Communications of the ACM
Why the Simplex Method, at Age 75, is Still the Go-To Algorithm
Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis… From ACM NewsAn 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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When Computers Are The Hackers
A Pittsburgh company's cyber reasoning system takes the $2-million grand prize in the DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge.
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Reach in and Touch Objects in Videos With 'interactive Dynamic Video'
Interactive Dynamic Video is a new imaging method that can simulate the tactile sensation of objects in videos using cameras and algorithms.
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Selfie Righteous: New Tool Corrects Angles and Distances in Portraits
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...
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Facebook's Really Big Plans For Virtual Reality
The office building on Facebook Way is in the unfinished style that honors materials like plywood, concrete, and steel.
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New Method Reconstructs Highly Detailed 3D Eyes From a Single Photograph
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.
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New Movie Screen Allows For Glasses-Free 3D at a Larger Scale
Researchers have demonstrated a display on which audiences can watch three-dimensional films in a movie theater without additional eyewear.
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Consumers and 3D Printing: The Future
The market, currently dominated by professional and hobbyist makers, could be changing.
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Single Camera Can Capture High Quality Facial Performance
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.
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Smartphone Apps For Social Good
Mobile apps make it easier, faster, and cheaper to create massive impact on social causes ranging from world hunger to domestic violence.
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Reinforcement Renaissance
The power of deep neural networks has sparked renewed interest in reinforcement learning, with applications to games, robotics, and beyond.
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Character Animation Technique Produces Realistic-Looking Bends at Joints
Phys.orgDisney researchers have developed a method to pre-compute an optimized center of rotation for each vertex in a character model.
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Microsoft's Project Malmo Public Release Brings AI to Minecraft
Microsoft announced the open source code underlying its Project Malmo is now publicly available, enabling artificial intelligence experimentation by Minecraft users...
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Accelerating Search
The latest in machine learning helps high-energy physicists handle the enormous amounts of data produced by the Large Hadron Collider.
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Legal Advice on the Smartphone
New apps help individuals contest traffic, parking tickets.
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Speaking in Song
Researchers have developed voice synthesis software they say can make anyone's singing voice sound more melodious.
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Can Computers Do Magic?
Queen Mary University of London researchers have found magicians could use computers to create new magic effects and find new ideas for their performances.
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Why the World Hates Silicon Valley
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...
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Kellogg S. Booth: 2016 Canadian Digital Media Pioneer Award
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.
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Google nveils 'artificial Creativity'
Google's Magenta artificial intelligence is being challenged to produce original music and other art.
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