Mary Shaw

Mary Shaw is the A.J. Perlis Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science (SCS), with a joint appointment at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). She co-founded the SEI and served as Chief Scientist (1984-1987).

• Research Focus: Software architecture, value-based software engineering, end-user software engineering, and software reliability modeling.
• Education: Pioneered software engineering education frameworks and graduate curriculum guidelines.
• Grants: Involved in NSF-CCF-0438929, NSF-CCR-0325273, and Sloan Software Industry Center projects.

Scientific Awards:

• National Medal of Technology and Innovation
• Stibitz Computer Pioneer Award
• Warnier Prize (1993)
• Fellow of IEEE Computer Society and AAAS

Publications Trends: Recent work spans AI ethics in software, design space theory, adaptive systems, programming language philosophy, and empirical software research. She emphasizes bridging theoretical research with practical applications through projects like Vitruvius for software architecture and EUSES for end-user programming tools.