Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
April 2021
From The Eponymous Pickle
Deep Learning Likes Sound Files
Quite interesting results about the nature of data for training.
Deep Learning Networks Prefer the Human Voice By Columbia University, April 8, 2021
Neural network image classification systems might reach higher levels ofThe…From The Eponymous Pickle
On the State of Quantum
This also talks about D-Wave, which we touched with in our early examinations. We are getting to closer to having the ability to solve complex problems very fast, and to have to worry about Quantum making some of our security…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Seeking Conversational Writing
We want our AIs and Bots to speak and converse understandably. Engaging with us and our colleagues and customers. Efficiently providing answers and teaching too. So what are the basics in making that happen? Ultimately…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Crypto Canon: From Andreessen Horowitz
Very nicely done resource here, with lots of introductory and related information.
See the Andreessen Crypto Canon: https://a16z.com/2018/02/10/crypto-readings-resources/
From Andreessen Horowitz Crypto Canon Here’s a list…From The Eponymous Pickle
Vaccine Passports
First thing I thought of after receiving my document indicating I had been COVID Vaccinated. Hardly looked like a 'passport'. Could have been easily altered. Should I carry it around with me? Or risk being quarantined…
From BLOG@CACM
The World's Most Magnificent Historical Calculating Machines
The design of today's electronic computers is usually not very appealing, in contrast to magnificent mechanical calculating machines from earlier times.
From Universal Acceptance Steering Group
ICANN70 Showcases Universal Acceptance (UA) Progress
During the ICANN70 Virtual Community Forum (22-25 March) and Prep Week (8-11 March), two Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) sessions highlighted the progress being made towards achieving the Universal Acceptance (UA) …
From insideHPC
SDSC Picks Habana AI Training and Inference Chips for Voyager HPC System
The San Diego Supercomputer Center has selected Habana Labs’ AI training and inference accelerators for SDSC’s Voyager supercomputer, scheduled to be in service this fall. Habana said the HPC system, housed at the University
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From Computational Complexity
Quantum Stories
Scott Aaronson wrote last month about the hype over quantum computing. I'd thought I'd drop a few stories.
I was once asked to review a grant proposal (outside the US) that claimed it would find a quantum algorithm for NP-hard…From insideHPC
HPC DevOps: Powered by the Cloud
In this sponsored article, Bruce Moxon, Sr. HPC Architect, Microsoft Azure Global, discusses a number of developments that are ushering in a new era of HPC with the speed and agility of the Cloud. A well-planned, cloud-native…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Defining Epidemics
Late to this, but interesting and well done. . Mostly non technical and visually presented.
Chasing the Elusive Numbers That Define Epidemics
By Jordana Cepelewicz, Staff Writer in Quanta Magazine
Most modeling efforts duringResearchers…From insideHPC
Semtech Expands 5G Wireless Front Haul Portfolio With 50Gbps Tri-Edge CDR IC Solution
CAMARILLO, Calif., Apr. 7, 2021 – Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, today announced sampling of the newest member of its Tri-Edge …
From insideHPC
ERDCWERX, ERDC Invite Prototype Concepts in Cybersecurity and HPC
VICKSBURG, MISS. – Industry and academia now have more options to pursue collaboration and contracts with the federal government. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is seeking white paper submissions…
From insideHPC
Aliro Quantum to Unveil Quantum Network Design-Sim Platform at Quantum.Tech Virtual on April 12-14
BOSTON April 7, 2021 – Aliro Quantum announces its participation in the Quantum.Tech Virtual 2021 conference on April 12-14, where the company will demo its quantum networking design platform, Aliro Q.Network (AQN). Quantum networking…
From insideHPC
MinIO Enables Management of Kubernetes-native Object Storage with Console, Operator and SUBNET Health
PALO ALTO — April 7, 2021 — MinIO, a high performance, Kubernetes-native object storage, today announced the addition of Console, Operator and SUBNET Health to MinIO’s suite of object storage software. These new features simplify…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Robot Finding its Way Through Clutter
From the MIT Media Lab
RF Grasp: The robot that finds its way through clutter
MIT Media Lab
Robots are not capable of handling tasks as simple as restocking grocery store shelves as they cannot perceive the environment as good as…From The Eponymous Pickle
Finding Veins Using AI
Having been on the receiving end of this, like the claim.
Skoltech Scientists Use ML to Help Doctors Find Veins for No-Fuss Blood Draws
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Russia)
March 29, 2021
A prototype medical imager…From insideHPC
University of Chicago’s Polsky Center and the Chicago Quantum Exchange Launch Quantum Startup Program
The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Chicago Quantum Exchange today announced the launch of Duality, the first U.S. accelerator program for startup companies in quantum science…
From insideHPC
LLNL Captures 3 FLC Technology Transfer Awards
Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) from the lab’s Innovation and Partnerships Office and colleagues who help them commercialize technologies have won three national technology transfer awards this …
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Submit Requests for Supplemental Funding to the NSF CISE BPC Program
This message was brought to you by the National Science Foundation Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering. The Broadening Participation in Computing program (BPC) aims to significantly increase the number…
From The Eponymous Pickle
New Sales Expert LLC
Met Sean the other day, had an enjoyable introduction to his company and methods.
Drive New Sales In Your Company
Sean O’Shaughnessey, CEO and President, New Sales Expert LLC
From Pipeline to Bottom Line…From The Eponymous Pickle
Non Fungible Tokens and Resources Examined
Was struck by the very idea of a Non Fungible Toke (NFT) and noticed this article in Andreessen Horowitz that points to lots of resources and announces upcoming coverage. What would Da Vinci have made of NFTs?
NFT Canon by…From The Eponymous Pickle
Considering the Measure of Network Effects,
Recall our visits to the Sante Fe Institute to talk network effects, but also having a hard time establishing good measures. Later talking the establishment of our Tremor effort. And the ultimate difficulty measuring influence…
From insideHPC
MANTA Partners with Neo4j on Graph Technology for Data Pipeline Analysis
Таmpa, FL, April 1, 2021 – Data lineage platform MANTA today announced a partnership with graph technology company Neo4j to embed Neo4j’s graph database technology directly into MANTA’s platform for further pipeline analysis.…
From insideHPC
TYAN Uses 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Chips for AI and Cloud Data Centers
Newark, Calif. – April 6, 2021 – TYAN, a server platform design manufacturer, and MiTAC Computing Technology Corporation subsidiary, today introduced the 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor-based server platforms featuring…
From Schneier on Security
WTF: Signal Adds Cryptocurrency Support
According to Wired, Signal is adding support for the cryptocurrency MobileCoin, “a form of digital cash designed to work efficiently on mobile devices while protecting users’ privacy and even their anonymity.”
Moxie Marlinspike…From Schneier on Security
Google’s Project Zero Finds a Nation-State Zero-Day Operation
Google’s Project Zero discovered, and caused to be patched, eleven zero-day exploits against Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Windows, and iOS. This seems to have been exploited by “Western government operatives actively conducting …
From The Eponymous Pickle
Digital Yuan is Here
Implications remain to be broadly tested. Details and underlyng security is of interest.
China Creates Its Own Digital Currency, a First for Major EconomyA cyber yuan stands to give Beijing power to track spending in real time…From insideHPC
Katana Graph Partners with Intel on 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
AUSTIN, TX – April 06, 2021 – Katana Graph, a high performance scale-out graph processing, AI and analytics company, announced today that it has optimized its graph engine for the new 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor and…
From insideHPC
Univ. of Buffalo’s Paul DesJardin Elected Fellow of ASME
Paul DesJardin of the University of Buffalo has been elected fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in recognition of his exceptional achievements and contributions to the engineering profession. ASME fellows…