My First Interaction, Design, and Children Conference, IDC 2018
IDC 2018 was a fun conference with lots of great insights.
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"Citizen Developers" can create new applications via low-code development.
Smart Thermometers Improve Flu Forecasting
Connecting electronic thermometers to smartphones permits the capture of instant, anonymized fever readings as leading indicators of influenza outbreaks.
The Fake News Wars Have Only Begun
The next generation of false news will feature realistic-looking videos and a battle of algorithms.
By focusing on users' abilities rather than disabilities, designers can create interactive systems better matched to those abilities.
From topia to Dystopia, and Back Again
Sir Tim Berners-Lee considers the past, present, and future of the World Wide Web.
Saving Lives with Aerial Drones
Aerial drone swarms could self-assemble into hovering rescue platforms.
Articulation of Decision Responsibility
Can we establish a locution for the results of a program that does not ascribe decision-making power?
A New Sense for nderwater Robots
Marrja Kruusmaa and her colleagues in Estonia have developed a way for underwater robots to better understand their environment.
Are Human Brains Quantum Computers?
Research project could explain how memory, and the brain's biology, works.
Dim Prospects for Junior Developers
Employers prefer experience for even entry-level coding positions.
Motion Sickness a Major Problem with Self-Driving Cars
Motion sickness could prevent some of the benefits expected from autonomous vehicles.
Looking for artificial intelligence that can share the basis for its decisions.
The ability to hack algorithms and make data structures optimal was a virtue of programmers a few decades ago. The current reality is much different, with the ability of programmers to work remotely, communicate, and share information emphasized as more valuable skills today.
The creators of malicious code could be unmasked by a machine learning de-anonymizer.
Pressure Building for Rules of Engagement for Cyberwarfare
The call for an international legal framework governing cyberwarfare is gaining momentum.
A Brown University team develops a way to 'score' robots for being more (or less) like people.
Automation that helps doctors perform surgery also will help them learn to be better surgeons.
Building a Smart City: Lessons from Barcelona
Smart Internet-based infrastructure is one thing but will be ignored without the public's continuing engagement.
Earbud Translators: Not Perfect, Still Handy
Utility is high, even though the translations may be limited.
What Went Wrong? Facebook and ‘Sharing’ Data with Cambridge Analytica
The road to the Cambridge Analytica/Facebook scandal is strewn with failures.
Brain-Emulating Chips Get Smarter, Smaller, More Efficient
Neuromorphic chips manage "many cores" by connecting artificial neurons with artificial neurons, mirroring how human brains operate.
Shape the Future of Computing
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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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