acm-header
Sign In

Communications of the ACM

Careers


Featured Job
bg-corner

Nasa Announces Journey to Mars Challenge, Seeks Public Input on Establishing Sustained Human Presence on Red Planet
From ACM Careers

Nasa Announces Journey to Mars Challenge, Seeks Public Input on Establishing Sustained Human Presence on Red Planet

What do you need to bring, and how do you minimize the need for delivery of future supplies in order to establish a sustained human presence on a planet 140 million...

First Stop Robot Road Race, Next Stop Nasa
From ACM Careers

First Stop Robot Road Race, Next Stop Nasa

More than 200 runners and 25 robots competing in a human 5-kilometer run and robot 100-meter dash on April 12 in West Cambridge, Mass.

Best and Worst Graduate Degrees For Jobs in 2015
From ACM Careers

Best and Worst Graduate Degrees For Jobs in 2015

PayScale crunched the numbers for Fortune and identified the grad degrees that lead to lucrative careers—and those that lead to high stress and low pay.

Does Artificial Intelligence Pose a Threat?
From ACM Opinion

Does Artificial Intelligence Pose a Threat?

After decades as a sci-fi staple, artificial intelligence has leapt into the mainstream.

The Trouble with Reference Rot
From ACM News

The Trouble with Reference Rot

The scholarly literature is meant to be a permanent record of science.

40 Busy Years Later, a Microsoft Founder Considers His Creation
From ACM Opinion

40 Busy Years Later, a Microsoft Founder Considers His Creation

Looking at Microsoft’s sprawling product line and 118,000 or so employees, it’s easy to forget that the company started with one modest product made by two ambitious...

Who Earns a Doctorate? More Women, More Foreigners, More Minorities
From ACM Careers

Who Earns a Doctorate? More Women, More Foreigners, More Minorities

The number of research doctorate degrees awarded by U.S. institutions in 2013 grew by 3.5 percent over the previous year, according to a new report from the National...

Foxconn's Robot Army Yet to Prove Match For Humans
From ACM Careers

Foxconn's Robot Army Yet to Prove Match For Humans

Four years ago, Foxconn founder Terry Gou envisaged an army of one million robots would now be working the assembly lines at the world's biggest contract electronics...

To Invent the Future, You Must ­nderstand the Past
From ACM News

To Invent the Future, You Must ­nderstand the Past

"You can't really understand what is going on now without understanding what came before."

At the Heart of Facebook's Artificial Intelligence, Human Emotions
From ACM Careers

At the Heart of Facebook's Artificial Intelligence, Human Emotions

Facebook Inc. doesn't yet have an intelligent assistant, like the iPhone's Siri.

Engaging Native Alaskan Students in Stem
From ACM Careers

Engaging Native Alaskan Students in Stem

The ANSEP program leverages state and federal dollars to help Native Alaskan students succeed in college math and science courses in an effort to increase their...

Flashcards Get Smarter So You Can, Too
From ACM Careers

Flashcards Get Smarter So You Can, Too

The old-fashioned flashcard is taking on new, digital life with a promise to make you smarter and more productive.

Nsf Grant Targets Liberal Arts Grads For Software Engineering
From ACM Careers

Nsf Grant Targets Liberal Arts Grads For Software Engineering

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $632,000 scholarship grant to Stevens Institute of Technology to help fund liberal arts graduates in the software...

As Demand Grows, Midwestern Colleges Prep Students to Fly Drones
From ACM Careers

As Demand Grows, Midwestern Colleges Prep Students to Fly Drones

On the night of May 4, 2007, a tornado classified as a 5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale reached the town of Greensburg, Kansas.

Clarkson Adds Master's in Data Analytics
From ACM Careers

Clarkson Adds Master's in Data Analytics

Clarkson University will offer a new master of science degree in the field of data analytics, beginning this fall. The new graduate degree has been approved by...

In Nato Cyber Wargame, Berlya Fends Off Arch-Enemy Crimsonia
From ACM News

In Nato Cyber Wargame, Berlya Fends Off Arch-Enemy Crimsonia

Somewhere near Iceland, a new NATO member, Berlya is under cyber-attack, most likely launched from its arch-rival Crimsonia, although the Berlyans can’t be completely...

Iowa State Developing Computer Security Literacy Curriculum
From ACM Careers

Iowa State Developing Computer Security Literacy Curriculum

Iowa State University researchers are developing a computer security literacy curriculum designed for middle school and high school students.

Science and Engineering Graduate School Enrollment Increases
From ACM Careers

Science and Engineering Graduate School Enrollment Increases

The number of full-time graduate students enrolled in science and engineering programs in the United States rose by 2.4 percent in 2013, due largely to a 7.9 percent...

How Three Mit Students Fooled the World of Scientific Journals
From ACM Careers

How Three Mit Students Fooled the World of Scientific Journals

A decade later, CSAIL alumni reflect on their generator of nonsensical computer science papers and reveal a new fake-conference project.

MIT to Launch Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
From ACM Careers

MIT to Launch Institute for Data, Systems, and Society

MIT is creating a new institute that will bring together researchers working in the mathematical, behavioral, and empirical sciences to capitalize on their shared...
Sign In for Full Access
» Forgot Password? » Create an ACM Web Account