BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has warned against the rise of a ‘cavalier attitude’ by organisations using ‘flawed’ facial recognition technology to monitor crowds in public spaces, highlighting the need for better safeguards.
Dr Bill Mitchell, Director of Policy at BCS, said there is an unprecedented danger of biometric data being misused, including identity theft, […]
Professional CIO (Pr.CIOTM) now a professional designation in SA, thanks to an initiative by the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA).
IITPSA has introduced a Professional Chief Information Officer (CIO) designation for South African ICT professionals meeting the required levels of academic achievement and professional experience.
IITPSA CEO Tony Parry said the standard required for […]
Professor Doctor Dorothea Wagner from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology received the Konrad-Zuse-Medal from the Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI) for her services to computer science earlier this month.
The Konrad Zuse Medal, awarded every two years since 1987, is presented by GI to individuals who have rendered outstanding services to computer science. Prof. Dr. Dorothea Wagner, […]
INTERACT 2019, the 17th IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, will be held from September 2 to 6, 2019 in Paphos, Cyprus. Organised by TC 13, INTERACT is co-sponsored by the Cyprus University of Technology and Tallinn University, and is being held in cooperation with ACM and ACM SIGCHI.
Situated under the open, inclusive umbrella […]
The IFIP Technical Committee on Human–Computer Interaction (IFIP TC13) has announced the 2019 winners of the IFIP TC13 Pioneer in Human-Computer Interaction Awards.
IFIP TC13 appoints pioneers to honour the greatest contributors to the development and growth of the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) by engaging in the educational, theoretical, technical, commercial or professional aspects of […]
Canada’s security profession turned out in force for last week’s CISO Forum at Niagara Falls.
Former CIPS President, Bashir Fancy, sat on an Advisory Board for the event and participated in a panel focused on “Creative Approaches to Filling the Skills Gap”, joining colleagues and peers from across North America to address a burning issue facing […]
ACM India Council Executive Director Hemant Pande recently announced the relaunch of their website: “Have you taken a look at the brand new website of ACM India? Thanks to migration to the new CMS platform and the efforts put in by the webmasters at ACM HQ, it is now more maintainable and configurable, and looks quite […]
The ACM Europe Council Best Paper Award was presented at the ACM iTICSE on 19 July by Aaron Quigley on behalf of the ACM Europe Council to Quintin Cutts, Matthew Barr, Mireilla Bikanga Ada, Peter Donaldson, Steve Draper, Jack Parkinson, Jeremy Singer and Lovisa Sundin of the University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK for their paper Experience […]
INTERFACE is an original programme of acquisition and discussion of tools and concepts in mathematical, computer and digital sciences, that are pertinent to potential users in industry: modelling, simulation, and optimization. Sessions will include activities such as courses and hands-on and interactive computing sessions, and last two to four days, in full on-site immersion at […]
