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High-Performance Mobile System-on-Chip Clusters
Simply stating the problem is not enough; it is necessary to look for a quick way out of the situation, relying on available resources.
No-code platforms help non-coders program, but developers will always be needed.
Copyright Implications of Emulation Programs
How emulation programs might be affected by new claims of copyright infringement.
Is a Privacy Crisis Experienced, a Privacy Crisis Avoided?
Exploring immersive theatre as a way to educate audiences and study their perceptions of privacy and technology ethics.
The Troubling Future for Facial Recognition Software
Considering the myriad perspectives of facial recognition technology.
Seeking to increase the interoperability among the technical and social sciences toward new forms of governance associated with digital technology.
Bursting a Few Balloons Regarding the Famous DARPA Red Balloon Challenge
A balloon's-eyeperspective on a unique distributed, time-critical, geo-location problem.
The Pushback Effects of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Age in Code Review
Research shows that White, male, and younger engineers receive less pushback than those in other demographics.
65 Competencies: Which Ones Should Your Data Analytics Experts Have?
Delphi study sets out to identify essential cognitive, interpersonal, and intrapersonal competencies needed for success in data analytics.
A Tale of Three Datasets: Characterizing Mobile Broadband Access in the U.S.
Needed improvements to mobile broadband deployment require more accurate mapping of mobile coverage, especially in rural and tribal areas.
Given the complexity of data science projects and related demand for human expertise, automation has the potential to transform the data science process.
Technical Perspective: Applying Design-Space Exploration to Quantum Architectures
"Toward Systematic Architectural Design of Near-Term Trapped Ion Quantum Computers" presents a study on scaling trapped-ion quantum architectures, and challenges the conventional wisdom of experimentalists in the field.
Technical Perspective: How Do Experts Learn New Programming Languages?
"Here We Go Again: Why Is It Difficult for Developers to Learn Another Programming Language?" by Shrestha et al. provides insight into the difficulty of learning new languages and suggests paths forward to addressing it.
Here We Go Again: Why Is It Difficult for Developers to Learn Another Programming Language?
Our findings demonstrate that interference is a widespread phenomenon, forcing programmers to adopt suboptimal, opportunistic learning strategies.
Toward Systematic Architectural Design of Near-Term Trapped Ion Quantum Computers
Toward realizing QCCD-based trapped ion systems with 50-100 qubits, we perform an extensive application-driven architectural study evaluating the key design choices of trap sizing, communication topology, and operation implementation methods.
Mining Energy from ‘Empty’ Air
Shyam Gollakota on the benefits of reducing the power consumption of communication and tapping ambient signals for electricity.
Medical Digital Twins: a New Frontier
Today, a digital twin of the pancreas; tomorrow, the immune system?
Digital Technology Fans Firefighting
New tools help firefighters identify the dynamics and characteristics of a fire—and respond more effectively.
A Source of Security Challenges for Years to Come
Cybersecurity experts agree the recently uncovered Log4Shell software vulnerability is the most dangerous on record.
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