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February 7, 2026

Co-Director named 2025 ACM Fellow

Tech Policy Lab

Co-Director Tadayoshi Kohno was named a 2025 Association for Computing Machinery Fellow. He is being recognized for leadership in cybersecurity for emerging technologies, security ethics, and sociotechnical security.

ACM Fellows were selected by their peers for achieving remarkable results through their technical innovations and/or service to the field.

“These men and women represent the top 1% of professionals in our association,” ACM President Yannis Ioannidis said. “I personally enjoy reviewing the list of achievements of the new Fellows because it offers a snapshot of what’s happening in our field at the moment.”

Kohno was previously honored with the ACM Teaching Award by the University of Washington Student Chapter, and TPL Co-Director Emerita Batya Friedman was named an ACM Fellow in 2022.

Read the full press release here: https://www.acm.org/media-center/2026/january/fellows-2025