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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
IFIP’s Technical Committee on Human–Computer Interaction (IFIP TC13) has named five winners of the prestigious 2023 IFIP TC13 Pioneer in Human-Computer Interaction Award. IFIP TC13 appoints pioneers to honour the greatest contributors to the development and growth of the field of human-computer interaction (HCI).
An IFIP TC13 Pioneer is someone who, through active participation in IFIP […]
ACS Fellow Willy Susilo will research pragmatic cryptography.
ACS Fellow Professor Willy Susilo has been awarded an Australian Research Council (ARC) Laureate Fellowship worth $3 million which he will use to develop cryptographic solutions for cloud environments.
Professor Susilo is head of the University of Wollongong’s school of computing and information technology. He said it meant a […]
Responsible Computing
The British Computer Society (BCS) is a founding member of the responsible computing movement and has been championing a new framework to guide tech leaders and their organisations in how to become a more responsible computing provider.
In the responsible computing framework, sustainable enterprises work to meet the environmental imperative. The framework’s guidance allows organisations […]
Call for ACM Award Nominations
Each year, ACM recognizes technical and professional achievements within the computing and information technology community through its celebrated Awards Program. ACM welcomes nominations for candidates whose work exemplifies the best and most influential contributions to our community, and society at large.
ACM seeks your help in building and diversifying the nomination pool […]