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Oct 24 2015

Thoughts on ‘The Frenzy About High-Tech Talent’ and a Call For Corporate Action

In "The Frenzy About High-Tech Talent" in The New York Review of Books, Andrew Hacker questions if there is really an unfilled need for STEM graduates, and if there are flaws in the American education system that lead us to be very dependent on foreign STEM graduates.

Valerie Barr

Computing Profession

Oct 21 2015

Here’s Why Microsoft Cares About Basic Research — And You Should, Too

Basic scientific research made today's technology possible, and it will lead to tomorrow's technological breakthroughs.

Jeannette Wing

Computing Profession

Jeannette M. Wing, a corporate vice president at Microsoft Research, oversees the company's core research labs.

Oct 12 2015

Danke Sehr!

I was not sure what to talk about. And then from Wolfsburg (Germany), miracle struck!

Bertrand Meyer

Computing Applications

Oct 2 2015

The Bottleneck in Increasing Accessibility to CS Education Is Producing Enough CS Teachers

The demand for CS teachers is growing. Now we have to figure out how to increase the supply.

Mark Guzdial

Computing Profession

Oct 2 2015

A Farewell to (Virtual) Arms?

The potential for a Sino-American cyber arms control agreement is intriguing, despite three very troubling flaws.

John Arquilla

Computing Profession

Oct 1 2015

The Morality of Online War; the Fates of Data Analytics, HPC

John Arquilla considers justifications for warfare in the cyber realm, while Daniel Reed looks ahead at big data and exascale computing.

John Arquilla and Daniel A. Reed

Computing Applications

Sep 11 2015

The Future of Work: But What Will Humans Do?

Weighing in on the most consequential changes anticipated in the workplace.

Moshe Y. Vardi

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Sep 1 2015

Moving Beyond the Cold War

John Arquilla assesses the need for cyber arms control.

John Arquilla

Computing Applications

Aug 29 2015

A Lovelace, Babbage, and Analytical Engine Lego Set?

On LEGO's ideas site, a new set has been proposed that would let children build the Analytical Engine, and learn about the roles Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage played in computing history.

Joel C. Adams

Computing Applications

Aug 18 2015

If Something Seems Odd, Check the Data, and Check It Again!

Finding the hole in the data.

Valerie Barr

Computing Profession

Aug 14 2015

Be It Resolved: Teaching Statements Must Embrace Active Learning and Eschew Lecture

Let's encourage active learning by requiring it in teaching statements.

Mark Guzdial

Education

Aug 11 2015

SIGGRAPH Presents 2015 Awards

Five are honored for exceptional achievements in computer graphics and interactive techniques.

Larry Fisher

Computing Applications

Aug 4 2015

Deterrence After Stuxnet

In the cyber context, "Mutual Assured Destruction" becomes "Mutual Assured Disruption."

John Arquilla

Computing Profession

Aug 3 2015

Things That Men Can Do To Be Real Allies For Women In Computing

Valerie Barr

Computing Profession

Aug 1 2015

Plain Talk on Computing Education

Mark Guzdial considers how the variety of learning outcomes and definitions impacts the teaching of computer science.

Mark Guzdial

Computing Applications

Jul 24 2015

What It’s Like to Win the Turing Award

Michael Stonebraker is an adjunct professor in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and recipient of the 2014 ACM A.M. Turing Award.

Michael Stonebraker

Computing Profession

Jul 14 2015

Top 10 Myths About Teaching Computer Science

Let's put some evidence behind those summertime faculty email list battles about CS teaching.

Mark Guzdial

Education

Jul 6 2015

The Robots Are Taking Over! (Perhaps Not Quite Yet)

Programs fix themselves! Today! It's scary!

Bertrand Meyer

Computing Applications

Jul 2 2015

SF Reading For Computer Scientists: Summer 2015

Summer reading recommendations for computer scientists, courtesy of the SIGCSE 2015 Using Science Fiction in CS Courses BOF.

Joel C. Adams

Architecture and Hardware

Jul 2 2015

The Ethics of Cyberwar

Under what conditions should one engage in cyberwar? How should such a conflict be waged?

John Arquilla

Computing Profession

Jul 1 2015

The Dangers of Military Robots, the Risks of Online Voting

John Arquilla considers the evolution of defense drones, and why Duncan A. Buell thinks we are not ready for e-voting.

John Arquilla and Duncan A. Buell

Computing Applications

Jun 25 2015

Exascale Computing and Big Data: Time To Reunite

It is past time to reunite the big data, cloud, and high-performance computing communities. Each can each learn much from the other.

Daniel Reed

Computing Applications

Jun 24 2015

Improving Computing Education By Viewing Teaching as Community Property

Teaching about computing should be shared, not isolated behind closed doors.

Mark Guzdial

Education

Jun 3 2015

From Russia, Without Love

Considering Russia's alleged involvement in international cyber incidents, and its willingness to stop them.

John Arquilla

Computing Profession

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