HPC: Computational Performance vs. Human Productivity
One of the themes at SC14 was the tension between developing programs that run fast vs. the time required by humans to develop and maintain fast-running programs.
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Women in STEM, Women in Computer Science: We’re Looking At It Incorrectly
A rethinking of how best to analyze data on women's undergraduate degrees in STEM disciplines.
Meeting Student and Teacher Needs in Computing Education
Mark Guzdial reports on the 2014 meeting of the ACM Education Council, where updates from its global representatives led to action plans.
Envisioning Your Ideal Live-In Robot at Miraikan
Miraikan in Tokyo showcases Japanese technologies and challenges visitors to think how humans can improve their quality of life while mitigating risks.
Doing Our Part to Show Why HPC Matters
As managers and practitioners in the HPC community part of our responsibility is to make sure that everyone we come into professional contact with appreciates how broadly HPC touches our daily lives. From the products we consume, to the financial services we employ and the medical treatment we receive, HPC matters
Locality, Locality, Locality: A Note from SC14
Steadily growing chips, systems, and application parallelism are driving the movement of data across larger distances in systems, and data locality is becoming one of the major topics in efficient parallel computing. Locality has emerged as a significant theme at SC14, and research in this area is growing as researchers struggle to effectively manage this growing challenge to HPC application performance.
At SC14, graduate students mentor undergraduates interested in pursuing advanced degrees in fields related to high performance computing.
The Toy Aisle Matters More Than Ever: Girls and Computing
A look at the toy aisle and the message it sends girls (and boys), from the 1970s to today.
Animal-Human Computer Interaction: The First International Congress Report
Was the Internet communication really invented exclusively for humans, or do you think your cat should join your weekend teleconference?
SC14 launched this year’s gala with a new plenary session to highlight the advancements that HPC enables in everything from soap to safer cars to the discovery of the origins of our universe.
Is There a 10x Gap Between Best and Average Programmers? And How Did It Get There?
There's not much evidence for a 10x programming productivity gap, but it doesn't matter from an education perspective.
HPC Matters, and We Have Video Evidence
SC14 gets underway this week in New Orleans, LA (USA). This year the conference has produced a series of accessible videos highlighting why — in terms that hopefully everyone can understand — HPC matters to all of us.
Lessons from Winnie the Pooh: Sustainable Cyberinfrastructure
The longitudinal value of research data often accrues to disciplines other than those where it was created. We need a new model that judiciously balances investment between the "next big thing" and sustainable cyberinfrastructure, for the latter is itself a crucial enabler of discovery.
Computing Is The Safe STEM Career Choice Today
The US-BLS 2012-2022 employment projections predict that nearly 3 out of 4 new STEM jobs and 3 out of 5 total STEM jobs will be in computing.
What Is Your Research Culture? Part 2: Background
Why the research culture questionnaire is not just for fun.
Teach the Teachers, and Contribute to Humanity
Mark Guzdial suggests computer science education needs to be aimed at adults before teaching it to children; Lawrence M. Fisher finds the volunteer spirit behind ACM Special Interest Groups.
Software’s Vital Role at Japan Robot Week 2014
Modern robots are no longer just about hardware. Software algorithms play an essential role in bringing life-like movements to industrial robots and humanoids.
What Is Your Research Culture? Part 1: The Questionnaire
What kind of computer science culture reigns in your country and organization: retro, or modern? Take the questionnaire and find out.
Satya Nadella and Grace Hopper
Thoughts about Satya Nadella's comments at the Grace Hopper Conference.
…At the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, and the future of computing is women.
Anyone Can Learn Programming: Teaching > Genetics
Way more important than the question "Is P==NP?" is the question, "Is teaching greater than genetics?"
The State of Computing Education in the World: Report on the 2014 ACM Education Council Meeting
The ACM Education Council gets together once a year to share initiatives and results, and promote computing education.
Finding a Research Job, and Teaching CS in High School
John Langford considers how to stand out when seeking a research position, while Mark Guzdial suggests what teachers need to know to teach computer science at the high school level.
Computing: Art, Magic, Science
A new EdX MOOC emphasizes abstractions, Design by Contract and software quality.
Shape the Future of Computing
ACM encourages its members to take a direct hand in shaping the future of the association. There are more ways than ever to get involved.
Get InvolvedCommunications of the ACM (CACM) is now a fully Open Access publication.
By opening CACM to the world, we hope to increase engagement among the broader computer science community and encourage non-members to discover the rich resources ACM has to offer.
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