Monika Henzinger Named 2026 - 2027 ACM Athena Lecturer
May 13, 2026
ACM has named Monika Henzinger of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) as the 2026-2027 ACM Athena Lecturer. Henzinger is recognized for outstanding contributions to the fields of dynamic graph algorithms and web algorithms, and for dedicated mentoring and service to these communities.
Henzinger has made significant contributions to dynamic algorithms, which maintain solutions efficiently as data changes, particularly in network and graph settings; establishing, for example, the first poly-logarithmic upper and lower bounds in the time per operation for the fundamental problem of graph connectivity. In addition to her technical contributions, she is a prominent leader in the research community.
Initiated in 2006, the ACM Athena Lecturer Award celebrates women researchers who have made fundamental contributions to computer science. The award includes a $25,000 honorarium provided by Two Sigma.
