Jean Bartik, notable to computer historians as one of the original six programmers on the ENIAC project, died on March 23, 2011.
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The University of Utah ranks first in the U.S. in terms of creating startups based upon campus research. Here are four reasons for its great success.
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British Computer Scientists Reboot
After a year of turmoil, computer scientists at King's College London have retained their jobs, but substantial challenges lie ahead.
Engineering Sensation in Artificial Limbs
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Here are synopses of four Virtual Extension articles that are now available in their entirety to ACM members via the Digital Library.
With Google’s Gift, . of Oregon Expands International Cyberinfrastructure
A University of Oregon nonprofit that has provided networking technology and training to some of the world’s poorest nations has received a $1.25 million check to scale up its efforts.
Less Code Is Better Code, Says DARPA
With Cyber Fast Track, DARPA plans to hire individuals and small teams via short, fixed-price contracts to create lean code cybersecurity programs.
Outreach programs and usability improvements are drawing many researchers to grid computing from disciplines that have not traditionally used such resources.
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Communications created the Virtual Extension (VE) to expand the page limitations of the print edition by bringing readers the same high-quality articles in an online-only format. VE articles are available in their entirety to ACM members via the Digital Library.
A presidential report asserts the value of U.S. government investments in the cross-agency Networking and Information Technology Research and Development program and specifies areas needing greater focus.
Researchers are mining Twitter's vast flow of data to measure public sentiment, follow political activity, and detect earthquakes and flu outbreaks.
Gary Chapman, Technologist: 1952 – 2010
He raised important public issues, such as the impact of computers and the Internet on society, and encouraged social responsibility for computer professionals.
Maurice Wilkes: The Last Pioneer
Computer science has lost not only a great scientist, but an important link to the electronic computing revolution that took place in the 1940s.
Chipping Away at Greenhouse Gases
Power-saving processor algorithms have the potential to create significant energy and cost savings.
ACM Launches New Digital Library
More than 50 years of computing literature is augmented, streamlined, and joined to powerful new tools for retrieval and analysis.
Information Theory After Shannon
Purdue University's Science of Information Center seeks new principles to answer the question 'What is information?'
Crowdsourcing is based on a simple but powerful concept: Virtually anyone has the potential to plug in valuable information.
To ensure the timely publication of articles, Communications created the Virtual Extension (VE) to expand the page limitations of the print edition by bringing readers the same high-quality articles in an online-only format. VE articles undergo the same rigorous review process as those in the print edition and are accepted for publication on merit. The following synopses are from articles now available in their entirety to ACM members via the Digital Library.
An Interview with Frances E. Allen
Frances E. Allen, recipient of the 2006 ACM A.M. Turing Award, reflects on her career.
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