As computational tools open up new ways of understanding history, historians and computer scientists are working together to explore the possibilities.
Leah Hoffmann
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Scientists at the Blue Brain Project are using supercomputers to simulate neural connections in a 3-D model of a slice of mammalian brain.
Inexact Design: Beyond Fault-Tolerance
In a new approach to making computers more efficient, called "inexact," "probabilistic," or "approximate" computing, errors are not avoided; they are welcomed. Some call it "living dangerously."
Employers Struggle to Fill Computer Security Jobs
Corporations and government agencies are scrambling to find new ways to attract people to jobs in information security, thanks to a growing gap between the demand for IT security specialists and the number of people entering the field.
Goldwasser and Micali Receive 2012 ACM Turing Award
Shafi Goldwasser and Silvio Micali have been named co-recipients of the 2012 ACM A.M. Turing Award.
Crowdsourcing Platforms Monitor Disease, Dissent, and Disasters
Crowdsourcing platforms developed to aid epidemiological investigations have been repurposed to catalog political strife in Syria.
New Global Research Data Alliance Poised For Launch
A new global initiative is aimed at accelerating data-driven innovation worldwide.
Guided by collective intelligence, teams of small, simple robots could soon accomplish amazing feats.
Cybercrime: It’s Serious, But Exactly How Serious?
Symantec says $110 billion annually while McAfee says $1 trillion. Why can't anyone agree?
ACM has recognized 52 of its members for their contributions to computing that are fundamentally advancing technology in healthcare, cybersecurity, science, communications, entertainment, business, and education.
Computer models may help neurologists unlock the secrets of brain disorders, from Alzheimer's to cancer.
Smartphones not only have a brain but, increasingly, the ability to sense their environment.
Brown MOOC to Lure High School Students to STEM
Brown University will offer a massive open online course (MOOC) aimed at drawing high school students to careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.
Computer modeling is radically redefining healthcare and epidemiology by providing new tools for understanding the impact of different intervention strategies.
Computational models are tackling the complexity of biology, from single-celled microbes to human organs.
The new Mars rover has attracted plenty of attention for its planetary gymnastics, but the big breakthroughs are under the hood.
‘caesar’ Conquers Code Review With Crowdsourcing
The Caesar system uses crowdsourcing to take the pain out of reviewing the voluminous code produced by hundreds of students enrolled in introductory computer science classes at MIT.
When Apple introduced the App Store in July 2008 it represented nothing less than a revolutionary way to distribute software. Now the concept is invading the enterprise.
The leading open source system for processing big data continues to evolve, but new approaches with added features are on the rise.
In repackaging other companies' news, some news aggregators are diverting readers and ad dollars, and, critics argue, undercutting the incentive to spend money on original reporting. It is an economic and ethical problem without a clear legal fix.
Side channels give out information that can be used to crack secrets, but researchers are identifying the holes and trying to close them.
FY12 was an outstanding year for ACM. Membership reached an all-time high for the 10th consecutive year. We witnessed our global hubs in Europe, India, and China take root and flourish.
Drilling down to more detail on a computer screen, or moving out to see the context, is basic. But it's hardly simple and, after 20 years, innovations are still occurring.
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