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09/11/2026

09/04/2026

On this day in 1927, recipient John McCarthy was born. He received the award in 1971 for his work in the area of Artificial Intelligence.

John McCarthy played a foundational role in shaping modern computing by coining and popularizing the term "artificial intelligence" at the landmark 1956 Dartmouth conference. At MIT in 1958, he created LISP (LISt Processor), a programming language that became a primary tool for AI research, while also pioneering the concept of general-purpose time-sharing systems that laid the essential groundwork for ARPAnet and the modern internet. https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/mccarthy_1118322.cfm

08/31/2026

06/08/2026

Happy Birthday, Sir Tim Berners-Lee! In 2016, Berners-Lee received the for inventing the World Wide Web, the first web browser, and the fundamental protocols and algorithms allowing the Web to scale.

While working at CERN in 1989, Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the foundational protocols for the World Wide Web, such as HTTP and HTML. Instead of demanding licensing fees or royalties, he released the code into the public domain, a choice widely credited for allowing the web to scale globally.



https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/berners-lee_8087960.cfm

05/30/2026

On this day in 1925, 1987 recipient John Cocke was born. He received the award for significant contributions in the design and theory of compilers, the architecture of large systems and the development of reduced instruction set computers (RISC); for discovering and systematizing many fundamental transformations now used in optimizing compilers including reduction of operator strength, elimination of common subexpressions, register allocation, constant propagation, and dead code elimination.

Beyond these achievements, John Cocke is remembered for his inspiring conversations. Many large and high-impact research projects within IBM arose from "discussions with John." Cocke's contributions to computer architecture and optimizing compilers continue to impact technology today. https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/cocke_2083115.cfm

05/29/2026

Announcing ACM’s New Leadership Team! 🌐

Members of ACM have officially elected our new officers for the upcoming two-year term, beginning July 1!

We are thrilled to announce that Elisa Bertino will be heading the new team as incoming ACM President.

Dr. Bertino is the Samuel Conte Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University. Over her remarkable 40-year career, she has made pioneering contributions to information and systems security and privacy. Beyond her groundbreaking research, she is widely recognized and celebrated for her dedicated professional leadership and her commitment to broadening participation in computing through mentorship.

Joining Bertino will be incoming Vice President Rashmi Mohan, Sr. Director of Engineering, Cisco (Splunk) Inc., and Tom Crick, Professor of Digital Society and Policy at the University of Bristol, who will serve as Secretary/Treasurer. In addition, two new Members-at-Large have been elected to four-year terms: Lydia Tapia, Professor, University of New Mexico; and Holly Yanco, Distinguished Professor, University of Massachusetts.

Please join us in congratulating President-elect Bertino and welcoming our new leadership team as they prepare to guide ACM into an exciting next chapter!

👉 https://www.acm.org/articles/bulletins/2026/may/acm-new-officers-2026

05/18/2026

Happy birthday, Alan Kay! Kay received the 2003 for pioneering many of the ideas at the root of contemporary object-oriented programming languages, leading the team that developed Smalltalk, and for fundamental contributions to personal computing.

Kay envisioned personal computing as a creative, accessible medium for everyone—not just scientists. At Xerox PARC, he developed the Dynabook concept, a portable device designed to help children learn and create. Often called a “father of personal computing,” his ideas anticipated modern laptops and inspired initiatives like One Laptop per Child. His work continues to shape how computers support learning and creative thought. https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/kay_3972189.cfm

05/09/2026

This is a fun one – can you solve our latest ? What number would come next in this sequence? 🔗 here for more: https://www.acm.org/education/coffee-break-puzzles

05/06/2026

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