Faculty Awards and Honors | Department of Computer Science, Columbia University

Research

National Academy of Engineering

Aho (1999), Bellovin (2001), Hirschberg (2017), Nayar (2008), Papadimitriou (2002), Traub (1985), Vapnik (2006), Yannakakis (2011)

National Academy of Sciences

Papadimitriou (2009), Yannakakis (2018)

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Aho (2003), Hirschberg (2018), McKeown (2019), Nayar (2011), Papadimitriou (2001), Wing (2010), Yannakakis (2020)

American Philosophical Society

Hirschberg (2014)

National Academy of Inventors

Nayar (2014)

Royal Society of Canada Fellows

Aho (2013)

ACM Awards

ACM Distinguished Service Award: Wing (2014)
ACM-EATCS Gödel Prize: Papadimitriou (2012), Roughgarden (2012)
ACM-Infosys Foundation Award for the Computing Sciences: Blei (2013)
ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award: Roughgarden (2009)

ACM Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award: Vapnik (2009)

ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award: Feiner (2018)

ACM UIST Lasting Impact Award: Feiner (2010)

ACM/ACT Distinguished Service Award: Wright 2019

Anita Borg Women of Vision Award

McKeown (2010)

Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering (NAE)

Stroustrup (2018)

Computing Research Associates (CRA) Awards

CRA Distinguished Service Award: Traub (1992), Wing (2011)

Faraday Medal (IET)

Stroustrup (2017)

Papadimitriou (2019)

Harvey Prize

Papadimitriou (2019)

IEEE Awards

IEEE Centennial Medal: Unger (1984)
IEEE Computer Society Charles Babbage Award: Papadimitriou (2004)
IEEE Computer Society Helmholtz Award: Belhumeur and Nayar (2019)
IEEE Computer Society W. Wallace McDowell Award: Yung (2018)
IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award: Hirschberg (2011)
IEEE Internet Award: Schulzrinne (2016)
IEEE Millenium Medal: Unger (2000)
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Medal: Traub (1991)
IEEE William Terry Lifetime Distinguished Service Award: Schulzrinne (2010, 2011)
IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award: Chang (2009)
IEEE John von Neumann Medal: Aho (2003), Papadimitriou (2016), Vapnik (2017)

Knuth Prize (ACM/IEEE)

Papadimitriou (2002), Yannakakis (2005)

Kolmogorov Medal

Vapnik (2018)

NEC C&C Foundation Award

Aho (2017)

John Scott Award

Stroustrup (2018)

AAAI Fellows

Hirschberg (1994), McKeown (1994), Waltz (1990)

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows

Aho (1986), Chang (2010), Traub (1971), Unger (1989), Wing (2007)

American Mathematical Society Fellows

Traub (2012)

Association of Computational Linguistics (ACL) Fellows

Collins (2011), Hirschberg (2011), McKeown (2011)

ACM Fellows

Aho (1996), Blei (2015), Chang (2017), Coffman (1994, Lifetime Member), Feiner (2018), Hirschberg (2015), McKeown (2003), Misra (2018), Nieh (2019), Papadimitriou (2002), Schulzrinne (2014), Stein (2012), Stolfo (2019), Traub (1994, Lifetime Member), Waltz (1999), Yannakakis (1998), Yung (2013), Wing (1998)

European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS) Fellows

Yung (2017)

Fields Research Fellows

Grinspun (2018)

Guggenheim Fellowship

Blei (2017), Roughgarden (2017), Unger (1967)

IEEE Fellows

Aho (1988), Carloni (2017), Chang (2004), Coffman (1984), Feiner (2018), Hirschberg (2017), Keromytis (2018), Misra (2016), Nieh (2019), Nowick (2009), Rubenstein (2019), Schulzrinne (2006), Stolfo (2018), Unger (1976), Yung (2015), Wing (2003)

Institute of Mathematical Statistics Fellows

Blei (2017)

International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR) Fellows

Yung (2014)

International Speech Communication Association (ISCA) Fellows

Hirschberg (2008)

Internet Hall of Fame

Schulzrinne (2013)

National Cyber Security Hall of Fame

Bellovin (2014)

Packard Foundation Fellowships

Nayar (1992), D. Pe’er (2009), Ross (1993)

Simons Investigators

Blei (2019)

SIAM Fellows

Traub (2009)

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowships

Blei (2010), Carloni (2008), Chen (2012), Ciocarlie (2016), Collins (2004), Geambasu (2016), Grinspun (2010), Gross (1973, Mathematics), Hsu (2016), Nowick (1995), Ross (1994), Roughgarden (2006), Servedio (2005), Sethumadhavan (2013), Stein (1999), Yang (2012)

AAAI Distinguished Service Award

Waltz (2011)

ACM SIGMETRICS Rising Star Award

Chaintreau (2013)

AI’s 10 To Watch

Hsu (2016)

Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR): Young Investigator Award

Yang (2012)

Borg Early Career Award (CRA-W)

Kim (2016)

Burroughs Wellcome Career Award

Y. Erlich (2013), D. Pe’er (2007)

DARPA: Young Faculty Award

Erlich (2017)

Department of Energy: Early Career Principal Investigator Awards

Misra (2002), Nieh (2003)

European Assocation for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS) Presburger Award

Chen (2015)

IBM Faculty Awards: FA (faculty development, partnership), SUR (equipment)

Chang (1995, 1999), Feiner (2003), Hirschberg (2005), Jebara (2013), Kaiser (1988, 1992, 1998), Malkin (2004), McKeown (1985-86, 2005), Misra (2002, 2007), Nieh (2000, SUR; 2004, SUR+FA; 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012), Ray (2019), Rubenstein (2004), Schulzrinne (1997), Stolfo (1983)

IEEE CEDA Early Career Award

Carloni (2012)

IEEE VGTC (Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee) Virtual Reality Career Award

Feiner (2014)

International Speech Communication Association (ISCA) Awards

Medal for Scientific Achievement: Hirschberg (2011)

National Science Foundation: Young Investigator Awards

CAREER: Bareinboim (2018), Bishop (2016), Blei (2008), Carloni (2006), Chaintreau (2013), Chang (1995), Chen (2012), Collins (2004), Edwards (2002), Geambasu (2014), Gravano (1998), Grinspun (2007), Jana (2019), Jebara (2004), Kim (2013), Malkin (2004), Misra (2003), Nieh (2001), Nowick (1995), D. Pe’er (2012), I. Pe’er (2009), Ray (2019), Rubenstein (2002), Schulzrinne (2000), Servedio (2004), Sethumadhavan (2011), Stein (1996), Weinstein (2019), Wu (2019), Yang (2011), Zheng (2015)
NYI: Nayar (1991), Ross (1994)
PYI: Allen (1987), Kaiser (1988), Kender (1984), McKeown (1985)
Research Initiation Award (RIA): Nayar (1991), Nowick (1993), Ross (1992)

Office of Naval Research: Young Investigator Awards

Blei (2011), Carloni (2010), Chang (1998), Feiner (1991), Roughgarden (2007)

NIH Awards

NIH Director’s New Innovator Award: D. Pe’er (2007)

NIST/NSA Awards

National Computer Systems Security Award: Bellovin (2007)

NY Academy of Sciences: Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists

Blei (2013, Regional Winner), Collins (2012, Regional Finalist)

Popular Science “Best of What’s New” Award

Stolfo (2016)

Popular Science “Brilliant 10” Award

Geambasu (2014), Grinspun (2011)

Popular Science “Top 10 Inventions” Award

Nayar (2016)

Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

Belhumeur (1997), Blei (2011), Roughgarden (2007)

“30 under 30” Innovators in Science and Healthcare [Forbes Magazine]

Lewko (2014), Zheng (2012)

Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Technology Pioneer Award

Belhumeur (2011)

ACM Distinguished Members

Distinguished Scientist: Keromytis (2012)

CATT (Center for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications) Awards

Lifetime Innovation Award: Schulzrinne (2007)

CHI (Computer-Human Interface) Academy

Feiner (2011)

Mayor’s Award for Excellence in Science and Technology (NYC)

Schulzrinne (2004), Traub (1999)

National Academies Boards

Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB)

Chair: Traub (2005-2009), Wing (2004-2005)

Founding Chair: Traub (1986-1992)

Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) Committees

Trust in Cyberspace: Bellovin (1999)

Authentication and Privacy: Bellovin (2003)

Toward a Safer and More Secure Cyberspace: Bellovin (2007)

Intelligence Science and Technology Experts Group (ISTEG) [under Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)]: Stolfo (2016)

Naval Studies Board Committees

Information Assurance: Stolfo (2008)

Panel on Digitization and Communications Science: Stolfo (2012)

National University Start-Up Competition

1st Place: StackSafe, Inc. (Keromytis, Stolfo) (2008)

Fellows of the New York Academy of Sciences

Traub (1999)

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)

Technology Scholar: Bellovin (2016)

Lifetime Entrepreneurial Award: Yemini (2007)

Distinguished Alumni Award

Misra (IIT Bombay, 2019; UMass Amherst, College of Engineering, distinguished young alumnus, 2014)
Nayar (CMU, alumni achievement award, 2009)

Honorary Doctorate Degrees

Aho (University of Toronto, 2015; University of Waterloo, 1992; University of Helsinki, 1986)
Hirschberg (Tilburg University, The Netherlands, 2018; KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, 2007)

Papadimitriou (University of Paris, Dauphine, 2015; EPFL, 2013; National Technical University of Athens, 2012; University of Patras, 2010; University of Cyprus, 2008; University of Athens, 2004; University of Macedonia, 2003; ETH Zurich, 1997)

Traub (University of Central Florida, 2001)
Wozniakowski (Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany, 2008)

Other

Alcoa Faculty Fellowship: Nayar (1992)
ACM Outstanding Contribution Award: Coffman (1987)
ACM Sigmetrics Achievement Award: Coffman (2002, first awardee)
ACM SIGMM Technical Achievement Award: Chang (2011)
AT&T Bell Laboratories PYI Matching Award: Kender (1985)
AT&T Fellow: Bellovin (1998)
Bell Lab Fellows: Aho (1984), Yannakakis (1997)
Bell Labs President’s Gold Award: Yannakakis (2000)
BNR Young Faculty Award: Kaiser (1990)
CERTH Scientific Advisory Board (Greece): Keromytis (2008)
DEC Young Faculty Award: Kaiser (1986)

EATCS Award: Papadimitriou (2015), Yannakakis (2020)
Esquire Magazine, Best and Brightest Award: Jebara (2008)
Fast Company “Most Creative People (in Business + Innovation)”: Grinspun (2013)
Ford Motor Company PYI Matching Award: Kender (1985)
Harold Larnder Prize: Coffman (2011)
Humboldt Foundation, Distinguished Senior Scientist Award: Traub (1992)
IBM Postdoctoral Fellow: Gross (1972, mathematical sciences)
IEEE Communications Society Technical Committee on Computer Communications
– Outstanding Service Award: Schulzrinne (2005)
Internet2 Advisory Council: Schulzrinne (2008)
Katayanagi Prize: Papadimitriou (2008)

Marconi Society, Board of Directors: Traub (2008)
NSF Faculty Award for Women: McKeown (1991)
NTT Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award: Nayar (1994)
Outstanding Woman Scientist, NY Association of Women in Science: McKeown (2000)
Polish Academy of Sciences member: Wozniakowski (2008)
Rockwell Trust PYI Award: Allen (1989)
Rodriguez Family Junior Faculty Development Award: Kim (2013)
Sigma Xi Young Investigator Award: Nieh (2004)
Stanislaw Mazur Award of the Polish Mathematical Society: Wozniakowski (1988)
Usenix Lifetime Achievement Award (“The Flame”): Bellovin (1995)
VON Pioneer Award: Schulzrinne (2000)
Xerox Young Faculty Award: Kaiser (1988)

Teaching and Mentoring

Columbia University Presidential Teaching Award

Cannon (2016), Malkin (2019), Servedio (2013)

Great Teacher Award: Society of Columbia Graduates

Aho (2003), Cannon (2016), Gross (1994), Kender (1996), McKeown (2010), Nayar (2006)

Columbia Engineering School (SEAS) Alumni Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award

Aho (2014), Blaer (2018), Cannon (2002), Drinea (2019), Gravano (2012), Hirschberg (2009), Kender (2000), Lee (2016), Nayar (2015), Nieh (2004), Nowick (2011), Ross (2008), Servedio (2010)

Edward and Carole Kim Award for Faculty Involvement

Kim (2015)

SEAS Outstanding Instructor Award

Gross (1991-92, 1993-4)

Department of Computer Science Distinguished Teaching Award

Cannon (2009), Servedio (2010), Gravano (2011)

Keck Foundation Engineering Teaching Excellence Award

Nayar (1995)

Faculty Mentorship Award: Graduate Student Council

Feiner (2009)