There’s been a changing of the guard in the Brazilian Computer Society, with long-term representative to IFIP, Professor Raimundo Macêdo, stepping down and Professor Ronaldo Ferreira taking his place.
Professor Macêdo has served as Brazilian representative to IFIP from 2013 to 2024. During this period, he initiated and organised the IFIP-SBC forum, which convened annually at […]
The women members of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) are a powerhouse group, particularly when seen gathered in one place at the same time!
At the recent IITPSA President’s Awards, some of the IITPSA’s leading women in IT had a rare opportunity to network in person.
Among them were IITPSA President Senele Goba […]
The Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ) will stage its 86th National Convention next month, from 15-17 March 2024.
In conjunction with the Japanese-language convention, IFIP’s International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3) is running an event focused on the ISO/IEC 24773 project.
Tetsuro Kakeshita, IPSJ’s IP3 Board representative, said the event will be entitled: International Standard for Advanced […]
The number of young women in the UK applying to start computing degrees in 2024 has risen by 10 per cent on last year, according to new research.
In total there were 18,880 applications from UK 18-year-old women to study Computing at university this year, up from 17,140 in 2023.
BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT analysed […]
IFIP Working Group 2.6 Database has been busy in recent months, undertaking research and planning an event.
The group’s chair, chaired by Robert Wrembel said they’ve been exploring research challenges related to big data and artificial intelligence, with a recent focus being the development of novel data integration architectures.
Their work has resulted in a paper, entitled: […]
The 13th IFIP (IEEE approval pending) International Conference on Performance Evaluation and Modeling in Wired and Wireless Networks (PEMWN 2024) will be held in Agadir, Morocco from 25-27 September 2024. Interested speakers are encouraged to submit papers by 31 May 2024.
PEMWN is a scientific forum for researchers to present and learn significant contributions and interesting […]
In celebrating Black History Month, CIPS wants to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of Black individuals in shaping the technology industry and contributing to a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable future.
In this article, we would like to acknowledge a few Black Leaders within Technology who have strived for excellence in this field. We have recognised […]
Featured ACM Member: Adrien Bousseau
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WSDM 2024, 4—8 MARCH
The ACM International Conference on Web Search and Data Mining is one of the premier conferences on web-inspired research involving search and data mining. Workshops include “Integrity in Social Networks and Media,” “Psychology-informed Information Access Systems,” and more. WSDM is a highly selective conference that includes invited talks, as well as refereed […]