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    IBM Selects New Class of 11 IBM Fellows, the Highest Honor It Bestows

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    April 17, 2017
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      1IBM Selects New Class of 11 IBM Fellows, the Highest Honor It Bestows

      IBM Selects New Class of 11 IBM Fellows, the Highest Honor It Bestows

      IBM on April 13 named 11 new IBM Fellows, the company’s highest technical honor. The new Fellows are being celebrated for leading innovative work in cognitive computing, cloud, security and design. The IBM Fellow honor is conferred to IBMers in recognition of exceptional and sustained technical achievements and leadership in engineering, programming, services, science, technology, design and industry solutions. To be awarded IBM’s most prestigious technical honor, an employee must meet four important criteria: a) sustained innovation in some of the world’s most important technologies; b) significant recognition as a leader among IBM’s technical communities; c) broad industry acknowledgment of the individual’s accomplishments; and d) a strong history of new technologies and business models being deployed at scale. A list of the honorees is included in this slide show.

      2Dakshi Agrawal, Distinguished Research Staff Member, Real-Time Cognitive Solutions; IBM Watson and Cloud Platform

      Dakshi Agrawal, Distinguished Research Staff Member, Real-Time Cognitive Solutions; IBM Watson and Cloud Platform

      Agrawal, IBM’s foremost expert in real-time cognitive solutions, is responsible for a range of innovations in real-time analytics and creating solutions to solve complex client challenges. His scientific work in areas as diverse as information theory, systems sciences, and security and privacy has been cited more than 5,000 times in academic publications, and he holds 59 U.S. patents.

      3Ed Calusinski, Vice President, Technology; IBM Global Markets

      Ed Calusinski, Vice President, Technology; IBM Global Markets

      Calusinski’s inventive architecture, design and development—while focusing on business growth, client satisfaction and loyalty—has made him influential in creating game-changing innovations and a trusted adviser to IBM clients.

      4Eric Herness, CTO, IBM Hybrid Cloud

      Eric Herness, CTO, IBM Hybrid Cloud

      As chief technology officer of IBM Hybrid Cloud, Herness is a key leader in IBM’s move to the cloud and in clients’ evolution to hybrid cloud. Herness was a chief architect and a partner with the other key creators of IBM WebSphere and ushered in the era of web application serving.

      5Charlie Hill, Platform Experience, IBM Design

      Charlie Hill, Platform Experience, IBM Design

      Hill was instrumental in establishing a scaled program of human-centered design at IBM. He led the creation of IBM Design Thinking, which today is helping all IBMers and many of the company’s clients create more innovative offerings and solutions with a focus on human outcomes.

      6Hillery Hunter, Director, Accelerated Cognitive Infrastructure, IBM Research

      Hillery Hunter, Director, Accelerated Cognitive Infrastructure, IBM Research

      Hunter is a respected industry expert in next-generation memory technology.

      7Matt Huras, Distinguished Engineer, IBM Hybrid Cloud

      Matt Huras, Distinguished Engineer, IBM Hybrid Cloud

      Huras is a prolific public speaker, member of the International DB2 User’s Group Hall of Fame, chair of the IBM Analytics Technical Leadership Review Board and a Master Inventor with 54 U.S. patents.

      8Hugo Krawczyk, Distinguished Research Staff Member, IBM Research

      Hugo Krawczyk, Distinguished Research Staff Member, IBM Research

      Krawczyk’s fundamental and lasting contributions to the theoretical and practical foundations of cryptography include pioneering designs to internet-wide security protocols and major advances in encryption, authentication and privacy.

      9Sam Lightstone, Distinguished Engineer, IBM Watson and Cloud Platform

      Sam Lightstone, Distinguished Engineer, IBM Watson and Cloud Platform

      Lightstone, an expert in analytics, has more than 60 patents issued and pending, has authored four books and has written more than 30 papers.

      10Sridhar Muppidi, CTO, Cloud Security, Identity & Access Management, IBM Security

      Sridhar Muppidi, CTO, Cloud Security, Identity & Access Management, IBM Security

      Muppidi, an IBM Master Inventor, has played a key role in digital ID transformation projects worldwide.

      11Rachel Reinitz, CTO, IBM Bluemix Garage, IBM Hybrid Cloud

      Rachel Reinitz, CTO, IBM Bluemix Garage, IBM Hybrid Cloud

      Reinitz helped found eight IBM Bluemix Garages combining IBM Design Thinking, lean startup, DevOps and cloud technologies to transform how clients design and deliver applications.

      12Matthias Steffen, Chief Quantum Architect and Distinguished Research Staff Member, IBM Research

      Matthias Steffen, Chief Quantum Architect and Distinguished Research Staff Member, IBM Research

      Steffen has made invaluable contributions to IBM’s progress toward offering a commercial quantum computing system.

      13A Little History of the Fellows Program

      A Little History of the Fellows Program

      IBM’s Fellow program was founded in 1963 by Thomas J. Watson Jr. to promote creativity among the company’s most exceptional technical professionals. IBM has named 289 Fellows since the program’s inception. IBM Fellows have been granted five Nobel Prizes, one Kyoto Prize and one Presidential Medal of Freedom. Collectively, the 11 new Fellows have 296 patents.

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