Business IT company IBM has named 11 new IBM Fellows for leading innovative work in cognitive computing, cloud, security and design.
Collectively, the 11 new Fellows have 296 patents.
IBM Fellows must meet four criteria:
# Sustained innovation in some of the world’s most important technologies
# Significant recognition as a leader among IBM’s technical communities
# Broad industry acknowledgement of the individual’s accomplishments
# A strong history of new technologies and business models being deployed at scale
“This year’s IBM Fellows, whose breakthroughs have a material impact on our leadership in cloud, cognitive, security and quantum, demonstrate once again the critical role our company plays in tackling the world’s toughest problems and developing the next generation of leaders,” said Ginni Rometty, IBM chairman, president and CEO.
IBM’s new Fellows
Dakshi Agrawal, Distinguished Research Staff Member, Real-Time Cognitive Solutions, IBM Watson and Cloud Platform
Dakshi, IBM’s expert in real-time cognitive solutions, is responsible for a range of innovations in real-time analytics and creating solutions to solve complex client challenges. His scientific work in areas as diverse as information theory, systems sciences, and security and privacy has been cited over 5,000 times in academic publications, and he holds 59 U. S. patents.
Ed Calusinski, vice president, Technology, IBM Global Markets
Ed’s inventive architecture, design and development – while focusing on business growth, client satisfaction and loyalty – has made him influential in creating game-changing innovations and a trusted advisor to IBM clients.
Eric Herness, CTO, IBM Hybrid Cloud
Eric is a key leader in IBM’s move to cloud and in IBM’s clients’ evolution to hybrid cloud. Eric was a chief architect and a partner with the other key creators of IBM WebSphere, and ushered in the era of web application serving.
Charlie Hill, Platform Experience, IBM Design
Charlie was instrumental in establishing a scaled program of human-centered design at IBM. He led the creation of IBM Design Thinking, which today is helping all IBMers and many of our clients create more innovative offerings and solutions with a focus on human outcomes.
Hillery Hunter, director, Accelerated Cognitive Infrastructure, IBM Research
Hillery is a respected industry expert in next-generation memory technology.
Matt Huras, distinguished engineer, IBM Hybrid Cloud
Matt is a prolific public speaker, member of the International DB2 User’s Group Hall of Fame, chair of the IBM Analytics Technical Leadership Review Board and a Master Inventor with 54 U.S. patents.
Matt is Chief Architect for DB2 LUW, an IBM Master Inventor with 54 granted U.S. patents, a prolific public speaker, and member of the International DB2 User’s Group Hall of Fame.
Hugo Krawczyk, Distinguished Research Staff Member, IBM Research
Hugo’s fundamental and lasting contributions to the theoretical and practical foundations of cryptography include pioneering designs to internet-wide security protocols and major advances in encryption, authentication and privacy.
Sam Lightstone, Distinguished Engineer, IBM Watson and Cloud Platform
Sam, an expert in analytics, has more than 60 patents issued and pending, has authored four books and has written more than 30 papers.
Sridhar Muppidi, CTO, Cloud Security, Identity & Access Management, IBM Security
Sridhar, an IBM Master Inventor, has played a key role in digital ID transformation projects worldwide.
Rachel Reinitz, CTO, IBM Bluemix Garage, IBM Hybrid Cloud
Rachel helped found eight IBM Bluemix Garages combining IBM Design Thinking, lean startup, DevOps and cloud technologies to transform how clients design and deliver applications.
Matthias Steffen, Chief Quantum Architect and Distinguished Research Staff Member, IBM Research
Matthias has made invaluable contributions to IBM’s progress toward offering a commercial quantum computing system.
Thomas J. Watson, Jr. founded IBM’s Fellow program in 1963 to promote creativity among the company’s exceptional technical professionals. IBM has named 289 Fellows since the program’s inception.
IBM Fellows have received five Nobel Prize winners, one Kyoto Prize and one Presidential Medal of Freedom.
