IEEE Computer Society
IEEE Computer Society (commonly known as the Computer Society or CS) is a technical society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) dedicated to computing, namely the major areas of hardware, software, standards and people, "advancing the theory, practice, and application of computer and information processing science and technology." It was founded in 1946 and is the largest of 39 technical societies organized under the IEEE Technical Activities Board with over 375,000 members in 150 countries, more that 100,000 being based in the United States alone.
| Founded | 1946 |
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| Type | Professional organization |
| Focus | Computer and information processing science and technology |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC, United States |
| Origins | Formation of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) Subcommittee on Large-Scale Computing |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Method | Publications, conferences, technical councils, industry standards, certification, and training |
Membership | > 373,100 |
Key people | William D. Gropp (2022 President). Melissa Russell (Executive Director). |
| Website | www |
It operates as a "global, non-governmental, not-for-profit professional society" publishing 23 peer-reviewed journals, facilitating numerous technical committees, and developing IEEE computing standards, It maintains its headquarters in Washington, DC and additional offices in California, China, and Japan.