Celebrate Women's History Month w/ ACM and ACM-W
For Women’s History Month 2025, ACM is partnering with ACM-W to present an interactive Q&A video series between students and computing professionals. As students navigate through college and begin preparing to enter the workforce, it is important now more than ever to hear from experts. Women from various computing backgrounds will share their personal experiences and offer guidance to students seeking career advice. Throughout March, videos featuring computing professionals answering students’ questions will be posted across ACM’s social media platforms for all to view.
Dr. Asegul "Ace" Hulus is an assistant professor, lecturer, and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) with expertise in S.T.E.A.M., specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), UX/Interaction Design, Metaverses, and Web3. A distinguished researcher, author, and advocate, she serves on the ACM-W Professional Chapters committee and contributes as an investigative journalist for the ACM-W Monthly Professional Chapters’ Corner in the ACM-W newsletter.
Letizia Jaccheri is a Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), specializing in Software Engineering. She earned her Ph.D. from Politecnico di Torino and a Master's from Università di Pisa. Letizia has led numerous high-impact projects, such as the COST Action CA19122 EUGAIN with more than 150 participants from 40 different countries.
Mirna Muñoz holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. She is a researcher at the Software Engineering Unit within the Mathematics Research Centre in Mexico. She has contributed to translating the CMMI-Dev model versions 1.2 and 1.3 into Spanish. Her research area is Software Engineering, with a current focus on improving software processes that emphasize the human factor, multi-model environments, implementing quality models and standards, incorporating gamification in Software Engineering, fostering highly effective teams, and enhancing Software Engineering for Artificial Intelligence.
Jennifer Gachukia is a Kenyan academic specializing in Computing and Information Technology. She earned her undergraduate degree in 2012 from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, and a Master's degree in 2016 from the University of Nairobi, both in Computing and Information Technology. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in Information Systems & Technology at the United States International University-Africa (USIU-A). She is a faculty member at Zetech University in Nairobi, Kenya, where she teaches Information Technology courses. Her research interests encompass Machine Learning, Blockchain Technology, Information Security, Big Data, ICT4D, and e-Health.
Anna Szlavi is a researcher at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway. She got her PhD at Eotvos Lorand University, in Hungary. She is the co-chair of the ACM-Women Trondheim Chapter, focusing on involving more women in IT. Anna has been leading EU-level projects targeting gender inclusion for several years. Anna has done extensive research on gender and intersectionality, specifically within IT and STEM.
Dr. Josephina Antoniou is an Associate Professor in Computing, at UCLan Cyprus. She is the Chair of the ACM-W Cyprus, and she serves as an evaluator for the Cyprus National Bioethics Committee. Josephina is an expert in the quality of experience in communication systems and responsible emerging technologies; specifically, her research interests span the areas of Communication Networks, Quality of User Experience, and AI Ethics and Responsible Innovation in emerging and socially dominated technologies.
Laura Dillon is an Emeritus Professor and a past Chair of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Michigan State University (MSU). She was Vice Chair of the ACM Special Interest Group in Software Engineering and chaired several software engineering research conferences. She co-founded the Spartan Coding Clubs Program, in which MSU undergraduates teach coding to secondary and high school students in Michigan, Belize, and Ghana, and she led a 3-year project working with the US Peace Corps Rwanda teaching computational and IT skills to secondary school teachers and girls in Rwanda. She continues working with CSE to reduce barriers for students with interests in computing to realize their full potential.
Dra. Karina Cancino Villatoro is a full-time professor of Software Engineering at Universidad Politecnica de Tapachula (UPTapachula) with extensive experience in application development and data model management. She has participated as a project leader in technology transfers for the productive sector in southern Chiapas, for which she has received various distinctions and recognitions. Her main lines of research are knowledge base modeling, application of descriptive technologies for data analysis and time series
Amanda Kauppila
Awareness Months Archive
Embracing diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences enrich the ACM community and strengthen ACM's ability to support the global computing community. Awareness months are a time dedicated to reflection, education, and engagement to understand and embrace the diverse membership within the ACM community. Our archive display the past and current celebrations ACM have created to foster an inclusive and equitable environment for all within the computing community.
How Diverse Is Your Team?
ACM's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council is an essential resource for SIGs, conferences, boards, and councils looking for best practices to improve diversity in their organization and develop programs with a broader reach in the computing community. Our guide provides examples of both inherent and acquired characteristics, which should be taken into consideration when looking at ways to improve the diversity of your team.
Words Matter
As part of ACM’s efforts to combat exclusion in the computing profession, ACM's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council has launched an effort to replace offensive or exclusionary terminology in the computing field. They have developed a list of computing terms to be avoided in professional writing and presentations and offer alternative language. The Council plans to expand this list in the future and invites the community to submit suggestions for consideration.
