2010 - December
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Ubiquity symposium 'What is computation?': The enduring legacy of the Turing machine
by Lance Fortnow
December 2010
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Ubiquity symposium 'What is computation?': Computation and information
by Ruzena Bajcsy
December 2010In this sixth article in the ACM Ubiquity symposium,What is Computation? Ruzena Bajcsy of the University of California-Berkeley explains that computation can be seen as a transformation or function of information.
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An Interview with Erol Gelenbe
by Cristian Calude
December 2010This is Part I of an interview with Professor Erol Gelenbe, conducted by Professor Cristian Calude. Gelenbe holds the Dennis Gabor Chair Professorship in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department at Imperial College London and is an associate editor for this publication. This interview also appeared in the October 2010 issue of the Bulletin of the European Association for Computer Science and is printed here with permission.
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Ubiquity symposium 'What is computation?': Computing and computation
by Paul S. Rosenbloom
December 2010In this fifth article in the ACM Ubiquity symposium on What is computation? Paul S. Rosenbloom explains why he believes computing is the fourth great scientific domain, on par with the physical, life, and social sciences.
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Ubiquity symposium 'What is computation?': Computation and Fundamental Physics
by Dave Bacon
December 2010In this seventh article in the ACM Ubiquity symposium, What is Computation?, Dave Bacon of University of Washington explains why he thinks discussing the question is as important as thinking about what it means to be self-aware. —Editor