History of the ACM SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing Compiled and Maintained by Hisham M. Haddad and Roger L. Wainwright Updated 5/24/2025
Conference Name	Date	Location	Conference Chair(s)	Program Chair(s)	Number of Tracks	Papers Submitted	Papers Accepted	Acceptance Rate
Workshop on Applied Computing	October 10, 1986	Oklahoma State University	Dr. Donald Fisher		NA	NA	NA	NA
WAC 86		Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA	Oklahoma State University, USA
			Dr. Y. Breitbart
			Oklahoma State University, USA
Second Oklahoma Workshop on Applied Computing	March 18, 1988	University of Tulsa	Dr. Sam Uselton	Dr. Roger Wainwright	NA	NA	NA	NA
OKWAC 88		Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA	University of Tulsa, USA	University of Tulsa, USA
Workshop on Applied Computing '89	March 30-31, 1989	Oklahoma State University	Dr. Donald Fisher	Dr. K.M.. George	9	NA	33	NA
WAC 89		Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA	Oklahoma State University, USA	Oklahoma State University, USA
1990 Symposium on Applied Computing	April 5-6, 1990	University of Arkansas	Dr. Hal Berghel	Dr. John Talburt	14	NA	70	NA
SAC'90		Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA	University of Arkansas, USA	University of Arkansas, USA
1991 Symposium on Applied Computing	April 3-5, 1991	Kansas City, Missouri, USA	Dr. Robert  Hetherington	Dr. Vijay Kumar	11	NA	72	NA
SAC'91			Univ. of Missouri, Kansas City, USA	Univ. of Missouri, Kansas City, USA
				Dr. Elizabeth Unger
				Kansas State University, USA
Applied Computing: Technological Challenges of th	March 1-3, 1992	Kansas City, Missouri, USA	Dr. Hal Berghel	Dr. George Hedrick	13	NA	169	NA
SAC'92			University of Arkansas, USA	Oklahoma State University, USA
Applied Computing: States of the Art and Practice -	February 14-16, 1993	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Dr. Hal Berghel	Dr. George Hedrick	12	NA	111	NA
SAC'93			University of Arkansas, USA	Oklahoma State University, USA
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 1994	March 6-8, 1994	Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Dr. Hal Berghel	Dr. Terry Hengl	15	NA	118	NA
SAC'94			University of Arkansas, USA	Knowledge Technology, Inc. USA
				Dr. Joseph Urban
				Arizona State University, USA
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 1995	February 26-28, 1995	Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Dr. Jim Hightower	Dr. Ed Deaton	10	NA	113	NA
SAC'95			California State University, USA	Hope College, USA
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 1996	February 18-20,1996	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Dr. Jim Hightower	Dr. K.M.. George	15	NA	101	NA
SAC'96			California State University, USA	Oklahoma State University, USA
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 1997	February 28 -	San Jose, California, USA	Dr. Jim Hightower	Dr. Barrett Bryant	13	144	78	54%
SAC'97	March 2, 1997		California State University, USA	Univ. of Alabama - Birmingham, USA
			Dr. K.M.. George
			Oklahoma State University, USA
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 1998	February 27 -	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Dr. K.M.. George	Dr. Gary Lamont	16	179	113	63%
SAC'98	March 1, 1998		Oklahoma State University, USA	Air Force Institute of Technology, USA
			Dr. Barrett Bryant
			Univ. of Alabama - Birmingham, USA
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 1999	February 28 -	San Antonio, Texas, USA	Dr. Barrett Bryant	Dr. Hisham Haddad	18	157	93	59%
SAC'99	March 2, 1999		Univ. of Alabama - Birmingham, USA	Marshall University, USA
			Dr. Gary Lamont
			Air Force Institute of Technology, USA
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2000	March 19-21, 2000	Como, Italy	Dr. Barrett Bryant	Dr. Hisham Haddad	15	235	156	66%
SAC2000			Univ. of Alabama - Birmingham, USA	Marshall University, USA
			Dr. Gary Lamont
			Air Force Institute of Technology, USA
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2001	March 11-14, 2001	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Dr. Gary Lamont	Dr. Hisham Haddad	14	224	129	57%
SAC2001			Air Force Institute of Technology, USA	NetReach, Inc. USA
			Dr. Evangelos Yfantis	Dr. George Papadopoulos
			University of Nevada - Las Vegas, USA	University of Cyprus, Cyprus
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2002	March 11-14, 2002	Madrid, Spain	Dr. Gary Lamont	Dr. Hisham Haddad	21	527	195	37%
SAC2002			Air Force Institute of Technology, USA	Kennesaw State University, USA
			Dr. Juan Llorens	Dr. George Papadopoulos
			Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain	University of Cyprus, Cyprus
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2003	March 9-12, 2003	Melbourne, Florida, USA	Dr. Gary Lamont	Dr. Hisham Haddad	21	526	200	40%
SAC2003			Air Force Institute of Technology, USA	Kennesaw State University, USA
			Dr. Ronaldo Menezes	Dr. George Papadopoulos
			Florida Institute of Technology, USA	University of Cyprus, Cyprus
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2004	March 14-17, 2004	Nicosia, Cyprus	Dr. Hisham Haddad	Dr. Andrea Omicini	26	787	280	36%
SAC2004			Kennesaw State University, USA	Universita degli Studi di Bologna, Italy
			Dr. George Papadopoulos	Dr. Roger L. Wainwright
			University of Cyprus, Cyprus	University of Tulsa, USA
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2005	March 13-17, 2005	Sante Fe, New Mexico, USA	Dr. Hisham Haddad	Dr. Andrea Omicini	30	764	278	36%
SAC2005			Kennesaw State University, USA	Universita degli Studi di Bologna, Italy
			Dr. Lorie Liebrock	Dr. Roger L. Wainwright
			New Mexico Inst Mining and Tech, USA	University of Tulsa, USA
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2006	April 23-27, 2006	Dijon, France	Dr. Hisham Haddad	Dr. Roger L. Wainwright	38	927	300	32%
SAC2006			Kennesaw State University, USA	University of Tulsa, USA
			Dr. Richard Chbeir	Dr. Sascha Ossowski
			University of Bourgogne, France	University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2007	March 11-15, 2007	Seoul, Korea	Dr. Hisham Haddad	Dr. Sascha Ossowski	40	786	252	32%
SAC2007			Kennesaw State University, USA	University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
			Dr. Roger L. Wainwright	Dr. Ronaldo Menezes
			University of Tulsa, USA	Florida Institute of Technology, USA
			Dr. Sung Y. Shin
			South Dakota State University, USA
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2008	March 16-20, 2008	Fortaleza Ceará, Brazil	Dr. Hisham Haddad	Dr. Ronaldo Menezes	45	1306	388	30%
SAC2008			Kennesaw State University, USA	Florida Institute of Technology, USA
			Dr. Roger L. Wainwright	Dr. Mirko Viroli
			University of Tulsa, USA	Università di Bologna, Italy
			Dr. Angelo Brayner
			University of Fortaleza, Brazil
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2009	March 9-12, 2009	Hawaii, USA	Dr. Sung Y. Shin	Dr. Ronaldo Menezes	41	1048	305	29%
SAC2009			South Dakota State University, USA	Florida Institute of Technology, USA
			Dr. Sascha Ossowski	Dr. Mirko Viroli
			University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain	Università di Bologna, Italy
			Dr. Paulo Martins
			Chaminade University, USA
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2010	March 22-26, 2010	Sierre, Switzerland	Dr. Sung Y. Shin	Dr. Mathew J. Palakal	44	1353	364	27%
SAC2010			South Dakota State University, USA	Indiana University Purdue University, USA
			Dr. Sascha Ossowski	Dr. Chih-Cheng Hung
			University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain	Southern Polytechnic State University, USA
			Dr. Michael Schumacher
			University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, Switzerland
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2011	March 21-24, 2011	Taichung, Taiwan	Dr. William Chu	Dr. Mathew J. Palakal	40	798	237	30%
SAC2011			Tunghai University, Taiwan	Indiana University Purdue University, USA
			Dr. W. Eric Wong	Dr. Chih-Cheng Hung
			University of Texas at Dallas, USA	Southern Polytechnic State University, USA
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2012	March 26-30, 2012	Riva del Garda, Italy	Dr. Sascha Ossowski	Dr. Chih-Cheng Hung	34	1056	270	26%
SAC2012			University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain	Southern Polytechnic State University, USA
			Dr. Paola Lecca	Dr. Jiman Hong
			COSBY, Italy	Soongsil University, Korea
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2013	March 18-22, 2013	Coimbra, Portugal	Dr. Sung Y. Shin	Dr. Chih-Cheng Hung	36	1063	255	24%
SAC2013			South Dakota State University, USA	Southern Polytechnic State University, USA
			Dr. José Carlos Maldonado	Dr. Jiman Hong
			ICMC - University of São Paulo, Brazil	Soongsil University, Korea
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2014	March 24-28, 2014	Gyeongju, Korea	Dr. Yookun Cho	Dr. Sangwook Kim	42	932	218	23%
SAC2014			Seoul National University, Korea	Kyungpook National University, Korea
			Dr. Sung Y. Shin	Dr. Chih-Cheng Hung
			South Dakota State University, USA	Southern Polytechnic State University, USA
				Dr. Jiman Hong
				Soongsil University, Korea
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2015	April 13-17, 2015	Salamanca, Spain	Dr. Roger L. Wainwright	Dr. Jiman Hong	37	1211	291	24%
SAC2015			University of Tulsa, USA	Soongsil University, Korea
			Dr. Juan Manuel Corchado	Dr. Alessio Bechini
			University of Salamanca, Spain	University of Pisa, Italy
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2016	April 4-8, 2016	Pisa, Italy	Dr. Sascha Ossowski	Dr. Jiman Hong	37	1047	252	24%
SAC2016			University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain	Soongsil University, Korea
			Dr. Giorgio Buttazzo	Dr. Maria Lencastre
			Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy	University of Pernambuco, Brazil
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2017	April 4-6, 2017	Marrakech, Morocco	Dr. Sung Y. Shin	Dr. Dongwan Shin	38	990	232	23%
SAC2017			South Dakota State University, USA	New Mexico Tech, USA
				Dr. Maria Lencastre
				University of Pernambuco, Brazil
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2018	April 9-13, 2018	Pau, France	Dr. Hisham Haddad	Dr. Dongwan Shin	40	931	235	25%
SAC2018			Kennesaw State University, USA	New Mexico Tech, USA
			Dr. Roger Wainwright	Dr. Maria Lencastre
			University of Tulsa, USA	University of Pernambuco, Brazil
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2019	April 8-12, 2019	Limassol, Cyprus	Dr. Chih-Cheng Hung	Dr. Dongwan Shin	47	1067	258	24%
SAC2019			Kennesaw State University, USA	New Mexico Tech, USA
			Dr. George A. Papadopoulos	Dr. Seiji Isotani
			University of Cyprus	University of São Paulo, Brazil
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2020	March 30 - April 3, 2020	Virtual Conference	Dr. Chih-Cheng Hung	Dr. Dongwan Shin	42	915	224	24%
SAC2020		Brno, Czech Republic	Kennesaw State University, USA	New Mexico Tech, USA
			Dr. Tomas Cerny	Dr. Alessio Bechini
			Baylor University, USA	University of Pisa, Italy
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2021	March 22-26, 2021	Virtual Conference	Dr. Chih-Cheng Hung	Dr. Alessio Bechini	37	764	190	25%
SAC2021		Gwangju, Korea	Kennesaw State University, USA	University of Pisa, Italy
			Dr. Jiman Hong	Dr. Eunjee Song
			Soongsil University, Korea	Baylor University, USA
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2022	April 25-29, 2022	Virtual Conference	Dr. Jiman Hong	Dr. Juw Won Park	32	821	183	22%
SAC2022		Prague, Czechia	Soongsil University, Korea	University of Louisville, USA
			Dr. Miroslav Bures	Dr. Tomas Cerny
			Czech Technical University, Czechia	Baylor University, USA
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2023	March 27 - April 2, 2023	Tallinn, Estonia	Dr. Jiman Hong	Dr. Juw Won Park	35	735	175	24%
SAC2023			Soongsil University, Korea	University of Louisville, USA
			Dr. Maart Lanperne	Dr. Tomas Cerny
			Tallinn University, Estonia	Baylor University, USA
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2024	April 8 - 12, 2024	Ávila, Spain	Dr. Jiman Hong	Dr. Juw Won Park	34	773	180	23%
SAC2024			Soongsil University, Korea	University of Louisville, USA
			Dr. Fernando de la Prieta Pintado	Dr. Adam Przybyłek
			University of Salamanca, Spain	Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2025	March 31 - April 4, 2025	Catania, Sicily, Italy	Dr. Jiman Hong	Dr. Juw Won Park	37	939	216	23%
SAC2025			Soongsil University, Korea	University of Louisville, USA
			Dr. Sebastiano Battiato	Dr. Adam Przybyłek
			University of Catania, Italy	Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2026	March 23 - 27, 2026	Thessaloniki, Greece	Dr. Juw Won Park	Dr. Junyoung Heo	38	961	225	23%
SAC2026			University of Louisville, USA	Hansung University, Korea
				Dr. Christian Esposito
				University of Salerno, Italy