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Drummond Ltd. systems engineer Carlos A. Brewer R.Carlos A. Brewer R. 

Systems Engineer
Drummond Ltd.
Latin America
 

Ed ChiEd H. Chi

Research Manager
Palo Alto Research Center
Social Computing
 

Georgia Tech University Associate Professor Mark GuzdialMark Guzdial

Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology
Education
 

Coudera Chief Scientist Jeff HammerbacherJeff Hammerbacher

Chief Scientist
Cloudera
Data Management
 

Carnegie Mellon University Assistant Professor Jason Hong Jason Hong

Assistant Professor
Carnegie Mellon University
Mobile Computing,
Privacy and Security
 

SPARTA Chief Scientist Jim HorningJim Horning

Consultant
Advanced Elemental Technologies
Security
 

Tessa LauTessa Lau

Research Staff Member
IBM Almaden Research Center
Intelligent Interfaces
 

Microsoft Live Labs Principal Research Software Engineer Greg LindenGreg Linden

Founder
Geeky Ventures
Personalized Information
 

ETH Zurich professor Bertrand MeyerBertrand Meyer

Professor
ETH Zurich
Software Engineering
 

Google Director of Research Peter NorvigPeter Norvig

Director of Research
Google Inc.
Search
 

Ruben OrtegaRuben Ortega

Technologist
Startup Enthusiast
Web Site and Search Innovation
 

University of California, Berkeley Assistant Professor Tapan ParikhTapan Parikh

Assistant Professor
University of California, Berkeley
Global Development
 

Koxmix cofounder Anand RajaramanAnand Rajaraman

Cofounder
Kosmix
Data Mining
 

iCurrent CEO Rao RamanaRamana Rao

Founder and CEO
iCurrent Inc.
Information Flow
 

Microsoft Research Director Dan ReedDaniel Reed

Vice President
Extreme Computing Group, Microsoft
High-Performance Computing
 

Judy RobertsonJudy Robertson

Senior Lecturer
Heriot-Watt University
Game-Based Learning
 

MIT Adjunct Professor Michael Stonebraker Michael Stonebraker

Adjunct Professor
MIT
Databases
 

Carnegie Mellon University Professor Jeannette WingJeannette M. Wing

Professor
Carnegie Mellon University
Trustworthy Computing
 

 

 

 

Blogroll

These blogs reflect the geographic and intellectual scope of the computing world. Blog entries and related discussions are off-site.

ACM U.S. Tech Policy Blog

Director Cameron Wilson of ACM's Policy Office WashingtonPolicy Analyst David Bruggeman of ACM's Policy Office WashingtonCameron Wilson and David Bruggeman of ACM's Policy Office in Washington, DC  cover a wide range of issues to inform the computing community and the public about technology policy.

ACM-W Council on Women in Computing News Blog

ACM-W logoThe ACM-W Council's blog celebrates, informs and supports women in computing in an effort to improve their working and learning environments.

Apophenia

Apophenia blogger Danah Boyd of Microsoft ResearchDanah Boyd writes about youth culture, social network sites, social media, and other matters of interest.
 

Computational Complexity

Director Cameron Wilson of ACM's Policy Office WashingtonPolicy Analyst David Bruggeman of ACM's Policy Office WashingtonLance Fortnow and Bill Gasarch write about theoretical computer science and the academic world.

The CCC Blog

Computing Community Consortium logoThe Computing Community Consortium is a leading source for provocative opinions about the future of computing research, and for news on the CCC's activities.

CERIAS Blog

CERIAS logoPostings from faculty and staff at the Purdue University Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security.

Computer Science Teacher–Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Alfred ThompsonMicrosoft Academic Relations Manager Alfred Thompson writes about teaching computer science at the K-12 level.

CSDiary

Peter Lee of CMU's Computer Science Department News and commentary from Peter Lee, the head of CMU's Computer Science Department, on the latest issues in computer science research, education, and technology.

The CSTA Advocate

Computer Science Teacher's Association logoThe Official Blog of the Computer Science Teacher's Association posts news, commentary, pointers to resources, and discussions about K – 12 computer science education.

Daniel Lemire's Blog

Universite du Quebec a Montreal professor Daniel LemireThis academic blog by Daniel Lemire, a researcher in data warehousing, features critical discussions on research in computer science.

The eLearn Blog

eLearn Magazine Editor-in-Chief Lisa Neal GualtieriLisa Neal Gualtieri's blog covers learning, the technology that supports it, and current news that impacts attitudes toward learning.

The Eponymous Pickle

Franz DillFranz Dill explores the application of new information technologies in retail, marketing, analytics, knowledge delivery, sensory delivery, systems modeling and elsewhere.

The Female Perspective of Computer Science

Gail CarmichaelGail Carmichael, a Ph.D. student at Carleton University, shares her passion for helping others enjoy computer science.

My Biased Coin

Franz DillA professor of computer science at Harvard University, Michael Mitzenmacher writes about algorithms, networking, and information theory.

The Noisy Channel

Daniel TunkelangGoogle software engineer Daniel Tunkelang covers information access and retrieval, social networks, decision theory, and more.

Putting People First

Experientia senior partner Mark VanderbeekenMark Vanderbeeken's blog posts daily news about what’s happening worldwide in the field of experience design and people-centered innovation.

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Tobias SvenssonTobias Svensson writes about programming languages, particularly C, Haskell, Objective-C, and Ruby.

Schneier on Security

Bruce SchneierBruce Schneier is the chief security technology officer for BT. His blog covers security and security technology.

SunMink

Sun Microsystems' Chief Open Source Officer Simon PhippsIndustry insider Simon Phipps is chief open source officer for Sun Microsystems Inc. He has worked as a field engineer, programmer and systems analyst.

 


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