ACM is the umbrella organization for Special Interest Groups (known as SIGs) who specialize in an area of computer science, like mobile applications, artificial intelligence, game development, high performance computing, multimedia, operating systems, security, and more.
Developing mobile apps. Creating games with stunning graphics. Working on cutting-edge robotics and artificial intelligence, or even making our own operating system. That's the work of ACM.
ACM is free to join. You may have heard about a $19 yearly fee to join, but this only applies to the national organization. You are welcome to join the national organization (there are some cool benefits that you can look up), but to be a part of Purdue's Chapter of ACM, all you need to do is show up to a SIG's meeting. As long as you show up to meetings, you're a part of the group.
You'll get real world experience and work on fun projects. ACM hosts tech talks, hackathons, and other fun events. Corporate sponsors love to interview ACM members. It's free!
SIG stands for Special Interest Group. During the year, each SIG will meet for roughly two hours per week and work on a project. These aren't your standard class projects, though. In ACM, you'll get to work on cool things like create the official Purdue app, go to the VEX Robotics World Championships, or design a system that can reconstruct shredded documents.
Hi, everyone! My name is Kathleen Lowe, and this year I’m proud to serve as ACM President. In addition to this role, I am also this year’s ACM SIGBots Event Planner. I’m a sophomore double majoring in Computer Science and Philosophy, and I’m from Nashville, Tennessee. When I’m not in class or working with ACM, I enjoy journaling, baking, and watching Disney movies. I’m so excited to work with such an awesome team of ACM officers this year!
Seb is a senior in CNIT and WGSS from South Bend, IN. This is their fourth year in both ACM and on SIGBots, where they are currently a member of the wiki development and judging subteams. In her free time, Seb can be found reading, working on projects, or hanging out with her cat.
Jacob is a senior studying Marketing and Finance at the Daniels School of Business. Jacob is the Judging Lead for the Purdue SIGBots, having competed on the team since 2021. Outside of ACM, Jacob enjoys traveling, playing board games, and creative writing.
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