Using the past 10 years of Taulbee Survey data to evaluate female student enrollment across varied academic institutions and departments.
Douglas Baumann, Susanne Hambrusch, Jennifer Neville From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2011
Nine teacher-oriented faculty in computer science departments at research universities in the U.S. or Canada describe how their positions work, how they contribute...SIGCSE Teaching-Oriented Faculty Working Group From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2011
"U.S. broadband is terrible" has become a familiar meme. Given the growing importance of broadband Internet connections, a poor broadband infrastructure would...Scott Wallsten From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2011
The New York Times reported recently that artificial intelligence is being used to compose news stories. Advocates argue that the articles created by "robot journalists"...The Rock Hill Herald From ACM Opinion | October 12, 2011
That Steve Jobs was a genius, a giant influence on multiple industries and billions of lives, has been written many times since he retired as Apple’s CEO in August...AllThingsD From ACM Opinion | October 6, 2011
Steve Jobs is dead. One big question is whether the unbelievably innovative culture he forged will live. Jobs was not a great human being, but he was a great,...The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | October 6, 2011
In the trenches of consumer technology, there’s plenty to complain about. Today's cell-phone contracts are exorbitant and illogical (why has the price of a text...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | September 28, 2011
A proposal for a new cost-free open-access publication model for computer science papers.Dan S. Wallach From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2011
There are two situations in software testing that scare testers: when they see "too many" defects and when they do not see "enough."Phillip G. Armour From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2011
Examining the socio-technological issues involved in Denmark's decision to pursue the legalization of electronic elections.Carsten SchÜrmann From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2011
The good news is that today's teenagers are avid readers and prolific writers. The bad news is that what they are reading and writing are text messages.The Daily Beast From ACM Opinion | September 15, 2011
In the olden days, it was simple to keep up with pop culture. There were only three channels on TV, and everybody saw the same shows at the same time.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | September 9, 2011
How social media are expanding traditional research and development topics for computer and information scientists.Ben Shneiderman, Jennifer Preece, Peter Pirolli From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2011
Masterful time management means not just tracking of messages in your personal environment, but managing your coordination network with others.Peter J. Denning, Ritu Raj From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2011
How to improve IT outsourcing relationships while doing good for society.
Ron Babin, Steve Briggs, Brian Nicholson From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2011