Bill Gates uses it. So does the Mac guy. So do you. It's called "software," a word any computer user might easily throw around, though most couldn't explain how it works. Linda Northrop, a Carnegie Director of the Research, Technology, and System Solutions Program at the Software Engineering Institute, is an expert at creating, designing, and managing software systems.

For her contributions to both theoretical and practical computing, the Association for Computing Machinery, whose worldwide membership exceeds 97,000, has designated her as a Distinguished Member.
-Nicholas Ducassi (A'10)