IEEE Computer Society

Athena Lecturer Katherine Yelick of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will speak at SC13 in Denver,...

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 15 March 2013 – The IEEE Computer Society is accepting applications for contributing authors for the Guide to the Information Technology Body of Knowledge (ITBOK Guide).

IEEE Computer Society will be hosting a free webinar this month on accelerating software delivery speed and quality and increasing time to market with high-quality products.The webinar will be held on Thursday, 14 March at 11 a.m. PDT/ 2 p.m. EDT.

Yale N. Patt, professor of electrical and computer engineering and the Ernest Cockrell Jr. Centennial Chair in Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, has been selected as the 2013 recipient of the IEEE Computer Society Harry H Goode Award.

Nominations are being sought for the IEEE TCCA Young Computer Architect Award, which recognizes important research contributions from computer architects who earned their doctorates six years or less ago.

A standard on distributed interactive simulation that was sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society Standards Activities Board has been recently published.

A joint committee from CSAB and the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET has been formulating ideas for potential changes to the ABET Criteria for Accrediting Computing Programs.

– Brian G. Kiernan, recently retired vice president and chief scientist of InterDigital, has been named the 2013 recipient of the Hans Karlsson Award, which commemorates achievement in computer standards development.

Thirteen IEEE Computer Society student members from around the world have been awarded Richard E. Merwin Scholarships, which recognize and reward active student volunteer leaders who show promise in their academic and professional efforts.

Managing Security Risk: The CSO Panel" (CISO-W22), will take place from 1-2 p.m. on Wednesday, 27 February at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco.