The ACM Eugene L. Lawler Award is awarded every two or three years by the Association for Computing Machinery to an individual or a group of individuals who have made a significant contribution to the use of information technology for humanitarian purposes in a wide range of social domains. It is named after the computer scientist Eugene Lawler. The award includes a financial reward of US$5,000.

Recipients

Year Recipients Citation1999 Antonia StoneFor her role as founder of Playing to Win and CTCNet2001 John BlitchFor his leadership in the prior development and rapid deployment of the urban search and rescue robots used after the September 11 attacks2003 Patrick Ball for his leadership in the creation of open source software2005 Ernest Siva, Solomon Mbuguah, Albrecht EhrenspergerFor their contributions to the Nakuru Local Urban Observatory project in Kenya2007 Randy WangFor founding and leading the Digital Study Hall Project2009 Gregory AbowdFor his work on how advanced information technologies can be used in homes and schools to support people with autism2012 Johannes Schöning, Thomas BartoschekFor their contributions to GI@School (Geoinformatics at Schools), a program that encourages young people to develop a fascination for computer science and computer science research2014 Robin Murphy For her pioneering work in humanitarian disaster response through search and rescue robotics2016 Ken Banks For developing FrontlineSMS, using mobile technology and text messaging to empower people to share information, organize aid, and reconnect communities during crises.2018 Meenakshi Balakrishnan For research, development, and deployment of cost-effective embedded-system and software solutions addressing mobility and education challenges of the visually impaired in the developing world.2020 Richard Anderson For developing a range of innovative applications in health, education, the internet, and financial services, benefiting underserved communities around the globe.2022 Jelani Nelson For founding and developing AddisCoder, a nonprofit organization which teaches programming to underserved students from all over Ethiopia.2024 Maja Matarić For pioneering socially assistive robotics for improving wellness and quality of life for users with special needs.

See also

List of computer science awards

References