Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
September 2021
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Supply Chain Twin
Google seems to be playing this direction actively.
Google launches ‘digital twin’ tool for logistics and manufacturing
Kyle Wiggers @Kyle_L_Wiggers in Venturebeat
September 14, 2021 1:30 A
Google today announced Supply Chain Twin…From insideHPC
Toolkit Delivers 4D Visualization, Addresses Data Volume Challenges in Exascale
The Exascale Computing Project (ECP) has announced that a team of researchers has developed the Feature Tracking Kit (FTK), which uses simplicial spacetime meshing to simplify, scale, and deliver novel feature-tracking algorithms…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Threats to Experimental Design
A method for Analyzing Experimental Design of models. Below an intro, then more. Worth examining.
PlanAlyzer: Assessing Threats to the Validity of Online Experiments
By Emma Tosch, Eytan Bakshy, Emery D. Berger, David D. Jensen…From Schneier on Security
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak:
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Texas-Sized Problems
Mathematical edges to edgy laws Cropped from Lex Fridman podcast Scott Aaronson is one of the top researchers in complexity theory and especially in quantum computing. He is famous for more than his research, he is famous also…
From insideHPC
Registration Opens for Oct. 1 HPC4EI National Manufacturing Day
Sept. 13, 2021 — Registration is free and open to the public for HPC4EI Manufacturing Day, Friday, Oct. 1 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET, and will feature Pamela Isom, director of the Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office…
From insideHPC
Exascale Computing Project Tabs Brookhaven’s Chandrasekaran PI of SOLLVE Project
Sept. 13, 2021 — The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Exascale Computing Project (ECP) has named Sunita Chandrasekaran of Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) as principal investigator of the SOLLVE project. SOLLVE is advancing…
From insideHPC
NCAR Official to Discuss New Supercomputer Friday at Univ. of Wyoming
September 13, 2021 — A top director with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is coming to the University of Wyoming to discuss the capabilities and uses of a new supercomputer that will be installed in the NCAR…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Marconi Society Webinar “The Issues That Keep Us Up at Night” Wednesday, 9/15 at 11AM ET
The Marconi Society, a nonprofit chaired by Vint Cerf and dedicated to bridging the digital divide, is offering a complimentary webinar called The Issues That Keep Us Up at Night, which will take place on September 15 at 11 a…
From insideHPC
The State of Quantum Computing Today: Market Sizing, CAGR Projections, Buyer Expectations
Though embryonic, the quantum computing industry is coming into clearer focus, taking on the earmarks of a viable entity on the computing landscape – earmarks that have progressed beyond the possibilities, promises and potential…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Augmented Reality Innovation
Had not heard of this use of extended reality to promote innovation, consider the breadth of possibilities.
Researchers Develop First-of-Its-Kind Extended Reality Testbed to Speed Virtual, Augmented Reality Innovation By University…From The Eponymous Pickle
Soft Robot Worms
Consider applications with tight fitting spatial sensors and manipulaton.
Stretchy Robot Worms Could Inch Their Way into Tech Applications
University of Glasgow (U.K.), September 6, 2021
Engineers at the U.K.'s University of…From insideHPC
Cadence Supports Intelligent SoC Development with On-Device Tensilica AI Platform
SAN JOSE, Calif., September 13, 2021—Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today unveiled its Tensilica AI Platform for AI SoC development, including three supporting product families optimized for varying data and on-device…
From insideHPC
CoolIT Systems Names New CFO
Calgary, Alberta. September 13, 2021 – CoolIT Systems, maker of scalable liquid cooling technology for desktop and data centers systems, announced that Adam Schader has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. With over…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Podcast: Portrait of the Post-Pandemic Grocery Shopper
I still shop in store, not sure I have noticed a real difference. Worth a listen.
Podcast | A Portrait of the Post-Pandemic Grocery Shopper
In SupplyChainBrain
What is this creature whom we call “the post-pandemic grocery shopper…From insideHPC
Delivering on the Promise of Hybrid Multi Cloud for HPC
[Sponsored Post] HPC cloud usage is expanding across all industry sectors with a strong desire from customers for a flexible hybrid model that can be deployed in a multi-cloud scenario. With the acquisition of Nimbix and the
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From Schneier on Security
Designing Contact-Tracing Apps
Susan Landau wrote an essay on the privacy, efficacy, and equity of contract-tracing smartphone apps.
Also see her excellent book on the topic.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Robotic Remote Cafe
New approaches for remote work.
At Japanese Robot Cafe, Staff Serve Customers While Working From Home
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2021
The Dawn Cafe in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district is staffed by robot waiters serving diners…From The Eponymous Pickle
GRAND Decodes Data Universally?
Implications for general cryptography? Trying to get a reading.
Universal System Decodes Any Type of Data Sent Across a Network, By MIT News, September 10, 2021 in CACM
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…From Computational Complexity
Review of A Blog Book based on the Less Wrong Blog
There is a blog called lesswrong. Many people contribute to it (how many people must contribute to a website before it stops being called a blog and starts being called... Not sure what?). The theme is rationality. They (not…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Fusion Energy Closer
Followed the basic concepts for years, are we closer?
Fusion energy nears reality thanks to an ultra-powerful magnet
The technology could be key to practical fusion power plants.
By J. Fingas @jonfingas
Fusion energy just had…From The Eponymous Pickle
AI Writing its own Code: Codex
More on the Codex approach. How long until such methods take over most coding? Sooner than we think I believe Most useful to make sure coding approaches are as safe as possible. Is that better than human coding? Ultimately…
From The Eponymous Pickle
UK Regulator says Yes to Drones
Broadening use of drones for delivery.
U.K. Regulator Gives Green Light to Delivery Drone Trials
Financial Times, Philip Georgiadis, April 19, 2021
The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has authorized a trial in which drone…From The Eponymous Pickle
Recorded Future Quote on Russian State Connections
Insikt Group
Editor’s Note: The following post is an excerpt of a full report. To read the entire analysis, click here to download the report as a PDF.
This report examines the unspoken connections between…From The Eponymous Pickle
Mining Financial Data Without Actually Seeing It Can Detect Fraud
Quite interesting.
Mining Financial Data Without Actually Seeing It Can Detect Fraud By Arnout Jaspers, Commissioned by CACM Staff, September 9, 2021
Large-scale data sharing is a potential goldmine for research, health, and…From The Eponymous Pickle
Triple Qubit Entanglement
Enticing piece ... implications? Had only heard of two bit entanglements. examining.
Quantum Computing: Triple Qubit Entanglement Achieved in Research Breakthrough
By Francisco Pires 3 days ago
Another step on the road towards…From The Eponymous Pickle
Container Shipping as an IOT
A look at container shipping. Not too different than we did a decade ago, except in the specific use of the data generated and logged.
Container shipping goes digital—4 ways port authorities and terminal operators boost throughput…From The Eponymous Pickle
LIDAR and Digital Twins
Good thoughts on this aspect of constructing a model.
Using Drone LiDAR and Photogrammetry to Create a Digital Twin
Thompson Engineering used the mdLiDAR1000HR and mdMapper1000DG to survey the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park…From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Random identifiers are poorly compressible
It is common in data engineering to find that we have too much data. Thus engineers commonly seek compression routines. At the same time, random identifiers are handy. Maybe you have many users or transactions and you want to…
From The Eponymous Pickle
IBM and Watson, on Again
It would seem that IBM has been talking less about Watson/AI of late, especially in the business space. But here indications of new features and emphasis. Had not heard of Intelepeer. Which sounds like some sort of chat and…