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Jul 1 2020

Challenge Yourself by Reaching for the Highest Bar

"Challenge yourself and reach for the highest bar. If you succeed, keep pushing the boundaries," my friend advised when I started my career at IBM Research. These words have been a guiding force in my career ever since.

Yosuke Ozawa

Computing Profession

winding road, Career Paths in Computing illustration

May 1 2020

Launching a New Feature in Communications

Communications is launching a new series of articles that broaden our presentation of the computing profession, with a particular focus on a young professional audience and a breadth of career paths.

Andrew A. Chien

Computing Profession

May 1 2020

Automating Automation: CS at the Heart of the Manufacturing Economy

Using machine learning, I'm able to reduce the time required for designing products from months to mere hours as well as free up time for engineers to focus on design in terms of functions, behaviors, and structures.

Arquimedes Canedo

Computing Applications

Oct 5 2017

A Summer Away From the Keyboard

Three computer science students explain the pros and cons of spending their summer away from coding.

Kelsey Sinclair

Computing Profession

Jul 6 2012

The nified Theory of Wu

Virginia Tech Associate Professor at Wu-chun Feng, commonly known as "Wu," talks about productivity and his latest work on supercomputers.

Logan Kugler

Architecture and Hardware

Virginia Tech Associate Professor Wu-chun Feng

Apr 19 2012

Hot Job Market For Computer Science Graduates

The newest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projections predict that the already hot job market for computing professionals will become even hotter this decade.

Joel C. Adams

Computing Profession

Mar 13 2012

Berkeley Supports It Startups High Atop the Campus

High above the University of California, Berkeley campus, IT entrepreneurs are being given the opportunity to grow their startups in the four-month-old Skydeck startup incubator/accelerator.

Paul Hyman

Architecture and Hardware

Feb 21 2012

Google’s Mind the Gap! Program Interests Women in CS

Two-hour sessions with female Google software engineers are convincing many female high-school students in Israel to change their majors to computer science and to consider it as a career.

Paul Hyman

Computing Profession

Nov 11 2011

Sheryl Sandberg’s Keynote at Grace Hopper

Sheryl Sandberg gave the opening keynote at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing and spoke about why careers in technology are important and why it is critical that women go into these careers.

Valerie Barr

Computing Profession

Feb 1 2010

Connecting Women and Technology

Guest blogger Valerie Barr writes about highlights of the ninth Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, including keynote speeches by Megan Smith and Francine Berman.

Valerie Barr

Computing Applications

Oct 1 2009

The State of Distance Education in Saudi Arabia

Hend Suliman Al-Khalifa of King Saud University, Riyadh, writes about Saudi Arabia's adoption of distance education as part of its educational and development strategies. Policies for distance and virtual higher education institutions are still under development for approval by the Ministry of Higher Education. Distance education is primarily applied where gender segregation is required in higher education, where male lecturers are only authorized to teach female students by means of closed-circuit television, one-way video and two-way audio and broadcast.

Hend Suliman Al-Khalifa

Computing Profession

May 1 2009

Teaching Computing to Everyone

Georgia Institute of Technology has required every undergraduate on campus to take a course in computing. Here are the lessons learned from the practice, now almost 10 years old, of creating high-demand computer science courses for non-computing majors.

Mark Guzdial

Computing Applications

Christopher W. Klaus Advanced Computing Building at Georgia Tech

Feb 1 2009

Human Computing Skills: Rethinking the K-12 Experience

Establishing the fundamentals of computational thinking is essential to improving computer science education.

George H. L. Fletcher and James J. Lu

Computing Applications

Feb 1 2009

USACM’s Policy Role

ACM members have a professional duty to ensure that the public comprehends and benefits from advances in computing.

Eugene H. Spafford

Computing Applications

Nov 1 2008

Education: Reprogramming College Preparatory Computer Science

The college preparatory computer science education curriculum must be improved, beginning with the earliest phases of the process.

Joanna Goode

Computing Applications

Oct 1 2008

Computer Experts: Guns-For-Hire or Professionals?

Considering the responsibilities of those who build systems fundamental to significant social functions, institutions, and values.

Deborah G. Johnson

Computing Applications

Oct 1 2008

Crossroads For Canadian CS Enrollment

What should be done to reverse falling CS enrollment in the Canadian education system?

Jacob Slonim, Sam Scully, and Michael McAllister

Computing Applications

Oct 1 2005

IT Skills in a Tough Job Market

IT professionals know they must keep their skills up to date. But doing so requires knowing what skills are in demand.

Bipin Prabhakar, Charles R. Litecky, and Kirk Arnett

Computing Applications

May 1 2005

The (gradually) Changing Face of State It Jobs

Working for the state once meant long hours, low pay, and lots of red tape. That picture has certainly changed in recent years, as state governments plan to compete with the private sector for top IT talent.

Suzanne D. Pawlowski, Pratim Datta, and Andrea L. Houston

Computing Applications

Mar 1 2004

What Causes Stress in Information System Professionals?

Job stress can lead to burnout and turnover, costing IT organizations countless dollars in replacement costs, and making methods for measuring and minimizing stress a business benefit.

Vikram Sethi, Ruth C. King, and James Campbell Quick

Computing Applications

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