Francine Berman
Francine Berman (born February 7, 1951) is an American computer scientist, and a leader in digital data preservation and cyber-infrastructure. In 2009, she was the inaugural recipient of the IEEE/ACM-CS Ken Kennedy Award "for her influential leadership in the design, development and deployment of national-scale cyberinfrastructure, her inspiring work as a teacher and mentor, and her exemplary service to the high performance community". In 2004, Business Week called her the "reigning teraflop queen".
Francine Berman | |
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| Born | February 7, 1951 Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Washington (BA, MS, PhD) |
| Known for | Cyberinfrastructure, Supercomputer |
| Awards | Ken Kennedy Award, 2009 Digital Preservation Pioneer (National Library of Congress) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, University of California, San Diego, Purdue University, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
Berman is the former director of the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), and High Performance Computing Endowed Chair and a former professor of computer science and engineering at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Since 2009, she has served as vice president for research and professor of computer science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). In 2011, Berman was appointed co-chair of the National Academies Board on Research Data and Information (BRDI). In August 2021, Berman joined the University of Massachusetts, Amherst to establish a program in public interest technology. Berman is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (United States).