About 60 researchers at all career levels participated in this year’s IFIP Summer School on Privacy and Identity Management, held at the University of Oslo, Norway, on 8-11 August 2023. The event is an annual conference, co-organized by IFIP WG 9.2, WG 11.6, and WG 9.6/11.7. After three virtual editions due to the pandemic, it […]
In our July issue we announced that Dr David Kreps had been elected as chair of the IFIP Technical Assembly, which oversees the work of the various Technical Committees (TCs) and Working Groups (WGs) within IFIP. We spoke to David about his plans and aspirations for the role.
As the new chair of the Technical Assembly, […]
IFIP President Anthony Wong has congratulated Professor Thais Vasconcelos Batista on being elected President of the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC) on 10th August 2023. She will be supported by Professor Cristiano Maciel as the new Vice-President.
The former President, Raimundo José de Araújo Macêdo, will continue to serve as the Brazilian Representative until the conclusion of […]
IFIP congratulates Jacques Carette of McMaster University, Canada, on his appointment as chair of TC2 (Software: Theory and Practice). The current chair of WG 2.11, Jacques has been involved with IFIP for over 12 years. He first attended a meeting of WG 2.11 as a guest in April 2009 and has been an active member […]
2023 marks the 50th anniversary of IFIP Working Group 2.4 (Software Implementation Technology). Over those 50 years, the group has seen member and observer presentations ranging from early brainstorming to well-developed concepts and ideas. These have inspired group discussions which ultimately led to collaborations, top journal articles, workshops, and contributions to the state-of-the-art. Group members […]
IFIP TC3 has recently engaged with doctoral researchers in a successful and first online doctoral consortium. The event was held over a period of two days, on 18th and 19th May 2023. Sixteen doctoral researchers from five continents were involved in sharing their research work with experts from across IFIP TC3. The doctoral researchers included […]
CIPS’ Gerald Caissy Elected Deputy Chair
The Seoul Accord Annual General Meeting occurred on June 17th and 18th 2023 in the city of Taichung in Taiwan, attended by delegates representing their respective country and computer science professional societies. The Accord is comprised of nine full-signatory countries and seven provisional-signatory countries.
Highlights of the meeting included the adoption […]
The information age has been on the rack for the spread of misinformation and disinformation lately. It is thus a pleasure to report on a project where the international network has been used to raise information literacy in a way which is both refreshingly new, and yet extremely traditional.
The idea, which has now been successfully […]
10th Heidelberg Laureate Forum, 24—29 September
The 10th Heidelberg Laureate Forum will offer young researchers and other participants the opportunity to connect with scientific pioneers and learn how the laureates made it to the top of their fields as some of the brightest minds in mathematics and computer science come together for an unrestrained, interdisciplinary exchange. […]
Humans, Technological Innovations and Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Consequences
Since 1974, the Human Choice and Computers (HCC) conference series has consistently fostered innovative thinking about the interfaces between society and technology.
To be held in Phuket, Thailand from 8-10 September 2024, HCC16 will focus on “Humans, Technological Innovations and Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Consequences” and welcomes inputs […]
