News Release Archives

2023

November

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2023 ACM Gordon Bell Prize Awarded to International Team for Materials Simulations Which Achieve Quantum Accuracy at Scale
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Using Next Generation Exascale Supercomputers to Understand the Climate Crisis
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ACM Publishes New Journal on Computing and Sustainable Societies

October

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James Gregory Pauloski, Rohan Basu Roy, and Hua Huang Named Recipients of 2023 ACM-IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships
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Can We Ensure That Systems for Detecting Generative AI Are Accurate and Fair?
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What Would an International Framework for Regulating AI Look Like?
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ACM Transactions on Evolutionary Learning and Optimization (TELO) to be Covered in Elsevier’s Scopus Database
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Keshav Pingali to Receive ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award

September

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What Does the Commercialization of Generative AI Mean for Society?
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ACM Announces New Open Access Publishing Model for the International Conference Proceedings Series
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Preeminent US Technology Policy Organization Announces New Leadership
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ACM Publishes New Journal of Proceedings of the ACM on Networking

July

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ACM Publishes First Issues of Proceedings of the ACM on Management of Data
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Association for Computing Machinery Boasts Strong Impact Factor Performance in Latest Release
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ACM Launches New Journal on Probabilistic Machine Learning
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World’s Largest Association of Computing Professionals Issues Principles for Generative AI Technologies

June

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Why is There a Data Trust Deficit?
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Pioneer of Multicore Processor Design Receives the ACM-IEEE CS Eckert-Mauchly Award
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Thought Provoking Research on Societal Impacts of AI Showcased at ACM FAccT Conference

May

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Recent UCLA Computer Grad Constructs “Crown Jewel of Cryptography”
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Celebrating Those Who Advance Computing as a Science and Profession
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ACM and CSTA Announce 2022–23 Cutler-Bell Student Recipients
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Transformative Innovations Recognized by World’s Largest Computing Society

April

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Margo Seltzer Named ACM Athena Lecturer for Technical and Mentoring Contributions
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Bob Metcalfe to Deliver Turing Lecture at The ACM Web Conference
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David Papworth Honored With ACM Breakthrough in Computing Award for Pioneering Contributions to Microprocessors
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ACM Prize in Computing Recognizes Yael Tauman Kalai for Fundamental Contributions to Cryptography

March

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Groundbreaking Publication ACM Games: Research and Practice Launched at the Game Developers Conference (GDC)
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ACM Turing Award Honors Bob Metcalfe for Ethernet

February

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How Should the Department of Justice Determine When Websites Are Considered Accessible and Fully Compliant With the Americans with Disabilities Act?

January

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ACM TechBrief: Policies for Safer Algorithmic Systems Urgently Needed
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Global Computing Association Names 57 Fellows for Outstanding Contributions That Propel Technology Today
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Principles for the Responsible Development of Remote Proctoring Software Issued by ACM US Technology Policy Committee: Equity, Privacy, Security, Accessibility, and Efficacy at Issue

2022

December

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World’s Largest Computing Society Honors 2022 Distinguished Members for Ground-Breaking Achievements and Longstanding Participation

November

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December 1 Webinar Will Explore What It Means to Achieve Algorithmic Responsibility
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2022 ACM Gordon Bell Prize Awarded to International Team for Particle-In-Cell Simulations on Exascale-class Supercomputers
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ACM Gordon Bell Special Prize for HPC-Based COVID-19 Research Awarded to Team for Modelling How Pandemic-Causing Viruses, Especially SARS-CoV-2, are Identified and Classified
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New Award Highlights Computing’s Potential to Help in Climate Change Crisis

October

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ACM Global Technology Policy Council Releases Joint Statement on Principles for Responsible Algorithmic Systems by US and Europe Policy Committees
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Marcin Copik and Masado Alexander Ishii are Recipients of 2022 ACM-IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships
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ACM TechBrief Highlights Risk-Limiting Audits as Efficient Means of Confirming the Accuracy of Election Results
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Research Publication Offers 360 Degree View of Global Gaming
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ACM Publishes Inaugural Issue of Transactions on Distributed Ledger Technologies: Research and Practice

September

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ACM Launches Journal on Autonomous Transportation Systems
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Ian Foster Selected to Receive 2022 ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award

August

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ACM Journals Shine in Latest Impact Factor Release
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ACM TechBrief Warns of Promise and Peril of “Sleeper” Quantum Simulation Technology, Highlighting Multiple Risks

July

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ACM Launches New Journal on Responsible Computing

June

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James Larus Named Editor-in-Chief of Communications of the ACM
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Stanford University Professor Receives the ACM - IEEE CS Eckert-Mauchly Award for Contributions to Microprocessor Memory Systems
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ACM Conference Showcases Research on Fairness, Accountability and Transparency in Algorithmic Systems
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World's Largest Computing Association Announces Election of New Leaders
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Cornell University Graduate Receives ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award

May

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World’s Largest Computing Society to Mark 75th Anniversary With Special Conference Looking at How Computing Will Shape the Future
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Scraping By: Reconsidering Law & Technology for Online Data Collection
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ACM Recognizes Far-Reaching Technical Achievements with Special Awards
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ACM Recognizes Luminaries Whose Service Benefits All Who Participate in Computing
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Newly Published ACM TechBrief Urges Policy Leaders to Make Smart Cities Secure, Fair and Sustainable

April

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Éva Tardos Named ACM Athena Lecturer For Technical and Mentoring Contributions
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Carla E. Brodley of Northeastern University to Receive Inaugural ACM Frances E. Allen Award for Outstanding Mentoring
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World’s Largest Computing Society Makes Thousands of Research Articles Freely Available; Opens First 50 Years Backfile
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ACM Prize in Computing Recognizes Pioneer of Robot Learning

March

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ACM Turing Award Honors Jack J. Dongarra for Pioneering Concepts and Methods Which Have Resulted in World-Changing Computations
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ACM and CSTA Announce 2021–22 Cutler-Bell Student Winners
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Informatics for All Publishes Informatics Reference Framework for School
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New ACM Journal Will be First-of-Its Kind Publication Dedicated Exclusively to Research on Recommender Systems

February

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New ACM TechBrief Spotlights Privacy, Ethics Problems with Facial Recognition Technology

January

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New Report Showcases Studies on Integrating Computational Thinking into PreK–5th Grade Settings
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ACM Names 71 Fellows for Computing Advances that are Driving Innovation

2021

December

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ACM Recognizes 2021 Distinguished Members for Pivotal Educational, Engineering and Scientific Contributions

November

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2021 ACM Gordon Bell Prize Awarded to Team for Achieving Real-Time Simulation of Random Quantum Circuit
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ACM Gordon Bell Special Prize for HPC-Based COVID-19 Research Awarded to Japanese Team for Novel Aerosolized Droplet Simulation
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ACM CCS Conference Highlights Latest Trends and Challenges in Cybersecurity

October

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ACM Technology Policy Council Releases TechBrief on Computing and Carbon Emissions
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Mert Hidayetoglu and Tirthak Patel Named Recipients of 2021 ACM-IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships
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ICAIF’21 Showcases How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Finance
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David Abramson Selected to Receive 2021 ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award
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24th ACM CSCW Conference

September

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New ACM Journal on Distributed Ledgers to Explore Latest Trends in Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Related Technologies
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ACM Conference on Recommender Systems Returns in Hybrid Physical/Virtual Format
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UBICOMP/ISWC 2021 Showcases Latest Research in Ubiquitous Computing
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ACM Publishes First Issue of New Journal on Evolutionary Learning

August

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ACM US Technology Policy Committee Releases Statement on Remote Test Administration Systems
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2021 ACM SIGCOMM Conference to Feature Leading-Edge Innovations in Communications and Computer Networks
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Top Software Engineering Conference Highlights Latest Research and Practical Applications
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ACM Signs New Transformative Open Access Publishing Agreement with VIVA for 51 Educational Institutions
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ACM to Publish BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT’s Formal Aspects of Computing Journal

July

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduate Receives ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
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2021 ACM Student Research Competition Winners Announced

June

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ACM SIGACT Announces 2021 Knuth And Gӧdel Prizes
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2021 ACM SIGMOD/PODS Conference to Feature World’s Foremost Data Scientists and Engineers
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ACM Recognizes Luminaries Whose Service Benefits All Who Participate in Computing
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Leader in Power-Efficient Computer Architecture Receives Eckert-Mauchly Award
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The Politics and Policy of Necessity: Mega-Hacks and the Future of US Cybersecurity
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ACM and AIS Release IS 2020 Curriculum

May

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ACM Recognizes Far-Reaching Technical Achievements with Special Awards
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ACM Joins Initiative for Open Abstracts
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Ayanna Howard Named ACM Athena Lecturer for Contributions to Robotics, AI and Broadening Participation in Computing

April

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Premier Human-Computer Interaction Conference Returns In Virtual Format
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ACM Chuck Thacker Breakthrough Award Goes to Innovator Who Transformed Web Applications
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ACM Prize Awarded to Pioneer in Quantum Computing

March

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ACM Turing Award Honors Innovators Who Shaped the Foundations of Programming Language Compilers and Algorithms
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ACM Conference Showcases Research at the Intersection of Healthcare and Machine Learning
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ACM and IEEE-CS Release Computing Curricula 2020, Global Guidelines for Baccalaureate Degrees in Computing
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ACM and CSTA Announce 2020-21 Cutler-Bell Prize Student Winners
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ACM Issues Computing Competencies for Undergraduate Data Science Curricula

February

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ACM Conference Showcases Research on Fairness, Accountability and Transparency in Algorithmic Systems
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Panel to Discuss Advancing Systemic Change and Improving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion In Computing
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ACM and Purdue University Sign New ACM OPEN License

January

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2020 ACM Fellows Recognized for Work that Underpins Today’s Computing Innovations

2020

December

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ACM Recognizes 2020 Distinguished Members for Contributions that Propel the Digital Age
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ACM Publishes Inaugural Issue of Transactions on Quantum Computing

November

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2020 ACM Gordon Bell Prize Awarded to Team for Machine Learning Method that Achieves Record Molecular Dynamics Simulation
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First ACM Gordon Bell Special Prize for High Performance Computing-Based COVID-19 Research Awarded
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Latest In Cybersecurity Research Unveiled at ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security

October

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World’s Leading Software Engineering Conference Goes Digital
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CSCW 2020 Conference Examines How Technology Will Impact the Future of Collaborative Work
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Vivek Sarkar Selected to Receive 2020 ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award
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Kazem Cheshmi, Madhurima Vardhan and Keren Zhou Named Recipients of 2020 ACM-IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships
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New Conference Series to Bring Together Top Computer Scientists and Statisticians to Address Data Science Challenges
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ACM Announces New International Conference on AI in Finance

September

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MobiCom, Leading Venue for Mobile Computing and Wireless Networking Research, Goes Virtual
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New ACM Study Gives Most Detailed Picture to Date of US Bachelor’s Programs in Computing
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UBICOMP/ISWC 2020 Highlights New Visions for Anywhere & Everywhere Computing

August

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ACM Issues Curricular Guidelines for IT Students Transferring between Two- and Four-Year Colleges
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KDD 2020 Showcases Brightest Minds in Data Science and AI
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KAUST and ACM Sign New Transformative Open Access Agreement
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As Educators Grapple with Impact of Pandemic, ACM Learning @ Scale Conference Showcases Top Research on Remote Learning
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With Covid-19 Pandemic as Backdrop, ACM SIGCOMM Underscores Importance of Communications Technologies that Keep Daily Life Functioning
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SAGE, Association for Computing Machinery Announce Collective Intelligence, New Open Access Journal in Collaboration with Nesta

July

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ACM Interactions Special Issue Explores Design and Technology during and after Coronavirus Pandemic
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India Council of World’s Leading Computing Association Announces New Leadership
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Tel Aviv University Graduate Receives ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
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ACM US Technology Policy Committee Urges US Supreme Court to Narrowly Interpret Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)
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Simons Honored as Leading Voice in Technology Policy Arena

June

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ACM US Technology Policy Committee Urges Suspension of Private and Governmental Use of Facial Recognition Technologies
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ACM US Technology Policy Committee Releases Statement on Security and Privacy Principles for Virtual Meetings
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2020 ACM SIGMOD/PODS Conference Explores Future Applications of Advanced Data Management
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2020 ACM Student Research Competition Winners Honored for Outstanding Projects in Diverse Areas
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Pioneer of Modern Datacenter Design Receives Eckert-Mauchly Award
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Leading Authority on Cryptography and Data Privacy Receives Knuth Prize

May

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World’s Most Influential Computing Society Announces Newly-Elected Leadership
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ACM Honors Computing Innovators for Advances in Research, Education and Industry
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ACM Service Awards Recognize Leaders Who Strengthen the Computing Community
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ACM Introduces New Award to Recognize Research that Uses High Performance Computing to Combat COVID-19
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Leading European Computing Society Calls for Transparency, Interoperability, Privacy, and Scrutiny in COVID Contact Tracing

April

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ACM SIGWEB to Sponsor and Organize Leading International Web Conference Series
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Amid COVID-19 Travel Restrictions, World’s Leading Computing Society Releases Report on Best Practices for Virtual Conferences
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Sarit Kraus Named ACM Athena Lecturer for Wide-Ranging Contributions to Artificial Intelligence
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ACM US Technology Policy Committee Enlists Internet and Cybersecurity Luminaries in Multi-Group Call on Governors, State Election Officials to Avoid Internet Voting
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Maria Balcan Named Recipient of ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award for Significant Innovations to Machine Learning
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ACM Signs New Transformative Open Access Publishing Agreement with IreL for Eight Irish Universities
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ACM Prize in Computing Awarded to AlphaGo Developer

March

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ACM Launches Industry-Focused Journal on Digital Threats
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Pioneers of Modern Computer Graphics Recognized with ACM A.M. Turing Award
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ACM and CSTA Announce 2019-20 Cutler-Bell Prize Student Winners
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What Cybersecurity Skills Do Community College Students Need to Get a Job?
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ACM Publishes New Journal on Internet of Things
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Computing for Healthcare Innovations Highlighted in New ACM Journal

February

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ACM and Publons form Partnership to Reward Article Reviewers
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New ACM Journal Explores How Technology Is Transforming Government

January

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Association for Computing Machinery, Preeminent Group of Computing Professionals Worldwide, Promotes International Data Privacy Day
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ACM Signs New Open Access Agreements with Four Leading Universities
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ACM FAT* Conference Asks: “Are Algorithmic Systems Fair?”

2019

December

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2019 ACM Fellows Recognized for Far-Reaching Accomplishments that Define the Digital Age

November

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2019 ACM Gordon Bell Prize Awarded to ETH Zurich Team for Developing Simulation that Maps Heat in Transistors

October

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Major Conference Explores Challenges and Opportunies in Cybersecurity
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ACM Recognizes 2019 Distinguished Members for Educational, Engineering and Scientific Contributions to Computing
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CSCW Conference Explores How Collaborative Activities Are Supported by Computers
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Geoffrey C. Fox Named Recipient of 2019 ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award
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Pervasiveness and Power of Mobile Computing on View at 25th Annual MobiCom Conference
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Volume, Variety and Uses of Multimedia Content Explored at ACM MM ’19
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Worldwide Software Community Convenes in Athens for SPLASH 2019

September

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World’s Largest Computing Society Expands Commitment to Evidence-Based Public Policy, Forms Global Technology Policy Council

August

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Association for Computing Machinery’s 2019 RecSys Conference Showcases Latest Research and Advances in Recommender Systems
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Phenomenal Growth and Future Directions of Pervasive Computing Highlighted at UbiComp 2019
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Milinda Fernando and Staci A. Smith Named Recipients of 2019 ACM-IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships
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Internationally Renowned Forum on Software Engineering Brings Together Top Researchers, Industry Leaders
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50th Anniversary of ACM SIGCOMM Conference Previews Future of Our Connected World

June

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2019 ACM SIGMOD/PODS Conference to Highlight Role of Data Management in Underpinning Advanced Technologies
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Knuth and Gödel Prizes to Be Awarded at 2019 ACM SIGACT Conference
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ACM Federated Computing Research Conference Combines 13 Computing Conferences into One Major Event
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Leading Experts Examine How Data Science and AI Are Reshaping Technology and Transforming Society
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Leading Memory Systems Researcher Receives Top Computer Architecture Award

May

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2019 ACM Student Research Competition Winners Announced
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Leading Experts Convene for Interdisciplinary Summit on the Foundations of Data Science
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UC Berkeley Graduate Receives ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
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ACM Honors Computing Innovators Who Are Changing the World

April

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Leaders Recognized for Outstanding Impact on the Computing Field
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Premier International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction to Feature Diversity of Field
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Inaugural ACM Chuck Thacker Breakthrough Award Recognizes Fundamental Contributions that Enabled Cloud Computing
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Virtuoso of Mobile Sensing Technology Receives ACM Prize in Computing

March

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Fathers of the Deep Learning Revolution Receive ACM A.M. Turing Award
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Les pères de la révolution de l’apprentissage profond reçoivent le prix Turing de l’Association for Computing Machinery
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Elisa Bertino Named ACM Athena Lecturer for Contributions to Data Management, Security and Privacy
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ACM and CSTA Announce 2018-2019 Cutler-Bell Prize Student Winners
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Top Ten Computer Science Education Research Papers of the Last 50 Years Recognized

February

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World’s Leading Computer Science Education Symposium Looks to the Future

January

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Leading Experts in Philosophy, Economics, Law and More Convene at AIES 2019 to Assess Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Society
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ACM FAT* Conference Examines Fairness, Accountability and Transparency of Algorithmic Systems
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Association for Computing Machinery Releases Schedule Details for Selection of 2019 Conferences

2018

December

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2018 ACM Fellows Honored for Pivotal Achievements that Underpin the Digital Age
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Tackling the Challenge of Undergraduate Retention in Computing

November

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Two Teams Honored for Work in Combating Opioid Addiction, Understanding Climate Change
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2018 ACM Distinguished Members Recognized for Contributions that Have Revolutionized How We Live, Work and Play
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SPLASH 2018 Brings together “Best of The Best” in Programming Technologies
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Internationally Renowned Forum on Software Engineering Brings Together Top Researchers, Industry Leaders

October

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Sarita Adve Named Recipient of the ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award
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Communications of the ACM Launches Special Sections Series with Focus on China Region Technology
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ACM CSCW Conference Explores Crossroads of Technology and Human Interaction
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MobiCom 2018 Highlights Innovations that Are Shaping the Connected World
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ACM Multimedia Conference Showcases Broad Range of Advances in Multisensory Systems
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ACM Report Aims to Smooth Path for Students Transferring from Two- to Four-Year Computing Degrees
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Leading Cybersecurity Conference Plans Blockbuster Program for 25th Anniversary

September

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Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device Computing Takes Center Stage at Major Conference
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ACM Announces New Charles P. “Chuck” Thacker Breakthrough in Computing Award
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RecSys 2018 to Explore Far-reaching Impact of Recommender Systems

August

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Trailblazer in Computational Complexity Theory to Receive Knuth Prize
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Linda Gesenhues and Markus Höhnerbach Named Recipients of 2018 ACM-IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships
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SIGCOMM 2018 to Showcase Exciting Innovations in Computer Networks
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Breakthrough Innovations in Data Science and Machine Learning to Be Showcased at ACM KDD 2018

July

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World’s Largest Computing Association Affirms Obligation of Computing Professionals to Use Skills for Benefit of Society
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Policy Arm of Preeminent Computing Association Calls on Congress to Enact Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Protections

June

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ACM to Publish New Journal on Digital Threats
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Leading Information Retrieval Conference Features Keynotes, Presentations from Top Researchers and Technology Companies
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2018 ACM Student Research Competition Winners Announced
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ACM Open IoT Day to Examine Transparency, Trust, and Ethics in Age of Rapidly Advancing Technology
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2018 ACM SIGMOD/PODS Conference Explores Impact of New Technologies on Data Management Field
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World’s Largest Computing Association Appoints First Woman CEO
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Susan Eggers First Woman to Receive Highly Prestigious Computer Architecture Award
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New Officers Elected to Lead World’s Largest Computing Association

May

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ACM Announces 2018 Presidential Awards
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UC Berkeley Graduate Recognized with ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
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First-of-Its-Kind ACM Conference Brings Together AI Practitioners, Cryptographers and Blockchain Experts
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Recognizing Outstanding Service to the Field of Computing
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ACM Recognizes Innovators Who Have Shaped the Digital Revolution

April

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Moscow State University Team Wins World Finals of ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest
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Stanford Professor Receives ACM Athena Lecturer Award for Contributions to Wireless Systems
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US Policy Arm of World’s Largest Association of Computing Professionals Releases Letter to US Congress on Facebook Data Compromises
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World’s Preeminent Showcase for Interactive Technology Opens April 21
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MIT Professor Who Developed WiFi-like Device that “Sees Through Walls” to Receive ACM Prize in Computing

March

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Pioneers of Modern Computer Architecture Receive ACM A.M. Turing Award
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ACM and CSTA Announce Cutler-Bell Prize Student Winners
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ACM Europe Council, Informatics Europe Release Recommendations on Automated Decision Making
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Technology and Education Leaders Develop Strategy for Providing Informatics Education to All Students in Europe
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ACM US Public Policy Council Releases Statement on Importance of Preserving Personal Privacy

February

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Well-Trained Cybersecurity Pros Needed to Fill 1.8 Million Open Jobs
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Computer Science Educators from around the World to Present Latest Research at SIGCSE 2018 Symposium

January

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Multi-Disciplinary Conference Provides 360 Degree View of How Artificial Intelligence Transforms Our World
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ACM Issues Curriculum Guidelines for IT Baccalaureate Degrees
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Former Computer Science Teacher Named as Executive Director of Computer Science Teachers Association
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ACM Names Veteran Tech Policy Advocate and Strategist New Director of Global Policy and Public Affairs

2017

December

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ACM Recognizes 2017 Fellows for Making Transformative Contributions and Advancing Technology in the Digital Age
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Infosys Foundation USA, ACM and CSTA Announce Awards for Teaching Excellence in Computer Science

November

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USACM Comments on Carpenter Cell Phone Case before US Supreme Court
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2017 ACM Gordon Bell Prize Awarded to Chinese Team that Employs World’s Fastest Supercomputer to Simulate 20th Century’s Most Devastating Earthquake
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ACM Recognizes 2017 Distinguished Members as Pioneering Innovators that Are Advancing the Digital Age

October

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CCS 2017 Advances the Science of Cybersecurity
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From Augmented Humans to Internet of Things—SPLASH 2017 Features Latest Innovations in Programming Languages and Software Engineering
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Jesύs Labarta Recognized with ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award
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New Developments in Multimedia, Computer Vision and Machine Learning Take Center Stage at ACM Multimedia Conference
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Baldwin Wallace University’s Jodi Tims Appointed Chair of ACM Women’s Group
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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) to Move Its Publications to Literatum, Atypon’s Online Publishing Platform

September

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Mobile Devices for Vehicle Safety, Virtual Reality, and Wearable Computers among the Exciting Innovations to Be Featured at MobiCom 2017
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ACM US Public Policy Council Releases Statement on Accessibility, Usability, and Digital Inclusiveness
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ACM Issues Guidelines to Strengthen Transition between Community College and Four-Year Degree Computer Science Programs
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ACM and CSTA Announce Application Process Open for Cutler-Bell Prize

August

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Shaden Smith and Yang You Announced as Recipients of 2017 ACM/IEEE-CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships
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ACM US Public Policy Council to Host Panel on Algorithmic Transparency and Accountability
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ACM Ubicomp 2017 Showcases How Ubiquitous Computing Is Transforming the World
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ACM SIGCOMM 2017 to Showcase Exciting Developments in Computer Networking
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Vast Potential of Exascale Computing and Urgent Challenges in Cybersecurity Take Center Stage at ACM Europe Conference

July

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KDD 2017 Showcases the Latest in Data Science and Machine Learning
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ACM SIGIR 2017 to Present the Latest Developments in Information Retrieval
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ACM to Publish World’s Leading Journal of Human-Robot Interaction

June

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Andrew A. Chien Named Editor-in-Chief of Communications of the ACM
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ACM and IEEE Computer Society Honor the Late Charles P. Thacker with 2017 Eckert-Mauchly Award
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Moshe Vardi to Receive ACM Presidential Award
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ACM SIGACT Announces 2017 Awards
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2017 ACM Student Research Competition Winners Announced
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ACM Celebrates 50 Years of the Turing Award with Two-Day Conference on Development and Future of Computing

May

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ACM Public Policy Groups Release Guiding Principles for Internet of Things Privacy and Security
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Russian Team Wins World Finals of ACM-ICPC International Collegiate Programming Contest
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US and European Computing Researchers and Practitioners Announce Steps to Prevent Algorithmic Bias
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USACM Announces Nine Principles to Secure Computing and Network Systems
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MIT Graduate Earns ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
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ACM Recognizes Visionaries Who Changed the World through Technology
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2017 ACM SIGMOD/PODS Conference Explores Grand Challenges in Data Management
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ACM Honors Eminent Researchers for Technical Innovations that Have Improved How We Live and Work

April

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Trailblazer in Robotics Research Named ACM 2017-2018 Athena Lecturer
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World’s Major Showcase of Human-Computer Interaction Research Opens May 6
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Image Alchemist Alexei Efros to Receive ACM Prize in Computing
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Inventor of World Wide Web Receives ACM A.M. Turing Award

March

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ACM and CSTA Announce Cutler-Bell Prize Student Winners

February

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Surging Demand and New Approaches Transform Computer Science Education
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Provocative Research Findings about Technology and Social Life to Be Presented at CSCW 2017 Conference

January

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ACM Celebrates 50 Years of the Turing Award and the Visionaries Who Have Received It
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Influential Computing Researchers and Practitioners Announce Steps to Prevent Algorithmic Bias

2016

December

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ACM 2016 Fellows Recognized for Advances that Are Transforming Science and Society

November

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ACM Recognizes Distinguished Members for Computing Innovations that Transform Society
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Chinese Research Team that Employs High Performance Computing to Understand Weather Patterns Wins 2016 ACM Gordon Bell Prize
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Renamed "ACM Prize in Computing" to Recognize Contributions By Young Professionals
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SC16 Showcases Latest Advances in High Performance Computing

October

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Leading Software Engineering Researchers and Practitioners to Gather at FSE in Seattle
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ACM SPLASH 2016 Conference Features Latest Developments in Software Construction and Delivery
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World’s Leading Cybersecurity Researchers To Convene In Vienna
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ACM Multimedia Conference Spotlights Latest Innovations and Scientific Advances

September

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Infosys Foundation USA, ACM and CSTA Announce Awards for Teaching Excellence in Computer Science
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William Gropp Recognized for Major Contributions to High Performance Computing
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Hottest Trends and Most Disruptive Technologies in Mobile Computing Take Center Stage at ACM MobiCom 2016
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ACM Plans Special Events and Activities to Celebrate 50 Years of ACM Turing Award
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ACM and CSTA Applaud "Computer Science for All" Milestones
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ACM Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing Explores Innovations in Connected Technologies
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ACM Awards Knuth Prize to Pioneer of Algorithmic Game Theory

August

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ACM Celebrates Diversity in Computing with Tapia 2016 Conference
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Recipients of 2016 ACM/IEEE-CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships Announced
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ACM SIGCOMM 2016 to Highlight Transformative Data Communication Breakthroughs

July

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Stuart S. Shapiro Named Chair of ACM US Public Policy Council
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SIGIR 2016 Showcases Exciting Advances in Information Retrieval

June

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2016 ACM SIGMOD/PODS Highlights How Data Science Is Transforming Society

May

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ACM Applicative Conference Attracts Software Developers from Leading Companies
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World’s Largest Computing Society Elects All-Female Leadership Team
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2016 ACM Student Research Competition Winners Announced
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Team from Russia Wins World's Largest and Most Prestigious Collegiate Programming Competition
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ACM and IEEE Computer Society Honor Uri Weiser with 2016 Eckert-Mauchly Award
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2016 Godel Prize Recognizes Major Advances in Verification of Concurrent Programs
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Carnegie Mellon Graduate Earns ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
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ACM Announces Award for Leadership in Education
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International Leader in High Performance Computing Receives ACM Distinguished Service Award

April

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ACM Recognizes Major Technical Contributions that Have Advanced the Computing Field
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ACM Council on Women Hails Leader in Data Networking

March

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ACM and Infosys Foundation Honor Innovator in Network Security Research
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ACM and CSTA Announce First-Ever Cutler-Bell Prize Student Winners
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Cryptography Pioneers Receive ACM A.M. Turing Award

February

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Symposium Explores Dramatic Growth and Shifting Landscape of Computer Science Education
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ACM CSCW 2016 Conference Explores How Computers and Humans Interact

2015

December

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ACM Hails New "Every Student Succeeds" Law
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ACM Fellows Named for Computing Innovations that Are Advancing Technology in the Digital Age

November

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Trailblazing Approach to Modeling Earth's Geological Processes Wins Gordon Bell Prize
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ACM's Distinguished Members Cited for Advances in Computing that Will Yield Real World Impact
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Jeffrey Forbes Named Chair of ACM Education Policy Committee

October

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Berkeley Lab's Yelick Lauded for Advances in Programmability of High Performance Computing Systems

August

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Two Students Named Recipients of ACM/IEEE-CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships

July

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USACM Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

June

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ACM Appoints New CEO
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ACM and CSTA Announce New Award to Recognize US High School Students in Computing
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ACM, IEEE Computer Society Honor Norman Jouppi with 2015 Eckert-Mauchly Award

May

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ACM Group to Recognize Innovations that Are Advancing Power of Computing
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Russian, Japanese and Chinese Universities Take Top Spots in ACM International Programming Contest

April

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Creator of Advanced Data Processing Architecture Wins ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
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ACM Honors Leaders for Expanding the Promise and Profile of Computing
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ACM Honors Mach Operating System for Lasting Influence on Computing Landscape
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“Gangnam Style” Creator PSY Shares Insights on Future of Creative Media and Technologies at CHI 2015
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ACM Honors Computing Innovators Who Are Changing the World
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ACM Council on Women Honors Innovator in Database Systems

March

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ACM and Infosys Foundation Honor Pioneer in Cryptography
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ACM Turing Award Goes to Pioneer in Database Systems Architecture

February

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CACM Reports: Achieving Faster Circuits, Searches and Software

January

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USACM Statement on President Obama’s Comments on Privacy and Computing Security
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ACM Names Fellows for Innovations in Computing
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CACM Reports: New Computing Technologies Speed Biological Systems Research

2014

December

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ACM's Distinguished Computer Scientists, Engineers and Educators Cited for Global Reach, Real-World Impact

November

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ACM's Turing Award Prize Raised to $1 Million

October

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ACM, IEEE Computer Society Announce George Michael HPC Fellowship Recipients
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USACM Statement on Technology’s Critical Role in Securing Modern Voting Systems

September

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SIAM, ACM Honor Software Developers for Large-Scale Scientific Computing Toolkit
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ACM Awards Knuth Prize to Pioneer for Advances in Algorithms and Complexity Theory
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ACM, IEEE Computer Society Recognize Charles E. Leiserson for Advances in Parallel Computing Systems
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ACM Report Confirms Continuing Growth in Graduates with Advanced Computing Degrees

August

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USACM Recommends Technologies to Protect Personal Interactions with Big Data Collectors

May

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New ACM Officers Elected to Lead amid Digital Changes Facing Computing Community
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ACM, IEEE Computer Society Tap Computer Architecture Innovator for Eckert-Mauchly Award
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Innovator of Breakthrough Cryptography Technology Wins ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
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ACM Group Presents Gödel Prize for Designing Innovative Algorithms
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USACM Statement on the White House Report on Its Review of Big Data

April

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ACM Honors International Leaders Who Helped Advance Computer Science in the Digital Age
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ACM Honors Computing Innovators Who Are Changing the World
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ACM Council on Women Hails Innovator in Information Retrieval
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ACM, Infosys Foundation Honor Leader in Machine Learning

March

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ACM Turing Award Goes to Pioneer Who Advanced Reliability and Consistency of Computing Systems
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ACM Urges States to Expand Computer Science Education to Prepare K-12 Students

January

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USACM Statement on Presidential Commission on Election Administration Recommendations to President Obama
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ACM, IEEE-CS Launch Innovative Computer Science Curriculum
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ACM Launches New E-Books Series Covering Entire Spectrum of Computer Science Topics

2013

December

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ACM Seeks Young Researchers to Join Computing and Math Laureates at Heidelberg Forum
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ACM Names Fellows for Computing Advances that Are Transforming Science and Society

November

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Record-Shattering Supercomputing Performance Wins ACM Gordon Bell Prize at SC13
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ACM Honors Distinguished Computer Scientists, Engineers and Educators for Innovations

October

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ACM, IEEE Computer Society Honor Pioneering Innovator for HPC Advances

May

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ACM Group Presents Gödel Prize for Advances in Cryptography
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ACM, IEEE Computer Society Honor Pioneer of High Performance Computer Memory Systems
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Gollakota Wins ACM Award for Converting Wireless Interference into a Beneficial Phenomenon in Practice

April

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ACM Names International Computing Visionaries for Advances in Research and Education
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ACM Honors Computing Innovators
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ACM Awards Knuth Prize to Creator of Problem-Solving Theory and Algorithms

March

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ACM, Infosys Foundation Honor Google Developers for Innovations that Boost Online Search Capabilities
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ACM Council on Women Honors World Leader in High Performance Computing
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Goldwasser, Micali Receive ACM Turing Award for Advances in Cryptography

January

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ACM to Publish e-Books on Cutting-Edge Computing Research

2012

December

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ACM Recognizes Distinguished Members for Computing Advances that Sustain Competitiveness
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ACM Fellows Named for Computing Innovations that Advance Technologies in Information Age

October

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ACM, IEEE Computer Society Honor Programming Languages Researcher

August

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ACM SIGACT, IEEE-CS Award Knuth Prize to Co-Discoverer of NP-Completeness
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ACM SIGIR Honors Leader in Information Retrieval Who Influenced Theory and Practice

July

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ACM Groups Honor Innovators Who Transformed Parallel Computing

June

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ACM Turing Award Winners Assess How Computing Will Shape the Next Century

May

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ACM Elects Vint Cerf as President
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ACM, IEEE Computer Society Honor Innovator of Dependability of Critical Computer Systems
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ACM SIGACT Presents Gödel Prize for Research that Illuminated Effects of Selfish Internet Use
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ACM Recognizes Leaders Who Shaped Future for Computer and Engineering Professionals, Educators, Policymakers

April

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ACM Honors Computing Innovators for Advances in Research, Education, and Industry
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ACM Council on Women Honors Leader in Reliability of Computer Systems

March

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ACM-Infosys Foundation Award Goes to Architect 0f New Approaches for Hard-to-Solve Computational Problems
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Judea Pearl Wins ACM A.M. Turing Award for Contributions that Transformed Artificial Intelligence

2011

December

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ACM Names 54 Distinguished Members for Contributions to Computing
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ACM Names Fellows for Computing Advances that Are Driving Innovation

November

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ACM Group Names Pioneer in Visual Information Retrieval for Top Technical Award

October

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ACM Group Honors Computer Privacy and Security Experts

September

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ACM, IEEE Computer Society Honor UC Berkeley Professor for Software Development Tools

August

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Berkeley Researcher Wins ACM SIGCOMM Award for Internet Advances

July

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ACM SIGGRAPH Announces Winner of Digital Art Lifetime Achievement Award

June

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ACM Computer Research Contest Honors Student Innovations

May

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ACM Group Honors Pioneer in Computational Complexity with Second Gödel Prize
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Bryan Parno Wins ACM 2010 Doctoral Dissertation Award for Security Work
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ACM, IEEE Computer Society Honor Innovator of High-Performance Computer Systems Designs

April

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Microsoft Researcher to Receive ACM SIGACT Knuth Prize
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ACM Recognizes Leaders Who Created Research, Learning Opportunities in Computing
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ACM Honors Computing Innovators for Advances in Research, Commerce and Education

March

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ACM, Infosys Foundation Honor Innovator in Software System Performance and Security
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ACM Turing Award Goes to Innovator in Machine Learning
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ACM Council on Women Honors Innovator in Computer Human Interaction

2010

December

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Advocate of Computer Ethics Honored by International Ethics Society
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ACM Names 41 Fellows from World's Leading Institutions

November

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ACM Names 47 Distinguished Members for Computing Innovations

October

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ACM Group Honors Computer Privacy and Security Experts

September

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ACM Europe Illuminating the Role of Computing in the Digital Age in Europe and Globally
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ACM - IEEE Computer Society Award Honors Intel's Kuck for Innovations in High-Performance Computing

July

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Intel Researcher Honored for Contributions to Computer Networking
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ACM Computer Architecture Group Honors Andreas Moshovos for Improving Memory Performance of Processors

June

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Gentry Wins ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award for Innovation in Encryption Technology
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ACM Elects New Leaders Committed to Expanding International Initiatives

May

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ACM, AIS Unveil Major Revisions to Information Systems Curriculum
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Carnegie Mellon's Bryant Wins Newton Award for Formal Verification Technology
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2010 Eckert-Mauchly Award

April

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ACM Recognizes Leaders Who Have Raised Awareness of Computer Science

March

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ACM Awards Recognize Computer Scientists for Innovations that Have Real World Impact
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ACM Council on Women Honors Leader in Improving Performance of Computer-Aided Design
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ACM, Infosys Foundation Honor Innovator of Scalable Web Technology
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ACM Turing Award Goes to Creator of First Modern Personal Computer
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AT&T Labs Researcher to Receive ACM SIGACT Knuth Prize for Algorithm Innovations

January

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ACM Expands Footprint, Launches ACM India Council

2009

December

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High-Performance Computing Breakthroughs Win ACM Gordon Bell Prizes
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ACM Names 47 Fellows for Innovations in Computing, Information Technology

November

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ACM Names 84 Distinguished Members for Advances in Computing Technology

October

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ACM, IEEE-CS Honor Pioneer of Grid Computing
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ACM Group Taps Visionary in Multimedia Research for Top Award
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ACM to Serve European Computing Community with World-Class Resources

September

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ACM Statement Cites British Prime Minister Brown's Apology on Treatment of Alan Turing

August

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ACM Information Retrieval Group Honors Pioneer in Search Techniques
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ACM Computer Research Contest Showcases Student Innovations

June

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Intel’s Mukherjee Wins ACM Award for Advancing Reliability of Computer Architecture Design

May

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ACM SIGACT Honors Researchers' Contribution to Design of Robust Computer Networks
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Constantinos Daskalakis Wins ACM Award for Advances in Analyzing Behavior in Conflict Situations

April

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ACM, Infosys Foundation Cite Network Pioneer for Revolutionary Advances in Web Search Techniques
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ACM, IEEE-CS Honor Processor Architect Who Bridged Industry-Academic Divide

March

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ACM Awards Recognize Innovators in Computer Science
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ACM Turing Award Goes to Creator of Influential Innovations in Computer Software Design

February

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ACM Names 37 Distinguished Members for Advances in Computing Technology

January

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ACM Names 44 Fellows for Contributions to Computing and IT

2008

December

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Two National Labs Win ACM Gordon Bell Prizes for High-Performance Computing Achievements

October

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ACM SIGACT 2008 Knuth Prize Recognizes Strassen for Contributions to Efficient Algorithm Design

August

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ACM SIGKDD Innovation Award Honors Yahoo!’s Ramakrishnan

June

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Lawler Award Goes to Digital Study Hall Team
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ACM Elects New Leaders Committed to International Initiatives

May

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ACM SIGACT Honors Research Team for Helping Computers Solve Practical Problems
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ACM Chooses Charles Babbage Institute to Archive Historical Records
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Cryptography Expert Wins ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
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Eckert-Mauchly Award Lauds Patterson for Technolgies that Boost Computer Performance
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ACM Kanellakis Award Honors Innovator of Automated Tools for Mathematics

April

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ACM, Infosys Foundation Announce Winner of New Award Honoring Contemporary Contributions in Computer Science

March

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Distinguished Service Award Recognizes David Patterson for Initiatives that Advanced Computing Profession
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Outstanding Contribution to ACM Award Honors Design Automation Expert
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ACM/AAAI Allen Newell Award Recognizes Leonidas Guibas for Algorithms Advancing CS Fields

February

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ACM Software System Award Honors Pioneers of Software Engineering Tool
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Young Researcher to Receive Grace Murray Hopper Award for Internet Performance Measurement
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ACM Turing Award Honors Founders of Automatic Verification Technology

January

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ACM Opens Branch Office in China

2007

December

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Innovative Simulation Technique On World’s Fastest Supercomputer Wins ACM 2007 Gordon Bell Prize
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ACM Taps 20 Distinguished Members For Achievements In Computing
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Virtual Reality Innovator Honored with Karlstrom Award by ACM
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ACM Names 38 Fellows For Computing And It Innovations In Industry, Education, Entertainment

August

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New ACM–Infosys Foundation Award Recognizes Contemporary Computer Science Research

July

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ACM'S Turing Award Prize Raised To $250,000

June

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Acm, IEEE-CS Honor Leader Of Computer Architecture Research Center
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ACM Research Contest Showcases Innovative Computing Projects

May

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ACM Group Honors Research Team For Rare Finding In Computer Security

April

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Nancy Lynch Named Recipient Of ACM Award For Contributions To Reliability Of Distributed Computing
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ACM President's Award Honors Leading Proponent Of Computer Security, Ethics, And Safety

March

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ACM Awards Recognize Computing Innovators Who Solve Real World Problems
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ACM Recognizes Contributors Who Advanced The Computing Field
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ACM Honors Professor For Helping Computers Understand Natural Languages
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Scientist To Receive ACM Award For Developing Eiffel Computer Language
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ACM Honors Electronic Design Automation Technologies Pioneer
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Karen Spärck Jones Wins Two ACM Awards For Advances In Information And Language Processing
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ACM Programming Contest Showcases Top Tech Talent From Around The World

February

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Fran Allen Wins 2006 A M Turing Award

January

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ACM Names 41 Fellows For Contributions To Computing And IT