Communications of the ACM
ACM Turing Award Honors Bob Metcalfe for Ethernet
The Association for Computing Machinery has named Bob Metcalfe as recipient of the 2022 ACM A.M. Turing Award for the invention… From ACM CareersAn edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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Consumer Rating Algorithms Score Big with Businesses, Governments
Businesses, universities, and governments increasingly are turning to algorithms to make crucial decisions about how to treat customers and citizens.
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Virtual Reality Goes on Trial
VR could significantly change the way jurors and judges weigh evidence in the courtroom.
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The New Face of Law Enforcement
Facial recognition and augmented reality are changing the way law enforcement agencies investigate crime, but there are important privacy issues to consider.
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The Fake News Wars Have Only Begun
The next generation of false news will feature realistic-looking videos and a battle of algorithms.
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Finding a Healthier Approach to Managing Medical Data
Researchers are exploring ways to put medical data to greater use while better protecting privacy.
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In Pursuit of an Artificial Brain
Researchers are creating artificial life to take thinking beyond the human realm; the approach could redefine artificial intelligence.
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How High Can High-Rises Go?
Digital technologies and new and better materials have stretched the boundaries of building design.
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Spies in Our Pockets
Electronic eavesdropping is becoming ever more nefarious in the age of smartphones and digital devices.
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Can AI Solve Poverty?
Researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to gain insights into factors that lead to poverty and other social problems.
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Building a Better IoT
A robust and resilient Internet of Things framework is critical for future progress. New and emerging concepts may illuminate the path.
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Cracking the Code on DNA Storage
Researchers are tapping DNA to create a new and different type of storage media. The technology could prove revolutionary.
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Making Machines Make Sense
Researchers are working to imbue computing devices with sophisticated object recognition and tactile capabilities that could take computer sensing to an entirely...
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Making Smartphones More Aware
The drive to make electronic devices more situationally, contextually aware of their environments.
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Making Chips Smarter
Advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning are motivating researchers to design and build new chips to support different computing models.
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A Healthy Approach?
A new wave of consumer-centric connected fitness and health-related devices is changing healthcare.
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The Road to Progress
Smarter roads will pave the way to a future with smoother, more efficient transportation.
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Cracking the Code on Biology
Genetic engineering promises to revolutionize everything from agriculture and biofuels to medicine and food safety.
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Building Morality Into Machines
Technology ethics are a growing concern as artificial intelligence advances and autonomous technologies become reality.
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Better Memory
Advances in non-volatile memory are changing the face of computing and ushering in a new era of efficiencies.
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