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IEEE Computer Society

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Professional society of the IEEE

IEEE Computer Society (commonly known as the Computer Society or CS) is a technical society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) dedicated to computing, namely the major areas of hardware, software, standards and people, "advancing the theory, practice, and application of computer and information processing science and technology.2 It is headquartered in Washington, D.C.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1963Founded1

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IEEE Computer Society headquarters DC
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IEEE Computer Society (commonly known as the Computer Society or CS) is a technical society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) dedicated to computing, namely the major areas of hardware, software, standards and people, "advancing the theory, practice, and application of computer and information processing science and technology." It was founded in 1946 and is the largest of 39 technical societies organized under the IEEE Technical Activities Board with over 375,000 members in 150 countries, more than 100,000 being based in the United States alone.2

Corporate structure

IEEE Computer Society is part of a group headed by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 45 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Manhattan
    • IEEE Computer Society Washington, D.C.
    • IEEE Communications Society Subsidiary
    • IEEE Electron Devices Society Subsidiary
    • IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Subsidiary
    • IEEE Photonics Society Subsidiary
    • IEEE Power & Energy Society Subsidiary · Piscataway
    • IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society Subsidiary
    • IEEE Antennas & Propagation Society Subsidiary
    • IEEE Biometrics Council Subsidiary
    • IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Subsidiary
    • IEEE Committee on Earth Observation Subsidiary
    • IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Subsidiary
    • IEEE Consumer Electronics Society Subsidiary
    • IEEE Control Systems Society Subsidiary
    • IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation Subsidiary
    • IEEE Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation Society Subsidiary
    • IEEE Education Society Subsidiary
    • IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society Subsidiary
    • IEEE Electronics Packaging Society Subsidiary
    • IEEE Estonia Subsidiary · Estonia
    • IEEE France Subsidiary · France
    • IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Subsidiary
    • IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Subsidiary · United States
    • IEEE Industry Applications Society Subsidiary · Piscataway, United States
    • IEEE Information Theory Society Subsidiary · New York City, United States
    • and 19 more

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The IEEE Computer Society traces its origins to the Subcommittee on Large-Scale Computing, established in 1946 by the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE), and to the Professional Group on Electronic Computers (PGEC), established in 1951 by the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE). When the AIEE merged with the IRE in 1963 to form the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), these two committees became the IEEE Computer Group. The group established its own constitution and bylaws in 1971 to become the IEEE Computer Society.

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Timeline

  1. 1963Founded Founded1

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