acm-header
Sign In

Communications of the ACM

Careers


Featured Job
bg-corner

Mit's Regina Barzilay Wins Macarthur 'genius Grant'
From ACM Careers

Mit's Regina Barzilay Wins Macarthur 'genius Grant'

MIT computer scientist who studies natural language processing and machine learning wins $625,000 prize.

The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of 23andme
From ACM Careers

The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of 23andme

There's a placard in Anne Wojcicki's office enshrining the attitude that nearly ran her company, 23andme, aground.

­csd's Stefan Savage Wins a Macarthur Award
From ACM Careers

­csd's Stefan Savage Wins a Macarthur Award

Stefan Savage, who's just won a five-year, $625,000 "genius" grant from the MacArthur Foundation, talks about how he became interested in cybersecurity, computer...

Software Makes Educational Materials More Accessible in Developing Nations
From ACM Careers

Software Makes Educational Materials More Accessible in Developing Nations

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has partnered with developers in Zambia and Ethiopia to develop a software solution to address two recurring challenges...

The Female Code-Breakers Who Were Left Out of History Books
From ACM Careers

The Female Code-Breakers Who Were Left Out of History Books

Picture this. In 1917, the United States is just entering World War One. But to begin with, its military is small and its capacity for intelligence gathering is...

Study Sees Digital Divide Within the Global Classroom
From ACM Careers

Study Sees Digital Divide Within the Global Classroom

A new study describes the similarities and differences between college students in the United States and India on managing students' use of digital devices in the...

The Nsa Officially Has a Rogue Contractor Problem
From ACM Careers

The Nsa Officially Has a Rogue Contractor Problem

The NSA is one of the world's most notoriously secretive and powerful government agencies, guarding its powerful hacking tools and massive caches of collected data...

A Summer Away From the Keyboard
From ACM News

A Summer Away From the Keyboard

Three computer science students explain the pros and cons of spending their summer away from coding.

Why Researchers Should Step Out of the Lab
From ACM Careers

Why Researchers Should Step Out of the Lab

Quantitative assessment, cost modeling, and greater interaction with potential users of technology developed in research labs will help it become better aligned...

What Is STEM Education?
From ACM Careers

What Is STEM Education?

Teaching STEM in physical and online classrooms is the focus of two new papers that pull back the curtain to show there's more to the art of teaching than science...

Colleges Are Marketing Drone Pilot Courses, but the Career Opportunities Are Murky
From ACM Careers

Colleges Are Marketing Drone Pilot Courses, but the Career Opportunities Are Murky

Hot-air balloon pilot Richard Varney typically spends his weekends transporting tourists around central Massachusetts in a huge, multicolored balloon. But on a...

Where Are Computer-Savvy Workers Going to Come From?
From ACM Careers

Where Are Computer-Savvy Workers Going to Come From?

Linda Ott, professor of computer science at Michigan Technological University, comments on President Trump's call for funding for computer science and coding education...

The Iphone Didn't Emerge from Nothing. Here's What Came Before It
From ACM Careers

The Iphone Didn't Emerge from Nothing. Here's What Came Before It

On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs stood on the MacWorld stage in his jeans and a black turtleneck.

Trump Is Making Canada Great Again
From ACM Opinion

Trump Is Making Canada Great Again

It's no secret that the United States has long dominated cutting-edge technologies, from personal computers and biotech to smartphones and social media.

Exploring a Different Kind of Team Sport
From ACM Careers

Exploring a Different Kind of Team Sport

Imagine that you wanted to get teens excited about a competitive, extracurricular team.

Veteran Engineer Studies Career Pathways of Today's Graduates
From ACM Careers

Veteran Engineer Studies Career Pathways of Today's Graduates

After a mid-career jump to academia, Ph.D. student Jim Magarian now investigates engineering job trajectories to help graduates find the right career fit.

Women Students Are Still Leaving Computer Science. Here's Why 
From ACM Careers

Women Students Are Still Leaving Computer Science. Here's Why 

If you'e trying to find women in tech, one place to look might be an introductory computer science class.

Bringing Diversity Into Computational Science Through Student Outreach
From ACM Careers

Bringing Diversity Into Computational Science Through Student Outreach

Students from underrepresented groups joined Brookhaven National Laboratory's Computational Science Initiative this past summer to perform data science research...

The Massive Hedge Fund Betting on AI
From ACM Careers

The Massive Hedge Fund Betting on AI

As chief executive officer of one of the world's largest hedge funds, Luke Ellis prides himself on a healthy appetite for risk.

Robots Could Destabilise World Through War and ­nemployment, Says ­n
From ACM News

Robots Could Destabilise World Through War and ­nemployment, Says ­n

The UN has warned that robots could destabilise the world ahead of the opening of a headquarters in The Hague to monitor developments in artificial intelligence...
Sign In for Full Access
» Forgot Password? » Create an ACM Web Account