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Dr. Daniel A. Jimenez smiling at camera.
Published annually, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Micro publication’s top picks issue features the most influential and insightful computer architecture papers from the previous year. | Image: Texas AM Engineering
Dr. Daniel A. Jiménez, professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, was chosen to serve as the guest editor and selection committee chair of the 2021 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Micro publication's "Top Picks from the Computer Architecture Conferences" issue.

Each year, IEEE Micro collects and features the most influential and insightful computer architecture papers published at any top conference held during the previous year. Being recognized as a top pick is a prestigious honor in the field.

Out of the 120 papers submitted this year, 12 were accepted to be featured and another 12 were given honorable mentions. The selected works are chosen based on their novelty and potential to significantly impact the computer architecture research community or industry over the next several years. 

As the committee chair, Jiménez leads the production of the issue, including being the guest editor. Some of his responsibilities included writing the forward, putting together the "call for papers" and publicizing it, selecting the committee members, running the selection committee meeting, overseeing what papers to accept and working with the authors of the chosen pieces to submit their revised manuscripts to the journal formally.
 
“It was an honor and a privilege to be chosen as the top picks chair," said Jiménez.

The revised papers will be published in the May/June 2021 issue of the journal.