Germany has been a major contributor to research in computer science, especially in the field of interaction between humans and computers. At present, the leading conference is, according to Google Scholar, the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), which is organised by the Association for Computing Machinery and has a very low acceptance rate for conference papers. More...
Exploring the ‘unexpected’ in internationalisation
For many of us in Europe and elsewhere, the end of the calendar year is marked by much-anticipated holiday festivities. These celebrations are replete with tradition – familiar foods, age-old music, annual gatherings in well-known settings. We’ve seen it all before and we’ll see it all again, which is often extremely comforting and reassuring. More...
