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World-leading Experts to Name First Shaw Prize in Computer Science Winners

On Feb. 9, 2026, the Shaw Prize Foundation announced in Hong Kong the establishment of The Shaw Prize in Computer Science and said an inaugural Selection Committee will choose the first laureate.
The prize aims to bring deep recognition of computer science's importance and intellectual depth, shaped by a Planning Committee chaired by Professor Tony Chan, Planning Committee chair.
Leading the committee is Professor Jennifer Chayes, Dean of the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society at UC Berkeley, joined by Professor John L. Hennessy and Turing Award laureates Jack Dongarra, Yann LeCun, and Joseph Sifakis.
Nominations will open from September to November 2026, with the laureate announced in spring 2027; committee members called computing `one of the most important human capabilities` with `unprecedented and profound impact`.
Voiced alongside praise, warnings about rapidly approaching human‑level intelligence framed the discussion, with members warning `We are reaching human intelligence level quickly` and Sifakis urging research into consciousness.

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World-leading Experts to Name First Shaw Prize in Computer Science Winners

HONG KONG, Feb. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On 28 January, The Shaw Prize Foundation announced the establishment of The Shaw Prize in Computer Science, joining the existing prizes in Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences.

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