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| China Computer Federation | |
|---|---|
| Name | China Computer Federation |
| Native name | 中国计算机学会 |
| Formation | 1962 |
| Type | Professional association |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
| Region served | China |
| Membership | Academic, industry, student |
| Leader title | President |
China Computer Federation
The China Computer Federation is a major professional association for computer science and information technology professionals based in Beijing. It promotes research, education, and industry collaboration across Tsinghua University, Peking University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and other institutions, linking practitioners in Microsoft, Huawei, Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent. The federation organizes forums that bring together participants from IEEE, ACM, UNESCO, CERN, and national research bodies such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Established in 1962 amid developments at Peking University and Tsinghua University, the federation grew through eras marked by events like the Cultural Revolution and reforms under leaders affiliated with Zhou Enlai and policies associated with Deng Xiaoping. During the 1980s it expanded connections with organizations such as ACM, IEEE, National Science Foundation (United States), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, and institutions including Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University. In the 1990s its activities intersected with projects at Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Nanjing University, Chinese Academy of Engineering, and technology firms like Lenovo and Huawei. In the 2000s and 2010s it coordinated programs related to initiatives from the Ministry of Education (PRC), collaborations with European Commission projects, and partnerships with bodies such as China Electronics Standardization Institute and China Mobile.
The federation's governance structure features elected officers, a council and specialized committees modeled after bodies in IEEE Computer Society, ACM SIGGRAPH, Royal Society, and National Academy of Engineering. Leadership roles have been held by academics from Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University, Harbin Institute of Technology, and Xi'an Jiaotong University and liaise with organizations such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Committees address topics aligned with standards from ISO, ITU, IEEE Standards Association, and regional groups like Asia-Pacific Telecommunity.
Membership spans researchers, engineers, and students from institutions including Tsinghua University, Peking University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Science and Technology of China, and companies such as Huawei, Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent, and Lenovo. The federation maintains local chapters in provinces like Guangdong, Sichuan, Shandong, and municipalities such as Shanghai and Beijing, coordinating with university chapters at Nanjing University, Wuhan University, Xian Jiaotong University, and technical institutes like Beihang University. Chapters collaborate with professional societies including IEEE, ACM, China Association for Science and Technology, and international partners like World Wide Web Consortium.
The federation organizes national conferences and symposia analogous to ICML, NeurIPS, SIGMOD, CVPR, and ACL and hosts forums drawing participants from Microsoft Research, Google Research, Facebook AI Research, Alibaba DAMO Academy, and Baidu Research. Its publications include journals and proceedings comparable to titles from IEEE Transactions on Computers, ACM Transactions on Computer Systems, and collaborations with publishers such as Springer, Elsevier, and IEEE Press. Awards recognize achievements similar to Turing Award, Fields Medal analogues, and national science prizes administered in coordination with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Education (PRC).
The federation contributes to curriculum development at Tsinghua University, Peking University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and technical training programs with industry partners like Huawei, Alibaba, Intel, and NVIDIA. It participates in standards discussions with ISO, IEEE Standards Association, ITU, and national bodies such as the China Electronics Standardization Institute. Outreach initiatives engage student competitions modeled on International Olympiad in Informatics, collaborations with UNESCO, and joint programs with regional consortia like the Asia-Pacific Computer Confederation.
Internationally, the federation maintains ties with ACM, IEEE, European Association for Theoretical Computer Science, Japan Society for Software Science and Technology, Korea Computer Society, and multilateral bodies including the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the World Bank on capacity building. Cooperative projects involve universities such as MIT, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, ETH Zurich, and research centers like CERN and Max Planck Institute for Informatics.
Category:Professional associations based in China Category:Computer science organizations