In Response to ‘Vardi’s Insights’
Moshe Vardi's column, "The Agency Trilemma and ACM," misrepresents some decisions and actions made in regard to ACM's Open Access model.
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Teaching Other Teachers How to Teach CS Better
Mark Guzdial shares how he assesses the efforts of other computer science teachers.
A Traffic Cop for Low Earth Orbit
Who will be the space traffic controller for orbiting objects?
Trustworthy Scientific Computing
Addressing the trust issues underlying the current limits on data sharing.
Software Professionals, Malpractice Law, and Codes of Ethics
In pursuit of professional status for computing professionals.
Understanding Law and the Rule of Law: A Plea to Augment CS Curricula
Why law matters for computer scientists and other folk.
Seeking to rectify the two mutually exclusive ways of comparing computational power — encoding and simulation.
The 10 Best Practices for Remote Software Engineering
Focusing on the human element of remote software engineer productivity.
Opening up the world around us by detecting changes in quantum states.
Covid-19, which challenges how we interact with one another, is accelerating the development of touchless technologies.
Democratizing Facial Authentication
Intel's RealSense ID solution performs facial identification on device, not in the cloud.
Understanding NoSQL Database Types: Graph Databases
SQL represents data stored in rows and tables, while high-growth NoSQL is data stores arranged via nested documents as columnar schemas or key-value pairs. One is relational, the other not so much.
What Does a Static, Sustainable Economy Look Like?
As resources diminish, research and innovation will be needed to compensate for their scarcity. How will computer science contribute to such a situation?
Deep Learning Speeds MRI Scans
Machine intelligence significantly reduces the time needed for an MRI scan, which can help reduce patient anxiety.
The Worsening State of Ransomware
Sophisticated, dangerous ransomware is the new normal … and there is no simple fix.
From Remote Work to Working From Anywhere
Tracing temporary work modifications resulting in permanent organizational changes.
Reflections on Black in Computing
Seeking to improve systemic fairness in the computing realm.
The Non-Psychopath’s Guide to Managing an Open Source Project
Respect your staff, learn from others, and know when to let go.
Shape the Future of Computing
ACM encourages its members to take a direct hand in shaping the future of the association. There are more ways than ever to get involved.
Get InvolvedCommunications of the ACM (CACM) is now a fully Open Access publication.
By opening CACM to the world, we hope to increase engagement among the broader computer science community and encourage non-members to discover the rich resources ACM has to offer.
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