichard LeBlanc\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 Professor Emeritus, Georgia Tech \u0026amp; Seattle University\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/hall-fame#NehaNarkhede\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENeha Narkhede\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u202f\u003C\/strong\u003E(CS MS 2007) \u2013 Hall of Fame class of 2024, Oscilar, Co-founder and CEO\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/hall-fame#ShamNavathe\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShamkant Navathe\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 Hall of Fame class of 2024,\u0026nbsp;Professor Emeritus, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/hall-fame#PhyllisSchneck\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPhyllis Schneck\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(CS PhD 1999) \u2013 Hall of Fame class of 2020, Northrop Grumman, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2025 Rising Stars\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/rising-stars#StaceeBirdsong\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStacee Birdsong\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(CS 2018) \u2013 Rainforest, Director of Product \u0026amp; Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/rising-stars#JenniferWhitlow\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJennifer Whitlow\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(CM 2009) \u2013 Fusen, Head of Community Partnerships\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe GT Computing community recently gathered to celebrate 2025 Hall of Fame inductees \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/hall-fame#DmitriAlperovitch\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDmitri Alperovitch\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (CS 2001, MS InfoSec 2003) and Georgia Tech Professor Emeritus \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/hall-fame#RichardLeBlanc\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERich LeBlanc\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The GT Computing community recently gathered to celebrate 2025 Hall of Fame inductees Dmitri Alperovitch (CS 2001, MS InfoSec 2003) and Georgia Tech Professor Emeritus Rich LeBlanc."}],"uid":"32045","created_gmt":"2025-09-29 15:29:36","changed_gmt":"2025-09-30 14:21:28","author":"Ben Snedeker","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678172":{"id":"678172","type":"image","title":"Stacee Birdsong (CS 2018) is a 2025 College of Computing Rising Star.","body":null,"created":"1759159840","gmt_created":"2025-09-29 15:30:40","changed":"1759159840","gmt_changed":"2025-09-29 15:30:40","alt":"Stacee Birdsong (CS 2018) is a 2025 College of Computing Rising Star.","file":{"fid":"262165","name":"2X6A3655.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/09\/29\/2X6A3655_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/09\/29\/2X6A3655_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":84545,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/09\/29\/2X6A3655_0.jpg?itok=hfL_YWKy"}}},"media_ids":["678172"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"}],"keywords":[{"id":"10199","name":"Daily Digest"},{"id":"181991","name":"Georgia Tech News Center"},{"id":"506","name":"alumni"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBen Snedeker\u003Cbr\u003ECommunications Manager II\u003Cbr\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Computing\u003Cbr\u003Ealbert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}