Anne Condon Explained

Anne Condon
Fields:	Computer Science
Workplaces:	University of Wisconsin–Madison University of British Columbia
Alma Mater:	University College Cork University of Washington
Thesis Title:	Computational Models of Games
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Thesis Year:	1987
Doctoral Advisor:	Richard E. Ladner
Awards:	ACM Distinguished Dissertation ACM Fellow A. Nico Habermann Award

Anne Elizabeth Condon, is an Irish-Canadian computer scientist, professor, and former head of the Computer Science Department of the University of British Columbia.^[1] Her research focuses on computational complexity theory, DNA computing, and bioinformatics.^{[2] [3]} She has also held the NSERC/General Motors Canada Chair for Women in Science and Engineering (CWSE) from 2004 to 2009, and has worked to improve the success of women in the sciences and engineering.

Biography

Condon did her undergraduate studies at University College Cork, earning a bachelor's degree in 1982.^{[2] [3]} She moved to the University of Washington for her graduate studies, receiving her doctorate in 1987 under the supervision of Richard E. Ladner.^{[2] [3]} She then joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and remained there until her 1999 move to UBC.^[3]

Personal life

Condon is an avid triathlete, finishing 7th in her age-group (F55-59) during Ironman Canada 2019 and finishing 1st in her age group (F60-64) for Ironman Ireland 2022 in an impressive 12:10 hours timeframe. At the Ironman Hawaii 2022 she finished 18th in her age group (F60-64) with a time of 13:39. At the Ironman 70.3 Championship 2022, she finished 8th in her age group with a time of 5:55.

Awards and honors

Condon won an ACM Distinguished Dissertation award (honorable mention) for her thesis research.^[4] In 2010, the Association for Computing Machinery named her an ACM Fellow for contributions to complexity theory and leadership in advancing women in computing.^[5] In the same year, she also won the A. Nico Habermann Award of the Computing Research Association for "long-standing and impactful service toward the goal of increasing the participation of women in computer science research."^{[6] [7]} She is alsoa winner of the University College Cork Distinguished AlumnaAward,^[8] the University of Washington CSE AlumniAchievement Award.,^[9] and the 2012 University of Washington College of Engineering DiamondAward for Distinguished Achievement in Academia.^[10] She was the 2014 winner of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Technical Leadership ABIE Award^[11]

Condon was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2012.^[12]

Publications

• M. Andronescu, A. Condon, D.H. Turner, and D.H. Mathews. The Determination of RNA folding nearest neighbor parameters, Methods in Molecular Biology, 1097:45-70, 2014.
• B. Rastegari, A. Condon, N. Immorlica, R. Irving, and K. Leyton-Brown. Reasoning about optimal stable matchings under partial information, The Fifteenth ACM Conference on Electronic Commerce (EC), 431–448, 2014.
• H. Jabbari and A. Condon. A fast and robust iterative algorithm for prediction of RNA pseudoknotted secondary structures BMC Bioinformatics, 15:147, 2014.
• A. Condon, J. Manuch and C. Thachuk, The complexity of string partitioning, Journal of Discrete Algorithms, 32:24-43, 2015. Preliminary version appeared in the 23rd Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Pattern Matching, Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science 7354:159-172, 2012.
• A. Condon and R. M. Karp, "Algorithms for Graph Partitioning on the Planted Bisection Model", J. Random Structures and Algorithms, 18, 116–140, 2001.
• Q. Liu, A. G. Frutos, L. Wang, A. Condon, R. M. Corn, and L. M. Smith, "DNA Computations on Surfaces", Nature, Vol. 403 pages 175–179, 2000.
• O. Madani, A. Condon, and S. Hanks, "On the Undecidability of Probabilistic Planning and Infinite-Horizon Partially Observable Markov Decision Process Problems", Sixteenth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI'99), July 1999.
• A. Condon, L. Hellerstein, S. Pottle, and A. Wigderson, "Finite State Automata with Nondeterministic and Probabilistic States", SIAM Journal on Computing, Vol. 27, No. 3, pages 739–762, June 1998.

External links

• • Listing of publications on DBLP

Notes and References

1. Web site: Senior Technical Woman: Anne Condon, Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia. Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. 30 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120104160253/http://anitaborg.org/news/archive/senior-technical-woman-anne-condon-professor-and-head-of-the-department-of-computer-science-university-of-british-columbia/. 4 January 2012. dead.
2. http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~condon/ Faculty web page
3. http://anitaborg.org/about/who-we-are/anne-condon/ Who We Are: Anne Condon
4. Web site: All Years, ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award . ACM . 20 June 2021 .
5. http://www.acm.org/press-room/news-releases/2010/fellows-2010 ACM Names 41 Fellows from World's Leading Institutions: Many Innovations Made in Areas Critical to Global Competitiveness
6. http://www.cra.org/awards/habermann-view/2010_habermann_winner/ A. Nico Habermann Award 2010: Anne Condon
7. http://news.cs.washington.edu/2010/02/26/cra-2010-a-nico-habermann-award-presented-to-anne-condon/ CRA 2010 A. Nico Habermann Award presented to Anne Condon
8. http://www.cs.ucc.ie/new/news-5.html UCC Computer Science Alumnus wins Award 2001
9. http://news.cs.washington.edu/2011/06/11/anne-condon-jeremy-jaech-win-uw-cse-alumni-achievement-award/ Anne Condon, Jeremy Jaech win UW CSE Alumni Achievement Award
10. http://www.engr.washington.edu/alumcomm/diamond/2012honorees.html University of Washington College of Engineering Diamond Award 2012 Honorees
11. http://anitaborg.org/profiles/ghc-abie-award-winners/anne-condon/ ABIE Award winners, technical leadership: Anne Condon: 2014 Winner of the Grace Hopper Celebration Technical Leadership ABIE Award
12. http://www.rsc-src.ca/documents/Classof2012-CitationsENGLISH-Final_000.pdf The Royal Society of Canada Class of 2012 New Fellows