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Lovelace Medal
The Lovelace Medal was established by BCS in 1998.
The Medal is presented to individuals who have made a contribution which is of major significance in the advancement of Information Systems or which adds significantly to the understanding of Information Systems.
Previous Lectures
The 2008 Lovelace Medal was awarded to Dr Tony Storey, IBM Fellow and Distinguished Engineer. Maurice Perks, IBM Fellow presented the Lecture on his behalf.
The 2008 BCS Lovelace Medal lecture was a very special event dedicated to the memory of Karen Spärck Jones who was presented the award just weeks before she died last year. The lecture was delivered by Dr Ann Copestake and is now available to watch online.
The Web is a technical and social creation, dependent on both technical protocols and social conventions. The origins and potential futures of this large scale, emergent phenomena were discussed by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in this year's BCS Lovelace Lecture - now available to watch via this website.
Lovelace Medal 2009
The winner of the 2009 Lovelace Medal is Professor Yorick Wilks.
Previous winners
Past winners of the Lovelace Medal have included:
2008 - Dr Tony Storey
2007 - Karen Sparck-Jones
2006 - Sir Tim Berners-Lee
2005 - Dr Nicholas McKeown