High-frequency trading networks, which complete stock market transactions in microseconds, are vulnerable to manipulation by hackers who can inject tiny amounts...InfoWorld From ACM News | January 7, 2011
A substantial part of all stock trading in the United States takes place in a warehouse in a nondescript business park just off the New Jersey Turnpike.The New York Times From ACM News | January 7, 2011
When it comes tackling a challenge as tough as answering a human question, the best computational approach may be to break the job down into multiple parts and...IT World From ACM News | January 6, 2011
It’s tough being an imagery analyst for the U.S. military: you’re drowning in pictures and drone video, with more pouring in endlessly from the tons of sensors...Wired From ACM News | January 6, 2011
Artificial intelligence technology has evolved into a system that uses machine learning, huge data sets, complex sensors, and new algorithms to complete specific...Wired From ACM TechNews | January 3, 2011
Despite advances in artificial intelligence research, a robot that can pass the Turing test has yet to be developed. The development of human-like intelligence...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | December 22, 2010
After more than 20 years of research and development, are haptic interfaces finally getting ready to enter the computing mainstream?Alex Wright From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2011
Pablo Parrilo has discovered a new approach to convex optimization that creates order out of chaos in complex nonlinear systems.Gary Anthes From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2011
In a new Cognitive Robotics Lab at Rensselaer, students are exploring how human thought outwits brute force computing in the real world. The lab's 20 robots allow...Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute From ACM News | December 20, 2010
Black Friday has passed, but the holidays are upon us and shopping days are increasingly few. Having a hard time finding the perfect gift for that tiny emirate...Wired From ACM News | December 15, 2010
An I.B.M. supercomputer system named after the company’s founder, Thomas J. Watson Sr., is almost ready for a televised test: a bout of questioning on the quiz...The New York Times From ACM News | December 15, 2010
The performance of a brain-machine interface designed to help paralyzed subjects move objects with their thoughts is improved with the addition of a robotic arm...University of Chicago Medical Center From ACM News | December 15, 2010
An ant colony is the last place you'd expect to find a maths whiz, but University of Sydney researchers have shown that the humble ant is capable of solving difficult...PhysOrg From ACM News | December 13, 2010
Stretching their boundaries, artificial intelligence researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have teamed up with musicians on an unlikely project: a digital...Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute From ACM News | December 10, 2010
Vanderbilt University researchers formed an interdisciplinary team to study the use of robots in hospital emergency rooms. The researchers are developing a robotic...Vanderbilt University From ACM TechNews | December 9, 2010
A mathematical model based on the Explicit-Implicit Interaction psychology theory allows computers to mimic human creative problem-solving, and provides a new roadmap...Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute From ACM News | December 2, 2010
Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation has developed a moving robot that is created automatically using a genetic software...Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft From ACM TechNews | December 1, 2010
Developers of robots and computer-generated films face the difficult task of making their creations as human as possible without looking too human, a perceptual...The Economist From ACM TechNews | November 24, 2010
With topic modeling, scientists can explore and understand huge collections of unlabeled information.
Gary Anthes From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2010
University of Connecticut professor Susan Anderson and University of Hartford computer scientist Michael Anderson have programmed a robot to behave ethically....University of Connecticut From ACM TechNews | November 12, 2010