Raj Reddy is a University Professor of Computer Science and Robotics and Moza Bint Nasser Chair at Carnegie Mellon University. He is a Member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Prof. Reddy is also an International Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Acoustical Society of America, and the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. Prof. Reddy’s research interests include the study of human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence. His current research projects include spoken language systems; gigabit networks; universal digital libraries; and distance learning on demand. Prof. Reddy is the recipient of the Legion of Honor in 1984, the IBM Research Ralph Gomory Award in 1991, the ACM Turing Award in 1994, the Padma Bhushan in 2001, the Honda Prize in 2005 and Vannevar Bush Award in 2006.