Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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New Research Accurately Predicts Australian Wheat Harvests Months in Advance
A U.S. National Science Foundation-funded project found machine learning techniques could anticipate Australian wheat yields two months before the end of the growing...
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Drones Survey African Wildlife
Scientists are using drone flights and automated image analysis to develop a new approach to counting animals in the wild.
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In the Twinkling of an Eye
The process of automatically tracking the direction of a person's gaze is making significant progress.
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Flood Forecasting Gets Major pgrade
Researchers have created the National Water Model, which provides forecasts, data, and decision support to emergency services and water management personnel.
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sing Data to Better nderstand Climate Change
A University of Minnesota-led research team is using data-driven approaches to better understand the environmental and social impacts of climate change.
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Tackling Intractable Computing Problems
Princeton University researchers used a $10-million U.S. National Science Foundation Expeditions in Computing award to find the sources of intractability.
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Robots to Provide a Steadying Hand at the Right Time
The U.S. National Science Foundation is funding several robotics-related projects across the U.S. designed to improve people's safety and well-being.
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Flight of the Robobee
Researchers recently demonstrated their "RoboBees" aerial microrobots now can perch during flight to save energy, in the same way as bats, birds, and butterflies...
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Conversing With Computers
University of Southern California researchers are developing high-speed language-processing systems that rival the speed and efficiency of human speakers.
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Roadmap to Safer Cyberspace
Researchers have outlined a strategy for next-generation experimental cybersecurity research in a report commissioned by the U.S. National Science Foundation.
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Crash Test Simulations Expose Real Risks
Researchers are developing computer models of vehicle crashes to provide more sophisticated information on how to improve restraints and other safety systems.
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Nomadic Computing Speeds p Big Data Analytics
The latest research by Inderjit Dhillon is a non-locking, stochastic multi-machine algorithm for asynchronous and decentralized matrix completion.
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New U.s.-Japan Collaborations Bring Big Data Approaches to Disaster Response
The U.S. National Science Foundation and the Japan Science and Technology Agency will jointly fund six collaborative big data projects to enhance disaster management...
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Smarter Smart Grids
North Carolina State University researchers are using cloud computing resources to analyze smart grid data.
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Developing Infrastructure For Data Sharing Around the World
Twice a year, members of the Research Data Alliance meet face-to-face at plenary meetings worldwide to coordinate activities and advance their efforts.
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Walking, Driving, and Riding in a Winter Wonderland
A geographer at the University of Maryland is using big data culled from social media to develop better models of the ways people behave when snow begins to fall...
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Mathematician Tries to Solve Wave Equations
University of California, Los Angeles professor Terence Tao is using computers to help him solve a tricky mathematical question.
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Sciserver: Big Data Infrastructure For Science
Researchers are adapting tools developed for massive astronomy data sets into online big data storage and analytics tools that can be used across scientific disciplines...
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Geospatial Data Project Puts Major Issues on the Map
A project funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation aims to create a Web-based system for hosting, processing, analyzing, and sharing geospatial data.
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Nsf-Supported Stampede Opens the Gates of Advanced Computation to Thousands of Research Teams
The U.S. National Science Foundation's Stampede supercomputer is the most powerful within the NSF Extreme Digital environment.12