[AISWorld] Al Hevner elected AAAS Fellow

[Agrawal, Manish]

AISWorld, I am pleased to share the good news that University of South Florida Professor Alan Hevner has been elected by his peers as an AAAS Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society.  Alan is among 539 new fellows from around the world. His citation reads: Dr. Alan R. Hevner is elected as an AAAS Fellow for his distinguished research contributions to the field of computer sciences, particularly in the areas of design science research, Cleanroom software engineering, and distributed database systems.

AAAS Fellows are elected annually by the AAAS Council for meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications.  Fellows have made significant contributions in areas such as research, teaching, technology, services to professional societies, and the communication of science to the public. 

Hevner, who holds the Citigroup/Hidden River Chair of Distributed Technology, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the field of design sciences at the 2009 International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology. During the past decade, he has been an influential leader in design science research.  An internationally recognized scholar and sought-after lecturer, his research interests include information systems development, software engineering, distributed database systems, health care information systems, and service-oriented architectures.  

AAAS is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the sciences by serving as an educator, leader, spokesperson and professional association. In addition to organizing membership activities, AAAS publishes the journal Science, as well as many scientific newsletters, books and reports, and spearheads programs that raise the bar of understanding for science worldwide.  The newly-elected fellows will be awarded a certificate and a rosette pin during the AAAS Fellow Forum at the 2012 AAAS annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, in February.

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Manish Agrawal
Assoc. Prof., College of Business, Univ. of South Florida
CIS 1040, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, Fl 33620 - 7800, U.S.A.
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