# ACM Recognizes Jo Atlee for Computing Innovations That Transform Society

**Source**: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/news/acm-recognizes-jo-atlee-computing-innovations-transform
**Parent**: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/about/international-national-provincial-and-institutional-awards

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

The
Association
for
Computing
Machinery
(ACM),
has
named
45
distinguished
members,
including
David
R.
Cheriton
School
of
Computer
Science
director
of
Women
in
Computer
Science
Jo
Atlee, for
their
individual
contributions
to
the
field
of
computing.
Their
achievements
have
advanced
the
science,
engineering
and
education
of
computing,
and
highlight
the
growing
role
of
computing
in
the
major
technological
advances
shaping
society
today.

“The
contributions
of
our
distinguished
members
lead
to
breakthroughs
that
improve
our
lives,
advance
the
frontiers
of
scientific
discovery,
and
boost
economic
development,”
explains
ACM
president
Vicki
L.
Hanson.
“Our
global
roster
of
2016
distinguished
members
reminds
us
that
excellence
in
our
field
knows
no
borders.
For
all
our
new
distinguished
members,
we
celebrate
their
dedication
to
computing,
their
creativity,
and
their
exemplary
professional
accomplishments.”

Atlee
was
named
the
University's
first
director
of
Women
in
Computer
Science
in
August
2015.
In
addition
to
research,
teaching,
and
graduate
supervision,
Atlee’s
role
will
help
bring
diversity
into
the
leadership
of
the
school
and
increase
consideration
and
impact
of
decisions
on
under-represented
populations.

Atlee
is
interested
in
all
aspects
of
model-based
software
engineering,
with
a
particular
interest
in
requirements
and
design
notations
that
are
understandable
and
readable
by
practitioners,
yet
have
semantics
that
are
precise
enough
to
be
automatically
analyzed.