Exploring the Theory of Computing
2023 ACM A.M. Turing Award laureate Avi Wigderson discusses his work in an interview originally published in January 2020.
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Increasing Automation in Policing
Seeking the delicate balance between civil liberties and policing public safety.
‘Platformizing’ a Bad Business Does Not Make It a Good Business
Transaction platforms link third-party applications and services providers with users.
New discoveries answer an old question.
Ethics of Technology Needs More Political Philosophy
Incorporating considerations of reasonable pluralism, individual agency, and legitimate authority.
Cracks in Open Collaboration in Universities
Universities and the interchange of scholars and students in international collaborations have long played an important role in knitting a fabric of human relationships and shared understanding. This fabric is fraying rapidly.
Publishing one's paper at a prestigious conference has become the standard way to build professional credentials, yet the dominance of conference publication comes at a cost.
Should Researchers Use Data from Security Breaches?
Evaluating the arguments for and against using digital data derived from security breaches.
Public Entrepreneurship and Policy Engineering
Training the next generation of leader and problem solver.
In a career launched by groundbreaking research, Garth Gibson continues to shepherd technological advances "from blackboard through standards and to commercial reality."
Engaging Future Generations of ACM Leaders
As a volunteer-driven organization, ACM's future health depends not only on appealing to a diverse membership, but also on creating a pipeline of future leaders.
I recently had the opportunity to take a ride in a Waymo self-driving car in Chandler, AZ.
Online Voting Still Security Pipedream
The Viewpoint in the September 2019 issue "Online Voting: We Can Do It! (We Have To)," while interesting, was flawed and failed to justify the claims made.
Europe’s Controversial Digital Copyright Directive Finalized
Considering the new liability risks for ISPs, search engines, and news aggregators under recent EU-wide mandatory rules.
Computational Thinking Should Just be Good Thinking
Seeking to change computing teaching to improve computer science.
An Interview with Leonard Kleinrock
The UCLA professor and networking pioneer reflects on his career in industry and academia.
Algorithms, Platforms, and Ethnic Bias
How computing platforms and algorithms can potentially either reinforce or identify and address ethnic biases.
Hazards of the Information Superhighway
The presentation of Internet search results not only must be prioritized by some measure of quality but also the ranking criteria must be clear and well understood. Transparency is our friend in this endeavor.
The Winner-Takes-All Tech Corporation
What may have been a radical position less than a year ago has become a conventional wisdom now. There are several initiatives to regulate "Big Tech;" the question now is how rather than if.
You Can Publish It!: (You Have To)
The Viewpoint Column "Online Voting: We Can Do It! (We Have To)" in the September 2019 issue is naïve and unscientific. It does not cite any of the scientific literature the author is claiming to refute.
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