Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
January 2023
From Computational Complexity
Back to the 90's
The current state of computer science reminds me of the early excitement of the Internet in the mid-90's. By the beginning of the 90's, computers landed in many homes and most offices. Computers had modems, connected throughBut…
From insideHPC
Study: MLOps Spend Will Surge 25% in 2023
TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 26, 2023 — ClearML has released a research report, MLOps in 2023: What Does the Future Hold? based on polling of 200 U.S.-based machine learning decision makers examining trends in machine learning and …
From insideHPC
Crédit Agricole Announces Quantum POC Results with Pasqal and Multiverse Computing
Paris, 26 January 2023 – Crédit Agricole CIB and European quantum companies Pasqal and Multiverse Computing have announced results on two quantum computing proofs of concept. These two experiments, initiated in June 2021 by Cr…
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
Empowered by Support: Communities, Connections and Careers for Women in Tech
When? February 15, 2023, 12:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada) Register here Whether you are a student or an experienced engineering leader, a robust network, an opportunity for peer learning, the prospects of mentorship,…
From insideHPC
DOE and NSF to Expand Collaboration
Jan. 25, 2023 — Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will continue a longstanding collaboration on scientific and engineering research…
From The Eponymous Pickle
This Blog
My yearly review of this Blog: It started in 2005 at the Procter & Gamble Company it is now public.
To Date: 3,175, 578 posts. Over 500 hits a day. Who knows how much longer.
I use this blog for my own records and research…From insideHPC
SK hynix Announces 9.6 Gbps DRAM LPDDR5T
Seoul, January 25, 2023 – SK hynix Inc. today said it has developed the world’s fastest mobile DRAM ‘LPDDR5T (Low Power Double Data Rate 5 Turbo)’ and provided sample products to customers. The new product operates at a data
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From The Eponymous Pickle
Ranking Models: NDCG: in Towards Data Science
Used this in practice ... Good to see this overview for use.
Demystifying NDCG in Towards Data Science by Aparna Dhinakaran
How to best use this important metric for monitoring ranking models
Ranking models underpinWhile…From The Eponymous Pickle
Fear Can Inspire Remote Workers to Protect IT Resources
Obvious? Perhaps, but some combination with stewardship ...
Fear Can Inspire Remote Workers to Protect IT Resources
Washington State University, Will Ferguson, January 11, 2023
A study by researchers at Washington State University…From The Eponymous Pickle
ChatGPT Passes MBA Exam Given by a Wharton Professor
AI Winter Now Over for the Good and the Bad?
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
ChatGPT Passes MBA Exam Given by a Wharton Professor
Professor Christian Terwiesch authored the research paper "Would Chat GPT3 Get a Wharton MBA? A Prediction…From Schneier on Security
US Cyber Command Operations During the 2022 Midterm Elections
The head of both US Cyber Command and the NSA, Gen. Paul Nakasone, broadly discussed that first organization’s offensive cyber operations during the runup to the 2022 midterm elections. He didn’t name names, of course:
We did…From Putting People First
The psychology of ownership
"What’s mine is mine: unpicking the psychological reasons people like to own things" is the title of a highly recommended article by Claire Murphy of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
From Putting People First
Behavioural insights handbook
The objective of this guide is to provide a practical, step-by-step outline on how to run a simple BI project.
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Why Study Logic?
Before and after it is mechanized… Peter Andrews is a Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has studied logic his whole life—he is a logician. I always loved formal…
From insideHPC
DOE: $16M Funding Opportunity for Complex Systems Machine Learning
Jan. 24, 2023 — The Department of Energy’s Office of Science has announced a $16 million funding opportunity for scientific machine learning for complex systems. The deadline for pre applications (required) is Wednesday, March…
From insideHPC
MLOps Platform Domino Data Lab Partners with TD SYNNEX on AI Infrastructure Adoption
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24, 2023 — Enterprise MLOps platform provider Domino Data Lab is partnering with TD SYNNEX, a global IT distributor and solutions aggregator. Domino’s enterprise MLOps platform is now available through TD
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From BLOG@CACM
Why Data Security Is An Issue For Business Phone Systems In 2023
A discussion of the most common phone scams, how they work, and how to protect yourself from them.
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
The CCC has Submitted its Climate Convergence Accelerator Report to the NSF
The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) has submitted a community report to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a new Convergence Accelerator track on the topic of “Building Resilience to Climate Driven Extreme Events…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Microsoft Invests $10 Billion in ChatGPT Maker OpenAI
Quite a vote of confidence in the value of this tech. Note 'new categories of products' mentioned. In both consumer and corporate markets. A big AI win? If so it took since the late 80's to congeal. Are we ready?
Microsoft…From The Eponymous Pickle
Synthetic Populations Revisited
Akin to building 'Digital Twins', but here constructing a population, say of your current or targeted customers. We did similar things to feed simulations being tested, say as to their reaction to new products. Led to examination…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Research Team Detects Additive Manufacturing Defects in Real Time
Another interesting area for machine learning had not considered ....
Research Team Detects Additive Manufacturing Defects in Real Time
University of Virginia Engineering, January 6, 2023
A research team led by the University…From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
The CCC has Submitted its Climate Convergence Accelerator Report to the NSF
The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) has submitted a community report to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a new Convergence Accelerator track on the topic of “Building Resilience to Climate Driven Extreme Events…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Picking and Stowing in a Robotic Workflow
Most interesting piece from IEEE, here is the intro. Made me think about similar tasks we examined.
Stowing Is a “Beautiful Problem” That Amazon Is Solving With Robots Cramming items into warehouse pods takes clever new hardware…From Schneier on Security
Bulk Surveillance of Money Transfers
Just another obscure warrantless surveillance program.
US law enforcement can access details of money transfers without a warrant through an obscure surveillance program the Arizona attorney general’s office created in 2014.…From The Eponymous Pickle
'Consciousness' in Robots Was Once Taboo. Now It's the Last Word
As we get closer, how scary might it get? Regulation needed, varying by use context.
'Consciousness' in Robots Was Once Taboo. Now It's the Last Word
The New York Times
Oliver Whang, January 6, 2023
The concept of artificial…From The Eponymous Pickle
Smelling, Touching Take Center Stage in Metaverse
More than vision?
Smelling, Touching Take Center Stage in Metaverse
Associated Press Haleluya Hadero; Rio Yamat, January 8, 2023
Metaverse technologies unveiled at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2023) included sensory…From insideHPC
OCP and JEDEC Announce Collaboration
January 24, 2023 – Today, the Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP), the hyperscle nonprofit organization, and JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, developer of standards for the microelectronics industry, announce a collaboration…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Green eats the future
Broader look at research work being done of interest. More at the link
Green eats the future, feeding the world in Fraunhofer Magazine
Without algae there would be no life on earth. Every second molecule of oxygen that we breathe…From Daniel Lemire's Blog
International domain names: where does https://meßagefactory.ca lead you?
Originally, the domain part of a web address was all ASCII (so no accents, no emojis, no Chinese characters). This was extended a long time ago thanks to something called internationalized domain name (IDN). Today, in theory,…
From ACM-W supporting, celebrating and advocating for Women in Computing
Welcome to our new ACM-W Northern America Regional Chair!
Dr Lindsay Jamieson is our Northern America Regional Chair of ACM-W, effective January 2023. Dr Jamieson is a teaching professor at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University since 2021. Her area of research…