An Overview of Deterministic Database Systems
Deterministic database systems show great promise, but their deployment may require changes in the way developers interact with the database.
Systems and Networking
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There is a simple energy-parsimonious solution to ensure the integrity of blockchains that, incidentally, also gives rise to some cool puzzles.
Blockchain's undeletable data can address privacy and security issues in the fine art markets.
MIT's Josh Tenenbaum on how people think and learn, and how to make machines do likewise.
Did Albert Einstein Calculate on the ‘Millionaire’ in Zurich?
In 1897, ETH Zurich was the first university in the world to have a copy of the legendary four-species calculating machine Millionaire.
Artificial software can outperform human doctors at reading medical imaging.
The U.S. is getting serious about filling the skies with unmanned aircraft.
Bespoke Additive Manufacturing
Three-dimensional printing tailors item to order, even body parts.
Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud
Cache is king. And if your cache is cut, you are going to feel it.
Algorithms Behind Modern Storage Systems
Different uses for read-optimized B-trees and write-optimized LSM-trees.
Queueing theoretic models can guide design trade-offs in systems targeting tail latency, not just average performance.
How to Teach Computer Ethics through Science Fiction
Science fiction in particular offers students a way to cultivate their capacity for moral imagination.
Multiparty Privacy in Social Media
Online privacy is not just about what you disclose about yourself, it is also about what others disclose about you.
Technical Perspective: Graphs, Betweenness Centrality, and the GPU
"Accelerating GPU Betweenness Centrality" by McLaughlin and Bader ably addresses the challenges to authors of efficient graph implementations in the important context of a computation called betweenness centrality.
Accelerating GPU Betweenness Centrality
We present a hybrid GPU implementation that provides good performance on graphs of arbitrary structure rather than just scale-free graphs as was done previously.
A primary topic of consideration at a recent workshop on cybersecurity was how to preserve the freedom and openness of the Internet while protecting against the harmful behaviors that have emerged in this global medium. That this is a significant challenge cannot be overstated.
Assessing Responsibility for Program Output
We lack an easy way to indicate that algorithms do not make decisions and are not biased; programmers do, and are.
Electronics Are Leaving the Plane
Stacking chips and connecting them vertically increases both speed and functionality.
Rethinking Autonomous Vehicles
Consumer fears intensify as self-driving car fatalities dent the driverless dream.
Fujitsu says its "Quantum-Inspired" Digital Annealing is capable of tackling combinatorial optimization problems.
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