Commentaries
2013
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Ubiquity symposium: The science in computer science: why you should choose math in high school
by Espen Andersen
May 2013
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Ubiquity symposium: Evolutionary computation and the processes of life: some computational aspects of essential properties of evolution and life
by Hector Zenil, James A. R. Marshall
April 2013While evolution has inspired algorithmic methods of heuristic optimization, little has been done in the way of using concepts of computation to advance our understanding of salient aspects of biological ...
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Ubiquity symposium: The science in computer science: the sixteen character traits of science
by Philip Yaffe
March 2013Phil Yaffe has provided numerous commentaries on various aspects of professional communication, which have helped readers more effectively articulate their own ideas about the future of computing. ...
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Ubiquity symposium: The science in computer science: how to talk about science: five essential insights
by Shawn Carlson
March 2013The goal of the LabRats Science Education Program is to inspire secondary school-age students from all backgrounds to love learning about science and technology. Shawn Carlson, the Executive Director of ...
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Ubiquity symposium: Evolutionary computation and the processes of life: evolutionary computation in physical world
by Lukáš Sekanina
February 2013In this ninth symposium article, Lukáš Sekanina addresses evolutionary and evolvable hardware; answering the questions what it means for a physical system to be designed evolutionarily and on what kinds ...
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Ubiquity symposium: The science in computer science: broadening CS enrollments: an interview with Jan Cuny
by Richard Snodgrass
February 2013Until 2000, computer science enrollments were steadily increasing. Then suddenly students started turning to other fields; by 2008, enrollments had dropped by 50 percent. To that end, Jan Cuny has ...
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Ubiquity symposium: The science in computer science: performance analysis: experimental computer science at its best
by Peter J. Denning
January 2013In the third installment of this symposium, which originally appeared in the Communication the ACM, we go back to 1981. More than 30 years ago, I called on ACM members ...
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Ubiquity symposium: Evolutionary computation and the processes of life: evolutionary computation and evolutionary game theory: expecting the unexpected
by David B. Fogel
January 2013In this article, David Fogel discusses the relationship between evolutionary computation and evolutionary game theory. The mathematics of evolutionary game theory relies on assumptions that often fail to describe the ...
