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Frances Allen

Frances Elizabeth Allen (August 4, 1932 – August 4, 2020) was an American computer scientist and pioneer in the field of optimizing compilers. Allen was the first woman to become an IBM Fellow, and in 2006 became the first woman to win the Turing Award. Her achievements include seminal work in compilers, program optimization, and parallelization. She…

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Awards
ACM Fellow (1994) · IBM Fellow (1989) · Ada Lovelace Award (2002) · Computer Pioneer Award (2004) · Turing Award (2006)
Education
University at Albany (BS) University of Michigan (MS)
Born
Frances Elizabeth Allen (1932-08-04)August 4, 1932 Peru, New York, U.S.
Citizenship
American
Died
August 4, 2020(2020-08-04) (aged 88) Schenectady, New York, U.S.
Fields
Computer science · High-performance computing · Parallel computing · Compilers · Optimizing compilers

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Awards · 6
Frances Allen → ACM Fellow (1994), Ada Lovelace Award (2002), Computer Pioneer Award (2004), IBM Fellow (1989), Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2010), Turing Award (2006)
Fields · 5
Frances Allen → Compilers, Computer science, High-performance computing, Optimizing compilers, Parallel computing
related to External links · 5
Frances Allen → Compilers, Computer History MuseumFran Allen, Fellow Awards Recipient, Organick Memorial Lecture Biography, Parallel Computing Systems Notes
Born · 1
Frances Allen → Frances Elizabeth Allen (1932-08-04)August 4, 1932 Peru, New York, U.S.
Citizenship · 1
Frances Allen → American
Died · 1
Frances Allen → August 4, 2020(2020-08-04) (aged 88) Schenectady, New York, U.S.
Education · 1
Frances Allen → University at Albany (BS) University of Michigan (MS)
Spouse · 1
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Website · 1
Frances Allen → www.ibm.com/ibm/history/witexhibit/wit_hall_allen.html
Workplaces · 1
Frances Allen → IBM New York University

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Frances AllenAwardsTuring Award (2006)1.00infobox
Frances AllenAwardsMember of the National Academy of Sciences (2010)1.00infobox
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Frances AllenDiedAugust 4, 2020(2020-08-04) (aged 88) Schenectady, New York, U.S.1.00infobox
Frances AllenEducationUniversity at Albany (BS) University of Michigan (MS)1.00infobox
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