By Mark Svancarek, Chair, EAI Working GroupMany people around the world are currently excluded from experiencing the full benefits of the Internet simply because...Don Hollander From Universal Acceptance Steering Group | November 12, 2020 at 02:00 AM
By Ajay Data, UASG Chair - 29 October 2020 Throughout the year, the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) spearheads global projects that raise awarenessMaking...Don Hollander From Universal Acceptance Steering Group | October 29, 2020 at 05:11 AM
I have a loose association with the Broad Institute, an institute created so that "complementary expertise of the genomic scientists and the chemical biologists...Michael Mitzenmacher From My Biased Coin | September 2, 2020 at 08:32 PM
The Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) will be holding a webinar to discuss the UA Fiscal Year 2021 Action Plan on Thursday, 20 August at 14:00 UTC (time...Don Hollander From Universal Acceptance Steering Group | August 13, 2020 at 11:24 AM
The STOC workshop on Algorithms with Predictions was on Friday, and I thought it went really well! I can't speak for my talk, but the other 3 talks (Tim Roughgarden...Michael Mitzenmacher From My Biased Coin | June 27, 2020 at 02:06 PM
This post both relates to some of the stuff I'll be presenting at Friday's STOC workshop on Algorithms with Predictions, but is also for future students in my classes...Michael Mitzenmacher From My Biased Coin | June 25, 2020 at 01:35 PM
By Ajay Data, Chair of the UASG The Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) is proud to welcome six new UA Ambassadors into the UASG Ambassador Program for FY21...Don Hollander From Universal Acceptance Steering Group | June 18, 2020 at 05:38 AM
There's a whole new, interesting theory trend -- Algorithms with Predictions. The idea, spurred by advances in machine learning, is that you assume you have predictor...Michael Mitzenmacher From My Biased Coin | June 17, 2020 at 01:53 PM
Reposting an important call -- these events have had big impact in the past!
The CATCS will be hosting a virtual “Visioning Workshop” the week of July 20 in order...Michael Mitzenmacher From My Biased Coin | June 6, 2020 at 06:40 PM
The Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) has published a new country-based evaluation of email acceptance rates based upon previous testing of the top 1,000...Don Hollander From Universal Acceptance Steering Group | May 19, 2020 at 03:23 AM
In our 2014 World Report on IDNs, we reported on the work of ICANN’s Task Force on Arabic script IDNs, an initiative of the Middle East Strategy Working Group.Task...Don Hollander From Universal Acceptance Steering Group | April 17, 2020 at 03:25 AM
By Dennis Tan Tanaka, Vice Chair of the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) Universal Acceptance (UA) is the simple concept that all domain names and all...Don Hollander From Universal Acceptance Steering Group | April 7, 2020 at 05:58 AM
By Dušan Stojičević, Vice Chair of the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) 2019 was a busy and productive year for the UASG as we worked to spread awareness...Don Hollander From Universal Acceptance Steering Group | February 18, 2020 at 03:00 AM
This is as much personal recording for me (and perhaps of interest to Harvard people who read the blog). But also putting the numbers here for others to know for...Michael Mitzenmacher From My Biased Coin | February 2, 2020 at 10:04 PM
I've spent Sunday/Monday at ITCS, or Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science, where I am giving a talk on this paper on Scheduling with Prediction and the Price...Michael Mitzenmacher From My Biased Coin | January 14, 2020 at 03:27 PM
By Dr. Ajay Data, chair of the UASG; founder and CEO of XgenPlus I am invigorated after returning from ICANN66, which took place in Montréal 2-7 November. Always...Don Hollander From Universal Acceptance Steering Group | December 2, 2019 at 02:00 AM
I have had (as is pretty usual for me) some number of lunches with students this semester, and many of them asked me about the Computer Science move to Allston....Michael Mitzenmacher From My Biased Coin | November 13, 2019 at 01:23 AM
This was the first Crimson editorial I can recall about the upcoming move computer science will be making to Allston next year. I'd encourage students (both undergraduate...Michael Mitzenmacher From My Biased Coin | October 12, 2019 at 04:53 PM
Are the World’s Top Websites Truly Accessible for Global Audiences? An Evaluation of Acceptance of Email Addresses in 2019. By Mark W. Datysgeld, UASG Ambassador...Don Hollander From Universal Acceptance Steering Group | October 11, 2019 at 03:46 AM
As someone who reads a significant number of court documents and decisions (I still do expert witness work), I can recommend for your reading pleasure the very....Michael Mitzenmacher From My Biased Coin | October 3, 2019 at 01:06 AM