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BLOG@CACM Oct 2 2012

Daniel Spielman Wins MacArthur ‘Genius’ Award

Daniel Spielman, Henry Ford II Professor of Computer Science, Mathematics, and Applied Science at Yale University, is the latest computer scientist to receive a fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation.

Computing Profession

Author Archives

BLOG@CACM Jul 29 2012

Should Computer Scientists Change How They Publish?

One of the most popular panels at Snowbird was "Publication Models in Computing Research: Is a Change Needed? Are We Ready for a Change?"

Computing Profession

BLOG@CACM Jul 23 2012

John L. Hennessy on ‘the Coming Tsunami in Educational Technology’

Stanford president John L. Hennessy delivered a provocative keynote speech, "The Coming Tsunami in Educational Technology," about the uncertain future of higher education at CRA's Snowbird conference.

Architecture and Hardware

News Mar 29 2012

Sanjeev Arora Wins 2011 Acm-Infosys Award

Sanjeev Arora, a computer scientist at Princeton University, is honored for breakthroughs that have advanced the power of computing.

Computing Applications

BLOG@CACM Mar 15 2012

Judea Pearl Wins 2011 ACM Turing Award

Judea Pearl, professor of computer science at the University of California, Los Angeles, is the winner of the 2011 ACM A.M. Turing Award.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

News Mar 1 2012

Computer Science Awards

Scientists worldwide are honored for their contributions to design, computing, science, and technology.

Computing Applications

Apple Senior Vice President Jonathan Paul Ive

News Oct 25 2011

AI Pioneer John Mccarthy, 1927-2011

Artificial intelligence pioneer and Lisp creator John McCarthy, who received the A.M. Turing Award in 1971, passed away on October 23. He was 84.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

News Oct 13 2011

Dennis Ritchie, C Creator and nix Developer, Has Passed Away

Dennis Ritchie, creator of the C programming language and developer of UNIX, has passed away at the age of 70.

Computing Applications

BLOG@CACM Mar 11 2011

Algorithm Visualizations and Community Building

If you’re interested in using or developing algorithm visualizations (AVs), you should visit AlgoViz.org, a portal dedicated to creating a repository of AVs and building an active online community around them.

Computing Applications

BLOG@CACM Mar 10 2011

TeachScheme! Using Mathematics to Teach Programming

Matthias Felleisen and a team of computer scientists have developed the TeachScheme! Project, which provides high school teachers with courseware and other tools to use mathematics to teach programming.

Computing Applications

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