ACM-W North America sponsored activities in Mexico
The 12th International Conference on Software Engineering (CIMPS)
The 12th International Conference on Software Engineering (CIMPS) was held at CENIDET, Cuernavaca, Mexico, from October 18th to 20th. This international conference has been held since 2012, and this year, ACM-W NA sponsored the participation of two speakers who promoted ACM-W.
CIMPS welcomed 40 women from different international universities studying computing-related fields such as software engineering and computer science for undergraduates and Masters or PhD programs. The event was made possible due to the support of academic and industry sponsors.
The first ACM-W sponsored speaker was Dr. Rocio Aldeco, a research associate professor of Computer Engineering at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (Mexico). She participated in the conference as Vice Chair and chair of nominations at ACM-W NA. She actively promotes the participation of women in ACM. She talked about the challenges of software engineering in developing distributed applications, highlighting the need to improve and develop new protocols that support trust through cryptographic evidence and provenance (i.e., blockchain and digital audits).
The second speaker, sponsored by ACM-W NA Dr. Mirna Muñoz, communications co-chair, talked about Standardization and Quality: A bridge between Industry and Academia., and presented the experience of boosting the competitiveness of Very Small Entities. Software development microenterprises and software development centers established within Higher Education Institutions participated in the project, highlighting the benefits of using Software Engineering standards.
11th International Conference in Software Engineering Research and Innovation (CONISOFT 2023)
The 11th International Conference in Software Engineering Research and Innovation (CONISOFT 2023) was held at Universidad de Guanajuato, León, Mexico. ACM-W NA sponsored a speaker and coffee breaks.
CONISOFT welcomed 175 women from different international universities studying computing-related fields such as software engineering and computer science for undergraduates and Masters or PhD programs.
At the conference, Dr. Mirna Muñoz talked about Raising Efficiency in Agile Development: ISO/IEC 29110 Standard, which addresses a proposal to reinforce agile development approaches, especially SCRUM and XP, with the implementation of proven practices that provide an international standard for EMPs, allowing for a more robust development environment, without ceasing to use its agile approach for the development of its non-critical software products.