Happy birthday to Robert E. Tarjan! With John E. Hopcroft, Tarjan received the 1986 #ACMTuringAward for fundamental achievements in the design and analysis of algorithms and data structures. Watch him discuss 'union-find' data structures: bit.ly/43hHaJO

Calling all K-12 CS teachers! Help shape the future of CS education in the age of AI! Share your insights in this survey from CSTA & TeachAI. We'll develop guidance for educators for release at #CSTA2024 . Complete the survey: ow.ly/RU2B50RhzNy

Looking to get involved with #SIGGRAPH2024 ? Submissions for the Birds of a Feather program are still open! Enjoy this relaxed environment to discuss the latest trends, exchange new ideas, and so much more by submitting your topic by 1 July. s2024.siggraph.org/program/birds-…

As more and more AI models improve their abilities to churn out musically sound tunes, signs suggest that AI may well drive a boom in musical creativity. But will it create music that breaks your heart? Find out here: econ.st/3vSPOT5

#TechNews #music #generativeAI

Smartphones are out. Dumbphones are back? Meet the Boring Phone, which might or might not be your solution to cutting back on your screen time. @wired bit.ly/3W2mxQf

#TechNews #Dumbphone #screentime

Happy birthday to 1995 #ACMTuringAward winner Manuel Blum! He received the award for contributions to the foundations of computational complexity theory and its applications to cryptography and program checking. Blum created CAPTCHA: bit.ly/3PG2MdF

In this week's #PeopleOfACM profile, we interview Lauren Wilcox, a Senior Director and Distinguished Applied Scientist eBay. Among other topics, Wilcox discusses her work in #AIsafety and responsibility. Read the full interview here: bit.ly/3w4lCUU

Thank you to all of the Randles Lab team members, my collaborators, my colleagues, my mentors, and my family for all of the help and support over the years. I am so honored and humbled to receive this recognition.

#DukeBME Duke Engineering #womeninSTEM

'Without reliable information about A.I. products, how are people supposed to know what to do with them?' asks Kevin Roose in his The New York Times article. Read more to learn why we need good measurement and evaluation for A.I. systems. nyti.ms/3JlRAz1

#TechNews #computing

Congratulations to Amanda Randles on being awarded the 2023 ACM Prize in Computing!

We are particularly delighted to see Ms. Randles receive the award, as she was part of the cohort of young researchers at the very first HLF!

It would be an honor to welcome you at the 11th HLF!

Amanda Randles Awarded Association for Computing Machinery Prize in Computing for Revolutionizing Medical Diagnostics 🏆 brnw.ch/21wJ8NC

#diagnostics

Congrats Amanda Randles on receiving the ACM Prize in Computing!  Your groundbreaking work in computational health is deeply meaningful to those of us who have dedicated our careers to #HCI .  Read about how Amanda's work has pushed the boundaries, here: awards.acm.org/about/2023-acm…

Congratulations to Avi Wigderson, recipient of the 2023 ACM A.M. Turing Award!  Avi is a true luminary -- his contributions to the theory of computation have reshaped our understanding of randomness in computation and mathematics. Hats off to Avi!

📢 Don't miss out on ACM ACM U.S. Technology Policy Committee 's upcoming #HotTopics webinar! Employed in conflicts today, autonomous weapons systems remain controversial & are ungoverned by any binding intl agreement. #RegisterNow to join the convo w/ leading experts! Jody R. Westby bit.ly/3Jxbffu

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Great to see work that I did with wonderful colleagues at Internet Society out in Association for Computing Machinery's new journal on #socialsciences . We estimate the association between Internet shutdowns and economic outcomes globally using publicly available data and an IV framework 1/3

Are you attending #RESPECT2024
Association for Computing Machinery? Be sure to connect with our #AiiCE Steering Committee member, Lien Diaz, and Senior Personnel, Baba_Sababu 🦇🦇🦇 and Mr. Foster from MemberOrg Constellations Center for Equity in Computing!

Association for Computing Machinery Discussions with Fred at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum were some of my favorite memories from the event. He was inspiring.

Congratulations to Avi Wigderson on winning this year's Association for Computing Machinery A.M. Turing Award! 🎉 His contributions to how randomness and computation interact have significantly shaped modern computing.