Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
January 2022
From insideHPC
Into HPC History: NCSA’s Blue Waters Supercomputer Ceasing Operations
Catching up on a development possibly missed during the holidays, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) last month announced that one of the more famous HPC systems of the past decade, the leadership-class…
From The Eponymous Pickle
IT Solutions for Stable Supply chains
Good example.
Fraunhofer Logistics
IT solutions for stable supply chains Research News / December 01, 2022
Global supply chains comprise complex networks, making them particularly vulnerable. The UK is a prime example of this…From insideHPC
Intel Releases oneAPI 2022 Toolkits
Jan. 4, 2022 — Intel today released oneAPI 2022 toolkits, which the company said have expanded cross-architecture features to provide greater utility and architectural choice to accelerate computing. oneAPI is a cross-industry…
From insideHPC
Exascale: ALCF and Intel to Host Aurora Learning Paths Series
The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) in partnership with Intel will host the ALCF Aurora Learning Paths learning seriesto explore use of oneAPI and Data Parallel C++ (DPC++), Intel’s open-source implementation of …
From The Eponymous Pickle
Creating Text Out of Thin Air
New means of interaction with data
By IEEE Spectrum
Researchers at China's Zhejiang University have developed and tested a smartwatch application in which users write text in mid-air with a finger,"The…From Daniel Lemire's Blog
How programmers make sure that their software is correct
Our most important goal in writing software is that it be correct. The software must do what the programmer wants it to do. It must meet the needs of the user. In the business world, double-entry bookkeeping is the idea thatContinue…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Finally, Manufacturing in Space
Had long heard about this being a big reason for going into space, now details of some serious movement.
These Robotic Factories Will Make Supermaterials in Space
By Jason Dorrier in SingularityHub
By rocket, drone, and giant…From insideHPC
Susan Hubbard Named ORNL Deputy for Science and Technology
Susan Hubbard has been named deputy for science and technology at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory effective March 1, 2022. “Dr. Hubbard brings skilled and passionate leadership that will enable world-leading…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Livermore Innovation Incubator for Applied AI
Looks to be a useful direction, given the groups involved.
AI Innovation Incubator Aims for Advances for Applied Science
By Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, January 3, 2022
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has established…From BLOG@CACM
Software Stories: Legal Trouble
Legal troubles represent another collection of potential pitfalls where developers often find themselves unprepared.
From The Eponymous Pickle
On Quantum Related Risk
Good overview of the risks to be considered regarding.
Quantum Computing Is for Tomorrow, But Quantum-Related Risk Is Here Today
By Kevin Townsend on January 03, 2022 in Security Week
Booz Allen Hamilton has analyzed the quantum…From BLOG@CACM
Changes in the Technion's Teaching Strategies During the Pandemic
This post describes three significant changes that took place during the pandemic in the instructional strategies at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Pew Research on the Gig 2021 Economy
FromSmallBizLabs, reporting on the Gig Economy:
Pew Research on The State of the Gig Economy in 2021
The Pew Research Center, a highly regarded non-profit, non-partisan D.C. think tank, recently released The State of Gig WorkThe…From BLOG@CACM
Cultivating Habits: -1 +2 for Researchers
The New Year is stereotypically the time when we resolve to start some good habits and get rid of some of the bad.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Does AI Understand Our Language?
Some good points made here regarding the context of language understanding.
Does AI Understand Our Language?
By TechTalks, December 27, 2021
If a computer gives you all the right answers, does it mean that it is understanding the…From Putting People First
Misinformation is a pandemic that doesn’t have a vaccine
Conspiracy theories and misinformation about QAnon, COVID-19 and 2020 election fraud took a deadly turn in 2021. As bad as things were last year, experts worry it'll get worse in 2022.
From Computational Complexity
Did Betty White die in 2021?/Why do people have their `end-of-the-year' lists before the end of the year?
I am looking at Parade Magazine's issue whose cover story is
We say goodbye to the stars we lost in 2021.
The date on the magazine is Dec 19-26. Betty White is not in it. Neither is Bishop…From The Eponymous Pickle
Liquid Testing with Smartphones
Like the idea that we are extending smartphone use as sensors. It provides another means for gathering and utilizing complex data. Here a good example:
Liquid Testing with Your Smartphone
By Shichao Yue, Dina Katabi
Communications…From The Eponymous Pickle
Tasteable Films
A space we also looked at for food. in the BBC.
Netlicks? 'The TV screen you can taste’
A prototype "lickable" TV screen which can mimic food flavours has been developed by a Japanese professor, Reuters reports.
Dubbed Taste-the…From The Eponymous Pickle
Towards AI Explainability and Audits
Will continue to increase in application.
Explainable AI is about to become mainstream: The AI audits are here - Impact of AI recruitment bias audit in New York city
Posted by ajit jaokar on November 28, 2021 at 10:30amView Blog…