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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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

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 […]

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January 27-29 2021—Brussels, Belgium The 14th edition of the international conference on Computers, Privacy and Data Protection. For More Details 

The ACM Special Interest Group on Computers and Society (SIGCAS) is pleased to invite you to our annual mini-symposium on Computing for the Social Good in Education (CSG-Ed), which will take place Wednesday March 10, 2021, as part of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Affiliated events. Register Here Details about […]

ACM SIGCAS computers and sustainable society are proud to announce the COMPASS 2020 conference. Due to COVID-19, ACM COMPASS 2020 will be held on June 14-17 as an online conference using the zoom platform. The ACM COMPASS 2020 conference aims to explicitly promote interdisciplinary research work — including new methodologies, systems, techniques, applications, and behavioral, […]

The ACM Special Interest Group on Computers and Society (SIGCAS) is pleased to invite you to our annual mini-symposium on Computing for the Social Good in Education (CSG-Ed), which will take place Wednesday March 11, 2020, as part of the 51st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) pre-symposium events. This year’s CSG-Ed mini-symposium […]

The Professors’ Open Source Software Experience or POSSE will be holding a session during the morning of the SIGCAS 2020 Pre-symposium on March 11, 2020 in Portland, OR. The session will focus on Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS), particularly on development of “HFOSS kits” Read More

Computing for the Social Good: Educational Practices (CSG-Ed), is an umbrella term meant to incorporate any educational activity, from small to large, that endeavors to convey and reinforce computing’s social relevance and potential for positive societal impact. Are you a CSG-Ed practitioner? Present your work at this mini-symposium. Not a CSG-Ed practitioner – attend and […]