Award for Scientists

Bangalore, Aug 21 : Infosys Technologies and
Association for Computing Machinery have signed an agreement
to create a new annual award that recognises young scientists
and system developers whose contemporary innovations are
having a "dramatic impact" on the computing field.
The award, to be known as the ACM-Infosys Foundation
Award in the Computing Sciences, would seek candidates
globally and carry a prize of USD 150,000, an Infosys
statement said.
The first recipient would be announced as part of the ACM
awards programme in early 2008.
Instituted by Infosys through its philanthropic arm the
Infosys Foundation, the award joins the roster of ACM awards
that honour outstanding contributors to a range of computing
applications, including computer architecture, theory and
practice, education, humanitarian initiatives, software and
major technical advances of an enduring nature.
Infosys Technologies Chief Executive Officer S
Gopalakrishnan said Infosys wanted to work with ACM to
recognise major research contributions in a timely manner.
"We want to honor contemporary innovation to ensure that
the award goes to younger individuals whose scientific
contributions in the computing sciences are significantly
impacting the field", he said.
"Our goal is to identify breakthroughs that have broad
implications well beyond the scope of the innovation itself,
and that reflect an underlying scientific or engineering
methodology that is remarkable for its rigour or for its sheer
audacity", Gopalakrishnan added.