Title: Lynda Hardman appointed Distinguished Scientist ACM
Date: 2014-12-05 10:20
Slug: lynda_Hardman
Authors: M.A. Guravage
tags: acm, cwi, education
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Lynda Hardman, senior researcher and scientific staff member at
Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam has been named
Distinguished Scientists by ACM, the Association for Computing
Machinery. On Friday December 5, ACM officially announced the new
members as part of their ACM Distinguished Member program. New members
are selected for their individual contributions and singular impacts
on the vital field of computing. Among the new members in 2014 Hardman
is the only scientist from the Netherlands.

ACM President Alexander Wolf hailed the ACM members as "drivers of the
advances and inventions that are propelling the information revolution
in new directions. Their creativity and commitment to their craft
ensures that we will benefit as a society in the digital age.” Wolf
also mentioned that the ACM membership empowers and inspires a bold
vision for advancing computing and the computing community.

At CWI, Hardman is member of the Interactive Access research group and
coordinator of the Information theme. Her research focuses on 'human
computer interaction’, the improvement of design methods for human
interfaces under circumstances of evolving technologies. Since the
development of the semantic web, Hardman is working on improving human
access to the growing linked data cloud. Further, Hardman represents
CWI in Informatics Europe and she regularly speaks on events to
inspire and encourage a new generation of female talents in computer
science.

ACM is the Association for Computing Machinery, the world’s largest
educational and scientific computing society, uniting computing
educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share
resources and address the field’s challenges. ACM strengthens the
computing profession’s collective voice through strong leadership,
promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of technical
excellence. ACM supports the professional growth of its members by
providing opportunities for life-long learning, career development,
and professional networking.