Technical Perspective: Does Your Experiment Smell?
"PlanAlyzer," by Emma Tosch et al., details PlanAlyzer software, the first tool to statically check the validity of online experiments.
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Formalizing and Guaranteeing Human-Robot Interaction
As robots begin to interact closely with humans, we need to build systems worthy of trust regarding the safety and quality of the interaction.
An Internet of Things Service Roadmap
A blueprint for leveraging the tremendous opportunities the IoT has to offer.
PlanAlyzer: Assessing Threats to the Validity of Online Experiments
We present the first approach for checking the internal validity of online experiments statically, that is, from code alone.
WinoGrande: An Adversarial Winograd Schema Challenge at Scale
We introduce WinoGrande, a large-scale dataset of 44k problems, inspired by the original Winograd Schema Challenge, but adjusted to improve both the scale and the hardness of the dataset.
Playing With, and Against, Computers
2019 ACM Computing Prize recipient David Silver on developing the AlphaGo algorithm, his fascination with Go, and on teaching computers to play.
Updating emergency rescue equipment and tactics with digital technologies.
Protecting Enterprise Use of IoT
How to strengthen the security of the Internet of Things in organizations.
Mathematician Martin Jackson is known for his work on Hilbert's Tenth Problem, among other things.
Quantum Computing with Exponentially Fewer Errors
A procedure tested on Google's Sycamore quantum processor demonstrates the next practical level of error correction.
Programmable Trap Can Kill Viruses
Computational genetic engineering has enabled a method of "trapping" and killing viruses.
How Does One Multiply with Napier’s Rods?
Napier's multiplication and division rods, deriving from the basic multiplication table, simplify calculations considerably.
Cyber Risk in Digital Transformation
Cybersecurity missteps during corporate Digital Transformation efforts can lead to digital breaches.
A European Union Approach to Regulating Big Tech
Considering a new regulatory proposal for addressing digital market competition concerns.
There is much to be learned from the lower-level details of hardware.
Responsible AI: Bridging From Ethics to Practice
Recommendations for increasing the benefits of artificial intelligence technologies.
Science Needs to Engage With Society: Some Lessons From COVID-19
Recent experiences toward communicating science to the general public.
WebRTC: Real-Time Communication for the Open Web Platform
What was once a way to bring audio and video to the Web has expanded into more use cases than we could ever imagine.
The Dogged Pursuit of Bug-Free C Programs: The Frama-C Software Analysis Platform
A panoramic view of a popular platform for C program analysis and verification.
Multimedia Data Delivery Based on IoT Clouds
A method for reducing delivery delays for multimedia data produced by the Internet of Things.
Collaborations between two communities have unearthed a sweet spot for future programming efforts.
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