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{{Infobox award
| name        = Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award
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| awarded_for = Significant and innovative contributions in the field of [[supercomputer|high-performance computing]]
| presenter   = [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]] (IEEE)
| country     = [[New Jersey]], ([[United States]])
| reward      = US $10,000
| year        = 1999
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| website     = {{URL|https://www.computer.org/web/awards/cray}}
}}
The '''Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award''', also known as the '''Seymour Cray Award''', is an [[award]] given by the [[IEEE Computer Society]], to recognize significant and innovative contributions in the field of [[supercomputer|high-performance computing]]. The award honors scientists who exhibit the [[creativity]] demonstrated by [[Seymour Cray]], founder of [[Cray Research|Cray Research, Inc.]], and an early pioneer of [[supercomputing]]. Cray was an American [[electrical engineer]] and [[supercomputer]] architect who designed a series of computers that were the fastest in the world for decades, and founded [[Cray Research]] which built many of these machines. Called "the father of supercomputing,"<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary - Seymour Cray, Father of supercomputing |url=http://www.hoise.com/primeur/96/pr-96-oct/CL-PR-10-96-3.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080507080148/http://www.hoise.com/primeur/96/pr-96-oct/CL-PR-10-96-3.html |archive-date=2008-05-07 }}</ref> Cray has been credited with creating the supercomputer industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/tef/cray/tribute.html|title=Tribute to Seymour Cray|access-date=14 October 2014}}</ref> He played a key role in the invention and design of the UNIVAC 1103, a landmark high-speed computer and the first computer available for commercial use.<ref>{{cite web|title = Seymour Cray The Supercomputer |url = http://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/seymour-cray|publisher = Lemelson-MIT Program| access-date = 22 April 2016}}</ref>

In 1972 the IEEE presented Cray with the [[Harry H. Goode Memorial Award]] for his contributions to large-scale computer design and the development of multiprocessing systems. One year after Cray's death in 1996, IEEE created the '''Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award''' in honor of his creative spirit.<ref>{{cite web|title = History Seymour Cray|url = http://www.cray.com/company/history/seymour-cray|publisher = Cray Inc.|access-date = 22 April 2016}}</ref> The award is one of the 12 technical awards sponsored by the IEEE computer society as recognition given to pioneers in the field of computer science and engineering.<ref>{{cite web|title = IEEE Technical Awards |url = https://www.computer.org/web/awards/technical-awards|publisher = IEEE Computer Society |access-date = 24 April 2016}}</ref> The winner receives a crystal memento, [[wikt:certificate|certificate]], and [[United States dollar|US$]]10,000 honorarium.

The first recipient, in 1999, was [[John Cocke (computer scientist)|John Cocke]].

==Nomination and Ceremony==

The following criteria are considered when selecting a recipient:<ref>{{cite web|title=IEEE Awards Guidelines and Information |website=[[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]] (IEEE) |url=http://www.ieee.org/about/awards/awards_guidelines.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407235843/http://www.ieee.org/about/awards/awards_guidelines.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 7, 2010|access-date=22 April 2016}}</ref> 
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* Leadership in field
* Breadth of work
* Achievement in other fields
* Inventive value (patents)
* Individual vs. group contribution
* Publications (articles, etc.)
* Originality of contribution
* Quality of nomination
* IEEE Society activities and honors
* Quality of endorsements

The annual nomination deadline is July 1. Anyone may nominate a candidate, although self-nomination is not allowed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nomination Questions for Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award |url=https://www.computer.org/cms/Awards/docs/NominationQuestions-Cray.pdf |access-date=25 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IEEE Awards How to Nominate |url= https://awards.computer.org/ana/award/viewHomepage.action|access-date=22 April 2016}}</ref> A candidate must receive at least three nominations to be considered by the award committee. Nominations should be prepared and submitted through the IEEE official website.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seymour Cray Award Nomination |url=https://awards.computer.org/ana/award/view.action?id=14|access-date=22 April 2016}}</ref>

The '''Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award''' presentation and reception are held at the [[ACM/IEEE Supercomputing Conference|SC conference]], the international conference for high-performance computing networks, storage, and analysis. The conference is sponsored by the ACM ([[Association for Computing Machinery]]) and the IEEE Computer Society. It is held annually in mid-November.<ref>{{cite web|title=The SC Conference Series |url=http://supercomputing.org/about.php|access-date = 24 April 2016}}</ref> Several other IEEE sponsored awards are presented at the same event, including the [[ACM Gordon Bell Prize]], the [[ACM/IEEE-CS Ken Kennedy Award]], the [[ACM/IEEE-CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowship]], the [[ACM SIGHPC / Intel Computational & Data Science Fellowships]], the [[IEEE-CS Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award]], and the [[IEEE-CS Sidney Fernbach Memorial Award]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The SC16 Award Content |url=http://sc16.supercomputing.org/conference-components/technical-program-tues-fri/awards/
|access-date = 25 April 2016}}</ref>

==Recipients==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#ccccc"
! style="width:7%" |Year
! style="width:20%" | Recipients
! Country
! Citation
|-
!1999
|[[John Cocke (computer scientist)|John Cocke]]
| {{flagicon|USA|size=40px}}
|"For unique and creative contributions to the computer industry through innovative high performance system designs."<ref>{{cite web|title=John Cocke: 1999 Seymour Cray Award Recipient|url=http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/cockebio|publisher=IEEE Computer Society|access-date=25 March 2014}}</ref> 
|-
!2000
|[[Glen Culler|Glen J. Culler]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Awards Highlight Most Successful SC Conference Ever SC2001 will build on SC2000 momentum|url=http://www.sc2001.org/PR-20001115.shtml|publisher=SC 2001|access-date=25 March 2014|date=Nov 15, 2000}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|USA|size=40px}}
|"For pioneering contributions to the foundation and practice of high performance computing in array and very long instruction word ([[VLIW]]) processing especially for use in interactive scientific exploration."<ref>{{cite web|title=Glen J. Culler: 2000 Seymour Cray Award Recipient|url=http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/cullerbio|publisher=IEEE Computer Society|access-date=25 March 2014}}</ref> 
|-
!2001
|[[John L. Hennessy]]<ref>{{cite web|title=AWARDS CAP SC2001 HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND NETWORKING CONFERENCE|url=http://www.sc2001.org/PR-20011115.shtml|publisher=SC 2001|access-date=25 March 2014|date=Nov 15, 2001}}</ref>  
| {{flagicon|USA|size=40px}}
|"For pioneering contributions to the foundation, teaching, and practice of high performance computing, especially in [[distributed shared memory]] multiprocessor architectures and in design and application of [[reduced instruction set]] architectures."<ref>{{cite web|title=John L. Hennessy: 2001 Seymour Cray Award Recipient|url=http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/hennessybio|publisher=IEEE Computer Society|access-date=25 March 2014}}</ref> 
|-
!2002
|[[Monty Denneau]]
| {{flagicon|USA|size=40px}}
|"For ingenious and sustained contributions to designs and implementations at the frontier of [[high performance computing]] leading to widely used industrial products."<ref>{{cite web|title=Monty M. Denneau: 2002 Seymour Cray Award Recipient|url=http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/denneaubio|publisher=IEEE Computer Society|access-date=25 March 2014}}</ref> 
|-
!2003
|[[Burton J. Smith]]
| {{flagicon|USA|size=40px}}
| "For ingenious and sustained contributions to designs and implementations at the frontier of high performance computing and especially for sustained championing of the use of multithreading to enable parallel execution and overcome latency and to achieve high performance in industrially significant products."<ref>{{cite web|title=Burton J. Smith: 2003 Seymour Cray Award Recipient|url=http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/burtonbio|publisher=IEEE Computer Society|access-date=25 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cray Inc.'s Burton Smith Honored With Seymour Cray Award|url=http://investors.cray.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=98390&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=472855&highlight=|publisher=Cray Inc.|access-date=25 March 2014|date=Nov 23, 2003}}</ref>  
|-
!2004
|[[William J. Dally]]
| {{flagicon|USA|size=40px}}
|"For fundamental contributions to the design and engineering of high-performance interconnection networks, [[parallel computer]] architectures, and high-speed signaling technology."<ref>{{cite web|title=William J. Dally: 2004 Seymour Cray Award Recipient|url=http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/dallybio|publisher=IEEE Computer Society|access-date=25 March 2014}}</ref> 
|-
!2005
|[[Steve Scott (computer architect)|Steven L. Scott]]
| {{flagicon|USA|size=40px}}
|"For advancing supercomputer architecture through the development of the [[Cray T3E]], the [[Cray X1]] and the [[Cray Black Widow]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Steven L. Scott: 2005 Seymour Cray Award Recipient|url=http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/scottbio|publisher=IEEE Computer Society|access-date=25 March 2014}}</ref> 
|-
!2006
|[[Tadashi Watanabe]]
| {{flagicon|Japan|size=40px}}
|"For serving as lead designer of the [[NEC SX architecture|NEC SX]] series of supercomputers, and especially for the design of the [[Earth Simulator]], which was the world's fastest supercomputer from 2002 to 2004."<ref>{{cite web|title=Tadashi Watanabe: 2006 Seymour Cray Award Recipient|url=http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/watanabebio|publisher=IEEE Computer Society|access-date=25 March 2014}}</ref> 
|-
!2007
|[[Ken Batcher]]
| {{flagicon|USA|size=40px}}
| "For fundamental theoretical and practical contributions to massively parallel computation, including parallel sorting algorithms, interconnection networks, and pioneering designs of the [[STARAN]] and [[Goodyear MPP|MPP]] computers."<ref>{{cite web|title=Kenneth E. Batcher: 2007 Seymour Cray Award Recipient|url=http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/batcherbio|publisher=IEEE Computer Society|access-date=25 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326032507/http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/batcherbio|archive-date=26 March 2014}}</ref> 
|-
!2008
|[[Steve Wallach]]
| {{flagicon|USA|size=40px}}
|For his "contribution to high-performance computing through design of innovative vector and parallel computing systems, notably the Convex mini-supercomputer series, a distinguished industrial career and acts of public service."<ref>{{cite web|title=Steve Wallach: 2008 Seymour Cray Award Recipient|url=http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/wallachbio|publisher=IEEE Computer Society|access-date=25 March 2014}}</ref>  
|-
!2009
|[[Kenichi Miura]]
| {{flagicon|Japan|size=40px}}
|For his "ingenuity in developing supercomputer software and hardware that advanced the state-of-the art in technical computing."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computer.org/portal/web/pressroom/2009/cray |title=2009 Seymour Cray Award Goes to NII's Kenichi Miura |publisher=Computer.org |date=2009-10-15 |access-date=2013-10-06}}</ref>
|-
!2010
|[[Alan Gara]]
| {{flagicon|USA|size=40px}}
|For his "innovations in low power, densely packaged supercomputing systems."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/Alan-Gara |title=Alan Gara |publisher=Computer.org |access-date=2013-10-06}}</ref>
|-
!2011
|[[Charles L. Seitz]]
| {{flagicon|USA|size=40px}}
| "For innovations in high-performance message passing architectures and networks."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/seitz |title=Charles L. Seitz |publisher=Computer.org |access-date=2013-10-06}}</ref>
|-
!2012
|[[Peter Kogge|Peter M. Kogge]]
| {{flagicon|USA|size=40px}}
|For "innovations in advanced computer architecture and systems."<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter M. Kogge: 2012 Seymour Cray Award Recipient|url=http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/kogge|publisher=IEEE Computer Society|access-date=25 March 2014}}</ref> 
|-
!2013
| [[Marc Snir]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Parallel computing pioneer Marc Snir to receive 2013 IEEE Seymour Cray Award at SC13|url=http://sc13.supercomputing.org/content/parallel-computing-pioneer-marc-snir-receive-2013-ieee-seymour-cray-award-sc13|publisher=SC 13|access-date=26 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018061858/http://sc13.supercomputing.org/content/parallel-computing-pioneer-marc-snir-receive-2013-ieee-seymour-cray-award-sc13|archive-date=18 October 2013}}</ref> 
| {{flagicon|France|size=40px}}
|For his "contributions to the research, development, theory, and standardization of high-performance parallel computing including the [[IBM Scalable POWERparallel|IBM RS/6000 SP]] and [[Blue Gene]] systems."<ref>{{cite web|title=Marc Snir: 2013 Seymour Cray Award Recipient|url=http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/marc-snir|publisher=IEEE Computer Society|access-date=25 March 2014}}</ref>
|-
!2014
|[[Gordon Bell]]
| {{flagicon|USA|size=40px}}
|"For his exceptional contributions in designing and bringing several computer systems to market that changed the world of high performance computing and of computing in general, the two most important of these being the PDP-6 and the VAX-11/780."  <ref>{{cite web|title=Gordon Bell: 2014 Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award Recipient|url=http://www.computer.org/web/awards/cray-gordon-bell|access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
!2015
|[[Mateo Valero]]
| {{flagicon|Spain|size=40px}}
| "In recognition of seminal contributions to [[Vector processor|vector]], [[Out-of-order execution|out-of-order]], [[Multithreading (computer architecture)|multithreaded]], and [[Very long instruction word|VLIW]] architectures."<ref>{{cite web|title=Mateo Valero: 2015 Seymour Cray Award Recipient|url=http://www.computer.org/web/awards/cray-mateo-valero|access-date=25 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
!2016
|[[William J. Camp|William Camp]]
| {{flagicon|USA|size=40px}}
| "For visionary leadership of the [[Red Storm (computing)|Red Storm]] project, and for decades of leadership of the [[Supercomputer|HPC]] community."<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. William Camp Selected as Recipient of 2016 IEEE-CS Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award|url=https://www.computer.org/web/pressroom/cray-award-2016|access-date=16 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
!2018
|[[David E. Shaw]]
| {{flagicon|USA|size=40px}}
| "For the design of special-purpose supercomputers for biomolecular simulations."<ref>{{cite web|title=Columbia University's Dr. David E. Shaw Selected to Receive 2018 IEEE-CS Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award
 |date=23 October 2018 |url=https://sc18.supercomputing.org/columbia-universitys-dr-david-e-shaw-selected-to-receive-2018-ieee-cs-seymour-cray-computer-engineering-award/|access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref>
|-
!2019
|[[David Kirk (scientist)|David B. Kirk]]
| {{flagicon|USA|size=40px}}
| "For outstanding leadership in developing GPU computing and in engendering its rise to the mainstream of HPC."<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. David B. Kirk Selected to Receive 2019 IEEE CS Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award|url=https://www.computer.org/press-room/2019-news/2019-ieee-cray-award-kirk|date=2 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
!2022
|[[Satoshi Matsuoka]]
| {{flagicon|JPN|size=40px}}
| "For long-term global leadership in supercomputing system design, such as [[Tsubame (supercomputer)|TSUBAME]] and [[Fugaku (supercomputer)|Fugaku]]."<ref>{{cite web|title=RIKEN's Matsuoka Wins 2022 IEEE Seymour Cray Award|url=https://insidehpc.com/2022/10/rikens-matsuoka-wins-2022-ieee-seymour-cray-award/|date=6 October 2022 |website=InsideHPC}}</ref>
|-
|}

==See also==

*[[List of computer-related awards]]
*[[List of computer science awards]]
*[[List of prizes named after people]]
*[[IEEE John von Neumann Medal]]
*[[Gordon Bell Prize]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{official website|https://www.computer.org/web/awards/cray|Official web page}}

[[Category:Cray]]
[[Category:Computer science awards]]
[[Category:Supercomputers]]
[[Category:IEEE society and council awards]]