Yael Tauman Kalai on her career, proof systems, and certifying correctness.
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U.S. Copyright Office’s Questions about Generative AI
Generating more questions than answers.
Software Managers’ Guide to Operational Excellence
The secret to being a great engineering leader.
Measuring GitHub Copilot’s Impact on Productivity
A case study asks Copilot users about the tool's impact on their productivity, and seeks to find their perceptions mirrored in user data.
Niklaus Wirth and Beyond: Safeguarding the Intellectual Heritage of Computing
On preserving the memory, and work documentation, of the founders of computer science.
Undergraduate Computer Science Curricula
First-job readiness versus long-term career preparation.
By Eugene H. Spafford, with assistance by Simson Garfinkel John Rischard Rice, a leading scientist and educator, died at home on Jan. 7, 2024. Rice was the W. Brooks Fortune Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and a professor of mathematics at Purdue University. Rice was born June 6, 1934, in Tulsa, OK, to Margaret […]
Computations for This World and out of This World
In many ways, my career has been chasing chances to do mathematics.
The apparent ability of LLMs to write functioning source code has simultaneously caused celebration over the potential for massive increases in programmer productivity and consternation among teachers.
Do You Think the Chatbot Likes Me?
Artificial intelligence chatbots increasingly are being given distinct personalities, to increase the appeal of interacting with them.
In the post-pandemic world, businesses are often handling a combination of on-site and remote workers. To be successful, this requires a new set of management tools.
Susan Landau Awarded AMS Bertrand Russell Prize
Landau was awarded the 2024 Bertrand Russell Prize for writing technical research papers and op-eds, publishing public-facing work, briefing policymakers, and participating in national studies. Susan Landau has received several awards in her career as an expert in computer privacy and security, but the most recent, the 2024 Bertrand Russell Prize of the American Mathematical […]
ACM Publications Finances for 2022
Striving for Balance between Mission, Sustainability, and Growth
10 Things Software Developers Should Learn about Learning
Understanding how human memory and learning works, the differences between beginners and experts, and practical steps developers can take to improve their learning, training, and recruitment.
Rebuttal How-To: Strategies, Tactics, and the Big Picture in Research
Demystifying rebuttal writing.
From Eye Tracking to AI-Powered Learning: A Journey through Computing and Manufacturing
My journey through the intertwining worlds of computing and manufacturing began, unexpectedly, in the halls of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
‘On Expert Testimony’: A Response
This post was created in response to the Cerf's Up article "On Expert Testimony" that appeared in the December 2023 issue of Communications.
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