Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis…
From ACM NewsAllyn Jackson Commissioned by CACM Staff| January 31, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Flush with recent successes, and pushed by even newer technology, AI systems could get much smarter.
Gary Anthes From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2017
Columbus, OH, claims the $50-million top spot in the U.S. Department of Transportation's Smart City Challenge.Gary Anthes From ACM News | September 13, 2016
Open development and sharing of software gained widespread acceptance 15 years ago, and the practice is accelerating.Gary Anthes From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2016
A prototype digital travel agent uses machine learning and optimization techniques, among others, to develop personalized travel "trajectories."Gary Anthes From ACM News | December 3, 2015
Over the next decade, the population of Estonia is expected to soar more than 600% as the country becomes the first in the world to open its borders to an influx...Gary Anthes From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2015
You would be surprised by how much they know about you, and what they are doing with your information.Gary Anthes From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2015
A site that connects fine art buyers and sellers serves as the equivalent of an "Art Fair on the Internet."Gary Anthes From ACM News | December 2, 2014
Parallel computing has become increasingly important as chipmakers put more and more processor cores on individual chips.Gary Anthes From Communications of the ACM | October 27, 2014
Companies are discovering traditional insurance policies may not cover the costs of privacy breaches and data loss.Gary Anthes From ACM News | April 29, 2014