September 2019 - Vol. 62 No. 9

Features

Opinion Editor's letter Sep 1 2019

Sustaining Open Collaboration in Universities

Increasing international tension and distrust, and its projection into universities, is eroding open collaboration and inquiry.

Andrew A. Chien

Computing Applications

Opinion Cerf's up Sep 1 2019

Polyglot!

Machine learning has taken over the computer science world as the tool of choice for a great many applications.

Vinton G. Cerf

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Opinion Departments Sep 1 2019

The Long Game of Research

Research is a long game; patience and endurance are necessary components.

Moshe Y. Vardi

Computing Profession

Opinion Letters to the editor Sep 1 2019

On Being ‘Random Enough’

The concept of randomness is easy to grasp on an intuitive level but challenging to characterize in rigorous mathematical terms.

CACM Staff

Computing Applications

BLOG@CACM Sep 1 2019

Why Programmers Should Curb Their Enthusiasm, and Thinking About Computational Thinking

Yegor Bugayenko ponders the dangers of "hazardous enthusiasm," while Mark Guzdial considers whether the need to teach computational thinking can be "designed away."

Yegor Bugayenko and Mark Guzdial

Computing Applications

News Sep 1 2019

An Inability to Reproduce

Big data and modern analytics offer enormous possibilities for research, provided scientists can produce consistent results.

Samuel Greengard

Computing Applications

News Sep 1 2019

Augmented Reality Gets Real

Formidable optical challenges are yielding to intensive research, development.

Gary Anthes

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

News Sep 1 2019

Can You Locate Your Location Data?

Smartphone apps offering location data services may be desirable, but their ability to collect personal data that can be sold to third parties is less attractive.

Sarah Underwood

Computing Applications

Opinion Law and technology Sep 1 2019

Internet Immunity and the Freedom to Code

A call to preserve the capability of developing the next generation of Internet services.

Eric Goldman

Computing Profession

Opinion Privacy and security Sep 1 2019

Online Voting: We Can Do It! (We Have To)

Seeking to make online voting more secure than today's flawed paper systems.

Hilarie Orman

Computing Profession

Opinion The profession of IT Sep 1 2019

An Interview with Andrew Odlyzko on Cyber Security

Is a "Cyber Pearl Harbor" any greater a risk than a natural disaster? How shall we prioritize our preparations for a cyber disaster?

Peter J. Denning and Andrew Odlyzko

Security and Privacy

Opinion Viewpoint Sep 1 2019

Bitwise: A Life in Code

Data science as a paradox.

David Auerbach

Computing Applications

Practice Sep 1 2019

Surviving Software Dependencies

Software reuse is finally here but comes with risks.

Russ Cox

Computing Applications

Practice Sep 1 2019

Velocity in Software Engineering

From tectonic plate to F-16.

Tom Killalea

Computing Applications

Practice Sep 1 2019

DAML: The Contract Language of Distributed Ledgers

A discussion between Shaul Kfir and Camille Fournier.

Shaul Kfir and Camille Fournier

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances Contributed articles Sep 1 2019

Computational Sustainability: Computing for a Better World and a Sustainable Future

Computer and information scientists join forces with other fields to help solve societal and environmental challenges facing humanity, in pursuit of a sustainable future.

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Contributed articles Sep 1 2019

Alloy: A Language and Tool for Exploring Software Designs

Exploiting a simple, expressive logic based on relations to describe designs and automate their analysis.

Daniel Jackson

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Review articles Sep 1 2019

EarSketch: Engaging Broad Populations in Computing Through Music

EarSketch leverages the appeal of music to create a learning environment that allows students to be expressive with code.

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Review articles Sep 1 2019

Metadata-Private Communication for the 99%

Sketching the underlying system needed to facilitate metadata-private communication for several applications with a large user base.

Yossi Gilad

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Research highlights Sep 1 2019

Technical Perspective: From Virtual Worlds to Digital Fabrication

The authors of "OpenFab" propose to revisit the processing pipeline that turns a 3D model into machine instructions in light of the solutions developed in computer graphics.

Sylvain Lefebvre

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances Research highlights Sep 1 2019

OpenFab: A Programmable Pipeline for Multimaterial Fabrication

We present OpenFab, a programmable pipeline for synthesis of multimaterial 3D printed objects that is inspired by RenderMan and modern GPU pipelines.

Kiril Vidimče, Szu-Po Wang, Jonathan Ragan-Kelley, and Wojciech Matusik

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Opinion Last byte Sep 1 2019

Inspired by the Home of the Future

2018 ACM Prize in Computing recipient Shwetak Patel pushes old tools to new heights.

Leah Hoffmann

Architecture and Hardware

University of Washington Professor Shwetak Patel

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