Self-driving cars are inching closer to the assembly line, thanks to promising new projects from Google and the European Union.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
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Searching For Jim Gray: A Technical Overview
The volunteer search for Jim Gray, lost at sea in 2007, highlights the challenges of computer-aided emergency response.
A Decade of Software Model Checking with SLAM
SLAM is a program-analysis engine used to check if clients of an API follow the API's stateful usage rules.
Workload Management For Power Efficiency in Virtualized Data Centers
Power-aware dynamic application placement can address underutilization of servers as well as the rising energy costs in a data center.
The Promise of Flexible Displays
New screen materials could lead to portable devices that are anything but rectangular, flat, and unbendable.
Leslie Valiant talks about machine learning; parallel computing, and his quest for simplicity.
M. Frans Kaashoek discusses systems work, "undo computing," and what he learned from Andrew S. Tanenbaum.
Wireless on the Precipice: The 14<sup>th</sup> Century Revisited
Business continuity plans for the wireless world must address solar activity.
Leslie Valiant discusses machine learning, parallel computing, and computational neuroscience.
Why Concurrent Objects Are Recurrently Complicated
Nir Shavit's article "Data Structures in the Multicore Age" (Mar. 2011) was a thrill to read. I was especially intrigued by his exposition on concurrent objects. Also important is to point out that Shavit's pseudocode for the lock-free stack included an unstated restriction.
Research Directions For Machine Learning and Algorithms
An in-depth discussion of near-term research directions for machine learning and algorithms.
Advanced technologies, including stealth helicopters, helmet-mounted video cameras, and sophisticated data analysis, are helping find terrorists like Osama bin Laden and foil their deadly plans.
In contrast to popular belief, proving termination is not always impossible.
Preserve Privacy in Statistical Correlations
Many thanks for Cynthia Dwork's article "A Firm Foundation for Private Data Analysis" (Jan. 2011), explaining why, in trying to formalize what is perfect privacy, we cannot use the late University of Stockholm economist Tore E. Dalenius's criterion.
An Interview with Steve Furber
Steve Furber, designer of the seminal BBC Microcomputer System and the widely used ARM microprocessor, reflects on his career.
With recent advances in laser rangefinders, faster algorithms, and open source robotic operating systems, researchers are increasing domestic robots' semantic and situational awareness.
Teaching computers to understand pictures could lead to search engines capable of identifying and organizing large datasets of visual information.
Data Optimization in Developing Nations
Artificial intelligence and machine learning could expand access to health care, improve the quality of education, and respond effectively to natural disasters in the developing world.
To ensure the timely publication of articles, Communications created the Virtual Extension (VE) to expand the page limitations of the print edition by bringing readers the same high-quality articles in an online-only format.
Finding a lasting solution to the leap seconds problem has become increasingly urgent.
Energy efficiency is the new fundamental limiter of processor performance, way beyond numbers of processors.
Privacy-Preserving Network Forensics
Privacy-preserving attribution of IP packets can help balance forensics with an individual's right to privacy.
Brain-Computer Interfaces For Communication and Control
The brain's electrical signals enable people without muscle control to physically interact with the world.
Computational Complexity and Information Asymmetry in Financial Products
Securitization of cash flows using financial derivatives transformed the financial industry over the last three decades. Derivatives have attracted criticism, but others say problems with derivatives would disappear with use of more accurate financial models, more vigilance by buyers and better governmental oversight.
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