Communications of the ACM
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August 2016
From ACM Careers
'kudos' Promises to Help Scientists Promote Their Papers to New Audiences
Few people have heard of Michele Tobias's research field—and even fewer study it.
From ACM News
Mars Gullies Likely Not Formed By Liquid Water
New findings using data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show that gullies on modern Mars are likely not being formed by flowing liquid water.
From ACM TechNews
How to Make Democracy Harder to Hack
With voting machines and related tools under threat by cybercriminals, the pressure is on to bolster the security of democratic infrastructure.
From ACM TechNews
How Tech Breakthroughs Can Shatter the Bonds of Poverty
Digital financial services can provide banking, insurance, and lending to the poor in emerging markets.
From ACM TechNews
Top Programming Languages Trends: The Rise of Big Data
Big data programming languages are gaining in importance because they enable the mining of massive datasets.
From ACM TechNews
Researchers, Automakers See No Quick Path to Secure Car Networks
The Automobile Industry Information Sharing and Analysis Center recently published its best practices for securing vehicle computer systems.
From ACM TechNews
Ludwig the Robot Designed to Help Alzheimer's Patients
A walking, talking robot called Ludwig is envisioned as a tool to help people suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other forms of cognitive decline.
From ACM News
How To Fool AI Into Seeing Something That Isn't There
Our machines are littered with security holes, because programmers are human.
From ACM News
Now You See Me: True Invisibility Cloak Impossible to Build
Strike the invisibility cloak off your wish list. They are impossible to build for human-sized objects, says a new study.
From ACM TechNews
Machine Learning Researchers Team p With Chinese Botanists on Flower-Recognition Project
The Smart Flower Recognition System is designed to quickly identify any flower or plant.
From Communications of the ACM
Reinforcement Renaissance
The power of deep neural networks has sparked renewed interest in reinforcement learning, with applications to games, robotics, and beyond.
From Communications of the ACM
Smartphone Apps For Social Good
Mobile apps make it easier, faster, and cheaper to create massive impact on social causes ranging from world hunger to domestic violence.
From Communications of the ACM
Open Source Software No Longer Optional
Open development and sharing of software gained widespread acceptance 15 years ago, and the practice is accelerating.