ACM Learning Center

ACM Skills Bundle Add-On

ACM has created a new Skills Bundle add-on providing unlimited access to ACM's collection of thousands of online books, courses, and training videos from O'Reilly, Skillsoft Percipio, and Pluralsight. ACM’s collection includes more than 60,000 online books and video courses from O’Reilly, 9,700 online courses and 11,000 eBooks and audiobooks from Skillsoft, and 2,000 courses from Pluralsight.

The new Skills Bundle add-on is available to paid Professional Members only. Visit the ACM subscription page or contact Member Services to add the Skills Bundle to your membership.

ACM ByteCast

Listen to ACM ByteCast!

In this episode of ACM ByteCast, Harald Störrle hosts Darja Smite, Professor of Software Engineering at Blekinge Institute of Technology and a part-time research scientist at SINTEF ICT. Darja is an expert on the future of work and the impact of globalization and offshoring in software companies. She has conducted research with and international companies such as ABB, Boss Media, CALVI, DXC, Emerson Process Management, Ericsson, SONY, Spotify, and, Telenor and has insights from cooperating with offshore vendors in India, China, Poland, Latvia, Ukraine and Russia.

ACM TechTalks

Sarah Drasner TechTalk

Register now for the next free ACM TechTalk, "The Death of Work: Leading Effective Engineering Teams," presented on Thursday, March 6 at 2:00 PM ET/19:00 UTC by Sarah Drasner, Senior Director of Engineering at Google. Eve Andersson, Senior Director at Google and member of the ACM Professional Development Committee, will moderate the questions and answers session following the talk. Continue the discussion on ACM's Discourse Page.

Learning Resource

New Pluralsight Courses and Learning Paths

We have added dozens of new and updated Pluralsight learning paths, with hundreds of new courses added. These significant new additions to the custom ACM Pluralsight course library extend coverage of today’s most in-demand skills, technologies, and vendor certifications, including coverage of .NET and Blazor, Angular, AWS and Azure cloud, C#, Data Engineering, DevOps and ITOps, Generative AI and Machine Learning, Java and the Spring Framework, Kubernetes, Linux, Python, React, and Rust.

Learning Resource

Data Science for Decision Makers: Using Analytics and Case Studies

This book is an essential guide for executives, managers, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking to harness the power of data to drive business success. With a clear focus on practical application, this book demystifies key concepts in data science, from data collection and analysis to predictive modeling and visualization. Via real-world examples, case studies, and actionable insights, readers will learn how to extract insights from data and translate them into strategies that drive organizational growth. Whether you're a seasoned executive looking to sharpen your strategic acumen or a manager seeking to enhance your team's data literacy, this essential reference provides the foundation to navigate the complex landscape of data science.

Learning Resource

Federated Learning and Privacy-Preserving RAGs

In this course, you’ll learn to design and implement advanced AI systems that prioritize data privacy without sacrificing performance. First, you’ll explore the fundamentals of federated learning, including its principles and how it enables decentralized data processing. Next, you’ll discover how to integrate privacy-preserving techniques into RAG models, such as homomorphic encryption and differential privacy, to safeguard sensitive information. Finally, you’ll learn to implement these concepts practically, developing and deploying RAG systems that adhere to privacy regulations and protect user data.

Learning Resource

Configure a Web Application Firewall (WAF) to Manage and Secure Web Traffic

In this Challenge Lab, you will configure a Web Application Firewall (WAF). First, you will deploy an Azure Application Gateway. Next, you will configure a routing rule. Finally, you will configure a WAF policy.

Learning Resource

Machine Learning Engineer Learning

This path teaches course participants how to write distributed machine learning models that scale in TensorFlow, scale out the training of those models, and offer high-performance predictions. You will learn to convert raw data to features in a way that allows ML to learn important characteristics from the data and bring human insight to bear on the problem. You will also learn how to incorporate the right mix of parameters that yields accurate, generalized models and knowledge of the theory to solve specific types of ML problems. You will experiment with end-to-end ML, starting from building an ML-focused strategy and progressing into model training, optimization, and productionalization with hands-on labs using Google Cloud Platform.

ACM TechTalks

Wei-Meng Lee TechTalk

View the recent ACM TechTalk, "Unlock Hugging Face: Simplify AI with Transformers, LLMs, RAG, Fine-Tuning," presented by Wei-Meng Lee, Founder of Developer Learning Solutions. Marlene Mhangami, Senior Developer Advocate at Microsoft, moderated the questions and answers session following the talk. Continue the discussion on ACM's Discourse Page.

ACM TechTalks

Scott Tilley TechTalk

View the recent ACM TechTalk, "Testing the System: A Holistic Approach to Security in Systems Development," presented by Scott Tilley, an Emeritus Professor at the Florida Institute of Technology. Will Tracz, former Chair of ACM SIGSOFT and member of the ACM Professional Development Committee, moderated the questions and answers session following the talk. Continue the discussion on ACM's Discourse Page.

Discover ACM Selects - Shortlists of Learning Resources Curated by Experts

ACM Selects are themed shortlists curated by subject matter experts for both serious and emerging computing professionals, with the goal of providing new ways to discover relevant resources. Please visit our archive of Selects on a variety of subjects which is available here.

ACM Case Studies

Written by leading domain experts for software engineers, ACM Case Studies provide an in-depth look at how software teams overcome specific challenges by implementing new technologies, adopting new practices, or a combination of both. Often through first-hand accounts, these pieces explore what the challenges were, the tools and techniques that were used to combat them, and the solution that was achieved.

ACM Distinguished Speakers Program

The Distinguished Speakers Program (DSP) is one of ACM's most valued outreach programs, providing universities, corporations, event and conference planners, and local ACM chapters with direct access to top technology leaders and innovators from nearly every sector of the computing industry. ACM will cover the cost of transportation for the speaker to travel to your event.