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“Computing remains one of humanity’s greatest engines of discovery, innovation, and progress.” 💡 We are delighted to share a message from ACM’s new CEO, Alison Derbenwick Miller. Please join us in giving Alison a warm welcome! Read her full message below 👇

@aderbenwick.bsky.social · 3d ago

Today I am honored to begin serving as CEO of @acm.org. I believe that computing is one of humanity's greatest engines of discovery, innovation, and progress, and that ACM has a critical role to play in helping computing realize its full potential to benefit humankind. substack.com/note/c-30691...

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Excerpt from the "Author Rights Under ACM Open": "A separate grant of rights to ACM covers what ACM, as the Publisher, may do with the work, which includes [...] the right to license the Work to third parties, such as for training by LLMs, and [...]"

Association for Computing Machinery@acm.org · 3w ago

We are opening a consultation on the inclusion of ACM publications within AI licensing agreements for access and training purposes. We have published this piece as to why we believe it is the right time now to enter into these discussions. buff.ly/VTatuda

"2011 Tohoku earthquake showed how important resilience is. A large-scale failure can remove several vertices or edges at once, so the network must detect vulnerable points and reroute traffic quickly. These are graph problems involving shortest paths, flows, cuts, connectivity, and optimization."

Association for Computing Machinery@acm.org · 5d ago

In this week's People of ACM, Ken-ichi Kawarabayashi, a Professor at Japan's National Institute of Informatics and at the University of Tokyo, explains why graph theory and graph algorithms are so useful in computing. Read the interview here: www.acm.org/articles/peo...

Next up in our Disability Pride ACM Recommended Reads: "Designing Disability" by Elizabeth Guffey. Discover how design, culture, and disability history were shaped by the International Symbol of Access icon. ♿️ Follow along all month as we explore more books that celebrate #DisabilityPride!

Congratulations to Professor Dame Wendy Hall of the University of Southampton, on winning the prestigious Sir Frank Whittle Medal! Former ACM President & current ACM Publications Board Co-Chair, she continues to advocate for safety, diversity, and societal impact in tech. buff.ly/ABtqhdX

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