USC Computer Science Chair Nenad Medvidović Inducted as ACM Fellow - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering

Outgoing ACM President Yannis Ioannidis (left), Nenad Medvidović (middle), incoming ACM President Elisa Bertino (right) (Credit: ACM Photographer)

This month, USC Computer Science Department Chair Nenad “Neno” Medvidović was officially inducted as an Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Fellow at the 2026 ACM Awards Banquet.

Held in San Francisco, the banquet celebrated 71 class of 2025 fellows for their visionary contributions that have helped advance the computing field.

Awarded to the top 1% of ACM members, ACM Fellow is a prestigious distinction that recognizes foundational contributions to computing and information technology.

Medvidović’s ACM Fellow citation recognizes his contributions to “the foundations of software architectures and their application to software engineering.”