Partnering to Protect the Power
As the informational needs of the power grid become more complex and the connected “smart grid” expands, so too do the cybersecurity needs of grid operators.
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Public Business and Private Accounts
The implications of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision stating that it is illegal to block, in at least some situations, other users on social media.
Only innovation will stave off the unbridled increase in power needed to run the chips behind exploding AI features and functionality.
For linear optimization problems, the optimum is found in an extremal point. But this is not the case for non-linear problems.
Tools of Our Tools? Exploring the Cybercene Conjecture
The future of computing is too important to be left to computing companies who, with the assistance of governments and high finance, have caused or exacerbated many problems.
A Perspectival Mirror of the Elephant
Language bias sets a cultural barrier online and has serious implications for how Internet-based platforms reach across societal divides.
Automatic Pronunciation Assessment Systems for English Students from Argentina
Computer-aided training systems can help learners of a second language improve their pronunciation skills.
The U.K. Post Office Scandal: Software Malpractice At Scale
Accounting software should be predictable and boring, not falsely send people to prison. But that's what it did.
Misinformation Campaigns through WhatsApp and Telegram in Presidential Elections in Brazil
The evolution and misuse of public groups on the WhatsApp prompted modifications to the platform’s architecture.
Social Robots for Healthcare and Education in Latin America
Assistive robots are expensive, which means they are rarely used in schools or healthcare settings in Latin America.
Autistic Teen/Elite Cybercriminal Sentenced to Life in a Secure Hospital
A U.K. judge sentenced an eighteen-year-old to life in a secure hospital until doctors determine he is no longer a cyber threat.
ForestEyes: Citizen Scientists and Machine Learning-Assisting Rainforest Conservation
The project highlights how citizen scientists can effectively contribute to the fight against deforestation.
An Open Data Platform to Advance Gender Equality in STEM in Latin America
The ELLAS platform consolidates into a single source data from researchers, policymakers, and decision makers working on STEM and gender issues.
Telar and TelarKG: Data-Driven Insights into Chile’s Constitutional Process
The Plataforma Telar project aimed to weave together diverse data relating to the constitutional process and communicate its findings to the Chilean public.
Exploring Stereotypes and Biases in Language Technologies in Latin America
Research about fairness in computational applications and in language technologies has grown considerably in recent years.
How Today’s Recommender Systems Use Machine Learning to Cater to Your Every Whim
Today’s recommender systems, driven by sophisticated models, are able to increasingly personalize your online experience.
Digital twins and other AI-powered simulations move climate forecasters and government officials closer to the goal of real-time forecasting and earlier warnings of extreme events.
Visualizing Progress in Broadening Participation in Computing: The Value of Context
Standard analysis of a CS degree data does not account for the changing demographics of the undergraduate population.
Work-Family Balance in Academia?
I wish someone had been there to prepare me, and that I didn't have to learn all these lessons the hard way myself.
Many major digital payment systems have known security issues, and present a constant, attractive attack surface for hackers and malicious actors.
The BPC Relevance of Common Assessment in the Introductory Sequence
Common assessment is a core institutional change that supports broader participation in computing.
Age Verification Systems Will Be a Personal Identifiable Information Nightmare
Online age verification requirements for websites are a disaster for privacy, and pose a cybersecurity risk.
The Energy Footprint of Humans and Large Language Models
Each time someone interacts with a large language model (LLM), there is an energy cost in running the model for inference. In addition, there is an energy cost in the preparation and training of the model before it was brought to production. It is relatively easy to look at these costs in terms of kilowatt-hours […]
Is Computing a Discipline in Crisis?
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