Contains Special Interest Groups within the Association for Computing Machinery. These groups focus on individual topics (e.g., the Ada programming language), rather than on computing in general. 1. ACM: Special Interest Groups Guide - Lists the SIGs and their purposes, linking to each of them. 2. SIGAda: Ada Programming Language - Focuses on the scientific, technical and organizational aspects of Ada's use and standardization. 3. SIGAPL: APL Programming Language - Facilitates communication on the APL and J languages. 4. SIGAPP: Applied Computing - Furthers the interests of those creating new computing applications or applying old solutions to new situations. 5. SIGARCH: Computer Architecture - Serves those working in computer design in the academy or industry. 6. SIGCAPH: Computers and the Physically Handicapped - Promotes the interests of those, both in the academy and industry, who do research and development in the application of technology to disabilities. 7. SIGCHI: Computer-Human Interaction - Brings together people working on computers for human use, and fosters communication in the field of human-computer interaction. 8. SIGCOMM: Data Communication - Forum for the discussion of communications and networking, including their technical and social implications, with a special focus on architecture. 9. SIGCSE: Computer Science Education - Provides a forum for college educators working to develop, implement and evaluate components of Computer Science programs. 10. SIGDOC: Documentation - Provides a conference and journal for those involved in the creation of computer documentation. 11. SIGGRAPH: Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques - Dedicated to the "generation and dissemination of information on computer graphics and interactive techniques." 12. SIGGROUP: Supporting Group Work - Facilitates discussion on technology that impacts teams or groups in the workplace. 13. SIGIR: Information Retrieval - "Addresses issues ranging from theory to user demands in the application of computers to the acquisition, organization, storage, retrieval, and distribution of information." 14. SIGKDD: Knowledge Discovery in Data and Data Mining - Encourages data-mining research, market standards and education. 15. SIGMETRICS: Measurement and Evaluation - Promotes research in performance analysis and the use of known methods. 16. SIGMIS: Management Information Systems - Fosters communication on the management of information systems and computing personnel. 17. SIGMOBILE: Mobility of Systems, Users, Data and Computing - Publishes journals and supports conferences dealing with portable computers and wireless networking. 18. SIGMOD: Management of Data - Promotes research and development of solutions to large-scale data management problems. 19. SIGOPS: Operating Systems - Addresses issues dealing with operating systems research and development. 20. SIGSAC: Security, Audit and Control - Sponsors conferences and workshops on information security. 21. SIGSOFT: Software Engineering - Provides a forum for discussion of principles, practices and research of software engineering. 22. SIGSOUND: Sound and Computation - Electronic forum for the exchange of information about digitally created or manipulated audio signals. 23. SIGUCCS: University and College Computing Services - Seeks professional development of those delivering the support and management of information technology to higher education. 24. SIGACT: Algorithms and Computation Theory - Fosters research in theoretical Computer Science, often with a focus on mathematical technique. 25. SIGART: Artificial Intelligence - Provides support for AI-related conferences. 26. SIGCAS: Computers and Society - Seeks to address and raise awareness of the ethical and societal impacts of computers. 27. SIGDA: Design Automation - Society for those involved in the application of computing to electrical and electronic design. 28. SIGMICRO: Computer Microarchitecture - Promotes communication and the dissemination of information with regard to processor design. 29. SIGMM: Multimedia - Provides a forum for researchers and practitioners of multimedia computing. 30. SIGPLAN: Programming Languages - Explores the implementation and efficient use of programming languages. 31. SIGSAM: Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation - Provides a forum to exchange ideas about the theoretical and practical aspects. 32. SIGSIM: Simulation and Modeling - Promotes the advancement of simulation and modeling. 33. SIGWEB: Hypertext, Hypermedia and the Web - Provides a forum for the exchange of ideas regarding the research and application of hypermedia on the web and elsewhere.

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