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We Needn't Be Malevolent Grumps in 2012
I propose that 2012 is the year to solve the nastiness problem in Computer Science. Zero tolerance for rude reviewers starts from midnight tonight.
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Online Stanford Classes Explore New Models For CS Learning
What's cool about the online Stanford CS classes is not the numbers, but the models. They are explorations of new ways to teach computer science.
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Is the Computer Security Community Barking Up the Wrong Trees?
There's a big mismatch right now between what the data says about computer security vulnerabilities and what kind of research is being done and products offered...
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Planting Seeds in the Field of Knowledge
In these challenging economic times, universities are under great stress--economically, politically, and socially. It is tempting for those of us in computing to...
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Hadoop AllReduce and Terascale Learning
In a breakthrough last summer, we came up with the first learning algorithm I've seen that is provably faster than any future single machine learning algorithm....
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Enrollment and Quality: Does It Matter to Measure?
CS is declared to be the hottest major on campus based on enrollment at the top institutions. But is it rising everywhere? We don't really know how to measure...
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Celebrate Computing!
Computer Science Education Week 2011 is a call to action. It gives the computing community an opportunity to raise awareness about the societal impact of computing...
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SC11: The Cray, Fernbach, and Kennedy Awards
The Cray, Fernbach, and Kennedy awards and the work of the recipients reflect the evolving interplay of technology, software, applications and algorithms in advancing...
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Techwomen Alumnae Attend Grace Hopper
Here is information about the Techwomen program and its attendees at Grace Hopper.
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Exciting New Research Presented at Grace Hopper
The Grace Hopper Conference includes a Ph.D. Forum that showcases the research of current Ph.D. students, with the additional goal of providing support and mentoring...
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Sheryl Sandberg's Keynote at Grace Hopper
Sheryl Sandberg gave the opening keynote at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing and spoke about why careers in technology are important and why it...
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Alain Chesnais Welcomes Grace Hopper Attendees
Alain Chesnais, President of ACM, welcomed attendees to the 11th Grace Hopper Conference
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Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Keeps Growing!
The official opening of the Grace Hopper Conference (GHC) on 11/10/2011 was an exciting event. Conference statistics show a growth of 35% since 2010.
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A Futuristic Health IT Scenario
Our technology is the change agent for healthcare in the future.
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John McCarthy
The contributions and personality of John McCarthy, one of the pioneers of computer science.
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High School CS Teachers as the New Computing Professionals
If you were a human-centered computing research in 1960's, you'd study, "Who are software engineers?" Today, the new computing professionals to study are high school...
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Celebrate Open Access Week With ACM
Help your papers reach a wide audience with ACM's new service: Author-Izer.
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Connecting Science to Society
As America debates how to get through these tough economic times, research funding for science and engineering may get lost in the clamor. Here are some suggestions...
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Computers in Education Should Target Test Scores
Does it help to bring computers into the classroom? So far, there seems to be little evidence that it does.
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