Roger Needham CBE FREng FRS 1935 - 2003 Professor of Computer Systems, University of Cambridge Managing Director, Microsoft Research Limited, Cambridge

For further information, see an informal memoir; his formal CV; his list of publications. There is a summary biography here, and a photograph here.

Details about a celebration meeting for Roger's 50 years in Cambridge and 5 years at Microsoft, held on February 17th 2003, and of the volume of papers presented to him, are given at:

http://www.research.microsoft.com/~aherbert/needham_50_5.aspx