Emeritus Professor Jeff Kramer awarded the International 2026 IEEE TCSE Lifetime Achievement Award

Emeritus Professor Jeff Kramer has been recognised by the IEEE Computer Society for a lifetime of influence on the software engineering field, reflecting decades of impact across research excellence, academic leadership, and the advancement of professional practice worldwide.

Congratulations to Professor Jeff Kramer, who has been awarded the 2026 Computer Society Technical Community on Software Engineering Lifetime Achievement Award for over forty-five years of outstanding contributions to software engineering across research, practice, service, leadership, and education.

Commenting on the achievement, Professor Jeff Kramer said: 

"Since my entire professional career has been spent in the Department [of Computing], I believe that this also recognises the quality and strength of our Department, and I gratefully acknowledge the support of my colleagues."

Each year, the IEEE CS TCSE requests nominations of distinguished individuals and teams for its annual international awards. The TCSE Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually to an individual who has contributed a lifetime of outstanding and sustained contributions to the Software Engineering community. These contributions have had a practical impact on the way Software Engineering is currently practiced or taught.

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