Frances E. Allen
Frances Elizabeth "Fran" Allen (August 4, 1932 – August 4, 2020) was an American computer scientist and pioneer in the field of optimizing compilers. Her achievements include seminal work in compilers, code optimization, and parallelization. She also had a role in intelligence work on programming languages and security codes for the National Security Agency.[2][3]
Frances Elizabeth "Fran" Allen | |
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| Born | August 4, 1932 |
| Died | August 4, 2020 (aged 88) Schenectady, New York, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | State University of New York at Albany, University of Michigan |
| Known for | High-performance computing, parallel computing, compiler organization, optimization |
| Awards | Turing Award (2006) Computer Pioneer Award (2004) Computer History Museum Fellow (2000) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Institutions | IBM, New York University |
Allen was the first female IBM Fellow and in 2006 became the first woman to win the Turing Award.[4]
Allen died on her 88th birthday on August 4, 2020 in Schenectady, New York from Alzheimer's disease-related problems.[5][6]
Frances E. Allen Media
Portrait of Fran Allen receiving the Erna Hamburger Distinguished Lecture Award at EPFL, May 6, 2008
References
- ↑ Abbate, Janet (August 2, 2001). "Oral-History:Frances "Fran" Allen". IEEE Global History Network. New Brunswick, New Jersey: IEEE History Center. Interview #573. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
I was born August 4th, 1932, and I grew up on a farm, up in upstate New York. The town is Peru, New York.
- ↑ IBM Corporation, "IBM Fellow becomes first woman to receive A. M. Turing Award"
- ↑ Crump, Micheal, "Frances Allen's Computer Tipping", UAB Kaleidoscope magazine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, September 21, 2009.
- ↑ Jr, S.; Guy, L. (2011). "An interview with Frances E. Allen". Communications of the ACM. 54: 39–45. doi:10.1145/1866739.1866752. S2CID 11847872.
- ↑ Remembering Frances E. Allen
- ↑ Frances Allen, first woman to win Turing Award for contributions to computing, dies at 88
Other websites
- Frances Allen via IBM Women in WITI Hall of Fame.
- Frances Allen: 2000 Fellow Awards Recipient via Computer History Museum
- Fran Allen on Compilers and Parallel Computing Systems Notes from her 2008 Organick Memorial Lecture
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