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BLOG@CACM Jul 30 2023

Computer scientists should inform the public that human tests are not a valid way to judge the quality of an AI model, nor a good way to compare AI models to human experts. Computer scientists should stop using human tests to measure AI.

Jeremy Roschelle

BLOG@CACM Jul 26 2023

The Dissemination Game: Incentives of In-Person vs Virtual Participation

Incentives are changing the effectiveness of computer science conferences, but perhaps better conference design can improve them.

Jason Harline

BLOG@CACM Jul 10 2023

An Organizational Perspective on the Process of Adopting Executable Exams

We analyze the organizational change that took place at the Technion when the assessment method in the CS1 course changed from paper-based exams to executable exams.

Yael Erez and Orit Hazzan

BLOG@CACM Jul 5 2023

VOT Challenge: Computer Vision Competition

VOT Challenge is one of the outstanding competitions in computer vision. At the end of this important event this year, I would like to share my opinions about this competition.

Aleksandr Romanov and Roman Solovyev

News Jul 1 2023

Outsmarting Deepfake Video

Looking for truth, when "it's becoming surprisingly easy to distort reality."

Gregory Mone

image of human in camera eye, illustration

Research and Advances Jul 1 2023

Theoretical Analysis of Sequencing Bioinformatics Algorithms and Beyond

A case study reveals the theoretical analysis of algorithms is not always as helpful as standard dogma might suggest.

Paul Medvedev

DNA strands composed of alphanumeric characters, illustration

Research and Advances Jul 1 2023

Co-Designing Personalized Assistive Devices Using Personal Fabrication

Developing assistive technologies and devices in the Asia Pacific region.

Anusha Withana

head wearing assistive technology, illustration

Research and Advances Jul 1 2023

MEXT Society 5.0 Realization Research Support Project

Creating innovations to maintain people's health and to improve illness using ICT.

Teruo Higashino, Hidetoshi Kotera, and Yasushi Yagi

Opinion Jul 1 2023

Revisiting ACM’s Open-Conference Principle

I would like to see the ACM Presidential Task Force on "Open Science" develop a detailed set of guiding principles for conference-site selection. Principles, however, must be translated to concrete decisions in the context of a messy reality.

Moshe Y. Vardi

Careers Jul 1 2023

From UX to Product: An Intentional Career Route

My mother, a stroke-sufferer since her early 20s, is challenged both physically and cognitively. Thus, I was compelled at a young age to study technology and learn how it could improve the lives of everyone — not just the able-bodied.

Hina Elton

Research and Advances Jul 1 2023

South Korea’s Nationwide Effort for AI Semiconductor Industry

Recent nationwide efforts taking place in South Korea challenge the emerging AI semiconductor industry.

Ji-Hoon Kim, Sungyeob Yoo, and Joo-Young Kim

circuit board with a chip marked by the flag of South Korea

Research and Advances Jul 1 2023

To Draw Is Human: Toward No-Code Subgraph Search

Low-code or no-code frameworks are the latest disruption in the business world.

Sourav S. Bhowmick and Byron Choi

Research and Advances Jul 1 2023

JIZAI Body: Human-Machine Integration Based on Asian Thought

JIZAI Body allows a person to free their body and mind by controlling their natural body and altered robotic parts.

Masahiko Inami

JIZAI robotic arms attached to a person's back

Research and Advances Jul 1 2023

DIAS–Earth Environment Data Integration and Analysis System

The DIAS platform manages Earth environmental data to make it available to researchers across a range of fields.

Eiji Ikoma and Masaru Kitsuregawa

colorful digital landscape, illustration

Research and Advances Jul 1 2023

Learning and Evidence Analytics Framework Bridges Research and Practice for Educational Data Science

The LEAF integrated technology framework developed at Kyoto University can be linked to any existing learning management systems in different institutions.

Hiroaki Ogata, Rwitajit Majumdar, and Brendan Flanagan

male and female students look at a computer display

Research and Advances Jul 1 2023

Operationalizing Responsible AI at Scale: CSIRO Data61’s Pattern-Oriented Responsible AI Engineering Approach

Identifying five major challenges in operationalizing responsible AI at scale.

figures constructing robots with various images and shapes, illustration

Research and Advances Jul 1 2023

CLOSET: Data-Driven COI Detection and Management in Peer-Review Venues

CLOSET is a data-driven system designed and developed at Nanyang Technological University for detecting and reporting unreported conflicts of interest and violations in a peer-reviewed venue.

Sourav S. Bhowmick

geometric shapes and figures on a grid, illustration

News Jun 22 2023

Doctors Train in Virtual Reality

Simulations prepare surgeons for the real thing.

Jake Widman

Surgeons collaborate during virtual surgery.

BLOG@CACM Jun 19 2023

Exponential Protests

Exponential organizations offer an appropriate organized structure for the current Israeli protest, and maybe for other cases of civil resistance.

Orit Hazzan

News Jun 13 2023

ChatGPT in the Classroom

ChatGPT is giving educators headaches and forcing them to reinvent how classrooms work.

Logan Kugler

BLOG@CACM Jun 5 2023

ChatGPT is Not a Technological Singularity

It will take many years before generative artificial intelligence has a measurable effect on the economy as a whole.

Daniel Lemire

Opinion Jun 1 2023

Connectivity Is Everything

As the inventor of Ethernet, now ubiquitous in so many forms, Bob Metcalfe, the Turing Award Laureate for 2022, has earned the right to speak about connectivity.

Vinton G. Cerf

Research and Advances Jun 1 2023

Buffer-Bloated Router? How to Prevent It and Improve Performance

Home broadband routers suffering bufferbloat can degrade the user experience when accessing the Internet.

Philippa Harrison

router switch and binary streams, illustration

Opinion Jun 1 2023

Surveying the nontechnical issues interwoven with computer-related technologies.

Peter G. Neumann

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