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May 29 2014

Estonia’s E-Society: Visionary or Naive?

Estonians are very early adopters of information and communications technology (ICT) in domains across their society: from e-Banking and e-Health to e-Police and e-Voting. They show no fear the state as 'Big Brother;' rather, they see ICT as a way to control the state.

Bennie Mols

Computing Applications

May 27 2014

Tcp/ip Turns 40

Pioneers gather in Palo Alto to commemorate a foundational Internet technology.

Logan Kugler

Computing Profession

May 22 2014

In Memoriam: Clarence “skip” Ellis 1943-2014

Clarence "Skip" Ellis, the first African-American man to earn a Ph.D. in computer science, died May 17 at age 71.

Lawrence M. Fisher

Computing Profession

Clarence 'Skip' Ellis, during a 2012 lecture at Ashesi University.

May 15 2014

Hipeac Celebrates 10 Years of Achievement

The European Network of Excellence on High Performance and Embedded Architecture and Compilation (HiPEAC) is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

Lawrence M. Fisher

Computing Profession

May 8 2014

Windows Xp: The Millennium Bug For Atms?

There may be no industry more impacted by the retirement of the XP operating system than banking.

Mark Broderick

Computing Applications

An ATM running Microsoft Windows XP, still the operating system of most ATMs.

May 6 2014

Augmented Reality Gains Traction For Training

Training is one of the original applications of the technology.

Esther Shein

Computing Applications

A demonstration of Volkswagen's MARTA augmented reality system.

May 1 2014

Mind the Gap

Are there too few skilled computer and IT workers for the jobs available? If so, what can be done about it?

Logan Kugler

Computing Profession

Is there really a technology skills gap?

May 1 2014

Technology Confounds the Courts

Despite the need to make decisions relevant to technologies, the U.S. Supreme Court is not the most techno-savvy group.

Keith Kirkpatrick

Computing Applications

Supreme Court of the United States, October 2010

May 1 2014

How Computers Are Changing Biology

Sophisticated computer models and simulations are replacing test tubes and beakers. This revolution in biology research is redefining medicine, agriculture, and more.

Samuel Greengard

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

May 1 2014

The Forever Disc

Can our digital data represent us a million years from now?

Tom Geller

Architecture and Hardware

May 1 2014

ACM’s 2014 General Election: Please Take This Opportunity to Vote

Meet the candidates who introduce their plans — and stands — for the Association.

CACM Staff

Computing Applications

Apr 29 2014

Cyber Insurance Is on the Rise

Companies are discovering traditional insurance policies may not cover the costs of privacy breaches and data loss.

Gary Anthes

Computing Profession

Cyber insurance helps protect companies against data breaches.

Apr 24 2014

Heartbleed Bug Provokes Open Source Soul-Searching

Vulnerability underscored the issue of how projects like OpenSSL should be supported.

Gregory Goth

Computing Applications

Apr 22 2014

Gambling with Computers

Researchers are turning to computers, big data, and sophisticated algorithms to improve the odds of picking a winner.

Samuel Greengard

Computing Applications

President Obama filling out his 2014 NCAA bracket on ESPN.

Apr 16 2014

The Next Generation of Mobile

By 2020, everyone will know what '5G' means.

Logan Kugler

Computing Profession

Apr 14 2014

Acm Europe Panel Explores the Future of Cs Research in Europe

Considering the future of Europe's global competitiveness in research and innovation.

Lawrence M. Fisher

Computing Profession

Apr 10 2014

Is Fingerprint Security Reliable?

The strength of biometric locks on Apple's and Samsung's new phones may lie in their convenience.

Logan Kugler

HCI

Using the Touch ID feature on Apple's iPhone 5s handset.

Apr 3 2014

Commercial Drones Grounded By a Lack of Regulation

The U.S. is moving very slowly in regulating the commercial use of aerial drones.

Keith Kirkpatrick

Architecture and Hardware

The Puma AE small unmanned aircraft system.

Apr 1 2014

Using Patient Data For Personalized Cancer Treatments

Patient information databases eventually will help improve health outcomes and support development of new therapies.

Chris Edwards

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

model of gene regulation network in mammalian cells

Apr 1 2014

Speech-to-Speech Translations Stutter, But Researchers See Mellifluous Future

The practical need for accurate instant or simultaneous machine translations continues to grow as applications multiply.

Paul Hyman

Architecture and Hardware

U.S. Marine, Thai native, and CMU professor Alexander Waibel

Apr 1 2014

New Models in Cosmetics Replacing Animal Testing

A European law spurs scientists to develop computational simulations capable of predicting the toxicity of cosmetics.

Gregory Mone

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Mar 27 2014

New Focus For Robotics: Artificial Creativity

The founding director of the Center for Music Technology at Georgia Tech is exploring how creative robots can be.

Daniel Lumpkin

Architecture and Hardware

The Shimi Band, robots that play music with iPhone charging docks.

Mar 20 2014

The Automotive Internet ‘road Map’ Is Becoming Easier to Read

Announcements herald greater focus on vehicle-based communication.

Gregory Goth

Architecture and Hardware

A connected car displaying a warning for the driver.

Mar 14 2014

Researchers Exchange Mooc Results in Learning@scale Conference

Nearly 200 attendees from both computer science and learning science met to exchange research on MOOCs at the first annual ACM Learning@Scale Conference in Atlanta.

Paul Hyman

Education

Computer science and learning science professionals exchange information and experiences.

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