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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Virginia Tech Is Building an Artificial America in a Supercomputer
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University researchers have created a virtual America, modeling the lives of approximately 100 million Americans, using...
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E-Learning Can Have Positive Effect on Classroom Learning, Scholar Says
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign professor Caroline Haythornthwaite says traditional classroom education techniques could be improved by examining e-learning...
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Professional Development Key to Improving Math Achievement
Teachers have a greater impact than new textbooks or computers when it comes to raising math scores, according to a comprehensive research review by the Johns Hopkins...
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Upwardly Mobile
Mobile phones are bridging the digital divide and transforming many economic, social, and medical realities, particularly in developing nations.
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Making a Difference
The Grace Hopper Celebration featured technical talks, workshops, networking events, and lively discussions about increasing the number of women in computer science...
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Collaboration of Soloists Makes the Best Science
For the success of a major research university, which is better: large, well-funded laboratory empires with many investigators working toward the same end, or the...
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Learning By Blogging
European researchers have created software that links student blogs and other social software tools into a virtual collaborative learning environment. The three...
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Professor's Work Erases Technological Barriers
University of Washington computer scientist Richard Ladner is working with people with disabilities to help them get more out of technology. Ladner has launched...
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It Sector Adds Jobs Despite Economic Turmoil
New statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor show that the IT profession may be stronger than the rest of the job market. Although 240,000 jobs were lost nationwide...
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A Future Without Programming
Do-it-yourself applications development is on the rise as business users increasingly turn to codeless programming tools to create applications. "We also haveView...
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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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