Vicki L. Hanson

Vicki Hanson
Vicki Hanson
Born	Vicki Lynne Hanson; Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died	January 20, 2026
Alma mater	University of Colorado Boulder; University of Oregon
Known for	Human-Computer Interaction; Accessibility
Awards	National Academy of Engineering (2020); ACM SIGCHI Academy (2017); ACM SIGACCESS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computing and Accessibility (2014); Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2013); Anita Borg Institute, Woman of Vision Award for Social Impact (2013); Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award (2009); Fellow of the British Computer Society (2008); ACM SIGCHI Social Impact Award (2008); ACM Fellow (2004);
	Scientific career
Fields	Computer Science
Institutions	University of Dundee; Rochester Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisor	Michael Posner
Website	vickihanson.org

Vicki Lynne Hanson (died January 20, 2026) was an American computer scientist noted for her research on human-computer interaction and accessibility and for her leadership in broadening participation in computing.

Hanson was named the Chief Executive Officer of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in 2018 having served as its President from 2016 to 2018.

She was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2020 for contributions to the design of accessible systems and for leadership in the computer science and engineering community.