The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar hosted the 3-day ACM COMPUTE Conference 2025 December 7-9, 2025. Organized by iSIGCSE (India Chapter of Special Interest Group on CS Education) in cooperation with ACM and SIGCSE, COMPUTE 2025 serves as the flagship education conference of ACM India. Over 150 delegates including educators, researchers, and industry professionals attended the discussions on advancing computing education.
The conference was inaugurated by Prof Rajeev Ahuja, director, IIT Ropar. The conference features six keynote addresses by renowned speakers including Prof. Tanmoy Chakraborty (ACM OCCE Award Winner), Prof. Maria Mercedes (Didith) T. Rodrigo, Shoaib Dar, Prof. Clif Kussmaul, Dr. Tanuja Ganu, and Dr. Radhika Trikha. Topics range from NLP education in the LLM era to AI’s impact on education. Two panel discussions address critical issues: industry-academic collaboration and the role of AI in teaching. Research paper presentations run in parallel tracks covering computing education research, curricula design, and India-specific challenges. A special Best Practices Ideas Session honors the legacy of Prof. Rajaraman, pioneer in Indian computing education, under the theme “Architecting the Future of CS Education.”
The conference features an extensive program including multiple interactive workshops on topics such as Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL), AI-assisted teaching tools, high-performance computing for education, and innovative AI/ML pedagogies.
Research paper presentations run in parallel tracks covering computing education research, curricula design, and India-specific challenges. Major sponsors include Annam.ai, Neysa, NPTEL, IIT Madras BS Degree Programme, Github, Google, Flame University. Along with ACM India institutional partners, Persistent Systems, TCS Research, Google, Ola electric, and IBM.
The conference emphasizes reaching educators from Tier 2 and Tier 3 colleges across India to expand quality computing education nationwide.
