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Research and Advances Oct 1 2022

Technical Perspective: Traffic Classification in the Era of Deep Learning

"Traffic Classification in an Increasingly Encrypted Web," by Iman Akbari et al., does a great job in reviewing related work in the network traffic classification space.

Athina Markopoulou

Research and Advances Oct 1 2022

Traffic Classification in an Increasingly Encrypted Web

In this paper, we design a novel feature engineering approach used for encrypted Web protocols, and develop a neural network architecture based on stacked long short-term memory layers and convolutional neural networks.

BLOG@CACM Sep 30 2022

Where to Look: CS Ethics Research

A select range of publications, peer-reviewed or close, provide sources for student research.

Robin K. Hill

News Sep 29 2022

Securing the Enterprise When Employees are Remote

Managing the security challenges of hybrid work environments.

Keith Kirkpatrick | Commissioned by CACM Staff

News Sep 22 2022

Bring the Laboratory With You

Microfluidic laboratories on chips proliferate.

R. Colin Johnson | Commissioned by CACM Staff

News Sep 15 2022

AI Supports Displaced Peoples, Refugees in Ukraine and Beyond

Artificial intelligence is playing a growing role in refugee relief and resettlement programs.

Karen Emslie | Commissioned by CACM Staff

BLOG@CACM Sep 14 2022

Four Conversations About Human-Centric AI

I discuss the different conversations, their limits, and what we really need to be talking about.

Jeremy Roschelle

BLOG@CACM Sep 14 2022

New Research Vindicates Fodor and Pylyshyn: No Explainable AI Without ‘Structured Semantics’

In this short article, we generalize recent research results that clearly make the point that "there can be no explanation without semantics."

WALID S SABA

BLOG@CACM Sep 14 2022

Heinz Rutishauser, a Forgotten Swiss Pioneer

A look at the little-known Rutishauser, who created "automatic programming" and was one of the "authoritative fathers" of the Algol programming language.

Herbert Bruderer

News Sep 13 2022

Software Insecurity

Software is more vulnerable than we think.

David Geer | Commissioned by CACM Staff

News Sep 8 2022

Pushing the Frontiers of Mathematical Research

Computer proof assistants are being used to create online libraries of mathematical theorems and proofs.

Allyn Jackson | Commissioned by CACM Staff

BLOG@CACM Sep 1 2022

Opportunities of Data Science Education

Considering the six new and exciting opportunities that data science presents.

Koby Mike and Orit Hazzan

Opinion Sep 1 2022

Technology and Democracy

Computing has become highly important in everyday life during the past 75 years. In addition to its many benefits, however, it has also played a major role in driving societal polarization.

Moshe Y. Vardi

Careers Sep 1 2022

The Making of an IT Strategy Consultant

Years ago, my mentor asked me how I envisioned my career. I replied, "It's important that my work is fun." She replied rather dryly, "You can't live off fun, Kristian."

Kristian Sørensen

Opinion Sep 1 2022

On the Model of Computation: Point: We Must Extend Our Model of Computation to Account for Cost and Location

We must extend our model of computation to account for cost and location.

William Dally

Opinion Sep 1 2022

On the Model of Computation: Counterpoint: Parallel Programming Wall and Multicore Software Spiral: Denial Hence Crisis

Parallel programming wall and multicore software spiral: Denial hence crisis.

Uzi Vishkin

Research and Advances Sep 1 2022

Technical Perspective: Physical Layer Resilience through Deep Learning in Software Radios

"Polymorphic Wireless Receivers," by Francesco Restuccia and Tommaso Melodia, tackles the problem of physical layer resilience in wireless systems from a completely new perspective.

Falko Dressler

News Sep 1 2022

How AI Is Driving the Esports Boom

Artificial intelligence is helping the esports industry take the world by storm.

Logan Kugler

Esports Gaming Lab at St. Louis University

News Sep 1 2022

The Road to 6G

Looking past 5G to sixth-generation wireless technology.

Keith Kirkpatrick

Opinion Sep 1 2022

Security by Labeling

Protecting and empowering the digital consumer.

Andreas Kuehn

refrigerator-freezer in a home appliance store

Opinion Sep 1 2022

The Atlas Milestone

Celebrating virtual memory, which has made such a difference in how we approach programming, memory management, and secure computing.

Peter Denning and Roland Ibbett

Tom Kilburn at the Manchester Atlas computer console

Opinion Sep 1 2022

Let Us Not Put All Our Eggs in One Basket

Toward new research directions in computer science.

Florence Maraninchi

hand putting an egg into one of four baskets, illustration

Practice Sep 1 2022

Middleware 101

What to know now and for the future.

Alexandros Gazis and Eleftheria Katsiri

smoke coming from the top of a computer, illustration

Practice Sep 1 2022

Persistence Programming

Are we doing this right?

Archie L. Cobbs

Sisyphus pushing a boulder of binary digits up a hill, illustration

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