ACM has established the ACM Luiz André Barroso Award to recognise researchers from historically underrepreesented communities who have made fundamental contributions to computer science.
To be presented annually, the award celebrates the late Luiz André Barroso’s strong support for equal opportunity for all in computing.
Luiz André Barroso was a Brazilian computer engineer who pioneered the design […]
Nominations are closing soon for the prestigious Institute of Information Technology Professionals (IITPSA) President’s Awards, which this year includes a new award category for IITPSA members.
IITPSA President Senele Goba said this year’s theme of ‘Celebrating leaders in ethical digital transformation’ reinforces the IITPSA’s focus on ethical practices and the need for IT professionals to consider the impacts […]
IFIP President, Anthony Wong has appointed Professor Christian Clason (Austria) as the new chair of IFIP TC7 ‘System Modelling and Optimization’ (TC7).
The appointment, for an initial three-year term, began on 14 August 2024 after recommendations from TC7. Mr Wong and the IFIP community wish Professor Clason a successful and productive term as chair.
Professor Clason received […]
IFIP Working Group 3.4 (Professional, Higher and Vocational Education in ICT) has used its AGM to elect new leadership.
The new Chair is Nicholas Blessing Mavengere, a Senior Lecturer at Bournemouth University, UK. He can be contacted at nmavengere@bournemouth.ac.uk
The new Vice Chair is Toshinori Saito, a Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Seisa University, […]
The Australian Government wants to be an “exemplar in the use of AI safely”. Photo: Shutterstock
Australian Government agencies must publicly outline their use of artificial intelligence within six months and appoint an accountable official to ensure the safe rollout of the technology under new Australian Public Service (APS) guidelines.
The Australian government unveiled its policy this […]
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT has congratulated students receiving their GCSE and Level 2 vocational results in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, but has voiced concern over the large numbers of young people – particularly girls – moving to post-16 destinations without the vital digital skills they need. Computer Science has topped the charts […]
The 7th IFIP Internet of Things (IoT) Conference will take place in Nice, France from 6-8 November this year. IFIP’s annual event dedicated to IoT research, innovations and applications, this event will continue to emphasise the multidisciplinary nature of the IoT world.
This year’s program will include three high profile keynote speakers:
Professor Erol Gelenbe, Polish […]
2024 ACM-IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships
Ke Fan of the University of Illinois at Chicago and Daniel Nichols of the University of Maryland are the recipients of the 2024 ACM-IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships.
The fellowships honor exceptional PhD students throughout the world whose research focus is high-performance computing (HPC) applications, networking, storage […]
By Torkil Clemmensen, IFIP Select
The journal IFIP Select publishes “Mission Statements” for already published IFIP research papers that “best” transfer relevant research knowledge to a member of a National Computer Society, and which supports UN activities and goals. Since IFIP represents IT Societies from over 38 countries/regions with a total membership of over half a […]
TAPIA 2024, 18—20 September
The ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing features panels, workshops, poster sessions, networking opportunities and a career fair. Tapia will bring together undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, researchers and professionals in computing from all backgrounds and ethnicities. This year’s topics include “Challenges and Myths in Recruiting/Obtaining Employment at National Laboratories”, […]
