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- For pioneering work in humanitarian disaster response through search and rescue robotics, to the benefit of both survivors and responders
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This award is to recognize an individual or a group who have made a significant contribution through the use of computing technology. It will be given once every two years, assuming that there are worthy recipients. The award amount is $5,000 plus travel expenses to the Awards banquet.
The award is intentionally defined broadly. The professional credentials of the recipient(s) are not important. The
recipient(s) need never to have earned a degree or published a paper, or even be considered to be a computer
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prescribed areas of technology for humanitarian contributions in the field of computing.
Some examples of the types of contributions that this award is created to recognize are: application of computer technology to aid the disabled; making an educational contribution using computers or Computer Science in inner city schools; creative research concerning intellectual property issues; expansion of educational opportunities in Computer Science for women and underrepresented minorities; application of computers or computing techniques to
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Robin Roberson Murphy Recognized for Pioneering Work in Search and Rescue Robotics
Robin Roberson Murphy is the 2014 recipient of the Eugene L. Lawler Award for Humanitarian Contributions within Computer Science and Informatics for pioneering work in humanitarian disaster response through search and rescue robotics, to the benefit of both survivors and responders. Her research is in artificial intelligence for mobile robots as applied to disaster robotics. Working with responders and agency stakeholders, she deploys ground, aerial, and marine robots to disasters in order to understand how human-robot systems can save lives, mitigate unfolding dangers, and speed economic recovery. Murphy is Raytheon Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Faculty Fellow for Innovation in High-Impact Learning Experiences at Texas A&M University.