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Georgia Tech Program Pairs Computing With Public Service
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) has spun off a course on using technology to solve real-world problems into a new program called Computing for...
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Tool Builds 3-D Map of Disaster Scene
Texas A&M University lab's Robin Murphy (pictured) and colleagues have developed RubbleViewer, a tool for modeling a disaster scene that they say is more efficient...
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Connections Do Count
University of Pennsylvania computer scientist Michael Kearns is exploring the connections between social networks and human behavior. Such research could revolutionize...
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The Future of Computer-Human Interaction: Conference to Explore the New World of Digital Life
ACM's annual conference on Computer-Human Interaction, CHI 2009, gets underway at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston on April 4. Sponsored by ACM's Special...
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Wattbot Residential Monitoring System Generates Energy Savings
Graduate students at the Indiana University School of Informatics have developed WattBot, a residential electricity monitoring and feedback system that will be...
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Hp, Ibm Labs Straddle Present and Future Technologies
Both IBM's Almaden Research Center and Hewlett-Packard Labs are focused on promoting their companies' core businesses and investigating emerging technologies....
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Researchers Seek to Assist the Elderly
Washington State University professors Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe and Diane Cook have created a smart home laboratory to assess how technology can help senior...
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Computer Science Field Needs a Few (more) Good Women
When ACM (the Association for Computing Machinery) awarded Barbara Liskov the prestigious A.M. Turing Award earlier this month, its decision and timing were perfect...
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Innovation Waning, U.S. Leaders Worry
Is America losing its innovative edge? That's the fear of a growing number of tech-industry leaders, who say that U.S. companies are focusing on short-term gains...
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Fewer Applications For H-1b Visas Expected This Year
With unemployment skyrocketing across the nation, tech and other companies this year are expected to request fewer H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers...
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ACM Recognizes Computing and Information Technology Leaders
ACM (The Association for Computing Machinery) has announced the winners of three awards honoring significant contributions to the computing and information technology...
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Researchers Open a Window on Tomorrow's Grid
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's (PNNL's) Electrical Infrastructure Operations Center features a prototype control room that provides a glimpse into...
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Canadian Researchers Reveal How They Cracked Chinese Spy Scam
A 34-year-old student and part-time tech geek at Toronto's Munk Centre for International Studies tried everything to track down a piece of malicious software that...
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Class of 2009: Computer Science Majors Still in Demand
The nation's leading computer science programs say graduating seniors are still sought after by technology vendors and corporate shops, despite the global economic...
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Computer Science Classes Gets Their Groove Back
A new report from the Computing Research Association (CRA) found that student enrollment in computer science (CS) has risen for the first time in six years. The...
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Researchers ncover Chinese Cyber Plot Against Foreign Missions
Canadian researchers have reportedly uncovered a Chinese cyber plot that hacked the Web sites of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and systems in the...
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Parties Follow Obama Strategy to Lure Younger Voters
Taking a cue from the success of Barack Obama's Internet campaign in the 2008 U.S. presidential elections, politicians in India are using technology to reach out...
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Tech Can Help World's Problems, Ex-President Clinton Says
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton says that technology companies can play a significant role in solving the world's most difficult challenges if they apply their...
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India Calls For International Crisis Management Plan For Cyber Crimes
Concerned over the growing number of cyber crime cases in its country, the Indian Government on Thursday (March 26) said that an international crisis management...
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