Communications of the ACM
Pen-Based Computing: Still Looking For The Write App
The sector, once popular, is searching for applications and users.
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Let the Algorithm Decide?
Algorithms fail their first test to replace student exams.
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Coding Bootcamps in the Time of COVID
Immersive coding schools have headed online, where their job orientation is more intense than ever.
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Ayanna Howard Named ACM Athena Lecturer
ACM has named Ayanna Howard, dean of the Ohio State University College of Engineering, its 2021-2022 ACM Athena Lecturer.
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New Initiatives Aim to Improve Diversity in Computer Science Department
Two Duke Univesity professors and a graduate student formed a group of researchers dedicated to identifying "strategies for making computing more equitable and...
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Bloomberg Gives $150 Million to Help Universities Diversify STEM Doctorates
The initiative, which will benefit Johns Hopkins and six other institutions, will be named in honor of Vivien Thomas, best known for his work treating "blue baby...
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Researchers Develop First-of-Its-Kind Extended Reality Testbed to Speed Virtual, Augmented Reality Innovation
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers have launched an open source extended reality testbed to democratize XR systems research.
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Catching the Fakes
Applying neural networks to images helps identify counterfeit goods.
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A Traffic Cop for Low Earth Orbit
Who will be the space traffic controller for orbiting objects?
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How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected STEM Pay and Job Prospects?
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a bumpy ride for many sectors, but a New Scientist Jobs/SRG survey shows science and tech have weathered the storm better than most...
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15 Graphs You Need to See to Understand AI in 2021
The 2021 AI Index provides insight into jobs, publications, diversity, and more.
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Amazon Expanding 'Upskill' Training for Software Developer Roles to Workers Outside Company
Amazon is expanding its Amazon Technical Academy to train people outside the company for jobs in software engineering.
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Lowe's Puts $1.5 Million Into AI Research at UNC Charlotte
Retailer Lowe's is providing the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with $1.5 million to install an endowed faculty position to lead artificial intelligence...
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Where are the Women? Mapping the Gender Job Gap in AI
This policy briefing from the Turing Institute's Women in Data Science and AI project presents new research into gender gaps in artificial intelligence and data...
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'Master,' 'Slave,' and the Fight Over Offensive Terms in Computing
Nearly a year after the Internet Engineering Task Force took up a plan to replace words that could be considered racist, the debate is still raging.
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How Fortnite, Zelda Can Up Your Surgical Game (No Joke!)
Researchers suggest video games could be a beneficial tool for training surgeons.
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AI Conferences Use AI to Assign Papers to Reviewers
The Toronto Paper Matching System calculates the affinity between submitted papers and reviewers' expertise by comparing the text in submissions and reviewers'...
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The Man Who Made Online College Work
Years before Covid, Zvi Galil launched Georgia Tech's successful online master's in computer science. Is Zoom U. the future?
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Microsoft Targets 50,000 Jobs with LinkedIn 'Re-skilling' Effort
Microsoft said it will hire 50,000 people for jobs requiring technology skills over the next three years, as part of a broader campaign with LinkedIn to re-skill...
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Higher Education Readies for a Quantum Leap
The nascent quantum industry is calling on higher education to begin preparing a quantum workforce with a broader, less specialized range of technical skills.
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