<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Dear colleagues, <div><br></div><div>I am pleased to announce that the latest issue of <i>IEEE Annals of the History of Computing </i>is available to read online. It is a standard issue, with our usual mix of research articles and department contributions. </div><div><br></div><div>Find it on <a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocresult.jsp?isnumber=11547327&punumber=85">IEEE Xplore</a> or <a href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/02" originalsrc="https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/01">CSDL</a> as you prefer. </div><div><br></div><div>Table of Contents:</div><div></div><div><csdl-article-list-item _ngcontent-bfg-c130="" _nghost-bfg-c58=""><br></csdl-article-list-item></div><div><csdl-article-list-item _ngcontent-bfg-c130="" _nghost-bfg-c58="">Features<br></csdl-article-list-item><csdl-article-list-item _ngcontent-bfg-c130="" _nghost-bfg-c58=""><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="clearfix"><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="pull-right"><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="btn-toolbar article-button-toolbar"><csdl-article-bookmark-button _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" _nghost-bfg-c55=""></csdl-article-bookmark-button></div></div></div><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-title" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/02/11482837/2fLmNO5H7c4">Meet Some Girls: Encoding Heteronormativity Into the History of Computing</a><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-authors">by <span _ngcontent-bfg-c58=""><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" target="_self" class="dark-link" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Sheila%20C.&surname=Murphy">Sheila C. Murphy</a></span></div><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-authors"><br></div></csdl-article-list-item><csdl-article-list-item _ngcontent-bfg-c130="" _nghost-bfg-c58=""><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="clearfix"><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="pull-right"><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="btn-toolbar article-button-toolbar"><csdl-article-bookmark-button _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" _nghost-bfg-c55=""></csdl-article-bookmark-button></div></div></div><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-title" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/02/11397530/2e9QTzm7OI8">Discriminating Data: How LGBTQ+ Computer Scientists, Engineers, and High-Tech Professionals Used Data Collection and Computational Analysis to Advocate for Queer Labor Rights</a><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-authors">by <span _ngcontent-bfg-c58=""><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" target="_self" class="dark-link" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Alex%20D.&surname=Ketchum">Alex D. Ketchum</a></span></div></csdl-article-list-item></div><div><br><csdl-article-list-item _ngcontent-bfg-c130="" _nghost-bfg-c58=""><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="clearfix"><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="pull-right"><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="btn-toolbar article-button-toolbar"><csdl-article-bookmark-button _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" _nghost-bfg-c55=""></csdl-article-bookmark-button></div></div></div><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-title" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/02/11421435/2eApmboNJny">Precision Matters: AI and the Triumph of Strategic Ambiguity</a><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-authors">by <span _ngcontent-bfg-c58=""><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" target="_self" class="dark-link" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Alison&surname=Langmead">Alison Langmead</a><span _ngcontent-bfg-c58="">, </span></span><span _ngcontent-bfg-c58=""><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" target="_self" class="dark-link" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Christopher%20J.&surname=Phillips">Christopher J. Phillips</a></span></div><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-authors"><br></div></csdl-article-list-item><csdl-article-list-item _ngcontent-bfg-c130="" _nghost-bfg-c58=""><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="clearfix"><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="pull-right"><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="btn-toolbar article-button-toolbar"><csdl-article-bookmark-button _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" _nghost-bfg-c55=""></csdl-article-bookmark-button></div></div></div><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-title" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/02/11313527/2cGz8K0Qdnq">Databasing the Face: The Rise of Data-Centrism in Computerized Facial Expression Recognition</a><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-authors">by <span _ngcontent-bfg-c58=""><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" target="_self" class="dark-link" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Heewon&surname=Kim">Heewon Kim</a></span></div><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-authors"><br></div><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-authors">Department: anecdotes</div></csdl-article-list-item><csdl-article-list-item _ngcontent-bfg-c130="" _nghost-bfg-c58=""><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="clearfix"><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="pull-right"><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="btn-toolbar article-button-toolbar"><csdl-article-bookmark-button _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" _nghost-bfg-c55=""></csdl-article-bookmark-button></div></div></div><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-title" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/02/11547336/2gZIxqxjYQ0">Assembling and Training the Perceptron: A Personal Account</a><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-authors">by <span _ngcontent-bfg-c58=""><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" target="_self" class="dark-link" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=George%20Osborn&surname=Jensen">George Osborn Jensen</a><span _ngcontent-bfg-c58="">, </span></span><span _ngcontent-bfg-c58=""><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" target="_self" class="dark-link" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=David%20E.&surname=Dunning">David E. Dunning</a></span></div><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-authors"><br></div><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-authors">Department: think pieces</div></csdl-article-list-item><csdl-article-list-item _ngcontent-bfg-c130="" _nghost-bfg-c58=""><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="clearfix"><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="pull-right"><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="btn-toolbar article-button-toolbar"><csdl-article-bookmark-button _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" _nghost-bfg-c55=""></csdl-article-bookmark-button></div></div></div><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-title" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/02/11547333/2gZIwMKDMvm">Is It Too Early to Talk “Quantum Software”?</a><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-authors">by <span _ngcontent-bfg-c58=""><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" target="_self" class="dark-link" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Hassan&surname=Soubra">Hassan Soubra</a></span></div><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-authors"><br></div><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-authors">Department: people of computing</div></csdl-article-list-item><csdl-article-list-item _ngcontent-bfg-c130="" _nghost-bfg-c58=""><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="clearfix"><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="pull-right"><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="btn-toolbar article-button-toolbar"><csdl-article-bookmark-button _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" _nghost-bfg-c55=""></csdl-article-bookmark-button></div></div></div><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-title" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/02/11547343/2gZIvYG8UTK">Jean-Raymond Abrial: A Scientific Biography of a Formal Methods Pioneer</a><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-authors">by <span _ngcontent-bfg-c58=""><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" target="_self" class="dark-link" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Jonathan%20P.&surname=Bowen">Jonathan P. Bowen</a><span _ngcontent-bfg-c58="">, </span></span><span _ngcontent-bfg-c58=""><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" target="_self" class="dark-link" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Henri&surname=Habrias">Henri Habrias</a></span></div></csdl-article-list-item><div><br></div><div>Department: events and sightings</div><csdl-article-list-item _ngcontent-bfg-c130="" _nghost-bfg-c58=""><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="clearfix"><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="pull-right"><div _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="btn-toolbar article-button-toolbar"><csdl-article-bookmark-button _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" _nghost-bfg-c55=""></csdl-article-bookmark-button></div></div></div><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" class="article-title" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/02/11547340/2gZIvRD0EAo">Notes From the HaPoC 8 Conference</a></csdl-article-list-item></div><div>by <span _ngcontent-bfg-c58=""><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" target="_self" class="dark-link" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Gregor&surname=Zurowski">Gregor Zurowski</a><span _ngcontent-bfg-c58="">, </span></span><span _ngcontent-bfg-c58=""><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" target="_self" class="dark-link" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Henri&surname=St%E9phanou">Henri Stéphanou</a><span _ngcontent-bfg-c58="">, </span></span><span _ngcontent-bfg-c58=""><a _ngcontent-bfg-c58="" target="_self" class="dark-link" href="https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Alexander&surname=Gschwendtner">Alexander Gschwendtner</a></span></div><div>
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