ACM Recognizes Outstanding Service to the Field of Computing
May 20, 2026
ACM has recognized individuals with awards for their exemplary service to the computing field. Spanning diverse disciplines, the 2025 award recipients were selected by their peers for energizing a thriving community that makes a real impact on both their colleagues and the wider world. This year’s awardees drove advancements in learning tools for computer science education, technology policy, and broadening participation in computing—among other areas.
Yasmin B. Kafai, Professor of Learning Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, and Mitchel J. Resnick, Professor of Learning Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, receive the Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award for long-lasting and collective contributions to creative computing, including Scratch and electronic textiles, developing new ways for young people to create and collaborate within learning communities.
Ed Felten, Professor, Princeton University, receives the ACM Award Policy Award for contributions to technology policy, particularly on electronic voting, copyright, consumer protection, and artificial intelligence.
Jodi Tims, Program Manager, Center for Inclusive Computing, Northeastern University, receives the Outstanding Contribution to ACM Award for increasing the worldwide participation of women in ACM and helping to reinforce ACM’s commitment to computing education.
This year's ACM Presidential Awards recipients are:
Claudia Maria Bauzer Medeiros, Professor, University of Campinas, for long-standing and significant contributions to the Brazilian and Latin American computing communities as well as to ACM.
Stephen Ibaraki, Futurist Investor, for long-standing and considerable contributions to ACM and to the global professional computing community.
Scott Delman, Director of Publications, Association for Computing Machinery, for significant contributions to the realization of the ACM Open publication model.
Wayne Graves, Director of the Digital Library, Association for Computing Machinery, for significant contributions to development of the ACM Digital Library.
