VR could significantly change the way jurors and judges weigh evidence in the courtroom.
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Science fiction like Frankenstein nudges readers to confer humanity but nudges them away from moral fortitude.
The New Face of Law Enforcement
Facial recognition and augmented reality are changing the way law enforcement agencies investigate crime, but there are important privacy issues to consider.
A Tale of Two CTs (and a Revised Timeline for Computational Thinking)
Rethinking the timeline of Computational Thinking to recognize several computer scientists in addition to Jeannette Wing.
Is Last-Mile Delivery a ‘Killer App’ for Self-Driving Vehicles?
There are two dimensions of challenge to an efficient autonomous delivery vehicle solution.
Simplicity, small size, portability, and embeddability set Lua apart from other scripting languages.
Skill Discovery in Virtual Assistants
Skill recommendations must be provided when users need them most, without being obtrusive or distracting.
Recruiting With Virtual Reality
As the market for new employees grows increasingly competitive, some recruiters use virtual reality applications to attract qualified candidates.
The notion of using implantable chips to authenticate people is gaining support, but it raises important privacy questions.
Scalable Intelligent Systems by 2025
People are fundamental to a Scalable Intelligent System; there is no computer-only solution that can implement such a system.
Detecting Mental Illness by Watching You Type
Show us how you type, and artificial intelligence may be able to identify whether you suffer from a brain disorder.
Using artificial intelligence to process medical sensor data can have great impact on health-related costs and outcomes.
Tech Gives Bike Riders Some Spin
Apps and connectivity have improved bicycles for serious and casual riders.
Artificial intelligence video system sends smartphone messages based on how you move.
Assessing the Impact of Cryptography on Internet Privacy
Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman on the relationship between cryptography and Internet privacy, and the impact the Turing Award has had on their lives, at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum.
Fundamental Concepts of Reactive Control for Autonomous Drones
We conceive a notion of reactive control that allows drones to execute the low-level control logic only upon recognizing the need to, based on the influence of the environment onto the drone operation.
Technical Perspective: A Control Theorist’s View on Reactive Control for Autonomous Drones
"Fundamental Concepts of Reactive Control for Autonomous Drones" introduces the notion of "reactive control" in which an autopilot's control logic is run only intermittently based on whether readings from sensors indicate a need to react to something in the environment.
User support presents serious challenges that are aggravated by indeterminate client responsibility.
How Software Enabled the Thai Cave Rescue
Software-defined radios allowed the rescuers to communicate, when simple radio technology could not.
Financial Services Firms Battle Cyberthreats
The growing number of cybercrimes, combined with a shortage of cybersecurity professionals, means the financial services sector faces higher security costs, greater risk.
.S. Election System Security Still Vexing
There appears to be no standard approach among the state and local jurisdictions that will administer the next election.
Detecting Illness by Watching You Type
Show us how you type, and artificial intelligence may be able to identify your brain disorder.
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