Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
August 2015
From Schneier on Security
Nasty Cisco Attack
This is serious: Cisco Systems officials are warning customers of a series of attacks that completely hijack critical networking gear by swapping out the valid ROMMON firmware image with one that's been maliciously altered. The…
From insideHPC
KAUST is the Latest Intel Parallel Computing Center
KAUST in Saudi Arabia has been named as the latest Intel Parallel Computing Center. "The new PCC aims to provide scalable software kernels common to scientific simulation codes that will adapt well to future architectures, including…
From insideHPC
Video: First Look at Intel Optane Non-volatile Memory
"At IDF, Intel introduced Intel Optane technology, which is based on the revolutionary 3D XPoint non-volatile memory media and combined with the company's advanced system memory controller, interface hardware and software IP,…
From insideHPC
Innovation Keeps Supercomputers Cool
"The range of cooling options now available is testimony to engineering ingenuity. HPC centers can choose between air, oil, dielectric fluid, or water as the heat-transfer medium. Opting for something other than air means that…
From insideHPC
Seagate Announces Plans to Buy Dot Hill Systems
Today Seagate announced plans to buy data storage system maker Dot Hill Systems for approximately $645 million.
The post Seagate Announces Plans to Buy Dot Hill Systems appeared first on insideHPC.
From The Eponymous Pickle
An AI System Captions Cartoons
In the CACM: I note that this is in part solved by crowdsourcing, not by a computer understanding humor. But the integration of the crowdsourcing into the solution process is interesting, We used the Mechanical Turk system…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Data Science Workflow
In the CACM: An examination of data science workflow. How are difficult problem solving methods addressed in what is called data science? Academic view, but informative. I would like to see more about how other participants…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wearables and their Challenges
Have mentioned our own experiments with wearable computing a number of times. Similar challenges still remain. Imagine wearing a headset in a plant while repairing machinery in sweltering heat. Experienced that in a test…
From Schneier on Security
AVA: A Social Engineering Vulnerability Scanner
This is interesting: First, it integrates with corporate directories such as Active Directory and social media sites like LinkedIn to map the connections between employees, as well as important outside contacts. Bell calls this…
From insideHPC
Video: Panel Discussion on Supercomputing for Aerospace
In this video from the AIAA Aviation Conference 2015, panelists discuss Supercomputing: Roadmap and its Future Role in Aerospace Engineering. "Supercomputing has made significant contributions in aerospace engineering in recent…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Ukraine as a Silicon Valley
Ukraine as a Silicon Valley. Have connected with several firms in the Ukraine, impressed by some of the work going on there. Despite all the problems, their tech industry is booming. Emphasizing business models for distinctive…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Shopper Facial Recognition
In Retailwire: Increasing capabilities for facial recognition in retail. Shopper reaction. " .... Are shoppers ready for their facial recognition close-ups? ... By Tom Ryan ... According to a survey from First Insight…
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
So You Think You Want To Be A Computer Science Teacher?
Recently I was asked an interesting question: “if a foresighted student asked how to prepare to be a CS teacher, what advice would you give him or her?”
My initial reaction was that I would first ask if they were interested in…From BLOG@CACM
If Something Seems Odd, Check the Data, and Check It Again!
Finding the hole in the data.
From Schneier on Security
Did Kaspersky Fake Malware?
Two former Kaspersky employees have accused the company of faking malware to harm rival antivirus products. They would falsely classify legitimate files as malicious, tricking other antivirus companies that blindly copied Kaspersky's…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Most Enterprising Apps
From The Eponymous Pickle
Introduction to Superforecasting
Despite my background in forecasting, A favorite topic. Superforecasting was new to me. Tales from a recent conference. Book by U Penn prof Philip E.Tetlock: Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction. Also…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tracking Human vs Cognitive Computing Performance
In the Linkedin CSIG (Cognitive Systems Institute) Group, request for more information in tracking people vs machine job performance levels, via Jim Spohrer. There is considerable additional information at the link about related…
From insideHPC
ORNL Hosts Meetings on OpenACC & OpenMP
Staff from the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF), a US Department of Energy (DOE)Office of Science User Facility, held prominent roles in two recent committee meetings—one focused on OpenACC and one devoted to OpenMP…
From insideHPC
Call for Submissions: Workshop on Heterogeneous High-performance Reconfigurable Computing
The First International Workshop on Heterogeneous High-performance Reconfigurable Computing (H2RC'15) has issued its Call for Submissions. Held in conjunction with SC15, the event will take place Nov. 15 in Austin, Texas.
The…From insideHPC
FORMAT in Poland to Deploy RackCDU Liquid Cooling Systems
Today Asetek announced an order for its RackCDU data center liquid cooling system placed by FORMAT Sp. Ltd, an IT solutions provider located in Poland. Building on the success of previous smaller orders, FORMAT has ordered 6 …
From insideHPC
Danish Meteorological to Install First Cray in Iceland
Today Cray announced that the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) has purchased a Cray XC supercomputer and a Cray Sonexion 2000 storage system. Through an arrangement with the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO), the system…
From insideHPC
Research Demands More Compute Power and Faster Storage for Complex Computational Applications
Many Universities, private research labs and government research agencies have begun using High Performance Computing (HPC) servers, compute accelerators and flash storage arrays to accelerate a wide array of research among disciplines…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Designing Innovation
We designed and delivered innovation centers. Then replicated them all over the world, at varying scales. Interior spaces, offices really. Now we are seeing innovation districts popping up, Exterior spaces, with architecture…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
The National Academies Forum on Cyber Resilience Summer Meeting
The National Academies Forum on Cyber Resilience, which held their inaugural meeting last April, met again last week in Washington, DC. At the open session, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Julie Brill spoke about…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Simons Foundation
Via Jim Spohrer The Simons Foundation. Quanta Magazine: The pleasure and necessity of finding things out.
From Schneier on Security
More on Mail Cover
I've previously written about mail cover -- the practice of recording the data on mail envelopes. Sai has been covering the issue in more detail, and recently received an unredacted copy of a 2014 audit report. The New York Times…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Big Data Falls off Gartner Hype Cycle
In DSC: Big Data gone? The meaning, not very much. I always preferred the term data analytics. Lots of bigger, faster and messier things are being handled by new technology today. This is Gartner's opinion and the term will…
From Schneier on Security
Data and Goliath Confiscated from Chelsea Manning
One of the books confiscated from Chelsea Manning was a copy of Data and Goliath....
From The Eponymous Pickle
Deep Learning and Real Time Video Surveillance
Thought this was being done already, in fact saw a demonstration of this several years ago, but it may well be in the details of implementation. Examining further.In Fast Company:Using Deep Learning to Make Video Surveillance…