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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A Plan in Case Robots Take the Jobs: Give Everyone a Paycheck
Let's say computers come for most of our jobs. This may not seem likely at the moment; computer scientists and economists offer wildly varying ideas for how deeply...
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An Interview with Stanford University President John Hennessy
Stanford University President John Hennessy discusses his academic and industry experiences in Silicon Valley with UC Berkeley CS Professor David Patterson.
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Paper Presentation at Conferences: Time For a Reset
Seeking an improved paper presentation process.
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Riding and Thriving on the API Hype Cycle
Guidelines for the enterprise.
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The Need For Research in Broadening Participation
In addition to alliances created for broadening participation in computing, research is required to better utilize the knowledge they have produced.
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Fifty Years of Operating Systems
A recent celebration of 50 years of operating system research yields lessons for all professionals in designing offers for their clients.
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The Question of Information Justice
Information justice is both a business concern and a moral question.
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New Exemptions to Anti-Circumvention Rules
Allowing some reverse engineering of technical measures for non-infringing purposes.
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Let's Include All of Computer Science in 'computer Science For All'
The Computer Science for All initiative will put the spotlight on a certain type of computing professional: the software developer. But there are even more computing...
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Having a Conversation About Bulk Surveillance
Considering a controversial subject that extends far beyond the collection of phone metadata.
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Lessons from the Tech Transfer Trenches
Moving from the research realm to real-world business application.
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Code Hoarding
Committing to commits, and the beauty of summarizing graphs.
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Broadening Access to Computing Education State By State
Influencing computer science education at the state level.
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Privacy Research Directions
What must we learn in order to support privacy requirements as technology advances?
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The Long and Winding History of Encryption
Never in history have more people had access to advanced encryption in their homes, offices, and pockets.
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Sarah Parcak, Space Archaeologist
Sarah Parcak can see looting at ancient sites—from space.
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Wikipedia Turns 15
It must be difficult for the roughly half a billion people who visit Wikipedia every month to remember a world without the free online encyclopedia.
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Learning to Apply Data Science to Business Problems
One of the most exciting parts of data science is that it can be applied to many domains of knowledge, given our newfound ability to gather valuable data on almost...
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Genome-Editing Revolution: My Whirlwind Year with Crispr
Some 20 months ago, I started having trouble sleeping.
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