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Nov 20 2014

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.

Torsten Hoefler

Systems and Networking

Nov 20 2014

HHP For Undergraduates

At SC14, graduate students mentor undergraduates interested in pursuing advanced degrees in fields related to high performance computing.

Jeffrey Hollingsworth

Computing Applications

Nov 19 2014

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.

Valerie Barr

Computing Profession

Nov 19 2014

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?

Gilang Andi Pradana

HCI

Nov 18 2014

Why Does HPC Matter?

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.

Wilfred Pinfold

Computing Applications

Nov 17 2014

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.

Mark Guzdial

Computing Applications

Nov 17 2014

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.

John West

Computing Applications

Nov 16 2014

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.

Daniel A. Reed

Computing Applications

Nov 3 2014

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.

Joel C. Adams

Computing Profession

Nov 2 2014

What Is Your Research Culture? Part 2: Background

Why the research culture questionnaire is not just for fun.

Bertrand Meyer

Education

Nov 1 2014

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.

Mark Guzdial and Lawrence M. Fisher

Computing Applications

Oct 28 2014

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.

Mei Kobayashi

Architecture and Hardware

Oct 25 2014

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.

Bertrand Meyer

Computing Profession

Oct 16 2014

Satya Nadella and Grace Hopper

Thoughts about Satya Nadella's comments at the Grace Hopper Conference.

Valerie Barr

Computing Profession

Oct 15 2014

I Have Seen the Future…

…At the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, and the future of computing is women.

Lawrence M. Fisher

Computing Profession

Oct 14 2014

Anyone Can Learn Programming: Teaching > Genetics

Way more important than the question "Is P==NP?" is the question, "Is teaching greater than genetics?"

Mark Guzdial

Education

Oct 2 2014

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.

Mark Guzdial

Computing Profession

Oct 1 2014

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.

John Langford and Mark Guzdial

Computing Applications

Sep 29 2014

Computing: Art, Magic, Science

A new EdX MOOC emphasizes abstractions, Design by Contract and software quality.

Bertrand Meyer

Computing Applications

Sep 1 2014

Refining Students’ Coding and Reviewing Skills

Philip Guo sees code reviews providing students "lots of pragmatic learning."

Philip Guo

Computing Applications

Aug 21 2014

Recursion and Language at ICER 2014: A Conference Report

Recursion and the unique challenges of programming languages were highlighted at ICER 2014

Mark Guzdial

Education

Aug 13 2014

What Is Reality?

And, what flavor of reality do you prefer: standard, augmented, virtual...

Lawrence M. Fisher

Architecture and Hardware

Aug 11 2014

Contributing to Humanity

Even as computer graphics professionals meet to learn from each other and celebrate their own, they acknowledge their shared understanding of the importance of giving back.

Lawrence M. Fisher

Computing Profession

Aug 5 2014

Hadoop at a Crossroads?

A few facts and opinions and a couple of announcements, with a prediction on where the "Hadoop stack" might be going.

Michael Stonebraker

Computing Applications

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