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Barbara Bluestein Simons (born January 26, 1941) is an American computer scientist and the former president of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). She is a Ph.D. graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and spent her early career working as an IBM researcher.
Nov 8, 2017 · For years, Barbara Simons was the loneliest of Cassandras—a technologist who feared what technology had wrought. Her cause was voting: Specifically, she believed that the electronic systems that...
Barbara Simons, a founding member of Women in Computer Science and Engineering (which is celebrating its 40th anniversary), has been sounding the alarm about the potential pitfalls of internet and electronic voting for more than a decade.
Sep 16, 2020 · Barbara Simons has been fighting for secure elections for two decades. But the award-winning computer scientist, who's also well-versed in voting technology and its security vulnerabilities,...
Barbara Simons received her PhD in computer science from UC Berkeley, and had a distinguished career working on optimization algorithms at IBM Research. She is a Fellow of ACM and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Barbara Simons served as ACM President from 1998–2000. What motivated you to run for ACM president? I had been ACM secretary from 1990–1992 (when John White was president), and I had an idea of the amount of work that could be involved as president.
Jan 26, 2021 · About Barbara Simons. Barbara Simons received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of California, Berkeley in 1981. Following an on campus interview, she joined the Research Division of IBM. There she focused on compiler optimization, algorithm analysis and design and scheduling theory.
