About ACM Student Chapter Maribor

Welcome to ACM Maribor student chapter. The chapter was established in 2015 by the PhD students from Computer Science Institute at Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor. Our main goal is to share computer science knowledge between different generations of students, while also connecting internationally with other students and ACM chapters across the world.

Recent Posts

• Pizza PartyJanuary 6, 2020
  In order to popularise the ACM Maribor Student Branch among students, the Student Chapter members invite you to the "Pizza Party", which will take place on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at 4 pm in G2-P04. We will begin with the presentation of the ACM University Programming Marathon (UPM) competition and the … Read more
• Hour of Code 2019December 23, 2019
  ACM Student Chapter Maribor participated in this year’s Hour of Code event. Several members of our chapter volunteered to perform workshops in several local schools in and around the City Municipality of Maribor. We made a total of 6 workshops aimed towards the primary school students aged 11-13 years. A brief … Read more
• Hour of Code 2018October 16, 2019
  ACM Student Chapter Maribor participated in this year’s Hour of Code event. Several members of our chapter volunteered to perform workshops in several local schools in and around the City Municipality of Maribor. We made a total of 6 workshops aimed towards the primary school students aged 11-13 years. A brief … Read more
• Second ACM Maribor Workshop – September 2016October 16, 2019
  The goal of the second workshop by ACM Maribor was to introduce new members and to encourage the cooperation among members and students. Proceedings
• First ACM Maribor Workshop – May 2015October 16, 2019
  The goal of the first workshop by ACM Maribor was to share research ideas by the founding members of the chapter. Proceedings

Communications of the ACM: News

• Powerful antibiotic discovered using machine learning for first time
  February 21, 2020
  Team says halicin kills some of the world's most dangerous strains.
• EU’s Agenda to Regulate AI Does Little to Rein in Facial Recognition
  February 21, 2020
  Europe is backpedaling on facial recognition.
• Tyson Takes Computer Vision to the Chicken Plant
  February 21, 2020
  Tyson Foods will use computer vision to track chicken moving through its plants as part of a plan to invest more in automation and artificial intelligence in order to cut costs and reduce waste.
• Activate 'Bracelet of Silence' and Alexa Can't Eavesdrop
  February 21, 2020
  A prototype wearable device blocks microphones in the vicinity from eavesdropping on conversations.
• Cryptographic 'Tag of Everything' Could Protect Supply Chain
  February 21, 2020
  A new cryptographic identity tag can be attached to virtually any product in order to verify its authenticity.
• Cyborg Grasshoppers Engineered to Sniff Out Explosives
  February 21, 2020
  Washington University researchers converted grasshoppers into bomb-sniffing tools by implanting electrodes in the insects' antenna lobes to tap into the capabilities of their olfactory receptor neurons.
• In Nevada, Last-Minute Scramble to Make Voting Tech Work
  February 21, 2020
  Nevada's Democratic Party hopes to avoid the fiasco seen in Iowa when it holds its caucuses Saturday with an in-house electronic voting system that it had to assemble quickly.
• New Mexico Sues Google Over Children’s Privacy Violations
  February 21, 2020
  The lawsuit says that Google, the top tech brand in public schools, used its educational products to spy on students.