The B. Ramakrishna Rau Award will be presented “in recognition of substantial contributions in the field of computer microarchitecture and compiler code generation.”

The candidate will have made an outstanding, innovative contribution or contributions to microarchitecture, use of novel microarchitectural techniques or compiler/architecture interfacing. It is hoped, but not required, that the winner will have also contributed to the computer microarchitecture community through teaching, mentoring, or community service. 

The winner will be announced and invited to present a paper and/or presentation at the ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Microarchitecture – MICRO-55.  This award will consist of a certificate and a $2,000 honorarium.

For questions, email awards@computer.org.

Honoring Microarchitecture Experts: The B. Ramakrishna Rau Award