Bringing Industry Back to Conferences, and Paying for Results
David Patterson wants to boost industry submissions to conferences, while Yegor Bugayenko suggests productivity should govern coders' pay when they work from home.
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It Is Time for More Critical CS Education
By which 'critical' means an intellectual stance of skepticism, centering the consequences, limitations, and unjust impacts of computing in society.
Estimating Amazon Carbon Stock Using AI-based Remote Sensing
This work presents advances in the way of a more accurate estimate of the carbon captured by forest areas, in particular the Amazon rainforest and its peculiarities.
Understanding Salsa: How Computing Is Defining Latin Music
An interdisciplinary research field called music information retrieval seeks to develop computational data search and retrieval techniques applied to music.
A Technological and Innovative Approach to COVID-19 in Uruguay
This article presents a technological and innovative approach developed to help the Uruguayan government in their fight against COVID-19.
It is critical for underrepresented communities in technology to foster initiatives that are committed to developing tools for the local adoption of AI.
Three Success Stories About Compact Data Structures
Compact data structures have been at the forefront of research in data structures over the last 20 years.
Contextualized Interpretable Machine Learning for Medical Diagnosis
The explanations of prediction models must be based on features that are meaningful to physicians.
Why Me?: Shedding Light on Random Processes via Randomness Beacons
Solving the apparent paradox of potentially unpredictable random process results is the objective of a verifiable randomness service offered by the University of Chile.
Toward Smart and Sustainable Cities
Evidence-based public policymaking is starting to gain attention as governments and academic projects apply modern computer science techniques to develop tools for operating a city's daily life and guiding long-term management.
Chile’s New Interdisciplinary Institute for Foundational Research on Data
The Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data aims to be a reference center in Latin America related to state-of-the-art research on the foundational problems with data and its application to tackling diverse issues.
A Panorama of Computing in Central America and the Caribbean
Costa Rica has managed to close the gap in access to technology for its citizens, and it is now leading the way in the region.
Imaging Sciences R&D Laboratories in Argentina
A brief history of three research laboratories with the most relevant R&D activities in imaging sciences in Argentina.
A Perspective on Theoretical Computer Science in Latin America
The Latin American theoretical computer science community has made many noteworthy achievements.
The Latin American Supercomputing Ecosystem for Science
High-performance computing represents a strategic resource for Latin American researchers to respond to the region's economical and societal challenges.
Digital Healthcare in Latin America: The Case of Brazil and Mexico
Digital Healthcare can help address some of the challenges of the healthcare system in Latin America.
A Tour of Dependable Computing Research in Latin America
A view of dependable computing research in Latin America.
Five Nonobvious Remote Work Techniques
Emulating the efficiency of in-person conversations.
While millions of students worldwide have enjoyed coding experiences over the last decade, the next challenge is spreading educational values and approaches.
Tackling the Challenges of CS Education
Chris Stephenson on the complex challenges that continue to plague the computer science education community.
Tracking Down a Seminal Work on Computer Construction – in Russian
A Russian edition of Rutishauser's standard work on computer construction.
Virtual Reality Meets the Office
"Virtual meeting spaces greatly expand the possibilities for online communication—and, at their best, create an environment that parallels or exceeds real world interaction."
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