ACM Prize in Computing

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The ACM Prize in Computing was established by the Association for Computing Machinery to recognize individuals for early to mid-career innovative contributions to computing. It is generally recognized as one of the highest distinction in the field of computer science together with the Turing Award. While the Abel Prize in Mathematics is comparable to the Turing award, the Prize in Computing is similar to the Fields Medal in Mathematics in that it is the highest award in the field given to mid-career scientists. ACM Prize in Computing recipients are invited to participate in the Heidelberg Laureate Forum along with Turing Award recipients, Abel Prize winners, and Nobel Laureates. As of 2026, 20 people have been awarded the prize, with the most recent recipients being Matei Zaharia, who won in 2025.

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The ACM Prize in Computing was previously known as the ACM-Infosys Foundation Award in the Computing Sciences for award years 2007 through 2015. The award carries a prize of $250,000. Financial support is provided by an endowment from Infosys Inc. It is one of the two highest distinctions given by the Association for Computing Machinery.

The first recipient was Daphne Koller and the youngest recipients were Jon Kleinberg and Shwetak Patel who won in 2008 and 2019, respectively, at the age of 37. The oldest recipient was Sanjay Ghemawat, who won in 2012 at the age of 46. As of 2026, four women have been awarded the prize.

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