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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Collegiate CS Ethics Programs Emerging En Masse
Universities have created new engineering ethics programs, added concentrated subject-matter ethics programs, and made ethics course material available through...
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The Data Science Boom is Here
Data science brings a new spin to computer science education.
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Higher Education Readies for a Quantum Leap
The nascent quantum industry is calling on higher education to begin preparing a quantum workforce with a broader, less specialized range of technical skills.
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Valuing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Computing Community
Improving diversity is everybody’s job.
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'We Have Emphasized Learning and Compassion'
Computer science instruction adjusts to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Contention Over H-1B Visas is Hot Again
Should the U.S. admit more, or fewer, foreign technology workers?
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Researchers Rev p Review of Peer Review
Although the global scientific community is becoming more diverse, developing ways to make certain peer reviewers are true "peers" is lagging behind.
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niversities FLIP For Diversity
Cornell University's computer science department is leveraging ideas from other departments in pursuit of more diverse academic candidates.
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Apprenticeship Emerging To Fill Skills Gaps
New approaches to apprenticeship aim to provide talented, if not traditionally trained, computing professionals.
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Bringing Big Data to the Big Tent
Open source tools assist data science.
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Quantum Quests
Three breakthrough experiments involving photons have extended coherence times and indicated scalable production.
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Software on Mars
With the AEGIS system, the Mars Exploration Rovers can autonomously select, capture, and analyze images using onboard logic.
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Atomic-Level Computing
Thanks to the University of New South Wales and IBM Research, scientists are moving closer to the junction of quantum and digital computing.
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Degrees of Separation
Researchers now have the capability to look at the small-world problem from both the traditional algorithmic approach and the new topological approach.
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Preserving Digital Data
Scientific data is expanding at an unprecedented rate. While new tools are helping preserve this data, funding must be increased and policy coordination needs improvement...
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Mitx Prototype Open For Enrollment
Enrollment is now open in the first course available through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's MITx online learning initiative.12