Multiplication Hits the Speed Limit
A problem "around since antiquity" may have been resolved by a new algorithm.
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Will Deepfakes Do Deep Damage?
The ability to produce fake videos that appear amazingly real is here. Researchers are now developing ways to detect and prevent them.
Increasing Automation in Policing
Seeking the delicate balance between civil liberties and policing public safety.
Blockchain Technology: What Is It Good For?
Industry's dreams and fears for this new technology.
Cracks in Open Collaboration in Universities
Universities and the interchange of scholars and students in international collaborations have long played an important role in knitting a fabric of human relationships and shared understanding. This fabric is fraying rapidly.
In Search of the Shortest Possible Schedule
Bertrand Meyer considers how to speed up software engineering.
Autonomy and Automation on the Water
Self-driving and remote-controlled vessels are taking over some duties from human crews.
Columbia University researchers achieve a meeting of minds on Artificial Intelligence-assisted hearing technology.
Public Entrepreneurship and Policy Engineering
Training the next generation of leader and problem solver.
Automated program repair can relieve programmers from the burden of manually fixing the ever-increasing number of programming mistakes.
Rethinking Search Engines and Recommendation Systems: A Game Theoretic Perspective
Novel approaches draw on the strength of game theoretic mechanism design.
In a career launched by groundbreaking research, Garth Gibson continues to shepherd technological advances "from blackboard through standards and to commercial reality."
I recently had the opportunity to take a ride in a Waymo self-driving car in Chandler, AZ.
Getting High School, College Students Interested in CS
Mark Guzdial considers how few U.S. high school students take computer science, while Robin K. Hill shares what she's learned in teaching first-year college computing students.
Knowing the notion of sufficient completeness and the theory of abstract data types helps practitioners produce better requirements.
Quantum Radar and the Future of Warfare
Quantum radar could have implications for how we diagnose disease and fight wars.
Real-World Applications for Drones
Unmanned vehicles have a number of compelling real-world use cases.
Drone technology is poised to enter the mainstream of business and society, but engineering robust controls remains a challenge.
Algorithms, Platforms, and Ethnic Bias
How computing platforms and algorithms can potentially either reinforce or identify and address ethnic biases.
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