Question 1

What is ACM?

Accepted Answer

ACM or The Association for Computing Machinery is an international organisation and the world’s largest scientific and educational society in computational and information technology. It is headquartered in New York City and annually hosts the prestigious Turing award for outstanding achievements in Computer Science. A number of notable names in the field have been directly or indirectly involved with ACM such as Vint Cerf, Edsger Dijkstra, Donald Knuth, etc.

Question 2

What can BPDC ACM offer outside the university curriculum?

Accepted Answer

The club is responsible for creating an environment where members can explore a myriad of upcoming skills in both industry and research in a fun and engaging manner.

With the fast paced growth of the world around us, we see a bunch of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, ethical hacking, data science, web development, blockchain, internet-of-things (IoT), quantum computing, computational biology and more!

Our goal is to have our members primed and ready with the essentials and foundations required to be literate in these fields so that they have a competitive advantage over the average B.E student when they graduate.

We achieve this by inviting industry professionals and research scientists for talks and seminars on these technologies and also by fostering a student-to-student mentorship for sessions and workshops to induce collaborative learning.

Question 3

How do I know that ACM is right for me?

Accepted Answer

As much as we’d love to list the reasons here, we would much rather you take some time to interact with one of our council members. They can advise you on how you could fit in at the club and recommend a skill track for achieving your goals.

Question 4

I am not a Computer Science student, can I still join ACM?"

Accepted Answer

Yes! You are eligibile for both the official ACM and BPDC ACM's student membership options. We hold a number of interdisciplinary events and programs where our members pick up inisghts and skills in various fields. While the club activities are mainly tailored for improving CS skills, students from other engineering disciplines can benefit from being a part of these programs.

Question 5

How does BPDC ACM compare to other clubs?

Accepted Answer

We openly collaborate with fellow clubs at university over the academic year to deliver events that are unique to our shared goals and ideas.

Frequently asked questions

What is ACM?

What can BPDC ACM offer outside the university curriculum?

How do I know that ACM is right for me?

I am not a Computer Science student, can I still join ACM?"

How does BPDC ACM compare to other clubs?

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