November 2013 - Vol. 56 No. 11

Features

Opinion Nov 1 2013

The U.S. National Security Agency's pervasive phone and Internet eavesdropping and surveillance operations is making the surveillance technology in George Orwell's classic novel, 1984, seem rather primitive in comparison.

Moshe Y. Vardi

Computing Applications

Opinion From the president Nov 1 2013

Heidelberg Laureate Forum

The inaugural Heidelberg Laureate Forum affected my thinking about computability and computation.

Vinton G. Cerf

Computing Applications

Opinion Letters to the Editor Nov 1 2013

Microprocessor Architectures Follow Markets and Silicon

"The Value of Microprocessor Designs" (Feb. 2013) aimed to analyze the value of microarchitectures in isolation, as though they could be mixed-and-matched with various silicon implementation technologies over the years. This is a nonsensical proposition.

CACM Staff

BLOG@CACM Nov 1 2013

Considering Privacy Issues in the Context of Google Glass

Jason Hong ponders why there has been so much negative press coverage of Google Glass with regard to privacy, considering the issue from two different perspectives.

Jason Hong

Computing Applications

News Nov 1 2013

Future-Proof Encryption

Researchers are relying on quantum mechanics to generate unhackable methods of communication.

Gregory Mone

Computing Applications

Norbert Lütkenhaus of the University of Waterloo

News Nov 1 2013

More Than a Mouse

Gesture and gaze are among the newest additions to a growing family of computer interfaces.

Neil Savage

Computing Applications

News Nov 1 2013

Legal Issues with Robots

Who is responsible when property is damaged or someone is injured by an automated system? Existing product liability laws have not yet been tested in the context of robots.

Keith Kirkpatrick

Architecture and Hardware

Opinion Privacy and security Nov 1 2013

What Regulators Can Do to Advance Privacy Through Design

Seeking to address the challenges of privacy by design through regulatory process and formal law.

Deirdre K. Mulligan and Kenneth A. Bamberger

Computing Applications

cell phone with window blind, illustration

Opinion Legally speaking Nov 1 2013

Is Software Patentable?

Assessing the shifting perspectives on patentability standards for software.

Pamela Samuelson

Computing Applications

Opinion Computing ethics Nov 1 2013

No Limits to Watching?

Considering the ethical questions raised by technologies that are moving from knowing what we are doing (and where) to knowing who we are.

Katina Michael and MG Michael

Computing Applications

Opinion Economic and business dimensions Nov 1 2013

Why Not Immortality?

A question of biology, technology, and society.

Marshall Van Alstyne

Computing Applications

Opinion Education Nov 1 2013

Making Computer Science Count

Combining efforts and expertise, ACM and Code.org are partnering to address a rapidly changing education landscape.

Cameron Wilson

Computing Applications

Opinion Viewpoint Nov 1 2013

Augmented Reality Browsers: Essential Products or Only Gadgets?

How lessons learned from the evolution of the Web and Web browsers can influence the development of AR browsers.

Tobias Langlotz, Jens Grubert, and Raphael Grasset

Computing Applications

NYC intersection with information overlays

Practice Nov 1 2013

Adopting Devops Practices in Quality Assurance

Merging the art and science of software development.

James Roche

Computing Applications

Practice Nov 1 2013

Leaking Space

Eliminating memory hogs.

Neil Mitchell

Computing Applications

Practice Nov 1 2013

Agile and SEMAT: Perfect Partners

Combining agile and SEMAT yields more advantages than either one alone.

Ivar Jacobson, Ian Spence, and Pan-Wei Ng

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Contributed articles Nov 1 2013

Computing Technologies For Reflective, Creative Care of People with Dementia

Mobile apps manage data on individual residents to help carers deliver more person-centered care.

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances Contributed articles Nov 1 2013

Media Tablets For Mobile Learning

Tablets offer hope for improving learning and collaboration but only if truly integrated into learning settings.

Evgeny Kaganer, Gabriel A. Giordano, Sebastien Brion, and Marco Tortoriello

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances Review articles Nov 1 2013

Algorithmic Trading Review

The competitive nature of AT, the scarcity of expertise, and the vast profits potential, makes for a secretive community where implementation details are difficult to find.

Philip Treleaven, Michal Galas, and Vidhi Lalchand

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances Review articles Nov 1 2013

Adaptation of Audiovisual Contents and Their Delivery Means

Coupling content adaptation with context awareness is a promising approach for improving the user's experience.

Mamadou Tourad Diallo, Hassnaa Moustafa, Hossam Afifi, and Nicolas Marechal

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Research highlights Nov 1 2013

Technical Perspective: Centip3De Demonstrates More Than Moore…

Exponentially increasing transistor integration also demands more interconnections, which have started hitting fundamental limits. The Centip3De design demonstrates two concepts to address this challenge: near-threshold computing, and 3D integration.

Shekhar Borkar

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances Research highlights Nov 1 2013

Centip3De: A Many-Core Prototype Exploring 3D Integration and Near-Threshold Computing

This paper evaluates the use of three-dimensional integration to reduce global interconnect by adding multiple layers of silicon with vertical connections between them using through-silicon vias.

Architecture and Hardware

Opinion Last byte Nov 1 2013

Puzzled: Coin Flipping

Each of these puzzles involves coin flipping. Simple stuff, right? Not necessarily . . . though solutions will indeed be provided in next month's column.

Peter Winkler

Computing Applications

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