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Chris L. Hankin is a Professor at Imperial College London and a distinguished contributor to the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) since 1994. He served as Editor-in-Chief of ACM Computing Surveys (2007-2013), Chair of the ACM Europe Council (2017-2019), and assumed leadership of the ACM Europe Technology Policy Council in July 2020. His work significantly strengthened ACM's European presence and policy influence.
His research spans Programming Languages, Cybersecurity, and Automated Decision Making, evidenced by co-authoring two influential ACM Europe policy white papers: one on cybersecurity (cited by the European Commission's Scientific Advice Mechanism) and another on automated decision systems. He co-edited the inaugural Communications of the ACM Special Section on Europe (2019), highlighting continental innovations.
Scientific Awards
- 2020 Outstanding Contribution to ACM Award: Recognized for fundamental contributions to ACM Europe and integrating European perspectives into critical ACM committees.
Dr. Hankin championed ACM engagement with emerging scholars through European summer schools for graduate and senior undergraduate students. No information was provided regarding academic advising, research grants, or laboratory affiliations.
