Technical Perspective: Tracking Pandemic-Driven Internet Traffic
"A Year in Lockdown," by Anja Feldmann, et al., offers a detailed look at how Internet traffic changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Technical Perspective: An Elegant Model for Deriving Equations
"Deriving Equations from Sensor Data Using Dimensional Function Synthesis," by Vasileios Tsoutsouras, et al., addresses the key problem of discovering relationships that hold between physical quantities from data using dimensional analysis to drastically narrow down the space of hypotheses.
Deriving Equations from Sensor Data Using Dimensional Function Synthesis
We present a new method, which we call dimensional function synthesis, for deriving functions that model the relationship between multiple signals in a physical system.
Defending Against the Next Stuxnet
Experts are skeptical of an Iranian plan to evade Stuxnet replay attacks.
Dynamics of Gender Bias in Computing
A new dataset significantly revises both scholarly assessment and popular understanding about gender bias in computing.
On the Requirements Engineer Role
The requirements engineer role is defined differently within most organizations.
Securing Internet Applications from Routing Attacks
Application-layer and network-layer defenses are critical for fortifying routing attacks.
In-Sensor Classification With Boosted Race Trees
We demonstrate the potential of a novel form of encoding, race logic, in which information is represented as the delay in the arrival of a signal.
Toward Confidential Cloud Computing
Extending hardware-enforced cryptographic protection to data while in use.
Technical Perspective: Race Logic Presents a Novel Form of Encoding
"In-Sensor Classification With Boosted Race Trees," by Georgios Tzimpragos, et al., proposes a surprising, novel, and creative approach to post-Moore's Law computing by rethinking the digital/analog boundary.
Shaping the Foundations of Programming Languages
ACM A.M. Turing Award recipients Alfred Aho and Jeffrey Ullman discuss their early work, the 'Dragon Book,' and the future of 'live' computer science education.
Time for Two Annual Turing Awards
ACM should bestow two Turing Awards each year, starting immediately.
The resilience of the Internet with alternative paths, including satellite and undersea and land cable as well as high speed laser links, might play a critical part of overcoming the side effects of a major CME (coronal mass ejection) event.
2020 ACM A.M. Turing Award recipients Alfred Aho and Jeffrey Ullman helped develop formal language theory, invented efficient algorithms to drive the tasks of a compiler, and put them all together in 'The Dragon Book.'
ACM Fellow Jack Minker was a leader in the development of automating logistic reasoning, but he is perhaps best known for his efforts to promote the social responsibility of scientists and human rights.
A Vision to Compute like Nature: Thermodynamically
Advocating a new, physically grounded, computational paradigm centered on thermodynamics and an emerging understanding of using thermodynamics to solve problems.
Is 5G Opening Security Holes in the Internet of Things?
The new 5G networks increase hacker access to the Internet of Things.
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