Ponnurangam Kumaraguru gave a keynote at the ACM Student Chapter Inauguration at Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala on March 29, 2021. He discussed the opportunities and services provided by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and ACM India. ACM is the largest educational and scientific computing society with over 100,000 members worldwide. ACM India was launched in 2010 and has around 11,000 members between students and professionals. ACM India Council oversees various activities for students including summer/winter schools, webinars, and programs to support research through clinics and funding opportunities.

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Keynote
ACM Student Chapter Inauguration
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala
March 29, 2021
Ponnurangam Kumaraguru (“PK”)
#ProfGiri CS, #DeanGiri Student Affairs, IIIT Delhi
ACM India Council Member
TEDx & ACM Distinguished Speaker
Opportunities & Services of ACM India

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5. What is ACM?
● Association for Computing Machinery
● Founded on September 15, 1947
● Largest educational and scientific computing society
● 100,000+ members worldwide
○ Student, Member, Senior Member, Distinguished Member,
Fellow
● The Association is an international scientific and educational
organization dedicated to advancing the art, science, engineering,
and application of information technology, serving both
professional and public interests by fostering the open interchange
of information and by promoting the highest professional and
ethical standards.
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6. What is ACM India?
● Launched on Jan 21, 2010 in Bangalore
○ Anand Deshpande (PSPL) and P J Narayanan (IIIT-H)
● ~11000 members (7000 professional + 4000 students)
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7. ACM India Council
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8. Activities of ACM India
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https://india.acm.org/

9. Activities of ACM India
Summer / Winter Schools
Eminent Speaker Program (ESP)
Webinars: Industry, Student, Education
ACM-W
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11. https://india.acm.org/research/phd-clinic

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16. https://india.acm.org/research/anveshan-setu

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Acknowledgements
Improvised on slides shared by Profs. {Jayant Haritsa, Venkatesh Raman}

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