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IFIP is the leading global professional association for people working in Information and Communications Technologies and Sciences. Established by UNESCO in 1960 and recognised by the United Nations, IFIP represents ICT professional associations from 56 countries and regions with a total membership of over half a million. It also brings together more than 3,500 scientists from industry and academia, organising them into over 100 Working Groups and 13 Technical Committees which conduct research, develop standards and promote information sharing. Based in Austria, IFIP sponsors over 100 conferences each year, fostering the distribution of research and knowledge to academics and industry practitioners alike.
25March, 2025

Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton Win the 2024 ACM A.M. Turing

By |March 25th, 2025|1, Home Slider, IFIP|0 Comments

Award

ACM has named Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton as recipients of the 2024 ACM A.M. Turing Award for developing the conceptual and algorithmic foundations of reinforcement learning. Barto and Sutton introduced the main ideas, constructed the mathematical foundations, and developed important algorithms for reinforcement learning—one of the most important approaches for creating intelligent systems.

Barto is […]

25March, 2025

OCG Celebrates 50 Years

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Congratulations to the Austrian Computer Society (OCG), which this month celebrated 50 years since its foundation on 4th March, 1975. 

The society held a special Open Day on 4th March this year to commemorate the anniversary and over 150 guests joined the festivities. A feature of the event was Heinz Zemanek’s Mailüfterl – the first fully […]

25March, 2025

IFIP Welcomes Daljit Rehal as New BCS President

By |March 25th, 2025|Uncategorized|0 Comments

IFIP President Anthony Wong has congratulated Daljit Rehal on his election as the new President of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
The Chief Digital and Information Officer for the UK’s HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Daljit was announced as the new BCS President earlier this month. He takes over from Alastair Revell, who will remain […]

25March, 2025

Nominations Sought for David O’Leary Award

By |March 25th, 2025|Uncategorized|0 Comments

IFIP IP3 is now seeking nominations for the 2025 David O’Leary Award. The award acknowledges an individual or organization that has promoted and demonstrated Professionalism (Professional Practice), has worked as an Ethics Evangelist, and/or has made strides in fostering diversity among ICT practitioners. 

The criteria includes: 

Professionalism – demonstrated commitment to all aspects of ICT professional […]

25March, 2025

UNESCO Seeks Nominations for ICT in Education Prize

By |March 25th, 2025|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Are you “preparing learners and teachers for the ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence” and enabling the younger generations and education stakeholders to acquire key skills in artificial intelligence and develop critical thinking. 
UNESCO is calling for nominations for the King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Education. Each […]

25March, 2025

IITPSA Talent Search Participation Soars in 2025

By |March 25th, 2025|Uncategorized|0 Comments

The number of participants in the 2025 Talent Search soared by 35 per cent compared with 2024, with nearly 20,000 learners participating in this year’s event.

The Talent Search is part of the Computer Olympiads – a key initiative by the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA).

The Talent Search is the South African version […]

25March, 2025

IFIP WG 5.7 to Stage Open Webinar on Research Leadership

By |March 25th, 2025|Uncategorized|0 Comments

IFIP Working Group 5.7 (Advances in Production Management Systems) will hold an open webinar featuring a panel discussion exploring various aspects of research leadership on Monday 28th April 2025 from 11:30-13:00 (CEST).
The panel will be moderated by Mélanie Despeisse, Chalmers University of Technology, who is the Vice-Chairperson of Women in Production Management for IFIP Working […]

25March, 2025

How an Australian University is Stopping Ransomware Attacks

By |March 25th, 2025|Uncategorized|0 Comments

A senior lecturer at Australia’s Charles Sturt University (CSU) has launched a “revolutionary approach” to stopping ransomware attacks.
Named “Ransomware-Resilient File Safe Haven” (RFSH) or “Redwire”, the technology offers a last line of defence in the event upper-layer security systems – such as antivirus, endpoint detection or intrusion detection systems – fail.
As the name suggests, RFSH […]

25March, 2025

TC 14 Announces ICEC 2025 in Japan

By |March 25th, 2025|Uncategorized|0 Comments

IFIP Technical Committee 14 (TC 14) will hold the International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC) at Nihon University in Tokyo, Japan from 27-30 August 2025. 

Japan is known as one of the most popular countries for entertainment content, including games, Anime, Manga and related tourism. ICEC 2025 will be held immediately after Japan’s domestic symposium on […]

25March, 2025

Papers Sought for IFIP WG 8.6 Conference on Digital Adoption, Diffusion and Innovation

By |March 25th, 2025|Uncategorized|0 Comments

IFIP Working Group 8.6 has issued a Call for Papers as it plans for its upcoming conference on Technology Adoption, Diffusion and Innovation in the Augmented and Digital Society.  
To be hosted at Binus University, Jakarta, Indonesia, the event will run from 2-3 September 2025, bringing together researchers, practitioners and students from global IFIP WG 8.6 […]