Kent Dybvig, professor of computer science at the Indiana University School of Informatics, has been named Distinguished Engineer by the Association of Computing Machinery
He is among 49 members recently inducted into ACM's new programme, which recognises outstanding achievements in both the practical and theoretical aspects of computing and information technology.
The recipients hail from some of the world's leading universities, industries and laboratories.
"This is an outstanding achievement and we are proud of him and this sign of recognition speaks well of his contributions as a teacher, researcher and leader in the computer science field," said Andrew Hanson, chairman of the School of Informatics' Department of Computer Science.
The ACM specifically cited Dybvig's design and development of Chez Scheme, a super-fast, high performance implementation of the Scheme programming language.
"The computing disciplines are the drivers behind much of the world's innovations," said ACM Past President David Patterson.
"These prominent scientists, engineers and professionals have made breakthroughs in computing that benefit our world everyday".
Dybvig, who earned a doctorate in computer science at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, has written numerous articles for professional journals, and is the author of The Scheme Programming Language (MIT Press, third edition.).
His research interests at IU include programming language design and implementation, compilers and code optimization.
The ACM is an educational and scientific society of the world's computing educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field's challenges.
