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In this week's People of ACM, we interview Sole Pera, Associate Professor, TU Delft. Her work centers on how children retrieve information and search the web. Pera was also recently appointed Co-chair of the new ACM Globalization Board. Read the full interview here: www.acm.org/articles/peo...
January 16, 2026 at 2:26 PM
In this week's People of ACM, we interview Sole Pera, Associate Professor, TU Delft. Her work centers on how children retrieve information and search the web. Pera was also recently appointed Co-chair of the new ACM Globalization Board. Read the full interview here: www.acm.org/articles/peo...
HBD, Wikipedia! #OTD in #ComputingHistory in 2001, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales made the first edit to the site by typing the phrase "Hello, World!" Today, Wikipedia celebrates 25 years of being our ubiquitous source of information.
For more: www.acm.org/education/ot...
For more: www.acm.org/education/ot...
January 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
HBD, Wikipedia! #OTD in #ComputingHistory in 2001, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales made the first edit to the site by typing the phrase "Hello, World!" Today, Wikipedia celebrates 25 years of being our ubiquitous source of information.
For more: www.acm.org/education/ot...
For more: www.acm.org/education/ot...
Where did 2025 leave the AI doomers? While #ACMTuringAward recipient Geoffrey Hinton is not sure what’s coming, Yoshua Bengio wishes he’d seen the risks sooner.
Learn more: buff.ly/npBlr2L #TechNews #AIdoomers
Learn more: buff.ly/npBlr2L #TechNews #AIdoomers
January 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Where did 2025 leave the AI doomers? While #ACMTuringAward recipient Geoffrey Hinton is not sure what’s coming, Yoshua Bengio wishes he’d seen the risks sooner.
Learn more: buff.ly/npBlr2L #TechNews #AIdoomers
Learn more: buff.ly/npBlr2L #TechNews #AIdoomers
Your Voice, Your ACM.
The ACM Nominating Committee has submitted a diverse list of candidates for ACM Officers and Council Members-at-Large, bringing perspectives from across the entire computing landscape.
See the candidates below: buff.ly/UqJpm7z
The ACM Nominating Committee has submitted a diverse list of candidates for ACM Officers and Council Members-at-Large, bringing perspectives from across the entire computing landscape.
See the candidates below: buff.ly/UqJpm7z
January 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Your Voice, Your ACM.
The ACM Nominating Committee has submitted a diverse list of candidates for ACM Officers and Council Members-at-Large, bringing perspectives from across the entire computing landscape.
See the candidates below: buff.ly/UqJpm7z
The ACM Nominating Committee has submitted a diverse list of candidates for ACM Officers and Council Members-at-Large, bringing perspectives from across the entire computing landscape.
See the candidates below: buff.ly/UqJpm7z
"The problem is that plausible answers can be worse than clearly wrong answers."
Check out the latest issue of #AdvancesInComputing for opinion & research stories hand-picked by the editorial team. Subscribe if you haven't already. 📬 buff.ly/rTDFreB
#Substack #ACM #computing
Check out the latest issue of #AdvancesInComputing for opinion & research stories hand-picked by the editorial team. Subscribe if you haven't already. 📬 buff.ly/rTDFreB
#Substack #ACM #computing
January 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
"The problem is that plausible answers can be worse than clearly wrong answers."
Check out the latest issue of #AdvancesInComputing for opinion & research stories hand-picked by the editorial team. Subscribe if you haven't already. 📬 buff.ly/rTDFreB
#Substack #ACM #computing
Check out the latest issue of #AdvancesInComputing for opinion & research stories hand-picked by the editorial team. Subscribe if you haven't already. 📬 buff.ly/rTDFreB
#Substack #ACM #computing
Today in 1934, #ACMTuringAward recipient Robin Milner was born. Milner received the Turing Award in 1991 for foundational contributions to programming languages, logic, and concurrency. Read more about his contributions and impressive career, here: amturing.acm.org/award_winner...
January 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Today in 1934, #ACMTuringAward recipient Robin Milner was born. Milner received the Turing Award in 1991 for foundational contributions to programming languages, logic, and concurrency. Read more about his contributions and impressive career, here: amturing.acm.org/award_winner...
Today in in 1944, #ACMTuringAward recipient Jim Gray was born. Gray received the award in 1998 for for seminal contributions to database and transaction processing research and technical leadership in system implementation. Gray talks database transactions in this 1988 clip: youtu.be/lGyMiW6PnKI
January 12, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Today in in 1944, #ACMTuringAward recipient Jim Gray was born. Gray received the award in 1998 for for seminal contributions to database and transaction processing research and technical leadership in system implementation. Gray talks database transactions in this 1988 clip: youtu.be/lGyMiW6PnKI
Happy Birthday to #ACMTuringAward recipient Tony Hoare! Hoare received the 1980 Turing Award for his fundamental contributions to the definition and design of programming languages.
Watch Hoare explain how he came to study computer science: youtu.be/9o5K9MU245w
Watch Hoare explain how he came to study computer science: youtu.be/9o5K9MU245w
January 11, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Happy Birthday to #ACMTuringAward recipient Tony Hoare! Hoare received the 1980 Turing Award for his fundamental contributions to the definition and design of programming languages.
Watch Hoare explain how he came to study computer science: youtu.be/9o5K9MU245w
Watch Hoare explain how he came to study computer science: youtu.be/9o5K9MU245w
HBD, Donald Knuth! Knuth received the 1974 #ACMTuringAward for major contributions to algorithms and programming languages, and for contributions to the "art of computer programming" through his well-known books in a continuous series by this title. amturing.acm.org/award_winner...
January 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
HBD, Donald Knuth! Knuth received the 1974 #ACMTuringAward for major contributions to algorithms and programming languages, and for contributions to the "art of computer programming" through his well-known books in a continuous series by this title. amturing.acm.org/award_winner...
The ACM Digital Library has officially transitioned to full #OpenAccess.
In this letter, President Yannis Ioannidis provides the context for the transition and affirms that we are committed to managing it in a way that earns your trust.
Full letter: buff.ly/lLlxlgh
#ACMDL #ComputingResearch
In this letter, President Yannis Ioannidis provides the context for the transition and affirms that we are committed to managing it in a way that earns your trust.
Full letter: buff.ly/lLlxlgh
#ACMDL #ComputingResearch
January 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
The ACM Digital Library has officially transitioned to full #OpenAccess.
In this letter, President Yannis Ioannidis provides the context for the transition and affirms that we are committed to managing it in a way that earns your trust.
Full letter: buff.ly/lLlxlgh
#ACMDL #ComputingResearch
In this letter, President Yannis Ioannidis provides the context for the transition and affirms that we are committed to managing it in a way that earns your trust.
Full letter: buff.ly/lLlxlgh
#ACMDL #ComputingResearch
In this CACM blog post, Herbert Bruderer—author of the book "Turning Points in the Analog and Digital World"—highlights four analog humanoid robots from the 18th century.
Do you know what they are? buff.ly/gpVbLYd
#technews #humanoid #robots #computinghistory
Do you know what they are? buff.ly/gpVbLYd
#technews #humanoid #robots #computinghistory
January 9, 2026 at 2:26 PM
In this CACM blog post, Herbert Bruderer—author of the book "Turning Points in the Analog and Digital World"—highlights four analog humanoid robots from the 18th century.
Do you know what they are? buff.ly/gpVbLYd
#technews #humanoid #robots #computinghistory
Do you know what they are? buff.ly/gpVbLYd
#technews #humanoid #robots #computinghistory
Is it the best of times or the worst of times for AI coding? MIT Tech Review spoke to more than 30 developers, technology executives, analysts, and researchers. Here's what they found: buff.ly/0bbj1f8 #TechNews #vibecoding #gpt
January 8, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Is it the best of times or the worst of times for AI coding? MIT Tech Review spoke to more than 30 developers, technology executives, analysts, and researchers. Here's what they found: buff.ly/0bbj1f8 #TechNews #vibecoding #gpt
Introducing our new series, "Pioneer POVs," highlighting computing pioneers throughout history on their birthdays. Joseph Weizenbaum invented the world's first chatbot, called ELIZA. But he spent the rest of his career struggling with the ethics behind it.
January 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Introducing our new series, "Pioneer POVs," highlighting computing pioneers throughout history on their birthdays. Joseph Weizenbaum invented the world's first chatbot, called ELIZA. But he spent the rest of his career struggling with the ethics behind it.
Coming up on Jan 7, 2026, at 6 PM EST:
Join us for a special ACM Education webinar where the lead authors of the report, "Navigating the Ethical and Societal Impacts of Generative AI in Higher Computing Education," unpack their latest findings.
Register: buff.ly/vu0BeDS
Join us for a special ACM Education webinar where the lead authors of the report, "Navigating the Ethical and Societal Impacts of Generative AI in Higher Computing Education," unpack their latest findings.
Register: buff.ly/vu0BeDS
January 7, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Coming up on Jan 7, 2026, at 6 PM EST:
Join us for a special ACM Education webinar where the lead authors of the report, "Navigating the Ethical and Societal Impacts of Generative AI in Higher Computing Education," unpack their latest findings.
Register: buff.ly/vu0BeDS
Join us for a special ACM Education webinar where the lead authors of the report, "Navigating the Ethical and Societal Impacts of Generative AI in Higher Computing Education," unpack their latest findings.
Register: buff.ly/vu0BeDS
In this week's People of ACM profile, we interview Julia Gersey, the new EiC of ACM XRDS, the popular student magazine. Gersey, a PhD student at University of Michigan, discusses her work in sensor networks and embedded devices. Read the full interview here:
People of ACM - Julia Gersey
Julia Gersey is a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan, advised by Pei Zhang. Her research lies at the intersection of embedded & mobile computing, sensor…
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January 6, 2026 at 6:23 PM
In this week's People of ACM profile, we interview Julia Gersey, the new EiC of ACM XRDS, the popular student magazine. Gersey, a PhD student at University of Michigan, discusses her work in sensor networks and embedded devices. Read the full interview here:
How to Extract Meaningful Insights from Data? Join speakers Angelica Lo Duca
and Victor Yocco for their upcoming #ACMTechTalk, which aims to equip attendees with a practical toolkit for insight extraction.
When: Jan 13, 2026 (Tue)
Register here: buff.ly/ylqEDs7
#career #computing
and Victor Yocco for their upcoming #ACMTechTalk, which aims to equip attendees with a practical toolkit for insight extraction.
When: Jan 13, 2026 (Tue)
Register here: buff.ly/ylqEDs7
#career #computing
January 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
How to Extract Meaningful Insights from Data? Join speakers Angelica Lo Duca
and Victor Yocco for their upcoming #ACMTechTalk, which aims to equip attendees with a practical toolkit for insight extraction.
When: Jan 13, 2026 (Tue)
Register here: buff.ly/ylqEDs7
#career #computing
and Victor Yocco for their upcoming #ACMTechTalk, which aims to equip attendees with a practical toolkit for insight extraction.
When: Jan 13, 2026 (Tue)
Register here: buff.ly/ylqEDs7
#career #computing
We hope to see you at ACM womENcourage™ 2026 in Nice, France!
Theme: “Unmute Yourself, Grow Stronger Together”
Save the date: September 30 to October 2, 2026
Calls for workshops, posters, and scholarships coming soon—stay tuned!
Theme: “Unmute Yourself, Grow Stronger Together”
Save the date: September 30 to October 2, 2026
Calls for workshops, posters, and scholarships coming soon—stay tuned!
January 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
We hope to see you at ACM womENcourage™ 2026 in Nice, France!
Theme: “Unmute Yourself, Grow Stronger Together”
Save the date: September 30 to October 2, 2026
Calls for workshops, posters, and scholarships coming soon—stay tuned!
Theme: “Unmute Yourself, Grow Stronger Together”
Save the date: September 30 to October 2, 2026
Calls for workshops, posters, and scholarships coming soon—stay tuned!
Meet Vagner Figueredo de Santana, a voluntary collaborating professor at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC), where he supervises MSc and PhD students researching the intersection of HCI and Machine Learning.
Read more about Vagner Figueredo de Santana here: speakers.acm.org/speakers/fig...
Read more about Vagner Figueredo de Santana here: speakers.acm.org/speakers/fig...
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Meet Vagner Figueredo de Santana, a voluntary collaborating professor at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC), where he supervises MSc and PhD students researching the intersection of HCI and Machine Learning.
Read more about Vagner Figueredo de Santana here: speakers.acm.org/speakers/fig...
Read more about Vagner Figueredo de Santana here: speakers.acm.org/speakers/fig...
Happy New Year! As of January 1, 2026, all ACM publications and related artifacts in the ACM Digital Library are now open access, making computing research more accessible, discoverable, and reusable worldwide.
Explore ACM’s open access journey:
👉 www.acm.org/publications...
#OpenAccess #ACM
Explore ACM’s open access journey:
👉 www.acm.org/publications...
#OpenAccess #ACM
January 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Happy New Year! As of January 1, 2026, all ACM publications and related artifacts in the ACM Digital Library are now open access, making computing research more accessible, discoverable, and reusable worldwide.
Explore ACM’s open access journey:
👉 www.acm.org/publications...
#OpenAccess #ACM
Explore ACM’s open access journey:
👉 www.acm.org/publications...
#OpenAccess #ACM
Happy birthday to Leonard Adleman! In 2002, Adleman received the #ACMTuringAward with Ronald Rivest and Adi Shamir, for their ingenious contribution to making public-key cryptography useful in practice. Adleman reflects on inventing DNA computing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhqf...
December 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Happy birthday to Leonard Adleman! In 2002, Adleman received the #ACMTuringAward with Ronald Rivest and Adi Shamir, for their ingenious contribution to making public-key cryptography useful in practice. Adleman reflects on inventing DNA computing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhqf...
The ACM Europe is accepting proposals for seasonal schools in 2026! The programs focus on educating researchers on a general or specialized topic over the duration of a week or two.
Submit your proposals by Jan 20, 2026: buff.ly/FDosOqC
#ACM #Europe #ComputerScience #submissioncalls
Submit your proposals by Jan 20, 2026: buff.ly/FDosOqC
#ACM #Europe #ComputerScience #submissioncalls
December 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The ACM Europe is accepting proposals for seasonal schools in 2026! The programs focus on educating researchers on a general or specialized topic over the duration of a week or two.
Submit your proposals by Jan 20, 2026: buff.ly/FDosOqC
#ACM #Europe #ComputerScience #submissioncalls
Submit your proposals by Jan 20, 2026: buff.ly/FDosOqC
#ACM #Europe #ComputerScience #submissioncalls
Our last "Advances in Computing" newsletter for 2025 is here!
How did we do this year? If you’ve enjoyed being part of our community, please consider sharing this with a friend or colleague.
Bonus: We are now on Substack! Subscribe here: buff.ly/dtP0N4r
#Newsletter #2025 #2026
How did we do this year? If you’ve enjoyed being part of our community, please consider sharing this with a friend or colleague.
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#Newsletter #2025 #2026
December 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Our last "Advances in Computing" newsletter for 2025 is here!
How did we do this year? If you’ve enjoyed being part of our community, please consider sharing this with a friend or colleague.
Bonus: We are now on Substack! Subscribe here: buff.ly/dtP0N4r
#Newsletter #2025 #2026
How did we do this year? If you’ve enjoyed being part of our community, please consider sharing this with a friend or colleague.
Bonus: We are now on Substack! Subscribe here: buff.ly/dtP0N4r
#Newsletter #2025 #2026
Happy birthday to Joseph Sifakis! In 2007, Sifakis received the #ACMTuringAward with Edmund Clarke and E. Allen Emerson, for their role in developing Model-Checking into a highly effective verification technology. He discusses his research focus shift: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoYz...
December 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Happy birthday to Joseph Sifakis! In 2007, Sifakis received the #ACMTuringAward with Edmund Clarke and E. Allen Emerson, for their role in developing Model-Checking into a highly effective verification technology. He discusses his research focus shift: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoYz...
Happy birthday, Andrew Chi-Chih Yao! In 2000, Yao received the #ACMTuringAward for his fundamental contributions to the theory of computation, including the complexity-based theory of pseudorandom number generation, cryptography, and communication complexity: amturing.acm.org/award_winner...
December 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Happy birthday, Andrew Chi-Chih Yao! In 2000, Yao received the #ACMTuringAward for his fundamental contributions to the theory of computation, including the complexity-based theory of pseudorandom number generation, cryptography, and communication complexity: amturing.acm.org/award_winner...
We've heard your feedback on the new AI-generated summaries in the Digital Library. Your concerns and suggestions are helping us shape a better tool for the community, and we’ve already begun taking steps to address them.
Check out our FAQ to see what’s changing: dl.acm.org/generative-a...
Check out our FAQ to see what’s changing: dl.acm.org/generative-a...
December 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We've heard your feedback on the new AI-generated summaries in the Digital Library. Your concerns and suggestions are helping us shape a better tool for the community, and we’ve already begun taking steps to address them.
Check out our FAQ to see what’s changing: dl.acm.org/generative-a...
Check out our FAQ to see what’s changing: dl.acm.org/generative-a...