Transparency

By the numbers

Recognition is selective by design. The figures that matter are the ones that bound it: a fixed annual quota, a field organized into ten disciplines, and a single standard applied by senior members of the field.

Fellows per year

global hard cap

Selectivity

Fellowship is capped at 25 elections per year worldwide, across all ten technical sections. Election requires outstanding achievement judged by senior members of the field and a two-thirds vote of the Selection Committee. The cap is fixed in the Regulations; it does not expand to meet demand. Awarded by peers, not on seniority, education, or fees alone.

Technical sections

the whole field, organized

2017

Established

governed independently

Review stages

nomination to ratification

2/3

Vote to confer

of the Selection Committee

The field we recognize

Ten disciplines, one standard

Fellows are recognized across the full breadth of trusted digital systems. Every section is judged on the same evidentiary standard.

§01Software Engineering§02Cloud, Platform, and Site Reliability Engineering§03Cybersecurity and Privacy Engineering§04Data and AI/ML Systems§05Interoperability, Observability, and Data Integrity§06Quality Assurance, Verification, and Validation§07Embedded, IoT, and Networked Systems§08Critical Infrastructure and Safety-Critical Systems§09Digital Health, FinTech, EdTech, and GovTech Systems§10Computational, Simulation, and Emerging Systems

The recognition standard Verify a credential

The Association recognizes Fellows across multiple disciplines and countries. Individual credentials are confirmed on the Verify page; election cycles are recorded on the Elections page.