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ACM India Annual Event 2026
The flagship Annual Event of ACM India Council will be hosted by Indian Institute of Technology at Hyderabad (IITH) on 14th February 2026. ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery is the world’s largest educational and scientific society for computing, uniting educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field’s challenges.
ACM supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for life-long learning, career development, and professional networking. ACM recognizes excellence in computer science and information technology through a host of prestigious awards, including the Turing Award (aka Nobel Prize in Computing).
ACM India was launched in 2010 to focus on and scale ACM’s offerings in the country, and has been recording a healthy growth in India over the last decade. ACM India Annual Event is an occasion for India’s computing community to come together, along with key contributors from across the world and celebrate recent achievements in Computing. ARCS 2026, as well as the ACM India-W Annual Summit for Women in Computing are co-located with the ACM India Annual Event.
Open Call for Participation
The ACM India Council extends a warm invitation to the Annual Event of ACM India, representing and celebrating some of the best contributions in Computing from across the world and India. We look forward to meeting you in person at the Indian Institute of Technologuy, Hyderabad, on 14 February 2026, at the ACM India Annual Event 2026.
The Annual Event is a great occasion to celebrate our achievements in Computing, and network with representatives of the Computing community in India as well as eminent international contributors to Computing.
Another highlight of the event is the awards ceremony to felicitate the recipients of the ACM India Doctoral Dissertation Award, Early Career Researcher Award, Outstanding Contribution to Computing Education Award, Outstanding Contributions to Computing by a Woman Award, and the Chapter Awards. We are also delighted to share that ACM President Prof. Yannis Ioannidis will be attending the event.
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Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) is a premier institute of science and technology established in 2008. IITH has been consistently ranked in the top 10 institutes in India for Engineering according to NIRF making it one of the most coveted schools for science and technology in the country.
See “How to reach IITH” for information about reaching IIT Hyderabad.