About Maribor ACM Student Chapter

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

• Fundamentals of computing and informatics (2. part)September 1, 2022
  On Tuesday, August 30, the follow-up workshop "Fundamentals of computing and informatics", where held at UM FERI, which were intended for seniors and other interested parties who are involved in the Association of Maribor Engineering Societies. Participants got to know the applications of Google company. For using Google's applications, participants had […]
• Programing for GirlsAugust 29, 2022
  From 24th to 26th of August 2022, a workshop "Programming for girls", were held at UM FERI, which were intended for high school girls which want to get to know how to write a program that will work on may devices of our network called Internet. The content of the workshop […]
• Fundamentals of computing and informatics (1. part)June 29, 2022
  On Tuesday, June 28, the workshops "Fundamentals of computing and informatics", parts 1 was held at UM FERI, which were intended for seniors and other interested parties who are involved in the Association of Maribor Engineering Societies. In the 1st workshop, the participants first learned about the basic components of a […]
• Delavnica NVIDIA: Osnove pospešenega računalništva s CUDA C/C++February 22, 2022
  KDAJ: 16. 2. 2022, 10.00-18.00 KJE: MS Teams (povezavo dobite na dan dogodka) Število mest: 30 Rok prijave: 15. 2. 2022, do 23.55 oziroma do zapolnitve mest! Cena: 0€ Delavnica je namenjena študentskim članom IEEE Slovenija ter študentom UM, UL, UPR in IJS, so pa dobrodošli tudi zaposleni na univerzah in […]
• Pizza party 2022February 9, 2022
  Dear Students and Colleagues, we are thrilled to announce our annual Pizza Party social event. It will be held on 28th of February at 16:00. The event will take place in the G3 basement (Amfiteater Gauss) of Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor (UM FEECS). Pizza Party […]

Communications of the ACM: News

• House Democrat's Bill Would Mandate AI Disclosure
  June 5, 2023
  The bill would require output created by generative AI, such as ChatGPT, to include: "Disclaimer: this output has been generated by artificial intelligence."
• AI Chatbots Lose Money Every Time You Use Them. That's a Problem
  June 5, 2023
  The cost of operating the systems is so high that companies aren't deploying their best versions to the public.
• Who Is Liable for A.I. Creations?
  June 5, 2023
  Tools like ChatGPT could open a new line of questions around tech products and harmful content.
• How AI Protects (and Attacks) Your Inbox
  June 5, 2023
  Companies, like Google, are looking for ways artificial intelligence and machine learning can help prevent phishing.
• Artificial Synapses for Neuromorphic Computing
  June 5, 2023
  Researchers have developed an interface-type memristive device that could be used to create artificial synapses for next-generation neuromorphic computing.
• Black Men Were Likely Underdiagnosed with Lung Problems Due to Bias in Software
  June 5, 2023
  A study published last week suggests built-in software bias may be responsible for the underdiagnosis of lung problems among Black men.
• Pneumatic Computer Uses Pressure Instead of Electricity
  June 5, 2023
  Elliot Hui and colleagues at the University of California, Irvine, built a computer from glass and silicone that encodes data using pneumatic pressure instead of electricity.
• The Race to Make AI Smaller, Smarter
  June 2, 2023
  The BabyLM Challenge is aimed at creating more accessible, intuitive language models.