BIT was started by Carl Erik Fröberg in 1961. The name is an acronym for ''Tidskrift för Informationsbehandling'' read backwards. From the outset, a wide area of computer science and technology was covered, but since 1992 the focus has been on Numerical Mathematics. Editors in chief 1961-1992 Carl Erik Fröberg 1993-2002 Åke Björck 2003 - Axel Ruhe Owner BIT foundation, Lund, Sweden Board Appointed by the Academies of (Engineering) sciences in the Nordic Countries for 3 year periods. The editor in chief is a member ex officio. The members 2007-2009 are Olavi Nevanlinna, TKK, appointed by STA, Suomalainen Tiedakatemia, Finland, chairman Jens Hugger, University of Copenhagen, appointed by ATV, Akademiet for de Tekniske Videnskaber, Denmark Anders Lindquist, KTH, Stockholm, appointed by IVA, Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien, Sweden Tom Lyche, University of Oslo, appointed by DNVA, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, Norway Axel Ruhe, KTH, Stockholm, editor-in-chief Aims and Scope BIT publishes original research papers in the rapidly developing field of numerical analysis. The essential areas covered by BIT are development and analysis of numerical methods as well as the design and use of algorithms for scientific computing. Topics emphasized by BIT include numerical methods in approximation, linear algebra, and ordinary and partial differential equations, but BIT also publishes papers in areas such as numerical functional analysis and numerical optimization. News

• The BIT Circus for young researchers took place in Oslo, 28-29 August 2008. See the report here; http://www.csc.kth.se/BIT/BITcircus2008_report.pdf
• The Carl-Erik Fröberg prize for young authors; http://www.csc.kth.se/BIT/BIT_CEF_prize.html