Communications of the ACM
Innovation Is Overrated: A Provocation
Digital innovation is not working in the interest of the whole of society. It is time to radically rethink its purpose without…
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Reconfigurable Computing Research Pushes Forward
Alan George, director of the U.S. National Science Foundation's Center for High-Performance Reconfigurable Computing (CHREC), says that challenges and objectives...
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CS Leader at niversity of Texas at Dallas Plans to Continue School's Growth
It's no secret that the University of Texas at Dallas' Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science wants to become a top-ranked research school. The computer...
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CS Leader at niversity of Texas at Dallas Plans to Continue School's Growth
It's no secret that the University of Texas at Dallas' Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science wants to become a top-ranked research school. The computer...
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Viewpoints: Why Aren't More 'techies' Women?
Although technology jobs have become increasingly popular as a result of the recession, young women are still not choosing careers in technology, writes Silicon...
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Computing's Paradigm
Trying to categorize computing as engineering, science, or math is fruitless; we have our own paradigm.
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Israel's Technology Industry as an Economic Growth Engine
How government-industry collaboration can have far-reaching economic influences.
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Opening Remarks
Highlighting efforts and providing the rationale to increase the participation and success of underrepresented groups in computing.
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Letter To The President
There is an interconnect between the IT education policy in a country and the economic growth experienced or expected. "Computation is the most powerful 'thing...
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Need to Take Technology to the Masses in Hindi, Commissioner Says
Anil Kakodkar, the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India, emphasized the need to take nation-building scientific technologies to the masses in national...
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An Interview with Ping Fu
Ping Fu, CEO of the digital shape sampling and processing company Geomagic, discusses her background, achievements, and challenges managing a company during a period...
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On Public Service and Computer Science
Members of the computer science community should become more involved in public service by becoming program managers at federal agencies, the opportunities and...
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The Broadband Price Is Not Right
Developing an effective pricing index is essential to understanding the value of broadband connectivity.
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Are Business Methods Patentable?
How the U.S. Supreme Court's forthcoming decision in the Bilski v. Doll case is expected to affect existing and future software patents.
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Usable Security: How to Get It
Why does your computer bother you so much about security, but still isn't secure? It's because users don't have a model for security, or a simple way to keep important...
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Reverse Brain Drain to India and China
America is a great place to start a company. Reports state that 52 percent of all Silicon Valley companies were started by immigrants. The problem is, it is now...
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China Racing Ahead in It Revolution
China is striving to build first-rate research capabilities that can transform its economy from manufacturing based to technology based. In one of the efforts to...
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Nobel Prizes Remind S Why Immigration Matters
If you're looking for reasons to puff out your chest and take pride in being American, then take note that all six Nobel Prize winners announced so far this week...
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Should Operating Systems Be Intuitive?
Should computers be intuitive, requiring little to no learning or thinking? Is it even possible for them to be so? “Nothing is intuitive,” said Slashdot blogger...
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Q&A: The Networker
Jon Kleinberg talks about algorithms, information flow, and the connections between Web search and social networks.
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