Department of Computer Science: Faculty and Visitors

Honors and Awards by Year

This is a listing of significant awards and honors received by Purdue CS faculty. Listed are those items that are distinctive and based on technical achievement and/or professional service. Included items must be decided by peer deliberation; awards decided solely by students (e.g., "Top 10 Teacher") and best paper awards are not included, nor are awards well outside the mainstream of faculty areas of achievement.

2013

Mikhail Atallah
- Purdue University Outstanding Commercialization Award

Daisuke Kihara
- University Faculty Scholar

Jennifer Neville
- Outstanding Achievement by a Young Alum (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

Cristina Nita-Rotaru
- College of Science Leadership Award

Olga Vitek
- University Faculty Scholar

Dongyan Xu
- College of Science Leadership Award

Jan Vitek
- College of Science Leadership Award

2012

Daniel Aliaga
- College of Science Diversity Award

Elisa Bertino
- College of Science Engagement Award

Ahmed Elmagarmid
- Fellow of the ACM

Patrick Eugster
- College of Science Professional Achievement Award

Walter Gautschi
- Fellow of SIAM

David Gleich
- NSF CAREER Award

Tony Hosking
- ACM Distinguished Scientist

Suresh Jagannathan
- College of Science Graduate Student Mentoring Award

Ninghui Li
- ACM Distinguished Scientist

Bradley Lucier
- Fellow of AMS
- Simons Fellow

Jennifer Neville
- NSF CAREER Award

Ahmed Sameh
- Fellow of IACM

Eugene Spafford
- Morrill Award

Wojciech Szpankowski
- College of Science Leadership Award

Xavier Tricoche
- NSF CAREER Award

Dongyan Xu
- Purdue University Faculty Scholar

2011

Mikhail Atallah
- Purdue Research Foundation Inventors Recognition

Bharat Bhargava
- Purdue Research Foundation Inventors Recognition

Chris Clifton
- IEEE ICDM Outstanding Service Award
- Teaching for Tomorrow Fellowship

Patrick Eugster
- Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship

Christoph M. Hoffmann
- Pierre Bézier Award (SIAM)

Charles Killian
- NSF CAREER Award

Ramana Kompella
- NSF CAREER Award

Yuan (Alan) Qi
- NSF CAREER Award

Ahmed Sameh
- Fellow of SIAM

Robert D. Skeel
- Fellow of SIAM

Eugene H. Spafford
- SANS Lifetime Achievement Award
- WORLDCOMP Outstanding Achievement Award

Jan Vitek
- Purdue University Faculty Scholar

Olga Vitek
- NSF CAREER Award

2010

Ahmed Elmagarmid
- Fellow of the IEEE

2009

Ahmed Elmagarmid
- ACM Distinguished Scientist
Greg N. Frederickson
- George Pólya Award
Alex Pothen
- Distinguished Alumnus Award, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD)
Sunil Prabhakar
- University Faculty Scholar
Eugene H. Spafford
- Upsilon Pi Epsilon Abacus Award
- CRA Distinguished Service Award
- Distinguished Fellow of the Information Systems Security Association
Wojciech M. Szpankowski
- Humboldt Research Award

2008

Greg N. Frederickson
- Book of Great Teachers
Christoph M. Hoffmann
- Techpoint Mira Award
Daisuke Kihara
- Seeds of Sucess
Luo Si
- NSF CAREER Awards
Eugene H. Spafford
- Fellow of (ISC)²
- Information Security Secure 7
Wojciech M. Szpankowski
- Saul Rosen Professor of Computer Science

2007

Mikhail J. Atallah
- Distinguished Alumnus Award, American University in Beirut
Suresh Jagannathan
- University Faculty Scholar
Daisuke Kihara
- Seeds of Sucess
Cristina Nita-Rotaru
- Teaching for Tomorrow Award
Yuan (Alan) Qi
- A. Richard Newton Breakthrough Research Award
Eugene H. Spafford
- ACM President's Award

2006

Mikhail J. Atallah
- Fellow of the ACM
Patrick Eugster
- NSF CAREER Awards
Daisuke Kihara
- Seeds of Sucess
Cristina Nita-Rotaru
- NSF CAREER Awards
Eugene H. Spafford
- ACM SIGSAC "Outstanding Contribution Award"
- Wasserman Award
Wojciech M. Szpankowski
- University of Canterbury, New Zealand "Erskine Fellowship"
Dongyan Xu
- NSF CAREER Awards
Samuel Wagstaff
- Department of Mathematics, Courtesy Appointment
Xiangyu Zhang
- ACM SIGPLAN "Doctoral Dissertation Award"

2005

Elisa Bertino
- Tsutomu Kanai Award
H. E. (Buster) Dunsmore
- Teaching for Tomorrow Award
Daisuke Kihara
- Seeds of Sucess
Zhiyuan Li
- University Faculty Scholar
Eugene H. Spafford
- IEEE Computer Society Technical Achievement Award
- Honorary D.Sc. from SUNY
Team award, including Chris Clifton, Ahmed Elmagarmid, and Sunil Prabhakar
- Techpoint Mira Award

2004

Walid G. Aref
- University Faculty Scholar
Mikhail J. Atallah
- Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
- Fellow of the Purdue Teaching Academy
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Courtesy Appointment
Elisa Bertino
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Courtesy Appointment
Douglas E. Comer
- Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
Greg N. Frederickson
- George Pólya Award
Susanne Hambrusch
- Techpoint Mira Award
Ninghui Li
- NSF CAREER Award
Robert D. Skeel
- Department of Mathematics, Courtesy Appointment
Eugene H. Spafford
- ACM SIGCAS "Making A Difference Award"
Wojciech M. Szpankowski
- Fellow of the IEEE
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Courtesy Appointment

2003

Bharat Bhargava
- Book of Great Teachers
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Courtesy Appointment
Elisa Bertino
- Fellow of the ACM
Douglas E. Comer
- Fellow of the Purdue Teaching Academy
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Courtesy Appointment
Sonia Fahmy
- NSF CAREER Award
Zhiyuan Li
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Courtesy Appointment
Eugene H. Spafford
- Taylor Booth Award
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Courtesy Appointment
- Department of Communication, Courtesy Appointment
Dongyan Xu
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Courtesy Appointment
David K. Y. Yau
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Courtesy Appointment

2002

Elisa Bertino
- Fellow of the IEEE
- IEEE Computer Society Technical Achievement Award
Walid G. Aref
- University Faculty Scholar
Christoph M. Hoffmann
- European Academy of Sciences
Suresh Jagannathan
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Courtesy Appointment
Eugene H. Spafford
- ACM President's Award
Jeffrey S. Vitter
- Frederick L. Hovde Dean of the College of Science

2001

Walid G. Aref
- NSF CAREER Awards
Buster Dunsmore
- INITA Outstanding Educator
Walter Gautschi
- Member of Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
- Member of Turin Academy of Sciences
Eugene H. Spafford
Jan Vitek
- NSF CAREER Awards

2000

Douglas E. Comer
- Fellow of the ACM
Eugene H. Spafford
- National Computer/Information System Security Award
- Department of Philosophy, Courtesy Appointment