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Also known as Fran Allen, Frances Elizabeth Allen, F. E. Allen, Frances E. Allen

American computer scientist (1932–2020)

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Frances Elizabeth Allen (1932–2020) was an American computer scientist, engineer, and university teacher. Born in Peru, New York, she died in Schenectady of Alzheimer's disease. Allen was educated at the State University of New York at Albany and the University of Michigan. Her professional career included employment at IBM, the University of California, Berkeley, New York University, and the University of California, San Diego. She was married to Jacob T. Schwartz.

Allen received several honors, including the Turing Award, the Computer Pioneer Award, and fellowships from IBM and the Association for Computing Machinery. She was a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering. Her fields of work included computer science and computational science.

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Born
Frances Elizabeth Allen , ( 1932-08-04 ) August 4, 1932, Peru, New York , U.S.
Died
August 4, 2020 (2020-08-04) (aged 88), Schenectady, New York , U.S.
Citizenship
American
Education
University at Albany ( BS ), University of Michigan ( MS )
Spouse
Jacob T. Schwartz ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1972 ⁠ – ⁠ 1982 ) ​
Awards
ACM Fellow (1994) IBM Fellow (1989) Ada Lovelace Award (2002) Computer Pioneer Award (2004) Turing Award (2006) Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2010)
Fields
Computer science High-performance computing Parallel computing Compilers Optimizing compilers
Institutions
IBM , New York University
Website
www .ibm .com /ibm /history /witexhibit /wit _hall _allen .html

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Encyclopedic overview

Frances Elizabeth Allen (August 4, 1932 – August 4, 2020) was an American computer scientist and pioneer in the field of optimizing compilers. Allen was the first woman to become an IBM Fellow, and in 2006 became the first woman to win the Turing Award. Her achievements include seminal work in compilers, program optimization, and parallelization. She worked for IBM from 1957 to 2002 and subsequently was a Fellow Emerita.

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