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ICFP 2019, August 18 to 23, Berlin, Germany

The SIGPLAN International Conference on Functional Programming provides a forum for researchers and developers to learn about the latest work on the design, implementations, principles, and uses of functional programming. Keynote talks will be delivered by Andrej Bauer (University of Ljubljana), Manuel Chakravarty (Tweag I/O and IOHK), and Emina Torlak (University of Washington).

SIGCOMM 2019, August 19 to 24, Beijing, China

The flagship annual conference of the ACM Special Interest Group on Data Communication focuses on the applications, technologies, architectures, and protocols in the computer communication field. Workshops will cover various aspects of networking, including emerging applications and technologies, programming languages, and AI and machine learning as well as optical systems design and mobile air-ground edge computing. SIGCOMM Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Mark Handley wiill deliver the keynote.

RecSys 2019, September 16 to 20, Copenhagen, Denmark

The 13th ACM Conference on Recommender Systems will bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to present their latest results and identify new trends and challenges in providing recommendation components in a range of innovative application contexts. Delivering keynote addresses wil be Mireille Hildebrandt (Vrije Universiteit Brussels) and Eszter Hargittai (University of Zurich, Switzerland). A panel will discuss ethically responsible recommendation.

womENcourage 2019, September 16 to 18, Rome, Italy

With the theme “Diversity Drives Societal Change,” womENcourage 2019 includes a hackathon, workshops, posters, technical talks, panel discussions and interdisciplinary research tracks. Scheduled keynote speakers are Francesca Rossi (IBM), Sihem Amer-Yahia (CNRS), Donatella Sciuto (Politecnico di Milano) and Danielle (Sparky) VanDyke (Google).

UbiComp 2019, September 11 to 13, London, UK

The 2019 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing will feature workshops on Ubiquitous Personal Assistance; Computing for Well-being; Continual and Multimodal Learning for Internet of Things; Addressing Grand Challenges in Healthcare through Smart Clothing; and more. UbiComp is collocated with the ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC'19).

Tapia 2019, September 18 to 21, San Diego, California

The ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing is a premier venue to acknowledge, promote and celebrate diversity. Keynote speakers include Stephanie Lampkin, Founder and CEO of Blendoor; Hector Ruiz, Founder and Chairman, Advanced Nanotechnology, delivering the Ken Kennedy Distinguished Lecture; Jennifer Mankoff, Professor, University of Washington; and Ken Washington, Chief Technology Officer, Ford Motor Company.

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ESEC/FSE 2019, August 26 to 30, Tallinn, Estonia

The ACM Joint European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering is a forum for researchers, practitioners, and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, experiences, and challenges in SE. Scheduled keynote speakers are Joanne Atlee (University of Waterloo), Marta Kwiatkowska (Trinity College, University of Oxford), and Audris Mockus (University of Tennessee).

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CIRM Interface Programme Fall 2019 Sessions

INTERFACE is an original programme of acquisition and discussion of tools and concepts in mathematical, computer and digital sciences, that are pertinent to potential users in industry: modelling, simulation, and optimization. Sessions will cover blockchain, stochastic optimization and machine learning and last two to four days, in full on-site immersion at the Centre International de Recontres Mathématiques (CIRM-Luminy) in Marseille, France.

Conferences Best Paper Awards

Best Paper Awards are presented at many ACM conferences to authors whose work represents groundbreaking research in their respective areas. By recognizing these select papers for their ingenuity and importance, ACM highlights some of the theoretical and practical innovations that are likely to shape the future of computing.

ABR streaming of VBR-encoded videos: characterization, challenges, and solutions
By Yanyuan Qin, Shuai Hao, K. R. Pattipati, Feng Qian, Subhabrata Sen, Bing Wang, Chaoqun Yue
CoNEXT 2018

Deformation simulation of non-orthotropic materials
By Wei Cao, Xiaohua Ren, Luan Lyu, Enhua Wu
VRCAI '18

Flipper 2.0: A Pragmatic Dialogue Engine for Embodied Conversational Agents
By Jelte van Waterschoot, Merijn Bruijnes, Jan Flokstra, Dennis Reidsma, Daniel Davison, Mariët Theune, Dirk Heylen
IVA'18

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