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The Continual Re-Creation Of The Key-Value Datastore
The evolution of single machine key-value stores.
Sampling Near Neighbors in Search for Fairness
We propose several efficient data structures for the exact and approximate variants of the fair near neighbor problem.
Technical Perspective: Can Data Structures Treat Us Fairly?
In "Sampling Near Neighbors in Search for Fairness," Aumüller et al. investigate a basic problem in similarity search called near neighbor in the context of fair data structures.
Advances in the Quantum Internet
A deep dive into the quantum Internet's potential to transform and disrupt.
The Seattle Report on Database Research
Every five years, a group of the leading database researchers meet to reflect on their community's impact on the computing industry as well as examine current research challenges.
A space-traveling bail-bond agent and the ship's resourceful AI chase fugitives across the galaxy.
Color Blind Accessibility Manifesto
Designing experiences from an accessibility and inclusion perspective significantly expands creative possibilities and creates better solutions for everyone.
The "uncanny valley effect" may be holding back the field of robotics.
Algorithmic fairness aims to remedy issues stemming from algorithmic bias.
ACM Fellow and A.M. Turing Award recipient Dana Scott reflects on his career.
Transforming Science through Cyberinfrastructure
NSF's vision for the U.S. cyberinfrastructure ecosystem for science and engineering in the 21st century.
Interpretable Machine Learning: Moving from Mythos to Diagnostics
A path forward for the ML community to address a stark disconnect.
Some small companies are making crowdwork part of their formal business via teams that can complete multifaceted, complex tasks requiring specialized expertise.
Conferences can renew our professional commitment and inspire thought on problems we face.
The future of over-the-counter at-home medical tests is trending toward multiple-malady detection.
Europe’s Blockchain: A Solution Struggling to Find a Problem
Decentralizing the chain of trust to a blockchain–also known as a distributed ledger–causes additional privacy and security issues.
NFT Thefts and What to Do About Them
When someone steals a non-fungible token (NFT), the options for recourse are not always clear.
Shape the Future of Computing
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Get InvolvedCommunications of the ACM (CACM) is now a fully Open Access publication.
By opening CACM to the world, we hope to increase engagement among the broader computer science community and encourage non-members to discover the rich resources ACM has to offer.
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