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Peter J. Denning, Editor in ChiefThe digitally connected world has become a large, swirling sea of information stripped of context.

We help our readers make sense of it, find meaning in it, learn what to trust, and prepare for the future that may show up. "Ubiquity and Your Future

Peter J. Denning,
Editor-in-Chief

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Commentary

Ubiquity and your future: (from the editor)

November 2019
by Peter J. Denning

A perspective on how Ubiquity prepares readers to navigate and shape the future rather than forecasting the future.

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Interview

A conversation with Lauren Wilcox: empowering people in the review, analysis, and management of complex health-related data

October 2019
Interviewed by Bushra Anjum

In this series of interviews with innovation leaders, Ubiquity Associate Editor and software engineer, Dr. Bushra Anjum sits down with Lauren Wilcox, Director of the HX Lab at Georgia Tech, to discuss how intelligent technologies can be designed and developed to facilitate the management of personal health data and support patient decision-making.

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