December 12, 2014
Already known as one of the top computer architecture researchers in the field, Professor Natalie Enright Jerger received the 2014 Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) Engineering Medal – Young Engineer. She is known for her outstanding contributions to the critical areas of interconnection networks and parallel architectures, and is widely recognized as a leading expert in the area of on-chip networks, an active and vibrant area in computer architecture driven by the dramatic shift away from increasing processor speeds to replicating processor cores.
A pressing problem in the community is how to connect an increasing number of cores in an energy-efficient way. Professor Enright Jerger directly addresses this challenge through innovations in on-chip networks to provide scalable communication and better performance. She is also a co-author of the widely used textbook On-Chip Networks. A dedicated educator, Professor Enright Jerger has redesigned the undergraduate fourth-year computer architecture course and introduced a new graduate course about on-chip networks. She is an ardent advocate for increased gender diversity in STEM disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and dedicates a great deal of time to this cause.
Professor Enright Jerger and the other 2014 PEO awardees were recognized at a ceremony on November 22, 2014.
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Marit Mitchell
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The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
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