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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It Security Education Continues to Evolve
IT security and cyberforensics are two areas with a critical need for more workers, writes Purdue University professor Eugene Spafford, chair of ACM's US Public...
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It Salaries Take Tiny Leaps
Salaries for information technology (IT) professionals have essentially stalled, reveals Computerworld's 22nd annual Salary Survey. The survey, based on responses...
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Analyzing Online Social Networks
Social network analysis explains why some sites succeed and others fail, how physical and online social networks differ and are alike, and attempts to predict how...
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Damage Control
The U.S. patent system is overdue for reform, but what needs fixing, and how, is a matter of some dispute.
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A European Perspective of VoIP in Market Competition
The debate on the future of VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) is not new. For some time now this technological innovation has been considered one of main drivers...
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Education: Reprogramming College Preparatory Computer Science
The college preparatory computer science education curriculum must be improved, beginning with the earliest phases of the process.
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An Inspiring Legacy
Admired and respected by his students and colleagues, Randy Pausch will be remembered as a devoted teacher and innovative researcher.
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