University Professor M. Tamer Özsu has received the ACM Presidential Award for long-standing and significant contributions to the computing field and its scientific community in general, as well as to ACM in particular. He is one of seven individuals recognized for exemplary service to the computing field.
The ACM Presidential Award is given at the discretion of the ACM President to individuals whose contributions in computing fall within the goals of the ACM.
M. Tamer Özsu with the ACM Book series he launched in 2013. By 2019, the series had published 28 major books with another 30 under contract. These manuscripts and books have educated young and veteran researchers alike on the latest emerging topics.
In addition to his seminal research work on large-scale distributed data management and his emphasis on system building targeting grand societal challenges, University Professor Özsu has truly dedicated himself to the education of the younger generation, far beyond his own students. The books he has co-authored, the encyclopedias he has co-edited, and the ACM Book series he has curated have all been definitive resources of fundamental and application-oriented data science knowledge, nurturing and inspiring young researchers and practitioners for decades.
University Professor Özsu has also been a very impactful ACM volunteer leader, both at the level of his home special interest group — SIGMOD — and at the horizontal level of the entire ACM. His service to the ACM Publications Board, especially his introduction of the novel ACM Books series, has left its mark on the overall strategy and portfolio of ACM publications.
About M. Tamer Özsu
University
Professor
Özsu has
received
many
prestigious
awards
and
international
academic
acclaim
over
his
career.
He
is
a Fellow
of
the
Royal
Society
of
Canada, American
Association
for
the
Advancement
of
Science, Asia-Pacific
Artificial
Intelligence
Association,
and
the Balsillie
School
of
International
Affairs.
He
is
also
a Life
Fellow
of
Association
for
Computing
Machinery and
the
Institute
of
Electrical
and
Electronics
Engineers.
He
is
an
elected
member
of
the
Science
Academy,
Türkiye,
and
a
member
of
Sigma
Xi.
He
received
the 2024
IEEE
TCDE
Education
Award, 2022
IEEE
Innovation
in
Societal
Infrastructure
Award, 2018
Lifetime
Achievement
Award
from
CS
Can
|
Info
Can,
and
in
2020
was
named
a Distinguished
Visiting
Professor
at
Tsinghua
University,
a
title
awarded
to
scholars
of
the
highest
international
reputation.
In
2021,
he
was
named
a Cheriton
Faculty
Fellow for
the
third
time.
About ACM
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, uniting computing educators, researchers, and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources, and address the field’s challenges. ACM strengthens the computing profession’s collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence. ACM supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for life-long learning, career development, and professional networking.