Computer Science faculty have been recognized by their peers and by the profession for their outstanding work.
Lifetime Achievement Awards
| Kenneth Dejong |
IEEE 2005 Evolutionary Computation Pioneer Award, to recognize significant contributions to early concepts and developments in the field of evolutionary computation |
| Daniel Menascé |
2001 A. A. Michelson award from the Computer Measurement Group, a lifetime achievement award given in recognition of outstanding contributions to computer metrics. |
| Gheorghe Tecuci |
U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian Service Medal, for groundbreaking contributions to the application of artificial intelligence to center of gravity determination. |
Fellows
| Kenneth DeJong |
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| Daniel Menascé |
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| Mark J. Pullen |
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| Gheorghe Tecuci |
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| Harry Wechsler |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Awards
The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a National Science Foundation activity that offers the NSF's most prestigious awards to early career-development activities of teacher-scholars who integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their organization.
| Hakan Aydin | "A Holistic Energy Management Framework for Real-Time Embedded Systems," 2006 |
| Alexander Brodsky | "Constraint Databases: Space, Time and Combinatorial Optimization," 1998 |
| Songqing Chen | "Internet Resource Management to Deliver High Quality Live and On-Demand Streaming for Wireless Clients," 2008 |
| Carlotta Domeniconi | "Learning Local Feature Relevance for Pattern Classification and Clustering," 2005 |
| Yotam Gingold | "Direct Manipulation of Numerical Optimization for Structured Geometry Creation," 2015 |
| Jana Kosecka | "Geometric and Appearance Based Methods for Model Acquisition," 2003 |
| Sam Malek | "A Mining‐Based Approach for Consistent and Timely Adaptation of Component‐Based Software," 2013 |
| Huzefa Rangwala | "Annotating the Microbiome Using Machine Learning Methods," 2013 |
| Amarda Shehu | "Probabilistic Methods for Addressing Complexity and Constraints in Protein Systems," 2012 |
| Xinyuan (Frank) Wang | "Malware Immunization and Forensics Based on Another Sense of Self," 2009 |
| Liz White | "General Support for Dynamic Reconfiguration," 1996 |
Airforce Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Program
The objective of the YIP is to foster creative basic research in science and engineering; enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators; and increase opportunities for the young investigator to recognize the Air Force mission and related challenges in science and engineering.
| Songqing Chen | "Self Detecting Stealthy Malware on your Host", 2009 |
Mason Emerging Researcher, Scholar, Creator Award
Each year, Mason selects three faculty members from across the university who show exceptional promise in their disciplines to receive the Mason Emerging Researcher, Scholar, Creator Award.
| Jyh-Ming Lien | 2015-2016 |
| Amarda Shehu | 2014-2015 |
| Huzefa Rangwala | 2014-2015 |
| Sam Malek | 2013-2014 |
| Angelos Stavrou | 2012-2013 |
| Songqing Chen | 2009-2010 |
| Carlotta Domeniconi | 2008-2009 |
Mason Teaching Excellence Award Winners
This is an annual university-wide award for excellence in teaching.
| Chris Kauffman | 2017 |
| Yotam Gingold | 2017 |
| Kinga Dobolyi | 2016 |
| Mark Snyder | 2016 |
| Sean Luke | 2015 |
| Huzefa Rangwala | 2014 |
| Jeff Offutt | 2013 |
| Tamara Maddox | 2012 |
| Daniel Menasce | 2000 |
Mason OSCAR Mentor Award Winners
This is an annual university-wide award for excellence in undergraduate research mentorship.
| Amarda Shehu | 2013 |