From the ACM In Memoriam: Peter G. Neumann (1932-2026) For seven decades, Neumann chronicled how computer systems fail and patiently advocated for the principles that make them fail less often. In 1976, when ACM SIGSOFT was formed, Neumann founded ACM SIGSOFT’s Software Engineering Notes (SEN), editing it for 19 years. A SEN column on computer-related mishaps spawned, in 1985, the ACM Risks Forum —known to its readers as comp.risks or the RISKS Digest , and at its peak, one of the most wid...

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