BEARS 2023: EECS Distinguished Alumni
Electrical Engineering
Colin Parris
Industry
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, GE Digital
M.S. 1987/Ph.D. 1994 (advisor: Domenico Ferrari)
For a career focused on the development of digital transformation across multiple industries, as well as strong advocacy for increased inclusivity in the STEM fields.
Dawn Tilbury
Academia
Professor, University of Michigan
M.S. 1992/Ph.D. 1994 (advisor: Shankar Sastry)
For leadership in networked and logic control systems and for her sustained commitment to engineering education and research.
Computer Science
Paul Debevec
Industry
Director of Production Innovative Research, Netflix; Adjunct Research Professor, USC Computer Science
Ph.D. 1996 (advisor: Jitendra Malik)
For pioneering work in computer graphics, including fundamental contributions to image-based rendering, image-based lighting, and high dynamic range (HDR) imaging, now used extensively in virtual production for movies.
Andrea Arpaci-Dusseau
Academia
Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison
M.S. 1994/Ph.D. 1998 (adviser: David Culler)
For outstanding innovation in the fields of storage and operating systems and their leadership in education and outreach.
Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau
Academia
Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison
M.S. 1996/Ph.D. 1999 (adviser David Patterson)
For outstanding innovation in the fields of storage and operating systems and their leadership in education and outreach.