The computational expense of creating three-dimensional images that can be viewed by all is just one factor holding them back…
From ACM NewsSandrine Ceurstemont Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 1, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Switzerland's EFPL has developed inexpensive prototype bots that can be used to form, and act as, swarms.
Joe Dysart Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | October 13, 2020
The Trump administration has announced stricter rules for the H-1B visa program, which U.S. tech companies have long valued.
The New York Times From ACM Careers | October 7, 2020
The math puzzle was resolved by translating it into satisfiability problem.
Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science From ACM News | October 5, 2020
A hacker who locked computer servers in Las Vegas' Clark County School District with ransomware released documents with stolen private data after officials refused...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 2, 2020
A sweeping report from Baker Institute and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences urges significant policy and funding action to ensure the United States does...Rice University From ACM Careers | October 2, 2020
A study by Google and Gallup found two-thirds of parents and guardians of U.S. students in grades seven through 12 consider computer science important or very important...Gallup Blog From ACM TechNews | September 30, 2020
The U.K.'s National Cyber Security Center is warning colleges and universities that increasing numbers of cyberattacks threaten to disrupt the start of the Fall...BBC News From ACM TechNews | September 23, 2020
Frances E. Allen was the first woman recipient of the ACM A.M. Turing Award.
Simson Garfinkel, Eugene H. Spafford From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2020
IBM announced its first IBM Quantum education and research initiative for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), led by Howard University and 12 other...HPCwire From ACM TechNews | September 18, 2020
Amazon Future Engineer also launched the Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge, a coding competition that teaches the basics of computer science in the context of a real...telecompaper From ACM News | September 15, 2020
ACM's eighth annual Study of Non-Doctoral Granting Departments in Computing offers a sweeping assessment of undergraduate computing education.
ACM From ACM TechNews | September 11, 2020
Boosting diversity in the computer science field remains a challenge even after years of effort. A growing focus on universities may deliver results.
Samuel Greengard Commissioned by CACM Staff From ACM News | September 8, 2020
In partnership with NASA, Smithsonian Learning Labs, and others, the lessons use space exploration, museums, and popular movies to teach the principles of programming...TechRepublic From ACM News | September 4, 2020
Missing documentation and obsolete environments force participants in the Ten Years Reproducibility Challenge to get creative.
Nature From ACM News | August 26, 2020
Carrie Shaw's struggle with her mother's dementia led her to create a company that allows users to experience the struggles of growing older.
The New York Times From ACM News | August 24, 2020
The British government has changed its strategy of using an algorithm to estimate how students would have performed on A-level college admissions exams after results...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | August 19, 2020
The pandemic has prompted more companies to replace workers with robots and artificial intelligence to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in the workplace and lower...Time From ACM TechNews | August 18, 2020
Surveillance technology deployed in schools to prevent or contain coronavirus infection raises issues about its effectiveness, as well as its post-pandemic applications...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | August 12, 2020