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Research and Advances Oct 1 2010

Probabilistic graphical models and algorithms for approximate inference have proven to be powerful tools in a wide range of applications in statistics and AI. However, applying these methods to models with continuous variables remains a challenging task.

Research and Advances Sep 1 2010

Performance Evaluation and Model Checking Join Forces

A call for the perfect marriage between classical performance evaluation and state-of-the-art verification techniques.

Christel Baier, Boudewijn R. Haverkort, Holger Hermanns, and Joost-Pieter Katoen

News Sep 1 2010

Cycling Through Data

Sensor-equipped bicycles are providing valuable data to cyclists, city planners, and computer scientists.

Neil Savage

News Sep 1 2010

Brains and Bytes

Computational neuroscientists are learning that the brain is like a computer, except when it isn't.

David Lindley

Practice Sep 1 2010

Thinking Clearly About Performance, Part 1

Improving the performance of complex software is difficult, but understanding some fundamental principles can make it easier.

Cary Millsap

BLOG@CACM Aug 11 2010

Better Game Playing Using Parallel Algorithms

Innovations in playing the game "Go" using Monte Carlo Tree Search and parallel algorithms.

Ruben Ortega

Practice Aug 1 2010

Seven Principles For Selecting Software Packages

Everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask about the decision-making process.

Jan Damsgaard and Jan Karlsbjerg

News Aug 1 2010

Looking Beyond Stereoscopic 3D’s Revival

Researchers working in vision and graphics are attempting to develop new techniques and technologies to overcome the current limitations in stereoscopic 3D.

Kirk L. Kroeker

Opinion Aug 1 2010

Rights For Autonomous Artificial Agents?

The growing role of artificial agents necessitates modifying legal frameworks to better address human interests.

Samir Chopra

Research and Advances Aug 1 2010

How a Service-Oriented Architecture May Change the Software Development Process

Software development practices have evolved substantially during the past decade. As so called "agile" approaches have gained more acceptance, the service-oriented approach to IT architecture has become an important alternative to traditional software development.

Marc N. Haines and Marcus A. Rothenberger

Research and Advances Aug 1 2010

thinkflickrthink: A Case Study on Strategic Tagging

The growth both in quantity and diversity of online communities across the World Wide Web, along with a number of new technologies that enhance both social interaction and content management, have bred an array of increasingly participatory practices.

Eugenio Tisselli

Opinion Aug 1 2010

Preparing Computer Science Students For the Robotics Revolution

Robotics will inspire dramatic changes in the CS curriculum.

David S. Touretzky

News Jul 23 2010

Personal Robots: Newest Cs1 Teaching Tool

The Institute for Personal Robots in Education has developed a curriculum, software, and plug-in board for an off-the-shelf personal robot that it hopes will make computer science more tantalizing to undergraduates.

By Paul Hyman

Georgia Tech Associate Professor Tucker Balch and student

Opinion Jul 1 2010

Q&A: From Single Core to Multicore

Charles P. Thacker discusses the legendary Alto personal computer, the invention of the Ethernet, and his current research on multicore architectures.

Leah Hoffmann

ACM 2009 A.M. Turing Award winner Charles P. Thacker

Opinion Jul 1 2010

Is Computer Science Truly Scientific?

Reflections on the (experimental) scientific method in computer science.

Gonzalo Génova

Research and Advances Jul 1 2010

Computer Graphics For All

Interactive computer graphics would rival word-processing and presentation programs for everyday communications.

Takeo Igarashi

News Jul 1 2010

Visions of the Future

ACM joined forces with the British Computer Society to deliver its first academic research conference in Europe.

Sarah Underwood

News Jul 1 2010

Mainstreaming Augmented Reality

Advancements in computer vision, object recognition, and related technologies are leading to new levels of sophistication in augmented-reality applications and presenting new ways for humans to relate to the natural world.

Kirk L. Kroeker

maintenance technician pressing virtual buttons

Opinion Jul 1 2010

Work Life in the Robotic Age

Technological change results in changes in expectations, in this case affecting the workplace.

Jason Borenstein

robot arm used in remote heart operation

Practice Jul 1 2010

The Ideal HPC Programming Language

Maybe it's Fortran. Or maybe it just doesn't matter.

Eugene Loh

Practice Jul 1 2010

You’re Doing It Wrong

Think you've mastered the art of server performance? Think again.

Poul-Henning Kamp

Practice Jul 1 2010

Visualizing System Latency

Heat maps are a unique and powerful way to visualize latency data. Explaining the results, however, is an ongoing challenge.

Brendan Gregg

Research and Advances Jul 1 2010

Algorithmic Game Theory

A new era of theoretical computer science addresses fundamental problems about auctions, networks, and human behavior.

Tim Roughgarden

Research and Advances Jul 1 2010

How Distributed Data Mining Tasks Can Thrive as Knowledge Services

Computer science applications are becoming more network centric, ubiquitous, knowledge intensive, and computing demanding. This will result in an ecosystem of pervasive applications and services that professionals and end-users can exploit everywhere.

Domenico Talia and Paolo Trunfio

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