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Elaine Weyuker

b. 1945

American computer scientist

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Born 1945. Elaine Weyuker is an American computer scientist and engineer.

Elaine Jessica Weyuker is an ACM Fellow, an IEEE Fellow (since 2003), and an AT&T Fellow at Bell Labs for research in software metrics and testing as well as elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

She was the chair of the ACM-W Council, a member of the executive committee of the Coalition to Diversify Computing, a member of the Rutgers University Graduate School Advisory Board, and was a member of the board of directors of the Computing Research Association. She is or was a member of the editorial boards of IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, IEEE Spectrum, the Empirical Software Engineering Journal, and the Journal of Systems and Software, and was a founding editor of the ACM Transactions of Software Engineering and Methodology. She was the Secretary/Treasurer of ACM SIGSOFT and was an ACM National Lecturer.

Awards In 2002, Weyuker was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for "contributions to software testing, reliability, and measurement, and for the development of mathematical foundations for software testing".

In 2004, she was given the Harlan D. Mills Award from the IEEE Computer Society,

In 2007, Weyuker received the ACM SIGSOFT Outstanding Research Award for "deep and lasting contributions and impact to software engineering as a discipline", and in 2008 she won the Anita Borg Institute, Technical Leadership Award for "outstanding research and technical leadership."

She was awarded the ACM 2010 Presidential Award for "her tireless efforts in the development and growth of the ACM Women's Council".

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Education
Rutgers University–New Brunswick, University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science, Binghamton University, University of Pennsylvania
Employers
IBM, AT&T Labs, New York University, University of Central Florida
Awards
Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards; IEEE Fellow; ACM Fellow; Harlan D. Mills Award; Harlan Mills
Also known as
Elaine Jessica Weyuker

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Elaine Weyuker?

American computer scientist

When was Elaine Weyuker born?

Elaine Weyuker was born on 22 November 1945.

What is Elaine Weyuker's occupation?

Elaine Weyuker is a computer scientist and engineer.

What nationality is Elaine Weyuker?

Elaine Weyuker is American.

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· Wikipedia: Elaine Weyuker

· Wikidata: Q16480

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