Communications of the ACM
A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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a, Google Creating Digital Maps to Help Preserve Cultural Heritage of Russian Community
Researchers are developing digital maps of locations that hold cultural and historic significance to indigenous communities from Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
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Conversation App Helps Parents Boost Child's Language
Parents with children who struggle to develop their language skills could soon turn to an app designed to provide real-time feedback on parent-child conversations...
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Tech's Diversity Problem Is Apparent as Early as High School
In three states, not a single girl took the Advanced Placement exam in computer science last year. In eight states, no Hispanic students took it. And in 11 states...
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Augmented Reality Lifts Awareness of Nature Preservation
University of Colorado Denver digital design students have created an augmented reality app for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service .
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Is Google Cornering the Market on Deep Learning?
How much are a dozen deep-learning researchers worth?
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Internet2 Extends Reach to Smaller Colleges and niversities
Internet2 recently announced that it is expanding to smaller colleges and universities that have "notable research projects and cyberinfrastructure needs."
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The Holodeck Begins to Take Shape
Holodecks similar to the simulated-reality rooms seen on "Star Trek" could be available by 2024, according to some scientists and researchers.
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Some Consider Msr India Mecca of Theoretical Computer Science: Jeannette Wing
In an interview, Microsoft Research's Jeannette M. Wing discusses innovation in India, women in software research, and this year's research trends.
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Tacc Addresses Need For ser-Friendly, Inexpensive Science Gateways
The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) has released version 2.0 of the Agave application programming interface, and Gateway DNA.
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The Race to Buy the Human Brains Behind Deep Learning Machines
Any aspiring science fiction writer looking for a good protagonist could do worse than ripping off the Wikipedia page for Demis Hassabis.
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dacity Founder: Moocs Can Help the Economy, Even If They Can't Replace College
Sebastian Thrun was instrumental in building Google's self-driving car and Glass projects, and helped launch the company's Google X wing to spearhead "moonshot"...
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Netflix-Like Algorithm Drives New College-Finding Tool
A computer science doctoral student has developed a recommendation algorithm to help guide high school students in their choice of colleges.
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Space Droids Battle to Save Earth From Comet
As part of the Zero Robotics tournament, students across Europe write algorithms to control autonomous satellites that hover around the International Space Station...
From Communications of the ACM
Should Everybody Learn to Code?
Not everyone needs coding skills, but learning how to think like a programmer can be useful in many disciplines.
From Communications of the ACM
ACM Fellows Inducted
ACM has recognized 50 of its members for their contributions to computing that are driving innovations across multiple domains and disciplines.
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STEM Festival Aims To Enthrall The Young With Robot Zoo
The USA Science & Engineering Festival this year will include a "Robot Zoo" where robot-builders can show their creations.
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Prof. Ozgur Baris Akan of Koc niversity Receives 1.8 Million Euro Grant By European Research Council
Koc University professor Ozgur Baris Akan recently received the European Research Council's first Consolidator Grant.
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'have You Ever Been on a Boat?' and 15 Other Weird Interview Questions from Tech Firms
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Computer Techniques Aim to Save Animals from Experiments
"Organs on a chip" and quantitative structure–activity relationship modeling are among the technologies increasingly standing in for animal testing.
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