acm-header
Sign In

Communications of the ACM

Careers


Featured Job
bg-corner

Opening a Gateway For Girls to Enter the Computer Field
From ACM Careers

Opening a Gateway For Girls to Enter the Computer Field

When Julia Geist was asked to draw a picture of a computer scientist last year, the 16-year-old sketched a businessman wearing glasses and a tie.

Teacher's Vision, but Done New York City's Way
From ACM Careers

Teacher's Vision, but Done New York City's Way

At last year's State of the City speech, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the creation of a public high school called the Academy for Software Engineering.

The Child, the Tablet, and the Developing Mind
From ACM Opinion

The Child, the Tablet, and the Developing Mind

I recently watched my sister perform an act of magic.

Police Dept. Sets Rules For Officers' ­se of Social Media
From ACM Careers

Police Dept. Sets Rules For Officers' ­se of Social Media

Looking to avoid troublesome social media postings by its officers, the New York Police Departmenthas issued strict guidelines and ordered its members to comb through...

The Era of Deep Archiving Begins
From ACM Opinion

The Era of Deep Archiving Begins

As a Dartmouth student in the early 1970s, William McDonough went, somewhat casually, to hear a lecture by a visiting celebrity. Mr. McDonough had little idea beforehand...

A Laboratory Grows Young Scientists
From ACM Careers

A Laboratory Grows Young Scientists

During lunch hour, the hallways of Ossining High School have a kind of barely contained chaos.

From ACM Careers

Computer Coding: It's Not Just For Boys

At 16, Isabelle Aleksander spends hours writing computer code and plans a career in engineering. Her latest passion is the Raspberry Pi, a low-cost, credit-card...

Web Privacy Becomes a Business Imperative
From ACM Careers

Web Privacy Becomes a Business Imperative

Privacy is no longer just a regulatory headache. Increasingly, Internet companies are pushing each other to prove to consumers that their data is safe and in their...

Connecting the Neural Dots
From ACM News

Connecting the Neural Dots

In setting the nation on a course to map the active human brain, President Obama may have picked a challenge even more daunting than ending the war in Afghanistan...

After M.t.a. Setbacks, No-Swipe Fare Cards Are Still Stuck in the Future
From ACM News

After M.t.a. Setbacks, No-Swipe Fare Cards Are Still Stuck in the Future

For nearly 50 years, coins were the currency in New York’s subway and bus system. Tokens carried the next 40 years, until the MetroCard first slid into riders’...

Calling Out the Robocaller
From ACM Opinion

Calling Out the Robocaller

Last month, the Haggler was sitting at home when the phone rang.

A Titan's How-To on Breaking the Glass Ceiling
From ACM Careers

A Titan's How-To on Breaking the Glass Ceiling

Before Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, started to write "Lean In," her book-slash-manifesto on women in the workplace, she reread Betty...

In High-Tech Japan, the Fax Machines Roll On
From ACM Careers

In High-Tech Japan, the Fax Machines Roll On

Japan is renowned for its robots and bullet trains, and has some of the world's fastest broadband networks. But it also remains firmly wedded to a pre-Internet...

Social Media Firms Move to Capitalize on Popularity in Middle East
From ACM Careers

Social Media Firms Move to Capitalize on Popularity in Middle East

For its most recent advertising push, the Saudi Arabian telecommunications giant Mobily did not turn to the street or television to engage with customers.

A Tiny Computer Attracts a Million Tinkerers
From ACM News

A Tiny Computer Attracts a Million Tinkerers

Raspberry Pi may sound like the name of a math-based dessert. But it is actually one of the hottest and cheapest little computers in the world right now.

Once Blackberry Focused, a Campus Widens Its View
From ACM Careers

Once Blackberry Focused, a Campus Widens Its View

The University of Waterloo, in a city that people outside Canada would struggle to find on a map, is one of the world’s best technology schools.

Two Science Projects to Receive Award of 1 Billion Euros
From ACM News

Two Science Projects to Receive Award of 1 Billion Euros

Projects to imitate the brain and to develop new materials for information technology have won awards of about 1 billion euros (U.S. $1.34 billion) each were announced...

New Cornell Technology School Will Foster Commerce Amid Education
From ACM Careers

New Cornell Technology School Will Foster Commerce Amid Education

Their curriculum devotes months to helping a company solve a current technological challenge.

Amazon Drives Seattle Office Market Surge
From ACM Careers

Amazon Drives Seattle Office Market Surge

If the strength of Seattle’s office market could be chalked up to one company, it would be Amazon.

Google Gains From Creating Apps For the Opposition
From ACM Careers

Google Gains From Creating Apps For the Opposition

For many people, smartphone shopping comes down to a choice of Apple's iPhone or one powered by Google's Android software.
Sign In for Full Access
» Forgot Password? » Create an ACM Web Account