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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
A Pittsburgh company's cyber reasoning system takes the $2-million grand prize in the DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge.Tom Geller From ACM News | August 9, 2016
Interactive Dynamic Video is a new imaging method that can simulate the tactile sensation of objects in videos using cameras and algorithms.MIT News From ACM TechNews | August 3, 2016
A new tool can correct distortions in self-portrait photographs by making a subject's face appear as if it were photographed from a longer distance or a different...Princeton niversity From ACM TechNews | July 29, 2016
The office building on Facebook Way is in the unfinished style that honors materials like plywood, concrete, and steel.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM News | July 28, 2016
Disney researchers say they have developed a technique that can capture the important, yet subtle details of human eyes with a single facial scan or photo. EurekAlert From ACM TechNews | July 27, 2016
Researchers have demonstrated a display on which audiences can watch three-dimensional films in a movie theater without additional eyewear. MIT News From ACM TechNews | July 27, 2016
Researchers have developed a method of using one camera to obtain facial performance capture, a key component of visual effects for movies and computer games. EurekAlert From ACM TechNews | July 26, 2016
Mobile apps make it easier, faster, and cheaper to create massive impact on social causes ranging from world hunger to domestic violence.Logan Kugler From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2016
The power of deep neural networks has sparked renewed interest in reinforcement learning, with applications to games, robotics, and beyond.Marina Krakovsky From Communications of the ACM | August 1, 2016
Phys.orgDisney researchers have developed a method to pre-compute an optimized center of rotation for each vertex in a character model. Phys.org From ACM TechNews | July 22, 2016
Microsoft announced the open source code underlying its Project Malmo is now publicly available, enabling artificial intelligence experimentation by Minecraft users...InformationWeek From ACM TechNews | July 11, 2016
The latest in machine learning helps high-energy physicists handle the enormous amounts of data produced by the Large Hadron Collider.Marina Krakovsky From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2016
Researchers have developed voice synthesis software they say can make anyone's singing voice sound more melodious. ResearchSEA From ACM TechNews | June 20, 2016
Queen Mary University of London researchers have found magicians could use computers to create new magic effects and find new ideas for their performances. Queen Mary, University of London From ACM TechNews | June 15, 2016
Silicon Valley is the new Rome. As in the time of Caesar, the world is grappling with an advanced city-state dominating much of the planet, injecting its technology...Newsweek From ACM Careers | June 9, 2016
Kellogg Booth’s career has been dominated by an unwavering belief that Canada could make a serious and positive impact on the evolution of digital media.GraphicsInterface.org From ACM News | June 9, 2016