International Federation for Information Processing
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The International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) is an umbrella organization for national societies working in the field of information technology
. It is a non-governmental, non-profit organization with offices in Laxenburg
, Austria
. Its members include over 48 national societies and academies of science.
IFIP was established in 1960 under the auspices of UNESCO
, originally under the name International Federation of Information Processing Societies (IFIPS). In preparation, UNESCO had organized the first International Conference on Information Processing, which took place in June 1959 in Paris
, and is now considered the first IFIP Congress. The name was changed to the current name in 1961. The original contribution of IFIP was the definition of the Algol 60
programming language, which was one of the first examples of truly international collaboration in computer science and left a durable mark on the entire field. In 2009, under the auspices of IFIP, the International Professional Practice Partnership (IFIP IP3) was implemented "Leading the Development of the Global IT Profession."
The current IFIP TC1 was founded in 1997. There had been an earlier TC1, Technical Committee 1 on Terminology, which was the earliest Technical Committee of IFIP. Formed in 1961, it produced a multilingual dictionary of information-processing terminology. It was later disbanded.
and M. Marchuk.
It is currently chaired by J. Henry. The vice-chair and immediate past chairperson is I. Lasiecka.
The aims of this Technical Committee are
The TC7 is composed of seven Working Groups (WG)
initiated in 1976. This committee "aims to promote and encourage the advancement of research and practice of concepts, methods, techniques and issues related to information systems in organisations. It has established eight separate working groups".
TC 8 has established nine working groups, where as WG 8.7 is closed:
Former and current members of IFIP TC8 include:
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
. It is a non-governmental, non-profit organization with offices in Laxenburg
Laxenburg
Laxenburg is a town in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria, near Vienna.- History :The place is well-known for its castle, Schloss Laxenburg, which, beside Schönbrunn, was the most important summer seat of the Habsburg dynasty....
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. Its members include over 48 national societies and academies of science.
IFIP was established in 1960 under the auspices of UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
, originally under the name International Federation of Information Processing Societies (IFIPS). In preparation, UNESCO had organized the first International Conference on Information Processing, which took place in June 1959 in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, and is now considered the first IFIP Congress. The name was changed to the current name in 1961. The original contribution of IFIP was the definition of the Algol 60
ALGOL 60
ALGOL 60 is a member of the ALGOL family of computer programming languages. It gave rise to many other programming languages, including BCPL, B, Pascal, Simula, C, and many others. ALGOL 58 introduced code blocks and the begin and end pairs for delimiting them...
programming language, which was one of the first examples of truly international collaboration in computer science and left a durable mark on the entire field. In 2009, under the auspices of IFIP, the International Professional Practice Partnership (IFIP IP3) was implemented "Leading the Development of the Global IT Profession."
Technical Committees
IFIP's activities are centered on its fourteen Technical Committees, which are divided into working groups. The working groups (with names like "WG 2.4 Software Implementation Technology") organize conferences, run workshops, and circulate technical papers.- TC 1: Foundations of Computer Science
- TC 2: Software:Theory and Practice
- TC 3: Education
- TC 5: Information Technology Applications
- TC 6: Communication Systems
- TC 7: System Modeling and Optimization
- TC 8: Information Systems
- TC 9: Relationship between Computers and Society
- TC 10: Computer Systems Technology
- TC 11: Security and Protection in Information Processing Systems
- TC 12: Artificial Intelligence
- TC 13: Human-Computer Interaction
- TC 14: Entertainment Computing
The current IFIP TC1 was founded in 1997. There had been an earlier TC1, Technical Committee 1 on Terminology, which was the earliest Technical Committee of IFIP. Formed in 1961, it produced a multilingual dictionary of information-processing terminology. It was later disbanded.
IFIP TC7
The TC7 was founded in 1972 by A.V. Balakrishnan, J.L. LionsJacques-Louis Lions
Jacques-Louis Lions ForMemRS was a French mathematician who made contributions to the theory of partial differential equations and to stochastic control, among other areas. He received the SIAM's John Von Neumann prize in 1986. Lions is listed as an ISI highly cited researcher.-Biography:After...
and M. Marchuk.
It is currently chaired by J. Henry. The vice-chair and immediate past chairperson is I. Lasiecka.
The aims of this Technical Committee are
- to provide an international clearing house for computational (as well as related theoretical) aspects of optimization problems in diverse areas and to share computing experience gained on specific applications;
- to promote the development of necessary high-level theory to meet the needs of complex optimization problems and establish appropriate cooperation with the International Mathematics Union and similar organisations;
- to foster interdisciplinary activity on optimization problems spanning the various areas such as Economics (including Business Administration and Management), Biomedicine, Meteorology, etc., in cooperation with associated international bodies.
The TC7 is composed of seven Working Groups (WG)
- WG 7.1 on Modeling and Simulation. Chaired by Arunabha Bagchi
- WG 7.2 on Computational Techniques in Distributed Systems. Chaired by Jean-Paul Zolésio
- WG 7.3 on Computer System Modeling. Chaired by Don TowsleyDon TowsleyDonald F. Towsley is an American computer scientist, currentlyDistinguished University Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he co-directs the Networking Research Laboratory. He received his B.A. degree in physics and his Ph.D. degree in...
- WG 7.4 on Discrete Optimization. Chaired by Peter L. Hammer
- WG 7.5 on Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems. Chaired by Dan M. FrangopolDan M. FrangopolDan Mircea Frangopol is an American civil engineer and the first holder of the Fazlur R. Khan Endowed Chair of Structural Engineering and Architecture at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He is a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and an Honorary Member of...
- WG 7.6 on Optimization-Based Computer-Aided Modelling and Design. Chaired by Janusz Granat
- WG 7.7 on Stochastic Optimization. Chaired by Kurt Marti
IFIP TC8
The IFIP TC8 is the IFIP Technical Committee on Information SystemsInformation systems
Information Systems is an academic/professional discipline bridging the business field and the well-defined computer science field that is evolving toward a new scientific area of study...
initiated in 1976. This committee "aims to promote and encourage the advancement of research and practice of concepts, methods, techniques and issues related to information systems in organisations. It has established eight separate working groups".
TC 8 has established nine working groups, where as WG 8.7 is closed:
- WG 8.1 Design and evaluation of information systems
- WG 8.2 The interaction of information systems and the organization
- WG 8.3 Decision Support Systems
- WG 8.4 E-Business Information Systems: Multi-disciplinary research and practice
- WG 8.5 Information Systems in Public Administration
- WG 8.6 Diffusion, transfer and implementation of information technology
- WG 8.8 Smart Cards, Technology, Applications & Methods
- WG 8.9 Enterprise Information Systems
Former and current members of IFIP TC8 include:
- Sjaak BrinkkemperSjaak BrinkkemperJacobus Nicolaas Brinkkemper is a Dutch computer scientist, and Full Professor of organisation and information at the Department of Information and Computing Sciences of Utrecht University.-Biography:...
, Jan DietzJan DietzJean Leonardus Gerardus Dietz is a Dutch computer scientist, and former Professor of Information Systems Design at Delft University of Technology.- Biography :Jan Dietz was born in 1945 in Brunssum. He obtained a M.A...
, Terry HalpinTerry HalpinTerence Aidan Halpin is an Australian computer scientist who is known for his formalization of the object role modeling notation.- Biography :...
, Brian Henderson-Sellers, John KrogstieJohn KrogstieJohn Krogstie is a Norwegian computer scientist, professor in information systems at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway, and an expert in the field of enterprise modelling.- Biography :...
, Börje LangeforsBörje LangeforsBörje Langefors was a Swedish engineer and computer scientist, Emeritus Professor of Business Information Systems at the Department of Computer and Systems Science, Stockholm University and Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, and "one of those who made systems development a science."-...
, G.M. NijssenG.M. NijssenSjir Nijssen is a Dutch computer scientist, who was fulltime professor at the University of Queensland. Nijssen is considered the founder of verbalization in computer science, and one of the founders of business modeling and information analysis based on natural language.- Biography :Sjir Nijssen...
, T. William OlleT. William OlleT. William Olle is a British computer scientist and consultant, and President of T. William Olle Associates, England.- Biography :Bill Olle received a M.Sc. degree in 1954 and a Ph.D...
, Dewald RoodeDewald RoodeJohannes Dewald Roode was a South African academic and Professor at the University of Pretoria, specializing in Information Systems research.-Biography:Dewald Roode received his B.A. in theoretical physics, his M.A...
, Colette RollandColette RollandColette Rolland is a French computer scientist and Professor of Computer Science in the department of Mathematics and Informatics at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, and a leading researcher in the area of information and knowledge systems, known for her work in meta-modeling.-...
, Henk G. SolHenk G. SolHenk Gerard Sol is a Dutch organizational theorist and Professor of Business Engineering and ICT at Groningen University. His research focuses on the development of services enabled by ICT, management information systems, decision enhancement and telematics.- Biography :Henk Sol was born in 1951...
, Arne SølvbergArne SølvbergArne Sølvberg is a Norwegian computer scientist, professor in computer science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway, and an expert in the field of information modelling.- Biography :...
, and Chen YuChen Yu (Information scientist)Chen Yu is a Chinese information scientist and information economist.- Biographical Sketches :...
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