Opinion – Page 20 – Communications of the ACM

Sep 1 2020

Where Have All the Domestic Graduate Students Gone?

U.S. Government actions to restrict immigration could result in a dramatic reduction in the number of international graduate students in U.S. universities, and will have a devastating impact on U.S. graduate programs in computing.

Moshe Y. Vardi

Computing Profession

Sep 1 2020

Lost in Translation

Aaron Hertzman's Viewpoint "Computers Do Not Make Art, People Do," makes excellent points as to why it is very unlikely that computers will ever replace artists.

CACM Staff

Computing Applications

Sep 1 2020

A Recent Renaissance in Privacy Law

Considering the recent increased attention to privacy law issues amid the typically slow pace of legal change.

Margot Kaminski

Architecture and Hardware

sharks, surfboard with initials CCPA, illustration

Sep 1 2020

Autonomous Vehicle Safety: Lessons from Aviation

How more than 25years of experience with aviation safety-critical systems can be applied to autonomous vehicle systems.

Jaynarayan H. Lala, Carl E. Landwehr, and John F. Meyer

Architecture and Hardware

woman lounging in autonomous vehicle, illustration

Sep 1 2020

Avalanches Make Us All Innovators

Avalanches generate enormous breakdowns. The practices of innovation adoption may be just what you need to resolve them.

Peter J. Denning

Computing Applications

'Avalanche Danger' sign on snowy mountaintop

Sep 1 2020

‘Have You Thought About . . .’: Talking About Ethical Implications of Research

Considering the good and the bad effects of technology.

Amy Bruckman

Computing Applications

Sep 1 2020

Integrating Management Science Into the HPC Research Ecosystem

How management science benefits from High Performance Computing.

Guido Schryen

Computing Applications

buildings on a circuit board, illustration

Sep 1 2020

Little Green Message

A different kind of first-contact scenario.

Brian Clegg

Computing Applications

Aug 1 2020

On the Internet of Medical Things

It is entirely feasible to imagine the Internet of Medical Things with a significant capacity for remote medical diagnosis and triage.

Vinton G. Cerf

Computing Profession

Aug 1 2020

TECHNOLOchicas: A Critical Intersectional Approach Shaping the Color of Our Future

A unique partnership seeks to address the underrepresentation and unique barriers facing Latina women and girls of color in information technology.

Jannie Fernandez and JeffriAnne Wilder

Computing Profession

middle school girls in TECHNOLOchicas LiFT T-shirts

Aug 1 2020

Broken Hearts and Coffee Mugs

The ordeal of security reviews.

George V. Neville-Neil

Computing Applications

broken heart latte pattern in coffee cup

Aug 1 2020

Data-Centricity: A Challenge and Opportunity for Computing Education

Rethinking the content of introductory computing around a data-centric approach to better engage and support a diversity of students.

Shriram Krishnamurthi and Kathi Fisler

Computing Profession

Aug 1 2020

OMSCS: The Revolution Will Be Digitized

Lessons learned from the first five years of Georgia Tech's Online Master of Science in Computer Science program.

Zvi Galil

Computing Profession

OMSCS initials and binary code, illustration

Aug 1 2020

Thorny Problems in Data (-Intensive) Science

Data scientists face challenges spanning academic and non-academic institutions.

Computing Applications

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Aug 1 2020

Seeing Light at the End of the Cybersecurity Tunnel

After decades of cybersecurity research, Elisa Bertino remains optimistic.

Leah Hoffmann

Security and Privacy

Purdue University Professor Elisa Bertino

Jul 1 2020

Strategic Paddling

Choosing how to best navigate turbulent current events.

Dennis Shasha

Jul 1 2020

A Computational Lens on Economics

Our digital infrastructure, which has become a key component of the economic system in developed countries, is one of the few components that did not buckle under the stress of COVID-19.

Moshe Y. Vardi

Computing Applications

Jul 1 2020

Challenge Yourself by Reaching for the Highest Bar

"Challenge yourself and reach for the highest bar. If you succeed, keep pushing the boundaries," my friend advised when I started my career at IBM Research. These words have been a guiding force in my career ever since.

Yosuke Ozawa

Computing Profession

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Jul 1 2020

Computing’s Role in Climate Warming

As a computer scientist, I was embarrassed to read the Viewpoint "Conferences in an Era of Expensive Carbon" (March 2020) from four fellow computer scientists.

CACM Staff

Computing Profession

Jul 1 2020

AI Authorship?

Considering the role of humans in copyright protection of outputs produced by artificial intelligence.

Pamela Samuelson

Architecture and Hardware

Jul 1 2020

Proposal: A Market for Truth to Address False Ads on Social Media

Guaranteeing truth in advertising.

Marshall W. Van Alstyne

Computing Applications

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Jul 1 2020

For Impactful Community Engagement: Check Your Role

Toward a more equitable distribution of the benefits of technological change.

Computing Applications

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Jul 1 2020

Consumers vs. Citizens in Democracy’s Public Sphere

Attempting to balance the challenging trade-offs between individual rights and our obligations to one another.

Allison Stanger

Computing Applications

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Jul 1 2020

Call For a Wake Standard for Artificial Intelligence

Suggesting a Voice Name System (VNS) to talk to any object in the world.

Brian Subirana

Computing Applications

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