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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.
31August, 2023

IFIP WG 8.3 Decision Support Open Conference 2024

By |August 31st, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

IFIP WG 8.3 Decision Support invites both academic and practitioner community contributions either in-person or virtually to Elche, Spain, for the 2024 Open Conference from 5-7 June 2024. 
Operating under the title, “Decision Systems and Analytics for the Common Good”, the conference is set to highlight “the Common Good” or shared benefit in the design and […]

31August, 2023

IS4SI Summit 2023 Explores Research Challenges

By |August 31st, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

The 2023 International Summit on the Study of Information was held from 14-18 August 2023, its first time in China. Hosted by the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, the summit explored the theme: “The progress, problems and paradigm change of academic research in the information field”. 

According to Professor Zhong Shi of the Institute of […]

31August, 2023

ACM Conferences & Events

By |August 31st, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

ESWeek 2023, 17—22 September

Embedded Systems Week is the premier event covering all aspects of hardware and software design for intelligent and connected computing systems, bringing together three leading conferences (CASES, CODES+ISSS, EMSOFT), and two symposia (MEMOCODE, NOCS). Subjects covered will include data flow, accelerator design, optical computing, diversity, equity, and inclusion in embedded systems research, […]

26July, 2023

David Kreps Elected Chair of IFIP Technical Assembly

By |July 26th, 2023|Home Slider, IFIP|0 Comments

IFIP stalwart, Professor David Kreps has been elected chair of the IFIP Technical Assembly. 

An active participant in IFIP since 2008, David has held numerous leadership roles across TC9 and WG9.5, including serving as chair of both bodies. He has also chaired and co-chaired various HCC conferences and served as Editor of Proceedings for Springer Publications […]

25July, 2023

AI for Good Global Summit Balances AI Governance with AI Solutions to Advance Health Care and Climate Change

By |July 25th, 2023|Home Slider, IFIP|0 Comments

The goal of AI for Good is to identify practical applications of AI to accelerate progress towards the SDGs and connect AI innovators with public and private-sector decision-makers to help scale up AI solutions globally. AI for Good is organized by ITU, the UN specialized agency for information and communication technologies, together with 40 partner UN agencies. […]

25July, 2023

Austrian Computer Society Elects a New President

By |July 25th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

IFIP congratulates Dr Thomas Mück on being elected President of the Austrian Computer Society.

Thomas Mück is Deputy Director General of AUVA, the Austrian Workers’ Compensation Board, where he has worked since 2014. He has previously held senior roles at the Social Insurance Institution for Commercial Economics (SVA) and the Austrian Economic Chamber organization.

Mr Mück originally […]

25July, 2023

Hollywood Actors Strike to Protest AI Replacement

By |July 25th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Union wants its workers to retain control over digital likenesses.

More than 150,000 actors in Hollywood have started a labour strike demanding a higher share of revenue from streaming platforms, an increase in minimum contract rates, and a guarantee that actors retain control over how their AI-generated likenesses are used.

Actors’ union SAG-AFTRA announced the strike last […]

25July, 2023

Climate Change and Digital Technologies: SBC’s Participation in IFIP’s International Efforts

By |July 25th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

By Raimundo José de Araújo Macêdo & Marcelo Rita Pias

In response to a call from the United Nations, which in its Sustainable Development Goal number 13 establishes urgent measures to combat climate change and its impacts on society, the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) has created a new Task Force to identify the main […]

25July, 2023

AI Experts Gather in Spain for 19th IFIP AIAI Conference

By |July 25th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Distinguished researchers and academics from different countries participated in the 19th IFIP Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations (AIAI) conference from June 14 to 17 at the School of Industrial, Informatics and Aerospace Engineering, in University of Leon, Spain. 

The main objective of this scientific forum was to provide a deep vision of the future of Artificial […]

25July, 2023

New CEN/TC 428 White Paper Explores Relationship Between AI and ICT Professionalism

By |July 25th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

CEN/TC 428 “ICT Professionalism and Digital Competences” has released a White Paper on how standards on ICT professionalism can support European AI policies to embed ICT professional competence within the development of AI systems.

With legislation on Artificial Intelligence progressing in the European Parliament, and in the context of the European Year of Skills, there are many ongoing discussions on how […]