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Today's data deluge is leading to new approaches to visualize, analyze, and catalog enormous datasets.
Cloud computing offers many advantages, but also involves security risks. Fortunately, researchers are devising some ingenious solutions.
Communications' Virtual Extension expands the page limitations of the print edition by bringing readers high-quality articles in an online-only format.
Common Misconceptions About Software Engineering
Many undergraduates have misconceptions about software engineering that lead to an "impoverished" view of industry that and hinder their transition to the workplace.
A novel approach to computational logic is reaching maturity, opening up opening up new vistas in programming languages, proof nets, and security applications.
Software code can provide important insights into the results of research, but it's up to individual scientists whether their code is released---and many opt not to.
ACM Is Built on Volunteers’ Shoulders
ACM President Alain Chesnais says the association is largely built on the energy and devotion of its many dedicated volunteers. View this dynamic visual representation of volunteers' involvement with the SIGGRAPH 2010 conference.
Physicians See Mobile Phones as Tools to Aid Non-Compliant Patients
Researchers are using smartphones and other technologies to remind patients to take medication, exercise, and to positively influence their compliance with treatment regimens.
‘onshoring’ Gives .s. Companies an Alternative to Offshore Outsourcing
Companies seeking an alternative to offshore outsourcing are trying "onshoring," an emerging trend of outsourcing IT functions to companies in the rural United States.
Kyoto Prize and Other CS Awards
László Lovász, Vinton G. Cerf, and other researchers are honored for their contributions to computer science.
ACM's expansion into China will support local professionals and increase Chinese involvement in ACM's international activities.
Sensor-equipped bicycles are providing valuable data to cyclists, city planners, and computer scientists.
Degrees, Distance, and Dollars
The Internet is making higher education accessible to a whole new class of students—but not necessarily at a lower cost.
Computational neuroscientists are learning that the brain is like a computer, except when it isn't.
K-Anonymity Privacy Protection Model Needs a Little Help
The "K-anonymity" method of providing anonymity to large data sets has raised excitement in realms as diverse as social networks and medical records, but it appears to need a little help.
Yahoo! Labs Competition Yields Better Ranking Model
The Learning to Rank Challenge showed Yahoo! that its approach to search is on target, but there’s still room for improvement.
Communications' Virtual Extension brings more quality articles to ACM members. These articles are now available in the ACM Digital Library.
JACM at the Start of a New Decade
It has been almost a year since I assumed the editor-in-chief role for Journal of the ACM (JACM). It seems the right time to share some thoughts on how ACM's oldest publication is doing and where it might be headed.
Making Sense of Real-Time Behavior
Data captured by sensors worn on the human body and analyzed in near real-time could transform our understanding of human behavior, health, and society.
Mechanism Design Meets Computer Science
A field emerging from economics is teaming up with computer science to improve auctions, supply chains, and communication protocols.
Celebrating the Legacy of Plato
The PLATO@50 Conference marked the semicentennial of the computer system that was the forerunner of today's social media and interactive education.
Gödel Prize and Other CS Awards
Sanjeev Arora, Joseph S.B. Mitchell, and other researchers are recognized for their contributions to computer science.
Shape the Future of Computing
ACM encourages its members to take a direct hand in shaping the future of the association. There are more ways than ever to get involved.
Get InvolvedCommunications of the ACM (CACM) is now a fully Open Access publication.
By opening CACM to the world, we hope to increase engagement among the broader computer science community and encourage non-members to discover the rich resources ACM has to offer.
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