The Codon compiler, from a team led by researchers from MIT CSAIL, allows developers to create new domain-specific languages
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From ACM TechNewsMIT News| March 17, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Universities are struggling to make sense of their vast administrative datasets, according to researchers Christine L. Borgman at UCLA and Amy Brand at MIT.
UCLA From ACM TechNews | December 29, 2022
Universities need new ways to assess and respond to threats to academic integrity posed by AI tools that students could use to cheat on written assignments.
Financial Times From ACM TechNews | December 27, 2022
While lucrative jobs may be the primary driver of demand in computer science, there are other reasons that students are pouring into these programs.
Fortune Education From ACM News | December 21, 2022
Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. "was a statesman in the best sense of the word, as well as a great leader, a very kind man, and a fine engineer," said fellow ACM A.M....Simson Garfinkel, Eugene H. Spafford From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2023
Computer scientist Valérie Issarny, a director of research at France's National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology and chair of the ACM Europe...John Delaney From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2023
PayScale's annual ranking of the highest-paying college majors ranks electrical engineering and computer science at No. 1.
CBS News From ACM TechNews | December 13, 2022
Researchers at the Epoch artificial intelligence research and forecasting organization warn of the potential depletion of data for training AI language algorithms...MIT Technology Review From ACM TechNews | December 6, 2022
A dozen colleagues spoke about Hartmanis' significant contributions to the field of computer science.
Cornell Bowers College of Computing and Information Science From ACM News | November 21, 2022
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director Jern Easterly said ransomware and other cyber threats targeting primary and secondary schools are...StateScoop From ACM News | November 15, 2022
A new study evaluates how six simple interventions, including quizzing students on academic honesty, appear to have reduced cheating in a computer science course... From ACM TechNews | November 15, 2022
Awofisayo is pushing to give women and non-binary students space in the tech industry because of the diversity needed.
Yahoo! From ACM News | November 10, 2022
Virtual meetings have mixed effects on employee productivity, creativity, and relationships.
Logan Kugler From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2022
University of Washington computer science professor Yejin Choi has been awarded a 2022 "genius grant" fellowship by the MacArthur Foundation.
The Seattle Times From ACM TechNews | October 14, 2022
University of Chicago scientists are conducting quantum Internet research in a basement closet.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | October 12, 2022
ACM Fellow and 1993 ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Juris Hartmanis, co-inventor of complexity theory, died on July 29, 2022, at 94.
Simson Garfinkel, Eugene H. Spafford From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2022
Researchers at the University of Missouri are using artificial intelligence to perform anatomical studies virtually, rather than through actual dissection.
Show Me Mizzou, University of Missouri From ACM TechNews | September 19, 2022