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We Should Stop Saying 'Language Independent.' We Don't Know How To Do That
We know how to make multi-lingual pseudocode-based assessments, not language-independent assessments.
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Intermittent Net and Mobile/cloud Development
Intermittent Net: The Importance of Distributed Thinking in Mobile/Cloud Application Development (and Usage)
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Research {preposition} Infrastructure
Computing research and advanced computing infrastructure–each is dependent on the other in a myriad of subtle and complex ways, yet each is profoundly different...
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Nitrd 20: A Day in Your Life
Progress in information technology over the past 20 years has dramatically changed our lives — in our daily routine, at play, and at work.
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Happy 20th Birthday to Nitrd!
The theme of NITRD's 20th birthday symposium was to recognize that in just 20 years, computing research has made astounding progress and has had an astounding impact...
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Sc11: The Cray, Fernbach and Kennedy Awards
The Cray, Fernbach, and Kennedy awards and the work of the recipients reflect the evolving interplay of technology, software, applications and algorithms in advancing...
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Exciting New Research Presented at Grace Hopper
The Grace Hopper Conference includes a Ph.D. Forum that showcases the research of current Ph.D. students, with the additional goal of providing support and mentoring...
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A Futuristic Health It Scenario
Our technology is the change agent for healthcare in the future.
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John Mccarthy
The contributions and personality of John McCarthy, one of the pioneers of computer science.
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Analog Computing: Time For a Comeback?
Use of the word "computer" conjures certain images. One of them, so deeply ingrained that we rarely question it, is that computing is digital. The alternative,...
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New Sql: An Alternative to Nosql and Old Sql For New Oltp Apps
New SQL should be considered as an alternative to NoSQL or Old SQL for New OLTP applications. If New OLTP is as big a market as I foresee, we will see many more...
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Long Live Incremental Research!
“Break through!” clamor the funding agencies, which scorn “incremental” research. Sure, every human being needs hype; in truth, though, almost all research—good...
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Embracing Noise or Why Computer Scientists Should Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Errors
Precision is not required in everything or even most things. Failures are best handled by expecting them all the time, not treating them as exceptions. We should...
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Why Have There Been So Many Security Breaches Recently?
We're only five months into this year, but there have been a large number of sensational security breaches. Why have there been so many, and what can we do about...
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Again: The One Sure Way to Advance Software Engineering
There is one proven way to improve the state of software, following the the airline industry's spectacular improvements of safety. The IT industry ignores it. Why...
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2010 Seymour Cray and Sidney Fernbach Awards
This year, I again had the honor and privilege to chair the selection committee for the IEEE Seymour Cray and Sidney Fernbach awards, both of which were presented...
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Sc10: Green500 and Booth "awards"
SC10 has included several lists that rank supercomputers according to different criteria. The November 2010 Green500, focusing on energy efficiency, is out and...
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Welcome to Sc10: Opening Keynote, Top500 List
SC10--the premier conference for Supercomputing--has begun. This post touches on a few highlights from the first day of the full technical program, including the...
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Watts Humphrey: In Honor of a Pioneer
Watts Humphrey left us a few weeks ago. His contributions to professional software engineering have been essential.
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To Videolecture or Not
Should conferences cover the cost of a videolecture or not? I say "yes."
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