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ACM India (Association for Computing Machinery)
Pune, Maharashtra
About
ACM India, a prominent council of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), is dedicated to advancing computing as a science and profession across India. As a vital subunit of the world's largest educational and scientific computing society, ACM India actively fosters dialogue, shares invaluable resources, and addresses critical challenges within the dynamic field of computing. Its comprehensive activities span cutting-edge research, quality education, and robust industry-academia collaboration, all aimed at elevating the standards of computing education and practice throughout the nation. ACM India regularly organizes high-quality conferences, workshops, and immersive summer/winter schools, providing essential platforms for students, researchers, and professionals to engage with and contribute to cutting-edge topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Computational Thinking. The organization is also deeply committed to impactful initiatives like CSPathshala, which introduces computational thinking at the school level, and ACM-W India, dedicated to empowering women in computing. Through its extensive network of professional and student chapters across India, ACM India promotes lifelong learning, career development, and unparalleled networking opportunities, significantly contributing to India's rapidly evolving technological landscape.
Affiliations
Programs Offered
- ACM India Summer/Winter Schools (e.g., AI for Social Good, Graph Theory, Data Science)
- CSPathshala (Computational Thinking for Schools, Grades 1-8)
- COMPUTE (Annual International Symposium on Computing Education)
- ACM-W India (Women in Computing initiatives, including Lady Ada National Level Programming Contest for Women)
- Eminent Speaker Program
- Academic Research Summit (co-organized with MSR)
- Best Doctoral Dissertation Award
- IRISS (Inter-Research-Institute Student Seminar)
- Pingala Interactions in Computing (PIC)
- ACM India Industry Day
- ReStart (Industry-Academia Collaboration for Deep Tech Startups)
- Indian National Olympiad in Informatics (INAIO)
Achievements
- Established over 43 ACM India-W chapters across India promoting women in computing
- Organizes high-quality computing conferences including international editions (e.g., ICSE, POPL, VLDB, MOBICOM, ICPE)
- Instituted prestigious annual awards for contributions to computing research, innovation, and education (e.g., Early Career Researcher Award, Outstanding Contributions in Computing by a Woman Award, Outstanding Contribution to Computing Education Award, Outstanding Applied Innovation in Computing Award)
- CSPathshala initiative reaching over 400,000 students and 15,000 teachers in 11 states, with 30,000 government schools in Tamil Nadu implementing CT as part of mathematics curriculum
- Recognized for fostering strong industry-academia collaboration through various initiatives like ReStart and Industry Day
- Hosts annual flagship events like the ACM India Annual Event and Pingala Interactions in Computing (PIC) with global participation
Opportunities from ACM India (Association for Computing Machinery)
India AI Olympiad (INAIO)
by ACM India (Association for Computing Machinery)
The India AI Olympiad (INAIO) is a national competition by ACM India for school students (Classes 1-12) to showcase AI skills and qualify for the International Olympiad in AI (IOAI).
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- Educational NGO
- Founded
- 2009
- Opportunities
- 3
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