Computer Science Superheroes

Elizabth Feinler

Birthdate: March 2,1931

Major Academic Events:

Got a B.S in Chemistry from West Liberty University in 1954
After her her B.S, she worked with Dr. Roy Whistler at Purdue University in the Biochemistry department
She was put into the Stanford Research Institue Alumni Hall of Fame in 2000
She received the Jonathan B. Postal Service Award in 2013

Achievements:

Was a contractor for the NASA Ames Research Center
Founding member of the Internet Engineering Task Force
Internet Society Hall of Fame in 2000
She created the ARPANET and managed the defense data network which was the forunner to the modern day Internet
Her and her team were the creators of the commonly known ".com", ".edu", ".gov", ".mil", ".org", and ".net"

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https://www.int ernethalloffame.org/inductee/elizabeth-feinler/
https://www.witi.com/halloffame/359632/Elizabeth--Feinler-Internet-Pioneer-Active- Volunteer/
https://www.internethalloffame.org/official-biography-elizabeth-feinler/
https://www.internetsociety.or g/news/press-releases/2013/elizabeth-feinle-receives-2013-jonathan-b- postel-service-award/

Academic Achievements:

B.S Degree in 1968 and Docotorate in 1976 from University of California, Berkeley
Taught in the mathematics department at M.I.T from 1976 to 1980
He has been teaching at University of Southern California from 1980 to present day

Minor and Major Achievements:

Published Molecular Computation of Solutions to Combinatorial Problems which includes the very first successful example of DNA computing
Published Number-Theoretic Aspects of Computational Complexit
Created Verisign which is on the internet and is used by many people and companies for digital certification
His prime invention was the RSA encryption
He won the highest honor in computer science other wise known as the A.M Turning award due to his innovations for the computer science field

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Academic Events:

studied computer science and electrical engineering at the University of Michigan and MIT
Got her PhD in computer vision at the computer science and AI intelligence lab at MIT in 2017
Got her B.S.E. in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan in 2011
Got her S.M. degree in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT in 2013
Received a multitude of awards including the following:
- lNSF Career Award
- The Electronic Imaging Scientists of the Year Award
- The Royal Photographic Society Progress Medal
- An Okawa Research Grant
- Co-recipient of the Breakthrough Prize

Main Contribution:

worked with others to develop algorithms that took incomplete data and wove it together into the first complete image of a black hole
it was the first image of a black hole, and it was captured with the help of coding

Minor Contribution:

works with others combining ideas from different fields to find and uncover hidden signals for scientific discovery and technological innovation

researches computational imagery designing systems that combine algorithm and sensor design

became a symbol for women in the computer science field; inspiring a new generation of young girls in a male dominated field

Fun Fact: When she began her work with the Event Horizon Telescope group, she hardly even knew what a black hole was!

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