This article summarizes the keynotes in the main session and from the Workshop on Conversational Approaches to Information Retrieval.
Mei Kobayashi From BLOG@CACM | August 23, 2017 at 12:20 AM
This article describes activities to support diversity and inclusion at SIGIR 2017 in Tokyo, Japan.
Mei Kobayashi From BLOG@CACM | August 13, 2017 at 05:41 PM
The Big IDEA and the PD Pipeline are two examples of industry-changing initiatives launched by the Computer Science Teachers Association over the past two years...Mark R. Nelson From BLOG@CACM | August 8, 2017 at 03:26 PM
I summarize my first three years of research as an assistant professor on studying and building tools to support people who are learning computer programming.Philip Guo From BLOG@CACM | August 8, 2017 at 12:37 PM
Keith Abney of the Ethics + Emerging Sciences group of California Polytechnic State University surveys the moral landscape of cyberwar.Robin K. Hill From BLOG@CACM | July 26, 2017 at 06:13 PM
The abstraction from big data on English words of distributed vector representations computing simple semantic aspects has drawn interest from the computing community...Robin K. Hill From BLOG@CACM | June 20, 2017 at 09:56 PM
Policies and strategies that may lead to or initiate acts of cyberwar should be subject to scrutiny.
John Arquilla From BLOG@CACM | June 13, 2017 at 10:28 AM
We call the problem of mediocre sofware "neglect," and we pitch it in ethical terms by noting that it illustrates a failure of the ethics of care.Robin K. Hill From BLOG@CACM | May 31, 2017 at 07:58 PM
St. Petersburg ITMO University, a perennial contender in the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), won the 2017 World Finals on Wednesday in...Kelsey Sinclair From BLOG@CACM | May 24, 2017 at 10:12 PM
In January 2007, I undertook the task of revitalizing Communications of the ACM. Now, after 10 years at the helm of Communications, it is time for me to move on...Moshe Y. Vardi From BLOG@CACM | May 24, 2017 at 04:22 PM
Competitors for the 2017 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) expressed nervousness, excitement, and resolve as they prepare for the World Finals...Kelsey Sinclair From BLOG@CACM | May 24, 2017 at 08:50 AM
Hundreds of people gathered in the theater at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City, S.D., on Monday (May 22) as students, coaches, and community members...Kelsey Sinclair From BLOG@CACM | May 23, 2017 at 10:34 AM
Students and coaches are exploring local attractions, playing competitive games, and attending the Competitive Learning Symposium in advance of the 2017 ACM International...Kelsey Sinclair From BLOG@CACM | May 22, 2017 at 02:44 PM
The ACM International Collegiate Programming Competition draws the best collegiate programmers from around the world, but it started as a humble statewide competition...Kelsey Sinclair From BLOG@CACM | May 22, 2017 at 12:51 PM