The continuously evolving landscape of human-computer interaction (HCI) presents both opportunities and challenges for policy development. This special issue of Computers and Society, titled “Navigating the Influences of Human-Centered Computing on Policy Innovation,” will explore the intricate relationship between human-centered computing (HCC), emerging technologies (AI, quantum computing, blockchain, etc.), and policy innovation. It will examine […]

Computers and Society Vol. 53, No. 1, Spring 2025 is now available! You can access the edition by viewing the document below.

In August 2024, Chinasa T. Okolo started in the capacity of the new Editor-in-Chief of ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society. We are grateful to former Editor-in-Chief and Executive Board Member Richard Blumenthal for his service to ACM SIGCAS over the past years. Below, you can find Chinasa’s welcome letter to the SIGCAS community, which is […]

In our second 2024 SIGCAS WIP talk, we will have two presenters: Julia Gersey will give a short talk on “Fine-Grained Air Quality Sensing with Internet-of-Things” Dr. Trystan Goetze will give a longer talk on “Soothsayers, Illusionists, Con Artists, and “Artificial Intelligence” At the end of the session, we will have approximately 15 minutes of […]

Dr. Chiara Gallese University of Turin Virtual Event: Wednesday, March 13,2024 12 PM EDT or (UTC−04:00) Description Research has shown how data sets convey social bias in AI systems, especially those based on machine learning. A biased data set is not representative of reality and might contribute to perpetuate societal biases within the model. To […]

Strategies for Operationalizing the CS2023 Society-Ethics-Professionalism Recommendations Computing for the Social Good (CSG) and Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) are pleased to invite you to their Affiliate Event, which will take place Wednesday March 20, 2024, as part of the 2024 ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE). Date: March 20, 2024. […]

Vol. 52, No. 2, September, 2023 is now available from the Computers and Society page (click above or on the image to the left).

March 20-23, 2024–Portland,OR, USA Hybrid Available The Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE TS) is organized by the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) and is the organization’s flagship conference. The SIGCSE Technical Symposium addresses problems common among educators working to develop, implement and/or evaluate computing programs, curricula, and courses. The […]

Christoph Becker University of Toronto Virtual Event: Wednesday, September 27, 10-11 AM PDT How can we enact meaningful change in computing to meet the urgent need for sustainability and justice? The deep entanglement of information technology within our societies has raised hope for a transition to more sustainable and just communities—those that phase out fossil […]

The GOODIT 2023 TOC is now available. View TOC

September 6-8, 2023 — Lisbon, Portugal ACM GoodIT 2023 focuses on the application of IT technologies to social good. Social good is typically defined as an action that provides some sort of benefit to the general public. In this case, Internet connection, education, and healthcare are all good examples of social goods. However, new media […]

The SIGCAS Awards Committee is seeking nominations for the two annual SIGCAS awards: the Making A Difference Award and the Outstanding Service Award. Please consider nominating individuals for one or both. Links to nomination forms are given below. Please submit nominations by July 14, 2023. SIGCAS Making a Difference Award This award is presented to […]

Vol. 52, No. 1, April, 2023 is now available from the Computers and Society page (click above or on the image to the left).

March 8, 2023 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sigcas-works-in-progress-collective-action-in-tech-tickets-569593197587 Presenters: Emily Mazo, Nataliya Nedzhvetska, and JS Tan (MIT Grad Student Union) Since 2016, the number of collective actions taken by workers in the tech industry have risen dramatically. Kickstarter employees won union recognition from their company. Amazon workers led a cross tech-industry walkout to support […]

Dr. Lisa Milenkovic is the STEM+Computer Science Curriculum Supervisor at Broward County Public Schools, the nation’s sixth largest district (http://browardschools.com/stem). Dr. Milenkovic is the lead for the District’s Code.org Regional Partnership for CS, the K-12 STEM Olympiad and robotics, environmental stewardship, and several other grant funded programs to engage students and teachers in STEM. She […]

January 18, 2023 10:00 AM PDT Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sigcas-works-in-progress-reflections-on-messy-ethnography-tickets-516047490937 Reflections on Messy Ethnography: Conducting Research in Morocco and Palestine Konstantin All and Sarah Rüller, University of Siegen (Germany) Konstantin and Sarah will talk about their experiences in critical areas and the role of ICT as well as the various roles of researchers from different perspectives, including […]

Events at 20222 SIGCAS Showcase Social Responsibility in the Computing Profession Panel Panelists: Neha Kumar, Georgia Tech; President of ACM SIGCHI (Learning @SIGCHI) Katina Michael and Roba Abbas, Arizona State University; IEEE Transactions on Technology & Society (Corporate Social Responsibility and Soft Law Developments in the Design of Digital Services for Children) Moshe Vardi, Rice […]

Vol. 51, No. 2, September , 2022 is now available from the Computers and Society page (click above or on the image to the left).

SIGCAS Showcase Date: September 14 and 15, 2022 Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm PDT (GMT -7)  (half-day event) Place: Virtual Event (link provided at registration) Register Here Featuring: Key Note Addresses from the 2022 SIGCAS award recipients, expert panel discussions and more. (Click above) for the Full 2022 Showcase Event Page

September 7-9, 2022 — Limassol, Cyprus&lt A Conference for researchers in the area of IT for social good. The GoodIT conference seeks papers describing significant research contributions related to the application of information technologies (IT) to social good. Social good is typically defined as something that provides a benefit to the general public. In this […]

June 29-July 1, 2022 — Seattle, WA USA Publishes significant and original research from a broad array of computer and information sciences, social sciences, environmental sciences and engineering fields that support the growth of sustainable societies worldwide, especially including under-represented and marginalized communities. COMPASS See TOC

The COMPASS 2022 conference materials are now available Open Compass TOC 

June 27-June 29 1, 2022 — Seattle, WA USA Topics include advanced and emerging technologies in AI in transportation, transportation mobility & accessibility, traffic operations and transportation safety, aviation planning & operations, rail transportation & bus transit. Conference Page

June 21-24, 2022~Seoul, South Korea FAT* is an international and interdisciplinary peer-reviewed conference that seeks to publish and present work examining the fairness, accountability, and transparency of algorithmic systems. FACTConference

April 27-29, 2022 — Online Streaming The purpose of the 11th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems (SMARTGREENS) is to bring together researchers, designers, developers and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of Smart Cities, Green Information and Communication Technologies, Sustainability, Energy Aware Systems and Technologies. SMARTGREENS PAGE

This Works in Progress is a Special Edition Vision in Progress November 9, 2022 10:00 AM PDT Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sigcas-works-in-progress-special-edition-vision-in-progress-tickets-444221497457 Making CS education more equitable and accessible for our most marginalized students Victoria C. Chávez Natalie Araujo Melo Dr. Jennifer Tsan Dr. Francisco Castro In this SIGCAS WiP presentation, graduate students Victoria C. Chávez and Natalie […]

Vol. 51, No. 1, April, 2022 is now available from the Computers and Society page (click above or on the image to the left).

Vol. 50, No. 3, December, 2021 is now available from the Computers and Society page (click above or on the image to the left).

Vol. 50, No. 2, Fall, 2021 is now available from the Computers and Society page (click above or on the image to the left).

Missed that email about when the SIGAS Works in Progress (WIP)was happening. Have no fear, you can now find the SIGCAS’ monthly WIP meeting dates and topics on the events page of the website. Just navigate to the events tab and click on WIP for the listings.

Click here to view the slides from this WIP

Dream Big: Addressing Computing for the Social Good in the Computing Curricula We are pleased to invite you to our annual Computing for the Social Good in Education (CSG-Ed) event, which will take place Wednesday March 2, 2022, as part of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE). Date: March 2, 2022. […]

Barbara Boucher Owens retired in 2012 from the Computer Science Department at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. She has been in the computing field since 1967 when she worked at IBM Research in Yorktown Heights, NY and later in San Jose, California, in the area of Computer Assisted Instruction. She began her teaching career in […]

Deanna Kosaraju is the Founder and CEO of Global Tech Women. Currently she also works in technology running eCommerce Projects for Ariat International, Inc. She also manages programs for the annual Women Transforming Technology Conference (WT2) the last 6 years. Prior to Global Tech Women, Deanna was the Vice President of Programs for the Anita […]

The 2021 Good IT conference ACM open TOC is available. Open TOC

The COMPASS 2021 conference materials are now available view open TOC

SIGCAS Showcase Date: September 9 and 10, 2021 Time: 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm PDT  (half-day afternoon event) Place: Virtual Event (link provided at registration) Register Here Featuring: Key Note Addresses from the 2021 SIGCAS award recipients, expert panel discussions and more. (Click above) for the Full Event Page

Vol. 50, No. 1, Spring, 2021 is now available from the Computers and Society page (click above or on the image to the left).