Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
October 2020
From Schneier on Security
On Risk-Based Authentication
Interesting usability study: “More Than Just Good Passwords? A Study on Usability and Security Perceptions of Risk-based Authentication“:
Abstract: Risk-based Authentication (RBA) is an adaptive security measure to strengthen…From insideHPC
DH2i Launches DxOdyssey for IoT, Edge-Optimized Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) Solution
FORT COLLINS, CO – October 6, 2020 – DH2i, a provider of multi-platform Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) and Smart Availability software, today announced the launch of DxOdyssey for IoT. The new edge-optimized Software Defined…
From insideHPC
Nvidia Says It’s Building UK’s Most Powerful Supercomputer, Dedicated to AI Research in Healthcare
Santa Clara, CA, Oct. 05, 2020 — Nvidia announced today at its GPU Technology Conference (GTC) it is building the United Kingdom’s most powerful supercomputer, which it will make available to U.K. healthcare researchers using…
From insideHPC
Nvidia Announces DGX SuperPODs for AI, Available in 20-Node Increments
Nvidia today announced at its GPU Technology Conference (GTC) the Nvidia DGX SuperPOD Solution for Enterprise, the world’s first turnkey AI infrastructure, making it possible for organizations to install incredibly powerful AI…
From insideHPC
Radio Free HPC: RISC-V Deep Dive, CTO Interview
In this special edition of Radio Free HPC, we interview Mark Himelstein, RISC-V International Chief Technical Officer, looking at RISC-V from all angles, discussing how the open source ISA is used today and how it might be used…
From insideHPC
Taking Virtualization to a Higher Level at the University of Pisa
In this sponsored post, our friends over at Dell Technologies highlight a compelling case study: the University of Pisa gains greater flexibility and value from its IT infrastructure with widespread virtualization of resources…
From Computational Complexity
MIP* = RE Redux
Everything pre-covid seems at least five years ago to me, so it's hard to believe that MIP* = RE is a 2020 result. To remind you, consider the model where we have two powerful provers put in separate rooms where they can't communicate…
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Artificial Intelligence, Humor, and Appreciation of Beauty
Last night I started re-reading Heinlein’s The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress. It’s an old book, written in the mid 1960s, so there are some old ideas about computers and computing in it for sure. There is some hand waving about how…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Avoiding Space Junk
Classic problem, especially with all those new mini satellites in orbit. And ultimately also include other approaching objects?
IBM to Open-Source Space Junk Collision Avoidance
ZDNet By Greg Nichols
IBM and researchers at the…From The Eponymous Pickle
Examining Blockchain for Conditional Auto Access
More in my look at IOT's current activity. A blockchain type encoding to provide access keys for conditional access. Note the final suggestion that this could make a smartphone as a kind of universal key.
Jaguar, NTT TeamReuters…From Putting People First
Google’s ethnographic research on selfies
The Gogle Wellbeing Lab joined up with the company's Pixel team to run an ethnographic study across four countries, examining the relationship people in the United States, Germany, India, and South Korea had with their selfies…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Digital Assets in a Secure and Open Infrastructure With Digital Twins
Brought to my attention, note my previous posts about IOTA and possibilities for use in IOT applications using 'smart contract' style architectures.
Zero Defects, Digital Twins and IOTA
Pickert (https://pickert.de/) and the IOTA…From The Eponymous Pickle
Life of a Data Byte
Thoughtful look at data as beyond just the amount, but also the means of storage and use. And it links to the history of our business.
Volume 18, issue 3, In ACM Queue
The Life of a Data Byte Be kind and rewind. By Jessie…From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Science and Technology links (October 3rd 2020)
The mortality rate for kids under five have fallen by 60% since 1990. Samsung new storage drives are both affordable and really fast (up to 7GB/s). Alzheimer’s disease may be driven by overactivation of cerebral fructose metabolism…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Sanitizing the Ride
In BizJournals.com By Andy Brownfield
Cincinnati-based consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble is partnering with rideshare company Lyft on a new initiative to tackle vehicle cleanliness amid the coronavirus pandemic.
P&G Professional…From The Eponymous Pickle
Finns Claim Quantum Measurement Breakthrough
Once again accurate measurement is the key to understanding value.
Finnish researchers claim quantum computing breakthrough in Techxplore
Scientists have created a device which could make it easier to harness super-fast quantum…From The Eponymous Pickle
Cross-Platform Ad Measurement
In AdWeek
P&G’s Marc Pritchard Demands Cross-Platform Ad Measurement by September 2021
The chief brand officer called out the industry’s history of failed promises on transparency during an ANA conference ... P&G's chief brand…From Schneier on Security
COVID-19 and Acedia
Note: This isn’t my usual essay topic. Still, I want to put it on my blog.
Six months into the pandemic with no end in sight, many of us have been feeling a sense of unease that goes beyond anxiety or distress. It’s a nameless…From The Eponymous Pickle
AI Papers to Read in 2020:
Reading suggestions to keep you up-to-date with the latest and classic breakthroughs in AI and Data Science. Beyond just healthcare, where the writers main applications are.
AI Papers to read in 2020 via KDNuggets By Ygor Rebou…From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: After Squidnight
Review of a squid-related children’s book.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
Read my blog posting guidelines here.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Echo Auto Options an in-Car Display
Have now been using Echo Auto for over a 2 years. Took some time to get to work well, but like it now. Now how can companies further extend the voice control to commercial interactions? The display will be criticized because…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Robots Aim for Covid With UV Light in London
This kind of effort will increase the number of people comfortable with robotics.
Robots Target Coronavirus with Ultraviolet Light at London Train Station
Reuters, Ben Makori; Alistair Smout
Robots have been deployed at London's…From The Eponymous Pickle
What is the IOT?
A good generalized, non-technical view of what the IOT (Internet of Things) is all about and what its implications and dangers are.
In ZNet: What is the IoT? Everything you need to know about the Internet of Things right now
Updated…From The Eponymous Pickle
Moving to Enterprise Tech Beyond Survival Mode
Enterprise Tech Efforts Move Beyond Survival Mode
The Wall Street Journal , Angus Loten
Many companies that rushed to install remote-work applications at the start of the pandemic now are moving forward with their pre-Covid-19…From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
MicroBlocks For IoT and other Physical Computing
Well, there is a new tool in town for programming micro devices like the Micro:bit and the AdaFruit Circuit Playground Express and many more! It's called MicroBlocks and was created by a rock star team with experience with creation…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Microsoft Zerologon Threat
Have now seen this reported from several directions. Actively being exploited. Microsoft admits it. Unclear though what is being done about it. I seem to be getting many MS system updates. I this like 'ransomware' a fundamental…
From insideHPC
HPE Announces End-to-End Supply Chain for Hardened Data Protection During Manufacturing Process
San Jose – Oct. 1, 2020 – HPE today announced it is delivering the highest level of security for a growing number of U.S. federal and public sector customers that prefer U.S. sourced products with verifiable cyber assurance by…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Santa Fe Institute’s COMPLEXITY Podcast- Skepticism in a Data-Driven World
Check out this recent podcast from the official podcast of the Santa Fe Institute (with a somewhat unorthodox title based on this book) that attempts to illuminate important aspects of communication and misinformation. Host…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Santa Fe Institute’s COMPLEXITY Podcast- Skepticism in a Data-Driven World
Check out this recent podcast from the official podcast of the Santa Fe Institute (with a somewhat unorthodox title based on this book) that attempts to illuminate important aspects of communication and misinformation. Host…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Will the Future Contain 'Amazon Rooms'?
We experimented with a simpler method, a lockbox on a porch.
Will homes of the future include ‘Amazon Rooms’?
by Matthew Stern in Retailwire with further expert commentary
The novel coronavirus pandemic has forced significant…