Press Releases 2018 November 15 November 2018 : Two Teams Honored for Work in Combating Opioid Addiction, Understanding Climate Change 7 November 2018 : 2018 ACM Distinguished Members Recognized for Contributions that Have Revolutionized How We Live, Work and Play 5 November 2018 : SPLASH 2018 Brings together “Best of The Best” in Programming Technologies 1 November 2018 : Internationally Renowned Forum on Software Engineering Brings Together Top Researchers, Industry Leaders October 31 October 2018 : Sarita Adve Named Recipient of the ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award 30 October 2018 : Communications of the ACM Launches Special Sections Series with Focus on China Region Technology 29 October 2018 : ACM CSCW Conference Explores Crossroads of Technology and Human Interaction 22 October 2018 : MobiCom 2018 Highlights Innovations that Are Shaping the Connected World 16 October 2018 : ACM Multimedia Conference Showcases Broad Range of Advances in Multisensory Systems 15 October 2018 : ACM Report Aims to Smooth Path for Students Transferring from Two- to Four-Year Computing Degrees 3 October 2018 : Leading Cybersecurity Conference Plans Blockbuster Program for 25th Anniversary September 26 September 2018 : Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device Computing Takes Center Stage at Major Conference 25 September 2018 : ACM Announces New Charles P. “Chuck” Thacker Breakthrough in Computing Award 12 September 2018 : RecSys 2018 to Explore Far-reaching Impact of Recommender Systems August 16 August 2018 : Trailblazer in Computational Complexity Theory to Receive Knuth Prize 15 August 2018 : Linda Gesenhues and Markus Höhnerbach Named Recipients of 2018 ACM-IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships 8 August 2018 : SIGCOMM 2018 to Showcase Exciting Innovations in Computer Networks 1 August 2018 : Breakthrough Innovations in Data Science and Machine Learning to Be Showcased at ACM KDD 2018 July 17 July 2018 : World’s Largest Computing Association Affirms Obligation of Computing Professionals to Use Skills for Benefit of Society 2 July 2018 : Policy Arm of Preeminent Computing Association Calls on Congress to Enact Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Protections June 27 June 2018 : ACM to Publish New Journal on Digital Threats 26 June 2018 : Leading Information Retrieval Conference Features Keynotes, Presentations from Top Researchers and Technology Companies 21 June 2018 : 2018 ACM Student Research Competition Winners Announced 7 June 2018 : ACM Open IoT Day to Examine Transparency, Trust, and Ethics in Age of Rapidly Advancing Technology 6 June 2018 : 2018 ACM SIGMOD/PODS Conference Explores Impact of New Technologies on Data Management Field 6 June 2018 : World’s Largest Computing Association Appoints First Woman CEO 5 June 2018 : Susan Eggers First Woman to Receive Highly Prestigious Computer Architecture Award 4 June 2018 : New Officers Elected to Lead World’s Largest Computing Association May 23 May 2018 : ACM Announces 2018 Presidential Awards 16 May 2018 : UC Berkeley Graduate Recognized with ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award 15 May 2018 : First-of-Its-Kind ACM Conference Brings Together AI Practitioners, Cryptographers and Blockchain Experts 9 May 2018 : Recognizing Outstanding Service to the Field of Computing 2 May 2018 : ACM Recognizes Innovators Who Have Shaped the Digital Revolution April 19 April 2018 : Moscow State University Team Wins World Finals of ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest 18 April 2018 : Stanford Professor Receives ACM Athena Lecturer Award for Contributions to Wireless Systems 10 April 2018 : US Policy Arm of World’s Largest Association of Computing Professionals Releases Letter to US Congress on Facebook Data Compromises 5 April 2018 : World’s Preeminent Showcase for Interactive Technology Opens April 21 4 April 2018 : MIT Professor Who Developed WiFi-like Device that “Sees Through Walls” to Receive ACM Prize in Computing March 21 March 2018 : Pioneers of Modern Computer Architecture Receive ACM A.M. Turing Award 15 March 2018 : ACM and CSTA Announce Cutler-Bell Prize Student Winners 8 March 2018 : ACM Europe Council, Informatics Europe Release Recommendations on Automated Decision Making 8 March 2018 : Technology and Education Leaders Develop Strategy for Providing Informatics Education to All Students in Europe 6 March 2018 : ACM US Public Policy Council Releases Statement on Importance of Preserving Personal Privacy February 20 February 2018 : Well-Trained Cybersecurity Pros Needed to Fill 1.8 Million Open Jobs 7 February 2018 : Computer Science Educators from around the World to Present Latest Research at SIGCSE 2018 Symposium January 18 January 2018 : Multi-Disciplinary Conference Provides 360 Degree View of How Artificial Intelligence Transforms Our World 17 January 2018 : ACM Issues Curriculum Guidelines for IT Baccalaureate Degrees 10 January 2018 : Former Computer Science Teacher Named as Executive Director of Computer Science Teachers Association 9 January 2018 : ACM Names Veteran Tech Policy Advocate and Strategist New Director of Global Policy and Public Affairs 2017 December 11 December 2017 : ACM Recognizes 2017 Fellows for Making Transformative Contributions and Advancing Technology in the Digital Age 7 December 2017 : Infosys Foundation USA, ACM and CSTA Announce Awards for Teaching Excellence in Computer Science November 28 November 2017 : USACM Comments on Carpenter Cell Phone Case before US Supreme Court 16 November 2017 : 2017 ACM Gordon Bell Prize Awarded to Chinese Team that Employs World’s Fastest Supercomputer to Simulate 20th Century’s Most Devastating Earthquake 8 November 2017 : ACM Recognizes 2017 Distinguished Members as Pioneering Innovators that Are Advancing the Digital Age October 26 October 2017 : CCS 2017 Advances the Science of Cybersecurity 19 October 2017 : From Augmented Humans to Internet of Things—SPLASH 2017 Features Latest Innovations in Programming Languages and Software Engineering 17 October 2017 : Jesύs Labarta Recognized with ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award 12 October 2017 : New Developments in Multimedia, Computer Vision and Machine Learning Take Center Stage at ACM Multimedia Conference 11 October 2017 : Baldwin Wallace University’s Jodi Tims Appointed Chair of ACM Women’s Group 3 October 2017 : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) to Move Its Publications to Literatum, Atypon’s Online Publishing Platform September 28 September 2017 : Mobile Devices for Vehicle Safety, Virtual Reality, and Wearable Computers among the Exciting Innovations to Be Featured at MobiCom 2017 28 September 2017 : ACM US Public Policy Council Releases Statement on Accessibility, Usability, and Digital Inclusiveness 19 September 2017 : ACM Issues Guidelines to Strengthen Transition between Community College and Four-Year Degree Computer Science Programs 13 September 2017 : ACM and CSTA Announce Application Process Open for Cutler-Bell Prize August 29 August 2017 : Shaden Smith and Yang You Announced as Recipients of 2017 ACM/IEEE-CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships 24 August 2017 : ACM US Public Policy Council to Host Panel on Algorithmic Transparency and Accountability 22 August 2017 : ACM Ubicomp 2017 Showcases How Ubiquitous Computing Is Transforming the World 9 August 2017 : ACM SIGCOMM 2017 to Showcase Exciting Developments in Computer Networking 7 August 2017 : Vast Potential of Exascale Computing and Urgent Challenges in Cybersecurity Take Center Stage at ACM Europe Conference July 26 July 2017 : KDD 2017 Showcases the Latest in Data Science and Machine Learning 19 July 2017 : ACM SIGIR 2017 to Present the Latest Developments in Information Retrieval 5 July 2017 : ACM to Publish World’s Leading Journal of Human-Robot Interaction June 26 June 2017 : Andrew A. Chien Named Editor-in-Chief of Communications of the ACM 21 June 2017 : ACM and IEEE Computer Society Honor the Late Charles P. Thacker with 2017 Eckert-Mauchly Award 20 June 2017 : Moshe Vardi to Receive ACM Presidential Award 19 June 2017 : ACM SIGACT Announces 2017 Awards 13 June 2017 : 2017 ACM Student Research Competition Winners Announced 6 June 2017 : ACM Celebrates 50 Years of the Turing Award with Two-Day Conference on Development and Future of Computing May 31 May 2017 : ACM Public Policy Groups Release Guiding Principles for Internet of Things Privacy and Security 25 May 2017 : Russian Team Wins World Finals of ACM-ICPC International Collegiate Programming Contest 25 May 2017 : US and European Computing Researchers and Practitioners Announce Steps to Prevent Algorithmic Bias 23 May 2017 : USACM Announces Nine Principles to Secure Computing and Network Systems 11 May 2017 : MIT Graduate Earns ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award 10 May 2017 : ACM Recognizes Visionaries Who Changed the World through Technology 4 May 2017 : 2017 ACM SIGMOD/PODS Conference Explores Grand Challenges in Data Management 3 May 2017 : ACM Honors Eminent Researchers for Technical Innovations that Have Improved How We Live and Work April 26 April 2017 : Trailblazer in Robotics Research Named ACM 2017-2018 Athena Lecturer 20 April 2017 : World’s Major Showcase of Human-Computer Interaction Research Opens May 6 19 April 2017 : Image Alchemist Alexei Efros to Receive ACM Prize in Computing 4 April 2017 : Inventor of World Wide Web Receives ACM A.M. Turing Award March 22 March 2017 : ACM and CSTA Announce Cutler-Bell Prize Student Winners February 15 February 2017 : Surging Demand and New Approaches Transform Computer Science Education 8 February 2017 : Provocative Research Findings about Technology and Social Life to Be Presented at CSCW 2017 Conference January 31 January 2017 : ACM Celebrates 50 Years of the Turing Award and the Visionaries Who Have Received It 12 January 2017 : Influential Computing Researchers and Practitioners Announce Steps to Prevent Algorithmic Bias 2016 December 8 December 2016 : ACM 2016 Fellows Recognized for Advances that Are Transforming Science and Society November 30 November 2016 : ACM Recognizes Distinguished Members for Computing Innovations that Transform Society 17 November 2016 : Chinese Research Team that Employs High Performance Computing to Understand Weather Patterns Wins 2016 ACM Gordon Bell Prize 14 November 2016 : Renamed "ACM Prize in Computing" to Recognize Contributions By Young Professionals 2 November 2016 : SC16 Showcases Latest Advances in High Performance Computing Page of
