The Turing Award, also known as the 'Nobel Prize in Computer Science,' is presented to two researchers who have contributed to the improvement of the compiler.
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Mr. Ulman, an emeritus professor at Stanford University, and Mr. Aiho, an emeritus professor at Columbia University, met at the graduate school of Princeton University. After earning a PhD from Princeton University, the two began working as researchers at Bell Labs in 1967, studying algorithms for the analysis and conversion of programming languages.
They have formed the basis for the theory and implementation of programming languages, the design and analysis of algorithms for decades, and are known to have made significant contributions to the compilers of programming languages. A compiler is a program that converts human-written high-level language source code into low-level code that can be executed by a computer, and is a very important part of software development. It is said that the research of Mr. Ulman and Mr. Eiho is useful for many of the compiler technologies used even today.
Compilers are the underlying technology of various software and are affecting every corner of modern society. Microsoft researcher Krysta Svore, who studied under Aho, said, '(Without the achievements of the two) we wouldn't have been able to write apps for smartphones. We're on board today. There is no such car. '
The two are also known for co-authoring influential computer science textbooks, including ' Design and Analysis of Computer Algorithms ' and ' Principles of Compiler Design.' Techniques / Tools) ”has become a must-read book for many people studying computer science.
On March 31, 2021, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) , an international conference in the field of computers, decided to award the Turing Awards to Mr. Ulman and Mr. Eiho. The Turing Award is named after Alan Turing , the 'father of computer science,' and honors 'a major achievement of lasting importance' in computer science.
The Turing Award has a prize of 1 million dollars (about 110 million yen) with the support of Google, and Mr. Ulman and Mr. Eiho will share the prize. Gabriele Kotsis, president of the Association for Computing Machinery, said Ulman and Eiho's work has had a significant impact on the design of compilers and programming languages. 'Their work has led programmers and researchers for generations to this day. I've been here. '
After receiving the Turing Award, Mr. Ulman commented with humor, 'I can die happily.' 'I didn't expect me to win a Turing Award. The contributions I made with Aho and I weren't usually like winning a Turing Award, but that's what we've been recognized. I am very honored. '
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