ACM Europe Council
The ACM Europe Council was created by ACM to recognize and support European ACM members and activities.
About the ACM Europe Council
The ACM Europe Council aims to increase the level and visibility of ACM activities across Europe. The Council is comprised of European computer scientists committed to fostering the visibility and relevance of ACM in Europe, and is focused on a wide range of European ACM activities, from high-quality ACM conferences in Europe, to expanding ACM chapters, to encouraging greater participation of Europeans in all dimensions of ACM.
Goals
- Join with other computing and scientific organizations in Europe to offer new programs and activities
- Encourage nominations of ACM European members for the advanced member grades of Senior Member, Distinguished Member, and Fellow
- Work with ACM SIGs to increase the number of ACM conferences in Europe
- Increase the number of ACM chapters and level of chapter activity in Europe
Impact of ETPC Recommendations on the EU’s AI Code of Practice
At the invitation of the European Commission, the ACM Europe Technology Policy Committee (ETPC) submitted a number of recommendations towards the development of a General-Purpose AI Code of Practice (GPAI). The GPAI is intended to help industry comply with the AI Act legal obligations on safety, transparency and copyright of general-purpose AI models. We are proud to announce that several of those recommendations have now been incorporated into the GPAI.
European Informatics Retention and Graduation Rate Report
European higher education is as diverse as the continent’s cultures and traditions. This also means that making analyses and meaningful comparisons can be complex. The area of Informatics is no exception. This report presents the first pan-European analysis of student retention and graduation rates in bachelor-level Informatics programmes. Conducted jointly by Informatics Europe and ACM Europe, it draws on the Informatics Europe Higher Education (IEHE) Data Portal and examines trends across thirteen European countries over the period 2010 to 2023.
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ACM Europe Council
- Chair
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Rosa Badia
- Vice Chair
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Panagiotis Papadimitratos
- Secretary/ Treasurer
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Bran Knowles
- Past Chair
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Chris Hankin
- Member
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Anastasia Ailamaki
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Lynne Baillie
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Michael Caspersen
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Manuel Hermenegildo
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Georgia Koutrika
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Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi
- Informatics Europe (IE) Liaison
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Jean-Marc Jezéquél
- European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics ((ERCIM) Liaison
- Han La Poutre
Watch a Webinar on "Getting Recognized by ACM Awards and Honors"
On 1 October, the ACM Europe Council organized a webinar, "Getting Recognized by ACM Awards and Honors," about how to prepare successful nominations for the ACM Awards and Advanced Member Grades. The webinar featured an open discussion with ACM President Gabriele Kotsis, ACM Europe Council Chair Panagiota Fatourou, and members of the ACM Awards and Advanced Member Grades Committees.
Informatics for All Welcomes European Council Recommendations
The Council of the European Union has adopted a set of recommendations on digital skills and education. The Informatics for All Coalition has endorsed the bold recommendations outlined in the new Council report. The recommendations of the Council reflect a timely and ambitious approach towards the development of digital competences, addressing the need to make education fit for a genuine digital transformation and able to keep pace with the times, while providing the necessary skills and competences that are necessary in this new reality.
ACM Europe TPC Recommendations on Greener Data Centers
Europe TPC submitted a policy brief to the European Commission outlining five recommendations to strengthen sustainability requirements for data centers. Its key point was that current EU legislation lacks binding efficiency targets and comprehensive reporting obligations. The brief calls for enforceable standards on energy and water usage, broader facility coverage, enhanced transparency, and long-term planning to manage AI-related demand growth.
Michel Beaudouin-Lafon Named ACM Europe Technology Policy Committee Chair
Michel Beaudouin-Lafon has been named Chair of the ACM Europe Technology Policy Committee. Beaudouin-Lafon is Professor of Computer Science, Classe Exceptionnelle, at Université Paris-Saclay, senior fellow of Institut Universitaire de France, recipient of the CNRS Silver Medal, and an ACM Fellow. He has served as the Technology Policy Council Vice Chair, and as a member of the TPC TechBriefs Committee, and the Europe Council.
Meet Rosanne English
Rosanne English is a Principal Teaching Fellow in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Strathclyde (UK). At the University of Strathclyde, her role includes development and delivery of departmental strategy relating to learning and teaching, as well as cybersecurity teaching. In her interview, she discusses the benefits of an “interactive windows,” approach to teaching, the impact of LLM’s on computing education, activities of ACM UK SIGCSE and more.
Meet Carla Chiasserini
Carla Fabiana Chiasserini is a Professor at Politecnico di Torino. Her research interests include algorithm design and analysis, machine learning for networking, wireless networks, and power management for networked devices. Chiasserini was recently named an ACM Fellow for contributions to the design of high-performance mobile networks and services. In her interview, she discusses how computer networks benefit from machine learning, medical applications of the O-RAN project, full exploitation of connected car data, and more.
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