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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.


Algorithmic Advance: The Group Isomorphism Problem
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Algorithmic Advance: The Group Isomorphism Problem

Exploring a potential way to immensely speed up algorithms for the group isomorphism problem.

Multiplication Hits the Speed Limit
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Multiplication Hits the Speed Limit

A problem "around since antiquity" may have been resolved by a new algorithm.

Good Algorithms Make Good Neighbors
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Good Algorithms Make Good Neighbors

Many computer scientists doubted ad hoc methods would ever give way to a more general approach to finding nearest neighbors. They were wrong.

In Search of Bayesian Inference
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In Search of Bayesian Inference

Long relegated to the statistical backburner, Bayesian Inference is undergoing a renaissance.

Reading Brains
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Reading Brains

The first steps have been taken toward enabling a computer to perceive one's thoughts.
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