ACM Recognizes Faculty Trio for Their Transformative Computing Contributions

Three Georgia Tech faculty members are being recognized as 2024 ACM Fellows for significant contributions to computing.

College of Computing Professors Michael Bailey, Dana Randall, and Thad Starner are among 55 Fellows named today by ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, for their “transformative contributions to computing science and technology.”

"Computing technology has had a tremendous impact in shaping how we live and work today,” said ACM President Yannis Ioannidis. “The ACM Fellows program honors the creativity and hard work of ACM members whose specific accomplishments drive innovation and make broader advances possible.”

According to its news release, ACM is recognizing Bailey, founding chair of the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy, for his “contributions to cybersecurity and internet measurement.” Bailey has authored more than 90 papers on the performance and security of complex distributed systems.

Randall is a professor with joint appointments in the School of Computer Science and the School of Mathematics. The ACM fellowship acknowledges her “contributions to the theory of Markov chains and programmable active matter.” Her research in randomized algorithms and stochastic processes connects computer science, discrete mathematics, and statistical physics.

A professor in the School of Interactive Computing, Starner is being honored as an ACM Fellow for “contributions to and leadership in the wearable computing research community.” His research combines wearable and ubiquitous computing technologies with AI, pattern recognition, and human-computer interaction. 

Starner, Randall, and Bailey are longstanding ACM members. The 2024 ACM Fellows were selected by the ACM membership “for making possible the computing technologies we use every day.”

"We congratulate Michael Bailey, Dana Randall, and Thad Starner on this significant achievement. Their contributions to the field of computing have not only advanced knowledge but have also benefited society,” said College of Computing Dean Vivek Sarkar.

“We are fortunate to have such distinguished colleagues from different schools in our College. Their achievements are a source of pride for us at Georgia Tech and will continue to inspire future generations of computer scientists."

ACM will formally recognize the 2024 Fellows at its annual awards banquet on June 14 in San Francisco. Additional information about the 2024 ACM Fellows is available through the ACM Fellows website.