Electronic eavesdropping is becoming ever more nefarious in the age of smartphones and digital devices.
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Will Quantum Computers Surpass Encryption?
The fundamentally different paradigm of quantum computation will require fundamentally different security.
Finding the World’s Smallest Mechanical Parallel Calculator
Discovery of a 12-fold Curta in Britain.
It’s Not the ‘Why’ Chromosome, It’s the ‘How’
Women do like the raw technical aspects of computer science.
The Effectiveness of Coding Camps
Do coding schools really get you working faster, with better pay, than college computer science courses?
Researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to gain insights into factors that lead to poverty and other social problems.
Take Two Aspirin and Call Me in the Morning
I am fascinated by the metaphor of cyber security as a public health problem.
When Does Law Enforcement’s Demand to Read Your Data Become a Demand to Read Your Mind?
On cryptographic backdoors and prosthetic intelligence.
Why Agile Teams Fail Without UX Research
Failures to involve end users or to collect comprehensive data representing user needs are described and solutions to avoid such failures are proposed.
Toward Algorithmic Transparency and Accountability
There is a common misconception that algorithms automatically result in unbiased decisions.
Divination By Program Committee
Divination is the practice of an occultic ritual as an aid in decision making. Developments in mathematics and in computer science in the 20th century shed new light on the power of divination.
Assuring Software Quality By Preventing Neglect
Robin K. Hill suggests software neglect is a failure of the coder to pay enough attention and take enough trouble to ensure software quality.
An engineer best known for his work in database management systems, and in techniques of layered architecture that include Bachman diagrams.
Turing Laureates Celebrate Award’s 50th Anniversary
ACM recently held a conference in celebration of the first 50 years of the ACM A.M. Turing Award.
Moving Beyond the Turing Test with the Allen AI Science Challenge
Answering questions correctly from standardized eighth-grade science tests is itself a test of machine intelligence.
Trust and Distrust in Online Fact-Checking Services
Even when checked by fact checkers, facts are often still open to preexisting bias and doubt.
Computational math and biology yield sophisticated guidance for public health officials.
Not only that, facial recognition technologies inform him of who you are and what you did.
This blog describes some activities at SIGIR following the keynote talks.
Artificial intelligence promises to change aspects of music ranging from rock concerts to advertising jingles.
Battery-Free Cellphones on the Horizon
Backscattering could eventually harness sufficient energy to power small devices.
With its "unique capabilities," virtual "James" is designed to interact with people regarding the delivery of a service.
SIGIR 2017: Diversity and Inclusion
This article describes activities to support diversity and inclusion at SIGIR 2017 in Tokyo, Japan.
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