ACM FAccT 2024, 3-6 June
The ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (ACM FAccT) brings together researchers and practitioners interested in fairness, accountability, and transparency in socio-technical systems. Sessions include “Building Feminist AI in Latin America: Experiences from the Ground,” “Towards Responsible Non-extractive AI Research and Collaboration with Indigenous Communities, “Visions of Afro-feminist Emancipatory, Liberatory […]
ACM has named Avi Wigderson as recipient of the 2023 ACM A.M. Turing Award for foundational contributions to the theory of computation, including reshaping our understanding of the role of randomness in computation, and for his decades of intellectual leadership in theoretical computer science.
Wigderson is the Herbert H. Maass Professor in the School of Mathematics […]
Thank you to the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) and CIPS Chair of the National Board Trevor McDonald for hosting the IFIP Board in Toronto, Canada on 26-27 March 2024.
For two days, IFIP Board Members discussed a wide range of strategic points including:
IFIP Strategy
Future income ideas
IP3 activities
Standing and Domain Committees reports
IFIP Task Force on Digital […]
Do you know an IFIP colleague who deserves greater recognition? If so, consider nominating them for an IFIP Award. The IFIP Executive Committee has extended the deadline to submit for IFIP Awards until 15 June 2024.
There are currently three awards open for nomination:
Auerbach Award 2024
IFIP Fellow 2024
IFIP Service Award 2024
All nominations must be […]
IFIP has joined AIM Global, the Global Alliance on Artificial Intelligence for Industry and Manufacturing. This strategic collaboration reflects our commitment to advancing safe, sustainable and inclusive use of AI in industry and manufacturing.
Guided by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), AIM Global promotes the responsible development and deployment of AI and frontier technologies. […]
CIPS, Canada’s Association of IT Professionals, was delighted to host the March 2024 IFIP Board Meeting at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Toronto, starting with an IFIP Board and CIPS Joint Working Session on Monday 25th March. The working session commenced with a warm welcome from CIPS CEO Greg Lane, setting the stage for an […]
Late March – Toronto – Sheraton hotel. In one of the conference rooms, IFIP representatives from around the world and CIPS hosts sit together, discussing the relationship between IT and climate. The developments Stephen Ibaraki outlined still resonate a little in the room. AI can already help select and detect the best (new) materials for […]
International Girls in ICT Day is celebrated on 25 April this year. According to ITU, this year’s theme for the Girls in ICT day celebrations is “Leadership”, to underscore the critical need for strong female role models in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers.
Within the IFIP family, four women have recently been elected to […]
The influence of AI deepfakes on the UK General Election is a concern for most tech experts, according to a new survey by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
Some 65 per cent of IT professionals polled said they feared AI-generated fakes would affect the result – and they’re calling for technical and policy solutions. Furthermore, […]
David O’Leary Award 2024 – Call for Nominations
Once again, we are calling for nominations for this award.
IFIP IP3 acknowledges an individual or organisation 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. An individual or organisation can be nominated.
The criteria […]
