Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
August 2016
From The Eponymous Pickle
Graph Databases Explosion
Always like the method because it directly integrates visualization and analytical methods. Though most real data examples are difficult to understand directly from the visuals because of their density. A good overview of…
From Schneier on Security
Keystroke Recognition from Wi-Fi Distortion
This is interesting research: "Keystroke Recognition Using WiFi Signals." Basically, the user's hand positions as they type distorts the Wi-Fi signal in predictable ways. Abstract: Keystroke privacy is critical for ensuring the…
From Putting People First
Intel’s Todd Harple proposes new toolkit for fashion designers
Fashion designers must integrate software, sensors, processors and new synthetic and biological materials into their toolkit, argues Intel anthropologist Todd Harple. “A fourth industrial revolution is set to change fashion…
From BLOG@CACM
The Work and Inspiration of the International Association For Computing and Philosophy
A prominent player in the philosophy of computer science includes the two disciplines in its title.
From The Noisy Channel
Melinda, you’re right: it should not have taken an experience like this to teach me to be more…
careful. That said, I met the company through someone I trust, and I did spend some time with the team before becoming an advisor.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Selling AI to Business Now
Have been involved in several era's that pushed the idea of AI. So am interested in how it is being positioned today. I also get inquiries from past and current executives and decision makers seeking to understand how it works…
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Just released: Video interviews on computational thinking
What is computational thinking? How is computational thinking distinctive from other thinking skills? How can teachers assess computational thinking skills? Have you ever wanted to ask an expert these questions? The CSTA Computational…
From The Noisy Channel
Lesson Learned
This morning, I woke up to find out that a job-matching company I’d been advising, WrkRiot (formerly known as 1for.one and apparently also…
From Schneier on Security
iPhone Zero-Day Used by UAE Government
Last week, Apple issued a critical security patch for the iPhone: iOS 9.3.5. The incredible story is that this patch is the result of investigative work by Citizen Lab, which uncovered a zero-day exploit being used by the UAE…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
The Open Source Application Development Portal (OSADP) Adds More Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Applications for Download!
The US Department of Transportation Intelligent Transportation Systems (USDOT ITS) Joint Program Office has announced that new intelligent transportation system applications are now available on the Open Source Application Development…
From insideHPC
Simulating the Earliest Generations of Galaxies with Enzo and Blue Waters
"Galaxies are complex—many physical processes operate simultaneously, and over a huge range of scales in space and time. As a result, accurately modeling the formation and evolution of galaxies over the lifetime of the universe…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Emotion vs Satisfaction
In the HBR, looking at elements of emotion vs customer satisfaction.An Emotional Connection Matters More than Customer Satisfactionby Alan Zorfas, Daniel Leemon" ... Our research across hundreds of brands in dozens of categories…
From The Eponymous Pickle
The Disruption of Bots.
Been continuing a look at the practical use of bots. Here the history of chatbots, types of bots, and why they can be so disruptive.
From insideHPC
OpenHPC – Community Building Blocks for HPC Systems
"Today, many supercomputing sites spend considerable effort aggregating a large suite of open-source projects on top of their chosen base Linux distribution in order to provide a capable HPC environment for their users. They …
From insideHPC
HPE Solutions for Deep Learning
Coming in the second half of 2016: The HPE Apollo 6500 System provides the tools and the confidence to deliver high performance computing (HPC) innovation. The system consists of three key elements: The HPE ProLiant XL270 Gen9…
From insideHPC
Radio Free HPC Looks at Alternative Processors for High Performance Computing
In this podcast, the Radio Free HPC team looks at why it’s so difficult for new processor architectures to gain traction in HPC and the datacenter. Plus, we introduce a new regular feature for our show: The Catch of the Week.
…From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 29 August 2016
Classes started at my school last week. Whoa! Getting back in the groove is hard. But I have great students and fun classes so it will be ok. I spent the weekend in New Hampshire’s White Mountains which is why today’s post is…
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Innovation as a Fringe Activity
What do these people have in common: Marconi, Alexander Graham Bell, and the Steves Wozniak and Jobs? At least one commonality is that approximately nobody listened to them or cared about what they were doing until there wasContinue…
From Putting People First
Experientia discussing ethnography and patient-centricity at EPIC 2016
This week Experientia joins our colleagues and peers in Minneapolis at EPIC 2016, the premier international gathering on ethnography and design in industry. The theme for the conference this year is Pathmaking, emphasizing the…
From Schneier on Security
Apple Patents Collecting Biometric Information Based on Unauthorized Device Use
Apple received a patent earlier this year on collecting biometric information of an unauthorized device user. The obvious application is taking a copy of the fingerprint and photo of someone using as stolen smartphone. Note that…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Getting Started with Blockchain
A number of introductory articles on Bitcoin and Blockchain. Important concepts to understand in a number of domains.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Intel Unveils a Drone
Unexpected for a company like Intel, but they are certainly a provider of relevant tech. Can expect some interesting and practical technology development.Intel unveils a ready-to-fly drone, the Aero, to win over developers…
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Descending Proofs Into Algorithms
A way to make indirect reasoning more palpable Wikimedia Commons source Nicholas Saunderson was the fourth Lucasian Professor at Cambridge, two after Isaac Newton. He promoted Newton’s Principia Mathematica in the Cambridge curriculum…
From Phys.org Technology News
Autism a Silicon Valley asset with social quirks
Corey Weiss may not be adept at body language or social cues, but he knows software.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Delta's Digital Black Swan
In MIT Sloan: A reminder of the problems of building centralized systems. And a good definition of the Black Swan: " ... Taleb wrote that black-swan events have three characteristics: “rarity, extreme impact, and retrospective…
From insideHPC
Students Learn Supercomputing at the Summer of HPC in Barcelona
In this video, students describe their learning experience at the 2016 PRACE Summer of HPC program in Barcelona. "The PRACE Summer of HPC is a PRACE outreach and training program that offers summer placements at top HPC centers…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Exploring the Uncanny Valley of Bots
Have long been a student and practitioner of engineering how people react to intelligent machines. And here we mean by a depth beyond just posing and answering questions, but how people actually engage, trust and build some relationship…
From Geeking with Greg
More quick links
A tightly curated list of what has caught my attention lately: New Yorker on AI: "A lot of what people are calling 'artificial intelligence' is really data analytics -- in other words, business as usual. If the hype leaves[1]…
From insideHPC
There’s Still Time to Show Why HPC Matters in the SC16 Impact Showcase
SC16 has extended the application deadline for its Impact Showcase, a forum designed to show attendees why HPC Matters in the real world. Submissions are now due Sept. 15.
The post There’s Still Time to Show Why HPC Matters in…From The Eponymous Pickle
Most Practical Big Data Uses
Bernard Marr pushes his book 'Big Data in Practice: How 45 Successful Companies Used Big Data Analytics to Deliver Extraordinary Results' in Forbes. With real world examples. Non technical outline of big data analytics uses…