Communications of the ACM
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Why Is North Korea So Good at Cybercrime?
North Korea has moved quickly to expand its cyber capabilities, and Kim Jong Un himself has reportedly equated the importance of developing cyber capabilities to...
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It Is Time for More Critical CS Education
By which 'critical' means an intellectual stance of skepticism, centering the consequences, limitations, and unjust impacts of computing in society.
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Copyright's Online Service Providers Safe Harbors Under Siege
Reviewing the most significant changes recommended in the recently released U.S. Copyright Office Section 512 Study.
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Seriously, Stop Trying to Teach Toddlers How to Code
There are other, more important lessons to impart to your preschooler.
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The Unreasonable Effectiveness of the Julia Programming Language
Fortran has ruled scientific computing, but Julia emerged for large-scale numerical work.
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The Man Who Carried Computer Science on His Shoulders
Edsger Wybe Dijkstra's work and ideas shaped the emerging field of computer science like few others.
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We Need to Automate the Declaration of Conflicts of Interest
Leveraging existing data sources to improve the declaration and management of authorship conflicts of interest.
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Using Computer Programs and Search Problems for Teaching Theory of Computation
Recognizing the significance of a cornerstone of computer science.
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Let’s Program in Social Studies Classes
NSF funding for our work in task-specific programming languages.
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When Algorithms Give Real Students Imaginary Grades
In-person final exams were canceled for thousands of students this spring, so computers stepped in — to disastrous effect.
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Autonomous Vehicle Safety: Lessons from Aviation
How more than 25years of experience with aviation safety-critical systems can be applied to autonomous vehicle systems.
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A Recent Renaissance in Privacy Law
Considering the recent increased attention to privacy law issues amid the typically slow pace of legal change.
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TECHNOLOchicas: A Critical Intersectional Approach Shaping the Color of Our Future
A unique partnership seeks to address the underrepresentation and unique barriers facing Latina women and girls of color in information technology.
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Data-Centricity: A Challenge and Opportunity for Computing Education
Rethinking the content of introductory computing around a data-centric approach to better engage and support a diversity of students.
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OMSCS: The Revolution Will Be Digitized
Lessons learned from the first five years of Georgia Tech's Online Master of Science in Computer Science program.
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College Courses Online Are Disappointing. Here's How to Fix Them
Colleges and universities should embrace the classic tutorial system and adapt it for the online world.
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Immigration Bans Will Lead to Dumbing Down of the World
Immigrants who came to America for study or employment are more likely to file a patent, publish a scientific paper, start a company, and earn higher wages than...
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AI Authorship?
Considering the role of humans in copyright protection of outputs produced by artificial intelligence.
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For Online Learning, Business Has Never Been Better
Demand for Chegg roughly doubled when schools shut down, but its chief executive, Dan Rosensweig, now needs to figure out how the company will adapt.
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