ARCS Symposium, ACM-W India Decade Celebrations, and ACM India Annual Event 2023 - Live Streaming

9-11 February, 2023: Call for Participation

We are glad to announce Live Streaming for ACM India Annual Event 2023 for those who can't join us at Bhopal. Below are details:

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Time: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm IST

Link: https://youtube.com/live/EoRRNeYcwwE

For a detailed schedule, please visit: https://event.india.acm.org/annualevent/#event_schedule

The ACM India Council extends a warm invitation to three key events of ACM India, representing and celebrating some of the best contributions in computing from across the world and India. We look forward to meeting you in person, at the Oriental Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Bhopal. Registration is free, but you need to register in order to attend. Further details and the common registration link are available on the respective event sites.

ARCS Symposium, 9–10 February, 2023

The 17th Academic Research and Careers for Students (ARCS) Symposium 2023 will take place on 9 and 10 February 2023. On behalf of the PC Chair Partha Pratim Talukdar, we are pleased to invite you to attend the ARCS (formerly called IRISS) Symposium. The Symposium will feature research scholars in computer science showcasing their recently published work in highly ranked conferences and journals. The two day Symposium will also host several invited talks: A keynote address by Venkat Padmanabhan, Microsoft Research India, talks by early career researchers spanning academia and industry, a talk by the Early Career Researcher awardee and the Doctoral Dissertation awardees of ACM India, showcasing the best of research in Computer Science in the country. An industry panel discussion, an exclusive seminar on Effective Technical Writing, Ask Me Anything sessions—all make it an exciting event to attend!

ACM-W India Decade Celebration, 10 February 2023

The ACM-W India Decade Celebration on 10 February is a one day colloquium with the theme “Women in Computer Science Research." The celebration creates a platform for the sharing of knowledge, ideas and experiences, thereby facilitating the career growth of women in computing. It provides an opportunity for the participants to interact with experienced researchers from academia and industry across the globe, apart from getting to listen to distinguished speakers. The event highlight is a keynote address by winner of ACM India Outstanding Contributions to Computing by a Woman (OCCW) Award—Shweta Agrawal of IIT Madras. This event also features a keynote talk by Richa Singh of IIT Jodhpur, an Industrial keynote talk by Tanuja Ganu of Microsoft Research India, and a very interesting panel discussion on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

ACM India Annual Event, 11 February 2023

The flagship Annual Event of ACM India will be held on 11 February 2023. The Annual Event is a great occasion to celebrate our achievements in computing and network with representatives of the strong computing community we have in India. This year the event will feature talks by Arjun Jain (UAVIO), Natarajan Shankar (SRI), Tulika Mitra (NUS), and a virtual fireside chat between Turing Award laureate Shafi Goldwasser (Simons Institute, UC Berkeley) and Satya Lokam (MSR-I). Another highlight of the event is the award ceremony to felicitate the ACM India Doctoral Dissertation Award, Early Career Researcher Award, Outstanding Contribution to Computing Education Award, Outstanding Contributions to Computing by a Woman Award, and Chapter Award winners. We are privileged to have ACM President Yannis Ioannidis and past President Gabriele Kotsis attending the event too.

Student Scholarship Program:

Limited scholarships are available to students to attend these events physically. Scholarship includes free shared accommodation and travel grant to cover partial travel expenses. Please apply on or before January 29, 2023 using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeU32JpbD87l6fbbPN5mSNSWfbKwxHlgYjxHD6WDixaOxvNlQ/viewform