April 2021 - Vol. 64 No. 4

Features

Opinion Cerf's up Apr 1 2021

What Does a Static, Sustainable Economy Look Like?

As resources diminish, research and innovation will be needed to compensate for their scarcity. How will computer science contribute to such a situation?

Vinton G. Cerf

Computing Applications

BLOG@CACM Apr 1 2021

The SolarWinds Hack, and a Grand Challenge for CS Education

John Arquilla analyzes the latest in a long line of cyber intrusions, while Mark Guzdial considers how to prepare CS students for professional decision making.

John Arquilla and Mark Guzdial

Education

News Apr 1 2021

The Best of NLP

Natural language processing delves more deeply into its knowledge gap.

Chris Edwards

Architecture and Hardware

NLP input, hidden, and output layers, illustration

News Apr 1 2021

Deep Learning Speeds MRI Scans

Machine intelligence significantly reduces the time needed for an MRI scan, which can help reduce patient anxiety.

Paul Marks

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

News Apr 1 2021

The Worsening State of Ransomware

Sophisticated, dangerous ransomware is the new normal … and there is no simple fix.

Samuel Greengard

Computing Applications

Opinion Technology strategy and management Apr 1 2021

From Remote Work to Working From Anywhere

Tracing temporary work modifications resulting in permanent organizational changes.

Mari Sako

Computing Applications

man with a laptop computer sitting on a wall

Opinion Broadening participation Apr 1 2021

Reflections on Black in Computing

Seeking to improve systemic fairness in the computing realm.

Computing Applications

black female with black male and white female

Opinion Kode Vicious Apr 1 2021

The Non-Psychopath’s Guide to Managing an Open Source Project

Respect your staff, learn from others, and know when to let go.

George V. Neville-Neil

Computing Applications

Opinion Historical reflections Apr 1 2021

When Hackers Were Heroes

The complex legacy of Steven Levy's obsessive programmers.

Thomas Haigh

Computing Applications

Opinion Viewpoint Apr 1 2021

Roots of ‘Program’ Revisited

Considering the fundamental nature and malleability of programming.

Liesbeth De Mol and Maarten Bullynck

Computing Applications

Opinion Viewpoint Apr 1 2021

Building a Multilingual Wikipedia

Seeking to develop a multilingual Wikipedia where content can be shared among language editions.

Denny Vrandečić

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Arab World special section Apr 1 2021

Welcome

Over the last decade, the Arab world witnessed a significant investment in computer research and the corresponding enabling industry.

Sherif G. Aly, Mohamed Mokbel, and Moustafa Youssef

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Arab World special section: Hot topics Apr 1 2021

Building a Research University in the Arab Region: The Case of KAUST

Though KAUST shares many of the operational mechanisms of western universities, it has a unique model of operation that deviates from most modern universities in several important aspects.

E. N. (Mootaz) Elnozahy

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Arab World special section: Hot topics Apr 1 2021

Building a Preeminent Research Lab in the Arab Region: The Case of QCRI

QCRI was created with a mandate to support Qatar's transformation from a carbon economy to a knowledge-based economy.

Ahmed Elmagarmid and Abdellatif Saoudi

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Arab World special section: Hot topics Apr 1 2021

Data Science for the Oil and Gas Industry in the Arab Region

The Arab region is well positioned for building world-class data science teams to fill the supply shortage of data professionals, especially in the oil and gas field critical to region's economy.

Motaz El Saban

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Arab World special section: Hot topics Apr 1 2021

The Strategic Pursuit of Artificial Intelligence in the United Arab Emirates

An overview of the United Arab Emirates' unique and visionary pursuit of artificial intelligence.

Farah E. Shamout and Dana Abu Ali

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances Arab World special section: Hot topics Apr 1 2021

An AI-Enabled Future for Qatar and the Region

The majority of Qataris are underemployed and working in government white collar jobs that are precisely the occupations likely to be made redundant by AI.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances Arab World special section: Hot topics Apr 1 2021

Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Lebanon

Despite the challenges that Lebanon has faced over the past five years, several success stories materialized in its entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Walid R. Touma and Saad El Zein

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Arab World special section: Hot topics Apr 1 2021

Autonomous Driving in the Face of Unconventional Odds

Finding solutions to the challenges that will help deliver autonomous driving to world regions in desperate need of it.

Hesham M. Eraqi and Ibrahim Sobh

Computing Applications

autonomous vehicle in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi

Research and Advances Arab World special section: Hot topics Apr 1 2021

Traffic Routing in the Ever-Changing City of Doha

Addressing traffic routing problems with sparse data.

Sofiane Abbar, Rade Stanojevic, Shadab Mustafa, and Mohamed Mokbel

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Arab World special section: Hot topics Apr 1 2021

ArabHCI: Five Years and Counting

Building a community of Arab students and faculty interested in Human-Computer Interaction and a platform to connect with established HCI researchers.

Shaimaa Lazem, Mennatallah Saleh, and Ebtisam Alabdulqader

Computing Applications