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Leslie Valiant talks about machine learning; parallel computing, and his quest for simplicity.
M. Frans Kaashoek discusses systems work, "undo computing," and what he learned from Andrew S. Tanenbaum.
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.
Why Has H-1b Visa Demand Plummeted?
The once-coveted H-1B visa that enables skilled non-citizens to work legally in the U.S. is not the prize it once was. What’s happened?
Open Source Hardware: Seven Questions For Limor Fried
Limor Fried discusses the future of the open source hardware movement, Facebook’s decision to open source its new data center, and being featured on the cover of Wired.
Is Google's new Web-based laptop a game-changing computer or a warmed-over netbook?
Advanced technologies, including stealth helicopters, helmet-mounted video cameras, and sophisticated data analysis, are helping find terrorists like Osama bin Laden and foil their deadly plans.
Autonomous Computers to Recognize and Thwart Cyberthreats
Bruce McConnell, senior counselor for cybersecurity at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, suggests that computers should be involved in protecting themselves against malicious cyberattacks.
An Interview with Steve Furber
Steve Furber, designer of the seminal BBC Microcomputer System and the widely used ARM microprocessor, reflects on his career.
With recent advances in laser rangefinders, faster algorithms, and open source robotic operating systems, researchers are increasing domestic robots' semantic and situational awareness.
Teaching computers to understand pictures could lead to search engines capable of identifying and organizing large datasets of visual information.
Web Science Meets Network Science
A pair of divergent scientific communities discusses their similarities and differences, and search for common ground.
Data Optimization in Developing Nations
Artificial intelligence and machine learning could expand access to health care, improve the quality of education, and respond effectively to natural disasters in the developing world.
Computational metaphysics is helping philosophers answer age-old questions, such as whether God exists.
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.
Finding Experts: It’s Who You Know
While current expert-finding methods provided the best expert in six out of 10 searches, a new user-oriented method finds the best one nine times out of 10, according to the researchers.
Jean Bartik, notable to computer historians as one of the original six programmers on the ENIAC project, died on March 23, 2011.
Universities, Industry Clash on Need For Open-Source Fpgas
Would open-source field-programmable gate arrays simplify academic research on reconfigurable computing? Researchers say yes, but industry disagrees.
How the University of Utah Turns Academic Research Into Successful Startups
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.
It's not easy to generate a string of numbers that lack any pattern or rule, or even to define exactly what randomness means.
The popularity of virtual goods and currencies in online gaming is changing how people think and act about money.
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
Advancements in mobile electronics have led to several prosthetics innovations in recent years, but providing reliable touch sensations to users remains an elusive goal.
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