<p data-end="403" data-start="134"><strong data-end="154" data-start="134">Rachid Guerraoui</strong>, head of the <strong data-end="219" data-start="168">Advisory Board of the UM6P College of Computing</strong>, has been awarded the <strong data-end="274" data-start="242">ACM Luiz André Barroso Award</strong> for his pioneering contributions to distributed computing and his efforts to advance <strong data-end="400" data-start="360">computer science education in Africa</strong>.</p>
<p data-end="717" data-start="405">A professor at <strong data-end="428" data-start="420">EPFL</strong> and Director of its <strong data-end="485" data-start="449">Distributed Computing Laboratory</strong>, Guerraoui has been instrumental in shaping computing education, particularly through his leadership at <strong data-end="598" data-start="590">UM6P</strong>. His work aligns with UM6P’s mission to foster technological innovation and talent development across the continent.</p>
<p data-end="950" data-start="719"><strong data-end="758" data-start="719">Google’s Chief Scientist, Jeff Dean</strong>, emphasized Guerraoui’s impact: <em data-end="948" data-start="791">“Luiz Barroso was a mentor and a pioneer. Guerraoui’s work in educating computing professionals across Africa makes him the ideal recipient of this award.”</em></p>
<p data-end="1152" data-start="952">Guerraoui will receive the award at the <strong data-end="1042" data-start="992">ACM Awards Banquet on June 14 in San Francisco</strong>. The honor includes a <strong data-end="1082" data-start="1065">$40,000 prize</strong>, funding for a keynote talk, and a <strong data-end="1149" data-start="1118">$10,000 charitable donation</strong>.</p>