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People of ACM Interview Meet Raluca Ada PopaRaluca Ada Popa is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, where she is Co-Director of RISELab and SkyLab, two labs aiming to build secure intelligent systems for the cloud and for the sky of clouds, respectively. Her research interests include security, systems, and applied cryptography. Popa received the 2021 ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award for the design of secure distributed systems. In her interview, Popa discusses what inspired her to work in security and cryptography, the challenges and innovations in working with encrypted data, and the role of open-sourcing artifacts in her field. ACM Opens First 50 Years BackfileACM has opened the articles published during the first 50 years of its publishing program, from 1951 through the end of 2000, These articles are now open and freely available to view and download via the ACM Digital Library. ACM’s first 50 years backfile contains more than 117,500 articles on a wide range of computing topics. In addition to articles published between 1951 and 2000, ACM has also opened related and supplemental materials including data sets, software, slides, audio recordings, and videos. Read the news release. People of ACM Interview Meet Volker MarklVolker Markl is a Professor of Computer Science, Chair of the Database Management and Information Systems (DIMA) Group, and Director of the Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data (BIFOLD) at the Technische Universität (TU) Berlin. He was named an ACM Fellow in 2020 for his contributions to query optimization, scalable data processing, and data programmability. In his interview, Markl discusses data management and AI, the NebulaStream program, his work and receiving the Humboldt Innovation Award, and his role as an advisor to the German government and the European Union. ACM TPC Releases Joint Statement on Principles for Responsible Algorithmic SystemsThe Association for Computing Machinery’s global Technology Policy Council (TPC) has released a new Statement on Principles for Responsible Algorithmic Systems authored jointly by its US (USTPC) and Europe Technology Policy Committees (Europe TPC). Recognizing that algorithmic systems are increasingly used by governments and companies to make or recommend decisions that have far-reaching effects on individuals, organizations, and society, the ACM Statement lays out nine instrumental principles intended to foster fair, accurate, and beneficial algorithmic decision-making. ACM ByteCast Featured ACM ByteCastACM ByteCast is a podcast series from ACM’s Practitioner Board in which hosts Rashmi Mohan, Bruke Kifle, and Scott Hanselman interview researchers, practitioners, and innovators who are at the intersection of computing research and practice. Guests share their experiences, the lessons they’ve learned, and their own visions for the future of computing. In the latest episode, host Rashmi Mohan interviews Steve Nouri. The native Australian Nouri describes his journey to computing, explains the importance of building a brand, and shares his big hopes for his non-profit AI4Diversity. Discover the Latest "Selects," Shortlists of Learning Resources Curated by ExpertsACM Selects are themed shortlists curated by subject matter experts for both serious and emerging computing professionals, with the goal of providing new ways to discover relevant resources. The latest Selects covers "Getting Started With Internet Of Things: Computing And Communication", which offers a set of articles describing and motivating the IoT, and deep dives into the major aspects of IoT such as communication protocols, edge-to-cloud continuum, AI and data analytics, and security/privacy. You can find part two of this Selects here. Please visit our archive of Selects on a variety of subjects which is available here. TechBrief on Election Security: Risk-Limiting AuditsACM TechBriefs is a series of short technical bulletins by ACM’s Technology Policy Council that present scientifically-grounded perspectives on the impact of specific developments or applications of technology. Designed to complement ACM’s activities in the policy arena, the primary goal is to inform rather than advocate for specific policies. The new edition explores the benefits of risk-limiting audits (RLAs), which are a powerful yet underutilized tool for assuring election integrity and accuracy. Awards & Recognition Call for ACM-W Rising Star Award NominationsThe ACM-W Rising Star Award recognizes a woman whose early-career research has had a significant impact on the computing discipline, as measured by factors such as frequent citation of their work, creation of a new research area, a high degree of technology transfer, and/or other positive influences and societal impact. The award is given annually, and the recipient will receive a framed certificate and a $1,000 stipend. Nominations close on November 30, 2022. MODELS 2022, October 23 - 28The ACM / IEEE 25th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems is the premier conference series for model-driven software and systems engineering, and is organized with support of ACM SIGSOFT and IEEE TCSE. The conference has the special theme “Modeling for Social Good," and technical papers and events themed around socio-technical systems, tools with social impact, integrating human values, data science, and intelligent systems are encouraged. Keynote speakers include Akshay Rajhans (MathWorks, USA), Danny Tarlow (Google Brain), and Maria Angela Ferrario (Queen’s University Belfast). The event will be held in-person in Montreal, Canada. ICCAD 2022, October 30 - November 3 (hybrid)The 41st IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer Aided Design is the premier forum to explore the new challenges, present leading-edge innovative solutions, and identify emerging technologies in the electronic design automation research areas. This year's workshops include "Open-Source EDA Technology," "Zero Trust Hardware Architectures," "Hardware and Algorithms," "Top Picks in Hardware and Embedded Security," and more. Keynote speakers include Jason Cong (UCLA) and Farinaz Koushanfar (University of California San Diego). This is a hybrid event being held in San Deigo, California, USA. SIGSPATIAL 2022, November 1 - 4The 30th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems will be held as an in-person event for the first time in two years in Seattle, Washington, USA. The conference will include workshops on "Reinforcement and Meta Learning," "Graph Neural Networks," "Geocoding, Text/NL Processing," "Trajectory/Motion Prediction," and many more. Keynotes speakers are Jack Cooper (IARPA) and Siva Ravada (Oracle). For Practitioners ConvergenceACM Queue’s “Research for Practice” serves up expert-curated guides to the best of computing research, and relates these breakthroughs to the challenges that software engineers face every day. In this installment, “Convergence,” we invited Martin Kleppmann, research fellow and affiliated lecturer at the University of Cambridge, to curate a selection of recent research papers in a perennially interesting domain: convergent or "eventual consistent" replicated systems. His expert analysis circles the topic, viewing it through the lens of recent work in four distinct research domains: systems, programming languages, human-computer interaction, and data management. Celebrating Technology Leaders, Episode 11: Resilience and Overcoming Adversity: The CTO JourneyThe office of CTO oversees everything from technology vision and strategy to architecture, innovation, development, and infrastructure. In this episode of "ACM-W Celebrating Technology Leaders," women C-suite technology leaders are invited to share their stories—the challenges they faced, how they built their careers, how they deal with difficult situations, and more. Join the panel with host Bushra Anjum as they find nuggets of wisdom and inspiration from these stories. ACM Updates Code of EthicsACM recently updated its Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. The revised Code of Ethics addresses the significant advances in computing technology since the 1992 version, as well as the growing pervasiveness of computing in all aspects of society. To promote the Code throughout the computing community, ACM created a booklet, which includes the Code, case studies that illustrate how the Code can be applied to situations that arise in everyday practice and suggestions on how the Code can be used in educational settings and in companies and organizations. Download a PDF of the ACM Code booklet. New Journal: ACM Games: Research and PracticeGames: Research and Practice (Games) offers a lighthouse for games research that defines the state of the art on games and playable media across academic research and industry practice. Inclusive in community, discipline, method, and game form, it publishes major reviews, tutorials, and advances on games and playable media that are both practically useful and grounded in robust evidence and argument, alongside case studies, opinions, and dialogues on new developments that will change games. For more information and to submit your work, visit the homepage. PACM on NetworkingProceedings of the ACM on Networking (PACMNET) is a journal for research relevant to multiple aspects of the area of computer networking. We seek papers presenting significant and novel research results on emerging computer networks and its applications. We especially encourage submissions that present new technologies, novel experimentation, creative use of networking technologies, and new insights made possible using analysis. We are also looking for papers on network properties such as policy and economics, security and privacy, reliability and availability, performance, energy efficiency, etc. Inaugural Issue: Distributed Ledger Technologies: Research and PracticeThe inaugural issue of ACM Distributed Ledger Technologies: Research and Practice (DLT) is now available for download. DLT is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes high quality, interdisciplinary research on the research and development, real-world deployment, and/or evaluation of distributed ledger technologies (DLT) such as blockchain, cryptocurrency, and smart contracts. DLT offers a blend of original research work and innovative practice-driven advancements by internationally distinguished DLT experts and researchers from academia, and public and private sector organizations. For more information and to submit your work, visit the journal homepage. ACM Journal on Autonomous Transportation Systems LaunchesACM Journal on Autonomous Transportation Systems (JATS) aims to cover the topics in design, analysis, and control of autonomous transportation systems. The area of autonomous transportation systems is at a critical point where issues related to data, models, computation, and scale are increasingly important. Similarly, multiple disciplines including computer science, electrical engineering, civil engineering, etc., are approaching these problems with a significant growth in research activity. For further information and to submit your manuscript, please visit the journal homepage. ACM Journal on Responsible Computing LaunchesThe ACM Journal on Responsible Computing (JRC) will publish high-quality original research at the intersection of computing, ethics, information, law, policy, responsible innovation, and social responsibility from a wide range of convergent, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and transdisciplinary perspectives. Editor-in-Chief Kenneth R. Fleischmann is a Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Texas at Austin School of Information. Read the ACM news release and visit the journal homepage. New Journal: Transactions on Recommender SystemsACM Transactions on Recommender Systems (TORS) will publish high quality papers that address various aspects of recommender systems research, from algorithms to the user experience, to questions of the impact and value of such systems. The journal takes a holistic view on the field and calls for contributions from different subfields of computer science and information systems, such as machine learning, data mining, information retrieval, web-based systems, data science and big data, and human-computer interaction. The new quarterly journal is now accepting submissions. Read the ACM news release and visit the journal homepage.
View ACM’s 75th Anniversary Celebration On DemandACM organized a special one-day conference to celebrate its 75th anniversary. This event was truly a memorable day of panels featuring world-leading scholars and practitioners on topics central to the future of computing. Panelists imagined what might be next for technology and society. ACM’s 75th Anniversary Celebration took place at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco on June 10. View the livestream on demand. Visit the event webpage for more details, including the program. India Region Special Section 2022In this edition, Hemangee Kalpesh Kapoor, Mausam, and Venkatesh Raman discuss the India Region Special Section in the November 2022 CACM, revealing how they chose the articles and subjects included in this issue. These articles have been selected from four types: articles that summarize a major concerted activity in the subcontinent, deployed products that were developed based on long-running research projects in the region, research that rising from local problems in the subcontinent, and interesting research being done by a specific group in the India region. For Practitioners FHIR: Reducing Friction in the Exchange of Healthcare DataIn the world of modern healthcare, there are many challenges to achieving a stable, working system. Among these are: too much friction throughout the patient-doctor information exchange process; a moving target created by healthcare technology innovation; and many different formats of healthcare data. One potential cure for these problems and more may be Fast Healthcare Inoperability Resources (FHIR). Here, we talk to James Agnew (CTO) and Adam Cole (Senior Solutions Architect) of Smile CDR about what makes FHIR successful, and what it needs to overcome. Get Involved Become an Ambassador for ACMEncourage your colleagues to join ACM, share the benefits of ACM and receive free gifts for participating. Your support of ACM is critical to our continuing efforts to advance computing as a science and a profession. Premier Resource Bringing You the World’s Computing LiteratureThe most comprehensive collection of full-text articles and bibliographic records covering computing and information technology includes the complete collection of ACM's publications. Career Resource Lifelong LearningACM offers lifelong learning resources including online books and courses from Skillsoft, TechTalks on the hottest topics in computing and IT, and more. On March 3, 2022, ACM’s Executive Committee decided not to hold any conferences in Russia while the conflict in the Ukraine and the humanitarian crisis in Europe continue. This decision applies to ACM sponsored conferences and workshops as well as in-cooperation events.Is a hardware or software device that serves as a barrier?A firewall is a security device in the form of computer hardware or software. It can help protect your network by acting as an intermediary between your internal network and outside traffic. It monitors attempts to gain access to your operating system and blocks unwanted incoming traffic and unrecognized sources.
Is hardware or software that limits access to the company's network based on the organization's Internet usage policy?A firewall is a system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network. You can implement a firewall in either hardware or software form, or in a combination of both. Firewalls prevent unauthorized internet users from accessing private networks connected to the internet, especially intranets.
Which term distinguishes the person who uses a hardware or software product from the IT workers who develop install service and support the product?In information technology, the term end user is used to distinguish the person for whom a hardware or software product is designed from the developers, installers, and servicers of the product.
At which level is licensing generally administered?Regulated professions in the United States are generally licensed at the state level, and most licensed professions require some formal postsecondary education or training as a prerequisite for entry.
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